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Behind Enemy Lines: Taylor Jones of Auburn Wire previews pivotal series between Tide and Tigers

Auburn Wire previews the pivotal series between Alabama and Auburn on the baseball diamond this weekend!

One of the most critical series for Alabama baseball in recent memory will take place this weekend when the Crimson Tide take on their in-state rivals the Auburn Tigers.

Alabama has yet to win a conference series this season and the schedule will not get any easier in the rugged SEC.

This is not only a must wins series for the Crimson Tide, but Auburn is also in desperate need of a series win in conference play.

Alabama’s bullpen has struggled this season and has led to several of the Crimson Tide’s losses. Auburn’s starting rotation has been up and down and that has led to the Tigers’ struggles this season.

Let’s go behind enemy lines with Taylor Jones of Auburn Wire to preview the pivotal series between Alabama and Auburn.

Behind Enemy Lines: Talking Gators vs Tigers with Auburn Wire

Here’s what @AuburnWire’s @TaylorJones__ has to offer on the Auburn Tigers ahead of this weekend’s SEC series.

Florida baseball gets set to host the Auburn Tigers this weekend at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville, Florida, for a three-game weekend series between two Southeastern Conference schools. The teams meet for the first time and only time during the regular-season schedule.

The Gators are off to a strong start, ranked third in the nation according to the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll after taking two of three from Alabama at home to open conference play while sweeping Ole Miss on the road last weekend to push their SEC record to 5-1. the Tigers, on the other hand, have stumbled out of the gates currently unranked and just 2-4 in SEC competition so far.

We caught up with Auburn Wire’s managing editor Taylor Jones ahead of this weekend’s action to get the inside scoop on the Tigers’ team this year. Take a look below at our question-and-answer session with our fellow Wires site.

Behind Enemy Lines: Talking Tigers basketball with Auburn Wire

Here’s what our colleague over at @AuburnWire has to offer on Wednesday night’s affair between the Gators and Tigers.

Florida basketball returns to the court on Wednesday night to kick off the Southeastern Conference schedule on the road against the Auburn Tigers in Neville Arena. Starting the Todd Golden era off with a 7-5 record, the Gators are not nearly where the fans want them to be but it is not terribly surprising given the brevity of the new head coach’s tenure.

Auburn, on the other hand, has once again looked solid coming out of the gates with a 10-2 record, losing to the Memphis Tigers and USC Trojans in its dozen games played. The Tigers’ performance thus far has earned them top-25 rankings in both the Coaches and AP polls, with expectations remaining high entering conference play.

Gators Wire caught up with Auburn Wire’s managing editor Taylor Jones to get the behind-the-lines scoop ahead of the big game. Take a look below at what our esteemed colleague had to offer on Wednesday night’s matchup.

Behind Enemy Lines: Three questions with Auburn Wire’s Zac Blackerby

Let’s go behind enemy lines with Auburn Wire site editor Zac Blackerby.

As the game approaches on Saturday night in Death Valley, Auburn Wire’s editor Zac Blackerby helps get us ready for the game. He answers three questions about the game, let’s kick it all off with the quarterbacks.

Who starts at quarterback for Auburn on Saturday?

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Zac: I think Bo Nix starts when it’s all said and done. Do I think it’s the best move long-term for the program? No. But I believe Nix will be the guy that trots out were against LSU.

Patrick: As I said in the Auburn Wire roundtable, I think it is TJ Finley. Based on how Nix has looked the last couple of games compared to Finely’s final drive against Georgia State. While it is a small sample, I feel like it sends the wrong message to roll with Nix after Finley gave them the win last week.

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Next, which LSU Tiger will cause headaches on Saturday?

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Auburn Wire boldly predicts Ed Orgeron’s tenure will end how it started

Our colleagues at Auburn Wire have a bold prediction on the job status of LSU head coach Ed Orgeron.

It seems as though everyone has an opinion on the job status of current LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron. Finishing 5-5 in 2020 after the team went 15-0 on way to the CFP national championship seemed to raise a lot of eyebrows.

Orgeron had a top-tier quarterback in Joe Burrow during that season that led them to LSU’s third championship since 2000. That brought plenty of comparisons to Gene Chizik’s run to the BCS title with Cam Newton in 2010. Both quarterbacks would be selected No. 1 overall in the NFL draft following the season.

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It seems like everyone believes that Orgeron is Chizik 2.0 or Larry Coker from the Miami Hurricanes. A coach that inherited a national championship team. That is an argument for another time.

However, our colleagues at Auburn Wire have a bold proclamation for the upcoming battle on Oct. 2 in Death Valley.

“This is my bold prediction. Auburn is going to go down to LSU, win by three scores, and Ed Orgeron will get fired the next day. They pulled the trigger with Les (Miles) against Auburn, so why wouldn’t they do it now?” – Auburn Wire editor Zac Blackerby 

During the 2016 season, the LSU Tigers opened up the season with a loss to an unranked team. Does that sound familiar? The team would play a team from the FCS in the second game of the year. Sure sounds a lot like that 2016 team that hosted Jacksonville State in week two of the season. They won 34-13.

In the first conference game that year, LSU played Mississippi State. The only difference is that game took place in week three rather than week four this year. Plus the Tigers head on the road this time around. The very next week in that 2016 season, LSU played Auburn. They lost the game 18-13 and Les Miles was fired following the loss.

Miles was coming off a 9-3 season in 2015, but in 2016 the loss to Wisconsin was the fourth loss in the last six games. They barely defeated an unranked Bulldogs team before the Auburn game. It ended up as another loss to an unranked team.

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It would be quite a story if Orgeron lost to Auburn by multiple scores for the second-straight time. If they struggle against Central Michigan and lose to Mississippi State again, this story could come full circle in early October.

Gus Malzahn updates status of Tank Bigsby ahead of Iron Bowl

Our friends over at Auburn Wire shared an update on the status of Tigers running back Tank Bigsby ahead of the upcoming Iron Bowl.

This story was originally published on Auburn Wire.

Auburn will need full hands on deck this Saturday when the Tigers travel to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 1 Alabama.

One of the players that may not be available is star freshman running back Tank Bigsby who suffered an injury during the first quarter of Saturday’s victory against Tennessee.

Bigsby’s injury came on his second run of the game when he was slammed down by a Tennessee defender. He returned for one more carry before being pulled for the game.

If he is not able to go, the Tigers will rely on Shaun Shivers and D.J. Williams to carry the load at running back.

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