14 hours ago, Zeek said:

Honestly, if there is one position I don't mind "missing" on a kid it's running back. They're a dime a dozen if any position is. He has looked impressive but against incredibly weak competition. 

Akylin Dear is a kid I would love to see us get if we could pry him away from Ole Miss.

Ousmane Krumah is another one that has visited who I like.

 

You also have to realize he has a massive O-line in front of him for 1A ball. He is good but a lot of backs would have led the state in rushing on that team. That being said, I hope he signs with AU and has a great career.

31 minutes ago, W.E.D said:

At what point do we move on from Nix?  Monday?  There is really no reason for him to not jump on board if he's coming.

I was thinking the same thing. If he was the guy, why wait.

1 hour ago, Quietmaninthecorner said:

Side note: 

Anyone have an updated weight on Hank Brown? and/or   how he has looked with the team in practice? I have yet to see him in any kind of realistic practice video.

The kid intrigues me.   He set records in TN.   CHF "He can make all the throws".   The knock on him was  "TOO skinny"    at 6'4"  195 pounds.      He was about 15 pounds lighter than Thorn.  20 ish pounds lighter than Ashford.

I remember reading something about Brown a few months ago that he had gained about 9 pounds.  

Anyone with recent numbers on the guy?

 

I hope he gets some work during bowl practice. At least to see where he is at.

3 minutes ago, keesler said:

How are we supposed to get our bids in when he doesn’t want to be contacted by teams?  I mean our coach has to make contact to throw out the AU sales pitch somehow.  

I think he means teams that he is not already talking to. 

7 hours ago, Grumps said:

OK. Can you name ANY gloves available in the universe he could wear that would be a better sign?

He had a Miami towel at the game as well. I do not think it matters.

5 minutes ago, AUBwins said:

Was Elba hosting?  I grew up near Maplesville and used to watch them in playoffs every year.  I was technically zoned for Mville but grandfathered in to Dallas Co which was a few minutes from my house.

Cool, I live in Jones close to Plantersville. Maplesville was hosting. We are a good team but they were twice our size. 

Was at the game. With his supporting cast he should break records. He is good but his supporting cast is massive. Biggest overall 1A team I have seen. Combine his blockers against 1A talent and his skill and you should break records.

https://onitathlete.com/products/preorder-auburn-university®-nil-football-2023-whole-team-trading-card-series

Saw this add today and thought about getting this for my son. Says it is attached to the AU NIL. My question is if it is legitimate. If it is figure some may be interested.

If nothing else the former player need to be honored for their accomplishments. They are the ones with a right to those titles. They deserve it. 

Did not see anything on 2025 recruiting but does go with momentum. Please move if needed.

Can Auburn flip another Georgia commit in Jadon Perlotte?

 https://auburnwire.usatoday.com/2023/07/31/auburn-football-recruiting-jadon-perlotte-big-cat-weekend-hugh-freeze-georgia/?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2fKSW6LzTU6Z20r0Aot1jOqiGMXS927jM-DRV--yPYfsotgUUdVIpqnPM_aem_AQRDWuJjf0CU9pXITBKzeGnzE4h7WQjQxat0rtRwHxX5ny5CeVw-rP0rVRSxO2MSM4k&mibextid=Zxz2cZ#lkto2d86hurj0mhi4o

Does this addition to a fairly deep CB group allow them to move someone else to safety? Would any current CB have the tools to play there on the current roster?

I am just glad to hear something. It was so quiet that I was wondering if the coaches thought they were so good that they did not need spring training and called it off. 

I hope the AU ties lead to stability in the coaching staff.

26 minutes ago, Tigerbelle said:

He's done some reprehensible stuff recently. And it makes a BIG difference. 

And the AU fan base has not?

Looks like they already got a recruit.

http://I was reading 'Auburn football lands 4th in-state commit in Brenton Williams' on FanSided for iOS and I thought you might be interested in reading it too.

If it is done, than time to stop complaining and support this team! Give him a chance or get out. He was not my top choice but,I do not get paid to choose the coach. As an alumni, I will support this hire and give the man a chance. 
 

He now represents AU and so do you! 

This fan base will hurt recruiting more than Freeze. Does not make a difference what he did or did not do in his past.

Fickell is 49.

Lanning is 35.

Good enough of a youth movement for me.

At the moment I would want one of the following .
I understand the arguments against everyone. A perfect choice does not exist.

1. Luke Fickell

2. Chadwell

3. Lanning

4. Freeze 

5. Deon 

FWIW

Stop comparing Dabo and Caddy. Dabo had 15 years of college experience. Caddy has 3 and all of that is at AU. I think (and hope) he will one day be a great head coach. However, he needs some experience. I hope he becomes the best head coach AU ever has but I do not think the time is now.

Just thinking. I would think Dabo already has similar resources at Clemson than he would at AU. However, I do not know this and do not know what resources the other candidates might have. With that being said, a coach should see better results with better resources. If resources are the same I would not expect to see better than they are currently producing.
 

So, which candidates would have more resources at AU than where they currently are? Would Franklin be able to have better recruiting and tool to win at AU? 

5 minutes ago, EagleEye67 said:

This, right here, is like the most JABA thing in the history of evah. 

 

/s

That is exactly what a JABA person would say. 👀🧐

10 minutes ago, MustardSeed said:

He didn’t make “a mistake”. He continually makes horrendous moral decisions as recently as this year. Rehabilitated people don’t private message students who are sexual assault victims accusing people in their circle…. That happened just this summer. His mistakeS pile up continually. He would an absolute PR NIGHTMARE with how the bama media already attacks us. 

I understand where you are coming from. However, what I have seen on the one other instance you are referring to seems very strange to say the least. And it appears that there is more going on than you or I know. So, I can not make a judgment call without knowledge of everything. Also, not everything you read online is on the up and up. Seems like a lot of background info to go through on that story. I am sure AU would look at things a lot closer than we have before hiring him. So, at the moment, I can not make the case for him having continual moral horrendous decisions. You are welcome to your opinion but it does not make him guilty.

I think the JABA thing at the moment, is being thrown out when anyone does not like anything AU does. It sounds like this is the best coaching search they have conducted in recent memory. Meaning, very little leaks as to what is really going on on the AU side of things. No one actually has a clue what AU will do.
 

Freeze intrigues me as a coach because he has so much to prove. He made a mistake and paid for it. If he is hired, he gets his chance at redemption. How hard would someone work for that? Not saying he is my first choice. I am just watching the show.