... an old saying in football that goes, you can't score if you don't have the ball. That could be Alabama's best defense against the Auburn offense and Cam Newton this Friday.

Doing that will be another issue.

The blueprint for beating Alabama is simple. Load the box and stop Alabama's vaunted running game and take your chances with the Bama air game.

It was almost run to perfection last year in the Iron Bowl until the last drive when then junior quarterback Greg McElroy engineered the winning drive in almost perfect fashion.

This year, however, Auburn has been suspect to a power running game and could have more trouble handling the assignment of stopping the run. Bleacher Report - College Football