alabastertiger

20 hours ago, woodford said:

It worked!

You know you can't change them now until after football season ... Maybe even after basketball season BUT, you will be required to stand up wind from everyone and I mean way up wind.   

On 7/25/2023 at 4:29 PM, toddc said:

Auburn Tigers trending to flip 5-star LB Demarcus Riddick from Georgia

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Georgia LB commit and priority Alabama target Demarcus Riddick. (Joseph Hastings/BamaOnLine)

Clanton (Ala.) Chilton County School five-star linebacker Demarcus Riddickannounced his pledge to Georgia last November. Since then, two more schools have entered the mix in Riddick’s recruitment. 

Riddick is set to announce his final decision between Alabama, Auburn and Georgia on Wednesday. He may be committed to the Bulldogs but they are no longer the favorite to keep his pledge according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM).

Following an expert prediction from Auburn recruiting insider Jeffrey Lee and recent industry updates, Auburn now sits with a 51.2% chance to land Riddick’s pledge. Lee put in his pick with a confidence level of 55%. 

“It’s been tough. It’s been really tough. . . I thought I had this settled down when I committed to Georgia,” Riddick told On3‘s Chad Simmons. “But I really didn’t because my feelings have changed a little.

The 6-foot-2, 220-pounder is the No. 31 overall prospect and No. 3 linebacker in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 4 player in Alabama.

Riddick’s visited Auburn three times already this year and is set to be back on campus this weekend for their Big Cat Weekend. He was last on campus June 9 for an official visit.

“I have an idea of what I’m going to do Wednesday,” Riddick told Simmons. “I’m going to have all three of the hats on the table. It’s going to be like a birthday present for my momma, so I’m going to give it as a gift to her.”

Riddick a priority for Hugh Freeze and the Tigers

Currently Auburn holds 11 pledges in its 2024 class. That group ranks as the No. 20 class in the country and the No. 11 class in the SEC.

Flipping Riddick away from Georgia would be a huge win Hugh Freeze and his staff as they try build momentum with the 2024 group. 

Another in-state linebacker is currently Auburn’s highest-ranked 2024 commit. Tuskegee (Ala.) Booker T Washington’s Joseph Phillips committed to Auburn on June 15 and ranks as the No. 119 player in the 2024 class. On3 ranks him as the No. 83 player in the 2024 On300 and the No. 5 linebacker. 

Auburn also has a pair of pledges from two more top-100 prospects in Little Rock (Ark.) Little Rock Christian Academy quarterback Walker White and Lilburn (Ga.) Parkview cornerback Jalyn Crawford.

51.2 % at 55% confidence ... he really went out on a limb with that ... Isn't that the same thing as saying maybe

I'm like a little kid waiting for Christmas and wondering about all the great presents I'm about to receive and praying that I don't get socks and underwear.  

On 7/9/2023 at 7:49 AM, im4aual said:

Terry Beasley.  If you have to ask why, you never saw him play.

I don't remember what game it was, but Terry said he had concussion so bad that he didn't know what stadium he was in or who they were playing.   He said that Shug walked over to him and said "we need you son", and he said he put his helmet on went back into the game.

On 4/22/2023 at 9:58 AM, AUwent said:

Walker White is a better recruiter than any of the Potato Gang.

You are not wrong!

On 6/16/2023 at 2:59 PM, toddc said:

Another “offensive lineman “ added to the team! Offered today and committed today.

Just think, if Hars was still here he would be our starting RT 

3 hours ago, bigbird said:

This is a huge win!  

UGA didn't lose him, we TOOK him!

#FUGA

I miss the good old days when we turned the hoses on the mutts trying to get on our field.   Of course it did take forever to get that wet dog smell out of the stadium.

Now comes the hard part.   We have to keep him and get him to sign in December.   Coach bowl cut is not going to give up on him, but I think Freeze could sell an ice maker to an Eskimo. 

Awesome.   It is nice to go head to head with ugaly and win again.   This staff is awesome and you can tell that give a high priority to recruiting!

On 6/3/2023 at 10:11 AM, ellitor said:

Where you are located. lol

another Soft Texas DB

7 hours ago, W.E.D said:

There have been multiple coaches that did this.   Probably literally all except Harsin

Well, in his defense Harsin did as little as possible ... and he was damn good at it too.

On 5/18/2023 at 7:13 PM, Eagle-1 said:

In my time there were no camcorders, or cell phones.

Of that I'm truly grateful. 

Isn't there a caving painting of Golf and some chic out there?

19 hours ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

I will give the Harsin era one bravozulu. It saw the return of the orange facemasks and the introduction of the white fm, which led to some pretty great exciting moments for the fans. That's it. That's all he did that was good. 

I did like the return of the orange facemask though.

19 hours ago, AuCivilEng1 said:

I will give the Harsin era one bravozulu. It saw the return of the orange facemasks and the introduction of the white fm, which led to some pretty great exciting moments for the fans. That's it. That's all he did that was good. 

Come on, he took the stairs.   What more do you want of the man!!!

Are we officially done with the Portal till next fall?

2 hours ago, toddc said:

For comparison, Auburn didn’t add a single 4-star transfer to its roster during the Bryan Harsin era.

That says it all.

16 hours ago, LPTiger said:

This one receiver had 10 receiving TD's last year.    Without looking, how many passing TD's do you think our QBs threw last year?

 

Do we count pick 6's?

7 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

 

Once , again.  Maybe so, maybe not. Kinda hard to believe that our new QB wouldn't push the coaches hard for his top WR to join him

Just as you said, maybe our new QB pushed for his old top receiver and maybe he said we don't want him on our team.   The only thing we do know is he not here.

17 hours ago, Zeek said:

Sings does not impress me but I understand the logic

But he Sings ... do you want him to dance too???   

2 hours ago, toddc said:

Initially in the Class of 2018, Shorter committed as a 3-star prospect at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds as a tight end. Over his time with the Mean Green, Shorter evolved into a wide receiver and totaled 58 receptions for 1,320 yards and 20 touchdowns.

How kids go from TE to a deep threat take the top off receiver? 

22 minutes ago, KansasTiger said:

Well that changed fast. I've heard we are now passing on Lemonade AND Shorter. 

Did we miss or do we have something better in line?   I know we can't hit on everything.   So is this a Plan B situation or a better Plan A situation?

28 minutes ago, augolf1716 said:

Now that's something we can agree on seen some strange things happen in recruiting 

On 5/5/2023 at 5:00 PM, toddc said:

 

What position are we recruiting Pope John Paul II for?