I watched most of the Auburn/Florida game and what I didn't watch I listened through a radio app. I have to say I was not impressed with Florida's offense as much as I was their defense (obvious) and Auburn's complete inability to keep their play makers in front of them.

Here's my TLDR for those that don't want to read shite like this on a Monday morning:

If we tackle at the LOS and keep everything in front of us, we will win this game and win it big.

Contrary to the nation's belief, our run defense is actually pretty stout. Obviously it was stellar against Utah State, but it's been reliable all year. Their best playmaker, IMO, is Perine. If we can run sideline to sideline, which we do with the best in the nation, and get off blocks and wrap up, that's a huge factor taken out of the game right there. Auburn was gashed on the ground only a few times, but that's all it took for him to take one to the house. Shut Perine down and force Trask to beat you through the air.

That seems like a pretty simple task for Trask, considering our pass defense has been mediocre if we want to be polite. We actually only give up 6.43 yards per attempt, which means we defend the pass well, but we are giving up around 12 per completion, which is solidly middle of the pack nationally. It's not where we want to be, and it means that when we do get beat they are on longer passes, which is pretty counterproductive to stopping a big play offense.

Auburn was able to pressure Trask, which led to a lot of turnovers. Nix is arse, for sure, but most of those turnovers on both sides were takeaways rather than giveaways. Pressure on the QB forcing shite throws, good backside pressure, and straight up jarring hits. I do not think we will be able to get pressure on Trask that well. Not to say, I'm worried that we won't be able to pressure Trask, I outright think that going into this game with the plan of forcing Trask into bad throws is not going to work. I know we have had plenty of guys out, but I can't see us all of a sudden bringing a monster pass rush in our biggest game of the season so far.

I will get lambasted for this, but it's just the way I see it. Trask has a fricking noodle. He doesn't hit the deep ball well. He gets the ball to his playmakers and lets them do the rest. have supreme confidence in Stingley on an island. I have a good bit of confidence in Fulton. But if we are manning up, especially getting our backers on one of these backs, I'm not sure they don't take one to the house. I think the best plan of attack is to keep everything in front of us, play a conservative defensive scheme, and trust our offense to outscore them. Trask will frick up eventually. They don't have the horses to score at will, and I truly think we do.

I know they have a good defense, but Nix made some absolutely crucial errors that kept UF ahead. yes most were takeaways, but the INT in the endzone was not. The fumble on the PR that set florida up with goal to go was not. It was a series of boneheaded mistakes for Auburn that kept it from being close.

Score Prediction: LSU 38 - UF 21