(EDITED BY AUTHOR: 9/18/2005 - 8:35 p.m.)Well, as noted earlier, we sucked at time of possession. We scored too quickly and were unable to create consistently the required four yards and appropriate cloud of dust. This may be due to the significant seasonal rainfall -- the lack of the cloud of dust part, at least. The outrageous chunks of yardage were undoubtedly a combination of the faithless alleged leadership we call coaches and the horrendous quality of the football side from Mr. Letterman's alma mater -- all of which are symptomatic of the decline and fall of Auburn football civilization from tactics to scheduling. Yes, "have handbasket will travel," and we all know its dubious destination.
We can also blame the defense for this embarrassing breakdown in time of possession dominion. It was the defense that allowed Ball State to possess the ball for nearly 33 minutes and allowed the Cardinals their first points versus a foe from a BCS conference. The shame of it all! Indeed, the Barbarians are at the gates.
Finally, and most significantly, the Bama running attack was more aesthetically pleasing because they tortured the Gamecocks with long drives before posting their points. This is how teams from the Golden Age dispatched their victims - slowly, steadily, and cruelly. Then, having built a sufficient lead in the traditional manner just described, these teams could spend the entire fourth quarter punting on third down (first or second if the weather were really awful).
Such nouveau riche techniques as scoring quickly on every possession reveal the poverty of spirit that characterizes modernity, a spirit that sadly permeates every cell of today's Auburn football organism.
Also, there are no radio stations in Tennessee that carry the game, so I had to listen to rely on the faint signal from Fort Payne, Alabama, as I sojourned through the hills of Southeastern Tennessee on my way back to the Peach State. I am sure that I will have some further critiques of the sartorial nature once I see the CSS Replay. The socks certainly will be wrong and the Orange in the stands will be unsightly.
Oh, the decay.
(EDITED BY AUTHOR: 9/18/2005 - 5:58 p.m.)
::::>C'mon nay sayers, yo're letting me down. Don't let the fact that Auburn scored everytime they had possession of the ball hold you back. You're much more creative than you know. Find something to bitch about.
::::>Here's my bitch: We need a breather like Ball State before we face Western Kentucky?
::::>And I thought that with such a laugher on the schedule, I could go and see something exciting likethe Marlins and Phillies in the wild card race. The game was excitng for 8 whole innings. The top 1/2 of the ninth was really really dull though.
::::>I don't want to hear any Cubs fans bitching about Steve Bartman, the baseball Gods got the required sacrifice yesterday.
