Greetings from a soggy Raymond James Stadium, site of today's Outback Bowl.

Fact No. 1: it is raining. We got a little wet on the way in and it looks like things have intensified since we got to the press box. It'll probably still be raining during the game, so that will be a factor.

Fact No. 2: The pirate ship beyond the north end zone is pretty massive. Check the post below for a good picture of Auburn's players having a good time on it yesterday. I'd go down there, but, like I mentioned in Fact No. 1, it is raining out.

Fact No. 3: it smells like Outback Steakhouse in the stadium, which makes me hungry. I'm going to seek out some food. But I will be back in a little bit to blog some more as players start trickling out on the field and we get closer to gametime.

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Here's the view from my seat:


9:47 update: Auburn's got a little bit of a different look out there. They've got white shoes and white socks (or at least the kickers do). Normally they've got black shoes. It certainly gives them a bit of a different look.

10:04 update: The rain looks like it's stopping. The sun even made a brief appearance. It returned to being overcast though. My sources in Florida tell me this is how the weather is all the time, so expect it to be that way the rest of the game.

10:13 update: Don't see quarterback Clint Moseley on the field during warmups. No big deal, since Moseley is redshirting this season. He was in Tampa this week. Auburn has three quarterbacks dressed -- Chris Todd, Neil Caudle and Barrett Trotter. Four if you count Kodi Burns.

10:20 update: Nick Fairley was working with the ones during drills in the pre-game in place of Mike Blanc, who was running with the twos. Fairley started the season opener but Blanc started the remaining 11 games.

11:00 update: Moseley is here. He's just not dressed. That makes sense, since he's not going to play.