All roads at Auburn still lead to stingy defense

All roads at Auburn still lead to stingy defense

Auburn —
Maybe it doesn’t matter that Chris Todd won the Soviet-style election known as the Auburn quarterback competition.
Or that Kodi Burns may have a deeper gash in his pride than his shin.
Maybe Chris Rock could stand there in the shotgun in this offense, do a little stand-up between snaps and still move the ball.
All the hot air about the Tony Franklin System has obscured a true fact. That fact hit Southern Miss in the mouth during a 27-13 decision Saturday that wasn’t that close.
Spread the word. This is still Auburn.
They play defense here.
“Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, man,” linebacker Tray Blackmon said. “The defense is gonna be there. You can count on us showing up.”

al.com
9/7/08