2020 Recruiting Thread (OP Update 1/30/19)

[gr82be 14,401]

18 hours ago, triangletiger said:

After watching the Sheldon clips above, when I read this post, I  couldn't help but hear it in my head as if Sheldon were saying it.  Hilarious!

I did the same thing. Couldn't help it. And a great post by @Mikey btw. 

[gr82be 14,401]

18 hours ago, bigbird said:

3.6 per position...skill sets, body types, and abilities be damned!

I noticed that the guy who was .6 played more the the rest of the them.

[McLoofus 35,182]

29 minutes ago, dyehardfanAU said:

3.6 scholarship players per position you say?

Yep. In addition to grossly mischaracterizing his argument at the time- that we had adequate depth at each position along the offensive line strictly because we had a certain number of scholarship offensive linemen on the roster- he continues to assert that Bill Taylor is considered an offensive lineman. 

[dyehardfanAU 2,117]

29 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

Yep. In addition to grossly mischaracterizing his argument at the time- that we had adequate depth at each position along the offensive line strictly because we had a certain number of scholarship offensive linemen on the roster- he continues to assert that Bill Taylor is considered an offensive lineman. 

This guy? 

[McLoofus 35,182]

Just now, dyehardfanAU said:

This guy? 

For a second I had him confused with Jack Driscoll. But yeah, that's the guy. All 226 lbs of him. Center, guard, tackle- he's whatever you need him to be. Basically he's another Austin Golson, minus all the flab.

[dyehardfanAU 2,117]

4 minutes ago, McLoofus said:

For a second I had him confused with Jack Driscoll. But yeah, that's the guy. All 226 lbs of him. Center, guard, tackle- he's whatever you need him to be. Basically he's another Austin Golson, minus all the flab.

@Mikey, you counted this guy in your 18?  Where did you have him on your depth chart?

[Mikey 16,540]

4 hours ago, bigbird said:

That's weird because you counted walk-ons on your list

I did not, and you know very well that I did not. Why you keep this up is weird because I took my win and let it go a long time ago. That you want to keep this thing going and come back with statements that are patently not true is a bit sad.

[Mikey 16,540]

2 hours ago, dyehardfanAU said:

3.6 scholarship players per position you say?

18 scholarship offensive linemen divided by 5 positions = 3.6.  Since some attempt to avoid embarrassment by deflecting the subject onto whether a scholarship long snapper is an offensive linemen or not, discount Taylor if it makes you happy. We still had 17 scholarship offensive linemen, which is not a significant difference.

[McLoofus 35,182]

32 minutes ago, Mikey said:

18 scholarship offensive linemen divided by 5 positions = 3.6.  Since some attempt to avoid embarrassment by deflecting the subject onto whether a scholarship long snapper is an offensive linemen or not, discount Taylor if it makes you happy. We still had 17 scholarship offensive linemen, which is not a significant difference.

So you still think that a 226 lb long snapper provides depth at center, guard and tackle. 

To focus on this is not to deflect, but to highlight that you are not of sound mind on the topic of offensive line depth. 

[bigbird 60,359]

Easy remedy. Just show the list...

[fredst 9,064]

[bigbird 60,359]

26 minutes ago, fredst said:

[IronMan70 3,277]

I have been observing this continuing saga with interest and would like to make a small observation. Whatever the number on the OL is, 16, 17 or 18, we are giving these guys a free ride. If we are putting all these offensive linemen on scholly and cannot field a decent number of good players beyond the starters, we suck. If that is the case then we get what we deserve.

[ellitor 33,062]

14 hours ago, Mikey said:

No, you don't count. You aren't on a football scholarship at Auburn.

Sarcasm Sheldon.

[triangletiger 1,599]

5 hours ago, Mikey said:

18 scholarship offensive linemen divided by 5 positions = 3.6.  Since some attempt to avoid embarrassment by deflecting the subject onto whether a scholarship long snapper is an offensive linemen or not, discount Taylor if it makes you happy. We still had 17 scholarship offensive linemen, which is not a significant difference.

But how many of those 18 are offensive tackles?

[Sizzle 3,909]

2 hours ago, triangletiger said:

But how many of those 18 are offensive tackles?

If Broderick Jones joins then I think it’ll be like 6 or 7

[bigbird 60,359]

3 hours ago, triangletiger said:

But how many of those 18 are offensive tackles?

7.2

[bigbird 60,359]

3 hours ago, triangletiger said:

But how many of those 18 are offensive tackles?

It doesn't matter to Mikey. He believes they are all the same. 

[Mikey 16,540]

11 hours ago, bigbird said:

Easy remedy. Just show the list...

I already posted it for you, back in 2018. If you want to see the list again, just go back and look at it.

[Mikey 16,540]

8 hours ago, triangletiger said:

But how many of those 18 are offensive tackles?

That was never a consideration. The statement was made that we didn't have the o-line numbers. We did have the numbers. Beyond that is a different subject.

[bigbird 60,359]

3 hours ago, Mikey said:

That was never a consideration. The statement was made that we didn't have the o-line numbers. We did have the numbers. Beyond that is a different subject.

FWIW, The statement was we don't have OL depth.

[bigbird 60,359]

4 hours ago, Mikey said:

I already posted it for you, back in 2018. If you want to see the list again, just go back and look at it.

I don't need to see it. Just thought you would like the opportunity to prove everyone on the board wrong and yourself right.

[Mikey 16,540]

5 hours ago, bigbird said:

I don't need to see it.

I would think not.

[JBiGGiE 2,488]

23 hours ago, Mikey said:

18 scholarship offensive linemen divided by 5 positions = 3.6.  Since some attempt to avoid embarrassment by deflecting the subject onto whether a scholarship long snapper is an offensive linemen or not, discount Taylor if it makes you happy. We still had 17 scholarship offensive linemen, which is not a significant difference.

There's our problem! We've been fielding the 0.6 linemen this whole time!

Need to start putting the whole lineman in the line-up...

[McLoofus 35,182]

5 minutes ago, JBiGGiE said:

There's our problem! We've been fielding the 0.6 linemen this whole time!

Need to start putting the whole lineman in the line-up...

Well, seeing how's we're 3 deep at guard and center and .4 deep at tackle, that's not quite as silly as it sounds. 

Just kidding. The 226-lb long snapper means we're .6 deep at tackle. We have depth!

Bailey Sharp, Prince Sammons, Alec Jackson (who played on the other side of the ball the year prior but who was TOTALLY moved to offense because we TOTALLY already had plenty of depth there)... We were dripping with SEC caliber talent at that position. Because those guys had scholarships. Because if you have a scholarship, you are providing adequate depth. Even at positions you don't play.