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1- How will Antonio Heffner react to being starting quarterback?
Last weekend, Blake Mitchell went down with an injury, and to quote Steve Spurrier, "the way our pass protection is right now he may want to rest a couple of weeks." That's an understatement.
If I were Mitchell, I'd be busy developing some sort of full-body Kevlar suit to wear during games.
I'm excited about the first start of Antonio "Hugh" Heffner's career. (If "Hugh" isn't already his nickname, it needs to be. Somebody make this happen.) If there is one way to slow down a great defense such as Auburn's, it's to be as confusing as possible. And if there is one thing Heffner is, it's unpredictable.
In last week's post-game press conference, Spurrier said he will "let him run around a little bit, and hopefully we can hit a few balls here and there."
Sounds like a plan to me.
2- Will former Gamecock and current Auburn running back Kenny Irons run all over us?
Probably. If we couldn't stop Troy from running on us, I doubt we can stop Auburn. Old Kenny couldn't get it done at Carolina and ended up riding the bench behind Demetris Summers and Cory Boyd (remember him?), so he transferred to Auburn. Since then, he has taken every opportunity to bad-mouth USC, so I hope he ends up getting yanked for my new favorite Auburn player, running back Tre Smith.
Why is Tre Smith my new favorite non-Gamecock? One reason: www.tre22.com, the official Web site of Auburn's backup running back. My favorite part of the Web site is his "Frequently Asked Questions" section, where burning questions such as "what is it about you that makes you such a great football player?" and "my son is 13 and very shy with the ladies, is there any advice you could give him as to how to land a lady?" are answered. Seriously. I can't make this stuff up.
3- Is this a must-win game for Carolina?
This game is not a must-win game, but it's getting close. The remainder of the schedule looks like this: Kentucky, Vanderbilt, at Tennessee, at Arkansas, Florida and Clemson.
So let's be real here. Let's be real real. We should beat Kentucky, but, unfortunately, even that should be a good game. Vanderbilt is 4-0 and looking 5-0 right in the face. Tennessee just beat No. 4 LSU in Baton Rouge at night. Arkansas is down this year, but they are still one of the best running teams in the nation (and guess who can't stop the run?).
Remember how I said Tennessee just beat No. 4 LSU in Baton Rouge at night? Well, Florida beat Tennessee. And the last time we were favored to beat Clemson, we lost 63-17 and I had the John O'Hurley Face on for the next six months.
This game is not a must-win game, but it is a must-win-so-Jake-can-sleep-at-night-for-the-rest-of-the-season game.
4- What is it like to play a team not from Alabama?
After breaking Curtis Chow's record for "Most Hate Mail Regarding a Single Column in The Gamecock" a couple of weeks ago after the Alabama game, I'm pretty much ready for this part of the schedule to be over.
5- Will Auburn ever be the same after I make the trip there this weekend?
After sitting in the no-cheering-allowed press box all season long, I'm ready to unleash the fury that is my heckling on the Auburn Tigers. This is my first and probably last trip to Auburn, so I intend to take full advantage of it.
Sure, I'll be sitting in the upper-deck and nobody on the field will actually hear what I'm saying, but I'm sure the people sitting around me will.
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