Auburn vs. Oklahoma Clash: Crucial Battle with SEC Implications

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00:00In SEC battle, roughly a touchdown favorite, Oklahoma is the home team.

00:04The expectations for your Auburn Tigers heading into Oklahoma.

00:07We know back when I was in the 90s in the SEC,

00:10the SEC West was the toughest division in the country,

00:13but we didn't have Oklahoma, we didn't have Texas,

00:16and now it's just so much tougher, and this is another tough one,

00:21Auburn going into Oklahoma.

00:23But you know what?

00:24I just think this game, again, it's all about, you know,

00:27is Matier better than Jackson Arnold,

00:31or is Jackson Arnold better than what they thought he was as Oklahoma?

00:36I think the answer is yes and yes.

00:37I think Matier is better.

00:38I don't think it's going to come down to just the quarterbacks.

00:41I think Auburn's got a very, very good defense.

00:43They'll play great.

00:44I think the difference will be in their running game.

00:46I think they'll run the football.

00:48They've got one of the top running backs in the conference,

00:50and I like Auburn and the points in this game when they go into Oklahoma.

00:55Very interesting matchup.

00:56I'm curious to see how this plays out, Coach.

00:59The biggest thing, when you and I spoke all week,

01:01as well as turnover margin,

01:03are we concerned about Matier and this Oklahoma team minus five in turnover margin?

01:08He has thrown an interception in three straight weeks.

01:12Are you worried about that going up against Auburn,

01:14or do you still feel Oklahoma pushes tempo to get Jackson Arnold in a track meet?

01:20Yeah, Neil, you know what?

01:21I think that's one of the reasons I picked Auburn in the line that they have,

01:26because they've had no turnovers.

01:28They have not turned the ball over.

01:29I think Hugh Freeze is being very conservative in his play call.

01:33That's why Arnold is not thrown for very much yardage in the turnovers they've had at Oklahoma.

01:39But that's the factor.

01:41I think the X factor is Brent Venables calling defenses against a quarterback that he knows how Jackson Arnold plays.

01:48He knows what he does good, what he does bad.

01:51The exotic blitzes that you'll see out of Brent Venables, head coach, and now the defensive coordinator.

01:57Coach, can I squeeze one in real quick with you here?

01:58Michigan and Nebraska.

02:00We're roughly at a pick-em now.

02:01Michigan goes back on the road in a tough environment, but we're waiting on that big win from Nebraska.

02:05What do you see today?

02:06You know, I remember back when we talked about Nebraska and home was so good,

02:10but they do have an incredibly good home field advantage when they are playing well.

02:15But Dylan Rayola, he's got a year under his belt.

02:18I think Underwood's still got a few mistakes left him in as a rookie quarterback.

02:22I'm going with, in a basic toss-up game, I'm going with Nebraska.

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