Well...

I'm really not quite sure how it happened. There were several things that happened during this game that got me excited. But ultimately, I was left disappointed and utterly shocked. As good as our defense is, their strong suit is not the first drive of the game. Thinking back to each game, we have kicked off first and surrendered some sort of points to each team. Perhaps we might consider receiving first next time. Cox's first pass attempt bounces off the hands off our 6th year senior TE and into the hand of a Miss St defender for a pick six. That hurts. On the ensuing drive, and a throw into triple coverage later, Auburn has now turned the ball over twice. 

Enter Kodi Burns. If you weren't paying attention as to why the crowd cheered so extremely loud, you'd have thought Superman made an appearance. Although the offense was different and over simplified, Burns was very impressive. He ran like a champ, his throws were there, and he sparked a dull offense. Its pretty clear who our best TE is now. Bennett had the deflection-INT and a big holding call, and Trott dropped a huge 3rd down conversion that was right in his hands-Im talking it might as well have gone right into his pocket. Burns lead Auburn to 2 second quarter TDs to go ahead 14-13 at the half. When MSU scored a late TD, Cox was brought in to lead us down the field...and that he did (good for him), all the way to the 9 for a 1st and goal. At this point is where things get blurry for me. It is kind of beyond me as to why this team couldn't score from the 9. The hard part was over. Going down the field, drive 80+ yards was the tough part. Scoring from the 9 in 4 tries should be easy.

Anyway, I was glad for Cox that he took us down the field, even though we didn't score. I'm pretty sure that booing your starting QB is something a Bama fan would do. Again, I was impressed with Burns. Some good news: we racked up over 300 yards on offense for the 1st time in several games going back to the GA game last year, maybe further. Our running game is good, and so is our defense. Apparently, Quentin Groves admitted to going for the big play (sack) too much and was getting out of our defense. Good for him, I look for our D to continue to get better (If that's possible).

Its going to be interesting to see how the QB situation plays out. I don't know what to think.

Mario Fannin is great, he just needs to hold onto the ball. Ben Tate has been nothing but solid. I cant wait until Tristan Davis returns. Similarly, welcome will be the sight of Lester lining up in the backfield. My confidence in Robert Dunn as a returner and a good receiver keeps building. I'm holding judgement on the WR corps just yet, as the game plan didn't give the new rotation (Smith, Dunn, Hawthorne) a chance to shine. 

It will also be nice to have our starting FS, CB, and MLB back. they've all been out for 2 weeks now. Our defense has been great considering. I think a convincing win over NM State will help this team bounce back and help jump start them going into a tough road and SEC schedule. I cant really gauge and future expectations at this point. I will say War Eagle anyway, and its still better than being a bammer.