AEAugirl

His former Oline coach is now an analyst at Auburn, Darren Hiller.  Hopefully that helps get him here.  

11 hours ago, ellitor said:

A&M appears to be trending to keep Echols.

JLee and Jhead said on their podcast the big hurdle with him is proximity to home.  

11 hours ago, I_M4_AU said:

 A mid season firing is possible and if they follow Auburn’s lead we will see an AD search and hiring before that happens.  I believe I read that Napier’s buyout is around $32 million which won’t be a problem, so this year is going to be a ride for the Gators.

I wouldn’t think a mid season hiring is even possible for them.  It will be a bigger rebuild than Auburn’s situation.

ETA:  their class is falling apart and I hope we can pick up a few from them.

Not only do they have to buy out Napier, but that massive staff of his, but UF has the money.  Question is what will they have left to hire a new staff they deem elite enough for UF?  They might end up in a Texas A&M situation where they don’t break the bank for both.  

And yes, I think most UF fans think Stricklin will be fired as well.  

Their fans are also attacking Etienne and his family on social media.  They are a full on dumpster fire right now.  

28 minutes ago, Zeek said:

We may have successfully shut down bama’s aggressive attempt to get Perry back on campus. Could still happen.

LJ is going to be tough to pull but I like the direction. Still a little upset we’ve lost momentum on Coen.

I think high school OL recruiting criticism is fair but E has pointed out a few times it’s a weak class.

What about Amaris Williams?  IMO he’d be just as good of a get as McCray.  I know there has been a lot of talk from the UF side that it was not a matter of if but when he flips, and Auburn has seemed to be somewhat trending with him. 

I always thought Coen would be a hard pull.  Texas A&M is his legacy and from what I have read the big obstacle is him being so far from home at Auburn.  

What is the latest with Edwin after his Bama visit?  I haven’t really seen Bama peeps say much about him.  

2 hours ago, I_M4_AU said:

I think Florida will ride with Napier for another year.

I think Napier is fired mid season.  Their schedule next year is absolutely the most brutal I think I have ever seen. 

This is an article from a UF site and gives some insight into that program and how mismanaged it has been under Napier, specifically with the staff.  It’s a complete mess. 

There is also a lot of chatter DJ Lagway is looking around.  Apparently he started following some Texas A&M sites.  This class is already starting to fall apart, and if he loses Lagway that might be the death knell for him. 

https://insidethegators.com/2023/11/28/five-thoughts-staff-shake-up/?fbclid=IwAR3G086NK0zmOJC9Kd0JmbnaismDTLsvkQLwdWRHSn3BtKpp13WaM1Ea9qY

10 minutes ago, ellitor said:

And I don't love dad's expression just as much.

Eh, he had the same expression in the pic with the FSU coaches last night.  

27 minutes ago, LPTiger said:

I don't recall reading here about KJ's family situation.   If it is here and I am repeating it, please forgive.  When KJ was about 10, his dad left for prison for trafficking cannabis (yes fifty that is a crime😀) and money laundering.   His dad, however, never left KJ or his mom.  As hard as it is to maintain healthy relationships while incarcerated (for either 6 or 8 years), KJ's dad made it happen.  And KJ's mom not only allowed it to happen she facilitated the same.   KJ has previously spoken about how great it is to see his dad get a second chance in life and how everyone deserves a second chance. CHF is living through his own second chance rn.   KJ just might be willing to throw in with another man needing a second chance.  This family is also a family of believers.  Tough times either separates you further from or brings you closer to Him.   For this family and the Freeze family, it is the latter.  I like KJ to AU😀.   

What a great story!!  

8 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

Yep Vandy  cranks out them All Americans like nobody's business.  Nothing wrong with taking transfers from other SEC schools other than Vandy. 

Funny you said that, because Sheppard in fact is an All American.  

I bet you would have complained if we took Cam Ward from Incarnate Word a couple of years ago too…because it was just little lowly Incarnate Word he was playing at so he can’t be talented right? 

10 hours ago, NWALA Tiger said:

Other than Vandy

Our competition for the Vandy WR Sheppard is Texas A&M, Ole Miss, State, USCe, and Minnesota (so far)

If we want London Humphreys, which we apparently have reached out to, we will have to fight Georgia for him….he’s a Ladd McConkey type receiver…and his dad is a former AU all American track star.

But sure let’s just let them have those two since they are just “Vandy” players.  

3 hours ago, GwillMac6 said:

Both his main recruiters at TAMU are no longer there. 
 

 

Yup, Aggies have lost both their top recruiters and there is a lot of talk they are about to have a mass exodus hit the portal. 

They were hoping to keep ERob on staff to help hold their recruiting class (and team) together. We’ll see if Elko can keep the status quo maintained. 

Cowart is the highest ranked recruit Auburn has signed, but he also was the biggest bust.  He was in no way the “best pick up” for Auburn, the only thing he did for Auburn was boost the recruiting ranking that year.  

Hey @AUwent….guess what?  

Coleman flipped! 

Told you not to worry!  

15 hours ago, AUwent said:

Lots of buzz for Clemson. We still thinking a top 15 finish?

There isn’t any buzz for Clemson.  At all. 

He wore Clemson sleeves to a practice, that’s it.  That hardly means anything.  These kids get all kinds of gear when they visit these schools and yes, a lot of times they wear it.  

He’s not visited Clemson or even been on their radar for MONTHS.  He has not been to Clemson since early in the summer and even then no one ever talked about Clemson being a threat to land him.  

Some of y’all need to get a script for Xanax to survive the next 20ish days before ENSD. 

Just now, Gowebb11 said:

Hugh is barely a year in and has already moved us from “behind in recruiting” to “getting ahead of the curve”. Really amazing and refreshing. 

Not just Freeze….Thorton, Garrett and Aldridge have been fantastic recruiters as well and I don’t think have been given enough credit for what they have done since they got to Auburn. 

I don’t think Thorton gets enough praise, he’s done a really good job with a hastily pieced together group and he’s bringing in some studs.  Ole Miss’s line has also dropped off since he left despite the fact they all cried that he sucked and he “was asked to leave” when he did make the move to Auburn. 😂

Aldridge might be my favorite assistant Freeze hired.  He really does seem to be a rising star. 

1 hour ago, bigbird said:

I have a lot of plumage, I'm fluffy

Not to derail but these just showed up on my X timeline and I think this could be the perfect Christmas gift for someone special in your life.  **cough Golf cough**

Trying to imagine these on a golf course….

1 hour ago, Win4AU said:

Am I crazy thinking this guy is a little overrated?  I’m not sure how much of an upgrade he’d be over Thorne.

No, he is overrated.  Arkansas fans aren’t really sad to see him go.  

This has to be one of the craziest hires in the history of CFB.

The jokes almost write themselves 😂

Pittman pulling the nuclear option, in complete desperation mode.  I think Petrino, like Jimbo, is way past his prime.  

10 hours ago, ellitor said:

@AEAugirl Yes it's a violation to tamper but all players and recruits know everyone is shopping so giving them names of targets would definitely be on the table as something a staff would do.

Not officially but every staff is already back channeling on targets.

What's stupid about it? It's not like the recruits are going to go to the NCAA with it.

There is a big difference in saying “we are hoping to target someone like X player” etc and telling recruits “we have Y player coming in, already a done deal” ….especially to a recruit who is currently committed to our biggest rival whose coach is known for playing games with Auburn involving recruits. 

Imagine if Freeze had told them “hey, we have Michael Pratt coming….its already been decided so that is who is going to be throwing the ball to you next year” then RW runs to Saban….you know exactly what he does with that….calls Willie Fritz and here comes the NCAA. 

My response was in the context that these players have been told something specific or a specific name.  Everyone knows they are talking behind the scenes but it’s not something you openly admit. 

1 hour ago, NWALA Tiger said:

Does Cam, Ryan Williams know something we don't in regards to who we may get in the portal? 

I would HIGHLY doubt Freeze and the staff is telling uncommitted recruits who he is recruiting from another program since that is a massive NCAA violation to meddle with another program’s players.

Coaches can’t talk to those players until they enter the portal.  I’m not saying they don’t have some conversations with the player’s “people” but they sure as hell are not telling high school kids about it unless they are insanely stupid. 

6 hours ago, TeamZero77 said:

What's up with his hat? The Auburn is upside down. Am I missing something?

No, the “inverted” hats are a thing….I just don’t understand it.  It’s not just Auburn, you see them with a lot of college teams and pro across different sports. 

6 minutes ago, ellitor said:

Not sure they play the same DL position.

Beaman?

His graphic 🙈🙈🙈

39 minutes ago, Gowebb11 said:

Hearing their big interest is Dan Lanning but who knows in these coaching searches. 

That is exactly what I would do…throw the bank at him and make him tell me no, then I’d call Elko. 

Thinking about it not sure Kiffin is what they would be looking for….he hasn’t shown he really knows how to build an SEC level team on both sides of the ball.