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7 missed tackles so far.

Charles Kelly and Jimmy Rane have been close friends for a long time.   Kelly is an elite recruiter and a really good DB coach.   Always nice to see former AU players come home.   

@augolf1716 I had the pleasure to play some courses in the Boca area that had "air conditioned greens."   Not fans around the greens blowing hot air across the greens, but a system, as I understood it, that blew cool air up from the bottom of the greens.   IIRC they were bent greens but that has been 20 years ago and several bottles of Cab so I maybe remembering wrong...  

EA picking "Chicken Fried" = of course he did.

20 minutes ago, WFE12 said:

 

Pure gold.    Thanks for posting this!!!!

Jason Caldwell is reporting that Justin is still undecided on whether he is going pro or not and will not decide until after the bowl game.

On 12/27/2023 at 8:46 AM, ellitor said:

Not sure about that yet. Ohio St has a couple classes I have to look at & crunch the numbers. I got work soon so it might be tomorrow til I get to it.

Well, since E didn't get back to us before EOB today, we can safely assume he crunched the numbers and the numbers confirmed this WR class is the best of all time!!!!!

2 hours ago, Viper said:

Freeze wasn’t my first choice, but the moment I learned he was the choice of those who heavily fund the NIL, he became THE choice. 

THE reason AU is doing so well in recruiting is NIL. Sure, Freeze does very well once he has a recruit’s attention, but without NIL, AU is not getting the attention of every major recruit in the SE and is still stuck somewhere between 11-20 in recruiting.

Viper, regarding the first sentence = 100% agree.   Regarding the 2nd and 3rd sentence, I'm not sure NIL is THE reason.   I think someone like Taterhead, even with our NIL, would not have been able to pull off a class like this one.  On the flip side, CHF couldn't have pulled off this class without NIL.   In my mind, NIL simply puts us on a level playing field with UGA, BAMA, Florida etc., it doesn't give us an advantage over them because they have the same NIL $$$$.   Our advantage was CHF, CMD, CZE, DL and LB coaches working just as hard if not harder than every other staff and their ability to create meaningful relationships in just 1 year...  

2 minutes ago, ellitor said:

Not sure about that yet. Ohio St has a couple classes I have to look at & crunch the numbers. I got work soon so it might be tomorrow til I get to it.

Let's not let facts play too big of a role in our celebrations...

@BHDAU1 on Jaylin I would add that against Indiana he was asked to guard their 7'1" big for most of the game that some are saying will go in the first round.   Jaylin shut him down without getting in foul trouble and IIRC scored over 20 points himself.

8 hours ago, AU Is Gold said:

If Auburn were to pull Williams, would this be the greatest wide receiver class in college football of all-time? 

Yes sir.

Look at the first pic of EA and KS.   Those dudes got some skinny legs😀

Just now, DAG said:

Just my .02 cents but religion/politics really should be separated from the sports forums. 

But, do the facts that our staff is very vocal about having a relationship with Christ, uses it in recruiting and some of our recruits are impacted by it change the equation?   For example, the kid that got this class started has been real clear that Freeze's relationship with Christ was a reason he choose Auburn.     

9 minutes ago, NWALA Tiger said:

Freeze was hired particularly cause he can recruit.  We are seeing that now. Next step, on field development.  Need to stair step. Get better each year,  stack 2 or 3 classes to compete with the upper SEC. Headed in right direction. 

100%.   And, recruiting and development are very closely related.   The % of 5 stars who get "developed" is much higher than the % of 3 stars. 

I'd love for us to have a forum on Christianity.   Many on here are believers and such a forum would be good conversation and perhaps led to a conversion or two.  Regardless it is nice to see folks having a debate without having a fight.

8 hours ago, TeamZero77 said:

Brian Kelly hasn't impressed me either. Last year he won the SEC West and beat Alabama but he also got blown out at home by Tennessee and lost 38-23 to a 5-7 Texas A&M team the last week of the regular season. Both years that BK has been at LSU, he's had Jayden Daniels as his QB and they've gone 19-7 overall. Thats not bad but it's definitely not what the school expects.

At LSU, when you have the Heisman trophy winner at QB and alot of talent on your roster, you can't be losing 3 and 4 games every year or they'll send you packing. 

I feel like they misused Harold Perkins this year.  He had 5.5 sacks as a sophomore vs 7.5 as a freshman.   They lined him up all over the field this year vs letting him get after the QB.   I don't follow them enough to know the reasons behind their decisions.

2 hours ago, Leftfield said:

Did you know that Wade Christopher sleeps in Marsellus Wallace's briefcase and emits a warm, golden glow?

 

Wade C once threw a man off a 3rd floor balcony for giving Ms. Christopher a foot massage.   Some felt it was a little excessive.

15 minutes ago, CCTAU said:

You don’t have to go to power houses to showcase a skill. You just have to go somewhere they the ball comes your way…a lot.

I wish them all well.

Agree.   But, the fact that power houses were not apparently after them says something.

1 minute ago, Gowebb11 said:

Can’t say I predicted that. 

A few others -- Shorter to Memphis.   Kelly to Middle Tennessee.   Not exactly power houses!!!

Malcolm Johnson to Bowling Green...

9 minutes ago, cole256 said:

It's not really all about the make, the worse thing is not shooting... They can't fix that. As long as he is shooting and his form looks ok thanks something they can work with. There's a bunch of guys in the NBA now that shoot that couldn't in college. Also a bunch of guys that couldn't shoot them in college and still can't.   As long as it's not excessive, and 15 isn't really enough to come to a conclusion he can't shoot. 

I was always taught whatever offensive rebound and steals I get were MY possessions. I'm sure he has some thought similar to that. 

I hadn't thought of NBA coaches thinking they can fix it if the form looks good.  Makes good sense.   Appreciate it.  

2 hours ago, cole256 said:

He wants to go to the league, therefore he needs to show he will shoot the 3

Would you add to the end of your statement "and the ability to make it?"   RN he is putting on tape that he can't make them.   I guess he needs to keep trying hoping things will change...   But at some point, you are who your stats say you are.   0 for 15 isn't a huge sample size, but it also isn't negligible. 

Love reading that KScott was a main reason Faustin committed.   That young man has done all we could ask of him as a player, as a leader and as an Auburn man.   I hope he balls out next year, gets drafted and returns to campus every chance he gets!!!  

15 hours ago, Win4AU said:

Wonder if Norvell would bolt FSU with whatever they have going on there?  He’d be tough to beat at LSU

That is a scary thought.

4 hours ago, bigbird said:

Worked for Bball 

Which team do we think was in a worse predicament?   Which is the better rebuild job?   Bball had not been relevant for years and years...  CHF hasn't "rebuilt" yet but dang it feels like it is close....   In Bball you only need a handful of players to make a diff.   Football you need a small village.  Will we know the answer to the second question in 2025...