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  1. Didn't like the mention of his name when it first happened. Didn't want him to be the hire. Not happy that he was. From a coaching standpoint, I'm not concerned. I just felt like Auburn absolutely 100% did not need to bring a guy in like this with so much "baggage". After the last couple of years and the rollercoaster we've all been on, the last thing anyone associated with the football program or the university should want is a circus surrounding the next coach. How long is he going to be facing questions about past issues? How long is AU leadership going to be subjected to questions, scrutiny, and protests from students, alumni, and the fanbase? As a side note, we have a local watch party club here in Indy, run by a fantastic Auburn Grad...club has been around for close to 30 years, i believe. And she resigned her position and reached out to the University alumni board to remove her name. And I can't blame her. She feels very strongly (obviously) about this hire and does not want to be associated with a program that turned over the reigns to this type of person. Whether you think that to be an extreme reaction or not (personally, I don't), the point is ... why hire a guy that has the potential to create this kind of emotion and division. Is it worth it? Listen, I love Auburn. My daughter will be graduating early on December 10th and her degree in Interior Design will open doors for her all over the country for the rest of her life (was offered and accepted a job after her sophomore year internship!). Wife and I have been Auburn fans since we each had friends attend AU in the early 90s...will always be a special place for us and our family. Forever. Will I support the program? Yes? Will we root for the success of the kids and the coach? Absolutely, But I am very disappointed with the decision that suggests that wins are more important than character. In my opinion, this does not represent the Auburn Creed very well. Sorry for the ramble and thx for reading this far. War Eagle!
  2. Making the drive down from Indy to see one last game while our daughter is still there (she graduates in December). Her cousin attends WKU so we will be with them in the upper level!
  3. As much as I hate the collegiate products overall (as a collector of basketball cards) I am always on the hunt for autos of players in their AUBURN uniforms. Was disappointed to see that the Bowman U release and the Collegiate Draft Picks did not have the school branding on them. At a quick glance I do not think there are any releases this year that will feature Smith or Kessler in the true AU uniforms.
  4. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33536679/source-florida-gators-targeting-san-francisco-todd-golden-next-men-basketball-coach I think this is a really good hire for Florida, although the salary per year is surprising. Got a young guy that was definitely in-demand with some SEC experience.
  5. I'm in Big 10 Country. Big 10 Grad. And I'm never surprised anymore at the abysmal failures of the top tier teams in the conference come tournament time. Teams like Purdue, Iowa, and Wisconsin absolutely maul you on defense. In your face, hands all over you...make you fight for every inch on the court. Work you to death. Problem is, in a neutral environment with different officials calling a tighter game, things can go south very quickly. As long as the Big Ten crews allow this to happen during the season I will not pick a team from that conference to win it all. May not be the soundest of logic, but it seemingly plays out that way time and time again. As for UK's loss yesterday. WOW. It continues to amaze me how much talent Calipari has amassed in his coaching career and how little he has done with it. Not that I saw this team as a title contender, but E8 was a definite possibility and they just got outplayed by a team from Jersey City from a school that is smaller than the HS in the town I teach in. Hope CBP had the guys watching these teams (UK/IOWA) and how they appeared to simply show up and think it was good enough to win. Takes a lot more than that in March/April.
  6. No way should two Big 12 teams have a #1 Seed, when one of them lost their first tournament game. And I do not want to hear the committee talking about "trending to explain the above, and in the same breath explain away TAMU getting bypassed.
  7. Finally. Cannot believe, with how much is already out there on him, that he was still pompous and arrogant enough to continue on this path. Good riddance.
  8. I know we are supposed to keep this civil, but ... WW to me looks and acts like a petulant teenager that has never been told No and always gets his own way. Personally, I hope they nail his butt to the wall (although I know that would impact kids that had nothing to do with his shenanigans). Do I believe that will happen...nope.
  9. I just don't understand his (Lunardi's) logic of giving both Baylor and KU #1 seeds. Aside from UF, AU's losses have come against teams in the field and/or ranked in the latest poll. = Quality Losses (if there is such a thing) Baylor can say the same, but did not win their conference out-right. Kansas has two unranked losses and also did not win its conference out-right. So, he's saying that splitting the championship (in the toughest conf this season, according to the #s) is worthy of Co #1s, rather than also rewarding the top team in the SECOND toughest conference? I just cannot wrap my head around that. Ultimately AU has to take care of business and win the Conf Championship. But I fear that, given these projections, if KU and Baylor get to the Big 12 title game they might still share those 1s. Especially if that scenario does play out and Auburn loses the title game.
  10. “I'm not being disrespectful, but (Auburn) charged the court, shirts off. And it's not a big game. I'd hate to see them when they play in a big game." Let me tell you about Coach Cal. He's a narcissist, and in general, just an ass. Yeah, I'm salty because he constantly manufactures things that, in some cases, are outright lies, and gets away with it. The crap he's spewing about that atmosphere at Auburn Arena is ridiculous on so many levels. when he of all people should appreciate how much a game like that meant to this program. He just cannot let anyone else enjoy the moment, especially if it comes at his expense. Remember, this is the same John Calipari that has refused to play Indiana University anymore because of the Christian Watford shot in 2011 that brought IU back from the dead in the world of college basketball. He threw a fit about the atmosphere in Assembly Hall and, to this day, will not play IU in Bloomington. I'm telling you, he would do the same thing to Auburn if he could get away with it ... and not one student rushed that floor on Saturday. Bottom line is, he has had arguably more talent that any coach outside of Coach K in the last 15 years on his rosters year-in-and-year out, and what has he done? 4, 5, 6 Five-stars each year...and what has Coach Cal done with it? The man is insanely jealous and insecure, especially when he see how much the players at Auburn love Bruce Pearl. He will NEVER have that kind of relationship with his players...he knows it...and it burns him up. The fact that quite a few UK fans have stated the last few years that his act is growing old (major recruiting wins...not playing out on the court) is telling, IMO. Will not miss him at all when he finally disappears.
  11. Thx for posting this. As I've stated a few times previously in other threads, I'm an Indiana grad, and was born-and-raised a Hoosier. I've seen my share of some fantastic Indiana basketball squads, and being born in '72 have vivid memories of the '81 and '87 title teams. My favorite of all of those squads was the 1987 team that had an absolute brawl of a 2nd round game with Auburn on its way to the title. Anyway, my point in posting was to say that given all of those Knight teams that were so damn good, I would put the 2018-19 Auburn squad right up there with any of them. And that Final Four loss to UVA, the way it all went down...I will never get over that. It was a hard of a loss for me to take as any I've ever experienced as a fan. And that includes watching IU lose some gut-wrenchers in the 80s and 90s on their way to possible titles as well. That team was one of the most dynamic and entertaining teams to watch that I've ever had the opportunity to see, and again, that's comparing them directly to the squads that Knight continuously put together in Bloomington. The intangible that that team had that I really never saw in Bloomington was this: --You felt like that Auburn team was playing as much for Bruce as for each other and would run through a wall for him --Some of those Indiana teams we KNEW that they were playing together for each-other rather than for Coach Knight (hard to explain if you're not as familiar with his coaching strategy and tactics) Such great memories from that season. As long as Bruce stays on The Plains there will be many more to follow.
  12. I absolutely love your post game write-ups, and appreciate all of your efforts that go into these very detailed analysis of the games. Looking forward to another full season's worth! my $.02 on a couple of things. 1. I was very impressed with the amount of pressure we were able to get on Browning, and I thought the first series of the game really set the tone for Auburn on both sides of the ball. Think of how many absolutely ridiculous catches some of the Washington wideouts made that are usually not going to be completed. And that last series, when we absolutely had to have the stops, the all-out blitz that ended the game was schemed so well. No time for Browning to even think of reacting and I think if he does manage to get the ball off there it would have been a quick dump that would not have netted a first down regardless. 2. Staying with the above theme I am so proud of the the way the defense absolutely did not break on so many occasions where it looked for the world as though UW was going to punch it in. I think it was back-to-back possessions in Q3 where they had the ball inside the 10 and came away with a lost fumble and a missed FG. Bend but don't break was the mantra of the night in our house. 3. #20 on UW pushed off so blatantly so many friggin' times I was about to charter a chopper and fly down to Atlanta myself (not sure what I would have done when I got there). When they actually did call it (which seemingly NEVER happens) I was amazed and relieved. I kept telling my wife if they don;t call it he'll continue to do it every time and it would continue to make coverage next-to-impossible. 4. FOUR MORE YEARS of a Carlson kicking FGs. Love it! Finally, and this has NOTHING to do with the game ... has anyone found a great online sight to stream the Auburn Radio Network for games? I'd much rather listen to Bramblett up here in Indianapolis than the clowns usually doing the games, but the problem is the delay. Last night's delay was at least 30-seconds. There has to be a better sight out there, so I'd appreciate any help! And yes I have tried pausing the live game and running on delay but it still seems to never work out very well.
  13. Man what a great way to close out a thanksgiving evening. 6'3" 4-Star WR ... another great addition! And I love reading how these kids feel that family connection when visiting and meeting with the coaching staff. Sometimes that's the type of thing that sways recruits when all else is equal.
  14. Absolutely love these recaps...many thx for taking the time to put them together. I have really grown to love Slayton this season, especially after watching pass-after-pass clank off of receivers hand in 2016. That catch he made for the long TD ... the sports bar we were watching it in up here just erupted. And his downfield blocking has certainly been key in turning some of those dump off or screen passes into much more than they would have been. Was worried when he got nicked a bit early on, but thankfully that didn't keep him off the field. I think the three KEY plays in this game were as follows: 1. The 3rd-and-1 stop from the AU 44, with the score at 9-7. Ensuing drive leads to the Slayton score 2. The Flea-Flicker sack. Fromm gets that ball off it's most likely 16-14 and who knows what that swing might do. 3. The Muffed Punt. That guy had been tearing us up on special teams. That turnover leads to Stidham's TD run and numerous shots of Hardman with his head down on the bench.
  15. On those occasions where the AU game is not carried on the SEC network up here in Hoosierland these posts are my only link to the game. Thx so much for your efforts and recaps!
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