Seat 135 Georgia Dome

By Mike Szvetitz
Sports Editor, Opelika-Auburn News
Published: December 31, 2007

That’s right. We’re in the Georgia Dome, two hours before kickoff, locked and loaded for the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta.

I’m excited about this game, for two reasons. 1) It’s going to be a really, really good game. With Auburn and Clemson matching up very well across the board (and, stop me if you’ve heard this before, both coaches having the same first name, both wear orange and both are the Tigers) it’ll be competitive. Worth missing Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
And 2) I can’t wait to see what version, if any, of Tony Franklin’s new offense. Here’s my prediction ... a lot of no huddle, a lot of shotgun, a lot of wide receivers, but not a lot of points. I think Auburn will try to do too much and get too cute early, and that might hurt. And if that does happen—where Auburn finds itself in a hole—look for the two-back, run-it-till-our-eyes-fall-out philosophy.

Well, I smell food. I’ll be back later with more updates, observations and analysis.