Pat Dye is never short an opinion.

To say the former Auburn coach is high on the Tigers is an understatement.

Dye told The Paul Finebaum Show on Tuesday afternoon that this year's version of the team "is the most talented football team I've seen at Auburn."

Earlier Tuesday, coach Gus Malzahn named Jarrett Stidham as the starting quarterback.

Dye said he's isn't surprised.

"The way he carries himself," Dye said of Stidham. "He has a smile on his face. He's confident, not cocky. He is a joy to be around. It's gonna carry over to teammates and the Auburn family."

"I think this is the most talented football team I've seen at Auburn, top to bottom" - @CoachPatDye_ pic.twitter.com/ROC7jvDsJ9 — Paul Finebaum (@finebaum) August 14, 2017

He said chemistry is the most important thing a great team can have, but you don't know you have it until the season starts.

"I think this is the most talented football team I've seen at Auburn, top to bottom," Dye explained. "They're a little thin in the secondary. A little inexperienced at wide receiver. We got to settle on who is on the offensive line. They have a tremendous upside. It depends on how bad they want it. (It depends) how good they want to be. If they want to be a great offensive line, they can be one.

"Defensively, we got most of the guys we had last year except (Montravious) Adams and (Carl) Lawson. Defensively, we have a chance to be better."

The Tigers are coming off an 8-5 (5-3 in SEC) record.

Auburn opens with Georgia Southern this season on Saturday, Sept. 2.

Check out the full interview here.