Defying expectations, especially when rebounding from a down year, is something almost unique to Auburn football. There have been an abundance of media stories on how Auburn fails when there are high expectations, while succeeding in the face of mediocre expectations.
While it’s easy to point to such trends in Auburn’s storied history, it’s quite another thing to say it’s going to happen again. Past history, though, says it may be plausible. Last week in this space, we promised to take a look at the narrative for such a turnaround.
Auburn’s potential for success starts on offense, which is logical as the program’s identity is built around Gus Malzahn and his offensive mentality.