News of the day, 3/24
Hey everyone. Hope you had a swell Sunday. We sure did.Today's picture is of internationally known superstar Tracy Morgan, currently of "30 Rock" fame, who appeared on The Howard Stern Show this morning. We here at the HABOTN were tearing with laughter at Morgan's hilarious hour-long appearance. Nobody makes me laugh harder than Morgan. I'd give you a run-down of what he said ... but the Advertiser would be very unhappy with the language. I'd consider it laced with adult content as well.
In a related issue, the Justice Department today announced that it no longer is investigating the proposed XM-Sirius merger. That means the merger now only has one obstacle left: the Federal Communications Commission.
I'll be quite happy if we can get everyone on the same satellite network. I'm a huge enthusiast -- terrestrial radio is just awful these days -- and I want to make sure this medium remains a viable option. Both companies have made it clear that operating separately will lead to concurrent financial ruin. Come on, FCC. Don't be stupid.
OK. I know you want Auburn chatter. Here goes.
The football team resumes practice Tuesday morning at 7 a.m. I'll be there to give you a blow-by-blow account of all the Things You Need To Know.Here are a few things I'll be watching:
*The power in QB Chris Todd's arm after a 12-day layoff.
*Will TB Ben Tate be on the field?
*Can DE Michael Goggans continue his torrid spring. He has been great so far.
*Sen'Derrick Marks vs. Tyronne Green in the one-on-one line drills.
*And while I'm there: Antoine Carter vs. Lee Ziemba in the one-on-one line drills.
*Antonio Coleman's return to full-speed drills: Myth or fact?
For you schedule junkies: The team practices Tuesday morning, Thursday morning and Friday afternoon in advance of Saturday's BIG A-Day game/scrimmage/practice. Tickets for the BIG game/scrimmage/practice cost $5 and can be purchased in like 2,000,000 places including the Auburn Ticket Office (not online) or at the gate.
A couple of my blogging counterparts, most notably should-be Hall of Famer Phillip Marshall, have noted that Auburn's basketball teams will have "much promise" heading into next season. Really?The women could be very good if PG Whitney Boddie is back (not sure if that will happen) and someone, ie Alli Smalley, emerges as a competent shooting option. I don't think a team like that would be great, per se, but could finish fourth in the SEC ... behind Tennessee, Vanderbilt and LSU. You'd be looking at a 4 seed in the NCAAs.
The men? I don't know. Look, we know SF Korvotney Barber and PF Josh Dollard are good players. Who else? PG Quantez Robertson is one of my favorite players to watch, his subtle contributions kept his team afloat this season, but he's not a scorer. Neither is PG DeWayne Reed. SG Rasheem Barrett is inconsistent.
I guess junior-college SG Tay Waller could be the designated shooter. It's so strange to me that Auburn doesn't value shooters. Jeff Lebo, the dadgum coach, was a shooter in college. He put up 344 shots from three-point range during his final two seasons at UNC (in 87-88 and 88-89) and hit 41.8% of them.
That seemed to help UNC back in the day. Is there no lesson to be learned?
posted by Jay G. Tate at
5:18 PM
9 Comments:
Jay who are the other walk-on RBs besides Jemison? Would you say that any of them have shown any real promise in the absence of our scholly players?
Justin Albert from Prattville anounced he was coming to AU as a preferred walk
Dadgumit, Jay. That was an excellent point to cap off your commentary. Shooters. Where are they?
What is the Auburn brand of basketball? Nobody knows. There's no direction. There's no real philosophy. Not every great player from the 80's, that played with Michael Jordan, is a great coach. We've already tried MJ's roommate at UT. He about ran that program into the ground.
Enough of the pedigree garbage. Need a coach.
Next!
I totally understand anyone's disdain toward Lebo and what he hasn't accomplished at Auburn.
Walk-on RBs? Really? Davis Hooper has worked hard in the absence of scholarship players this spring. Will he play a role beyond spring tailback? Highly unlikely.
I have to beat this dead horse a little longer and stand up for Lebo.
I dont think it's all about pedigree, as he was a proven winner before he came to Auburn. We were hit with some serious sanctions and a lot of the team left. That isnt something to rebound from easily. He did manage to bring us within one game of the West title two years ago, albeit in a weak league. He managed to bring a McDonald's AA to campus, which hasnt been done in I dont know how long. And he seems like a genuine good guy.
He will have his best team by far next season. I am willing to wait and see what he does then.
Also, you have to ask yourself (much like with the football program) who would we get if we got rid of Lebo? Something tells me that mid-major coaches arent exactly lining up at Jay Jacobs' office door.
Auburn signed Abdou Diame, a McDonald's AA, in 2000.
I don't understand the idea that people don't want to coach basketball at Auburn. There are some great young coaches around who would love to move into this conference. Take ORU's Scott Sutton, for instance. There are many others.
i could be wrong but i don't think abdou was a mcdonald's AA. he was a parade AA i know that. plus on vot's bio it says he is only the 2nd auburn player to be a mcdonald's aa. the other being frank ford in 83.
as for incoming guys next year, how could you not be excited about frankie sullivan. i know he's not a pure outside shooter, but 51 in the state title game, MVP of the alabama-mississippi all star game, won 5 state titles. the kid can play and i wouldn't be surprised to see him a lot next year
The HOTTIES know I'm big on Frankie Sullivan. He's a player and that's that.
Diame was an All American and Oak Hill celeb. He was crazy like a fox. His head waddled when he shot.
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