IF YOU THINK THINGS ARE DOWN AT BAMA...

LOOK DOWN THE ROAD TO AUBIE...

    Some Bama fans seem to the Crimson world has come to an end with the loss to TAM. I kinda think that Bama is going to sneak in the backdoor of the BCS National Championship game myself. Losing one game a year is not a collapse.  Can you imagine what it is like to be an Auburn Tiger fansright now. Okay, beyond the jokes of "no I can't imagine how anyone can even be a Tiger fan", they must be devasted. We worry about losing one game. Auburn worries about being the winner on America's Funniest Videos. Now that Auburn has won that all important second game they can really focus on Alabama A&M. That means that the Tigers can win 3 games this year. I don't see them beating Alabama in the Iron Bowl. Someone could throw a hand granade in the seating sections of Jordan Hare Stadium and injury nary a soul. A friend told me that he didn't think that more than 10,000 fans stuck around for the finish.

     Auburn has lost their season and their pride already. Now they may lose their head coach, and their top three recruits are seriously looking around. They say a coaching change will change everything in their minds. So in some regards that scenario it also means the Tigers may have lost their immediate future. If Chizik leaves it means all his assitant coaches leave with him. No more Trooper Taylor. If you are  a Tide fan that is reason alone to hope Chizik gets fired. That little ball of sunshine really makes me mad. He is also subject to a lot of speculation about his recruiting this season. Personally, I hope the Tigers keep Chizik forever. Things are not going downhill at Auburn - the hill has landed on top of them. Two seasons back the Tigers were national champions. Now they are national jokes. How many players are on the Auburn football team? It depends on how many the coaches can find on game day.It's been a year of despair and it isn't going to get better anytime soon.

     All this tells me that the system of Saban and his ability to pipeline players into the NFL at the end of three seasons is paying dividends. I can't help thinking how good we might be with Trent in the backfield. Saban said take the money and walk to the NFL. No need to run from Alabama. We'll help you get in the NFL. Someone told me the number of future NFL players  in Bama's could be determined by the number of fresham who play. Those playing are leaving in three years, and Bama wants them to play all they can. Playing as a freshman means recruits want to come play the first year at Alabama. Playing as a freshman is a big deal anywhere. Playing as a freshman at Alabma means you have been annoited to play in the League.

Three and Free at Alabama

     Trying to compare Gene Chizik to Nick Saban is like comparing a camping tent to living in a Hollywood neighborhood where Brad Pitt lives next door. There is no comparison. I know that Coach Chizak seems to be a stand up type guy. I also think Saban is as well. The difference is that Saban will in 13 or 14 games this season and Auburn will win 3  games. Auburn's football program is separated by the distance between the earth and the moon. The Tide might beat the Tigers by 40. Things have fallen that far in two years at the lovliest villiage on the plains. When you look at the success, tradition, and coaches at Alabama you can't imagine the Tide program reaching the depths that Auburn finds themselves today. I think Bama wins another National Championship before Auburn as a 10 win season. I feel sorry for my Auburn buddies. They are good guys. They hurt when their team loses and this season has been so bad they might get addicted to pain meds. They better get to live with it. Things are likely to remain the same before any real progress is made down there. Sad but true.