I presume most of y’all heard about the false bravado emanating from one of Auburn’s offensive linemen yesterday.
I know the natural reaction to stuff like that is to call that perfect bulletin board material, but who are we kidding here? Auburn’s offense is averaging ***checks notes*** 17.5 points per game against FBS opposition, so an offensive dynamo the Tigers aren’t. (NOTE: Per Barrett Sallee, it’s even more anemic against P5 teams: “The Tigers are averaging 2.6 points per game in regulation over their last eight games against Power Five opponents, including goose eggs in regulation the last two weeks.”)
Really, it puts me more in mind of this epic quote:
Get The Picture 
Damn, son, I don’t think I would have said that.
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“One of the greatest punch lines of all time!”
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Demolish the dog crap out of us?
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Definitely famous last words!
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On October 8, a very wobbly Barn itching to fire its coach will play its FIRST road game of the season in front of a packed Sanford Stadium crowd that has had plenty of time to tailgate that will also be pissed that its team didn’t beat its previous two overmatched opponents into submission. Seems like a great time to trash talk to me.
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I did a double take when I saw that this was their first road game in week 6. Hard to see Harsin surviving this stretch.
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I guess it is only fair to point out that we don’t play our first away game next year until September 30…..against Auburn.
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I do not understand the claim that Auburn scored “goose eggs” (which is commonly a synonym for zero) in regulation the past 2 games. The scoreboard said Auburn scored 14 during the first 60 minutes of the game against Missouri and 17 in the game against LSU, so to what is Sallee referring?
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Maybe FG’s or defensive TD’s?
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I saw that too and was confused. But I am not the brightest guy, so I just let it slide thinking it was me….
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Probably just BS blowing smoke(or something) out his ass as usual.
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I too, resemble that remark 🧐 you’re in good company, KingM
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Another tigle quote, “if we can just get that in door plumbing stuff, we won’t have to go outside to poo”…#AUBURN SUCKS!
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Just plain old…”Fuck ’em”…GO DAWGS!
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That stood out to me as well. Against Mizzou, they had two rushing TDs in regulation. Against LSU, they had two passing TDs in regulation.
If “goose egg” means something other than “zero,” I’m unfamiliar with it.
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I think what Auburn grad Barrett Sallee was trying to write before he was so rudely interrupted by the English language is that Auburn has averaged scoring 2.6 points over the past 8 games against P5 opponents in the second half of games in regulation.
That was 3 against Ole Miss, 0 against A&M, 6 against Miss. St., 3 against USCe, and 3 against Alabama last year then 6 against Penn State and goose eggs against LSU and Mizzou this year.
Add that up, and it’s 21 points over 8 games — 2.6.
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Nice sleuthing work there, 1995.
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Thanks Dawgfan! My compliments for your energy and spare time!!
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Look at the big brain on DawgFan1995.
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All Credit to Sports-Reference.com to make it easy to look that up. 🙂
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“It’s my modesty that makes me so great!”
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Damn Dawgfan, you should have kept quit and let everybody continue to think you are a fricking genius at analyzing numbers. I was about to offer you $500/hr to take a look at a couple of small companies I’m thinking of investing in.
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Not far off my hourly rate as a construction lawyer
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Touché my friend. I knew I should’ve gone to law school.
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Yeah I bet your portfolio is really suffering, GurkhaD.
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The last 20 years of my career I wouldn’t put my work boots on for less than that and a three hour minimum. I had plenty of business as my competitors charged significantly more than I and they aren’t worth a red piss. I did my best to pass my knowledge on to the clients and most are competent. I don’t make shit now. I do get up when I please.
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Yeah, portfolio is doing pretty good. Of course we are all investing geniuses when times are good. The real test is when things turn to shit, which it looks to be starting to do. Enjoy your retirement Ranger, I’m got the feeling you will.
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Definitely a phallic symbol!!
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FWIW, CBS updated Sallee’s quip to say, “In second halves (excluding overtime), the Tigers are averaging 2.6 points per game over their last eight games against Power Five opponents, including goose eggs in regulation the last two weeks. ”
I guess even his editors there couldn’t make heads or tails of that stat and fixed it.
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Thank you, I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s confused by that. I also looked back at their last 8 games against Power 5 opponents and I got 17.25 ppg in regulation, not 2.6. Maybe Sallee’s using some Hollywood math?
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Based on a true story
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Sounds like someone already found out that Carter wasn’t playing and decided to do some free style rapping. JDJ, go do your thing.
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There needs to be an epic after school “Ralphie” beat down. Remember how Ralphies mom had to pull him off Scott Farkas?
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We’ll see.
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That statement would make sense if they had a good team!
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I understand the urge to laugh this quote off, and ultimately I think it’s a silly thing to say. But, man, I don’t think it’s a great sign that opposing teams aren’t the least bit scared of the Dawgs right now. UGA really needs a get right game this Saturday.
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This is my thought too
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two things
First, bless Brandon’s heart; and
Second, I don’t care for Auburn
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Small caveat, Senator, Sallee’s comment only relates to Auburn in the second half. They were competent on offense in the first half of Missouri and LSU, it just didn’t last. If the UGA offense starts fast they’ll probably cover, but Auburn is capable of making it a rock fight if we let them.
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That quote, I swear, I just wrapped up a trial defending someone in a knife fight. The deceased’s last words were, and I’m not making this up: “Man, I ain’t scared of no knife.”
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Is it really false, though?
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Not sure what Auburn would achieve by “keeping them out of their 3rd down package”.
If Georgia doesn’t have a 3rd down it is fine as Hell with me.
That guy must have taken too many blows to the head. Either that or he is just incapable of logical thought.
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He’s a center, so he’s probably talking about using pace to keep Georgia’s defense from subbing on third down, kinda the same way Alabama used pace to keep 99 on or off the field during last year’s SECCG, which really worked for them.
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It’s a lot like the shit talk from that Gamecock blogger – “don’t let us hang around or we will beat you.” Well, we didn’t so we’ll never know if he was right. When you know you’re going to get your ass waxed you put a lot of conditions on your shit talk. I have a feeling that Auburn will not, in fact, be able to keep our third down packages off of the field and therefore he’ll be able to say afterward he wasn’t wrong, it’s just that the scenario he was predicting couldn’t play out.
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Remember when that Missouri guy said Georgia plays old man football? This is like that. Why didn’t Auburn use his plan on LSU instead of losing on their own home field. Would have made a lot of sense.
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Did I happen to mention I don’t care for Auburn?
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Somebody help me out. What word in this quote is doing a shit-ton of heavy lifting?
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