Sani-Freeze

9 hours ago, Tiger said:

Would love if he went to Duke. Same here on Crean. I do NOT want to see him getting studs. He's a very good coach there's no doubt about that -- if he starts getting talent that will not be good for the rest of us. I'm still trying to figure out how he got Anthony Edwards. I hope Claxton goes pro too that will hurt them some in the short term if it happens

Dumpster fire of a team, lousy program with little winning tradition, dumpy arena, nerdy coach who underachieved at Indiana and then threw his own team under the bus this season during a losing streak. Sure, makes perfect sense that the top player in America wanted to get in on that. After that and George Pickens, I am not taking another word from a UGA fan about anything AU has ever done. 

4 minutes ago, bigbird said:

I could easily see him at 230-40 by next season

Freshman 15? Somebody get that kid a box of Krispy Kremes, a Momma's Love and a case of Budweiser right away...

3 minutes ago, bigbird said:

We also signed Fromm

Listed at 215 - I'm assuming he is slated for a redshirt if they intend to keep him at TE. Maybe he'll be able to contribute early but if so I'm guessing it could be at WR like Canella. 

8 hours ago, alexava said:

Just heard he already tore his ACL? 

The TE position is a special level of cursed for this program. There are just no words. I know we've all been frustrated by the lack of a TE in the offense, and some is certainly on the coaches - but sometimes it just seems like the universe has determined that AU will never complete another pass to a TE under any circumstances...

Just to recap since Uzomah left: We've had one guy get murdered, another accused of rape and dismissed. One who played some as a blocker but transferred out. One who couldn't bulk up that moved to WR. Now we sign a prototypical TE and he immediately tears his ACL. That leaves one guy - Shenker - for 2019. And I believe he was originally recruited more for the hybrid H-back role. (If Fromm is really 215 lbs as listed, he'll have to redshirt to bulk up). 

So even if Gus was planning to try to bring back the Lutz/CJU role in the red zone next year, he won't have the players for it. 

20 hours ago, NoALtiger said:

25 pass attempts within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage? That is truly astounding. Wow. 

This stat I actually understand - It's an attempt to replace runs with short passes due to a completely inept offensive line. It was really our only hope to stay in this game, but there was no margin for error on either side of the ball (and we made plenty of errors). 

1 hour ago, around4ever said:

IMO, the RBs are not the problem.  They have nowhere to run. When they do find a seam or get around the corner they are fine.  The OLine is the problem with the running game.  Kam Is too light to run up the middle.  Miller is coming into his own.  I would like to see Asa get some touches.  I hope our plan is to redshirt Joiner.  

Miller played pretty well but he may be the slowest player to ever wear an AU jersey. Asa Martin is the only hope going forward and I can't fathom why he wasn't involved today. 

But as others have stated - it doesn't matter much if the OL can't get any push. Their performance was dreadful all day. 

On 9/17/2018 at 2:26 PM, ToomersStreet said:

Gus has done some awful coaching at Auburn. This game  just wasn't one  of them.  O-line isn't aggressive.  I don't know if we have any future NFL players on it.  I do wonder if Gus would be willing to  pull the trigger on Grimes  after one season to get  a  better recruiter.  I am not questioning Grimes  coaching ability.

I can pretty confidently say there's not an NFL player in that starting 5. Heck, I'm always too optimistic about our better OLs getting drafted (Pugh, Isom, Berry, Dismukes) and I'm still wrong about that most of the time. Maybe Brahms or Troxell will work their way into the lineup soon and who knows what their ceiling may be. 

I've wondered the same about Grimes - I think you have to wait and see if these guys progress as the season goes along. But a major talent infusion is desperately needed. UGA lost their starting LT against SC, and a true (5 star) freshman came in and played even better. That's what we're up against now. 

Planning to use KJ at 50% was my fear going into this. It was clear he was really hurting - Gutsy effort on his part. I was really hoping we would plan around Miller/Martin. 

Just hoping the University of Auburn doesn't steal another one from us here...

I have been really impressed with Anfernee McLemore in the limited minutes that he has played. He is an inch shorter than Spencer but seems to be a little more aggressive on the boards and has a good nose for the ball. I wouldn't be surprised if he works his way into the starting rotation next year. Also apparently he got accepted to MIT so the kid is bright.

Did he ever explain why he didn't play for a JUCO this year? 

Just now, AU80cruiser said:

We play clemson 2nd game

Oh. Well Southwestern Baptist Louisiana Women's College calls timeout then

34 minutes ago, bigbird said:

1st play next season. Empty set with Slaton, K. Davis, R. Davis to the left and NCM split right with Stove in the slot. Stidham looks and smiles real big.

(Clemson calls timeout)

On 11/7/2016 at 9:17 AM, alexava said:

Might need C Cox to carry the ball some this week. 

This offense doesn't work without the H-back blocking. It will have to be KJ and Truitt. Let's hope they can take the beating between the tackles.