Auburn-Mississippi State report card results

Dennis Pillion | By Dennis Pillion |
Email the author | Follow on Twitter
on September 18, 2008 at 10:05 AM, updated September 18, 2008 at 10:47 AM

A win is a win, but Tiger fans were not thrilled that the new Auburn offense could only manage three points against Mississippi State. The defensive units got high marks from the 1167 responders, but a full third of those gave Auburn quarterbacks a failing grade. Read on for the full results and selected user comments at the end.

How would you grade the quarterbacks?

A: 1 vote, 0.1 percent
B: 32 votes, 4.6 percent
C: 171 votes, 24.8 percent
D: 255 votes, 37.0 percent
F: 230 votes, 33.4 percent

How would you grade the running backs?

A: 11 votes, 1.6 percent
B: 155 votes, 22.5 percent
C: 301 votes, 43.8 percent
D: 150 votes, 21.8 percent
F: 71 votes, 10.3 percent

How would you grade the wide receivers?

A: 32 votes, 4.6 percent
B: 211 votes, 30.6 percent
C: 261 votes, 37.9 percent
D: 113 votes, 16.4 percent
F: 72 votes, 10.4 percent

How would you grade the offensive line?

A: 12 votes, 1.8 percent
B: 64 votes, 9.3 percent
C: 155 votes, 22.6 percent
D: 215 votes, 31.4 percent
F: 239 votes, 34.9 percent

How would you grade the defensive line?

A: 597 votes, 88.2 percent
B: 49 votes, 7.2 percent
C: 20 votes, 3.0 percent
D: 2 votes, 0.3 percent
F: 9 votes, 1.3 percent

How would you grade the linebackers?

A: 574 votes, 83.8 percent
B: 74 votes, 10.8 percent
C: 23 votes, 3.4 percent
D: 3 votes, 0.4 percent
F: 11 votes, 1.6 percent

How would you grade the defensive backs?

A: 537 votes, 78.4 percent
B: 115 votes, 16.8 percent
C: 19 votes, 2.8 percent
D: 2 votes, 0.3 percent
F: 12 votes, 1.8 percent

How would you grade the special teams?

A: 46 votes, 6.8 percent
B: 158 votes, 23.2 percent
C: 243 votes, 35.7 percent
D: 172 votes, 25.3 percent
F: 61 votes, 9.0 percent

How would you grade the coaching?

A: 1 vote, 0.1 percent
B: 43 votes, 6.3 percent
C: 191 votes, 28.0 percent
D: 245 votes, 35.9 percent
F: 203 votes, 29.7 percent

How would you grade the team's overall performance?

A: 2 votes, 0.3 percent
B: 42 votes, 6.1 percent
C: 324 votes, 47.0 percent
D: 251 votes, 36.4 percent
F: 70 votes, 10.2 percent

Additional user comments:

"Pull Todd and put in Burns. Todd cannot run the offense. He is not a running threat. Time to tell Franklin that his boy can't do it and put in a qb that will put points on the board."

"Tony Franklin has to go. Chris Todd is the worst quarterback in the SEC. Franklin can't or won't see it."

"The Spread is dead."

"Tony who? spread offense what? Franklin needs to take the boys to watch Oklahoma and Missouri to show them how to really run this so called spread offense They're averaging over 50pts/game and have top tier QB's not some pop warner wannabes. We desperately need a TOP NOTCH QB to run this."

"Please pass it down the field. The spread won't work otherwise"

"this was the worst performance by offence ever everything needs to be looked at KODI has to play or 7-5 likely and coaches will be fired"

"Defense gets an A+ across the board. Byrum needs to get rid of the shanks. Nothing I can add about the offense that hasn't been mentioned 100,000 times. If they don't figure something out, LSU is going to destroy us..."

"If I could have given less than an F I would have done so. I have watch AU football for 30 yrs and never witnessed anything so ridiculous as last night. Thank God for defense. Pathetic prep on Franklin's part."

"Really sad, for the most part the quote \great defense\" that Auburn showed yesterday against Miss. St., possibly one of the worst teams in the nation, really isnt an example of anything."

"WTF!!! Do Auburn have ONE running play in the entire playbook? Handoff to Tate, right -handoff to Tate left? It became a joke! Seriously, does anybody actually buy Franklins DVD''s on his 'spread offense'? If so, they have probably asked for their money back! Last night was the WORST offense performance by an Auburn team I have ever seen! My 11 year old's football team has better execution than the #9 team in the country! Half way through the 3rd quarter, I caught myself wishing for a return of Brandon Cox! I can't believe they didn't put in Burns in the second half, even if only to change the tone, change things up, a spark or something. Call it what you want, and Tommy can spin it all he wants, but we got LUCKY last night! We were atrocious on offense and will lose playing like that. I am dreading next week again LSU. If we can't do any better than a bad 'pop-warner' team, its losses to LSU, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. On the bright side - the defense was AU-SOME! Kudos to the entire squad - the offense should take them all out to dinner for saving their butts!!"

"How about Rhodes coaching the offense as well? Tony Franklin is in way over his head. This is not high school ball anymore."

"Offense is in big trouble. Saw signs of it in first two games but against SEC team it really showed. Skilled positions do not exist,no confidence ,no swagger, not fundamental on O line. Can only get better I guess. Defense was championship caliber. War Eagle"

"Let's go back to the offense that can score more than 3 points in 60 minutes. Like run the ball up the middle, off tackle about 40 times, wear the other team down."

"Why is Auburn trying to run the Texas Tech throw the ball 50 times a game Spread? AU is loaded at running back and the old WV system with a mobile QB and 2 backs in the backfield? Run the zone read and Playaction to be successful. That allows for a 1st downs and the D to rest while allowing our playmakers the ability to touch the ball."

"Defense may win championships, but 3 points can only win so many games."

"O.K.1more time.Chris Todd IS NOT AN SEC CALIPER QB PERIOD.CTF had better re-evaluate that position and get the right QB in the game.Damn even Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles(if he were still alive)could see C.Todd isn't the right QB for the spread.He had recievers open all nite.He couldn't have seen them even if they where 2 feet in front of him.He has his progressions to read but obviously doesn't know how to do them properly.Worst offensive performance i've ever watched of an AU Team since Tater Tot."

"Where is Kodi Burns? CTT would have rather lost that game than play Burns. Our team has some real problems. It's sad because we have a championship defense but an offense that runs 5 plays."

"Defense was awesome again, Where is Kodi? You can not tell me that Chris Todd is better thatn him, Chris didn't look like he knew what was going on and he's been in the system for 4 years, at least with Kodi, he brings an extra diminsion."

"A tale of two cities, the offense a F and the defense a A."

"Both teams are pitiful on Offense. Hard to tell if either has a good defense due to both offense's totally sucking it up. Can the spread. it look slike the shred."

"This is not Auburn Football. I am giving Franklin a chance because he's our coach, but Auburn not taking a snap under center is like an Alabama fan who doesn't talk about the Bear"