What does Auburn football and the Make-A-Wish Foundation have in common?

23-13. When the clock at Jordan-Hare Stadium read 0:00, that was the score and Auburn had come out victorious. Somehow. When Auburn started its game-winning drive my old roommate texted me one word: Pray. I wrote back and told him, "we need a miracle." And somehow we got out wish, the Make-A-Wish reference. Quentin Groves managed to force a fumble at the end of the game, which we ran back for a touchdown to seal the win. It was ugly.

No doubt about it. We got schooled Saturday night. Our defense played like crap to start the game and simple slants were pushing us back. Eventually we got on track and the defense really pushed their offense around although our second-half start was similar to the start of the game. But when we needed big plays we certainly took advantage. The punting and placekicking games were a bright spot--they were very consistent. I think we've got some consistency here for the next four years and that's a plus. Now our offense I'd give a big thumbs down. The offensive line did have to replace four of last year's starters, but holy crap did we play like shit. We couldn't pick up blitzes, Brandon Cox held the ball way too long, and our running game was non-existent.

I'm hoping we fix some things by next weekend otherwise it's going to be a LONG season. Up next for us is South Florida. Let's hope we prepare better than we did for the Wildcats.