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4 hours ago, bishoptf said:

I guess we will see how it goes....hope for the best...been a brutal few years of trying to watch the games which I always do but past few years, ooof...

True, we will see. I also hope for the best, my comment was trying to draw attention to efforts rather than outcomes. Hopefully the latter reaches the efforts.

On 4/5/2024 at 1:59 PM, Old fan 47 said:

I wonder that too. I hear of talented QB’s coming out of AR, but once they hit college ball, I tend to hear less and less about them. Would love if we signed JuJu Lewis. Believe that’s his name. 

Seems unreasonable to me to expect less from a player just due to the state he played HS ball in.

4 hours ago, bishoptf said:

Again no one disagrees with what he has done in regards to recruiting, it's the coaching that he appears to have a problem with...hopefully that will improve this year but he seems to make a lot of excuses instead of taking responsibility for his decisions. Again hoping he looks better on the coaching side of things this year...

Well, how many coaches did he change out with the apparent goal of getting better? The two main ones in my mind were both OC and DC ( usually where the during game decisions originate). Looks like to me he is doing just as good if not better in HS recruiting and the portal, with new ( definitely he believes) better on field decisions/game plans. I realize we have to wait for better “results” but definitely can see him chasing that goal.

8 hours ago, aubiefifty said:

you do not come around enough cbo............

Definitely a great sense of humor!!

On 5/9/2024 at 1:33 PM, autan said:

Hope this kid sticks with us, but commitment doesn't mean the same as it did in the day.  It's a long time until signing day. Ole Miss and MSU NIL will probably have something to say before it's all over .It's hard to get overly excited about early out of state commits. I think we've already had a few to decommit. Let's hope our coaches have learned form this.  WDE!!

I’m excited, just am also aware things change!!

9 hours ago, JerryAU said:

I'll not be fooled again!  I've let my heart override my head relative to AU football and I've gotten wrapped with pre-season hype for a decade only to be let down by the actual results.  I did lay $100 on the over 6.5 wins, fingers crossed Hugh can get it done. 

Even though I never wager, I believe this to be a good bet!!Lol

8 hours ago, Mikey said:

If Alabama voters pass the gambling legislation this fall, that should help the partial scholarship sports. I don't see it affecting NIL or the full scholarship sports very much.

It will surprise me greatly, if they get a bill passed by both House and Senate.

7 hours ago, Chaotic_zx said:

I like BMatt. I really do but he can kiss my butt on this one. I didn't go to the games and shout at Bo. I didn't boo him although I did refer to him as a coach killer. I absolutely think still to this day he is not a great QB. He improved from awful to a game manager in my opinion(I bolded this part for emphasis). I will wear the dislikes like a badge of honor. There is no doubt that Harsin and Malzahn didn't surround Bo with the best talent. Bo isn't responsible for that. He is responsible for his poor play though. He didn't make it better and didn't make it worse. Good Qbs make the players around them better.

 

 If you think I'm wrong, I'm fine with that. I think the fact he is a legacy for Auburn clouds some of the judgement around Auburn places. So I guess we will be even on that and we can agree to disagree.

They don’t usually draft a game manager at 12, but they do miss on QB’s at times.

3 hours ago, Mikey said:

She loved to twist the English language and popular sayings to suit her own pleasure.

She sounds like a great parent!!!Lol

14 hours ago, Mikey said:

It's back working now. I suspect Firefox was was slow to connect or the auburntigers site was slow to re-connect to firefox. Anyway, as my grandma used to say, "All's well that ends".

“Well”. Need that for statement to be proper!!!  

12 hours ago, Old fan 47 said:

I agree with you. I didn’t graduate AU, my father did in ‘67, so I was raised an AU fan. I understand, but can’t stand the NIL. A full ride for these players means nothing anymore. AU will never reach the pinnacle again with this new Super Conference. I find it hard to watch College ball anymore with the portal nut-show and the pay me pay me attitude. Yes, I’m older, but the game for me, my opinion only, has been ruined and I find myself less and less interested with each passing season. It’s quite pathetic in my opinion, but I’m not a wealthy booster or anything more than a long time fan of the sport in general. I’ve always loved the NFL, secondly to College, but there is much less difference now, except for the top contracts. In the end I will always be an AU fan, but Fall Saturdays are no longer at the top of my list. 

As long as “this stuff” doesn’t pull AU team off the field, I assume I will be watching. “This stuff “ helps determine who will play, but not “ if we will play”. I am not giving up my love for watching CFB!!

On 5/2/2024 at 2:59 PM, AUSCalum87 said:

Exactly. He’s perfect for our system. Again though, UK is selling all out to get Pope top tier recruits. Don’t get me wrong, I actually don’t think he’s a bad coach at all, but I also don’t think he’s a game changer for them. Also, having to build from scratch with players who have never played with each other before is going to take a year. I mean, look at the NBA with their super teams. It took the Heat 2 years before they got a title with James, Bosh and Wade. I don’t think it’s going to be as easy as many people think to just overhaul a roster and think they are going to gel within a year.

I think it depends on what type system is being used. Our system takes awhile due to the defense requirements.

5 hours ago, keesler said:

There is no anti-trust exemption and wasn’t one in effect when this class-action lawsuit was filed.  The ncaa and college administrators are currently working on settlement terms so that this lawsuit doesn’t make it to the Jan ‘25 court date.  The settlement will be in excess of $4billion and it will be paid from the NCAA and member schools pockets.  In other words, SEC schools will be footing part of this tab to pay former athletes.  
 

Going forward it doesn’t have to be this way. But no one, more specifically Congress has even made an effort to pass legislation that would exempt college athletics from antitrust laws.

Not sure anti-trust does away with NIL rights.

2 hours ago, ellitor said:

2 more

Best politician: Tubs

Best 1 year job: Tubs 2004

Seems like best 1 year job has to go to Chiz or Bowden to me.

2 hours ago, AUwent said:

Hate to say, but at this point who can win at those three?

Not many!!!

15 minutes ago, TexasTiger said:

I think the NIL will exist at lower levels, but at…a lower level, e.g. Local stores. NIL will exist at the highest level, too— just like the pros, but it won’t likely be the de facto paycheck from the school. Top players will get legitimate endorsement deals.

Good premise.

2 hours ago, TexasTiger said:

And it makes sense, but I suspect it will come down to the haves and have nots— which schools have the lucrative media deals? Right now it’s the recently reduced Power 4. Very little for the group of 5. Zeno overestimates his worth at a school like UAB. If he shared their revenue he’d owe a ton of money.

As have-nots fold, tv money will go up for the haves. Positions /places for players will go down. Might still have non-NIL conferences though.

16 hours ago, AUpreacherman22 said:

2024 - we’ve addressed most of our issues.  I am now thinking 8-4 regular season is realistic.   I just hope the coaching staff doesn’t let a game or two slip up on them like last year.   We’ve got to win the ones we should definitely win!

2025 - We will be losing a lot of seniors, but we’ll have mostly guys that CHF has brought in, with a good bit of talent, and some continuity on the coaching staff.  So, I don’t necessarily see 2025 as a step back year.  

We have no idea what 2025 roster or coaching staff looks like at this point. Each year is a new year, we must get used to this idea. I think Freeze looks like this way due to the way he went about portal after spring.

On 4/28/2024 at 4:14 PM, GwillMac6 said:

Like others have stated above we need these guys to come back who aren’t going to be early round selections if they have eligibility still to make our squad as talented as possible.

Must be of mutual benefit. Not going to work any other way. If suppositions are anywhere close, they will move on due to inherent injury risk.

10 hours ago, MCPeePants said:

Lol real talk, what year did either of you get your degree from Auburn University?    @TexasTiger   @cole256

If thats a requirement to have an opinion on this forum, I’m out!!

14 hours ago, TexasTiger said:

Could you run your posts thru a grammar check? lol 

Do you really expect precise grammar on a post in a sports forum? I think that says more about you than anyone else. Lol we just crusin here, nothing official from anyone!!

12 hours ago, GwillMac6 said:

You cannot in CBB. If you declare for the draft and don’t pull your name out by the designated day you are supposed to you are SOL if you don’t get drafted.

I thought it had something to do with hiring an agent? Not sure.

1 hour ago, Mims44 said:

It's weird, right?

Every time Nix comes up there are a ton of "everybody hated this guy, but look at this!" type comments.

But going back to a lot of those threads, there wasn't a lot of hate. Unless you count comments like;

"He throws off his back foot a bit too much" or

""Sometimes I think he's too quick to run out of the pocket" or

"I wish he was more accurate on some of the passes over the middle"

It's weird to see things like that spun as 'constant hatred' 🤷‍♂️

I think they are going off of stats, his ORE vs UGA game was.... not stellar  

But, no ones was that year.

 

 

 

Heres an extra tidbit too that I found odd.

Caleb Williams Heisman year where he easily won:

Bo Nix stats the very next year.. good for 3rd place in Heisman race:

 

I didn't catch any combine this year, but have to imagine Bo did awesome, cause people were not giving him the respect for his on field product that the numbers suggest they should have.

I believe he started out pretty slow at Senior bowl, but did better as week went on.

On 4/6/2024 at 7:58 AM, JuscAUse! said:

I understand that everyone wants to be better than 8-4. So do I. I don't understand people hating a coach that has been here a little over a year, and never failing to lump him in with the last 5- however many years of AU football being irrelevant. In his only season here, I've seen some good things and things I didn't like. The bad is obvious. Bowl game, NM State game, the offense. On the plus side, we have more OTs on the team and committed to the team than we've had at any time in recent history, which shows he knows where the weaknesses are. Also tackles can slide inside easily and play guard. If we can keep them healthy, we should see an upgrade at receiver. Probably the second most neglected position on the O. 

Many sports pundits nationally thought, and still think, that it's a total rebuild for AU to get over the hump, and that it can't happen in a year in football today. 

I'm willing to let it play out some. 

I agree, but would add that QB has to be addressed. We need to land another standout to follow up White. Understand that you can bring someone in with a great deal of potential but they don’t work out.

5 hours ago, CCTAU said:

I thought Wes had been discussed. Excellent person, step slow. Freshmen aren’t passing him by because he is not liked, or worked hard, or hasn’t been given a chance to prove himself. After a couple of seasons, one realizes they are a step too slow for this level of football.

The freshmen leaving now did not even give themselves a chance after their redshirt year to see if they would progress. 
 

These are two different scenarios.

Everybody ( coaches, teams, and players) are searching for whats best for them. Better get used to new teams each year and learn to enjoy it.