Wednesday Mid-Week notes....

I just saw the story about Auburn firing its new offensive coordinator, Tony Franklin. It was about time, as the Tiger's offense was very bad.
The firing of Franklin is good news for Tiger fans and bad news for two teams in the SEC - Georgia and NO. 2 Alabama.
Auburn heads into the last six games of the season with four very easy, win-bale games. These are also games where Tommy Tuberville can work on his own offense (now that he's taking over Franklin's duties.)
Then Auburn hosts No. 10 Georgia and then visits No. 2 Alabama.
Trust me, Auburn is a very good SEC football team with the athletes and coaching to compete with anyone. They are still ranked 20th even with two losses. Don't be surprised if the Tigers begin to click on offense over the next few weeks (home vs. Arkansas; at West Virginia and Ole Miss, then home to Tennessee Martin.
After those four games - most likely four wins - the Tigers may be able to pull an upset or two to close the season. Boy would that mess up the BCS picture!

It's official, the Terrelle Pryor love-fest has begun. After Ohio State's huge road win over a determined, trapped-in-a-corner Badger team, the love began to shower all over Pryor.
Numerous columnists and experts have annointed Pryor the next great player in college football. All I can say is, I definitely agree, but don't get too wild with the praise.
Remember years ago when a certain Beano Cook predicted two or three Heisman Trophies for a certain Notre Dame signal caller? Well, Ron Paulus didn't win anything and the Irish flopped during his years under center. So much for the hype.
I think Pryor will be great - maybe this season - but predicting him as maybe the greatest player ever in college history is a bit much considering he's started three games.

UC Davis and Sacramento State meet on Nov. 8 in Davis, near the end of the season, in the Causeway Classic.
The way both teams are going right now, that game may be the deciding factor in whether one team has a winning record or a losing campaign this season.
Both have some tough games remaining on the schedule, and will need to win the games they're expected to in order to finish about .500.
Davis is 2-4 entering this week's game against Southern Oregon. The Aggies finish the year with two very difficult road games - at Cal Poly and at UC San Diego.
Although it's a ways off, I see a Hornet victory in my crystal ball. The Aggies have a tradition of excellence, but the move up to Div. 1 AA (I still call it this) has not been good for Davis.
At 3-3, Sac. State is having a great year if you compare it to past seasons; so look for a change in attitude over at CSUS and a big win over the Aggies.

Jeff Forward