Auburn Football vs. LSU: 5 Things Auburn did Right to Win

Played Conservatively on Offense

It’s not something you’re used to seeing with a Gus Malzahn offense, but the Auburn offense played conservatively against LSU.

As much as it irks some Auburn fans, that was the right move against LSU. They don’t have the offensive power to run away from us.

As I said before the game, we have the best field goal kicker in the country. If we can just work the ball into LSU territory we’ll have plenty of opportunities to score points.

That’s exactly what happened as Sean White was able to move the ball effectively enough to get Daniel Carlson into field goal seven times.

The only time Malzahn wasn’t conservative, it bacakfired on him. I guess he got tired of all the field goals, and went for it on fourth and goal, but Auburn was stuffed at the goaline.

In hindsight, Gus should have taken the three points and been happy.

You didn’t see Auburn take too many shots downfield in this game. For the majority of the game the offense just moved the ball forward, picking up positive yardage.
It wasn’t a cleanly called ball game. There were still too many bubble screens, toss plays and poorly time play-action pass plays that resulted in negative yardage. Those plays aren’t going to fool an LSU defense.

This new-look offense for Auburn is not pretty, but it’s our best chance at winning football games this year. Move the ball forward a little bit at a time, and don’t turn it over.

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