Those outsiders from TCU and Boise State were closer than ever before to playing for college football’s biggest prize. 2 Ducks completed unbeaten seasons Saturday.
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The Bowl Championship Series were made official Sunday night, a formality after the top-ranked Tigers and No. BCS title game first-timers Auburn and Oregon will bring perfect records and potent offenses to Glendale, Ariz., for their Jan.
Alabama and Texas? Florida and Oklahoma? Ohio State? Southern California? Not this year. Auburn had just enough defense in both seasons.A season spent talking about BCS busters will end with another clash of the big boys - just not the ones we’ve gotten used to seeing in the title game. A potent offense coupled with just enough defense is enough to make any team elite. What sets the 2010 team apart, though, is its defense.īoth teams buckled down when asked, but the 2010 team led by defensive tackle Nick Fairley was consistently stout against the run and forced teams to be one-dimensional.Īuburn's appearances in the title game following the 20 seasons indicate that football is changing.
To Auburn's credit in 2013, Marshall hasn't been forced to do that all that much. Teams forced Newton to beat them with his arm at times in 2010, and he did it. Make no mistake, the two teams are similar. What sets these two teams apart on special teams is punt returns, as Chris Davis leads the SEC with an average of 20.14 yards per return with one touchdown, not including the 109-yard missed field goal he returned for a touchdown to beat Alabama 34-28 as time expired. Quindarius Carr-Auburn's primary punt returner in 2010-only managed 5.68 yards per return.Īn extra 15 yards per possession is huge for any offense, especially one as dynamic as Auburn's. From inside 50, he's been as solid as a rock. But three of his five misses have come from 50 or more yards. Kicker Wes Byrum was reliable in 2010, hitting 77.3 percent of his field goals, including the game-winning 19-yarder to beat Oregon 22-19 in the BCS National Championship Game.Ĭody Parkey hasn't been as reliable this season, hitting 73.7 percent of his attempts. Sure, it allowed 423.5 yards per game in the regular season-the third-worst mark in the conference, but it buckled down when it counted most. The way they went about it, though, was a little bit different.Īuburn was phenomenal in the red zone this year, leading the SEC and finishing seventh in the nation in opponent red-zone touchdown percentage at 47.92 percent. In fact, the 2010 Tigers gave up 259.3 passing yards per game, which is the exact number the 2013 Tigers are currently surrendering.īoth gave up a lot of yards but got the job done when it counted most. Like the offensive side of the ball, the defenses for the 20 Tigers are remarkably similar. Granted, the sample size for this year's Tigers is a bit different, since their ability to move the ball on the ground has reduced the instances in which Marshall has been forced to open things up. While Malzahn's current crop has been relentless on the ground, Newton's team was much more polished through the air and able to open it up more effectively when called upon.
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