LSU looking ahead to #1 vs. #2 matchup with Bama in three weeks, while Auburn lurks in the shadows

LSU looking ahead to #1 vs. #2 matchup with Bama in three weeks, while Auburn lurks in the shadows

October 25, 2019 Skye Underwood By
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Judging by the overwhelming number of LSU folks sharing college football takes on tv, radio, and social media this week, the Bayou Bengals are fired up for their big-time upcoming game with a fellow SEC West rival in the 2019 SEC Super Bowl.

That’s right, I’m speaking of the highly anticipated No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Louisiana State Fighting Tigers, which like LSU fans, I’m sure the fine folks at the SEC headquarters in Birmingham are anxiously awaiting kickoff on November 9th.

No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 LSU are both 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the SEC. The college football heavyweights go toe-to-toe in Bryant Denny Stadium, televised nationally by CBS in a showdown that the country, especially LSU fans are already talking about.

Never mind the fact that the Bayou Bengals have a game scheduled with another SEC West rival this Saturday. After all, it’s just pesky little ol’ Auburn. LSU isn’t worried about little ol’ Auburn, I can assure you.

And never mind the fact that Auburn stands at 6-1 overall, 3-1 in the SEC, and has a 2-1 record vs. ranked teams this season. And let’s ignore that Auburn’s done that against the country’s toughest Power Five schedule, according to ESPN senior college football writer Chris Low.

We also probably shouldn’t mention that Auburn, too, is an AP Top 10 team, ranked at No. 9 in the latest poll.

And for heaven’s sake, please don’t bring up the fact that Auburn has the best defense in the Southeastern Conference and the best defensive line in college football featuring All-Americans like Marlon Davidson, Derrick Brown, Nick Coe and All-SEC caliber types like Big Kat Bryant and Tyrone Truesdell. Or stout up and comers like Coynis Miller, Jr. and Daquan Newkirk.

Quite frankly, the Bayou Bengals don’t give a damn what Auburn has because they’re just a blip on LSU’s radar when the real test is still three weeks away on the road vs. No. 1 Alabama.

At least that’s the take away when listening to all the chatter from LSU people this week. They don’t wanna talk about their team’s top-10 showdown with Auburn in Red Stick this Saturday. No, they’d rather converse about their game in Tuscaloosa in three weeks.

In fact, one LSU fan who called into SEC Network’s Paul Finebaum Show on Thursday put it like this when Paul questioned why he was calling in wanting to talk Bama-LSU when LSU has a game with Auburn this week:

“I mean, Bo Nix, he doesn’t scare me. Umm…I’ve seen Auburn play. They played good against Oregon, but other than that, I think they (LSU) can get through Auburn fine as long as they get through them healthy. Ugh, but this Bama one scares me. I do feel like LSU’s the better team, but I do feel like we have an uphill battle here (vs. Bama).”

The consensus from the coonasses is “Auburn ain’t shit.”

After all, who can blame LSU for looking past Auburn. The last time the Plainsmen won in Baton Rouge, Auburn players were showing their asses worse than Joe Burrow last Saturday.

In 1999, Tommy Tuberville’s first season as head coach at Auburn meant a little road trip down to the bayou where the orange and blue thrashed LSU. The late great ESPN announcer Charlie Steiner finished the broadcast like this: “And the killing has finally seized. And it was a nasty beating today administered by Auburn over LSU, 41-7.”

But to add insult to injury, Auburn players toked victory cigars inside Tiger Stadium on LSU’s field, while posing for photos, laughing, hooting and hollering and boasting about their big win over an LSU team that would go onto finish the season 3-8 overall, 1-7 in the SEC, and would fire their head coach at season’s end.

Auburn never won again in Baton Rouge under the Tuberville regime after that game, going winless in their following four visits to Death Valley under Tubs.

In fact, Auburn hasn’t won, period, in Baton Rouge since that faithful day on September 18, 1999.

Nine straight losses.

That’s spanned the careers of three Auburn head coaches.

Some call it a curse.

Imagine how you would feel if an opponent did the same thing inside your sacred home, Jordan Hare Stadium on Pat Dye Field after beating Auburn. Be honest, you’d be BIG mad.

But it is what it is.

Besides, the former Auburn players who puffed on the stogies seem to be unapologetic and don’t believe that their actions after the game have caused any kind of curse. Although, they do underestimate the abilities of a voodoo witch doctor whose favorite colors are purple and gold.

But good teams break curses.

No. 9 Auburn (6-1, 3-1) has gotta good team this year despite what we witnessed in Gainesville a few weeks back vs. Florida.

And despite the universal attitude from LSU fans all over Louisiana, No. 2 LSU (7-0, 4-0) does in fact have a game to play this weekend vs. Auburn. And while the Bayou Bengals are looking ahead to their Super Bowl vs. Bama in three weeks, did they ever consider that their opponent this week Auburn might’ve designated their game with LSU as their Super Bowl?

Let the craziness ensue. Unleash chaos, Auburn.

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