Today didn't look like the upset others said it would be for Auburn.
To be truthful, this loss to LSU was almost entirely ugly from start to finish.
But in good faith, for the good, the bad, and the ugly, we have to find something good in today's loss. Although there isn't much to work with.
The Good
The good is going to be the smallest section of this.
A rushing touchdown for Byrum Brown was something that many others said needed to get going for this offense to even have a chance.
The only other good part of today's game is that it looked like, for a while before Jacob Strand got hurt, that he was holding his own against LSU's Princewill Umanmielen.
The Bad
The bad was everywhere today.
From Strand getting hurt, which threw a wrench into the cohesion the offensive line was building after the Georgia game, on, Auburn just looked out of sorts.
Brown didn't look any better. He threw for 160 yards while only completing his throws 15 of the 24 times he dropped back. Brown was under so much duress that his rushing attempts ended up more than tripling anyone else's, with 19.
The next closest was Jeremiah Cobb, who had five carries for only 14 yards. Brown only gained 21 yards for all 19 of those carries, and abandoning the run so early played exactly into Lane Kiffin hands. That allowed LSU's defense to pin their ears back and just purely attack Byrum from all angles.
There were so many times that Brown actually had a lane that he could have run through, and instead of running, he was still searching for someone to get open down the field. But that still doesn't explain the point that Brown just had to be better today, and he wasn't. He almost looked unprepared and just seemed confused at every look that the LSU defense gave him.
I am not blaming Brown entirely, but he is the centerpiece of this offense, and because of that, I expected this offense to be better than it is right now. Some of those plays called on third down were downright ugly.
The Ugly
The ugly was everywhere today. The ugliest of all has to be DJ Durkin. If there was anyone to actually blame besides the dogwater offensive playcalling, then it has to be Durkin.
This is now the third time that his defense has faced Kiffin's offense and has gotten smoked like a Halloween brisket. Twice at Texas A&M and now once at Auburn.
They say the best predictor of future behavior is the past, and that was on full display for the defense. Auburn fans will be looking for someone to fire, and it will probably fall on Durkin.
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