SEC Football: Auburn tweet storm still churning after Clemson loss
By Ronald Evans
As a SEC football fan celebrating the miseries of rivals is great fun. Auburn football fans are still in meltdown mode. Check out these tweets.
Right up front, let’s be clear, Auburn losing is not as good as winning but it is close. SEC football is a blood sport and for this fan, there are no chants of “SEC, SEC, SEC” when the Aubies are playing an out-of-conference foe.
Some Auburn contests are miserable for Alabama fans. When the west Georgia Tigers are playing Tennessee and Notre Dame, we cannot watch but pull for a 0-0 tie. Yes, a tie is no longer possible in college football. and that is why such contests are miserable.
What follows in this post is also bittersweet for this Tide fan. The Aubies are about done with Gus. We hate that. We would prefer they name him ‘coach for life.’
Yet it is satisfying when the almost always overhyped Auburn program crashes into reality. Remember all those years when Paul Finebaum defined Gus Malzahn as an offensive genius!
Auburn struggled on offense Saturday night in Death Valley https://t.co/XFdn2uhdbW
— Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) September 11, 2017
Struggled? Did Finebaum watch the game? Well, ‘mortified’ is a better word to describe the Auburn offensive mess. Barrett Sallee offered up some real facts.
Auburn officially has the worst offensive line in the nation. Giving up seven sacks per game pic.twitter.com/7NigQ7YcpY
— Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 (@BarrettSallee) September 10, 2017
So what is the spin down on the the ‘Loveliest Village on the Plains’
“We’re going to be a good offense before this is all said & done. I promise you that.” @AuburnFootball's Gus Malzahn https://t.co/31YPvZ6EhE
— Jeff Shearer (@jeff_shearer) September 10, 2017
Right now a Gus promise has about as much chance coming true as getting Waffle House to cook up a souffle. Remember when Auburn’s long-time soothsayer, Pat Dye was touting the talents of the Aubie’s offensive line? Our guess is Dye will turn on Gus next, just as he did with Gene Chizik.
Here is the most positive spin on Auburn football.
— Chuck in Atlanta (@cfbchuck) September 11, 2017
@AuburnFootball saw @ClemsonFB team that looks too much like @AlabamaFTBL https://t.co/5NFxLr2A3x
— Tom Shanahan (@Shanny4055) September 11, 2017
Sorry for Gus...sad really.
— Paul (@PaulRuedi) September 10, 2017
The feeling sorry for Gus contingent certainly appears to the minority of Auburn fans. Deservedly so, Gus is getting most of the heat.
Auburn's offense: 15 yards in the second half against Clemson.
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) September 10, 2017
Why everyone blaming Stidham? This lost was on O Line play and play calling which Gus was the one doing! #PleaseFireGus
— David Street (@dstreet0107) September 10, 2017
My assessment of @AuburnFootball offensive execution and play calling last night. Lots to figure out! #WDE pic.twitter.com/fgkzG9CN6N
— Dee J. (@aubigdaddy) September 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/KingTuck3000/status/906976359351771137
#Auburn #Auburnfootball #AUBvsCLEM # pic.twitter.com/FiFSJNsITs
— Philip Lefebvre (@CFtrashtalkNat) September 10, 2017
Gus is too arrogant to change anything and doesn't know how to change a game plan when his plan isn't working.
— Troy A. Walker (@walkernator1) September 11, 2017
I will never buy in to the tiniest amount of hype regarding an Auburn football team again.
— Clint Richardson (@Clintau24) September 10, 2017
I will probly die 20 years younger than I am supposed to from watching Auburn football
— GB 🥶 (@_GRAY5ON_) September 10, 2017
We never have two things that don't match offense no defense defense no offense QB no O line damnnn pic.twitter.com/S9qnWgyFbC
— Renzo (@renzohenson1) September 10, 2017
We could continue this post with another 50 tweets but at some point, it is just too much. Making fun of little brother too long becomes tiresome.
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Auburn football will press on in week three. Auburn will take on the Mercer Bears and it could not come at a better time as the Gus bus limps home with two flat tires.