Ode to Phillip Lutzenkirchen

Ode to 

Phillip Lutzenkirchen

We will miss you dear Friend Lutzy!

Your time here on earth is done!

Even now as you smile from Heaven,

Your Auburn family is missing  their son!

You truly represented Auburn well;

And we won't  forget your Heartfelt smile!

You kept moving your teammates forward,

taking the high road and extra mile!

Your spirit will forever surround us as we watch the Eagle Soar!;

And your soul will always  be resounded when we hear the Tiger roar!

You are gone but not forgotten!;

And We are sad there was no time for goodbye!,

But your Auburn Family Will always remember you

When we look towards that orange and blue sky!!

As for your close knit friends and family 

Who had no time to bid a fond farewell,

You have left them with a great legacy 

And many happy memories and fond stories to tell!!

So soar on the wings of the Eagle!

Keep smiling from above!

Your presence will remain on the plains in Auburn!

Thanks for sharing your AUsome love!

RIP Phillip Lutzenkirchen

6/01/1991-

6/29/2014

WAR EAGLE ALWAYS!!

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CFP Contenders- UCLA Bruins

I absolutely despise this time of year from a college football perspective. There are few actual college football headlines, so the media gurus are searching for, and sometimes making up, their own headlines. Thank goodness for the actual sports that we do have going on in the summer. Plus this year we have the World Cup. 

I wanted to take this space and time to look at some of the contenders that have a realistic shot at making one of the four spots available for the newly formed College Football Playoff (CFP) I'll try to give you evidence as to what makes them contenders, not just my opinion. Feel free to leave comments on this post or any of our Social Media platforms. TWITTER, FACEBOOK, FANCRED, PINTEREST, GOOGLE+ or INSTAGRAM. 

Since I am a firm believer that our Auburn Tigers are going to make the new playoff, I will only be looking at who our competition may be when the regular season ends.

The ESPN show that features college football had an interesting discussion the other night about how good the PAC 12 is going to be this fall. There was a lot of banter about whether or not the teams in the PAC 12 were as good as the SEC teams, and if the conference stacked up top to bottom with the SEC. I am not here to debate that, although it does lend some credence to what I am about to tell you. 

U.C.L.A. will be a beast this year.

The Bruins are led by NFL experienced head coach Jim Mora. An added plus is that the Bruins are led offensively by former Auburn Offensive Coordinator Noel Mazzone.
Coming off of a 10 win season, including the drumming of Va Tech in the Hyundai Sun Bowl, the Bruins are returning a two year starter at the QB position.  

Brett Hundley has amassed an impressive resume while leading his team with record setting performances in passing completions, passing yardage, and total offense. All were single season marks. There is no reason not expect these numbers to climb this season, and possibly have Hundley atop many career marks for the storied Bruins football record book. 

Looking at the CFBStats.com page we see that UCLA was ranked 20th in scoring offense.While hanging around in the middle of the pack in total defense. 

Defensively, UCLA probably won't rank well this season either because the PAC 12 returns so many good QB's much like the SEC did last season. This was one of the talking points analyst used to compare the two conferences for the upcoming season. 

The Bruins' schedule includes five teams with offensive production ranked higher than their own last season in Oregon, Washington, Arizona, California, and Arizona State. This tough schedule also includes annual powerhouse Stanford.

Coach Mora has the luxury of returning nine players on each side of the ball. If the pass blocking can improve, and the defense against the run can improve, this team will make a run for the PAC 12 title, and the CFP.

Other possible contenders from the PAC 12: Oregon, Stanford, Arizona

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Bologna Sandwich, the Ole Miss Game

The talk all around the sports world is that Auburn can not go undefeated in college football because of the schedule they face in 2014. Somewhere down the line, the Tigers are going to slip up and let one get passed them. Many predict the game in Oxford, MS to be that game.

Bologna!

This will once again be a game that Ole Miss blows out of proportion. It might even be another "uniform" night like the horrid Gray jersey worn in 2010. How did that work out?


Once again Auburn will return to Oxford with an experienced offensive line, and running backs. The big difference will be at QB. Nick Marshall will be more than a seasoned veteran when this game is played, and Auburn will not be just starting to believe in themselves. This a truly a different Auburn team at this point than any Ole Miss squad has seen, maybe ever.

Last season Robenson Therezie had his breakout performance vs. Ole Miss. This is also the game we learned that Carl Lawson had an unusual sack dance where he skips back to the sideline after making a sack.

Turn the page, and this Ole Miss team is no slouch either. The heralded QB Bo Wallace returns for his Senior season, and Ole Miss returns all but one player from a two deep offensive line.

The Rebels lose four members of defensive front rotation. Add to that the losses of a linebacker and two DB's means that Ole Miss may not be as salty on defense this coming fall.

Auburn's defense won't be able to keep Ole Miss from moving the ball some, and scoring. Look for the Tigers to be good enough on defense to create enough havoc to cause some broken hearts around the Ole Miss faithful. Ole Miss will not be able to match Auburn score for score.

Look for Auburn 48 Ole Miss 27

WAR EAGLE!

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