Predictions for Auburn's 2009 season are all over the map, ranging from what are probably overly optimistic Auburn people predicting a finish as good as 10-2 for the regular season to overly optimistic Bama people predicting 2-10.

Reasonable expectations are somewhere in between those extremes.

Chances of a successful season for Auburn this year hinge on three matters. Two of them are obvious; talent and coaching ability.

The third is subjective; namely what criteria are being used to defin...

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