Reporting from Auburn, this guy here likes South Carolina

juvenal

November 30th, 2010
1:23 pm

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Geezerbut

November 30th, 2010
1:24 pm

FIRST FIRST

Geezerbut

November 30th, 2010
1:24 pm

damm

juvenal

November 30th, 2010
1:26 pm

think i said scam early, admit $CAM is better-not a personal accusation, believe eveyone’s innocent until all of the press has ruled, just a comment on how $ has ruined $PORT$……

juvenal

November 30th, 2010
1:28 pm

thanks, Mark, i really do try to pay attention(Doug NEVER gives kudos!)

StottsEra

November 30th, 2010
1:29 pm

i’m pretty sure ted roff has better talent on the plains than on the flats…you’re slipping, MB

merculf

November 30th, 2010
1:33 pm

People also said Auburn wouldn’t beat Tenn 2x in 2004…….

David

November 30th, 2010
1:37 pm

I see. Since Spurrier will give you better sound bites during a press conference that means they will win the game. Wow…not a good article. However, I bet Auburn will love this as they seem to relish the media picking against them.

WDE!!!

November 30th, 2010
1:37 pm

Keep picking against us Mark… Eventually you will get it right, but not this week.

Willy In Atlanta

November 30th, 2010
1:38 pm

I hope that more people subscribe to this thought… I hope that so many do that Vegas has to change the line from a 4 point Auburn favorite to a 4 point SC favorite. Seems like more and more people are picking SC to win. The more the merrier… just makes for better bulletin board material! WCE!!

WDE!!!

November 30th, 2010
1:39 pm

Lattimore had 33 yards against us the first game. Why do you figure it will be any different? He was pitiful against Clemson. How much do you think he has – cliche alert! – left in the tank?

KR

November 30th, 2010
1:39 pm

Thanks Mark! 2010 wouldn’t be the same without the sports journalists picking against Auburn every week. The big question is will all of those journalists picking against Auburn get it right this time?

Oscar

November 30th, 2010
1:39 pm

Cam may be in prison by Saturday… you never know.

Oscar

November 30th, 2010
1:40 pm

Auburn may not be in SEC by Saturday… you never know.

Yippee

November 30th, 2010
1:41 pm

YIPPEE!!!!! It’s official, Auburn will with the SEC crown.

Bradley doesn’t know crap about football, so if he thinks South Carolina will win, then you know Auburn will come out victorious

YIPPEE!!!!!

WDE!!!

November 30th, 2010
1:43 pm

Nothing may ever come out of the investigation … you never know

Seriously

November 30th, 2010
1:43 pm

Mark – you’re impressed by Lattimore? Seriously, that coward? He narrowed his choices to SC and Auburn. After Dyer committed to Auburn, Lattimore didn’t want any competition to be the main back, so he ran off to SC.

Now that’s a quitter.

WDE!!!

November 30th, 2010
1:44 pm

Oscar is probably a sidewalk alum of UGA … most likely true

Andy

November 30th, 2010
1:44 pm

I hate to say it Mark but you have been right about SC all season long. I remember your prediction that they would beat UGA and be players in the SEC East before the season started. Everyone, including me, scoffed. You got it right though. I am also taking SC in my pool, right now they are 5 point dogs. I still think Auburn may win but I’ll take SC and the points.

John

November 30th, 2010
1:46 pm

You’re right Oscar. There are a lot of things to steal in Hotlanta. Then again, he just be in his element.

Mark's an idiot

November 30th, 2010
1:46 pm

“South Carolina has the better defense and the better coordinator (Ellis Johnson, who’s as solid as Stone Mountain). South Carolina also has a running back — Marcus Lattimore, the freshman who chose the Gamecocks over Auburn — capable of defusing Cam Newton by keeping the nation’s best player on the bench”

Mark, did you even watch the South Carolina/Auburn game earlier this season. Lattimore was shut down, and their defense was scored on at will. So your previous statement (quoted above), is obsolete.

WDE!!!

November 30th, 2010
1:47 pm

Good call Andy. UGA was really really good. I can’t imagine UGA fans scoffing that anyone would beat them.

The Blair Miss Project

November 30th, 2010
1:48 pm

<—————– WIDE LEFT <——————-

(((((42-34))))) hahahahahahahahaha!!!

AU Grad'95

November 30th, 2010
1:49 pm

I agree with sketicism towards Roof, but after the first 20 minutes or so, AU’s defense held Bammer to just 3 points for nearly 40 minutes. Either the AU players changed by playing better, Roof made adjustments or Bammer quit executing. My concern is why we come out slow repeatedly. One of these days they may find themselves too far behind to recover, and the best team on the field may not win that day. I would much prefer a lead and then pound on the opponent and win with a two possession cushion.

WDE!!!

November 30th, 2010
1:51 pm

33 of which came against Auburn? Haha. Did you watch the Clemson/SC game? Lattimore did nothing! 23 carries for 48 yards? He had big games against UGA, Tennessee and Florida. 11 carries for 30 yards against Arkansas?

At least watch a few games or look at some stats before you make stupid comments! Oh wait it’s the AJC…

Milledge

November 30th, 2010
1:51 pm

18 million reasons why Auburn will win Saturday.

Seriously

November 30th, 2010
1:52 pm

Yeah Mark – I see why you’re sooooo in love with Lattimore:

Lattimore: 232 rushes – 1,114 yards – 4.8 avg
Cam Newton: 228 rushes – 1,336 yards – 5.9 avg

Oh yeah, Latt’s great!

Trey

November 30th, 2010
1:52 pm

Oh crap, I guess us Gamecocks should just concede the SECCG now, since we don’t have a player on our team that we paid in excess of $180,000 for. Congratulations to the Auburn Tigers on the 2010 SEC Championship*.

*all wins vacated post-season due to NCAA infractions.

Zach

November 30th, 2010
1:53 pm

Mark, I like you, in a reader/reporter kinda way. But why do you have to join the bandwagon hating on my tigers? It hurts me. Dearly. Can you please rewrite the column to support the tigers? Thanks.

War Eagle

November 30th, 2010
1:53 pm

Mark, if your score is correct Auburn will still play for the National Championship..1) all computers have Auburn at *1 …2) BCS remembers 2004, when Auburn should have played rather than Oklahoma. It would saved BCS an huge embarrassment(55-17) and a boring game.

Seriously

November 30th, 2010
1:54 pm

Let’s look at some of Latt’s games, Mark:

Southern Miss: 14 carries for 54 yards = 3.9 avg
Auburn: 14 carries for 33 yards = 2.4 avg
Arkansas: 11 carries for 30 yards = 2.7 avg
Clemson: 23 carries for 48 yards = 2.1 avg

Oh yeah, he’s a STUD!!!!

Oscar

November 30th, 2010
1:54 pm

Learn more about how corrupt Auburn is here:

http://leatherhelmetblog.com/2010-articles/november/unabridged-story-of-cam-and-auburn.html

Sanford Drive

November 30th, 2010
1:55 pm

To the Georgia Tech Frat-Boys who sat right behind me at the game Saturday night,

First, you looked kind of cute in your yellow pants, sweater vests and bowties. I guarantee you all the UGA ladies were wishing they could cross over to the dark side just to have a single date with you.

But you showed a lot of class this night. You are VERY lucky you were not punched in the face when you would scream “To Hell with Georgia” and boo each and every player being announced for Senior Night.

Your whiskey laced breathe and non-stop ramblings were exactly what you seem to ridicule UGA fans at Sanford Stadium for doing. So thanks for proving that you are in NO WAY better than any other student/fan/alum who also tailgates all day for a night game against a hated rival. For a second, you and your Tech bretheren had me believing you were sainthood, good christian fans.

You guys disappeared in the 3rd Quarter, after Justin Houston picked up the ball from your battered running back who just got LIT-UP by Akeem Dent. I havent witnessed a vanishing like that since Randy Shannon after an embarrassing loss to Central Florida. I hope you boys made it home safe.

And my final message to you is simple………

(((((42-34)))))
9-1
61-39-5
We STILL Run This State!!!!!

Zach

November 30th, 2010
1:56 pm

Much appreciated. Enjoy Auburn, It’s a great small town with a good football team and better bbq.

UGA#1

November 30th, 2010
1:56 pm

Trey = idiot who can’t think for himself so he believes in unfounded rumors.

What?

November 30th, 2010
1:57 pm

leatherhelmetblog? What kind of idiots read that opinionated crap? Seriously, that’s the best you’ve got?

Seriously

November 30th, 2010
1:58 pm

So Mark – you’re calling Barnhardt (sp?) an idiot? Cause he wrote a justification for Auburn losing and making the NC game.

Sean

November 30th, 2010
1:59 pm

Hey Sanford Drive – read your “article” the first time you posted it. Are you going to post it over and over? Or are you going to get a life?

War Cam Eagle

November 30th, 2010
1:59 pm

Auburn and Cam will beat south carolina like a rented mule saturday—this game could get ugly early. AU may be looking ahead to oregon, but should still win by 20 easily.

scottbravesfan

November 30th, 2010
2:00 pm

They just came back from being down 24 in Tuscaloosa and you think South Carolina is going to beat them?

Also after how many weeks of the Cam Newton saga, shouldn’t the NCAA have found something saying that his dad took money?

Zach

November 30th, 2010
2:01 pm

Oh by the way I support you opinion on Roof. He is the worse 1st half defense coordinator ever. They only reason why he has a job is because he (or someone on that staff) makes the best half time adjustments of any Dcord anywhere. It is crazy and a total mystery.

Zach

November 30th, 2010
2:04 pm

I can recall as a historic fact. I wasn’t alive in 1984 so it would hard for me to actually “recall”

Mark B ROCKS!

November 30th, 2010
2:05 pm

http://thegeorgiasportsreport.blogspot.com/

Trey

November 30th, 2010
2:06 pm

UGA#1…I hope you enjoy the Liberty Bowl and dress warm, Memphis is cold in December. 17-6.

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Dave

November 30th, 2010
2:07 pm

Seriously, are you mentally ill, or just enjoy being clueless about college football? You nit-pick the stats you want to make a case (and a horrible one at that). Please try again.

5150 P.O.A.D.

November 30th, 2010
2:09 pm

Stanford Drive
There you go copying and pasting again. I gues if it were not for that I guess you couldn’t have graduated high school.

Auburn Man

November 30th, 2010
2:10 pm

Excellent, the weakest most uninformed sports writer for the AJC says SC will win. That’s almost a guarantee for AU to after his picks this year that AU would lose to SC(1st go round), UGA, LSU, Arkansas and Bammer. Thanks man, just more for me to hope for another win Saturday.

Unbelievable

November 30th, 2010
2:11 pm

Mark, how they have let you have a column for this long is beyond me. Your opinions mean nothing and are completely unfounded most of the time. It is no wonder you are simply a “blogger” and not an actual journalist. Anyone that reads your column and gives it any credibility probably takes Perez Hilton seriously as well. You two are on the same level.

The Blair Miss Project

November 30th, 2010
2:13 pm

<—————- WIDE LEFT <——————-

Mark Bradley is from Kentucky, which means he knows nothing about the TRUE Southeast. I am sure he is a college basketball fan and more than likely grew up watching the Cincinnatti Bengels.

He knows nothing about College Football, but has figured out if he writes ridiculous, ignorant articles about it, he will rile up the biggest fanbases that read this website, creating the maximum hits, which in turn makes him look like he has a vast following.

WE are the suckers.

blue

November 30th, 2010
2:14 pm

Seriously

November 30th, 2010
1:52 pm
Yeah Mark – I see why you’re sooooo in love with Lattimore:

Lattimore: 232 rushes – 1,114 yards – 4.8 avg
Cam Newton: 228 rushes – 1,336 yards – 5.9 avg

Oh yeah, Latt’s great!

So let me see; Mark says that Cam is the best player in the country…and that means he CAN’T say that Lattimore is great? We’re sorry that we didn’t understand that if YOUR favorite player is better than another player, than the other player cannot be good or great…moron. There is not a team in this country that wouldn’t want Lattimore…and let me get this out before you go on a stupid rant…just like there probably isn’t a team that wouldn’t LOVE to have Newton (without the allegations). So just so everyone else gets it, per “Seriously”, nobody else is allowed to be great besides Cam. Got it?

Auburn Man

November 30th, 2010
2:17 pm

MB is merely a hit generator for AJC.com. Write crazy things and lots of people will pass it along and look it up to see the nonsense for themselves and create hits to base their add costs on. Your just a tool Mark, not a journalist.

GT Dude

November 30th, 2010
2:20 pm

Hey Sanford Drive,
I have to say that this year was the least offensive visit that I have ever had in Athens. Only one drunk Dog fan accosted our group during the whole day. I guess it reflects the poor season and low expectations that both groups of fans had for their teams.

that being said we all know from much evidence over numerous years that the UGA fans are far more egregious in their treatment of opposing fans.

Who's Crying Now?

November 30th, 2010
2:26 pm

Scam and the Looters win the SECCG.

Scam-Daddy stays at the Ritz Carlton this weekend……probably has a room for Scam-son too.

The Dawgs shall return.

Trey

November 30th, 2010
2:27 pm

Ironically, Lattimore’s decision to play college football came down to SC and Auburn. I guess he would have been great only if he would have gone to Auburn.

Oh well Marcus, I guess you will just have to settle for being “good” and have stats as an 18 yr old Freshman that aren’t far off from a 21 yr old Junior.

Chris

November 30th, 2010
2:28 pm

Hey Mark…..I think the Gamecocks could have beaten Auburn the first time. Spurrier got away from the run and panicked and put in his backup QB when he neededa drive the most that resulted in an interception. If he lean on Lattimore and not get caught up in his Florida days of wanting to throw it all over the yard, I agree with you that the gamecocks can take them out.

JB

November 30th, 2010
2:37 pm

As a Dawg fan, i have read 23 million blogs about what is wrong in Athens, But Not to take ANYTHING away from Auburn, and I won’t, But Cam is Auburn. That is a 7 or 8 win team without him, but, they had him, and they delivered. If he bolts, Au will be playing a new QB and will be back to being AU next year, a pretty good 8-4 team.

Mark Bradley Has No Talent

November 30th, 2010
2:41 pm

I’m not quite sure why you are in Auburn. You obviously hate the Tigers, as every “article” you’ve ever written indicates. You preach about how great SC is, but fail to mention that Auburn has already beaten the Gamecocks once this year. Alas, you’ll stay muddled in your mediocrity of so-called journalsim, with your fingers in your ears screaming Auburn is the worst. You write for the AJC, so I would expect some pro-Georgia bias, but this is just rediculous. I’m not saying you can’t be a fan, but you should at least show some professionalism. Your writing is like a kid who showed up at the AJC on “Take Your Child to Work Day,” and was given free reign over a typewriter.

AnotherAndy

November 30th, 2010
2:42 pm

Shouldn’t that phone with the text messages have dried out by now?

Au82

November 30th, 2010
2:42 pm

South Carolina has the better defense?…not by much…South Carolina is ranked number one in the SEC against the run…Auburn is ranked second…Auburn is ranked last in pass defense…South Carolina is ranked tenth….sounds like a wash to me and a close game.

why should SC even show up?

November 30th, 2010
2:42 pm

Auburn cannot be defeated! They are the #1 team and have led every quarter of every…. well led lots of quarters and have won the turnover… well they’ve had a few turnovers themselves… and they have one player who accounts for 75% of their offense who cannot be injured by anyone one the planet.

So, i guess SC should just stay home

ATL_AU_FAN

November 30th, 2010
2:42 pm

@JB, You are accurate. UGA is a different and better team with AJ present; the same as Florida was different and better with Tebow and, likewise, Auburn is a better team with Cam.
This isn’t something unique to Auburn. Any team is better when it has its playmakers on the field.

JB

November 30th, 2010
2:43 pm

Gt dude…..ya’ll have your share, but by percentages, 92,000 vs 35-40K, your bound to have twice the problem in Athens, based on twice the attendance. It’s still 9 of the last 10, and as one who is owned by Florida, We know the feeling. It’s one of frustration. Ya’ll have our problem. NO DEFENSE.

AnotherAndy

November 30th, 2010
2:44 pm

And why haven’t heard the phone recording with Cecil nodding in the background?

juvenal

November 30th, 2010
2:45 pm

recall Belue raving about Newton in the pre-season, but, even more, this one seems to have the “destiny” stamp, AU undefeated over UO, 58-55…….

The Blair Miss Project

November 30th, 2010
2:45 pm

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GT "Dude"……

It cracks me up that you want to believe when UGA fans visit your High Schol stadium, your fans takie them by the hand and give them a tour.

collegeballfan

November 30th, 2010
2:48 pm

Add to Lattimore’s 1,114 rushing yards the 23 receptions for 328 yards.
The NFL will love this guy.

Newton will be a TE in the NFL. But he is a wonderful college QB.

I will pick Auburn to win but would not put it past the Evil Genius to pull it out.

The Blair Miss Project

November 30th, 2010
2:53 pm

<————— WIDE LEFT <———————-
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And a nice (((((42-34))))) to go with it!!!

The Blair Miss Project

November 30th, 2010
2:54 pm

Does anybody know what a Semi Truck and Scott Blair have in common???

<————- WIDE LEFT <———————

hahahahahahahahahahhaahha!!!!!!

THE MAJOR

November 30th, 2010
2:59 pm

It is well known that Mark does not like Auburn. An Auburn woman rejected him and he has continued to carry a grudge ever since.

Auburn wins by 7.

Old Ball Coach

November 30th, 2010
3:05 pm

Mark, You’re right agian. My boys will win the game; and beat AU by 14! I won’t be close.

DC

November 30th, 2010
3:06 pm

Mark,

Please explain to me how that small offensive line is going to stop AU’s large defensive line? Garcia got rocked in AU…WE CRUSHED/HURT Latte! If you remember Alshon had some circus catches against AU in that game…you will not see those catches two times in a row…He will get his numbers but it wont be like it was last time.

Last time SC played Auburn, Auburn was still getting into their offense. They haven’t even opened up the entire playbook like they have been doing past 3 games. For you to just list off all of SC’s pros and just say “hey SC wont be surprised of Cam” is very ignorant of you.

This is SC’s first time under the lights…you dont think they will be nervous to perform? You don’t think they will be worried to need to score fast and score a lot? Garcia is not the smartest kid on the block. He will give up interceptions and throw the ball in dumb areas…

I feel in this game all it will take is a turnover by SC and if AU can capitalize SC will feel they are behind the 8-ball and it will be downhill.

You didn’t even mention what Michael Dyer put on SC…yeah i think it was over 100…

Your hatred for AU comes out every so often…and today is the day. You brag about SC’s defensive coordinator..why not brag about the BEST coordinator in college football..ie Mussy

PS Oregon is good but they give up a bunch of points as well…stick to UGA commentating

JB

November 30th, 2010
3:11 pm

Don’t ever count out Spurrier. Chiznk is no match coaching wise. If AU wins, it’ll be Cam, not the Russian coach.

Joe Tess Fish House

November 30th, 2010
3:12 pm

FIRE MARK RICK!

DC

November 30th, 2010
3:15 pm

I love this statement I’ve been hearing for past few weeks…”dont count out the ole ball coach”…i think i’ve heard that for the past 4 years now..and it finally sticks…I’m not falling for it…Chizik is a great coach with Greater coaches around him that go the beat of one. We have a great special teams coach and a SICK offensive coordinator…SC didn’t stop AU early in the year and they will not stop them this weekend…they can only try to keep up…Bradley..I want a better break down of why you think all of what you think..not just name kids and say THE END.

Steve Spurrier

November 30th, 2010
3:19 pm

Bring it ON Cheesestick, See you in the Dome !

sogadog

November 30th, 2010
3:20 pm

USC should win with the better running back (Lattimore), better receiver (Jeffries), a solid QB, and the better defense and defensive coordinator.

However, Auburn has the chemistry and the intangibles in their column and I predict they win.

Auburn 38 USC 31

juvenal

November 30th, 2010
3:25 pm

bmp, don’t think we’d have kept the daugs out of FG range, you are silly, should have gone for 2 anyway………JB, a lot of those sold seats were empty, 4/13 better than 3/21, only 1/9 by more than a score, not so with those 18?…ain’t this about AU/usc?

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LCDawg

November 30th, 2010
3:31 pm

How’s the FBI investigation against Newton coming along? Are they going to really let this kid win the Heisman and NC then strip him of it? Come on FBI & NCAA, close this deal and vacate the wins so we can all move on.

scrooster

November 30th, 2010
3:43 pm

Mark Bradley, well done. Well reasoned. A conclusion well reached.

Vince

November 30th, 2010
3:51 pm

If both teams are playing at their best–then AU will win… again. If AU is not focused and USC plays like they did against Alabama then sure USC could win. But AU has proven they are the better team-period. Time to go trim the bush… Where are my glasses?

Joe Tess Fish House

November 30th, 2010
3:54 pm

I’m an idiot!!!

David Granger

November 30th, 2010
3:58 pm

Spurrier is about as good a coach as there is at getting his team ready to play a team he really wants to beat. (He’s not motivated to do that week-after-week like he used to be, and sometimes just goes through the motions.) South Carolina does have a fine team. Garcia is a good QB, and Alshon Jeffrey is an outstanding receiver…underrated a bit by being in the same conference with Julio Jones and A.J. Green. Plus, USC has Marcus Lattimore…who may very well help to keep Cam Newton off the field. (At least, enough to make a difference.) So you could be right, Mark. At least, if USC wins, it won’t be as big an upset to me as the rankings might indicate.
I still think Auburn will win. They’re a better defensive team than South Carolina, and certainly their equal in offense. Going to be a very good game, though.

Tom

November 30th, 2010
4:00 pm

I await your apology for a stupid prediction after the Auburn win. You should have sat on the fence for this one.

MURPHY

November 30th, 2010
4:00 pm

I have said since Carolina beat Florida.The Evil Genius will beat Cam and the boys in the Dome.I wouldnt bet against Spurrier for a one game win it all Sec Championship.

JASon

November 30th, 2010
4:01 pm

“Gamecocks 33, Tigers 31.”

Whatever you’re smoking, I want some. Do you try to make dumb predictions or something? You do realize auburn is playing for a national title berth, right? And south carolina is not.

War Eagle

November 30th, 2010
4:02 pm

Mark had AU fans as the worst fans in the SEC earlier this year in an article. You make some good point about our defense. The problem will be for USC to slow down our defense. Teams have been able to do it for a period of time but we make adjustments. Lattimore is a special player that Spurrier will completely wear out until he decides to go to the NFL. I see this being close early and Garcia will lose the game in the second half or Spurrier will just pull him.

PS-I would describe Mark Richt as a Robocoach as well. You don’t have to be a personality to coach. I care about the W’s and not whether the guy is dynamic in front of the camera.

War Eagle

November 30th, 2010
4:04 pm

I meant slow down our offense. This work stuff gets in the way.

A third Andy

November 30th, 2010
4:08 pm

Of all the articles and comments I’ve ever read on this site, the comments by “Seriously” have got to be the most narrow-mindest, dumbest comments I have ever come across. And I don’t even have a dog in this fight.

Rupert

November 30th, 2010
4:14 pm

Where does the hate for Auburn come from boss? Anyone check for bias at this paper anymore. You clearly have something against Auburn, from earlier in the year with the one of the worst “articles” I have ever seen about Auburn having the worst fans in the SEC….right. You are free to pick who you wish, but geez I would just like to know what happened you that made dislike Auburn so much.

Reed

November 30th, 2010
4:14 pm

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Last National Bank in Georgia

November 30th, 2010
4:16 pm

Georgia recruits coming to Alabama,
sign up now for your ATM cards and
ficticious drivers licenses so you can
get in the Casinos.

$cam is a $ham

November 30th, 2010
4:17 pm

Cannot wait until we see $cam after AU loses the SECCG game. This time he won’t run to the crowd to $howboat.
He will run off the field without $haking hands with the opposition and go $traight to the lockeroom.
$cumbag.

USCfan

November 30th, 2010
4:17 pm

SC went into that game thinking Cam was a passing first qb, much like Jamarcus Russell. It’s not as if this guy had run crazy up to that point in the season. SC will have a much better defensive scheme this time around. Remember, USC ranks 5th in the country in run defense for a reason. Take away the Auburn game and they’ve given up less than 800 rushing yards in 11 games. Also remember, SC turned the ball over 4 times in the 4th quarter of that first game (in Auburn) and lost by 8. The chickens do a favor for those wishing for a playoff system and make a complete mess out of the BCS by posting a 31-28 win.

Dawgs Friend

November 30th, 2010
4:17 pm

I really do not care who wins but Auburn should have enough left in the tank to beat SC. Auburn wore down UGA and SC won when UGA was not very good.

RICK

November 30th, 2010
4:21 pm

South Carolina Gamecocks will win the SEC Championship 12/04/2010.

Tiger fan

November 30th, 2010
4:26 pm

Oscar maybe be in jail by Sat…..you never know

Old School

November 30th, 2010
4:27 pm

It is absolutely mindboggling to me that a couple of UGA fans—aka Sanford Drive & Blair Miss Project– come on a blog that is TOTALLY about Auburn, South Carolina, and the SEC championship game and spew thei juvenile crap about the Dawgs and Tech. The remainder of the season for both teams is over, a couple of meaningless podunk so-called “Bowl” games. Give the credit and your energy to two championship teams, one of which has a shot at a national championship, which will be great for the best conference—and this comes from a Tech fan who loves college football, period—in the nation hands down, the SEC.

As for me, I will be at the game pulling for Auburn so they will have a shot at the national title.

BTW, why do some of you people make what you think is a joke and laugh at your own joke with the “HaHaHaHa.” Pretty sad.

Tiger fan

November 30th, 2010
4:27 pm

Oscar may have a heart attack are something by Sat…………… You never know

Saint Simons

November 30th, 2010
4:28 pm

How much does Cam’s conrtact pay in bonus money of he wins the SECC?

MRuc

November 30th, 2010
4:30 pm

RoboCoach? You’re a writer, right? OK it is the AJC that you work for but come on Mark write with some flair! Also, who are you to worry about a team’s Defensive Coordinator, let alone assess the ability? Can you even throw a football?

Not so innocent

November 30th, 2010
4:32 pm

$Cam are $Sham= kicked UGA”s A@@ and UGA is still crying…….call Pulpwood $ Smith for help,

LogicalUS

November 30th, 2010
4:41 pm

It is a moot point anyway as the Burn fans will only get to crow about the “Championship” for at most 2 years before it is stripped.

The Burn has to lead the nation in fictitious undefeated seasons which are unrecognized because they are on probation for cheating.

jc_atl

November 30th, 2010
4:42 pm

After the Iron Bowl the Auburn defenders said that they really didn’t change their defensive schemes in the second half – very few adjustments were made – they just started playing up to their potential. Also, Goggins and Blanc were back from first half suspensions due to punches against UGA.

I just listened to Bill Oliver (google him if you don’t know) on Paul Finebaum’s show and he said basically the same thing – watching the tapes Auburn was calling the same defenses, they just started executing and playing at a higher level. This has been the same song and dance all year long. Auburn’s defense may not be great, but due to the depth of talent they are able to wear other teams out by the end of the game (or in Alabama’s case, half way through the second quarter). See the 4 turnovers by USC in the first game and OBC’s poor decision to pull Garcia and put in a freshman.

Auburn knows how to stop Lattimore and I believe they’ll hold him to 50 yards or less. Alshon Jeffrey is Auburn’s big problem – we couldn’t defend him in September and he will be a handful on Saturday.

My prediction: AU 38, USC 28, but the game won’t really be that close.

Dawgboy

November 30th, 2010
4:46 pm

Let’s face it. Last time these two teams played no one knew about Camburglar. Now Ellis Johnson knows and Spurrier knows. And SC’s DL is about as good as there is.

You can scoff at Lattimore all you want but he had a better year than the little Auburn freshman back (forget his name-wow what an impression), but they have those tall receivers and as far as I’m concerned Jeffrey is the best receiver in the country. So, yes they held Lattimore down last time. Pick your poison, Auburn. Spurrier will not be denied his 7th SECC.

Ted Striker

November 30th, 2010
4:48 pm

Auburn has had some close wins and they’re due for a loss, either this week or in the bowl. But love isn’t always on time. (Oh oh oh….)

MURPHY

November 30th, 2010
4:50 pm

jc_atl,

You are saying the Auburn D will hold Lattimore to 50 yards rushing? Are you kidding? WOW! Man if you think AU will dominate Carolina like this you might need to be on suicide watch come midnight Saturday. Carolina will beat Auburn Saturday.

jadennis

November 30th, 2010
4:50 pm

The “evil genius” lost to Alabama in 1999 by one point, 40-39.

After getting his second chance at the Tide in the SEC title game, the genius made adjustments that Alabama proceeded to work over to the tune of a 34-7 win.

Spurrier is a great coach. An all-timer of a Hall of Famer. But he didn’t look like it in that SEC title game in 1999. And he didn’t look like it 4 weeks ago against Arkansas when he got run over by 3 touchdowns 41 to 20 (in which Lattimore had 30 yards).

South Carolina may very well win Saturday…they are a good team. But it seems like Mark has only contemplated the reasons SC might win, and not compared them to the reasons Auburn might win.

The Carolina pass defense is just as bad as Auburn’s (they are ranked #99 to Auburn’s #104). And the rush defenses are essentially equal as well (both top 10). So really, the defenses are not that different.

So that brings us to the offenses. Auburn averages nearly 100 yards and 8 points more per game. Oh, and time of possession, SC averages 31.5 minutes, Auburn 28.5 minutes. If both stay true to their average on the year, then TOP won’t be a factor in the game. Just ask Oregon how important it is.

Buckeye

November 30th, 2010
4:56 pm

Go ‘Cocks……Lattimore left, Lattimoire right, Lattimore in your face. He’ll help keep Cam off the field.

Don’t worry thUGA, you get to play in Atlanta next August. But, you’ll get to play in Birmingham or Memphis soon.

GO BUCKS. Beat FSU tonight.

jadennis

November 30th, 2010
4:56 pm

@ Dawgboy…no one is scoffing at Lattimore, he’s a very good player. But look a little closer at the stats before declaring him superior to Dyer.

M. Lattimore – 1,114 yards on 232 carries – 4.8 yards per carry.
Michael Dyer – 886 yards on only 146 carries – 6.1 yards per carry.

Give Dyer another 86 carries and he’d have over 1,400 yards. Lattimore is good, but Dyer is at least his equal. I think 3 years from now we’ll see that. Well, “we” will see that, you may still be ignorant. ; )

Randy

November 30th, 2010
4:56 pm

Mark, am I right that this will be the 5th time you’ve picked against Auburn this year?

Pre-season confirmation bias can be a booger to shed.

Buckeye

November 30th, 2010
4:57 pm

Go Gamecocks. Lattimore left, Lattimore right, Lattimore in Fairley’s face!

Fire Mark Bradley

November 30th, 2010
4:58 pm

No one cares. You are always wrong Mark.

MURPHY

November 30th, 2010
4:59 pm

jc_atl,

Auburn will hold Lattimore to 50 yards rushing? Are you kidding? WOW! Ill take Carolina to be Auburn. Im going with Spurrier. Be carefull and dont over look Carolina-Seems you maybe a little to over confident

Dirty Dawg

November 30th, 2010
5:02 pm

I don’t see Auburn running away with this – after all they’ve had close games with just about every SEC team they’ve played, including SC…so if it comes down to one or two mistakes that could mean the difference, then again anything could happen. And I also believe that SC will handle Mr. Fairley….I mean if Aaron Murray’s sternum could hurt Fairley’s shoulder, then it would appear that he’s not so tough after all. I do think that the SEC office will alert the officials that the body-slams on that concrete floor could be an issue, so watch for some quick whistles on Fairley – kinda like that first one at Alabama…of course he ended up winning the game with his fumble-inducing tackle of the Ala QB and subsequent recovery of same.

I mean you can’t deny that Auburn’s demonstrated that they know how to get the most for their money when it comes to football players – sorry couldn’t help myself.

jadennis

November 30th, 2010
5:04 pm

@ MURPHY

I don’t think Lattimore will necessarily be held to under 50 yards….but why is that such a crazy notion?

He had 33 against Auburn, 79 against Kentucky, 30 against Arkansas, and 48 against Clemson (on 23 carries). He can be stopped…it’s not like he’s Adrian Peterson.

Again, not saying he WILL be stopped, but just pointing out that he HAS been stopped several times this year.

jc_atl

November 30th, 2010
5:05 pm

MURPHY – definitely not overconfident, I just know that when Auburn has faced a great back in recent times, they’ve been able to stuff him. He had 39 against us in September, and I believe we are a better and at this point more determined team. Our defensive line is great with a lot of depth for rotation, it’s our secondary that is problematic when facing tall receivers. I believe it AU gets beat it will be due to USC’s receivers, and the good Garcia showing up rather than the one, when hassled by defenders, makes freshman mistakes.

Fan of the Game

November 30th, 2010
5:25 pm

Looking back at the box score of the first meeting between USC and Auburn; broken down by quarters…
South Carolina 14 6 7 0 27
Auburn 7 7 7 14 35
South Carolina was holding their own until the turnovers of the 4th quarter which resulted in the two TD’s for Auburn. I think they stand a pretty good chance of winning if they play a complete game.

USCfan

November 30th, 2010
5:25 pm

That Kentucky game was basically just one half (injured his ankle early 3rd quarter) for Lattimore. Also remember, he had 4 receptions for 133 yards for 212 total yards of offense and 3 TD

def12

November 30th, 2010
5:31 pm

Mark Bradley you are terrible man im beginning to think that you don’t like Auburn. I remember when you wanted Cam to sit out the Georgia game. Now this wow. You are starting to show your true colors(red and black). Nothing you report on makes sense or has logic. “SC has better coordinators and the better defense.” HMMMMM why are they not the undefeated team then. You sir know nothing about college football. I could accuse you of being a good journalist but then that has yet to be proven.

Bubba

November 30th, 2010
5:35 pm

I admit it!!!

I’m the reason Bradley-pooh hates Auburn.

He courted me and told me he loved me and wanted me – and I rejected him. I’m just not interested in other men, and I’m from Auburn.

David

November 30th, 2010
5:42 pm

Mark,

Don’t let the Aubies get you down… you’re absolutely correct about everything you’ve said except the score.

USC 31
AUB 17

They reached their peak last Saturday against a downtrodden Alabama team.
Had two weeks to study and practice for that game and still came out slow.
Bama gave up in the second half and let up so much they were over taken.

Not to worry…. Cam newton is a great player… WHEN his team executes. However, this weekend will be the one game to remember.

You have a team that really has nothing to lose and everything to gain by winning.
You have another team that is feeling this sense of entitlement and mystical ability to come from behind (eight games already this year) and expects to be undefeated…. unfortunately they have no Tiger left in the tank… I predict a loss for Auburn of epic proportions, Lee Corso to crawl across the field at Williams-Brice stadium and the taste of New Orleans aka the Sugar Bowl for this years Carolina Gamecocks…

MURPHY

November 30th, 2010
5:47 pm

jadennis jc_atl,

Remember Carolina is a better team now than earlier in the year.UGA and Bama have shown what it takes to beat AU.Only issue and its the biggest issue is no team has been able to play with Auburn for 4 qtrs.I truly believe Carolina and Spurrier are up for the task.I see Spurrier grinding it out and keeping Cam on the sidelines.The Carolina defense will blitz almost every play just like they did against Florida and shut down any rushing offense AU has.The Carolina secondary has improved since earlier in the year. Should be a great game-Im going with Spurrier and Carolina.Come Monday I will either be a HERO or a Zero on these blogs. Good luck to Auburn and congrads on a great year.Hope Cam wins the Heisman.

Dr. Dawg

November 30th, 2010
5:50 pm

His Highness, Pundit Bradley is bored with Gene Chizik’s press conference, not realizing that Chizik is hired to coach and not to impress His Highness, the Pundit. So immediately, His Highness opines that Auburn cannot win the game. Great journalism, there Bradley. Once again, you are our Pun-dick of the day. Congratulations.

Cobb Dawg

November 30th, 2010
5:56 pm

Just like last Saturday, and every Saturday for as long as they have football (perhaps not long), I’ll be rooting for Awbarn’s opponent. Go Cocks!!

Beast from the East

November 30th, 2010
6:01 pm

Pulling for SOS and the Gamecocks but I think the Barners will win. They just seem to have “it” this year. Not a big believer in destiny, but this Auburn team has been really special and I won’t pick against them again. After that come-back against a damn fine Bama team on the road, how can you not believe in the Barners?

Jeff in Calhoun

November 30th, 2010
6:02 pm

The big dark cloud looms over Auburn!

WEAGLE WEAGLE

November 30th, 2010
6:02 pm

Murphy and DAWGBOY

Murphy- Auburn held Lattimore to under 40 in September. Not saying we will do it again but you’re the crazy one if you think Marcus is going to go off for a big game on Auburn’s d-line.

DAWGBOY- Shouldn’t you be looking for a cold for the fridged Nashville weather for whatever bowl the dawgs are in. Lattimore is Carolina’s 1 back. Dyer shares carries with Fannin and McCalleb.

Beast from the East

November 30th, 2010
6:02 pm

Won’t bet against the Barners again this season, but I’ll be cheering for SOS and the Gamecocks!

dawgma

November 30th, 2010
6:12 pm

Wish you were right but yuz crazy. Spurrier is no doubt then better coach and AU’s defense sux BUT CAM is unstoppable – Lattimore is not.

Gamecock Phil

November 30th, 2010
6:21 pm

This will be a great game – not unlike the first time these two teams played. If Carolina can avoid turnovers, I like their chances. Auburn has Cam, unquestionably a great player, but USC has Garcia, Lattimore and Alshon Jeffery plus a better defense.

Go Gamecocks!!!

Headley Lamar

November 30th, 2010
6:23 pm

Eric Ramsey – The defensive back AU in the early 1990s who used a tape recorder to secretly record conversations between his football coaches and Booster “Corky” Frost regarding an illicit player payment scheme. Ramsey’s allegations also included racist practices at Auburn, including disapproval of inter-racial dating in the community and segregation of black and white players in the resident athletic dorm. After his tapes were revealed, Auburn received strict penalties and probation for the sixth time in the schools history

dawg4u

November 30th, 2010
6:29 pm

To the folks who put the score of whatever game in parentheses and then start with the HaHaHa’s and “we still run this state”, you come across as an immature adolescent who is now 35 years old and living in dad’s basement. How about some comments and game analysis. Most of the folks that post this stuff didn’t have anything to do with whether the game was won or lost. You are basically a cheerleader for your team which is good but lighten up. It’s a GAME!

Headley Lamar

November 30th, 2010
6:29 pm

With Milton McGregor involved in this as an Auburn booster watch out. The FBI has listened to every phone conversation from his office in the past year. He is the dirtiest multi-millionaire in Alabama.

Fast forward to this past Thursday, November 11th. The NCAA meets with Auburn officials supposedly to discuss the previous two weeks news reports. Upon conclusion of that meeting, the “We’ve done absolutely nothing wrong, Cam is Innocent, this is a Witch Hunt” being spewed by both the University and the Athletic Department suddenly changed to “No Comment.” Auburn quickly lawyered up with an experienced NCAA Compliance Firm. They also hired a longtime NCAA investigator which acted as a consultant when Albert Means and Alabama went down in 2001-2002.

Northern sympathizer

November 30th, 2010
6:33 pm

When pigs fly.

ChrisInInverness

November 30th, 2010
6:34 pm

Thank you — I’m pretty sure you picked Bammer and the LegHumpers right.

ChrisInInverness

November 30th, 2010
6:37 pm

Headley Lamar is a mouth breathing Bammer who only can pray that Newton’s guilty.

Anyone else notice that when the NCAA went to Bammer’s campus and spoke with Bammer’s assistant coach Jody Wright EVERYTHING got real quiet?

Yep, Bu bu bu bu bu bammer leaked this stuff hoping Newton wouldn’t play.

After Friday’s ass whuppin we all know why now don’t we.

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroetahd

ChrisInInverness

November 30th, 2010
6:39 pm

Headley Lamar – Logan Young, Albert Means and probation IS BAMMER football.

Hey, has Opie Taylor figured out what day it is yet Bubububububu Bammer?

ricky

November 30th, 2010
6:46 pm

same o-same o…Auburn has no defense…etc……yet that defense held a very good bama team(at home) to 67 yards in the 2nd half. it shut down Georgia,shut down arkansas, shut down lsu in the 4th quarter…you know i wished we had a great defense, but we do not…but what we do have is a defense with heart and steps up and wins the game when you need them to

Headley Lamar

November 30th, 2010
6:46 pm

De Nile is a river in Egypt Chris

MOST-PENALIZED DIVISION I PROGRAMS:

Arizona State 8

Southern Methodist 8

Auburn 7

Florida State 7

Memphis 7

Minnesota 7

Oklahoma 7

Texas A&M 7

Wichita State 7

Wisconsin 7

✭Nine programs have been penalized six times, including USC and UCLA.

Auburn is the dirties program in the history of the NCAA not named SMU. Forgive me when I say I dont believe you when you say you didnt do it this time,

BTW im a Georgia fan idiot.

Headley Lamar

November 30th, 2010
6:48 pm

The FBI is involved now. I live in Montgomery and everyone know

1. Milton McGregor is a big AU booster
2. He is one dirty SOB.

Along with Lowder the FBI etc etc etc.

I mean cmon. They arent all lying and making this stuff up.

Headley Lamar

November 30th, 2010
6:50 pm

In fact I cant remember seeing this much denial as Auburn fans are in since.

1. That guy in Baghdad was telling the press they were winning while bombs were dropping behind him.
2. Kevin Bacon at the end of Animal House.

DFWTXdawg

November 30th, 2010
7:06 pm

Mark, I’ll give you props on picking SCAR to win the SEC East way back in the beginning of 2010. I laughed at that prediction, and actually commented on that article that the only way SCAR would have any chance whatsoever of winning the East was if Spurrier found a solid RB and actually re-structured his offense so that it was run oriented or at least balanced. SCAR has had a pretty solid defense for a few seasons now, but when you predicted SCAR winning the East, I saw no evidence that Spurrier was willing to commit to a balanced attack. But anyway…Good call Mark.

However, as tempted as I am to pick SCAR in this one, and as much as I would like to see them win, I’ve been burned too many times this season picking against Auburn. I picked SCAR, Bama, and LSU to beat Auburn b/c I thought each of those teams had a much stronger defense and better DCs that would shut Cam down. Miss. State also has a better defense but still lost. Cam and Nick Fairley are certainly carrying that team. But there’s something else about Auburn that separates them from the rest of the SEC…they just find a way to win. It may be close and defensively ugly, but they find a way to win. Every defense in the SEC got torched in at least one game this season.

WeagleWeagle

November 30th, 2010
7:09 pm

Headley Lamar-

You sound like a bitter uga fan. Let me guess, still crying about Nick Fairley hitting Aaron Murray?

War Eagle!

November 30th, 2010
7:23 pm

Wow What a surprise! Mark Bradley, the Bulldog Homer, picking against Auburn! Mark, I guess that beat down in Auburn still hurts huh?

Ellis

November 30th, 2010
7:24 pm

I can understand how you think auburn is going to win, but why would you knock on lattimore, coward? really? You dont even know the guy. You need to sit down and think about what youre doing with your life, calling 18 year olds cowardly for picking the in state school that is near his hometown.

War Eagle!

November 30th, 2010
7:25 pm

Hey WeagleWeagle,

Headley Lamar is like all the Thuga fans, just bitter whiners. They still think they should be in a BCS bowl game with their 6 – 6 record. Hey, at least they beat mighty Idaho State!

War Eagle!

November 30th, 2010
7:28 pm

Hey Oscar,

Still bitter about that Auburn beat down on Thuga? Of course, with a name like Oscar, I can see why you’d be bitter.

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
7:31 pm

see this is how you know idiots are typing who never saw the first Auburn-USC game. Auburn made two huge turnovers early and USC scored 14. When Garcia fumbled the firsr time Auburn went up and never lost the lead. USC never scored again but they did fumble and Auburn padded its lead. The next two turnovers were icing on the cake. Auburn didn’t need any turnovers to win, they were putting the clamps down on USC but regardless take all the points off tutnovers and Auburn still wins.

BTW, turnovers aren’t always the sign off a clumsy offense, although it was for us against Tech, they can be the sign of a super strong defense. Ask Ingram and McElroy about that Auburn d… if McElroy even remembers.

War Eagle!

November 30th, 2010
7:31 pm

Hey Mark, The Bulldog Homer, I hope you enjoy following your beloved Thuga Bulldogs in the Compass Bowl. Thats about what you deserve for all the crap you’ve written about Auburn.

DawginOH

November 30th, 2010
7:38 pm

As a Georgia fan, it pains me to pick either Auburn or Spurrier to win anything. However, Auburn will take care of business in this one. I don’t even think it will be close.

War Eagle!

November 30th, 2010
7:41 pm

Hey Mark Bradley,

Why the hatred towards Auburn? You have never written anything nice about Auburn and have never picked them to win. I guess you will continue the vendetta against Cam too. There are lots of Auburn alumni in the Atlanta area. Too bad you are not one of us!

War Cam Fairley McCaleb Chizik Fanin Zachry Ziemba Eagle!

Fairley Rules

November 30th, 2010
7:50 pm

Fairley’s going to eat the sc offense alive by himself. He’ll dominate their oline, cause a few fumbles, get some sacks—by the end of the game, SC will be begging him to leave them alone!

War Eagle!

November 30th, 2010
7:55 pm

Here is Mark Bradley’s article about the BCS Championship game if Auburn beats South Carolina….

The Oregon Ducks will beat Auburn because:
a) They have better players
b) They have better coaches
c) They have better fans
d) They have a better Mascot
e) They have played a tougher schedule….
f) They have a better QB

Shall I go on? Of course, if Bradley did his research, he’d realize that none of the statements is true.

But then, what do you expect from a Georgia Homer…..

carolinascooter

November 30th, 2010
7:56 pm

Mark – you’re impressed by Lattimore? Seriously, that coward? He narrowed his choices to SC and Auburn. After Dyer committed to Auburn, Lattimore didn’t want any competition to be the main back, so he ran off to SC.

Now that’s a quitter.

lmao, now that’s funny. You call a 18 yr old a coward as you post on the internet in obscurity……Pot meet Kettle.

David

November 30th, 2010
7:59 pm

Well, USC will be begging for Fairley to quit taking cheap illegitimate shots… but control the O Line… I have to laugh… Fairley will be ‘Lucky” to cross the line of scrimmage… unless of course it’s when we let him on the screen pass…

Say goodbye to being “undefeated.” It’ll be nice…. you guys can watch the National Championship from Miami… go to South Beach, it’s awesome….

$cam is a $ham

November 30th, 2010
8:06 pm

$cam is a$hamed. His hei$man tropy will be tarni$hed.
His perfect $eason will be taken away.
The plain$men will $ay it its unfair. They will prote$t. but in the end it was all a low down dirty $hame

Gator Phil

November 30th, 2010
8:23 pm

Mark, you’re showing your age with the “Tiger in the tank” cliche. I think it was used in the 60’s, but I do agree with you- the Old Ball Coach gets a certain glow when he talks about championships and will have a great gameplan ready for the Plainsmen. If Auburn wins, they will have really earned it.

MikeP

November 30th, 2010
8:30 pm

Dawg

November 30th, 2010
3:31 pm
“How’s the FBI investigation against Newton coming along? Are they going to really let this kid win the Heisman and NC then strip him of it? Come on FBI & NCAA, close this deal and vacate the wins so we can all move on.”

There is no FBI investigation of Newton, so don’t hold yoyur breath waiting to hear something from the FBI.

James

November 30th, 2010
8:30 pm

SC matches up better with Auburn that anyone else.

Gonna be a close game, unless Spurrier figures out a way to screw it up, like he ALWAYS does at SC.

See last Auburn game for case in point.

Tiger2004

November 30th, 2010
8:40 pm

Mark are you the same AJC commentator that rated Auburn’s fans the most obnoxious fans in the SEC. If you are; then you and your lousy, baseless, subjectively bias prediction can kiss my orange and blue arsh.
Without two Auburn turnovers early and in their own territory USC would not have been within 8 points. They probably would have lost by three touchdowns.
So why is it I keep hearing how USC lost because they had 4 4th qtr. turnovers? Auburn’s offense went conservativie in the 4th quarter to protect a lead. This strategy almost cost Auburn the game. Don’t expect CGC and CGM to make the same mistake this go round.
No offense USC fans. I know USC will be tough to beat a second time, but Auburn has come to far to let down now! I don’t expect a game like last September. Expect Auburn to score often in both halves of this game and Auburn’s defense to shut down any running game. I really don’t expect Garcia to finish the game, especially if he has to throw often to keep up.
I see something close to the Auburn vs. Ole Miss game. Auburn by 17.

David

November 30th, 2010
8:46 pm

So what you’re really saying Tiger2004 is that Auburn is capable of making mistakes and that if they’re taken advantage of they will get trounced like anyone else..

Thanks for clarifying that… Auburn loses this one by more than ten…

Cobb Dawg

November 30th, 2010
8:55 pm

Have you noticed how no Awbarn fan will even acknowledge the FBI & NCAA investigations?!?! All you hear from them is that “Wawar Daum EEagul” “stuff”. “We’re the best team in the history of the universe”, etc.,etc. It doesn’t even matter to them that it will all be for naught, and that it will be proven that, yet again, the program is filthy. I guess it’ll take a big hammering by the NCAA to convince them that winning by cheating is really not winning.

Tiger2004

November 30th, 2010
8:57 pm

David, David, David.
Don’t be a loser. My analysis is sound and unlike MB’s reasons, they worry you enough to make you scream total nonsense.
How, pray tell will USC win by 10 points? Please just face the facts. CSS is coaching USC… NOT UF!

wdm

November 30th, 2010
8:59 pm

Without putdowns and insults, Mark Bradley has nothing to offer. The never was nor never will Bradley obviously has an inferiority complex against all college football coaches. What is it Bradley? Did you have dreams of coaching and then couldn’t make it because you don’t have what it takes. You aren’t half the man these guys are you try to downgrade but it is blatantly obvious, you are a jealous crybaby. Quick, someone get Mark Bradley his pacifier and blanket so he will quit his whining and crying.

Jim 007

November 30th, 2010
9:01 pm

Bradley, you are clueless

Go back to Kentucky where you belong

MikeP

November 30th, 2010
9:04 pm

Let’s see here: “Robo coach.” Sorry he doesn’t waste time being witty for the media. Auburn fans, players, coaches and the Auburn administration love him. The media can learn to adjust.

“Ol’ ball coach, Evil Genius”, etc . The guy is on a four-game losing streak vs. Auburn, dating back to his days at Florida. Not much to fear there.

Ellis Johnson was going to stop Auburn’s offense in the Sept. game. 500 yards and 35 points later Johnson didn’t look all that smart.

Lattimore: Auburn stuffed him the first game. Auburn stuffed Alabama’s duo of Ingrham and Richardson, holding the pair to 60 yds. Another stufferino coming right up!

Auburn’s Dyer doesn’t have to carry the team like Latt does at USCe. Dyer has 896 rushing yards averging 6.1 per carry, which is a better average than Latt. Fellow RB McCalebb has 771 and Auburn’s #3 RB has 385. That total of 2,052 is nearly double Lattimore’s and that’s not even considering Newton’s 1,330 yards.

Much has been made of USC-light’s four turnovers in the first game. Auburn had two. Points off turnovers in that game: USCe~14, AU~0. If turnover points had been even in that game, Auburn would have won by 22.

Jefferies is a great receiver and he’ll get his catches and yards. Jefferies, Childs, Green, Jones, on and on got their catches and yards against Auburn. None of them got a win.

Looks like a Tiger celebtation in Hot-lanta!

Tiger2004

November 30th, 2010
9:07 pm

Nobb Dawg. Is that the best you got? Dream on. Nothing going on here except a bunch of pusses like yourself trying to bring down a winner with off the wall, “don’t know your butt from a hole in the ground” comments like yours.
You have a long list of other losers who agree with you however. See Bama, UGA, LSU, MSU, UM, UArk, UK and I guess USC. Cry me a river pansy!

don

November 30th, 2010
9:08 pm

awesome job by coach hewitt tonight!!

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
9:17 pm

Headley, we’re 1 behind Auburn at 6. UGA has 6. You’d mentioned that but I guess it doesn’t serve your purpose or your school.

Valdosta Tiger

November 30th, 2010
9:18 pm

I would have expected nothing less from you.

Tiger2004

November 30th, 2010
9:23 pm

HEY DAVID! LET ME CLARIFY.
You and Cobb Crap are not USC fans and owe them an apology! At least USC is good enough to win the SEC East. They have earned the right to boast over their chances against Auburn. You two on the other hand are big time losers who need sit back, watch and keep you mouths shut!
You can’t ruin this for Auburn or its fans.

Game

November 30th, 2010
9:30 pm

If the cocks play like they did against Bama and Florida, they’ll win by two scores. If not Auburn will win. The key is Garcia being effective and avoiding turnovers. I think Gurley goes off. Auburn will double or triple JEFFREY (not “Jeffries” he’s a f-ing belitnikoff finalist as a true sophomore, learn the name). Don’t know if lattimore goes off or not. Think he will have a nice day catching the ball. Last time these teams played, two starting o-linemen for Carolina were out with injuries. I think you hear us coming.

Delbert D.

November 30th, 2010
9:34 pm

“TUSCALOOSA | The University of Alabama terminated an employee Monday who played unauthorized music over the Bryant-Denny Stadium public address system prior to Friday’s football game against Auburn.

“The staffer was a part-time employee, according to UA Public Relations Director Debbie Lane, but has not been named by the university. Two of the pre-Iron Bowl song choices were “Take the Money and Run,” by The Steve Miller Band, and “Son of a Preacher Man,” recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1968 and later by recording legend Aretha Franklin.”

From TuscaloosaNews.com

UGA2002

November 30th, 2010
9:35 pm

Auburn wins.

Auburn 42
USC 17

Garcia (already with his arm in a sling) will be out by the 2nd quarter thanks to Fairley. Without Ben Jones doing multiple dirty shots on Fairley he won’t be challenged to play dirty, I think a single simple sack and Garcia is out.

At which point Auburn smells blood and comes alive and shuts them down. Who scores first doesn’t matter as it won’t affect the psyche of either the Auburn team or the fans in the stadium. They won’t get down.

Lattimore won’t get past Fariley and company, mind you – company. They may pass and Auburn may do a bend don’t break scheme when it comes to passing while waiting for the defense to shut them down. Heavy blitzing will stop South Carolina very quickly. This is a team mind you that’s lost 3 games. They are not undefeated.

Auburn will play to its strengths but I think for the first time they will air it out deep taking pressure off the run at which point we will probably see a big game out of Dyer and McCalleb? (sp?)

Spurier was a good coach, not so much anymore. He is starting to own us but not really anyone else. Big win over UF is meaningless this year. South Carolina has never been and never will be the UF nor the UF 1990s style that Spurrier ran. Garcia is not capable of leading that team. Their backup QB maybe, but too many holes overall.

I think what bodes well for Auburn is that many people are picking South Carolina as if its Florida. Auburn is probably as pissed about last week as they are ecstatic as how they responded.

I’m thinking this is much closer to last years SEC game where Alabama blew the doors off Florida then it is to the earlier South Carolina vs Auburn game or last weeks. This won’t be close.

UGA2002

November 30th, 2010
9:38 pm

Let me say this, once Fairley or Auburn hits Garcia it will be a feeding frenzy we’re used to seeing on Shark Week. Auburn will be blitz happy knowing they can, when you get burned for blitzing, make it back up as the game goes on.

Get ready Georgia fans. Tennessee, LSU twice, Florida twice, Alabama and now Auburn headed to the national championship game. That’s 5 schools. That puts us at best 6th in the SEC when it comes to recruiting and going forward. O-U-C-H.

UGA2002

November 30th, 2010
9:40 pm

South Carolina fans, face it, you are the Mississippi St of the east. One and done when it comes to the SEC title game.

David

November 30th, 2010
9:45 pm

I have to laugh even louder now… UGA2002 and Tiger2004 Same person?? or just Schizophrenic Twins???

Auburn WILL NOT win this game… They might have a chance… but I can assure you that they WILL NOT win this game…

Fairley will be a non-player, Garcia WILL make it through the whole game and I’m willing to bet he throws for OVER 300 yards.

I’m also willing to bet that Marcus Lattimore rushes for over 100 yards.

Cam Newton may get lucky and rush for 60-70 yards but it won’t be enough….

I’m not going to ruin the game for Auburn, they’re going to ruin it for themselves….

Try and get some sleep now, you’re going to need it for the game.. and you’ll be up late on Saturday consoling all your friends and family over the trouncing Auburn took in the SECCG, and you can’t believe how close they came to winning and going to the National Championship, and how it’s unbelievable that TCU is playing Oregon and on and on and on…. blah blah blah…

So you have Cam Newton… this time it won’t be enough… can’t wait to hear his speech after the game.. and yes, he’ll have to make one because he HAS to be accessible to the media…. LOL

Uhhhhhh yeah I guess I have had a lot on my mind and we just let them get ahead of us too far this time and uhhh well… Uhhhh we couldn’t come back…. Uhhhhhh….. ROTFLMFAO

woodie

November 30th, 2010
9:50 pm

Didn’t the Gators beat the dawgs again this year ?

Scjudge

November 30th, 2010
9:52 pm

Put down your crack pipe.Auburn by 10.

Pat Dye

November 30th, 2010
9:59 pm

USC isn’t Man enough to beat Auburn!

Son of a Preacher Man

November 30th, 2010
10:00 pm

What is my bonus for the SEC title game? Remember, I don’t play for free
Cam

Big Nick

November 30th, 2010
10:01 pm

I can’t wait to do the “Stinky Leg” after I sack Garcia

dawgfan0711

November 30th, 2010
10:02 pm

scottbravesfan—–Auburn had to come back to beat SC also if you remeber that game. But if you keep getting down and at some point you won’t make it all the way back before the final buzzer sounds. You could see a let down after the huge come from behind win against BAMA. As far as you wondering that the NCAA should have found something out on Cam Newton already if something was there, the answer to that is HELL NO. It took the NCAA 3 years to hand down the findings against USC and Reggie Bush. I agree with Mark on SC defense being very good and i think after playing Auburn once it will help them a little. I think it will be a very close game that could go either way. I will pick with Mark and say SC-37 Auburn 31.

Coach Chizik

November 30th, 2010
10:04 pm

Auburn will never lose again because it’s a God thing

Delbert D.

November 30th, 2010
10:06 pm

Mike Slive will be trembling at this game. The very thought of a 3-loss team winning the SEC must be be giving him an ulcer.

Delbert D.

November 30th, 2010
10:08 pm

That’s what the WR for Buffalo thought.

Coach Chizik

November 30th, 2010
10:09 pm

Did he play for Auburn?

Coach Chizik

November 30th, 2010
10:10 pm

Bradley must be a Bama grad. I say all Tiger fans boycott Bradley because he’s not family.

BabsTolstoy

November 30th, 2010
10:11 pm

Hey Einstein, how many times have you picked against Auburn this year already and explain to us why that doesn’t matter. A glib style of prose does not a prognasticator make, I cite you as exhibit A. Tigers by 10.

Bobby Lowder

November 30th, 2010
10:13 pm

Has anyone seen my ATM card? It was on my desk while I was talking with Cam’s Dad.

dawgfan0711

November 30th, 2010
10:15 pm

To all the Auburn fans talking about the the bowl game that UGA is going to i just want to remind you that i believe it is the 14th strait year we have went bowling. This year will make the 2nd strait year you have been bowling. Remeber everyone has there ups and downs and right now you have and elite player on both sides of the ball and Auburn is riding high, but give it a year or two.

Hollis

November 30th, 2010
10:20 pm

Why would Bradley like a mediocre Coach like Spurrier? Wins 6 or 7 games a year. Biggest loser in the SEC. Average.

Tiger2004

November 30th, 2010
10:27 pm

David.
Give me some analysis please. We have cheerleaders and cheers who can say whay you just said.
Watch for this to happen.
Fairley will throw Garcia for 300 yards.
M. Lattimore will be lucky to gain 60 yards.
Cam will rush for 100+ yards…by the first quarter.
Auburn fans will be making their Glendale reservations around 7pm.
And most people will forget who Auburn just pummeled for the SEC Championship by the parking lot.
Now thats a good Davidesk Analysis.

Delbert D.

November 30th, 2010
10:29 pm

Urban Meyer quote in USA Today:

“How do you build up a program? I’ve done it a few times.

“You build it up with tough-ass players, tough-ass coaches and you have got to play better.”

David

November 30th, 2010
10:34 pm

Tiger2004 You want something anal? The facts are that our closest margin of victory is 11 points… you’ve won three games by what? 3, 3, and one… Over a team that was still ranked number one when we played them and we beat them soundly… Yes SC has three losses but realistically, it won’t matter after Saturday..

USC WILL WIN… Auburn has been riding the luck train for far too ong and just like LSU will be going home LOSERS! ha ha… I know you hate it but the truth is really gonna sting…

Take off your pants and Jacket

November 30th, 2010
10:36 pm

South Carolina’s only chance is if the SEC refs make Fairley play by the rules. If they let him hit Garcia a half hour after he releases the ball as they have all season…or if they allow him to pick Garcia up and drive him into the ground intending not just to sack but to injure; USC will lose and Auburn will be the dirtiest undefeated team in the history of college football.

jarvis

November 30th, 2010
10:36 pm

Does anyone have the numbers on rematches in the SEC Championship? Seems to me like the team that won the game in the regular season usually takes the rematch (rypically by a larger margin to boot).
I guess I could Google it myself,but that’s why I have you guys.

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
10:41 pm

David, tell me, what happened in the Arkansas vs SC game?

There is no way SC is close by the third quarter. Everyone who knocks Auburns def forgets that they have db issues but their line is extremely good and anchored by the best defensive lineman in the game.

South Carolina will lose because Auburn knows what is at stake abd they’ll focus. I don’t buy SC defense being that good. They sort of cleaned up in the East but so did MS St and Arkansas. Carolima fans might be drinking from the sane reservoir that gives you Clemson/now Georgia syndrome.

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
10:47 pm

I don’t know what the record is for rematches but history won’t define the game anyways. I’d bet on the team with the best offense and defense and coaches and that’s squarely 12-0 Auburn vs 9-3 South Carolina.

Yes I wrote out South Carolina, the real USC is in Socal.

"Seriously" incompetent

November 30th, 2010
10:47 pm

To Seriously,
Wow, this obviously shows you have no clue what you are talking about.

Lattimore: 232 rushes – 1,114 yards – 4.8 avg
Cam Newton: 228 rushes – 1,336 yards – 5.9 avg

Lattimore has 4 less carries, lacks only about 2 games worth of yards as his average a game is over 100, and lacks roughly a yard to equal Cam’s avg. WOW!

How can you even use this as a debate, Lattimore sat half of a game against Southern Miss. sat half a game against Kentucky, missed a game against Vanderbilt, was injured in Arkansas game and missed second half, only had two snaps in the second half of the game against Auburn, and recieved minimal snaps during the second half of Clemson game.

Nearly every remark you have made has been weak and pathetic. If you are mad because Lattimore skipped out on Auburn just say it, but you dont need to constantly batter about a player which you obviously have no background information on. And frankly Lattimore is a more mature athlete than Cam even thought about being. It shows on and off the feild.

FishyBusiness

November 30th, 2010
10:47 pm

No:Nick Fairley is the dirtiest football player I know !!!

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
10:50 pm

Here is another reason to bet Auburn, last time Auburn played South Carolina they had just come off a bruising OT game against Clemson when Clemson was still good. This time they’re coming off a full 7 days of rest after having just played 1 half against Bama.

bitter coach "bear" bryant

November 30th, 2010
10:50 pm

ALLLLBBBUUURRRRNNN, enjoy your day at the top, remember how the stock market crashed, hahahahahahah, from first to last, cheaters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!im sorry, CHEATERS, 10 years probbbbbbbie fools, PS they say a little white lie is still as wide as a country mile, verdic—death penality, momma said lie in bed with a god with flies, end up with flies, hahahahahahah

bitter coach "bear" bryant

November 30th, 2010
10:51 pm

dog not god, sorry

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
10:52 pm

“Seriously” incompetent
November 30th, 2010
10:47 pm

Dude you are comparing a QB to a RZb. Auburn still has 2 RBs, one ranked higher than Lattimore coming out of HS and I think still the better player.

col foot

November 30th, 2010
10:54 pm

I also like South Carolina. It would be nice to see the Gamecocks kick their teeth in. Spurrier will have a good game plan for those convicts. Carolina 33- 24!

Sleeper Service

November 30th, 2010
10:54 pm

well I suppose old Mark Bradley isn’t allowed an opinion. Personally I think AU will win this one but that’s my opinion. All the off field issues aside, Auburn has a pretty good team over there. I don’t like how our game went down with them but they will bring another MNC back home where it belongs. Signed, a logical Dawg fan.

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
10:55 pm

Ha, the second someone says death penalty for Auburn that’s the second you know youre dealing with Cooter who is the village idiot and doesn’t know the prereq’s it takes to get the death penalty.

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
11:01 pm

FishyBusiness
November 30th, 2010
10:47 pm

No:Nick Fairley is the dirtiest football player
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I hate to tell you, but I think Ben Jones is the dirtiest player in CFB. We have an in house problem. We call Auburn dirty but did you see how Auburn acted before and after the game with Bama vs us with GT??? We got in a fight if you were too high to remember. Did you notice we had a PF on the first play of the Auburn game? Did you notice the chop blocks? Did you notice we started the fight at Auburn? We cleared the benches? We have a very poorly coached team qho didn’t even know to kneel Saturday night but Mr hitnrun scored?!? Freaking idiots.

We are becoming the dirtiest and dumbest! BTW, who got a game suspension for a near career ending hit against MSST? Fairley or Ben Jones?

Now sit back and enjoy yet another SEC team rocket to the top while we call their players dirty fir doing a fraction of what we did!

Sautee Dawg

November 30th, 2010
11:12 pm

OK folks lets get this thing straight one more time.
1. Auburn will win the championship game on Dec. 4th. why?
B/cause they are undefeated.
The SEC is not going to allow a 3 loss team to win the conference championship.
NOT GONNA HAPPEN!!!
Didn’t you get the memo a few years ago with LSU winning the National championship with blemishes on their record?
IN college football the SEC is King and if the powers that be can get an undefeated team from our conference into the BCS game it will.
Whatever it takes.
Sorry South Carolina. It’s all about the money. CBS paid unheard of millions to show SEC football this season.
One SEC school brings in more in one season than a lot of conferences bring in all put together. I read where Texas, Michigan and Georgia will bring in an average of 60 million per year each this season, not including bowl money.
Mark. you pay attention to some of the games Auburn has came back from this season.
Down 24 at Alabama, Bama scored first 4 times touching the ball just as UGA did. South Carolina had a big lead. You don’t take the 55th ranked defense in the nation and overcome these type scores. It just don’t happen.
From starting of the 2nd quarter on in the Bama and the UGA games Auburn got everyone of the calls. Alabama had more penalties for not being set on offense than they’ve had in the past 3 seasons in one quarter.
The late hits by Fairley on UGA’s QB would have been called penalties on anyoone else, but, keep the undefeated team rolling.
Hate to say it Mark but college football is getting more predictable every year, just like NFL.. Teams that bring in the big money get to play the longest.
At least we don’t have to listen to Boise St. and their whinning about lack of respect.
The bad thing is Mark, in the end TCU has probablly got one of the better teams in the nation and will NEVER see the Championship Game.
An undefeated TCU will probablly feel about as bad as an undefeated 2004 Auburn team did. sad bet true.

As far as Fairley being better than (Houston) I’d assume thay’s who you were refering to from UGA.
In case you didn’t watch the game saturday night Houston had a pretty good game himself and he also did it with a lot more CLASS!!

Sautee Dawg

November 30th, 2010
11:17 pm

mn

Sautee Dawg

November 30th, 2010
11:35 pm

Mark,

An Undefeated Auburn team sells!!
A 3 loss South Carolina team don’t!!
What I mean by that is, an undefeated Auburn team in the BCS Champioship game sells tickets.
TV wants the most exciting senario they can get and getting Cam Newton and the Undefeated Auburn Tigers will bring in 10 times as much as an Oregon vs TCU match-up.
Tv wants something thats going to keep BUTTS IN THE SEATS. And with their money that’s what they’ll get.
Ever watch a pro game on Sunday and about the end of the 3rd quarter things starts getting close?? The lines at the beer vendors gets longer, people buying $6 cokes and $6 popcorn to watch the forth, whereas if were a blow out they go home and don’t buy.

That thing about Auburn coming back form 3 touchdowns against UGA and 24 points against Bama. I’m not buying it, but TV is Mark.

bitter UGA fan

November 30th, 2010
11:35 pm

as—-ho—-e, (uga 2002) read about allburns past you fool, they have been placed on probation so many times since 1980 we have all lost count, next is the DEATH penalty to the tigers, paying for a top 5 player is not excepted in the SEC punk, read the rules that ALL TEAMS must work by. PS im sure your trailor village suits you just fine, back at you CHEATER!!!

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
11:41 pm

bitter UGA fan, uh, obviously you’re missing what school I am for but you’re probably upset that I don’t drink the koolaid.

No bitter UGA fan, I’m going to give you something you probably never had, homework. I’m going to post at 11:41 your time, 10:41 down here in New Owleans, you’ve got 5 minutes. Tell me what you have to do to get the death penalty… ready, set, go…

Sautee Dawg

November 30th, 2010
11:44 pm

Mark

On another note, Fairley is not half the man Houston is.
He has no class!

patrick

November 30th, 2010
11:47 pm

south carolina scored 4 touchdowns at jordan hare who cares about georgia

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
11:47 pm

Speaking of not drinking the koolaid. Question for you Fairley haters, what player was suspended for half a game this year for a dirty near season ending play, Nick Fairley of Auburn or Georgia’s own chop blocking machine, Ben Jones?

I ask because while we have plenty who want to point fingers at Auburn as “dirty”, I hate to point out some criticial points about the Auburn vs Georgia game. Who had the first personal foul in the game? We did. What play did it come on? The first. Who was called for chop blocks? We were. Then who nailed our QB in the back? They did. Then who cried “I HOPE ALABAMA BREAKS HIS KNEES IN REVENGE FOR WHAT HE DID TO MURRAY!”? We did. Amazing hypocrisy there. Oh, forgot, who started the fight at the end of the Auburn game? We did.

More importantly, last week Auburn vs Alabama and Georgia vs Georgia Tech, who got in a fight in pre-game? We did.

We are nothing more than a middle aged man from Dunwoody with 3 divorces who blames all his wives when in reality the only common thing among him and his 3 divorces is, him.

That is why Mark Richt has to go. He has lost control of his team. BUt I fear we’d have to settle for Nutt or somebody like that. I guess Gruden wants Miami. Muschamp, bah, loser nowadays although Chizik did come from a 5-19 record.

It’s just a shame we are this bad and this blind.

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
11:49 pm

And at the Auburn game which team had players leave the benches in mass, a penalty enforceable by full game suspensions? We did.

Maybe CMR’s “no comment” about Fairley makes a WHOLE lot more sense now? I think so.

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
11:51 pm

It’s past 5 minutes.

The “death penalty” is currently a punishment under the NCAA’s “repeat violator” rule. Since the 1970s, if a second major violation occurs at any institution within five years of being on probation in the same sport or another sport, that institution is barred from competing in the sport involved in the second violation for either one or two seasons.

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If memory serves me right the only team right now on probation is the University of Alabama and that is until 2012. They vacated wins from 05-07. Not sure who else is.

But Auburn isn’t.

So “Auburn’s gonna get da death penalty! booo ya!!!!” crowd, please, please, please, please don’t let anyone know you pull for Georgia. You’re a disgrace.

uga2002

November 30th, 2010
11:56 pm

Signing off.

Mark Bradley, whatever.

Auburn 42, South Carolina (not USC) 17. Auburn’s defense blitzes early, the line takes Garcia out of the game early with a repeat should injury, backup can’t move the ball much and Lattimore ends the game with under 50 yards and people the next day will say “I think Auburn’s defense has finally matured.”

When in reality it was 12-0 Auburn vs a coach who is not into what he does anymore, a QB that same said coach doesn’t like nor trusts and a RB that went to Columbia only after Little Rock’s Dyer (ESPN’s #1 running back out of high school) committed to Auburn. It’s a recipe for Auburn to be 13-0 and Mark Bradley to totally ignore his prediction and come out with “Auburn loses big to Oregon…”

GMAB.

MikeP

December 1st, 2010
12:05 am

For the idle curious, there have been five rematches in SECCG history. The team that won the first time has a 4-1 record.
As for Spurrier knowing something about rematches, he lost the first game in 1999 to Alabama 40-39. He lost the rematch by something like 45-6. Doesn’t look like he learned much the first time that year.

Y’all are trying to convince yourselves that a 9-3 team is somehow better than a 12-0 team and is likely to win a rematch game. You can dream that, but if you’re getting money involved better put your money on the 12-0 guys.
Auburn is a lot better now than they were back in September. I think that 8-point margin Auburn won by in September gets stretched to around 21.

uga2002

December 1st, 2010
12:06 am

BTW, it’d take a lot more than a scholarship to get me to go to South Carolina.

-UGA2002

Dawgtards ruin this state

December 1st, 2010
12:14 am

Why would talented kids want to lose to Florida EVERY year by 15 points and also lose to Auburn, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tenn, Bama and LSU. Go to any other school in the nation and don’t collect garbage for a living, like most 4-5 star recruits that regress at thUGA. Play for a real coach and fans that understand football, not just shop at wal-mart in Bogart, GA and buy groceries at piggly wiggly.

uga2002

December 1st, 2010
12:14 am

So on the heels of MikeP’s comment, let me see, what if Auburn and South Carolina are better than they were before and there are 0 turnovers and every kicker makes everything they tried. Well, in that case, lets go back to the original 35-27 becomes:

Auburn 27 and South Carolina 14.

Still thinking 42-17 Auburn.

patrick

December 1st, 2010
12:22 am

@ jadennis everyone posts stats from the box score with no knowledge of what really happened in the game. The box score doesnt say marcus lattimore only ran the ball 3 times in the second half of the auburn game in which he only had 39 yards rushing on 14 carries he also caught 3 passes in that game for 28 yards, that is 3.6 yards per touch. In the Kentucky game he only had 79 yards rushing in the FIRST HALF and 133 receiving yards. He was hurt the entire second half except for maybe 2 plays.

Jennifer

December 1st, 2010
3:06 am

Mark, I think you picking a team to win is equivalent to the Corso kiss of death. Thanks for not picking Auburn! War Damn Eagle!

Btw… after watching the Iron Bowl this weekend, do you still consider us to be the most obnoxious fans in the SEC? I think Bama MIGHT have edged us out.

Kickin Chickin

December 1st, 2010
5:09 am

Thanks Mark, I AGREE COMPLETELY!
While Auburn is an excellent team my Gamecocks will not blink and certainly won’t have 4 turnovers in the 4th qt this time. Clemson without the Lake will not have an answer for the balanced O SOS will throw at them Sat in the Dome. Cam is the best player in college football BUT he can’t score from the sideleines.
War Eagles are giddy about beatin bama with huge comeback, we controlled them the entire game when EVERYONE crowned them unbeatable and #1….hmmmmmm who does that sound like??????
PS The best sideshow will NOT be Spurrier on the sidelines; nope it’ll be that jumping jack cheerleader dude with the towel. RoboCoach will be making his case for a one loss SEC team in the BCS at about 7:14 and then Cam might have to actually face the media too.
Kickin Chickin
We’ll see ya and look forward to an awesome game.

bravegamecock

December 1st, 2010
5:41 am

nobody is unstoppable, not even the great cam newton

chazzo

December 1st, 2010
6:45 am

Watch Auburn’s D intentionally try to injure Lattimore.

We Comin

December 1st, 2010
7:18 am

Love it!! Everyone has picked Auburn to be upset all year, so would not expect anything less. War Eagle!

» SEC: Auburn-South Carolina gearing up for Saturday John Clay’s Sidelines

December 1st, 2010
7:31 am

[...] Mark Bradley of the AJC likes South Carolina to pull the upset in title game. [...]

MURPHY

December 1st, 2010
7:38 am

Dawgturds ruin this state,

I find it hillarious that you ask the question of why recruits would want to come to UGA only to lose to UF,AU,Tenn,ect.

You might want to ask why Tech cant get high-profile recruits? Maybe because the Dawgs own your a**! 1-9 1-9 1-9 1-9 I wouldnt want to play for Tech and get bashed every year either.

BobbyDawg

December 1st, 2010
7:44 am

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Auburn is the #1 team in the country this year! You’ll see!

BnB

December 1st, 2010
7:47 am

I don’t know what happened to Mark that first week in 84 when he came to AU but it wasn’t pleasant as he has been an AU hater ever since. I think Pat Dye looked at him mean. Only the most begrudging compliments come from his keyboard and personal prejudices are routinely unsheathed such as this year with the “most obnoxious fans in the SEC” article. The Eric Ramsey saga described as “mainly a love story” was a personal favorite and, of course, all the usual cow college fare. AU can make it easy to be hated with their hypocritical sanctimony…sort of like sports writers. Anyway, can’t say MB doesn’t know how to preach to the choir.

Anyway, I agree that SC has more than a good chance. Probably would have won this September if Spurrier had left in his senior QB. They beat the Bama squad much more handily than Auburn did. But it is reassuring that Bradley has picked SC to win for any AU fan as his prognostication success rate speaks for itself.

MS. Bully

December 1st, 2010
7:50 am

The SEC office will make sure Allbarn wins this game. It would cost the SEC millions of dollars if S.Carolina actually won the game.

jsand99

December 1st, 2010
7:51 am

Some of you Auburn fans are completely ignorant and very arrogant, not to mention, way over confident. Lattimore has 1114 yards rushing compared to Cam’s 1336 yards rushing but you forget the fact that he missed almost 2 games. He was running wild on Kentucky before he got hurt and missed the second half and I can only imagine what he would have done to Vandy if he would have played that game. Cam has missed how many games this season? I would be willing to bet my paycheck that if Latt didn’t get injured, he would have more yards than Cam right now. But go ahead and be overconfident. You will be brought back down to earth Saturday. It’s pick your poison with this Gamecock team. Are you going to stop Lattimore or Jeffery and the receivers? Which ever one you don’t key on is going to have a field day and it’s entirely possible that both have success against your defense. Don’t forget that Jeffery had 206 yards receiving on you in the first game. I don’t think your coaches have forgotten. They will try to account for that and it will open things up more for Lattimore and they still won’t be able to cover Jeffery. Don’t look for 2 fourth quarter fumbles to bail your team out of a loss this time.

David

December 1st, 2010
7:54 am

I love UGA2002s ANAL a sis of Auburn and SC.. IF there were no turnovers, IF each kicker made their kicks… hey here’s a good one… IF USC doesn’t show up to the SECCG Auburn will win… but that’s a big IF.. don’t expect it to happen… and whichever idiot said that Auburn will win because they’re undefeated and the SEC will make sure they go to the NCG? Really.. Seems to me thats not the case and never has been.. A 10-3 USC team in the Sugarbowl against Ohio State would be more entertaining than watching Auburn get their asses beat by Oregon…

War Eagle

December 1st, 2010
8:01 am

Thanks for the indorsement. Now I know AU will win this game, I have been worried about The Old Ball Coach and his best team ever at SC, but I think you just gave them the kiss of death. The War Eagle defense comes up with big plays, althought they give up the big play as well. Nothing kills an offense like a Fumble or Interception and the boys on the Plains make it happen because they are physical. Combine that with an offense that keeps the pressure on the defense and they just wear a team down. That’s why they win in the end! Plus they want it more. Go Tigers, win one for the Shug!

DoodeeFace

December 1st, 2010
8:06 am

I still think Nick Fairly should be penalized, put to death, and incarcerated for that ugly thing he did to Aaron Murray. He’s a real bad man, and the barners don’t deserve to win anything. My Dawgs really outplayed them, and he just got away with murder.

Steve Superior

December 1st, 2010
8:13 am

Not only do I have to prepare for Auburn, but now i have to prepare for the “Mark Bradley Pick Jinx” also.

Woodstock Dawg

December 1st, 2010
8:15 am

Thanks Mark, you just made my decision much easier. My money is on Auburn!

The Real Sports Guy

December 1st, 2010
8:26 am

Yeah you liked Alabama last week too.
How did that work out?

Sid

December 1st, 2010
8:39 am

You are talking to a man who has laughed in the face of death, sneered at doom and chuckled at catastrophe.

The seer of seers……………

……….prognosticator
of prognosticators……

Auburn in a close one…………….!!!

AUsome

December 1st, 2010
8:44 am

I love conspiracy theories.
“The SEC will make sure Auburn Wins”

I suppose the refs will drop out of the black helicopters to flag South Carolina.

LMAO.

Sorry……. just had to get that off my chest.

South Carolina has its share of talent and could pull off the upset.
What will happen?
Depends on which USC team shows up the guys that played Florida or the guys that played Arkansas.

Big wide receivers have given Auburn fits all year and this game should be no different.
AU has shut down stellar running backs all season and will do so again.

Garcia and company will put up some points but……
SC will have to throw more than they want to and there will be a pick or two.
That (and a few timely sacks) will be the difference in the game.

AU 35, SC 28

GT-Armchair-QB

December 1st, 2010
8:48 am

Mark:

You’re getting smarter in your older years.

Your assessment of Ted Roof, is spot ON!

He cost us dearly as a DC at Georgia Tech.

Dude is clueless, when it comes to coaching D.

Agree with you: South Carolina pulls this one out. For the same reason O’Leary’s teams lost….. TED “LEAKY” ROOF!!!!

DC

December 1st, 2010
8:48 am

I love how everyone is throwing out same ideas of what MB has excluded from his article…and I love how he comments on couple pro posts for him and doesn’t respond to the one that differ from his…

Not like anything else important is going on in sports right now..in atlanta at least…who is watching hockey or NBA or NCAABB right now…falcons are on sunday…

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Ted M

December 1st, 2010
9:24 am

Mark,

The Jackets lost by 20 yesterday for their 2nd lose in a row. Is NW any good? Have you any contact with Hewitt since you – point blank – called him a lousy coach?

MikeP

December 1st, 2010
9:26 am

Let’s see about that first game: Lattimore gets pulled after halftime because Auburn stuffed him. That will change because???? If Auburn can stuff bama’s duo of Ingrham and Richardson they can certainly stuff Lattimore again.

Garcia was pulled because Auburn beat him to a pulp to the point that he fumbled twice in the fourth quarter and he started that game healthy! He’s starting this one with a bad shoulder and a bad hand. Do you think he’ll last until halftime?

Auburn is 12-0. Carolina is 9-3. The reason for that difference is that Auburn’s a better team. Better teams almost always beat inferior teams. Auburn wins, and it won’t be as close as the eight points Auburn won by in September.

“If Nick Fairley was a Dawg, he’d be a rock star in Georgia.”~~~Buck Belue

PMC

December 1st, 2010
9:32 am

There is no limit on the number of comebacks you can make. Auburn has more than proven that they are the most deserving National Championship contender in the country.

This game will be about about ball control and mistakes pure and simple and obviously who can score touchdowns instead of settling for Field Goals. You are not going to win against Auburn settling for Field Goals. 3 points is a win for the Auburn defense plain and simple. Settling for 3 will get you beat. If South Carolina controls the ball scores touchdowns and doesn’t have turnovers they very well could win the game.

I really think keeping the ball out of the hands of Newton is the way to win. They do need to run the ball and then throw deep off play action because Auburns safeties are always slow to help out over the top.

Mr. Red

December 1st, 2010
9:40 am

Great – Bradley just put the hex on SC.

autiger83

December 1st, 2010
9:46 am

The only reason Roof looks like any kind of a coordinator is that Malzahns offense puts up such big numbers they keep him from looking like an idiot. Granted, Auburn needs to keep recruiting D players. Still thin in the secondary and the talent level isnt what it needs to be.

Still, I think Auburn wins this game. Garcia will find a way to screw it up in the clutch especially after he gets popped in the mouth a couple of times. Spurrier will be throwing the visor by late in the 3rd quarter.

Gator Mike

December 1st, 2010
9:51 am

I find it interesting that a lot of sports writers are annointing Carolina as the winner because they have never achieved anything in the SEC. Both teams are hungry; therefore it should be a good game.
As for me – WAR EAGLE. I am pulling for AU to go all the way for the SEC. Carolina is a good team. They clobbered my Gators, but they also lost to UK and they got drilled by Arkansas.

NERDS!!! 42-34!!!

December 1st, 2010
9:52 am

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fabfire

December 1st, 2010
9:58 am

Wow!The South Carolina Gamecocks are use to people not picking us!So we r not concerned about that!We have been defying odds all season so why should anyone pick us, when we were suppose to lose to#1Bama,the mighty gators,the bulldogs,and both tigers!Wow!Auburn should have lost the first time to us to be honest!But we lost,so no arguement on that.Bottom line, the game will be decided on the field saturday!All that both teams accomplished in the regular season won’t matter as it is a one game season right now!And the gamecocks i assure you will be ready!Let’s go!

AU Rolls

December 1st, 2010
10:20 am

Relax—Auburn beats South Carolina Saturday like a rented mule. Their D can’t match up with Cam, Dyer and the massive AU oline-which is the best in the country. Fairley will dominate their oline and AU gets an easy win: 33-17!

Onto the BCS–Auburn beats Oregon in a wild shootout: 44-37! National champs!!!!

MR

December 1st, 2010
10:30 am

I have to admit that all the dawg fans are correct. They own Tech. They own a team in the ACC, has a student of 14,000, and truly cannot recruit the 5 star player. One thing though, Tech can be defeated every year by UGA but that has to bearing on how we do in the ACC. UGA is owned by Fla…..and will never see the SECCG because that will remain true. Tech lost to UGA last year and won the ACC. When was the last time UGA won the conference….? Both teams sucked this year.

MR

December 1st, 2010
10:31 am

NERDS!!! 42-34!!! – You are an idiot.

PharmRooster

December 1st, 2010
11:06 am

@ Seriously,
Sounds like you are very bitter that Lattimore chose to go to USC over AU and that he has had a MUCH better season than Dyer. I agree he didn’t do much against AU in Sept, but 1,110 yards and 19 TDs is pretty amazing for a freshman in the SEC.

Not sure who will win Sat, but I hope it is a great game that comes down to the last possession. Good luck to both teams on a safe game and
GO GAMECOCKS!

aualum87

December 1st, 2010
11:06 am

Mark,
Just keep picking Auburn to lose like the media has done for the last 9 weeks or so and eventually you’ll get it right…..(it may be next year, but eventually you’ll get it right)….and then you can brag on here about how “you called it”…Jealousy is a very transparent emotion..and this state is full of it for Auburn…

And for your UGA buddies that talked about Fairley, take a look at #50 (LB for thUGA) ripping the helmet off of the GT RB after he’s laying down on the ground…talk about dirty….

The Ol' Ball Coach

December 1st, 2010
11:08 am

Well, we got a chance. We’ll try to throw it around a little bit and run it a little bit and just see what happens. We got a chance.

Just saying

December 1st, 2010
11:10 am

NERDS!!! 42-34!!!
= Summer’s Eve

Aubbie

December 1st, 2010
11:11 am

Sniff, sniff. I just messed my costume.

Geno Cheese Stick

December 1st, 2010
11:18 am

Does anyone have Brother Bill Oliver’s number?

Aubbie

December 1st, 2010
11:21 am

Can someone pass the toilet paper please?

Scooter

December 1st, 2010
11:21 am

Damn, you aubie fans are sensitive. A guy writes a column (which is supposed to be opinionated) and you go ape-crap becuase someone would dare pick South Carolina to beat your precious Cam Newton. You are as bad as the Florida folks were the past few years with Timmy Tebow. Remember, he cried when he played in the Dome last fall.

Aubbie

December 1st, 2010
11:23 am

Seriously. I’m going to need a new costume for Saturday. This stuff aint coming out. Must have been that Chizburger I ate.

Way To Go Bradley

December 1st, 2010
11:29 am

You picked my roosters. Coming from you that is the kiss of death. Thanks a butt load.

Aubbie

December 1st, 2010
11:30 am

Aha! I will go to Toomers Corner. There should be plent of toilet paper there that I can use. It won’t be needed this coming weekend.

MikeP

December 1st, 2010
12:39 pm

The top three offenses in the SEC are Auburn, Arkansas, Kentucky.
USC’s three losses:~~ Auburn, Arkansas, Kentucky.

Anyone detect a pattern here? Ellis Johnson’s defensive coaching is as bad as the opposing offense is good. He’ll be bad again Saturday.

Carolinas Finest

December 1st, 2010
12:49 pm

yall sound like a bunch of retards at a lunch table…

Chris K

December 1st, 2010
1:22 pm

Oscar

November 30th, 2010
1:54 pm
Learn more about how corrupt Auburn is here:

http://leatherhelmetblog.com/2010-articles/november/unabridged-story-of-cam-and-auburn.html
=======================
Hey Oscar, has your team purchased the little pink dress for it’s QB next year? Sure wouldn’t want him to get hurt.

AU#1

December 1st, 2010
2:03 pm

The NCAA today declared Cam Newton eligible to play and cleared Auburn from any wrong doing in it’s recruitment of him.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5870788

War Eagle!!!

David

December 1st, 2010
3:26 pm

AU Rolls

December 1st, 2010
10:20 am
Relax—Auburn beats South Carolina Saturday like a rented mule. Their D can’t match up with Cam, Dyer and the massive AU oline-which is the best in the country. Fairley will dominate their oline and AU gets an easy win: 33-17!

Onto the BCS–Auburn beats Oregon in a wild shootout: 44-37! National champs!!!!

ha ha wake up!!! Wake Up!!! Whatever pipe dream you’re on I want some… Auburn couldn’t scor 14 points against Oregon let alone 44!!

Their Season will be the BCS Bowl of their dreams… the Orange Bowl… unless Oregon loses then they’ll play that powerhouse TCU for the National Championship…

They’ve been playing with a monkey on their backs all season and now that monkey’s gonna get spanked..

Quick reinstatement of eligibility by the NCAA, but what say the SEC? Oh thats right the conspiracy theorists think they are a lock…

Not gonna happen… Auburn loses 34-17 garcia throws for over 300 yards and Lattrimore rushes for over 150… take it to the bank!!

JP

December 1st, 2010
3:34 pm

If i remember right, SC also had Lattimore the first time we played them! SC has the better defense? Maybe so but AU actually had 20 more yards of offense than SC in the first game. Had AU not turned the ball over twice, who knows what the score could have been. AU defense held SC to 200 total yards of offense! SC had 44 yards rushing!! Don’t get me wrong, i don’t believe AU will win big and i would be surprised if AU lost a close one but i can’t see how you look at the first game and expect a win from SC. It is certainly a possibility since any SEC game is but what a homer to actually call it the way he does…sounds alot like jealousy to me!!!

Matt

December 1st, 2010
4:35 pm

At least you don’t try and hide the fact that you are the most UGA biased anti GT / Auburn reporter in the SE

chrisInInverness

December 1st, 2010
5:21 pm

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ooooooops.

NCAA clears Newton AND Auburn of ALL CHARGES.

Sucks to be a ugag fan.

But wait — you did beat ga tech.

WOW.

Gamecockfan10

December 1st, 2010
5:24 pm

you allbarn people are complete idiots. stop sucking cam newton off. GAMECOCKS will Prevail on Saturday. We WILL win 100%. You can just go home, sit down and shut up and take it for what it is. GAMECOCKS 2010 SEC CHAMPIONS BABY!!!

David

December 1st, 2010
6:29 pm

JP,

You should really get your facts straight..

SCar total offense 384 yards 305 passing 79 rushing…

you can expect to see more of that except the rushing numbers will go up this game (trust me I’m a doctor).. I expect you’ll see 500 yards total this game and at least 34 points for SCar..

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USC GAMEC0CK

December 2nd, 2010
4:20 pm

I guess the kids finally went home as the comments on this blog have stopped….so I will put in the last word for the dorks who don’t know squat about football….USC will roll Auburn and make Bama proud….now go find your passifier.

weagle weagle

December 2nd, 2010
4:39 pm

Scooter,
Auburn fans are just sick of getting on the AJC and reading how much this moron hate Auburn. Week in and Week out Mark is anti-Auburn. It’s our one year give us some credit. We have been waiting a long time for this.

Ms. L

December 2nd, 2010
5:45 pm

Isn’t Mr. Bradley the same author who said AU should make Cam sit out? Good thing that advice was ignored. As well it should have been.

олимпиада сочи

December 2nd, 2010
8:42 pm

привет, Не бери в голову!

GAMECOCKBOY

December 2nd, 2010
10:49 pm

Seriously

bring your ass here to columbia,sc and call our rb a coward.. he will be in the nfl while u will still be hating.lmao. enjoy watching my teams rb on your tv…lmao
‘

GOOO USC FIGHTING GAMECOCKS!

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December 4th, 2010
1:45 pm

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danny

December 4th, 2010
11:53 pm

Mark, you need to reevaluate your thinking on this blog! 56-17!

Henry

December 6th, 2010
5:38 pm

I think the NCAA should be dumped and go to the NIT

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