What a great game. Actually, to tell you the truth, from my perspective it wasn't a fun game to watch. My stomach was turning with each snap of the ball. The thing I appreciate most about the "Tiger War" is the fact that every player on the field busted their ass. I have a question for you LSU fans. In the opening drive of the game your senior quarterback led the LSU offense down the field with ease resulting in a touchdown. Now I understand CNS's plan was to use both quarterbacks. However, I think it was a poor coaching decision to insert Russell in LSU's second offensive series. Especially since it appeared that Randall had a fire lit under his butt based upon his play to start the game. Do you guys agree with the quarterback change in the second series? Good luck the rest of the season.
lol do a little search and you will find more than enough posts with opinions on the game. of course it was a terrible decision to pull randall...NS even admitted such. Also made mention of it before halftime during interview. that being said, yes it was a great game if you're a football fan but not a fan of the teams. was totally gut-wrenching yet it was a fitting end to the crazy games in this series. it was a game worthy of overtime. wish we coulda got there. good luck to you guys as well. and give JC his props....you guys have ridden that poor guy worse than anyone who's ever gone to AU. he made 3 huge plays and was the guy when most said he could never do it.
some do some don't. But we all agree that if LSU plays AU 10 times we winn 9. :thumb: :laflagwav :thumb: :laflagwav :thumb: :laflagwav :thumb: :laflagwav
I'm staying away from discussing our QB situation in order to prevent a massive headache - but, while you're here, who is this backup QB at Auburn? An Auburn buddy of mine has been talking him up for a few weeks now. I can't recall his name, but word is he's something else. Can you shed some light because I don't remember Auburn getting a top notch QB in last year's class...
Brandon Cox is a redshirt freshman out of Hewitt-Trussville and was a Mr. Alabama Football, considered to be a top state prospect in the 02 recruiting class. BC has a muscular disease that he was fighting to effectively control and briefly left school for health reasons. He returned this season after working hard in the offseason to "comeback". Great pinpoint accuracy and terrific pocket presence, but young and wild on the decision-making side. He's making solid progress, but has nowhere near the experience of a 5th year senior.
Brandon Cox... was Alabama's Mr. Football like your own JaMarcus Russell. He holds the Alabama state record for completion percentage that he compiled during his career at Birmingham's class 6-A Hewitt-Trussville high school. Hewitt is the same high school that produced Alabama's 1992 National Championship quarterback Jay Barker. Cox finished his career at Hewitt by completing 424 of 617 passes for 5,417 yards and 50 touchdowns. Cox was considered one of the top drop-back quarterbacks in the nation coming out of high school. During his recruitment there were two schools that seemed to garner the most attention from Brandon. Those two schools were Auburn and Florida. Steve Spurrier pushed hard for the south-paw's signature, but in the end Cox stayed in his home state and signed on the dotted line in Febuary of 2002 with Tommy Tuberville's Auburn Tigers. His next venture was later that year in the summer when he was named the starting quarterback for the Alabama All-Stars in their annual grudge match against the Mississippi All-Stars that was televised by Fox Sports Net. Cox shined in the spotlight earning the MVP award after leading his team to a 29-17 victory. Brandon was 8-11 for 111 yards and directed his team to three scoring drives. He didn't throw an interception in the game and two of his three incompletions were dropped by his receivers. Next stop: Auburn University. Cox reported to the Plains along with the rest of the incoming freshmen with the intention to put on weight and learn as much of the offense as he could under the tutelage of former offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino. Brandon was 160-170 lbs. coming out of high school so it was inevitable that a redshirt season was on the horizon. However, that plan sputtered when Cox was involved in a car accident before the season that disrupted his rare muscular disease. He decided to return home to Birmingham and weigh his decision to play college football. All kinds of rumors were floating around Auburn football message boards about Cox after his early departure. He said those rumors were hurtful to him and his family. During his time at home he saw his doctor regularly and remained focused on getting healthy. He changed medications to find the best one that helped keep his disease under control. Eventually he got a clean bill of health from his doctor and was given the green light to pursue his football career. Tommy Tuberville left the door open for Cox to return to the Tigers based upon the unfortunate circumstances that Brandon had faced. Much to the dismay of all his naysayers and to the delight of Auburn Tiger fans Cox decided to return to the Lovliest Village on the Plains. The 2003 season found Brandon on the sidelines behind incumbent starter Jason Campbell and back-up Josh Sullivan. This gave Cox the opportunity to follow his original script and focus on gaining muscle, arm strength, and a grasp of running a division 1 offense. He was redshirted and watched his Tigers enter the season as favorites to win the SEC coupled with several predictions of a national championship. He obviously learned the ups and downs of what it's like to be a college quarterback watching the junior Campbell under fire from the media and the fans after Auburn plundered to an 8-5 record. The quarterback usually gets too much credit when his team wins and too much of the blame when a defeat is suffered. Maybe Brandon made mental notes of what it takes to be a college quarterback. Hopefully he came to the realization that one thing you must possess in order to be a big-time college quarterback is thick skin. Just ask Jason Campbell. So, here we are. After a disappointing season in the eyes of almost everyone among the Auburn family Brandon enters the start of 2004 Spring Training behind 5th year senior Campbell and his back-up from the previous year Josh Sullivan. One small problem, or one big opportunity rather, was the fact that Sullivan decided to give up football and continue to pursue his career on the Auburn baseball team. Yep, that's Brandon Cox over there licking his chops. So, after all of the obstacles and road blocks that stood in his way, his time was finally here. Brandon took advantage of the blessing and responded by having an outstanding Spring that was capped off by an MVP performance in the A-Day game after he completed 12 of 13 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns earning him the top back-up spot. There's no doubt that he earned it alright. Since he first stepped foot on Auburn's campus Cox has put on thirty pounds and increased his arm strength. This is actually Cox's third year out of high school, although he is considered a redshirt freshman at Auburn. So by the time he's a senior he will be six years removed from his playing days at Hewitt-Trussville. Talk about time to mature. Many Tiger fans believe Brandon has the chance to be the best quarterback to ever wear an Auburn Tiger uniform. With the addition of offensive coordinator Al Borges and his "West Coast Offense"in the off-season this looks like a perfect match to best utilize the skills of a 6'2 200lb. quarterback who pretended to be Joe Montana as a kid. Maybe one day they'll be kids in the backyard tossing the pigskin, pretending to be Brandon Cox.
