lyles2010 0 Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 I only got to see the highlights of A-Day, but what I saw of MB I liked. He looked pretty stout out there, but with good weight. CG too. Excited for the season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG poppy58 2 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 He looked great, me and my son got the oppurtunity to talk to him at the autograph session, and might I say he, Grant and Mason are ready for a huge season. All 3 said they are super hungry for PT and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnpride99 6 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Why isn't Blakely allowed to talk to the media? On Tigerland.com there was an article and at the bottom it says he hasn't been allowed to talk to the media?http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/auburn_running_game_powered_fullback.html Is he in some sort of trouble? He must have said something he shouldn't have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waregl87 0 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Why isn't Blakely allowed to talk to the media? On Tigerland.com there was an article and at the bottom it says he hasn't been allowed to talk to the media?http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/auburn_running_game_powered_fullback.html Is he in some sort of trouble? He must have said something he shouldn't have Who knows with Chizik. I like Chiz, but I don't know if there's a more cautious/superstitious coach in the country when it comes to dealing with the media and revealing information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,449 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Why isn't Blakely allowed to talk to the media? On Tigerland.com there was an article and at the bottom it says he hasn't been allowed to talk to the media?http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/auburn_running_game_powered_fullback.html Is he in some sort of trouble? He must have said something he shouldn't have How many freshmen does Chizik allow to talk to the media? Probably not a matter of trouble as much as earning the right to talk to the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuBob 12 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Why isn't Blakely allowed to talk to the media? On Tigerland.com there was an article and at the bottom it says he hasn't been allowed to talk to the media?http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/auburn_running_game_powered_fullback.html Is he in some sort of trouble? He must have said something he shouldn't have Who knows with Chizik. I like Chiz, but I don't know if there's a more cautious/superstitious coach in the country when it comes to dealing with the media and revealing information. yeah, it is almost like he doesn't trust the media or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,449 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Why isn't Blakely allowed to talk to the media? On Tigerland.com there was an article and at the bottom it says he hasn't been allowed to talk to the media?http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/auburn_running_game_powered_fullback.html Is he in some sort of trouble? He must have said something he shouldn't have Who knows with Chizik. I like Chiz, but I don't know if there's a more cautious/superstitious coach in the country when it comes to dealing with the media and revealing information. yeah, it is almost like he doesn't trust the media or something. Imagine that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnpride99 6 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Thanks, I hadn't even thought of it that way. I guess with the problems from Dyer I just assumed he'd gotten into trouble already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Keeping freshmen (and most others too) away from the media is not necessarily a bad thing. Sure the media guys are just doing their jobs...but what is their job? It's not to make AU or any particular AU player look good...in fact in the state of Alabama, they get more readership by making AU and /or an AU player look bad and thus ingratiating themselves to the large contingent of bammers out there. I see no problem with Chiz's views on the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rednilla 5,449 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Keeping freshmen (and most others too) away from the media is not necessarily a bad thing. Sure the media guys are just doing their jobs...but what is their job? It's not to make AU or any particular AU player look good...in fact in the state of Alabama, they get more readership by making AU and /or an AU player look bad and thus ingratiating themselves to the large contingent of bammers out there. I see no problem with Chiz's views on the matter. Absolutely. They have to be sure that the player isn't going to start spouting bulletin board material for rivals to feed off of. It's good to have a few personalities to give the media some sound bytes, but they have to have an awareness of how far they can go without either making the team look bad or talking too much about things that shouldn't be said publicly. It's kinda similar to the way Geraldo got into so much trouble for something along the lines of showing the viewers at home where they were on a map in...Iraq, I think...thereby giving enemy combatants an exact place at an exact time, even though he couldn't possibly have thought about the ramifications of his action seeing as he put himself in greater danger just like the troops...obviously that is a much more critical situation, and I certainly am not comparing the magnitude of playing football to fighting a war, but the parallel is still there on a smaller scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeriderga 135 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Blakely had some really shifty moves yesterday.. I saw glimpses of Cadillac Williams out of him, they way he could cut on a dime. Mike and Tre had the longest runs of the day, but Tre may have played four downs the entire scrimmage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUBourne 425 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I have been excited about MB since I seen him play a HS game on TV. One of those guys that has a chance to break it for 50 yards every play and it doesn't matter if he runs it up the middle or around the edge. He appears to have that rare combination of great balance (str), nice acceleration and elite top end speed, plus he is very shifty. Im not taking anyway away from Rudi Johnson, Ben Tate, CW, R. Brown,etc. All were great. But none of those had all of those things combined. I think the last one we had like that was Brent Fullwood. I guess I am just saying that if MB keeps his head on right and stays healthy then I think one day he is going to be mentioned often when people are discussing the great AU running backs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerWar 82 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Mike Blakely is the next great runningback at Auburn. Just the past few years -- Rudi Johnson Cadillac Williams Ronnie Brown Kenny Irons Ben Tate (Sry, initially forgot you, Ben) Michael Dyer and now...Mike Blakely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarDamn2010 183 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Don't forget Ben Tate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMan70 3,322 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Just an observation but I thought it was kind of curious that Coach Chiz seemed to go out of his way to say that MB might have had a couple good runs at A-Day but the he hasn't been consistent and then said he hadn't had a consistent spring practice. It was almost as though he didn't want to give him any praise. It seemed that it went further than the normal coach speak about "we have a lot more work to do,blah blah". As far as the RB situation in general, I am looking forward to seeing formations where MB and CG are in the backfield at the same time. Both can run inside or break it to the house on the outside at any time, so their complete game has to be respected by a defense. I think the possibilities there with fakes, motions, pitches, delays, play action passes are amazing and with KF at QB it would be an absolute nightmare for most defenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpwspringer 0 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Just an observation but I thought it was kind of curious that Coach Chiz seemed to go out of his way to say that MB might have had a couple good runs at A-Day but the he hasn't been consistent and then said he hadn't had a consistent spring practice. It was almost as though he didn't want to give him any praise. It seemed that it went further than the normal coach speak about "we have a lot more work to do,blah blah". As far as the RB situation in general, I am looking forward to seeing formations where MB and CG are in the backfield at the same time. Both can run inside or break it to the house on the outside at any time, so their complete game has to be respected by a defense. I think the possibilities there with fakes, motions, pitches, delays, play action passes are amazing and with KF at QB it would be an absolute nightmare for most defenses. Could be that Chizik is looking ahead to our first game and don't want to let on to what we have or what we might be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeriderga 135 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Just an observation but I thought it was kind of curious that Coach Chiz seemed to go out of his way to say that MB might have had a couple good runs at A-Day but the he hasn't been consistent and then said he hadn't had a consistent spring practice. It was almost as though he didn't want to give him any praise. It seemed that it went further than the normal coach speak about "we have a lot more work to do,blah blah". Maybe that is how he gets MB motivated. No doubt this guy has the potential to be something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUIH1 1,515 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Methinks MB may still be adjusting to life off of the field as an AU football player and hasn't effectively adjusted to the point that the coaching staff is satisfied. wde Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeriderga 135 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Methinks MB may still be adjusting to life off of the field as an AU football player and hasn't effectively adjusted to the point that the coaching staff is satisfied. wde Very well could be.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUSWEN 0 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Methinks MB may still be adjusting to life off of the field as an AU football player and hasn't effectively adjusted to the point that the coaching staff is satisfied. wde Very well could be.. That would be my guess too, just based on the tone Chizik used. It seemed like the same tone he uses when people are in trouble. Obviously it isn't something that serious enough for him to actually be in trouble, but the coaches definitely seem a little displeased with something he is doing. Then again, there has also been talk of turnovers this spring and we haven't seen them. Maybe he fumbles a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autodd03 0 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 I have been excited about MB since I seen him play a HS game on TV. One of those guys that has a chance to break it for 50 yards every play and it doesn't matter if he runs it up the middle or around the edge. He appears to have that rare combination of great balance (str), nice acceleration and elite top end speed, plus he is very shifty. Im not taking anyway away from Rudi Johnson, Ben Tate, CW, R. Brown,etc. All were great. But none of those had all of those things combined. I think the last one we had like that was Brent Fullwood. I guess I am just saying that if MB keeps his head on right and stays healthy then I think one day he is going to be mentioned often when people are discussing the great AU running backs. maybe warrick dunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SphyNxXx 99 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Methinks MB may still be adjusting to life off of the field as an AU football player and hasn't effectively adjusted to the point that the coaching staff is satisfied. wde A well connected poster on Scout posted something along these lines. He said that Blakley isn't quite performing up to the standards of an Auburn player off the field. Said it wasn't anything serious, just needed to grow up a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Didn't he just become a father? That would certainly divide one's attention. It's easy to make the case that at his age and status in school, something like that should not have happened...but it's a fact now and he has to deal with it and still do his academic work and play football. I can't imagine how taxing that must be. And with all that....the coaches can see what great potential he has and will not let up on him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoleyLion 0 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Didn't he just become a father? That would certainly divide one's attention. It's easy to make the case that at his age and status in school, something like that should not have happened...but it's a fact now and he has to deal with it and still do his academic work and play football. I can't imagine how taxing that must be. And with all that....the coaches can see what great potential he has and will not let up on him. Yea his kid was born in the middle of spring so im sure his attention has been divided all spring hence him not being consistent. I thunk people are reading way too much into chiziks words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpwspringer 0 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 I thunk people are reading way too much into chiziks words. I think so too. Chizik doesn't seem to want to name starters, give hints, or say anything that might be taken as informative about who will start for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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