Will Auburn Be Able to Expose a Weakness in the LSU Offense?

CajunCrimson said:

I'm not sure Auburn can beat Les Tigers..... but I'm hopeful that they can expose a weakness that we can (in turn) capitalize on after the bye week.

I think that part of the issue, so far, has been:

• Texas Got them too early in the season
• Florida got them too banged up

So, this (to me) seems like the perfect window to upset them.....OR to at least find a way to slow them down.....

I'm pulling for Auburn -- (I threw up in my mouth a little) -- but even if they lose, I'm hoping that they can find a way to slow down their offense -- and in a way that plays to our strengths....

I find that they really do have more of a Clemson offense than a Bama offense.....

AND I do believe that we have been working all year on how to stop Clemson..... so maybe this will play out just like I'm hoping....

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I don't think they will beat them but LSWho's defense is suspect and the Barn will score some points but not enough. I see a 35-27 score. No way I can pull for the Barn! We will take care our own business.

Not pulling for Auburn, but no team has put any pressure on Burrow yet - none. If they can do it, who knows. That is the key, and the only way you beat LSU without outscoring them in a shootout.

I think the Auburn front 7 will expose some things, but LSU will still win by 7 or more points. Being at LSU is huge.

I want Joe Burrow to have a bad game but I am not ready to say I am pulling for Auburn. I want Auburn to have 2 losses ASAP so they are out of the playoff picture. Maybe Auburn can beat LSU, then Auburn can lose to UGA; UGA loses to Florida. Anything to help Bama!

I think JessN accurately described the key to watch and that is what kind of pass rush Auburn can get on Burrow. If they can pressure him then we have a chance to do the same, but if he has plenty of time against their D-Line then we're going to have problems.

B1GTide said:

Not pulling for Auburn, but no team has put any pressure on Burrow yet - none. If they can do it, who knows. That is the key, and the only way you beat LSU without outscoring them in a shootout.

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I think LSU is getting back a few defensive starters who have missed several, if not most of the games. I think their defense will look better than usual. No way Auburn can win a shoot out in Death Valley.

I hope Bama's defensive players who are injured, especially LaBryan Ray, can come back for LSU. Also hope Jennings and Lewis don't get hurt this weekend because we need them 100 percent healthy to affect Burrow.

B1GTide said:

Not pulling for Auburn, but no team has put any pressure on Burrow yet - none. If they can do it, who knows. That is the key, and the only way you beat LSU without outscoring them in a shootout.

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B1G is right, Burrow has not been pressured at all. Is that attributable to its OL or have they just played teams with bad defenses? Auburn's DL and LBs are very good, but their secondary is suspect at best. If auburn's DL rush is slowed up or negated then Burrow will have a field day and, will be another LSU blowout. OTOH if they can keep Burrow under duress then they will keep it close and may even have a chance at an upset although I do not believe they have the offense to beat LSU on the road. As for our game with LSU, without a healthy Tua I do not like our chances.

I think the big deal in this game is how the officials let agbarn DB’s play vs the LSWho WR’s.
If the officials let the agbarn DB’s get all handsy and do not call it, then this could pose a serious problem for LSWho.

GrayTide said:

B1G is right, Burrow has not been pressured at all. Is that attributable to its OL or have they just played teams with bad defenses? Auburn's DL and LBs are very good, but their secondary is suspect at best. If auburn's DL rush is slowed up or negated then Burrow will have a field day and, will be another LSU blowout. OTOH if they can keep Burrow under duress then they will keep it close and may even have a chance at an upset although I do not believe they have the offense to beat LSU on the road. As for our game with LSU, without a healthy Tua I do not like our chances.

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They have not played a defense with a pulse. Texas is one of the worst tackling defenses in the country. Anyone upset with our defense's performance needs to go watch some Texas games for therapy.

Auburn's defense will challenge them. I don't know if it will be enough. In fact I doubt it will be. But as I said in the point spread thread, hopefully they can rough L8U up a bit. Make it a quagmire game. I'd rather L8U win and ugly game, and knock AU out of the West race. Let us deal with L8U on that front since we've got that game at Bryant-Denny, and play a beaten AU team at Jordan-Hare. I don't necessarily believe in voodoo, but I know if a division title is on the line, they play several notches above their weight class when its at Jordan-Hare.

GrayTide said:

B1G is right, Burrow has not been pressured at all. Is that attributable to its OL or have they just played teams with bad defenses? Auburn's DL and LBs are very good, but their secondary is suspect at best. If auburn's DL rush is slowed up or negated then Burrow will have a field day and, will be another LSU blowout. OTOH if they can keep Burrow under duress then they will keep it close and may even have a chance at an upset although I do not believe they have the offense to beat LSU on the road. As for our game with LSU, without a healthy Tua I do not like our chances.

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The boog front seven will get pressure on JB and with the DBs basically mugging the receivers all nite, it will be closer than everyone expects... :cool2:

Is it wrong of me to want AU/LSU to go to 10 OT with the final score being 6-3?

CrimsonTheory said:

Is it wrong of me to want AU/LSU to go to 10 OT with the final score being 6-3?

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Or with the new OT rules, 5-3...

B1GTide said:

Not pulling for Auburn, but no team has put any pressure on Burrow yet - none. If they can do it, who knows. That is the key, and the only way you beat LSU without outscoring them in a shootout.

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Exactly, well put. This game will be very telling since barney has the best D they have seen. If they can get Burrow on pressure with only their d line then the aubs have a shot at some turnovers. The corndogs have not seen adversity all year and I suspect if they run into a buzz saw in front of their home crowd then confidence will deflate rapidly. Now their D against Auburn's offense could negate that advantage which makes this game so intriguing. Regardless, wanna see the boogs lose.

a friend of mine, who is a betting man, has picked auburn to win outright.

DzynKingRTR said:

a friend of mine, who is a betting man, has picked auburn to win outright.

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I hope he wins, but frankly I can't see it happening. Auburn lost 9 straight @LSU. Bo Nix had problems with the crowd @ The Swamp a few weeks ago and I see similar problems for him @ Death Valley.

PA Tide Fan said:

I hope he wins, but frankly I can't see it happening. Auburn lost 9 straight @LSU. Bo Nix had problems with the crowd @ The Swamp a few weeks ago and I see similar problems for him @ Death Valley.

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He is right more than he is wrong. I think he is wrong here and told him so. If it was at auburn, I would pick auburn too. Since the game is at L8U. I think they win be a couple of scores.

FYI, he is also picking us to cover. He thinks Mac will play with something to prove. He is not a Bama homer either. He actually has no favorite team. Just loves watching football and betting on it.

Should be interesting to see what Auburn can do to pressure Burrow. Other than a few moments in the Clanga game, it seems like Burrow basically went untouched this year.

Let's see. If LSU beats AU, then we beat LSU, it doesn't matter if we win the IB or not, we still win the SECW.
If AU beats LSU, then we have to beat both LSU and AU to win the SECW.
Is that right?

So, I guess I'll pull for LSU to win. I would have anyway, I think. Just find it hard to pull for AU under any circumstance.