alabastertiger 623 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 8 hours ago, W.E.D said: Lets all calm down and understand coach speak. It's going to be "close". Not a lot of "separation". Ashford has "improved" and "done everything we've asked him". Thorne is "learning the playbook and behind Ashford in that aspect". Hugh will lie to you and say "we don't have a QB yet" or something like "we're going to let both play" We're going to hear all of this nonsense. Then Throne will play 80% of the snaps in the 1st game until RA takes over in the 3rd or 4th quarter. Maybe RA has a series early or some snaps. All I know for sure is it will not be TJ Finley. YESSSSSSSS 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerpro2a 5,650 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Ok....well thanks to the vids posted in this thread I have seen all I need to see... Substantial Muscle gains....check tall physical specimens at WR....check Fairweather ......check QB completed 3 passes against air.......check revamped OL.......check Coach Head Coach Brother High Freeze.....check Coach Zac and Caddy........check incoming..........SEC and Natioinal Champioinship!!!! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle-1 3,821 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 I'm really digging the blue pants. Been dying to see an all blue uniform for a few games. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,620 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 37 minutes ago, Eagle-1 said: I'm really digging the blue pants. Been dying to see an all blue uniform for a few games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,620 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,194 Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Booooo! Hisssss! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quietmaninthecorner 1,949 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 43 minutes ago, toddc said: Booooo! Hisssss! I expect them not to wear half pants in games. Could be regular size blue pants tho. I kind of hope not. I'm not a fan of matching pants and jerseys. Makes players look like 1975 Elvis. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuburnAlumFromThe423 106 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Quietmaninthecorner said: I expect them not to wear half pants in games. Could be regular size blue pants tho. I kind of hope not. I'm not a fan of matching pants and jerseys. Makes players look like 1975 Elvis. Come on! If it worked for the 1975 Cleveland Indians, it would certainly work for us 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,620 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunInRed 16,620 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuCivilEng1 11,046 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 10 hours ago, toddc said: Booooo! Hisssss! Thats exactly what someone who was about to bust out blue pants would say. Shout it to the mountain tops! Auburn is getting blue pants game 1!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,194 Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,194 Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 Hugh Freeze shares what he is looking for among Auburn quarterbacks Andrew Graham (Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK) One of the biggest roster questions for Hugh Freeze as he approaches his first year at Auburn: Who will be the starting quarterback? Freeze and his coaching staff have options, too. With Payton Thorne transferring in from Michigan State, the quarterback competition has boiled down to him and a pair of returners: Robby Ashford and Holden Geriner. Freeze said he plans to rotate all three with the first, second and third teams during the first five practices with a keen eye on their performances. “And Monty [Philip Montgomery] and I and Kent [Austin] set down — I think we have a really good plan of the rotation between those three guys and they’re all going to rotate for the first five practices pretty evenly amongst the ones and two and threes and we’ll evaluate all those reps and then kind of recalibrate, I guess is the word, and set down and kind of go from there after the first five,” Freeze said at the outset of fall camp. As for what Freeze wants to see from the Auburn quarterbacks during those first five practices, the list is fairly extensive. He of course will be judging how the quarterbacks assess and identify coverages, how they respond to looks and change the play calls accordingly and then put the ball in the right spot, on time. And more than any of the strict on-field abilities, Freeze will be monitoring which of the quarterbacks the team ends up rallying around. “Create pressure and adverse situations and see how they respond,” Freeze said. “Are they evaluating the coverages correctly and is the ball going to the right spot? And is the decision to stay with the run or get into the RPO, the pass off of that — all of those things will be evaluated. And who does the team really rally around the most?” The Auburn quarterback battle could roll into the season, according to Freeze When Freeze took over at Auburn, one of his primary tasks was shoring up the quarterback position, which was abysmal in coach Bryan Harsin‘s second season in 2022. The position was bad enough to get Harsin fired, with starter Robby Ashford failing to hit the 50% completion percentage mark on the season after taking over for TJ Finley. In an attempt to shore up the position, Auburn took in Thorne this offseason. He and Ashford are expected to battle for the job in fall camp, but that battle could last well into the season, Freeze said. “I am cautiously optimistic that we can win some football games with several of those guys,” Freeze said, according to The Auburn Observer’s Justin Ferguson. “It may be three games into the season before we know this is absolutely the guy. I hope that’s not the case, but it could be.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post passthebiscuits 6,889 Posted August 4, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 4, 2023 Takeaways: OL look the part. O looks far more ahead (despite so many transfers!) than last year at this time. HUGE upgrade in WR. DLine still a little concerning imo. QB…still Thorne. Holden is #2. Robbie in goal line packages prn. 13 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG 34,051 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 26 minutes ago, passthebiscuits said: Takeaways: OL look the part. O looks far more ahead (despite so many transfers!) than last year at this time. HUGE upgrade in WR. DLine still a little concerning imo. QB…still Thorne. Holden is #2. Robbie in goal line packages prn. Robbie should either be practicing catching or tackling if he wants to make it at the next level. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auctoritas 2,828 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, passthebiscuits said: Takeaways: OL look the part. O looks far more ahead (despite so many transfers!) than last year at this time. HUGE upgrade in WR. DLine still a little concerning imo. QB…still Thorne. Holden is #2. Robbie in goal line packages prn. 1. Makes sense - this style of offense is at least a little closer to a) what new kids are used to running coming out of HS, and we always knew that our route trees and stuff were super basic - other NCAA programs are probably light years ahead, and this offense is being run all over the college ranks too vs what Hardhead was trotting out. 2. I think this is potentially a waste - his only weapon is his wheels when he gets past the first level. Would be very interested to see what happens with him with the field (and thus the defenders) more spread out. Goal line means all the people are crammed up towards the line filling those running lanes. Then again, that's also less vertical space to have to make people miss with - I could see a zone read and race to the front pylon to dive in rugby-style. EDIT - forgot to add: thank you so much for sharing the inside look - I'm legit stoked. I don't mind trying to outscore people this year if it comes to that - heck, that's basically what happened in 2010 and 2013. Edited August 4, 2023 by Auctoritas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auctoritas 2,828 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 38 minutes ago, DAG said: Robbie should either be practicing catching or tackling if he wants to make it at the next level. I could see him in a Taysom Hill role. Theoretically. If he got better at both throwing and catching. (which, I guess, describes basically the entire universe of possibilities - "this guy could be the next Taysom Hill if he was more like Taysom Hill") 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddc 13,194 Posted August 4, 2023 Author Share Posted August 4, 2023 15 minutes ago, Auctoritas said: I could see him in a Taysom Hill role. Theoretically. If he got better at both throwing and catching. (which, I guess, describes basically the entire universe of possibilities - "this guy could be the next Taysom Hill if he was more like Taysom Hill") I’m dizzy 🥴 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpreacherman22 3,898 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 hours ago, passthebiscuits said: OL look the part. This makes me happy!!! I haven’t heard these words in a while!!! Overall, very encouraging reports at this point in the process!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUpreacherman22 3,898 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Auctoritas said: "this guy could be the next Taysom Hill if he was more like Taysom Hill" 🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,191 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 So I guess that’s a no to Nike… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuCivilEng1 11,046 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 2 minutes ago, WFE12 said: So I guess that’s a no to Nike… Lol. You may be jumping to conclusions just a bit here. What is Freeze supposed to? Just ignore him? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFE12 9,191 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 minute ago, AuCivilEng1 said: Lol. You may be jumping to conclusions just a bit here. What is Freeze supposed to? Just ignore him? Nothing against Freeze….I just can’t remember the last time seeing the CEO at Auburn. He’s showing up like yeah we’re here to stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 38 minutes ago, WFE12 said: So I guess that’s a no to Nike… Guy knows his product sucks and doesn't even wear their clothes. Can trust someone who will not wear UA gear 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W.E.D 11,070 Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 33 minutes ago, WFE12 said: Nothing against Freeze….I just can’t remember the last time seeing the CEO at Auburn. He’s showing up like yeah we’re here to stay. He's showing up and begging us to stay with them. They are a dying company and the desperation smells 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now