The Auburn men turned a five-point lead into a tour de force during the final 10 minutes Saturday, earning a 73-51 win at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas scored two points during the final 9:31.The Tigers now are 12-7 overall and 2-3 in Southeastern Conference play.
HABOTN PLAYER OF THE GAME®:
F Korvotney Barber -- 15 points and 18 rebounds
Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University
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ReplyDeletedoh
ReplyDeleteAuburn plays with alot of heart....No doubt about that.
ReplyDeleteAre we watching Mark Gottfried's last stand?
ReplyDeleteI'm not, but it is.
ReplyDeletePat Sullvan
ReplyDeleteI may have missed it, any word yea/nay that we have a shot at getting Bryce Brown to visit? Or did he tell coaches no thanks when they went to see him last week?
ReplyDeleteAnd is it this weekend that Oku was coming?
ReplyDeleteWho was it that said Vot Barber was overrated?
15 pts and 18 boards?
Hmmmm
Jay G.. I hope so.
ReplyDeleteFSJ, a basketball team is a direct relection of their coach, assist. coaches & how they're coached.
ReplyDeleteGottfried is a players coach. He gets way too much talent to not be any better.
I said Barber doesn't have a position, which is true.
ReplyDeleteOku is next weekend.
Ok, on my search for newly released DVDs I came across this:
ReplyDeletehttp://videoeta.com/news/2676
Did the Academy get the noms correct?
this obviously shows we would beat Texas and Oklahoma handily
ReplyDeleteI know - it was an ANON blogger. No one included in this conv was targeted.
ReplyDeleteI do rembeber when Barber came out of HS, he could have gone ANYWHERE & I think he's from KY right?
Jay, what type of person is he to interview?
UNC pinned UVa to the floor in wrestling yesterday. I guess Title iX didn't have the same effect on them. Anybody else miss "Swede"?
ReplyDelete16!
ReplyDeletearizona's about to run off a pretty good b-ball coach (he's not "big name" enough for their program, or so say the ptb out here). alabama should consider him. name's pennell.
ReplyDeleteThat was a big win for the Tigers and Lebo! Maybe we're turning a corner.....
ReplyDeleteCory-
ReplyDeletethat would be nice, but I'm not going to hold my breath. Any team shooting under 60% at FT line hasn't turned any corners.
I think Auburn is one of the top two teams in the West right now...
ReplyDeleteGottfried should change his name from Mark to Slyvester....I think he is only on live number 7.
ReplyDeletelive = life
ReplyDeleteWTH is going on with Kentucky?
ReplyDeleteActually AZ let go a pretty good interim coach.
ReplyDeleteI forget his name but once was the HC at UTenn.
Who's left coleman coliseum???
ReplyDeleteSomeone get run? I just flipped and that superstar genius commentator made that comment.
Kentucky player collapsed at halftime and is en route to the hospital.. I think
ReplyDeleteguy's name was o'neill, i believe. only thing i didn't like about him is that he was unwilling to adapt to game situations--that's how stanford beat him three times in one year. sometimes, you've gotta try a zone defense...
ReplyDelete28 with a bullet!
ReplyDeleteDid anyone see the Ivan Maisel video on ESPN.com?
ReplyDeleteHe ranked the top 5 most prestigous programs in college football since 1936. It went like this.
1. Oklahoma
2. USC
3. Ohio State
4. Notre Dame
5. Nebraska
He has Alabama ranked 6th, and Auburn is 21st. That's behind Washington, Arkansas, Texas A&M, and GA Tech. WTF?
ReplyDeletesome notables left off of that list: army, alabama (pains me to say it), meechigan. why 1936 as a cut off date? kind of skews the results.
ReplyDeleteHe has Michigan at #8.
ReplyDeletewashington and tamu is ridiculous. ga. tech would have to include pre 1936 records.
ReplyDeletelooks like bama's going down to kentucky.
ReplyDeleteHe used a point system that awarded a program points for things like the national title, and took points away for things like probation.
ReplyDeleteI still don't see how Auburn is below some of those schools on his list.
A&E doing a marathon of Paranormal State --
ReplyDelete[heeeeebie jeeeebies] urrrrr [/heeebie jeeebies]
Speaking of, WTH happened to the Tahhhhhd? They were in total control.
This team WANTS CMG gone and have mailed it in.
washington has had probation problems, as has tamu. on the whole i think 21 is probably a pretty good guess, but, imo, there are other schools that might be ahead of au--definitely not washington and tamu (and i'm a big tamu fan).
ReplyDeleteDon't care what Masiel's opinion is .... Its just that.
ReplyDeleteAuburn will field its team in 2009.
Michigan #8?
I love it when Auburn smokes the hogs.
ReplyDeleteBarkley,
ReplyDeleteI'm as big of an Alabama fan as anybody...
but any list that doesn't have Notre Dame ranked #1 or #2 all time is suspect, IMO.
And I hate them.
I know that they haven't done anything in fifteen years....but......USC, OU, OSU, & Nebraska have all had down periods.
As far as Alabama's ranking...I'm ok with that..but to cut off at 1936 is silly.
Yea, the cutoff should really have been 1935 because, well, I am not sure why. I just like that number better than 1936.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised Alabama wasn't in the top 5, but it didn't upset me. ;) After seeing some of the teams ahead of Auburn, I just quit looking at it.
ReplyDeleteOn that ESPN Prestige Rankings, they only have Alabama accredited with 7 national titles. Why do all Alabama fans claim 12? That's quite a large discrepancy.
ReplyDeleteIt sells shirts.
ReplyDeleteAnd when the argument comes up just say AU claims 2004 and they can have 12. Simple.
I assume the 1936 cutoff is because that was the first year of the AP Sportswriters' Poll.
ReplyDeleteAs for the discrepancy between the 7 NCs Maisel credits them with, and the 12 they claim officially, four were prior to the advent of the poll system. The other was a pathetic joke, given to them 16 years retroactively by some guy named Deke.
It's about as legit as the 2004 People's National Championship.
Counting bogus national champs is pointless. Heck, I don't know who the national champ was this past season. There were numerous teams that had valid arguments.
ReplyDeleteFreep,
ReplyDeleteI agree that 1941 is bogus. Of course the argument could be made that we were screwed in 1966 and in 1977. It's astonishing to think of how many more titles Bryant could have won.
However, Alabama has a legitimate claim to the four prior to 1941. Each team I believe was undefeated and played in the Rose Bowl. I could be wrong, but I dont' think I am.
I think in 1000 years when they're going back through tapes and looking at cultures, to define the Una'vuh'sity and they look to examine what RWOTAHD means it'll read:
ReplyDeleteROWTAHD - . I could be wrong, but I dont' think I am.
With Tombstone on the History HD channel I ask this:
ReplyDeleteBetter Movie - Tombstone or Wyatt Earp
Better Doc - Val or Meg Ryan's ex-hubbie?
I actually prefer Costner's Earp but like Tombstone as a flick.
ReplyDeleteVal rocked that part IMO with the Huckle-Bearer line among many others.
Tombstone.
ReplyDeleteTombstone...
ReplyDeleteTombstone.........
ReplyDeleteAUM wins, 66-61.
ReplyDeleteGo Governors!
ReplyDeleteHooray for the Fighting Lebos. Big win!! Maybe there is hope. Can we finish the SEC with more wins than losses? Could be.
ReplyDeleteBest part of Miss America is on right now: swimsuits.
ReplyDeleteMs TN is hot. Ms AL could've shown a little more.
1. War Eagle
ReplyDelete2. Go Senators
3. Tombstone
How good would Reed he if he took a half dose of Nyquil just before tip off?
ReplyDeleteI think I'm developing a man crush on JGT as I sit here thinking about the great recruitin' updates coming our way in the morning.
ReplyDeleteDuh! AUM is the Senators. Can you tell I live in Atlanta?
ReplyDeleteHats off to Jeff Lebo. The man can teach defense! The guys were athletic and physical. It looked to me like Arkansas got tired and lost heart under the pressure.
Lebo acts as if he learned from a decent coach himself.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmmmm
BTW some bartenders are posting on boards about the recruits and players coming in. It's hilarious. Busy night in Auburn - bars were packed and the recruits were having fun.
ReplyDeletelink, statty?
ReplyDeleteAmazing stat from the announcers. 5 of the top 9 leaders in steals play for Auburn. If only we had more size.
ReplyDeleteArkansas is terrible.
ReplyDeleteThat said, the holding of the Hogs to 2 down the stretch was fun to watch and Vot had a great day.
Hope the Greek and Italian pro teams were watching...
By the way:
Tombstone though highly inaccurate is very entertaining. I think Kilmer got snubbed because he is a method actor with a reputation. The stuff Costner has thrown on a screen for 15 years amount to a crime and he should be punished.
I hope this works:
ReplyDeletehttp://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=6&f=1010&t=3826474
astat, I thought you were making a joke...
ReplyDeleteDamn -- Histry Ch HD has rocked the Saturday night movie --
ReplyDeleteOutlaw Josey Wales -- I came in on the part where he spit tobacco juice on the carpetbagger salesman.
All due respect Gnome any team that beats Oklahoma and Texas (both top 10) isn't terrible.
ReplyDeleteI had a roommate who was a bartender at The Shepard's Purse and a friend who worked at The Tiger. They knew everything going on.
ReplyDeleteTee Martin is the QB coach at New Mexico?
ReplyDeleteWasn't he on a TV show in the ATL? Has he ever coached?
Well, once again the Big 12 sucks against an SEC team, but Arkansas hasn't been blowing up against the conference competition so far.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Diane Lane should be added to the HABOTN hot actress file.
ReplyDeleteShe is smoking!
I'll always remember her as the one and only Cherry Valance.
I leave for Germany tomorrow, so I'm hoping for some recognition for most distant post.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels.
ReplyDeleteastatguy- we've had posts from Budapest. Then there's our DoWhat? Hottie who is/was in Iraq.
ReplyDeleteJay GT- do your stats indicate where all the posts come from? That would be interesting.
THT, I don't know if Jay G's tracker does, but Google Analytics does. Breaks it down to the city. pretty cool.
ReplyDeletePeterF-
ReplyDeleteThanks for that info. It would be cool if we had our own little Hottie map like those maps ESPN uses for fan votes during college football games.
If anyone has a wikipedia account, I'd be delighted if they would remove JAMES WILLIS as our current LB coach from this web site. After all, he's DEAD to me.
ReplyDeleteThanks.
Click on Current Staff
I'd like to Wikipedia on him.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Gnome. I travel a lot for business and have been home since Thanksgiving. It's hard to leave. You guys get us some good recruits this week. I'll be back next weekend to check on your progress. :-)
ReplyDeleteJet- i sent a FB question
ReplyDeletesave travels ... stat
ReplyDeleteastatguy- have a pleasant and safe trip. You might want to bring one of those European soccer players back with you. Looks like we may need another PK and/or P.
ReplyDeleteSafe travels, Astatguy. Bring me back some beer.
ReplyDeleteTar Heel ...
ReplyDeleteI responded ... major crisis ... no chocolate syrup at house.
Funny scene earlier ... a guy I know (not well, but I know) walks up to me at the ballgames I'm at this afternoon ...
ReplyDelete"Do you go on Jay Tate's blog?"
Busted.
Are you not supposed to be here? For what are you busted?
ReplyDeleteI like moving below the radar in my home environs ... but now I know who a fellow Hottie is ... a very good guy whose daughter is a good friend of my son.
ReplyDeleteI see.
ReplyDeleteChris- Gosh, I love me some OJW. My all-time favorite movie.
ReplyDeleteYou boys gonna pull them pistols or stand there and whistle Dixie?
Dying ain't much of a way to make a livin'
ReplyDeleteEvening HOTTIES,
ReplyDeleteWhatsssup!
My fav is:
ReplyDeleteYou gonna pull them pistols or whistle dixie
killing a man takes all he's got all his hopes and all his dreams
ReplyDeleteMobilz!!!!!
ReplyDeleteNow we can party down.
He killed Ned? Yup the Marshal hurt him bad really bad....
ReplyDeleteJet i got the Crown n coke bring you own damn glass!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, and don't wake the wife....
ReplyDelete930 ... wife out like michael spinks.
ReplyDeleteyup, it helps to give her a couple of Old Man shots, lol
ReplyDeleteHi Mobilz!!!
ReplyDeleteI wish we could play hoops like that consistently ... we play so well on defense regularly ... want us to be relevant.
ReplyDeleteJet,
ReplyDeleteWhat did you think of the basketball game today? I think Jeff Lebo gets a bum rap, but he also contributes to his problems, byt not going out aggresively to recruit bigtime palyers...
This guy can coach his ass off, but needs to realize we are not North Carolina and he has to get rid of his TT syndrome, of relaxing on his laurels.... got get some players sumbitch!
THT,
ReplyDeletewhatssssup!
Can I pour you a shot of whiskey?
Jet - u psychic?
ReplyDeleteJet,
ReplyDeleteAuburn lost at least 5 games they had a chance to win if they only hit their free throws....60% would have got them several wins!
Mobilz- thanks, but seeing how's we 700 miles apart, can you do me a favor and down it, too?
ReplyDeleteI've gotten slapped around for this, but I maintain if you parachuted him into several top programs ... he'd be battery acid because he can coach the game.
ReplyDeleteAt Auburn, you have to do it differently, and that's not him. At Vandy, he'd be incredible.
He needs a program that has a history ... that has some built in advantages. North Carolina, Indiana, those types. He's not a guy who takes a program off the deck ... he's a guy who take a good program and make it better.
THT,
ReplyDeleteWayyyyyyy ahead of you... i guess i need to pour a lil out for my hommies (HOTTIES) who are here with me? NOT!!!!
They're all gonna die!
ReplyDeleteJet,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree.... but the sumbitch can coach and get the most out of what he has....there is no way any coach could have inherited what he did at Auburn and held it together as best as he has...
I will say this if he can keep the guys he has recruited and signed this class he has coming in will definitely make a difference, they are very good guys, with size!!!!
I hope so ... but he's got to turn the corner, or he won't get the chance.
ReplyDeleteJet,
ReplyDeleteI believe they will finish 8-8 in the league....maybe make the NIT then next year will be his make or break year.
I think 8-8 may be a little optimistic ... i'm thinking 6-10, 7-9. I think he gets another year unless we tank out. But he's on the clock next year.
ReplyDeleteOk...now I need a drink..
ReplyDeleteWhat's ailin' ya, FSJ?
ReplyDeleteDude...
ReplyDeleteOutside of work, Alabama basketball, and the way I've felt this week....
Somebody wake me up when June arrives.
FSJ - but you'll miss that spring game with 92,000 of your closest friends!
ReplyDeletespeaking of waking up, I'm going to bed. Goodnight Hotties. I'll be here in the a.m. waiting impatiently for Fearless Leader's wonderful updates. Cheers and WARRRRRR EAGLE!!!
ReplyDeleteI could use a stiff drink myself...
ReplyDeleteAnyone ever hear that Unforgiven is a sequel to Outlaw Josey Wales?
ReplyDelete"Well mister carpetbagger. What we got here is what we call the Mizurah boatride."
Good morning Hotties and
ReplyDeleteWARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!
Jay GT,
ReplyDeleteAny news on how the recruits slept last night?
Just kidding. I hope you slept well and have a safe trip to AU. I'm looking forward to your recruiting updates and AU-UT coverage since it's not on my TV :-(
In the meantime, I'll head over to ma.com and see what's in the news down there.
chili cook off
ReplyDeletePrattville kicker????
ReplyDeleteJAY G TATE - as indicated by the Leo Carson quote you provided last week, kickers don't get no respect. What's the scoop on Brian Egan of Prattville. He's only FIRST TEAM Parade All-American. Scout only lists 5 kickers. Although two are from Alabama, neither is Egan. You have to search by name to find him on Scout, and there's hardly anything about him.
Let's get him to Auburn! He can boom KO's and has great range/accuracy on FGs.
Morning, peops.
ReplyDeleteBig day ahead. I'll get it started with a new post.