It’s amazing how all football seasons begin with such anticipation and excitement. There’s an incredible sense of hope on nearly every campus across the country with seemingly endless possibilities.
Of course, if you’ve been an Auburn fan the last five years, those lofty expectations are crushed and ground into oblivion before the season is even half over. I was desperately hoping for a different fate in 2025, but here we are five weeks into the season with an 0-2 record in the SEC and it’s déjà vu all over again.
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