im4au

We showed up to play mighty Maryland without a defensive plan and were out of the game before we knew what to do.  The defense didn't show up to play NMS at all - blown out by NMS?!?!!  Wow!  And 4th and 31 speaks for itself.  Roberts had to be removed.

Roberts was known to be abrasive when Freeze hired him.  Montgomery didn't even have the same offensive philosophy as Freeze and yet was hired to take over the offense.  I hope CHF does a better job this time - he's used his  mulligan.

16 hours ago, bigbird said:

Over 200 showed up today.

Last year...17

That number is much higher than the player count we expected, and I wonder if it includes coaches and parents, or just players? 

On 1/27/2023 at 1:14 PM, augolf1716 said:

Both came last week better for one on one recruiting imo

Last weekend was a brilliant move - we brought in top prospects and Bama commits.  Bama scheduled their junior day on top of ours and by adding the previous Saturday as more of a one-on-one event for select prospects our staff one-upped Bama. 

We haven't pulled a QB from the portal and Hank Brown isn't on campus, so we have a QB shortage for spring training.  TJ could could be a big help with throwing reps, plus he'd get a chance to work for our new staff.

I am and always will be a huge Bo Nix fan.  The man truly loved Auburn, but didn't always get the love returned.  I hated when he left, but we were a dumpster fire and I knew it was best for him.  Bo for Heisman!

Mark my words:  Camden Brown will lead the SEC in touchdown receptions.

3.14159 - Circle the wagons.

6 hours ago, ellitor said:

Haven't seen that said. Just saw one reporter say don't count him out like DJ just because he's a 2 *.

My comment is a blending of the quote you saw and premium content that I can't quote.  It's a post by a paid analyst on a message board that says his status (as someone with smaller offers) "will change" - not "may", but "will"..  You'll find it.  That's why I said this is going to be fun.  

Kameron Brown's recruitment is going to be fun.  I'm wondering how he could be the county defensive player of the year in Gwinnett County according to a newspaper, and yet not even be a rated prospect.  Over 900,000 people live in Gwinnett County, so a lot of football players live there.  If you watch his HUDL you'll see speed isn't his problem.  Some say he's another Williams - Auburn's attention and his films are going to blow him up.  We'll see.  At any rate I hope Derrick sticks around to play a year with his brother, like the Carlsons. 

5 hours ago, ellitor said:

@im4au Your post was about the remainder of the class. Putnam is not covered in that statement. I've already said the subpar season thus putting Gus's job security in question is why we lost Putnam. To be clear it was the season & Gus putting his own job in jeopardy that hurt us in recruiting while his job was not secure. Not the fans being frustrated & voicing it. Another reason his job being secure now will not have an affect on this class, most of the good recruits have signed. At this point we are going to get who we are going to get regardless.

Now if we had lost to Purdue Gus's job would have been seen as not secure for a bit as the PTB would have tried once again to push Gus out but I think Leath would have still kept Gus again. For that time Gus's job would seem unsecure with the money people pushing it could have cost us guys like MAR & Pickens. So I guess if we are playing dominoes the win over Purdue could help the class as it has made Gus's job secure for this immediate season. It's all about job security.

Then we agree that the turmoil hurt us, but isn't as much a factor going forward. The pickings are slim now, but we still have to sell transfers and prospects on visiting us.  I hope Auburn fans and sites have learned a lesson about spreading "News" that doesn't have a traceable source.  

8 hours ago, ellitor said:

It won’t have an affect on this class. The best it can do is have an affect on the 2020 class if he builds on this win with a successful season next year. FWIW Cain was never coming to AU at all. Yes Gus’s job security hurt in the recruitment but it did not make a winnable difference.

We'll have to agree to disagree.  I've seen way too many comments about our turmoil by analysts concerning recruits backing away and not signing, re/ Putnam etc. 

Gus said in an interview that he thought the bowl game would help recruiting.  I would normally say one game wouldn't have much of an effect (and I know KN has said that), but not in this case.  Noah Cain's comments show the damage we've suffered. Opposition recruiters were using our unrest against us, but we look much more stable after the MCB.  Maybe it was just for one game, and maybe other factors were at play, like slow B10 speed, but our new organization worked and our offense was a lot better.  We have some positive things to talk about now, and that sure beats defending against negativity.

32 minutes ago, AUDub said:

Well UT has now offered him too so there’s definitely something there. 

Unofficial to UGA this weekend.  Kid's blowing up.

On 1/14/2018 at 8:59 PM, Eagle-1 said:

You sure? Marquis McClain says hello

Waaaay too early to count out Marquis. 

War Eagle!  He's coming in as an RB. but our coaches aren't going to waste that height or those hands.  Big upside.

46 minutes ago, ellitor said:

FWIW we are recruiting him solely at RB now that we lost Kerryon & Bubba.

A 6'3" 212lb rb?  Certainly not prototypical.  He might be one of those guys who figures things out on the practice field.

If you follow Spiegelman's tweet string you'll see a stream of Joiner highlight plays.  My favs were the one I posted above, a layout catch on a bomb, and one weaving through traffic before bursting through defenders at the goal line.  I think the problem we had with Joiner was he wanted to be a "pure" rb and we wanted him as an H.  I think when he fell to the numbers game at LSU he decided H might be a good fit.  Sure looks like an H to me.

#3 probably agrees with the elusiveness comments, but I doubt #7 is on board with the soft opinions.  

9 hours ago, WFE12 said:

Hope he learned a valuable lesson there. These coaches wine and dine you but you're just a number at times at the end of the day. 

Good training for the business world.

Reminds me of Little Train.  Get off the tracks!

I really enjoy these. Thanks.  I remember the 1994 LSU game when Curly Hallman literally threw the game away.  Staying focused with a big lead is good, but chance taking isn't.  Just grind the clock and get the dubya.

Barnett exposed a little known loophole in the 4-2-4 rule.  He'll be able to play during the fourth week of the season in 2017 by transferring to a two-year school, meeting some easy academic requirements, and returning to a four-year school.  He could practice next year during the mostly non-conference games and play when the conference gets serious.

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/news/former-tide-qb-blake-barnett-could-play-next-season-via-ncaa-loophole/1vescj981x9921f1dagflqx53a

Enjoyed the write-up - thank you.  Do you think some of our red zone problems are due to the lack of a dominant fullback as lead blocker?

Paxton Lynch in the Birmingham Bowl was harassed all day, hit 17 of 38 passes, threw an interception, and overall looked awful.  Our QB's are facing a better defensive line that has superior talent and knows their plays.  Yeah, our QB's need to be better at throwing the ball away and our o line needs to develop, but that defensive line plays for us.  We'll be fine.

1 minute ago, im4au said:

Another long time reader here.

I had no idea I had so many posts.  I used to go to HS games in Atlanta and posted about talent I saw.  None are currently in O&B, although one of my "finds" is on the runway in New York as a male model.