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Was pointed to this clip of the Knights of the Zodiac DiC dub by someone on Bluesky.

Special mention to Sienna's narration saying that Seiya used the "power of Pegasus" to cushion their fall off of a cliff while apparently glossing over how Seiya shattered his arm in the process.

Can't really put it in words but the dialogue does sound like what I vaguely recall about what anime dubs at the time sounded like (at least the ones that were trying hard to appeal to American Kids [TM]).

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With the rest of the conference today, this is quality.

Auburn opened the 2020 season by beating Kentucky 29-13 today at Jordan-Hare Stadium, and despite a tepid first half on both sides of the ball, the Tigers turned it on in the second half. Bo Nix threw for three touchdowns, Seth Williams proved that he’s a first round talent, and the defense gathered three turnovers on the afternoon. What did we think in the throes of ecstasy post-victory? Read here:

SNAP JUDGMENTS

Sixty. Minutes.That’s what Pat Dye talked about, and that what Auburn played today. The defense was so much better in the second half. Bo really took over the game late. Seth Williams is the most talented WR we’ve ever had.

Roger McCreary and Seth took their first steps towards the first round of the draft today. The rest wasn’t perfect, but it’s a win and a cover. War Eagle. We’re on to Georgia

-James Jones

Well that played our exactly as I expected! Seriously though, I tried to earn everyone that everybody might suck, and that was pretty clearly borne out in that first half. We worked out some kinks on both sides of the ball as the game went on, and then relied on Bo+Seth to do what they are good at. I think we are still looking for guys to step up at several positions, including running back. Not the prettiest, but as win nonetheless (with some absolutely beauty in it!) War Damn Eagle!

-AU Chief

Our stars shined brighter than theirs did. Plain and simple.

-Josh Dub

This game played out a lot like we expected but ended much better

UK’s OL was as good as advertised. AU’s OL looked disjointed as expected. AU’s skill talent was superior as assumed.

The difference?

Quarterbacks

When it was winning time and teams needed their QBs to step up and make big plays, one wilted in the spotlight while another drove dagger after dagger to win the game.

This team is littered with warts but they aren’t gonna go down easily to anyone. Auburn has an offense that has a chance to scare people through the air. If the OL can gel a bit more and AU’s front 7 can get more consistent, fun times could be ahead

Either way, we 1-0 and UK ain’t. War Damn Eagle!

-AU Nerd

Things looked a little rough in the closing seconds of the first half, but an absolutely huge play by Roger McCreary keyed a nice second half for the defense. Auburn won this game with a solid passing connection between Bo and Seth, but the passing game as a whole looked as solid as we’ve had since 2017. There’s definitely room for improvement on both lines of scrimmage and figuring out the running back rotation, but those things will come in time.

Defensively, the corners had a hell of a day. McCreary, Tutt, and Simpson all came away with phenomenal games, and I’m excited to see them grow as a group. The front seven struggled in the run game early, but once the offense was able to get them some breathing room, they shut the door. Kevin Steele remains undefeated in the second half.

War Eagle, folks. On to Georgia (yeah that’s still weird this early).

-Ryan Sterritt

Through 3 Quarters: this game went the way I expected in that it was low scoring and sloppy at times. Both lines are certainly a question mark going forward but we kinda figured that was going to be the case.This seems like it will be the first year since the Nick Marshall days that we are going to have to rely more on the offense than the defense. The Bo Nix to Seth Williams connection was on point today! I’m also so happy for Eli Stove getting involved and getting the TD to put this game away.Defensively, I really liked what I saw out of Jaylin Simpson and Christian Tutt today with Owen Pappoe putting the finishing touches on the Wildcats. The 2nd half was much better as I know they had to be mad about the overturned Pick Six.While there are plenty of things to work on, at the end of the day, Auburn Football is back, with a W and that’s all that matters. Now we have to go and win in Athens next week! War Eagle!!

-Will McLaughlin

-Well our defensive coaches are still great at their job. Made appropriate adjustments at the half and looked competent to good for most of the last 30 minutes.

-Seth Williams is a freak and thank God Bo Nix understands how to improvise.

-OL may need some shaking up at left tackle.

-Might also be time to see Tank get some of DJ’s carries. We won’t be able to win next weekend with another rushing performance like that.

-The officiating was really bad.

-A lot of how rough that looked really might be the lack of a spring and normal fall camp. Could be worse! Could be honoring our last national championship team from 40 years ago with some red pants in Northwest Arkansas while looking like complete ass!

-Josh Black

This year is gonna be weird. I am very happy with this game and think there’s a lot of good things we can take for it maybe as long as everyone stays healthy and gets to keep playing. Cool.

-Son of Crow

Despite the offseason and lack of practice, I was still super frustrated at the lack of push from either line early on in the game, but in usual Kevin Steele fashion, it worked out when he made adjustments. I thought the end of the half was fantastic with the pick six (it’s still real to me, damnit!) and then what we did in the second half allowing one touchdown and shutting them down really set the tone going into next week.

Like others have said, Roger McCreary, Jaylin Simpson, Jamien Sherwood, and Christian Tutt were all great. Smoke Monday and Nehemiah Pritchett need a little more time to adjust it seems, as both guys got burned at different times. The linebackers were good once the defensive line started to stand up a bit. It’s certainly easier roaming and making plays when Derrick Brown takes up 2-3 guys every play.

Bo Nix clearly benefitted from Chad Morris’ presence already, and the three touchdown passes were a little moxier than last season. Much less tentative. Seth Williams is going to be a first round pick, so we need to enjoy him this season before he’s gone, and he can be exceptionally special if Anthony Schwartz/Eli Stove remain healthy this season.

As for the offensive line, they struggled early, but we tried some difference combos later on, moving Brandon Council over to the left side and inserting Keiondre Jones. Austin Troxell made an appearance too when it seemed like the left side of the line was struggling to protect Nix. Overall, we started to move the Kentucky defense and we made the necessary plays wih superior talent. With what happened to LSU and Georgia today, a 16-point win over a ranked team is about as good as it gets. Next week will be fun. War Eagle!

-Jack Condon

More coming tomorrow on the season-opening victory! War Eagle!

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Tough loss, frustrating loss... see our thoughts from right after the game.

Yesterday felt a lot like the Florida game, except that we didn’t play from behind for the entirety of this one in Baton Rouge. Auburn lost to LSU by a field goal, and had every chance to not only lead for the duration, but possibly pull away. Inaccuracies from Bo Nix and the steady inability to find running room up the middle doomed a great defensive effort by the good Tigers, and now Auburn sits at 6-2 overall. What did we think? Find out below:

SNAP JUDGMENTS

Not good enough on offense to win these games. No sign that we will be at any point. Great on defense. Whatever.

Fastest player in the world, 3 catches, 33 yards, 0 touchdowns.

-Son of Crow

This defense is elite, don’t judge them on getting burned late. They played some 95 snaps.

Derrick Brown is in the discussion for best Auburn defensive lineman of all time. He may not have the sack numbers but the way he shuts down interior running is insane.

Throwing that ball before the half was the correct call. Was it the perfect play call? I don’t know, it wasn’t the best ever, but it wasn’t bad. If Seth high points the ball (like he does ALL the time) that’s a drop at worst, PI or catch at best. He had the inside position.

Bo has to be better. If he hits those slants in the 3rd quarter and just gets the defense some rest and field position, Auburn wins. Ultimately, the game came down to him in the 4th, and it was too little too late. He’s a freshman. As frustrating as it is, that’s what you have to expect in August when you decide to start a true freshman. You’ve got to let him grow, and no, you can’t just yank him for Joey.

Should Joey have played more? Yeah, probably. But guys, let me break it to you — he’s not a better passer than Bo. You pick a young quarterback, YOU HAVE TO LET HIM DEVELOP.

The hopes for winning the SEC are pretty much dead. Let’s go mess up somebody who still has dreams. The season’s not a loss.

-Ryan Sterritt

Incredible job by Kevin Steele. For most of the night, AU only had 4 guys in the box and 3 DBs on the field. Jamien Sherwood basically was a hybrid S/LB and was outstanding. AU’s defense faced something like 90 plays and gave up only 23 points. They never quit battling and gave AU a chance at the end that seemed impossible to comprehend.

Offensively, things are a mess. Gus’ offense is predicated on running the football yet his senior laden OL can’t move anyone with a pulse. As a result, he asks Bo Nix to sling it but Bo Nix isn’t ready to sling it. I don’t think benching Bo fixes the problem, but I would give Joey a series or two just to see if it injects some energy. But the root ill of this offense is they failed at recruiting elite OL the last 2-3 classes and don’t have the sheme to run an RPO spread attack.

Still think this team beats UGA and you never know with the Iron Bowl in Jordan-Hare. But, it’s hard not to be frustrated watching another defensive masterpiece wasted.

-AU Nerd

Auburn’s defense deserved better. As we’ve come to know over the last few years, they play their tail off and have nothing to show for it. Holding that offense to 23 is mighty impressive and if Auburn’s offense would have just mustered a bit more, OR finished drives like the first one of the second half, we’re having a different discussion right now. I’m amazed at how our offense disappears in these types of games. And only 3 touches for Anthony Schwartz? I don’t get it. You aren’t gonna win games with 15 penalties either.

Whether you like it or not, Gus is gonna ride or die with Bo. I’d like to see Joey get a few more snaps too, but it’s not going to happen. Gus even said postgame they never considered going to Joey.

The Auburn offense will probably hang 45-50 on Ole Miss so we can sit here and wonder where that was in Baton Rouge. I think a 3-1 November is realistic and mabe LSU can go beat Alabama... maybe.

On a positive note: at least we don’t have to wait a month for Auburn Basketball — just 9 more days!

-Will McLaughlin

The offense couldn’t have played much worse and we lost by 3 on the road to the #2 team in the country. Kevin Steele pulled a 3-1-7 defense out of nowhere and gave the country the blueprint to beat LSU... if you have Derrick Brown and Marlon Davidson.

The bad news is LSU made a ton of mistakes and failed multiple 4th and shorts. We can’t count on those stops against UGA and Alabama.

Watch this jackass LSU team lose to Bama. I’ll go ahead and make my pick. Bama 42-27.

-James Jones

I’ve deleted this and rewritten it now three times because while I’m frustrated, I’d rather not react out of emotion. What I’ll say is that we’re stuck. Stuck because of personnel that isn’t good enough to whip equal or better competition across the line of scrimmage. Stuck because the best option Auburn football has at quarterback is a true freshman. Stuck depending on a select few skill position players to bail us out instead of having everyone in a position to contribute. Everyone is frustrated with Bo Nix right now, but I’m telling you, our lack of ability to consistently run the football is the problem with the team. Is Bo Nix ready to beat LSU in Death Valley or Florida in the Swamp? No. No he’s not. But we aren’t good enough up front to bail him out. Is this group going to be good enough at home to ruin Georgia and/or Alabama’s season? That remains to be seen. It’s not what we sign up for at Auburn, but it is where we are today. Stay with this team. Their best game is still in front of them.

-Josh Black

Auburn didn’t win. They could have! There were a lot of chances. Auburn just couldn’t run the ball the way they needed to win. Auburn has two losses to teams that are a combined 15-1. Two losses on the dadgum road, in two of the toughest places to win. Luckily, Auburn doesn’t have another road game this season. Four more contests, all at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

-Josh Dub

***GUEST SNAP FROM LYDIA***

I’m not saying that there aren’t things to criticize, or that everyone needs to be a sunshine pumper. Flaws exist in both wins & losses, but they’re always magnified in a loss.

— O&T Eternal Champ of the Week (@AUSquid) October 27, 2019

Man, it really sucks to know that with the smallest improvement from a pretty terrible game, Auburn wins this one. If Bo Nix hits just a couple of those rough misses, it snowballs. The middle opens up for the run, or the defense gets some rest, or the offense gets momentum, or he gets confidence and hits more. I know the main issue with the team is the lack of true ability to run the football reliably, but we didn’t need to yesterday. This loss hangs squarely on the shoulders of Bo Nix, as tough as that is to say. There were plenty of opportunities to move the ball through the air, and he just couldn’t give the receivers a chance. It wasn’t even that we had drops, or good defense by LSU. More often than not, the ball was completely uncatchable. That’s how close we are, though. If Bo goes 50% through the air, Auburn might have run away with the game. Instead, it’s a 23-20 loss.

There isn’t any more that can be said of the defense except that they may actually shut out Georgia the way the Bulldog offense is going right now, and we’ll win a 6-0 ballgame at home (how hilarious would that be??), and we’ll have a chance to really slow Bama down too. The difference between what the Auburn offense has been on the Plains versus everywhere else is impressive. In the end, Auburn’s lost to two teams with a combined one loss, and the overall record of our opponents is something like 40-24. If we finish 9-3, this is a successful season. Split Amen Corner, and get a chance for 10 wins in the bowl game. Don’t give up on this team, because they’re not going to give up on themselves.

-Jack Condon

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