... rebuilding year as some have tried to pass off. This is not a year where Auburn fans should moderate expectations. It is a year where both fans and coaching staff will expect the best from players wearing an Auburn uniform.

It will be an extremely difficult year in the SEC West. There is not one team that is down. Ole Miss is rebuilding some, but that could make them better. Every other team in the SEC West can be expected to be better, with the exception of Alabama.

We simply do not know about Alabama at this point. They replace a slew of players that included the backbone of their 2009 defense and special teams. No one will know how these replacements will perform until game time.

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