Preseason polls, whether you love them or hate them, have officially arrived. This year’s preseason AP Top 25 poll ranks the Auburn Tigers at No. 11 and Tom Fornelli of CBS Sports dislikes this.
Why? Because Fornelli once declared Texas A&M as overrated going into this football season, but then he contradicted himself by telling the world that Texas A&M is actually a darkhorse this upcoming season.
So now he’s here to make things right.
Before I finish typing this I have to laugh. Here is the only reason Fornelli cites why he believes Auburn is overrated:
He has more faith in Kellen Mond than Bo Nix.
Nix’s accuracy throwing the ball last season was a real concern to me, and I’m not sure those problems can get ironed out over an unusual offseason that did not include spring practice. Chad Morris is taking over the offense, and while Morris is a creative thinker who knows how to use his personnel, he’s also a coach who likes to throw the ball.
With all due respect to Kellen Mond, this is a lazy comparison that should not even be made. The lack of practice is a concern, but that affects everybody.
Bo Nix passes under pressure in Auburn’s first scrimmage of the preseason.
Brandon Frazier heads to the right and Tank Bigsby steps around defenders heading left in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
(Photos by Todd Van Emst) pic.twitter.com/5hPZU31Gvr— Auburn Gold Mine (@AUGoldMine) August 22, 2020
Hey Tom, look up Seth Williams, Anthony Schwartz, Eli Stove, Caylin Newton, JJ Pegues, and John Samuel Shenker.
Come back to us then.