dyehardfanAU 2,117 Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigeraddikt 1,590 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 I hope Pat Forde thoroughly investigates whether or not Bruce threw a barbecue for the customs agents that handled Stretch's papers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 12 hours ago, dyehardfanAU said: This is a fan account. No clue if this guy has any real sources. We still need to wait on confirmation from AU reporters or a real insider like Hooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aujeff11 6,243 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 10 hours ago, tigeraddikt said: I hope Pat Forde thoroughly investigates whether or not Bruce threw a barbecue for the customs agents that handled Stretch's papers... That was actually funny. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigeraddikt 1,590 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 3 hours ago, aujeff11 said: That was actually funny. Nice! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 Hooks just posted a smiley when asked about Stretch being in the states FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyehardfanAU 2,117 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 8 hours ago, ellitor said: Hooks just posted a smiley when asked about Stretch being in the states FWIW. So you gonna edit my thread title back? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 53 minutes ago, dyehardfanAU said: So you gonna edit my thread title back? 😉 Well it’s confirmed, yes. Actually the next update will probably say “Stretch is on campus”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,368 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 36 minutes ago, ellitor said: Well it’s confirmed, yes. Actually the next update will probably say “Stretch is on campus”. That might be a...stretch. 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravejd 3,267 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Excellent news if he can get enrolled. We'll be losing a lot of size after this next season with both Mac and Wiley moving onwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Quote Akingbola reports to Auburn Jeffrey Lee • AuburnSports @JLeeAURivals AUBURN | Babatunde “Stretch” Akingbola’s long-awaited arrival in Auburn is over. Akingbola, a four-star center in Bruce Pearl’s 2019 recruiting class, has officially reported to campus, according to a source within the athletics department. Akingbola is the seventh and final signee in the 2019 class to report to Auburn. All seven either have begun classes at Auburn or will begin classes on Monday. Akingbola, who played high school ball at McEachern in Powder Springs, Ga., had been in his home country of Nigeria for the better part of a year as he worked to resolve matters with his visa. Akingbola is part of the Tigers’ 13th-ranked class that included his teammate at McEachern, five-star wing Isaac Okoro, four-star guard Tyrell Jones, four-star forward Jaylin Williams, three-star guard Allen Flanigan, three-star forward Devan Cambridge and junior college forward Javon Franklin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dual-Threat Rigby 8,641 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 it's over for the SEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUTigersfan89 256 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 This is great news. I'm really happy for Stretch and really happy for our program. Welcome back to the plains babatunde! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger 8,817 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Horace 2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 1 minute ago, Tiger said: Horace 2.0 Horace was awesome for team chemistry & a great role player. I think Stretch can be better in terms of individual skills & I think he has the frame to be quite a bit thicker than HS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sani-Freeze 552 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Rocking Rolla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,401 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 A4E will definitely approve a 6'8" player. A year to resolve a problem with his visa? I'd be switching to MasterCard if I was him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,127 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 Now that he is on Campus and enrolled I am assuming he is practicing with the team without the coaches. Has anybody seen him play in the pickup games, is he in shape. For that matter for a while we would get some people who would watch some of the team practice on their own and comment on it. I haven't heard anything in a while. Does anybody have any information on how the individual players are looking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnphan 6,050 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 He looks like a beast out there, much bigger than what I was expecting from a strength, weight perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 1 hour ago, auburnphan said: He looks like a beast out there, much bigger than what I was expecting from a strength, weight perspective. Apparently is a terror on the defensive end also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustache eagle 2,388 Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Will he see time at the 4? Or just 5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,062 Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 9 hours ago, mustache eagle said: Will he see time at the 4? Or just 5? The 5 barring foul trouble with the 4s. He doesn’t have an offensive game right now which is not conducive to playing the 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doverstutts 1,643 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Say that three times real fast! I paid more attention to him last night than anyone because he just seemed to stand out a bit more. I suspect he may turn out to be the biggest prize out of our box of Cracker Jacks that we signed. Very agile, and can shoot the three ( not sure that we should depend on it,though) plus he is bigger than I expected him to be. I am really glad that we got this guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerbrotha12 2,362 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, doverstutts said: Say that three times real fast! I paid more attention to him last night than anyone because he just seemed to stand out a bit more. I suspect he may turn out to be the biggest prize out of our box of Cracker Jacks that we signed. Very agile, and can shoot the three ( not sure that we should depend on it,though) plus he is bigger than I expected him to be. I am really glad that we got this guy Definitely a player. Not sure if anyone else noticed this, but a lot of our veterans look bigger/more polished/better players overall. Samir plays really good defense and has a very nice drive to the hole, J'Von looks like he's got the swagger needed to be a PG1 in the SEC, Purifoy has a more cut build, and Wiley looks like an absolute hoss. Hope it carries over into the season. The freshman other than Okoro I think I'm most excited about is Tyrell Jones, actually. He can get to the middle of the lane, then distribute incredibly well. Don't think there will be a whole lot of drop off between him and J'Von this season. Also think he will be crucial in complementing Sharife and even playing that 2 guard spot a few times in 2020-2021. That's a while away though, but he looked shifty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doverstutts 1,643 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 I have no doubt that this will be the most athletic basketball team to take the floor at AU in all the years that AU has fielded a team. Pretty sure that they won't be a F4 group this year, and will be behind UF, KY, UT as far as the SEC, but I am quite secure in believing that they will be fun to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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