Auburn - WVU

- Noel Devine takes over down the stretch and this one has officially become a bit of a blowout. 34-17, 'Eers.

- Second half has been all WVU so far as the Eers have taken a 27-17 lead. The way Auburn looks on offense, WVU might as well be up by 50.

I'm assuming this has been WVU's best half of the season. Pat White has looked sharp and Noel Devine dangerous. WVU is doing a nice job not forcing the pass like they did in the first half, but passing when they've got Auburn off balance. This is the offense WVU fans expected to see all season.

On a side note, not coincidentally, I can't recall an Auburn team in recent years that tackles as poorly as this group.

- It's about halfway through the second quarter and Auburn (yes, Auburn!) had 17 points that includes (gasp!) TWO offensive touchdowns. But the score's a little deceiving. WVU has moved the ball, but two interceptions have been costly.

Auburn seems to be running some kind of combination of it's old I-Formation, pound-it-out offense and a few plays from Tony Franklin's spread. Interesting. The Tigers/War Eagle/Plainsmen look far comfortable tonight then any game previously.

WVU needs to score on this drive before halftime, even it's just a FG.
Oh, never mind. Pat White hits a long pass and it's 17-10.

This is looking like a real good game.

Side complaints:

- I really don't care about the basketball coach at any school enough to see a sideline interview with him during the game. And I sure don't need to see Huggybear's fat mug in the camera while there's actual things happening on the field.

- Why is Tommy Tuberville dressed like he's going hiking in the arctic? it's not THAT freaking cold. And why is the jacket burnt orange? Did he really not have a parka in Auburn colors?

- Auburn has a commercial promoting their school in which some Auburn grad is fishing in Alaska and claims to have seen no one in three days until a plane pulls up with two Auburn grads in it.
Huh.
I'm not sure what this means. i've been a lot of places and i've met exactly one Auburn grad.

- Each year Auburn has a good tight end, who wears a single digit jersey number and has a classically Southern name. This year's edition? Tommy Trott.