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Gut says a regular season repeat of last year: 6-6. Hope I’m wrong. 

AU Baseball Stock …..

Not a good stretch, since SEC play started. Hope they can stop the bleeding and find some momentum. 

7 hours ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

Meddling donors. Both schools have mega donors who insist  on having it their way and hiring culture guys who fit into the Auburn culture so much, they get comfortable and complacent, and just slide right into the good ole boy network. 

As a mega donor, I reject your premise. 🤪

2 hours ago, eaglenest said:

Auburn is run by a narcissist!! until it can rid the dominator it will continue to be stuck in mud while everyone else pass Auburn by. Alabama does a great job at marketing itself as a brand and flagship, we on the other hand is stuck on itself and is not worried about how it's appeal look to anyone outside the Auburn fandom. Auburn is not interested in telling it's own story about how good it is and why you should want to be apart of it, you do that with forward thinking and aligning yourself with brands that create excitement. The loveliest village on the plains Attitude was great but it has long been time to move on from small thinking, if Nike becomes Auburn apparel provider I would have a discussion with Tim Cook about a partnership since he is on the board at Nike to have the Apple logo inside and outside of Jordan hare, Neville arena, Alabama has the Mercedes logo inside of Coleman and Bryant Deny. Auburn doesn't sell Auburn WE ARE STUCK ON STUPID but we can't figure out why we continue to struggle..

31 minutes ago, AURex said:

Reality is, it doesn't matter if UA is "better" than Nike or Adidas. What matters is recruiting, and reality is kids are all about Nike. Especially in BB when there are summer games sponsored by Nike. Go to a summer session sponsored by Nike or one sponsored by UnderArmor?  Um ...... which choice will a id make?

CBP has overcome a Lot recruiting obstacles for our Tigers, but he has also struck out on guys he really wanted. Was apparel the ONLY issue? Maybe not. But it was certainly ONE issue in recruiting.

 

So does winning NCAA tournament games. 

Somewhere, AD Cohen is like …. WTF have I gotten myself in to.  

Pathetic!

1 hour ago, GreenTiger said:

Looking for Spring practice material to predict our top 10 finish this year. Where is the sunshine? 

11 minutes ago, autigeremt said:

Maybe, but BSPN is a mouthpiece for turd nation. 

The handle says it all - 12/02/89. 

The memories are hazy at best but good times were had. 

Cheers! 

UA is a mess right now. Interesting to see Adidas in the running. Doubt they can make a more compelling pitch than Nike. If they do, they backed up some serious truckloads of cash! 

18 minutes ago, NCAubs said:

Whoever gave this thread a one star should be banned and have their nuts ripped off. 

The Liberty Biberty connection strikes again, but I am excited for him being elevated to the DL coach. Great opportunity to capitalize on. 

48 minutes ago, NCAubs said:

Why do you hate Garner?

Lots of reasons, but to name a few: 1) He eats his Lucky Charms with water not milk and isn’t even lactose intolerance - just wrong. 2) He has zero appreciation for yacht rock music - so sad, 3) He kicks puppies for fun wearing wing tips - diabolical, and 4) You like him. 

LMAO - I don’t hate him. With all the Liberty connections and the DLine coach leaving for the NFL that popped into my head, so I posted. 

Good grief man. Temper yourself. Embrace some humor. 

9 minutes ago, toddc said:

Three Options For Auburn To Hire As The Next Defensive Line Coach

Here are three directions the Auburn Tigers could go with the next defensive line coach.

Zac Blackerby4 hours ago

The Auburn Tigers saw Jeremy Garrett leave for the NFL on Friday.

After Garrett took the job with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Hugh Freeze's newly completed staff needed another assistant coach to fill out the staff at Auburn.

Here are three names that could make sense to be Auburn's next defensive line coach.

Kyle Pope - Georgia Tech defensive line coach

Pope's name popped up as soon as the news of Garrett's departure was reported. He coached for Freeze at Liberty as the inside linebackers coach.

Pope also was at Alabama as a graduate assistant in 2017. he also had two stints at Memphis as a defensive line coach as well as the defensive run game coordinator before landing the defensive line job at Georgia Tech.

Freeze has made it clear that he's looking for a culture fit and guys he can trust. Pope checks both of those boxes and knows what will be asked of him on the recruiting front. Being from Sylacauga, Alabama can't hurt either. 

Rodney Garner - Tennessee defensive line coach

Garner is a fan-favorite at Auburn due to his extended time on the Plains. He coached two different stints at Auburn as a former player and Auburn graduate. His first stint as a coach at Auburn was from 1990-1995 as tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. He also was Auburn's defensive line coach from 2013 to 2020.

If Freeze goes in this direction, it will make a splash on the recruiting trail. 

Vontrell King-Williams - Auburn Defensive Line Analyst

It seems like Freeze will go with an external hire in this situation but in the case that he wanted to promote from within, it would probably be King-Williams. The defensive line analyst is liked by the players in the room and has their respect already so it could make sense for Freeze to take a flyer and take a risk here. 

Where the risk doesn't make sense is recruiting. Auburn has several key defensive line commits pledged to the 2025 class and this position group needs to remain a strength on the trail for Freeze's program to get where it possibly could in the coming years. 

Survey says ……

5 minutes ago, GreenTiger said:

It’s all part of the plan 

That depends on which plan - Ring or Payout. 

5 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

Do tell.....

1 hour ago, Hank2020 said:

I think early on, Freeze thought Ashford was going to come through but finally decided he wasn’t.

That seems to be par for the course after year one. CHF has been rethinking a lot of things. Let’s hope it translates into substantial improvements across the board, while avoiding NMSU type debacles. 

How many are left from the inaugural staff? 

32 minutes ago, ScotsAU said:

Sooo back the question I asked a few pages back that never got addressed…

Anyone know anything about Durkin’s scheme?

Apparently on 4th & 31, he likes to rush three to four and drop the rest  🤪

13 hours ago, PigskinPat said:

How are we feeling about this one?

 

It depends. What music does he spin? 
 

6 minutes ago, Mikey said:

Just for accuracy's sake, Gus never had a losing season at Auburn.

To quote Primus, “He never did win no checkered flags, but he never did come in last.” 

6 minutes ago, cbo said:

"He has a plan and is working it perfectly."

At this point, I am pretty the following is the plan.