Hey everyone. Just spoke with Tuberville about this alleged situation involving Tray Blackmon.
The coach said he hasn't spoken with Blackmon in a few days, but wasn't aware of any major career-changing decisions involving the injured linebacker. Blackmon is out for the season after undergoing wrist surgery last month.
Rumors began to swirl when Blackmon, who has one year of eligibilty remaining, wasn't spotted on the Auburn sideline last weekend.
"It's up to him," Tuberville said. "As far as I know, he's going to be here."
ALSO OF NOTE: Blackmon has family commitments that could prompt him to consider some form of professional football or other employment options. If that happens, Tuberville might not be the first guy on Blackmon's call list. I'm working to talk directly with Blackmon ...
I wouldn't be surprised either way. This is almost the same statement that was made regardig Chaz Ramsey.
ReplyDeleteHow come every "rumor" that comes about Auburn tuberville knows nothing about? Ramsey, Blackmon, etc.
ReplyDeleteJMO, but who cares. He has never lived up to his potential as a football player. Joshua Bynes is a stud. Let Tray go where he may. War Eagle.
ReplyDeleteBoth of those situations involve players who had future-related choices to make. I mean, I don't have involved conversations with my boss when other newspapers offer me jobs.
ReplyDeleteI tell him I'm talking with the other newspaper and I'll get back with him. Then I make a decision. We don't have briefings.
So, to me, Tuberville's lack of knowledge isn't surprising at all.
It is weird how Tub never seems to know about any of these types of rumors.
ReplyDeleteIf he goes it should have been a huge loss, but he's just never been healthy/in school/out of the doghouse enough to make too much of an impact.
If he's gone, I wish him the best in his family situation.
Let the rumors start "JGT is leaving the Advertiser".....here we go....
ReplyDeleteLet's get that one started around the time of my annual review next time!
ReplyDelete(It's Aug 10.)
I think Josh Bynes is doing a fantastic job. If Blackmon is gone, good luck to him.
ReplyDeleteI posted this on the last thread:
ReplyDeleteI have heard something that made a little sense to me. It was that all of our injuries is due to a lack of conditioning for the player on the strength coaches part..I am sure this has come up already but I would be interested to get the HOTTIES thoughts on the subject. Who is AU's strength coach?
So can we start surveying the Hotties for Gut Feelings on Blackmon returning?
ReplyDeleteI am putting that date on my calendar for next year!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the Little Dime Bag of Hate shouldn't have been converted to a strong safety.
ReplyDeleteJust too fragile for LB ... particularly in the middle.
Jay,
ReplyDeleteMaybe Tray Blackmon was cut after the satellite radio merger. He got let go with Dana Dane along with Old School Rap. No, seriously I have noticed we havent heard a peep out of him since his injury. If Tray wants to go pro he needs to look up last years FSU LB, cant recall his name. Same size, build, and pros and cons. He got drafted not sure where or what he is doing. But he was the spitting image of Tray.
I can understand needing money for family, but the dollar value would surely be significantly higher if he could prove that he could play outside linebacker and show some pass coverage skills.
ReplyDeleteFunny on the Roundtable here in the "ham", they are auctioning off some stuff for Todd Jones' auction (I think to help Pell City schools) and the Tuberville autographed AU helmet brought $500, I think. The Saban autographed Bama helmet is at $1500 with 10 minutes left. Amazing...
ReplyDeleteI have no problem with Tuberville not knowing about this. Blackmon (and Ramsey applied here too) is not a factor in this season anymore and CTT has enough to worry about without chasing down injured players to see if they will be returning next season.
ReplyDeleteHe probably operates under the assumption that they will be back and he will address the situation when they have made an actual decision as opposed to running down rumors.
Roundtable bumper music getting better and better.
ReplyDeleteJ-W-A ...
ReplyDeleteall I've got to say is ... what a bunch of cheap Bammers.
Kristina, Tubs may not care - he may not be back himself. :)
ReplyDeletePlayers come and go. I just hate to see the ones that have unrealistic expectations of where they will be drafted. It was common place while I was at Auburn to see players after their senior year get nice expensive cars provided to them by agents and their head is filled with all these expectations, then after draft day, they don't get drafted and their rides and hopes get taken away.
ReplyDeleteJust win, that is why I said he had enough to worry about ;-)
ReplyDeleteGeno Hayes was the guys name, he is playing special teams in the NFL for the Bucs, he went 6th round. So thats where Tray would go in my opinion. Hard hitter against the run, smaller frame, weak against the pass.
ReplyDeleteHOTTIE shout-out on roundtable
ReplyDeleteMonica get ready
All right Douga- Nice of you to acknowledge us.
ReplyDeleteI may have just experienced the most interesting lunch ever today! Y'all should be jealous. Beats the heck out of throwing folks under the bus on the roundtable.
ReplyDeleteI may have just experienced the most interesting lunch ever today! Y'all should be jealous. Beats the heck out of throwing folks under the bus on the roundtable.
ReplyDeleteEver notice how you've never seen Jay and Tray together at the same time?
ReplyDeleteMaybe they're one and the same ... he has so much time on his hands to blog and kibbitz with the HOTTIES because he's not playing football.
Talks like an insider on Tray and TT.
Hmmm.
FSJ, do you care to elaborate?
ReplyDeleteCrap.. Double post. Dang iPhone
ReplyDeleteBumper music is much better, I agree Mon.
ReplyDeleteI would like to know FSJ.
ReplyDeleteKevin Yoxall is the S&C coach at AU and by all accounts is one of the best in the SEC if not the country.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the injury bug just bites. It's all about luck, IMO. No amount of conditioning will stop a lineman from rolling your ankle, or breaking a hand.
Blackmon has NFL level talent, IMO, and has been our best LB against the run when he's been healthy. I hope he stays around, but I imagine his plan was to have a big junior year and go to the NFL anyways. Now that we're sucking and he's hurt, the situation has changed, but I'm sure his goal remains the same. Good luck to him, I wished he'd stayed healthy and out of trouble in his 3 years here, but he'll wind up mauling people in the NFL on special teams next year and if he stays healthy he'll probably be a decent LB.
Jet - I have a hard time thinking Tray kibbitz. Now plotzing and having an gnosh maybe, but I don't think he's a kibbitzer
ReplyDeleteWhat are these "other blogs and websites" I keep hearing Doug/Josh and other mention? There are no others. I'm confused.
ReplyDeleteNo doubt, Kristina. I'm loving the music.
Faker - You're holding out on us. Don't tease us like that.
Wartiger - There was a big ole discussion about conditioning a week or so ago. So, if you don't get a lot of response it may be because nobody wants to risk getting me started again! lol I promise not to. Carry on. :-)
Kib-BLITZER, maybe?
ReplyDeleteJet, I think that Saban autographed helmet brought $1550. INSANE!!!
ReplyDeleteLOL!!!! It was a lunch and learn session on Cost Transformation Metrics.... Stimulating stuff to be sure.. :-(
ReplyDeleteBet you are jealous now! I wanted to scream.
Kib Blitzer ... very nice!
ReplyDeleteGood LOWERED I am so dang tired of people saying Texas Tech can't score on an SEC defense. My appreciation for and defense of the SEC has grown HUGE since I moved out of the south, but for Pete's Sake don't suffer from SEC Homeritis, Chronic, Sever.
ReplyDeleteI would thought a 10 percent tithe of all year income would have been the required minimum buy-in for the helmet that Saban touched.
ReplyDeleteOf course, maybe it was.
no big deal mon..was just wondering if conditioning is a problem for AU? thanks for responding though..
ReplyDelete(I would say yes and I would be in the minority. The end.)
ReplyDelete:-)
Faker - You should have screamed. I know I would have.
ReplyDeleteIs it just human nature to trash players when they don't pan out.
ReplyDeleteWhenever Doug starts talking like that I hear the Mission Impossible theme music in my head.
ReplyDeleteJay, on the rumor that you are leaving the Advertiser, all I can say is "What rumor". That it was a fact.
ReplyDeleteSeriously though, your analogy to your job and a 21 year old football player is not accurate. These guys are the ultimate responsibility of the head coach. That is not say he has cutting edge info like the HABOTN does; but, he ought to at least be asking us for 411.
I was so flustered, I took the name of Nick Saban in vain....
ReplyDeleteJet, someone probably just gave away their entire savings for that signed helmet.
ReplyDeleteJ-W-A ...
ReplyDeleteDon't worry the gubbment will bail 'em out!
JWA- Not their life savings, just their kids junior college fund.
ReplyDeleteGood one Eddie...
ReplyDeleteEarnhardt T-shirt fund
ReplyDeleteMark - I think it speaks to how dispensable these kids are. I know lots of people go on and on about how the players are pampered, but a serious injury and they are dropped like a hot potato. I’ve watched it happen at more than one school.
ReplyDeleteFaker - Invoking Saban's name is not a good idea. That's enough to ruin a...well you get the picture.
ReplyDeleteoops, sorry about that figure on the helmet Jet and Eddie, it is up to $1800, it has not ended yet.
ReplyDeleteummm Kristina - what was that last music?
ReplyDeleteHot Rumors! Get 'Em Here!
ReplyDeleteJay G. Tate is going to work for ESPN-The Magazine and the Assistant Lifestyles Editor.
Phillip Marshall will be hired by Auburn to do...what he's always done - prop them up when they look stupid.
Tray Blackmon is going to make the jump to the Arena Football League as a reserve fullback.
Obviously, this is a joke. We all need a laugh from time to time.
War Eagle!
That Bama helmet will look great mounted next to a deer.
ReplyDeleteYeah not sure about that one, Mon
ReplyDeleteand the '92 championship banner which is just over the genuine replica houndstooth hat
ReplyDeleteThe progression of a player:
ReplyDeleteHS Stud- All fans geeked to try and find out where the kid is going.
HS Stud Commits- Euphoria among the masses at the school he chooses. Heisman trophies and all american awards are handed out.
Freshman- Better make the field or he maybe overrated.
Sophmore- Junior- If he starts, then why not All-American, or should be considered. If he doesn't start, he is a bust.If he goes pro after Junior and it doesn't seem logical in the fan base minds- Blast him and say that he is not needed and will be replaced.
Senior- Kid loves the school and is a great person. Hope he gets drafted.
That seems to be the progression I see among fans.
Add this to Eddie's progression.
ReplyDeleteIf starts as Frosh or Soph - fan base says team has no depth or senior leadership. It's the HC's fault because he can't recruit - run the HC!
I've got some good news and bad news, son. The bad news is that I've sold the rights to your plasma. The good news is that we've got Saban's signature on the helmet. It's like touchin' the hem of the garment, boy.
ReplyDeleteCould I just touch the helmet daddy?!?
ReplyDeleteAll day long on Rivals they are saying that the team is comming unwravelled from within. Bryan Mathews is even acknowledging that the team has issues with Leadership and that all the bad things are now taken their tole and seaping thru to the outsiders.
ReplyDeleteIf this is the case, then we have problems. That is exactly what it was like on the 98 team and if it is the case, then I do not believe that we will play very well these next two games.
Rivals = Toxic
ReplyDeleteIf he goes, he goes. He hasn't done anything since he's been at AU, what makes you think that would change in 09?
ReplyDeleteHe should've stayed at 200 and played SS. I don't think his body is built for the punishment he wants to dish out. wde
I don't think my email is working. Will somebody email me at monica_wareagle@yahoo.com ?
ReplyDeleteThanks
If the kids lucky he may get it in the will.
ReplyDeleteEddie, I have a feeling these next two games are going to be UGLY! I do not drink but I think I may have to be intoxicated on Saturday to get through it.
ReplyDeleteYOu have mail monica.
ReplyDeleteThe only reason I brought it up is that Bryan Mathews actually took the time to respond. He usually doesn't respond.
Apparently people have some football players on facebook and they are posting some very telling things on their facebook page.
Jay, are you getting the same sense.
Why would they play him at safety when he has zero skills at pass coverage
ReplyDeleteI got it Monica.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm just going to put my orange and blue glasses on and go to the game. I don't care what they say, I believe it will be a close game even if all logic says otherwise.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much, Eddie and Tom.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't sound good, Eddie. Not shocking, but doesn't sound good.
eddie-
ReplyDeleteAt least it's not to the point of wearing a bag on your head
Paper bag chaffes my neck. Not trying that one again.
ReplyDeleteLMAO @ The ending of Roundtable!
ReplyDeleteMy internet connection cut out Monica, what did they say.
ReplyDeleteeddie could you post some of that info. You could protect the names. But something has got to be wrong on this team.
ReplyDeleteThey just lost all their callers at the same time. It was time to end anyway tho so I'm not sure how they would have gotten to another caller.
ReplyDeletei'm really getting sick of this thing called WORK getting in the way of my HABOTN time. grrrr...
ReplyDeleteif this team really is unraveling at the seams it may not be pretty the next 2 games. sure hope not.
You wanted it, here you go. PUT PLEASE DO NOT START THE NEGATIVE TALKING. Sorry, that was my General Surgeon's warning.
ReplyDelete--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"here are some "status updates" for some au football players on facebook. i am blanking out their names though. anyways, their words ring truer than any of ours..."
_________ is thinkings that if the situation is right...IM OUT!!!
_________ gonna put me before yall, some might call it self-centered, i calll it being smart!!
_________ is its hard to get the puzzle when you working with have a jigsaw.
_________ is ???
_________ feels like hes in the twilight zone or something.
_________ is like...Well....i guess its back to the drawing board....humm.
_________ is felling very textual..lol Tristan is now open for questions that don't concern AU Football.
_________ says don't ask me nothing about AU football.. I will not answer.
_________ is trying to escape, but bs is everywhere
I passed along my information on Blackmon to Bag via voicemail. Did he discuss that on the air? Or maybe discuss the blog entry?
ReplyDeleteTray can't play safety in the NFL. Remember why he can't play weak-side linebacker in college? He doesn't handle pass coverage very well. Even he admits that.
Can't play safety like that.
Mark, I disagree. Tuberville shouldn't get involved in Blackmon's personal decisions. If he comes to Tuberville and wants his thoughts, fine, but I wouldn't want the coach putting pressure on him and I certainly don't think it should become a media topic.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, names were later mentioned and I am not putting them on here.
ReplyDeleteI agree that it shouldn't become a media topic, per se, but I just want to get hot information on the HABOTN ... even if it's periperhal or tertiary in the grand scheme of things.
ReplyDeleteHow's that for a run-on sentence?
tertiary...good word Jay
ReplyDeleteI hope the notes are more the exception than the rule about how the players feel right now. But I almost can't blame them, it seems like they haven't been on the same page since they started playing. Now it seems to be taking it's toll on the Defense too
ReplyDeleteJay, Yes they talked about your Blackmon on Roundtable.
ReplyDeleteI hope other people are hearing Shane hang himself on Finebaum.
ReplyDeleteRE: Facebook status - wow...
ReplyDelete:-(
Finebaum is the Jerry Springer of the sports talk universe.
ReplyDeleteBlackmon has had some good games while at Auburn. The Florida game last year was great. But there haven't been many of them. I really can't see him trying to go pro.
ReplyDeleteI do think Marks is a likely candidate to go pro.
Coleman might also consider it, but he hasn't had the outstanding season that would make it likely.
Also ... thanks for registering jet g. ate.
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the HABOTN family.
Wow if Blackmon decides to go pro it will be very premature and cost him Millions of dollars potentially. I am not sure what his "Family Commitments" are but I would hope for HIS sake that he is patient enough to reach his full potential which will require him staying at AU his last eligible year. I do wish him the best however in what ever he decides
ReplyDeleteIsn't Coleman leading the SEC in sacks
ReplyDeleteFinebaum has excellent sources for good info sprinkled among the entertainment.
ReplyDeleteHey Monica, got your email back. All is well.
ReplyDeleteTubs appears to have lost the pulse of this team. Tubs, in the past at least, appeared in control of this program. I fear that this may be the first telling sign of the end of Tub's era. May be just a few upset kids, but some of the comments are a little concerning.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the help, Mr. Tommy!
ReplyDeleteI've felt like I was at home all along.
ReplyDeleteReady for the next chapter.
Good story out of Lexington today about Mike Leach. He used to coach at Kentucky.
ReplyDeleteJohn Clay taught me in college.
I am friends with a player who graduated in '05, and he thinks Tubs should be gone. I don't exactly agree with him and his reasoning, but it is troubling. You haven't exactly seen a group of ex-players take out an ad in the newspaper Fulmer style defending Tubs. Of course, that didn't exactly help fulmer a whole lot in the end, but still.
ReplyDeleteSeriously ...Leach at UT?!? Like I've said about all the other guys that have been thrown out for all the openings. Why would these guys (Davis, Leach, etc) leave their successful programs to a spot they'd have to retrain and rebuild to their systems. Pretty cool story though. does this also mean he was at UK after Franklin?
ReplyDeleteMichael-
ReplyDeleteWhat was his reasoning?
Eddie, these facebook comments posted on rivals by people who are friends with au football players?
ReplyDeleteOther than the ones that specifically mention AU, how do we know they aren't talking about girlfriends or classes or something else?
I'm not in denial about the state of AU football. It's a mess.
But I don't wanna give any credit to people who take advantage of their "friends" status on facebook and post it on a message board so they can get some attention there has having an inside track.
Mike Leach seems like a really cool dude, I could see why kids would want to play for him.
ReplyDeleteI'm with the writer though, I don't think he will be in Lubbock after this year. Crabtree and Harrell both gone as well.
Jay - Great Leach story. Greg has told me that Waffle House story and one about Aliens. Leach is a trip. A wicked smart, trip.
ReplyDeleteDo we now call the Texas Tech offense the ... Scattered, Smothered and Covered
ReplyDeleteJet, Jet, Jet.
ReplyDeleteYou're just a treasure.
Mmmmmmmm...hash browns
ReplyDeleteNone of this football stuff will matter anymore once left for dead comes out. I have played the demo and have decided it is the GREATEST GAME EVER! I couldn't get over how much it really scared the crap out of me. Any gamers on here need to check it out.
ReplyDeleteBlackmon's not going anywhere. He is busy working on his degree.
ReplyDeleteThat's good news. JRMAX.
ReplyDeleteJet, i think that description describes our offense, particularly the receivers, more than it does Texas Techs.
ReplyDeleteDouble cheeseburger and double hash browns -- the 3 a.m. goal line stand from years gone by.
ReplyDeleteHave mercy.
Do you all remember how my LG flat-screen TV quit on me back in September?
ReplyDeleteLG approved the repair ... but now the repair shop says LG isn't honoring the warranty.
So I'm on the horn with LG -- angry about the BackSpin situation -- and lettin' them have it. Charles Goldberg of the Birmingham News is a legend for taking aggressive action in similar situations.
I'm ready to BALL IT UP.
(I'm applying lessons Goldberg taught me.)
ReplyDeleteI don't know, I am scared he will read this and get mad at me because it is pretty specific arguments. Basically, he felt Tuberville wasn't interested in being a national power, thus he never would be one. Only emphasized winning the SEC, said non-conference games didn't matter. My argument is win the SEC and the rest will take care of itself. I am more of the cliche "One game at a time," guy, some are more, "Let's set the goal of winning the national championship." I don't know that it makes a difference one way or the other on how you approach it, tomato-tomah-to. But that was the gist of it. I think the guy also somewhat resented the CEO approach and how he wasn't really involved in the gameplanning at all. But to me, workers are always gonna resent the CEO, because in everyone's mind, they are going to think they are the only ones around doing real work. Tubs does other important stuff, I am sure.
ReplyDeleteMan, I am giving away Scoop. Put in Slusher!
They're making a joke of Brad Lester's comments on College Football Live.
ReplyDeletethat last post was a response to seeker earlier by the way
ReplyDeleteGo get 'em Jay. GRRRRRRRRR
ReplyDeleteNo, ours is the Retch, Hurl and Barf.
ReplyDeleteJay! This is a primo video opportunity! Don't deny us.
ReplyDeleteTired of waiting on the phone, I'm now arguing via a live chat.
ReplyDeleteThis is more fun.
Mr. Tate, we want you to know that you are a valued LG customer. Your satisfaction means a great deal to us ...
ReplyDeleteWhat does he do while others are game planning and actually coaching? Golden Flake commercials?
ReplyDelete... that's why it pains me to let you know that while you paid for your product with your hard-earned money, we will not honor our guarantee to you do to legal concerns.
ReplyDelete... however, because you are a valued customer, I have been given authority to give you this 5 percent off coupon on your next purchase from LG. Have a great day.
ReplyDeleteLive Chat customer service is one of the very best inventions ever.
ReplyDeleteJay that really sucks. I have an LG in the Bedroom and what you are saying makes me quite nervous
ReplyDeleteTT does suduko puzzles during staff meetings ... he's stepped into the intermediate zone this fall!
ReplyDeleteWe're not finished, but I already can tell this will be a non-issue in less than 5 minutes ...
ReplyDeleteOnce I told her I was a newspaper reporter and I have every name, number and date associated with this endeavor, she became quite helpful.
ReplyDeleteJay, that tv really doesn't mean anything unless your are playing left for dead on it. Just some perspective for ya.
ReplyDeleteMy homies at the newspaper want me to dive into Left 4 Dead next week. I may. Don't tell Wifey.
ReplyDeleteha - did you threaten to put an anti-LG blurb in the next Auburn piece you do? "Auburn's offense has been about as inept as LG's customer service."
ReplyDeleteHaven't read the whole thread, but I am really HAPPY with the Sirius/XM merger. I got an email today telling me that I finally get Margaritaville Radio on XM.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, none of the new stations are showing up on MY XM radio. Is anybody else picking up the new stations, like Margaritaville (XM 55) on their XM radio?
JGT
ReplyDeleteMutually Assured Destruction: you use your bomb, I use mine. You talk to my wifey, I talk to yours.
OR detente'.
We don't talk to each other's wifey.
OK?
I'm surprised, Tenn Tiger, because all I've heard today is "We want to welcome our friends from XM ..."
ReplyDeleteAlso -- I read alot but don't post much. I am heading to the Vet School at UT-Knoxville for a late meeting with oncology.
ReplyDeleteThey think my golden retreiver, Molly, has osteosarcoma (bone cancer), but couldn't find it when they pulled cells out with a needle today. I guess they will recommend a bone biopsy next.
Anyway, I've been really depressed since all this started in the last week. I hope you will pray for Molly. Not all Dawgs are bad.
I choose -- don't talk to each other's wifey.
ReplyDeleteUnless your wifey is a pre-existing homie. That would be the exception.
Sorry to hear that about your doggie.
ReplyDeleteTenn Tiger ... those Dawgs are the best. Chin up. And prayers sent.
ReplyDeleteShe's no homie.
ReplyDeleteShe thinks foozeball is the debil.
If I were wifey, I would get a detailed listing of all of your texts from Blogspot once a week.
ReplyDeleteawww TennTiger - My doggies are my babies. You're in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteNothing to see ... just AU football rants ... and the other family I have in Ohio.
ReplyDeleteJust kidding. About Auburn, I mean Ohio.
OK. We're good to go with LG.
ReplyDelete****
Valerie: I spoke with Jack and got their claim number. Apparently the claim was rejected because there was some incorrect information entered.
Valerie: I contacted my warranty department and got the correct information.
Valerie: I gave that to Jack who will submit another claim.
JGT, Yeah, right.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had time to read everybody's comments, but I will say that I hope things work out well for Blackmon. He has to do what's best for him. He's a good guy with a lot on the line. Family first.
ReplyDeleteDude at the shop said alls good.
ReplyDeleteI have the chat transcript. Homegirl acknowledged that the warranty is in tact and this isn't my problem.
I mean, "Jack's" chances of getting money from me in the first place was less than 1%.
JG, did you really pull the 'reporter' card on her? if so, that's pretty ausome.
ReplyDeleteJay can there be a new coach without major assistance from CNB? If not, I think the chance of CTT being a goner went down dramatically today.
ReplyDeletetennessee tiger,
ReplyDeleteprayers from here sent. my dogs are my babies too. that's horrible. let us know what happens.
Fake Steve,
ReplyDeleteI want your honest opinion on Shane from Finebaum.
I wasn't trying to pull a card ... just letting her know that I track everything.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened with CNB?
Closed at $1.76
ReplyDeleteDown to 1.75 per share.
ReplyDeleteI think the coaches' buyout is banked in Tigers Unlimited ... the issue is the going forward, and I think there's a plan for that.
I mean, really, the difference between 1.76 and 2.25 ... miniscule.
ReplyDeleteAnd Lowder probably doesn't have THAT big of a personal interest in CNB. Right?
Card-pullin' media elite!
ReplyDelete7.5 million shares. But I'm thinking he has more important things to do than coach search.
ReplyDeleteSurely.
ReplyDeleteHe also has 51 percent ownership of Auburn University Football, LLC.
ReplyDeleteOil down below $60/barrel now.
ReplyDeleteIt was $140/barrel in July.
Wholesale gas now $1.40.
Sorry about your luck, oil companies.
JGT ... the difference in 1.76 and 2.25 to BL is about $3.75 million.
ReplyDeleteActually, wholesale gas has dropped this week. Now trading at $1.24/gallon. Crude down to $55.65/barrel.
ReplyDeletejet: That's half of Tuberville's buyout!
Again, I think the buyout has been banked ... as for going forward, I don't know.
ReplyDeleteBut to me, that makes Boom more likely ... he'll come cheaper than Butch, etc.
And he fits their profile.
lmao @ "card pullin media elite"
ReplyDeleteJay - not sure if you saw this but maybe it will make you feel better.
ReplyDeleteThree electronics manufacturers—LG Display, Sharp and Chunghwa Picture Tubes—have agreed to plead guilty and pay a combined $585 million in criminal fines for conspiring to fix the prices of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
LG will pay $400 million of the fines, which is the second-highest fine ever imposed by the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, the DOJ said.
What's Lorenzo Diamond up to nowadays? I'll bet he would make a good coach. Let's get him.
ReplyDeleteFor the Shame, I mean Shane on Feinbaum questions, Shane continues to spew the stupidity that increases the price of the Saban signed helmet because of the fact that "THE BEAR IS BACK". I guess that not only Hindus believe in reincarnation.
ReplyDeletewow... not sure if I agree with those hefty fines. Why not do away with fines for companies until the economy is uncollapsed?
ReplyDeleteThey are foreign companies. Might help us. We need the money.
ReplyDeleteGot to put it to the auto industry now.
ReplyDeleteFines are mean. That was clearly just a misunderstanding.
ReplyDeleteAnd Jay's warranty.
ReplyDeleteforeign shmoriegn. We are a one world economy nowadays. Our gov't doesn't need more money.
ReplyDeleteI think we should fire Tuberville and then fine him 6 million for losing so many games this year.
ReplyDeletewe are the world
ReplyDeletewe are the children
we are the ones who make a brighter day
Michael, our government certainly needs more money!
ReplyDeleteHow else will it buy off/bail out every industry/company/interest group known to man?
Seeker, which one of our safety's have pass coverage skills?
ReplyDeleteMichael I'm sick of telling you how funny you are.
ReplyDeleteMichael:
ReplyDeleteThat's BRILLIANT!!!!!
How about fire Tuberville, make him work at Waffle House (since he does have a food service background) and serve never-ending hash browns to all of us until we barf?
ReplyDeleteReally, can't you see him wearing that folding paper hat and wearing a name tag that says "Tubs?"
He would be an incredibly popular waffle house worker with the customers. I can see some of his employees being annoyed that he always delegates hash brown duties, though. "That's what we hired Betty for. That's her area of expertise," he would say.
ReplyDeleteAnd in an ironic twist, Waffle House loving new Auburn coach Mike Leach may be his most regular customer.
But maybe he would go back to his roots and when someone ordered scrambled eggs, he'd go Riverboat Gambler on them and give them sunny side up.
ReplyDeleteJay G,
ReplyDeleteHave you had a chance to look at the email I sent that had Joe Scarborough dropping th f bomb?
Personally, I think Jay should offer a new HABOTN service. Have Jay call customer support for you. For $39.95 he will play the reporter card and solve all your problems.
ReplyDeleteCan we assign the money to the buyout/fund to hire new coach?
ReplyDeleteNow, that ain't bad. After the first $39.95 we will only need another $5,999,960.05.
ReplyDeleteI hate to be the only one of the "Aubs", thanks to Longshore for the title, with a modicum of belief in the fact that Tubs has yet to have his "big win" this year and the only one that can truly be big is the unseating of the Bamers from their perch. Could AU really send Tubs packing if he climed to 7 in a row? If Tubs truly wants to "stay in Auburn", then this is his only focus for now. Maybe my love of the program, and hatred of the bama nation is my only glimmer of hope, but I will take that win in a heartbeat.
ReplyDeleteSomebody's goin' to haf to go back and get a @#$% load of $39.95s!
ReplyDeletethe riverboat gambler serving sunny side up would be akin to doing that fake field goal LSU copied last year and got all the credit for. Pretty similar, just a different way to do eggs.
ReplyDeleteBut sometimes being a gambler can bite ya. Like someone would ask for grits, and instead Tommy pours coke all over the customer's head. That would be like the time we had damon duvall try to run for a first down on a fake punt from out own 10 yard line on 4th and 25.
Either way, it would be good to see the ole gambler back!
Aub52, I don't think we have lost all hope. It just seems like a long shot at the moment.
ReplyDeleteAs for Tuberville leaving, I wish I had his problem. I can see it now "Oh no, I am fired, pay me beotch". I am quite sure he won't suffer.
I cannot help but believe that the buyout was negotiated about the time that Franklin was asked to "not come back"
ReplyDeleteI really don't think Tuberville will be gone. If next season is like this season, he is a goner, but I don't think it will happen this year.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the next time we give a coach such a larger buyout, could we add something like as long as he has a winning season or something like that?
TT probably has no reason to "negotiate" unless there are other things in play that have not been revealed.
ReplyDeleteMr. 52 ... Optimism left me when we played putridly vs. Arkansas, then folded up vs. WVU.
The bottom line we are playing perhaps the two best teams on our schedule, and our signature win was over ... anyone. No one.
I have no hope. There, I said it.
I will be shocked if we don't win these next two games by a good amount of points.
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