Auburn made good my pre-game predictions for success in week four against New Mexico State. Two of three pre-game predicitons were greatly exceeded, while the third was satisfied in spirit if not by the letter of the blog.

They won conclusively. By scoring on both big plays and sustained drives, both on the ground and through the air, the offense showed consistency missing so far this season. More importantly the offense displayed stability by only having one fumble and no interceptions compared to five turnovers in each of their two previous games.

But did they win early? More like early enough. Auburn led 21-20 at the half due to an NMS missed extra point. Something happened in the locker room, because Auburn showed up for the first time this season in the second half. By the time six minutes had ticked off the clock they were up by 14 and the 3rd quarter expired with Auburn at the New Mexico State 2. Four seconds later, they completed a 9 play drive going up 21 points to open the 4th quarter. 60 seconds later Auburn put another TD on the board to secure the victory.

Next week they travel to play the Gators. No Auburn fan feels good about that, but they all feel good about the way Auburn played in the second half this week. The question is which team will make the trip to Gainesville?