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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Statement game? We'll see when Auburn and South Carolina clash under the lights

Here's how today's Auburn-South Carolina game advance starts:
AUBURN, Ala. — Early-season statement games can be misleading.

Case in point: Two years ago, after LSU squeaked by Auburn in a September battle between top-10 teams. LSU ended up with a 3-5 league record, while Auburn parted ways with its head coach.

So proclamations about the outcome of tonight’s matchup at Jordan-Hare Stadium between No. 12 South Carolina and No. 17 Auburn shouldn’t be blown out of proportion.

Nevertheless, both teams think a lot is riding on this September game between teams trying to establish themselves as SEC contenders.

“It’s a lot to prove,” Auburn right guard Byron Isom said. “When you get this type of attention for this type of game, it’s really a statement game.”
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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Some food for thought:

Tim Tebow thru 4 games, 2009
Passing: 44/68, 643 yds, 6 td, 1 int
Rushing: 55 rush, 271 yds, 5 td

Cameron Newton thru 4 games, 2010
Passing: 43/68, 683 yds, 9 td, 3 int
Rushing: 75 rush, 485 yds, 5 td