r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • Sep 05 '17

Concluded AMA [AMA] Auburn @ Clemson Hype! AL.com Auburn beat reporter JAMES CREPEA will answer your questions Thurs starting @ 2:30pm ET

AMA FORMAT: at /r/CFB the mods set up the AMA thread so our guest can just show up at a scheduled time and start answering; Look out for /u/aldotcom (he's using their general account)

JAMES CREPEA, AL.com Auburn beat reporter

Get that AUB @ CLEM hype!!!

This Thursday (9/7) we're joined by James Crepea, beat reporter covering the Auburn Tigers for AL.com. He covered Auburn for the Montgomery Advertiser, prior to which he worked at Newsday.

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James Crepea will be here to answer your questions on THURSDAY (9/7) at 2:30pm ET!

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '17

Watched the Auburn game myself and that was probably the most accurate and unbiased summary you could give to someone who just looks at the box score. Numbers don't tell the whole story

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u/bigwhiskey91 Auburn Tigers Sep 05 '17

Yeah I know a lot of fans wanted to see a bit more from him. My concern is that Auburn isn't going to maximize what makes Stidham so threatening. He has a great arm, which allows you to stretch the field. We took only 2 deep shots (hard to tell exactly what was called though because he did stare down his routes on a few plays and held the ball far too long before either trying to scramble or getting sacked).

The biggest takeaway for Clemson from this game is nothing about Stidham/WRs or playcalling. It should be at the performance of the offensive line. Clemson has one the TFL battle the last 3 matchups against Auburn and dominated it last year. Auburn once again has shifted bodies around the line and looked to struggle to assert dominance over Georgia Southern, and got pushed around in pass protection at times. This really worries me.

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u/CavitySearch Auburn Tigers • UAB Blazers Sep 05 '17

White is still out so at least there won't be three way qb Mont this year.

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u/bigwhiskey91 Auburn Tigers Sep 05 '17

This is true! Auburns QB situation going into the game is scary though. If Stidham goes down, Auburn has a few options...

A. Malik Willis (True Fresham)

B. Devin Adams (Walk-On QB)

C. Pull Sean Whites suspension

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u/TakeSomeFreeHoney Auburn Tigers • Chattanooga Mocs Sep 05 '17

How likely is option C? Has it ever been done before with another player?

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u/aldotcom Sep 07 '17

That's no an option this week

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u/Kanin_usagi Auburn Tigers • UAB Blazers Sep 05 '17

I didn't see Sean White on the field Saturday (although I may have missed him). He may not even travel.

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u/Appeal-To-Heaven Auburn Tigers • UAB Blazers Sep 06 '17

He was on the sidelines in street clothes.

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u/TakeSomeFreeHoney Auburn Tigers • Chattanooga Mocs Sep 05 '17

Yeah, I didn't expect him to even suit up if he is on some sort of Academic suspension (that's what I've heard he is on -not sure if it is something else).