tinman1

9 minutes ago, Dual-Threat Rigby said:

They’re a private liberal arts school right? 

Correct.  I went there for 1 semester and decided I'd better seek higher education elsewhere.  Great school but tough academically.

6 hours ago, bigbird said:

I'm told School is an issue.  I'm not sure if it's in regards to grades or Major.

If he can pass his studies at Samford he can sure do it at Auburn.  It has to be his major.

44 minutes ago, HAPvsOA said:

you think!?

I hope so.  He does have a bit of baggage but we did really want him out of high school.

Do we have any interest in Tony Mitchell (DB from Thompson who just hit the portal from bama)?

14 hours ago, DAG said:

Come on man. The o line is fine , the rb room is fine and the WRs are fine. All of these groups are more than capable. 

My comment was made on what I saw last year when Thorne was running for his life.  I know we've made improvements since then but it is yet to be determined if it translates on the field.

20 minutes ago, JDUBB4AU said:

PT has a pile of weapons.  Zero excuses for poor QB play. None. Put boot to ass for AU PT. Let’s go 

Yes he does....but how well will the OLine improve to give him time to find these weapons.

On 3/5/2024 at 4:13 PM, Hank2020 said:

You just need to straighten them out!! Sounds simple.

Hell, I have trouble finding 2 nickles to rub together.  I don't think they'll listen to me.😀

14 hours ago, tigers23 said:

Pitching staff would struggle to win a series in Juco baseball. Absolutely pathetic 

Where is Tim Hudson when you need him?😀

Per al.com today, they quote 4 folks at On3.  3 predict him to AU while the other predicts Penn State.  No predictions for Miami (which means that's who he probably chooses)

58 minutes ago, tigeraddikt said:

Time will tell, but imo the “old Bruce” would have held onto KDJ and AH out of blind loyalty. He seems to have figured out his deficiencies and is attempting to address them by punting KDJ and AH. Not sure about Tre’s decision. 

The competition coming from Tuscaloosa has opened his eyes also.  If Bruce doesn't change his recruiting and roster management Oats will eat his lunch.

2 hours ago, Potatooooooes!! said:

This is my rather uninformed opinion, so if I'm wrong people can teach me why, but I've felt we could use some upgrades on the team for a bit now. We need to go out and get the BEST players possible now

A novel idea!  Hope our coach reads this.

12 minutes ago, Viper said:

Against sub par competition, he hit threes consistently. He still was getting great looks against the SEC. It wasn’t like he was Steph Curry and he had to be double-teamed at the arc. He got tons of great looks.

Again, a small slump is ok. Last 17 of 18 and it’s time to get under the bus until he’s hitting it consistently at practice. Be like Knecht and work OT in practice at it. 

And I'm sure he will if he stays at AU or wherever he may end up.

22 minutes ago, Viper said:

So he was pressing too hard 17 out of the last 18 games? I’m glad some of you have confidence his shot will return and more importantly, stay. Because that and dribbling is all he brings to the table. The remainder of his game is a huge liability. With the departures of Broome & Jaylin, he HAS to hit threes consistently next season or he’s a wasted starter. IMO Tre needs to go back to starting.

He hit 3's consistently early this year.  In fact folks who know basketball far better than me were quite impressed in his "natural shooting stroke".  When SEC play began the defenses put increased pressure on him and he began to feel the pressure to score.  The slump began which affected his mental state and he began to doubt himself.  He is still a kid and had never been in this situation before his entire life.  He may end up being a bust but I'm willing to take a wait ans see approach before I throw him under the bus.

4 hours ago, AuburnNTexas said:

Yes it does. NIL has changed the game and more players are changing after commitment, but great majority stay with original commitment. So it is still better to get a co.mitment then trying to get aplayer to switch.

And, even though the commitment may not stick, it may influence other highly rated players to take a closer look at Auburn.  They may think "if it's good enough for Alvin it may be good enough for me too".

2 hours ago, Viper said:

Right now, it’s only hope his shot will return. A cold game? No biggie. Two consecutive cold games? Beginning a concern. Dude went a half season being ice cold.

After the road game at Vandy on 1/17/24, he hit double digits one time in 18 games. Many of those games he started. In that 18-game stretch, he hit 2+ threes only twice.

He was pressing too hard to score.  And he was too hard on himself when he did miss shots.  After a year in the weight room & more development he will be fine because he is a natural shooter. 

5 hours ago, aubiefifty said:

relax bro you do you and just enjoy what you do. here are comforting words....But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have

We're all good.  I'm still in shock.  The way we played the past 2 - 3 weeks I was so, so confident.  Apparently our team may have been too.

6 hours ago, Tiger said:

I will never forgive you

Sorry.  I'll not post again until my post about the equestrian championship.

28 minutes ago, WillMunny said:

I liked the previous title much better.

Me too but we aim to please.😀

2 hours ago, Tiger said:

STILL WAITING FOR THIS THREAD TO BE DELETED OR AT LEAST CHANGE THE NAME DAMN

 

YES I AM YELLING

I heard you yelling.  Is the title ok now?

2 hours ago, aubiefifty said:

JINX Thread! we are doomed hardy we will never make it.............

No jinx.  Just being positive.  Just like in the movie Hoosiers when the coach says (when the game is on the line).."WHEN Ollie makes the 2nd free throw, and you will make both free throws, get back on defense and don't foul". 

I watched the replay of the Big East tournament between UCon and Marquette last night.  We're damn capable of winning all our games.  To me UCon was not that impressive.  I like our chances.

Does anyone know when we play again?  Is it Saturday and if so, what time?  Thanks.

On 3/11/2024 at 2:32 PM, tinman1 said:

And KY Blue.

Well, so much for a lot of orange and blue in Nashville.  Couldn't have happened to a better bunch.  Oh, and bama crimson too to make it a trifecta.  😀

4 hours ago, Mikey said:

No, but it will seem like Knoxville. The place will be full of UT orange.

And KY Blue.

1 hour ago, Hank2020 said:

You just need to straighten them out!! Sounds simple.

I don't know if I could straighten them out, but I would tell them that athletics at big time schools is the biggest driver of the university.  When athletics do good (mainly football) the school does good.  Donations increase.  Overall student enrollment, particularly out of state, grows by a large margin.  Just looks at bama as example.  When you hear the president of any university say that the hiring of a football coach is the best decision the school has EVER made, it tells you something.  Most academic administrators would never admit such a thing.

Anyway, it is what it is and Auburn will be fine regardless of the billionaires lack of donations to athletics.

14 hours ago, Hank2020 said:

I vote to spend someone else's money too!! Lol

While I don't know them personally, I am familiar with 2 AU billionaires who donate very large sums of $$ to AU.  But they donate to the schools of engineering and business where they earned their degrees.  They apparently feel their $$ are better spent in this manner rather than athletics.