triangletiger 1,599 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, OB4AU said: No. We have been "programmed to receive". It is time to "checkout anytime you like" but "we will never leave". Welcome to the Hotel California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB4AU 42 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 minute ago, triangletiger said: Welcome to the Hotel California. First album I ever owned and it still never gets old. Although, I struggle when I hear the story that the reason Takeo Spikes left AU early was because Terry Bowden didn't take coaching serious and the last straw was the helicopter that flew in after practice and picked up he and his wife to go to Atlanta for the Eagles Farewell Concert Tour stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerpro2a 5,617 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Zeek said: I've not seen Sherwood or Loy mentioned but I'm also behind I could have sworn I read somewhere last week that Loy would not return? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Who will coach Tight Ends and H-backs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburn4ever 1,266 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 As the Eagles fly over the Hotel California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFiend 67 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, auburn4ever said: Who will coach Tight Ends and H-backs? Think it's Bedell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,525 Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, Tigerpro2a said: I could have sworn I read somewhere last week that Loy would not return? Lemme look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,039 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 32 minutes ago, Butthead said: I hate to sound like an ass but do we need to worry about these Au related hires? @Butthead In these instances no. Mason has total autonomy on D hires which is why we have seen name changes on every position on candidates on D since Mason was hired. Zac was all Mason. Bobo also has great influnce on O hires. 32 minutes ago, Butthead said: Is this being pushed by the boosters who shall not be named? Caddy & Zac, nope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,039 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 30 minutes ago, Tony4AU said: I count 3 on field spots WR DL ST or Spitting up LBs or DBs @Tony4AUWe haven't named any LB coaches yet. The one that was expected is likely going to be the Boise DC. Plus T-Will hasn't interviewed yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,525 Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 I can't find a thing suggesting Grant Loy is leaving. Nothing the other direction either for what it's worth. I think I'm caught up now. Day two of my tournament tomorrow so I hope there's not a bunch of announcements again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony4AU 386 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, ellitor said: @Tony4AUWe haven't named any LB coaches yet. The one that was expected is likely going to be the Boise DC. Plus T-Will hasn't interviewed yet. Was going by the running list that shows Schmedding as ILB Coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,039 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 20 minutes ago, Tony4AU said: Was going by the running list that shows Schmedding as ILB Coach. Not sure why Zeek has him listed there but he has not been hired yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick.AU 13,268 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Seems like harsin is aligning himself with good coaches and guys that can really relate to recruits, really can’t say anything negative about the approach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quietmaninthecorner 1,940 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Zeek said: Day two of my tournament tomorrow I am assuming that is a wrestling tourney.?? You ever wrestle a blind wrestler? A buddy of mine had a scholly to Oklahoma back in the day. He ended up in the marines during Vietnam. He had a son that was a local high school wrestling badass. He won almost everything in his division his sophomore year. His dad told me he was worried because his son was becoming extremely arrogant. His dad knew the wrestling coach at the school for the blind here in Little Rock. His dad set up some wrestling practice/sparing between his son and one of the blind school wresting coaches up and coming stars. I thought "WTF a blind wrestler"?? so I tagged along. This guy wiped the mat with my buddies son. pretty much literally. It was like my buddy's son was wrestling for the first time. They went at it for a good 20 minutes. The blind guy pinning my buddies son within 15 - 20 seconds. Over and over and over. Humbled described it perfectly. To this day, I have never seen anything like it. My buddy on the car ride home explained to me that the blind wrestlers could tell were every inch of you body is just by being grabbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUnCullman 601 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 12 minutes ago, Quietmaninthecorner said: I am assuming that is a wrestling tourney.?? You ever wrestle a blind wrestler? A buddy of mine had a scholly to Oklahoma back in the day. He ended up in the marines during Vietnam. He had a son that was a local high school wrestling badass. He won almost everything in his division his sophomore year. His dad told me he was worried because his son was becoming extremely arrogant. His dad knew the wrestling coach at the school for the blind here in Little Rock. His dad set up some wrestling practice/sparing between his son and one of the blind school wresting coaches up and coming stars. I thought "WTF a blind wrestler"?? so I tagged along. This guy wiped the mat with my buddies son. pretty much literally. It was like my buddy's son was wrestling for the first time. They went at it for a good 20 minutes. The blind guy pinning my buddies son within 15 - 20 seconds. Over and over and over. Humbled described it perfectly. To this day, I have never seen anything like it. My buddy on the car ride home explained to me that the blind wrestlers could tell were every inch of you body is just by being grabbed. Great story. Thanks for sharing. I have a neighbor whose sons both played college basketball. How? He took them both down to Birmingham to the YMCA when they were young and made them play against bigger, faster older guys. Sometimes they would get in the car to leave and they would be crying. They were both good high school players and we went to the state tournament for several years. The whole team caught fire in middle school because of them and they started winning a lot of games and several went on to college. Being humbled is a great life lesson for your children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quietmaninthecorner 1,940 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 23 minutes ago, AUnCullman said: Being humbled is a great life lesson for your children. Some adults need it too. When I was 5 years old I was showing off to my grandmother how high I could jump. I would jump up the stairway... 2 steps at a time. They were steep steps for a 5 year old. maybe 12-14 steps in all. I would get to the top and do the highest vertical I could do, maybe 13 inches.? I KNEW I was the highest jumper in the world. I would announce such confidence to the world when I was done. My grandmother saw this and said, "you can't jump worth a darn. I can jump higher than you." and she proceeded to jump about a 27" vertical. She said, "It wasn't even close. I can jump way higher than you!" So I pushed her down the stairs. She was much more humble from then on. ** No grandmothers were hurt during the making of this joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisH 135 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Anybody know when/if TWill interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValleyTiger 2,894 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I haven't seen anything on Sherwood making a decision yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarEagle2423 357 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 I don’t think Schmedding or Bedell are official yet, so I haven’t been counting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBiGGiE 2,488 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Quietmaninthecorner said: Some adults need it too. When I was 5 years old I was showing off to my grandmother how high I could jump. I would jump up the stairway... 2 steps at a time. They were steep steps for a 5 year old. maybe 12-14 steps in all. I would get to the top and do the highest vertical I could do, maybe 13 inches.? I KNEW I was the highest jumper in the world. I would announce such confidence to the world when I was done. My grandmother saw this and said, "you can't jump worth a darn. I can jump higher than you." and she proceeded to jump about a 27" vertical. She said, "It wasn't even close. I can jump way higher than you!" So I pushed her down the stairs. She was much more humble from then on. ** No grandmothers were hurt during the making of this joke. I'll never forget the last words my grandfather ever said me. He said, "Stop shaking the ladder, you little s---!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeek 16,525 Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 7 hours ago, Quietmaninthecorner said: I am assuming that is a wrestling tourney.?? You ever wrestle a blind wrestler? A buddy of mine had a scholly to Oklahoma back in the day. He ended up in the marines during Vietnam. He had a son that was a local high school wrestling badass. He won almost everything in his division his sophomore year. His dad told me he was worried because his son was becoming extremely arrogant. His dad knew the wrestling coach at the school for the blind here in Little Rock. His dad set up some wrestling practice/sparing between his son and one of the blind school wresting coaches up and coming stars. I thought "WTF a blind wrestler"?? so I tagged along. This guy wiped the mat with my buddies son. pretty much literally. It was like my buddy's son was wrestling for the first time. They went at it for a good 20 minutes. The blind guy pinning my buddies son within 15 - 20 seconds. Over and over and over. Humbled described it perfectly. To this day, I have never seen anything like it. My buddy on the car ride home explained to me that the blind wrestlers could tell were every inch of you body is just by being grabbed. We have the Florida School of the Deaf and the Blind in our region so yes! There's a few reasons that they're difficult to wrestle! 1. You have to keep contact with them at all times. If you're not touching the ref resets you. For "space" wrestlers this can be incredibly frustrating. It's like making an outside speed-back run up the gut against a loaded box. Mentally, some kids get in their own heads about keeping contact. 2. There's not a lot of "setups" you can do without breaking contact. Again, this is something that can be incredibly difficult to adjust to for kids who only do a few moves well. 3. Balance or what wrestling coaches call "having good hips". Really this is the ability to feel how someone's weight is disturbed and where their momentum goes; it's also having a feel for your own body and having good body control. Coaches argue just how much you can improve in this area or if it's a natural instinct or trait. Blind wrestlers have to have "good hips" period. Without that they would have zero chance of winning. It's a less dramatic version of Daredevil where the other senses are heightened so to speak. 4. No visual distractions. There are a lot of ways to use visual misdirection as well. These things obviously do not work. 5. A lot of coaches will teach Blind wrestlers mostly throws. Throws are high risk and high reward moves. So much so that most coaches teach not to do them unless you're losing by a lot. They're to be used as a desperation move. So it's like playing a game against a team with nothing to lose in football. Yeah gadget plays don't always work but if they're repeatedly using then it can get you flustered real quick. Also, most coaches I've met never bothered learning Greco-Roman wrestling so they're not as familiar with how not to get thrown. Short answer: yes it's not fun. They are however incredibly fascinating to watch when they're good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnNTexas 7,104 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Zeek I have copied the players you show as returning or coming in from next year. I realize some are seniors or may still hit transfer portal but on paper I think we have potential for a really good team. Quarterbacks (5->4) - Need to develop a QB from this group or grad transfer but some talent here Bo Nix Grant Loy Chayil Garnett Dematrius Davis Sawyer Pate (Walk-On might receive a scholly) Running Backs (5->2) - Need to keep Shivers, find some depth but is great 1-2 punch Tank Bigsby Shaun Shivers Wide Receivers (11->10) - Young but talented with size, and speed. Need the right O and a QB to Utilize them. Kobe Hudson Ja'Varrius Johnson Shedrick Jackson Malcolm Johnson Jr Elijah Canion Caylin Newton Ze'vian Capers JJ Evans Hal Presley Tight Ends & HBacks (5->6) - I expect to lose 1 or 2 to Portal but most TE Talent Auburn has ever had need to use them. JJ Pegues Brandon Frazier Luke Deal Tyler Fromm John Samuel Shenker Landen King Offensive Linemen (15->16) - Showed signs of improvement if can stay healthy can have a decent O-Line. Need to work with S& C coach and get better at fundamentals. Sammons is gone and could use some help from Portal. Jalil Irvin Nick Brahms Tate Johnson Brenden Coffey Tashawn Manning Avery Jernigan Keiondre Jones Brodarious Hamm Kameron Stutts Alec Jackson Austin Troxell Brandon Council Prince Micheal Sammons Kilian Zierer Kamaar Bell Garner Langlo Defensive Linemen & Buck (15->19) - expect CAt and Moultry to leave - Edge rushers need to contain better and need more consistent inside push also hope less vanilla play (love some stunts between DT's and DE's). Some maybe become LB's in new defense. Big Kat Bryant Colby Wooden Derick Hall Romello Height TD Moultry Zykeivous Walker Jay Hardy Caleb Johnson Daniel Foster-Allen Jaren Handy Daquan Newkirk Dre Butler Jeremiah Wright Marquis Burks Tyrone Truesdell Lee Hunter Marquis Robinson Tobechi Okoli Ian Matthews Linebackers (10->7) - some talent if some of the Bucks become LB's and are coached up could be a strength. Wooten may leave. Owen Pappoe Zakoby McClain Desmond Tisdol Chandler Wooten Wesley Steiner Cam Riley Kameron Brown Defensive Backs (15->16) - Should be a strength. Also hope to see more of a mixture of our man for man and zone defenses this year. Roger McCreary Jordyn Peters Jamien Sherwood Chris Thompson Jr Devan Barrett Ladarius Tennison Nehemiah Pritchett Malcolm Askew Marco Domio Smoke Monday Eric Reed Jr Zion Puckett Jaylin Simpson Ahmari Harvey Kamal Hadden Armani Diamond Kicker - We are in good hands. Anders Carlson Punter - Solid but I hope to see our Aussie go to next level this year. Ian Marshall Oscar Chapman Bottom line the cupboard is not bare but a lot of questions. Will we get consistent QB Play? Will O-Line take a step forward? Will O adjust to take advantage of talent especially WR's and TE's while still using our 1-2 RB punch? I am assuming a different D how quick can players learn it? We have the talent on D lets hope they develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligas 581 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 9 hours ago, ellitor said: @Tony4AUWe haven't named any LB coaches yet. The one that was expected is likely going to be the Boise DC. Plus T-Will hasn't interviewed yet. Jeff Schmedding will coach LBs and also be Co-DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbird 60,291 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 On 12/24/2020 at 10:07 PM, Zeek said: HC | Gus Malzahn ---> Bryan Harsin OC | Chad Morris ---> Mike Bobo QB | Chad Morris ---> Mike Bobo RB | Carnell Williams ---> STAYING WR | Kodi Burns ---> TE-HB | Larry Porter ---> Brad Bedell (Co-OL) OL | Jack Bicknell Jr. ---> Will Friend What an upgrade across the board...well, except for Caddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBwins 10,001 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, bigbird said: What an upgrade across the board...well, except for Caddy He's an upgraded Caddy 2.0. Another year experience and meshed with an attacking offense. As you know, teams tend to take on the personality of the coach. Doesn't it feel like, as fans even, we are already taking on that personality? I know I am. I feel like if you are in our way this year, we are running you over. Feeling confident in our structure now and genuinely excited for football season. Heck I'm ready for anything related to football starting for Auburn, like winter workouts lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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