Howard Roark

14 minutes ago, au302 said:

I really didn't think Coffey was bad at all last year, but I know he's undersized. It sucks but hopefully better days ahead for that group

He is up to 300lbs

49 minutes ago, W.E.D said:

Let's not be ridiculous and claim someone went out of their way to respond to someone in a message board. 

I literally said it doesn't matter. It's just odd. As Hoke pointed out above, it was a first. It's something that doesn't often happen. That's the definition of odd. 

 

And as I mentioned above, it pretty obvious who this battle is between. Paper journos thinking they are better than the online guys who are really just fans. 

 

The paper journos are going out of business, they just don't know it yet.  

8 minutes ago, DAG said:

It's a hat. You guys kill me. You whine when the guy ask not to report on absences but get upset when he throws a hat to you. My goodness grown ass men. Just don’t accept the hat. But yet this guy is bragging about beating Gus Malzhan in ping pong, yet lecturing about professional boundaries .

If Saban had done this, half the group would have asked to have it autographed.  

5 minutes ago, Tigerpro2a said:

I honestly don't think it was a joke. Not at first. Maybe it became a joke after time, but when he first started the mess I didn't take it that way. ICBW

I was listening when they first brought it up.  They were both laughing and asking "What does that even mean?".  Then they just started cramming it in.  They thought it was much funnier than it actually was.  It got old fast.  Much like Jay G Tate constantly saying "Word" and imitating Gus.  Becomes irritating.  

39 minutes ago, Tigerpro2a said:

I am surprised he didn't say it as "Auburn's most NATURAL WR is sliding down the depth chart. The NATURAL WR has been dropping passes. There isn't a more NATURAl WR than Hudson on this team he just can't put it together. Next year he will be a starter because he is a NATURAL WR."

 

I listen to Zac's show everyday, but he has driven me crazy with that crap.

They thought the description someone used to describe Hudson was ridiculous and they brought it all the time as a joke.  The joke did get old.  

1 hour ago, McLoofus said:

This isn't just speculation, though. It's very intentionally framed to make one player look bad, even going so far as to call him out in the headline. Take away the headline and it reads like an article about what a great camp Malcolm Johnson is having and then it suddenly, randomly and unnecessarily points out- as @cole256 points out- *two* mistakes that Hudson made.

I'm not sure what Blackerby's issue is but it's a startling hit piece on a player. 

Not to belabor the point, but the entire write up about the depth chart is speculation.  It could be completely wrong after the media session is over.  He is just guessing about Hudson's status too.  Finally, not to go too far defending someone, but writers don't write the headline, editors do. 

All of this is based on a short media window where players are doing base drills.  Bring on the first game!

11 minutes ago, cole256 said:

I said it with that other bull crap article about the wr's that some just bought into without thinking. Even this article is bull imo. Media saw Hudson drop A pass and he also dropped a pass a few months ago......pitiful. 

We have crossed the Rubicon with pre-season practice.  First we are all jonesing for any information and after a couple days, the news becomes dry and repetitive.  The writers have no real info, so they just speculate based on what little they hear.  Other than the scrimmages, we are going to get next to nothing until the first game.  At that point we can move to our respective camps of sunshine pumpers and malcontent complainers.    🙂

War Eagle!

I have not heard anything about him this summer.  Anyone heard anything? I have high hopes for this kid. 

3 minutes ago, DAG said:

I was about to say that. He seems to be insanely knowledgable. I want to see him discuss some football on the whiteboard. 

Very sad.  Great player!

11 hours ago, aubiefifty said:

my personal opinion is with the new  strength and conditioning coaches our line will be much much better. i am betting they do not get pushed around much this season. and they have heard all the negative talk and they have something to prove.

There was an oline thread here earlier this summer which showed numerous and critical missed assignments.  It wasn't that the players could not do the job, they did not even know their job.  If we can fix this along with better S&C, the oline might be OK this year.

Here is a link to thread I referenced.  

I am hoping we get enough quality play out of the Jackson, Troxell, Zierer and Coffey to fill both OT positions. Then we can have Hamm and Council play guard.  Having those 2 on interior could really anchor a strong running game with Tank.  Obviously, that is best case scenario.  

How long until the Universities award contracts (building, catering, exclusive advertising, etc.) to those companies who are signing players to NIL contracts?  David Shaw has no idea what he is talking about.  These deals could potentially be worth a ton to these companies.  YellaWood is household brand name due to SEC coach endorsements.  Player endorsements will do the same.  Besides these boosters have been paying players for years, now they can benefit publicly from these relationships.  

Will we get an updated roster showing height and weights?  I am interested in seeing the impact of our new S&C Coach on the team; the linemen in particular.  

18 hours ago, WFE12 said:

 

I don't know how good Auburn will be this season and certainly have no idea how good UCF will be, but if UCF was to beat Auburn, I am 100% confident Big Cat would not be the reason.  

4 hours ago, ellitor said:

It’s more about Texas and Oklahoma willing to play the long game there should the big 12 survive. Pretty sure if they come to the SEC sooner it will be because the big 12 imploded or because a better financial arrangement was made for Texas and Oklahoma to leave given all the power the big 12 would be losing.

I doubt the conference last 2 years.  Most of the other schools have to be scrambling for another destination.  Big 10 and Pac 12 know they need to expand so they will consume some.  The others will essentially move down a level.  When a majority are leaving it is easy to get the votes needed to decrease the penalties.  

On 7/25/2021 at 1:34 AM, AUght2win said:

Too crazy for words. We don't have a thread on this, do we? I looked and didn't see one.

https://www.si.com/college/georgia/news/ohio-state-florida-state-clemson-michigan-sec-

please always post at least a portion of the article and not just the link.

 

Reports are surfacing that it might not be just Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC, with several other power house programs being linked to the conference.

The College Football world is riddled with conference realignment talk at this point in time. With the College Football Playoff expansion taking place, combined with TV rights skyrocketing, programs all across the college football landscape are seemingly jumping ship and trying to hop into different conferences with larger dollar values. 

It's started with Texas and Oklahoma departing from the Big 12, a conference they've been a part of since the conference was created in 1996. They are expected to begin their transition into the Southeastern Conference in the coming weeks. And they might not be the only ones. 

Reports are surfacing that some of the nation's biggest football programs are trying to join the SEC as well. 

Programs like Ohio State, Florida State, Michigan, and Clemson have been in contact with the SEC, according to reports.

Superconference. That's the term being thrown around with a total of 20 teams. This not only would change college football forever, but it would render the other conferences rather useless against the powers of the SEC. 

With the college football playoff expansion going to twelve teams, it seems like a no-brainer for most of these potential members. However, there is a clause in the new playoff system that will have to be altered a bit if this were to take place. 

Under the new system, a maximum of four teams are allowed from one conference, and if this superconference were to actually take place, all three of the four from last year's four-team playoff — Clemson, Ohio State, and Alabama — would have come from this superconference. One could only imagine how many teams of the 20 would be worthy of qualifying for this 12 team playoff system. 

I don't believe this for a minute.  The Big 10 and ACC are still viable conferences, the Big 12 has always struggled.  The Big 12 offered UT and OU more money than the other schools to stay.  That is not a conference. The schools listed in this article are big dogs in their conferences and have no reason to join the SEC.  Also, a conference with those teams would be impossible to manage.  It is already going to be interesting to watch TX and spuat fight for influence, imagine adding OSU and UM to that mix.  I think this is speculation designed to get clicks.  

14 minutes ago, AUGoo said:

Or, they research on their own and find out there are risks to the vax and alternative therapies and prophylaxis not being cited by the MSM.

It's a glass half full/half empty discussion.

I have decided to pass on the vaccine.  Why take an experimental, untested vaccine for a virus that has a 98% survival rate.  I am not in a high risk group so I will take my chances.    

This is exactly what I expected to happen.  NIL is just a way to pay players over the table.  Recruits will be pitched NIL deals as part of the recruitment.  I am sure it will be a tiered approach: Signing gets you $1000 a month + a car, Starting bumps you to $5000 a month, All-SEC ....

Which athletic department starts awarding vendor contracts and advertising deals to those companies which sigh their players to NIL deals?   Joe Blow Ford will be the official car of the University of Tenn and just so happens to sign 10 players to NIL contracts.  You can see where this goes.  

1 hour ago, fredst said:

It is pretty interesting that many, including the “experts” like Fauci, have completely discounted natural immunity. High targets for vaccination percentages are great and I am a big advocate for this and all vaccines. Disregarding natural immunity they way they have is weird to me though….

Test for immunity instead of counting shots.  

14 hours ago, Beaker said:

Not to nit pick, but Deon interfered in the end zone, making it even more significant.   The ref was never going to throw that flag.  Deon came over the top and Freddy's helmet was pushed into his chest.  Freddy never had a chance  to see the ball into his arms/hands.  

Emmitt's mom was employed by a UF alum ( a lawyer ).   The Fulwood story was just chatter...Mom was making good money as a personal assistant to a power broker in Pensacola.   He was never going to Auburn, even though I think he was an Auburn lean.   He didn't want to play at UF because of the astroturf.  And you know what?   He never ran for 100 against Auburn.   Had he come to Auburn,  a lot of things would have been different at Auburn.  Bowden would have never been hired and a lot of other things would have fallen our way I believe.  

The LSU loss was, as you said, my most painful loss also.   The Van Tiffen kick was the second.   

You and I saw probably the finest era of Auburn football.  Remember when the UNC coach pulled his QB because he was worried about losing him before their season really even got started?  I think that was Mack Brown...

War Eagle and back at you!

class of '88

I do remember the UNC coach doing that.  It was the 1987 game and the score was still close.  AU only won by 10.  The coach was Dick Crum.  Here is the post game show.  Coach Dye is fired up because he wanted to beat UNC from his East Carolina days.  

14 hours ago, CleCoTiger said:

Everyone seems to think that was Neon Deon on that play but it wasn't. The FSU player that came early and hit Weygand in the back of the helmet to push his head down was Dedrick Dodge.  On the next play after that, Neon Deon intercepted Slack in the end zone.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Freddy+Weygand+Dedrick+Dodge

 

I stand corrected.  

10 hours ago, CCTAU said:

There were two safeties you didn’t want to get hit by at that time, Carlos and Greg Staples. 

That is the truth.  If you watch the Sugar Bowl against FSU, their WRs definitely get the alligator arms as the game goes on.  

17 hours ago, SLAG-91 said:

That LSU game is one of three AU sports outcomes that make me crazy to think about re: "what ifs"...but, no need to rehash.  This is a thread for positives.

I don't think I'd ever seen a RB stood straight up like that prior to Hodge, well, stopping Worley in his tracks.  That was the definition of standing up a back.  I think Quentin Riggins was claiming that Worley fumbled, and he may have been right...can't tell for absolute certain, though.

Another memorable moment from 1988 was Carlo Cheattom blowing up Reggie Cobb on a screen pass...the second of two from this YouTube link (courtesy of our very own StatTiger, I believe) is the hit on Cobb.  Hit, forced fumble, fumble recovery...the defensive trifecta.  I don't think Reggie had any clue where he was after that lick...spent most of the rest of the game with a towel over his head.

 

I honestly thought there was a chance he killed Cobb when he hit him.  Cobb did not move for a little bit after the hit.  Carlo could bring the wood.  

9 minutes ago, fredst said:

Can’t get that link to work do not sure what it shows. I just remember how badly we beat people up. Tim Worley of UGA basically quit in the second half of that game because we punished him so badly and he was a big dude- the hit that Smokey Hodge put on him on a short yardage play was just unbelievable 

Here you go.