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On 12/22/2022 at 10:58 PM, JuscAUse! said:

I’m pretty excited about our class so far, but some of these predictions have been way way off

This is why I don' follow recruiting too closely.  It is like an unreliable roller coaster.

🙏🏻for Bobby and his family and caregivers. I can tell you from recent, personal experience that God is still in the miiracle business.

12 minutes ago, bigbird said:

 

 

I never thought he was viable due to Sankey. I was wrong.

I was a little surprised by the Sankey discussion during the nucon. I always took for Gospel that Sankey had blocked his hiring on more than one occasion.

Thamel reporting Freeze is getting $6.5 million a year over 6 years, a savings which covers the Malzahn buyout.

Talking Iron Bowl weather brings back memories of the '83 Iron Bowl with tornadoes and watching the water coming down the steps at Legion Field looked like whitewater rapids... and Bo running amok. It was my first Iron Bowl and I didn't leave my seat for a minute.

If they can find that spark from the TAMU game that was clearly missing for three quarters against WKU, they play smart football and catch some key breakks, then there is a chance.

If Kiffin falls through for whatever reason, Freeze would be like the year's supply of Rice-a-Roni you get when you lose on the Price is Right.

9 hours ago, Old fan 47 said:

Love caddy, but this offensive game plan is really pathetic.

I think he did the best he could with the hand he was dealt. We had two backs over 100 yards and no discernible passing game to help loosen up the defense to allow the running game to really be effective as it could have been. Our problem is no quarterback.

One of my favorites and a pretty good NFL player, too. At one time set two NFL records, one for receiving yards by a running back in a season and one for total all-purpose yards in a season.

His big heart more than made up for his slight stature.

Just like in the NBA, the pace of the game and level of athleticism make it very difficult to call it closely. As long as it isn't so glaring that the 98-year-old blind guy in the 14th row can't tell, they usually let it go.

With a little improved play in the back court and perimeter, it certainly would rank right up there. All the other pieces are there. And I agree with @ShocksMyBrain that this defense is world class.

8 minutes ago, AUght2win said:

That’s so untrue. Recruiting is a mainstream and well covered aspect of the game in the age of the internet. It’s not some niche thing like it was if you followed it in the 80s. Auburn fans know whether or not we are recruiting well now.

Agree to disagree. The majority of fans simply don't follow recruiting as close as you think. Some of them can't even tell the different between intentional grounding and an illegal forward pass. While there may be some cursory awareness, but following recruiting to the degree most do here just doesn't excite the average fan. .

He can have the worst recruiting class in the history of collegiate sports, but if he beats Alabama and goes to a decent bowl game, he will stay. Precious few fans outside these internet forums really know enough about recruiting to care one way or another. They only see the scoreboard and record.

1 hour ago, aucom96 said:

This definitely fits the 2022 or bust mentality Harsin seems to be running with. The NFL experience is encouraging, but I don't know that the guy has ever recruited and that receiver room needs some recruiting. 

12 minutes ago, autiger88 said:

She probably googled it.

Probably and since Ziad K. Abdelnour isn't a household name, chose not to attribute it as if it were Will Rogers, Abraham Lincoln or Mark Cuban... LOL

8 hours ago, aubiefifty said:

“Rumors are carried by haters, spread by fools, and accepted by idiots.” - Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics by Ziad K. Abdelnour
Interesting that her tweet was lifted from this particular book. Not exactly in the mainstream.

Barkley is an Oaks Society member, meaning he has donated more than $1 million to the athletic department.

And BTW, I don't think it is Harsin's place or role to be the point person on raising NIL money. There are people in the Athletic Department Administration and probably the Auburn Foundation whose job it is to do that. I have read that booster groups organize funding at other universities for this purpose. And based on the opinions stated on these forums, Harsin should be focused elsewhere like recruiting, coaching and hiring assistants. Certainly, he can help close the deal on donations, but he doesn't need to be out shaking trees, beating bushes and knocking on doors for NIL money.

I have never loved Sir Charles more. He always calls it like he sees it without regard for sugar coating or spin. It is right from the heart.

I wonder if he didn't return Friend's calls during the whole investigation fiasco. That would certainly put a bit of a different light on it. If I were fighting for my career and my phone was blowing up (as surely his was by his own account) then I can see where some things got missed. Doesn't excuse it, but possibly explains it.

If I read through these comments and ignored the score posts, I would have thought Auburn lost by 30.

I just noticed that Auburn actually moved up on Jesse Newell's ballot after losing to Arky.

Loving the optimism.

I guess my takeaway is that it isn't always the coach. Sometimes it's the player. Novel concept. I wish him well and respect his maturity and self awareness.