Jirao said:

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Delmar 2.0 said:

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Jirao said:

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....Excited for this season and for Week 1 vs. you guys one more time!

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Is this the genral sentiment for the AU fanbase? Excited to play Baylor; or is it pretty much meh...it's just Baylor?

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I would say for most its meh Baylor. But still pumped for CFB to be back.

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Beyond just the excitement of having college football back, my guess is most Auburn fans view this as a "taking care of business type game" and a W over BU won't in and of itself generate much additional excitement unless it's a real laugher of a blowout (which is possible). On the other hand if BU somehow pulls the upset, I'm guessing at least a decent chunk of Auburn fans will want Golesch fired after one game.

Johnny Bear said:

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Jirao said:

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Delmar 2.0 said:

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Jirao said:

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....Excited for this season and for Week 1 vs. you guys one more time!

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Is this the genral sentiment for the AU fanbase? Excited to play Baylor; or is it pretty much meh...it's just Baylor?

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I would say for most its meh Baylor. But still pumped for CFB to be back.

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Beyond just the excitement of having college football back, my guess is most Auburn fans view this as a "taking care of business type game" and a W over BU won't in and of itself generate much additional excitement unless it's a real laugher of a blowout (which is possible). On the other hand if BU somehow pulls the upset, I'm guessing at least a decent chunk of Auburn fans will want Golesch fired after one game.

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I have a lot of friends that are auburn fans. Many of them have crazy high expectations that this is the year and they buy the hype every time. Its cute but I do think they are on the way up and will take a turn as better than bama for a bit in the next few seasons. I generally like them as fans and people.

Jacques Strap said:

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Thanks Dave

Everyone hates us

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Auburn and most other teams don't hate us. Auburn hates Alabama.

Meh implies Indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic. Auburn sees Baylor as... meh.

I wish everyone hated us. You have to be good (Ohio State, Alabama, etc.) to be hated, with the exception of Texas A&M... they are universally hated whether they are good or bad.

With respect to the Auburn game... I think Auburn easily covers unless Auburn (1) has not been able to grasp the new coaching staff's schemes and makes mental errors, (2) commits multiple turnovers and (3) has a bunch of penalties. If 1, 2 and 3 occur it might be close, but my crystal ball says Auburn easily covers.

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Location, Auburn's back yard for a huge fan advantage, tradition/history, regardless of our view their athletes are better, Baylor is Baylor, Auburn's coaching staff is probably superior and realistically, would have to stump their toe. May be close early on, but SEC prevails convincingly.

AC/DC said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Thanks Dave

Everyone hates us

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Auburn and most other teams don't hate us. Auburn hates Alabama.

Meh implies Indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic. Auburn sees Baylor as... meh.

I wish everyone hated us. You have to be good (Ohio State, Alabama, etc.) to be hated, with the exception of Texas A&M... they are universally hated whether they are good or bad.

With respect to the Auburn game... I think Auburn easily covers unless Auburn (1) has not been able to grasp the new coaching staff's schemes and makes mental errors, (2) commits multiple turnovers and (3) has a bunch of penalties. If 1, 2 and 3 occur it might be close, but my crystal ball says Auburn easily covers.

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Location, Auburn's back yard for a huge fan advantage, tradition/history, regardless of our view their athletes are better, Baylor is Baylor, Auburn's coaching staff is probably superior and realistically, would have to stump their toe. May be close early on, but SEC prevails convincingly.

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I wish I disagreed, but I don't. Just don't think we have the horses to prevail against even a midlin' SEC team (which is prolly where Auburn is) unless they help us a lot through their own mistakes and/or poor play. Hoping to be proven wrong.

Johnny Bear said:

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AC/DC said:

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Jacques Strap said:

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Danielsjackson114 said:

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Thanks Dave

Everyone hates us

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Auburn and most other teams don't hate us. Auburn hates Alabama.

Meh implies Indifferent, unconcerned, apathetic. Auburn sees Baylor as... meh.

I wish everyone hated us. You have to be good (Ohio State, Alabama, etc.) to be hated, with the exception of Texas A&M... they are universally hated whether they are good or bad.

With respect to the Auburn game... I think Auburn easily covers unless Auburn (1) has not been able to grasp the new coaching staff's schemes and makes mental errors, (2) commits multiple turnovers and (3) has a bunch of penalties. If 1, 2 and 3 occur it might be close, but my crystal ball says Auburn easily covers.

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Location, Auburn's back yard for a huge fan advantage, tradition/history, regardless of our view their athletes are better, Baylor is Baylor, Auburn's coaching staff is probably superior and realistically, would have to stump their toe. May be close early on, but SEC prevails convincingly.

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I wish I disagreed, but I don't. Just don't think we have the horses to prevail against even a midlin' SEC team (which is prolly where Auburn is) unless they help us a lot through their own mistakes and/or poor play. Hoping to be proven wrong.

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Yep, Baylor will need a lot of luck. Like +3 in the turnover margin luck.

GROK:

Baylor Bears all-time football records vs. the requested opponents (as of the most recent available data in 2026):

1. University of Texas at Austin (Texas Longhorns)
Texas leads 81-28-4 (113 meetings).

2. vs. University of Oklahoma (Sooners)
Oklahoma leads 28-5 (33 meetings).

3. vs. Texas A&M (Aggies)
Texas A&M leads 68-31-9 (108 meetings).

4. vs. Auburn University (Tigers)
Series tied 2-2-1 (5 meetings).

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In a nutshell, based on historical results, we have a better chance against Auburn than the other SEC opponents we played yearly, some for over a century. And, I would offer that Baylor today has a better overall talent level than we had over most of the last century of play. The beauty of football is that anyone can win on any given day.

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My two cents. If Baylor gets their running game going...... it won't be close.. Don't see Auburn with enough punch to keep up with Bears offense.

Sites to see are Mammoth State Park, Cameron Park Zoo.

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September isn't really an ""outdoors" month in central TX, temperatures and humidity will likely just be a tick below the blowtorch we are currently experiencing

Jirao said:

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boognish_bear said:

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Welcome to the forum. I'm looking forward to a really entertaining game.

My question for you… how much does your fan base already hate/regret having prima donna UT in the conference?

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We havent played them yet but we honestly love them because they beat Bama lol.

Im sure once we start playing them regularly the hate will come.

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I was actually surprised by how gracious the Texas fans were after they beat us in the NC game way back when. They just all seemed so stoked to have another NC after so many years, they were just doing more celebrating than rubbing it in anyone's face. But I know internal rivalries will always bring out the worst in fanbases. ; )

ucla is the perfect example for us. If you were to poll CF fans across the nation they would have a much less favorable opinion of USC fans than ucla fans. But you start playing ucla and you might not have the same opinion. The truths come out. You beat them a couple of times and you'll be hearing about how much smarter they are than you. How everyone wishes they could have gone to ucla but they just weren't smart enough. Or that they go to school in Beverly Hills and you don't. LOL. They love to get personal on the academic thing. LOL It's not about what's happening on the field, or the court.

That all being said, Im hoping for a BU win in memory of my father, but our home and away with Auburn back in the early 2000s was one of the better matchups we've had. I don't know how Auburn visitors to this board remember USC fans at the game, but I remember how cool their fans in Auburn were. Even though the game didn't go the way they wanted, they were inviting us to their postgame gatherings, and I was really impressed by the overall vibes. I'm sure SC had some obnoxious fans as all teams do, but we also got hit with a barrage of messages on the USC boards welcoming us to Auburn, and then after the game offering congrats. And their fans mentioning how great the USC fans were, Knowledgable and fun to hang with at the game.

Even though it's a matchup that doesn't happen often, it was a good one.

Auburn is probably my favorite team in the SEC. I agree that their fan base seems to have a larger percentage of higher quality people than some others.

Certainly more than that other team from Alabama.

Realitybites said:

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Auburn is probably my favorite team in the SEC. I agree that their fan base seems to have a larger percentage of higher quality people than some others.

Certainly more than that other team from Alabama.

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What was the old saying when A&M left for the SEC… "When A&M moved to the SEC the GPA went up in both conferences".