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Auburn def. Arkansas, 73-51

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

128 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

1

2:16 PM  
Blogger Dear Leader said...

doh

2:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Auburn plays with alot of heart....No doubt about that.

2:16 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

Are we watching Mark Gottfried's last stand?

2:18 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

I'm not, but it is.

2:27 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

Pat Sullvan

2:29 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

I 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?

2:29 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

And is it this weekend that Oku was coming?

Who was it that said Vot Barber was overrated?

15 pts and 18 boards?

Hmmmm

2:31 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jay G.. I hope so.

2:31 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

FSJ, a basketball team is a direct relection of their coach, assist. coaches & how they're coached.

Gottfried is a players coach. He gets way too much talent to not be any better.

2:32 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I said Barber doesn't have a position, which is true.

Oku is next weekend.

2:32 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

Ok, on my search for newly released DVDs I came across this:

http://videoeta.com/news/2676

Did the Academy get the noms correct?

2:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

this obviously shows we would beat Texas and Oklahoma handily

2:34 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

I know - it was an ANON blogger. No one included in this conv was targeted.

I 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?

2:35 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

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"?

2:35 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

16!

2:38 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

arizona'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.

2:46 PM  
Blogger Cory said...

That was a big win for the Tigers and Lebo! Maybe we're turning a corner.....

2:49 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Cory-
that 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.

2:51 PM  
Blogger FSJ said...

I think Auburn is one of the top two teams in the West right now...

3:00 PM  
Blogger tigercowboy said...

Gottfried should change his name from Mark to Slyvester....I think he is only on live number 7.

3:03 PM  
Blogger tigercowboy said...

live = life

3:05 PM  
Blogger FSJ said...

WTH is going on with Kentucky?

3:08 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

Actually AZ let go a pretty good interim coach.

I forget his name but once was the HC at UTenn.

3:11 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

Who's left coleman coliseum???

Someone get run? I just flipped and that superstar genius commentator made that comment.

3:24 PM  
Blogger FSJ said...

Kentucky player collapsed at halftime and is en route to the hospital.. I think

3:27 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

guy'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...

3:33 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

28 with a bullet!

3:34 PM  
Blogger barkley for governor said...

Did anyone see the Ivan Maisel video on ESPN.com?

He 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

3:54 PM  
Blogger barkley for governor said...

He has Alabama ranked 6th, and Auburn is 21st. That's behind Washington, Arkansas, Texas A&M, and GA Tech. WTF?

3:59 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

some 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.

4:03 PM  
Blogger barkley for governor said...

He has Michigan at #8.

4:04 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

washington and tamu is ridiculous. ga. tech would have to include pre 1936 records.

4:05 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

looks like bama's going down to kentucky.

4:08 PM  
Blogger barkley for governor said...

He used a point system that awarded a program points for things like the national title, and took points away for things like probation.

I still don't see how Auburn is below some of those schools on his list.

4:08 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

A&E doing a marathon of Paranormal State --


[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.

4:09 PM  
Blogger scott,will not,from tucson said...

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).

4:11 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

Don't care what Masiel's opinion is .... Its just that.

Auburn will field its team in 2009.

Michigan #8?

4:13 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I love it when Auburn smokes the hogs.

4:15 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Barkley,

I'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.

4:33 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Yea, the cutoff should really have been 1935 because, well, I am not sure why. I just like that number better than 1936.

4:47 PM  
Blogger barkley for governor said...

I 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.

4:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

On 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.

4:51 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

It sells shirts.

And when the argument comes up just say AU claims 2004 and they can have 12. Simple.

5:05 PM  
Blogger Fearless Freep said...

I assume the 1936 cutoff is because that was the first year of the AP Sportswriters' Poll.

As 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.

5:25 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

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.

5:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Freep,

I 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.

5:46 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

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:

ROWTAHD - . I could be wrong, but I dont' think I am.

5:58 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

With Tombstone on the History HD channel I ask this:

Better Movie - Tombstone or Wyatt Earp

Better Doc - Val or Meg Ryan's ex-hubbie?

6:01 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

I actually prefer Costner's Earp but like Tombstone as a flick.

Val rocked that part IMO with the Huckle-Bearer line among many others.

6:02 PM  
Blogger YoungPJ said...

Tombstone.

6:06 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tombstone...

6:10 PM  
Blogger riskman108 said...

Tombstone.........

6:17 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

AUM wins, 66-61.

7:14 PM  
Blogger astatguy said...

Go Governors!

7:15 PM  
Blogger ADP said...

Hooray for the Fighting Lebos. Big win!! Maybe there is hope. Can we finish the SEC with more wins than losses? Could be.

7:17 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Best part of Miss America is on right now: swimsuits.

Ms TN is hot. Ms AL could've shown a little more.

7:45 PM  
Blogger Quitstina said...

1. War Eagle
2. Go Senators
3. Tombstone

7:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

How good would Reed he if he took a half dose of Nyquil just before tip off?

7:51 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

I 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.

7:54 PM  
Blogger astatguy said...

Duh! AUM is the Senators. Can you tell I live in Atlanta?

Hats 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.

7:58 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

Lebo acts as if he learned from a decent coach himself.

Hmmmmmmm

8:00 PM  
Blogger astatguy said...

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.

8:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

link, statty?

8:02 PM  
Blogger astatguy said...

Amazing stat from the announcers. 5 of the top 9 leaders in steals play for Auburn. If only we had more size.

8:02 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Arkansas is terrible.

That 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.

8:03 PM  
Blogger astatguy said...

I hope this works:

http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=6&f=1010&t=3826474

8:03 PM  
Blogger Quitstina said...

astat, I thought you were making a joke...

8:04 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

Damn -- Histry Ch HD has rocked the Saturday night movie --

Outlaw Josey Wales -- I came in on the part where he spit tobacco juice on the carpetbagger salesman.

8:04 PM  
Blogger astatguy said...

All due respect Gnome any team that beats Oklahoma and Texas (both top 10) isn't terrible.

8:05 PM  
Blogger astatguy said...

I 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.

8:08 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

Tee Martin is the QB coach at New Mexico?

Wasn't he on a TV show in the ATL? Has he ever coached?

8:10 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Well, once again the Big 12 sucks against an SEC team, but Arkansas hasn't been blowing up against the conference competition so far.

8:14 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

By the way, Diane Lane should be added to the HABOTN hot actress file.

She is smoking!

I'll always remember her as the one and only Cherry Valance.

8:17 PM  
Blogger astatguy said...

I leave for Germany tomorrow, so I'm hoping for some recognition for most distant post.

8:23 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Safe travels.

8:28 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

astatguy- we've had posts from Budapest. Then there's our DoWhat? Hottie who is/was in Iraq.

Jay GT- do your stats indicate where all the posts come from? That would be interesting.

8:29 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

THT, I don't know if Jay G's tracker does, but Google Analytics does. Breaks it down to the city. pretty cool.

8:39 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

PeterF-
Thanks 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.

8:45 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

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.
Thanks.
Click on Current Staff

8:57 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I'd like to Wikipedia on him.

8:59 PM  
Blogger astatguy said...

Thanks, 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. :-)

9:00 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Jet- i sent a FB question

9:01 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

save travels ... stat

9:01 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

astatguy- 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.

9:03 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Safe travels, Astatguy. Bring me back some beer.

9:03 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Tar Heel ...

I responded ... major crisis ... no chocolate syrup at house.

9:05 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Funny scene earlier ... a guy I know (not well, but I know) walks up to me at the ballgames I'm at this afternoon ...

"Do you go on Jay Tate's blog?"

Busted.

9:06 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Are you not supposed to be here? For what are you busted?

9:08 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I 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.

9:10 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

I see.

9:11 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Chris- Gosh, I love me some OJW. My all-time favorite movie.
You boys gonna pull them pistols or stand there and whistle Dixie?

9:13 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Dying ain't much of a way to make a livin'

9:14 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

Evening HOTTIES,
Whatsssup!

9:23 PM  
Blogger tigercowboy said...

My fav is:

You gonna pull them pistols or whistle dixie

9:23 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

killing a man takes all he's got all his hopes and all his dreams

9:24 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Mobilz!!!!!

Now we can party down.

9:25 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

He killed Ned? Yup the Marshal hurt him bad really bad....

9:26 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

Jet i got the Crown n coke bring you own damn glass!!!

9:26 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

Oh, and don't wake the wife....

9:27 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

930 ... wife out like michael spinks.

9:30 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

yup, it helps to give her a couple of Old Man shots, lol

9:32 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Hi Mobilz!!!

9:33 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I wish we could play hoops like that consistently ... we play so well on defense regularly ... want us to be relevant.

9:34 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

Jet,
What 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!

9:35 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

THT,
whatssssup!
Can I pour you a shot of whiskey?

9:36 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Jet - u psychic?

9:36 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

Jet,
Auburn 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!

9:38 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Mobilz- thanks, but seeing how's we 700 miles apart, can you do me a favor and down it, too?

9:38 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I'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.

At 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.

9:39 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

THT,
Wayyyyyyy ahead of you... i guess i need to pour a lil out for my hommies (HOTTIES) who are here with me? NOT!!!!

9:39 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

They're all gonna die!

9:42 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

Jet,
I 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!!!!

9:42 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I hope so ... but he's got to turn the corner, or he won't get the chance.

9:43 PM  
Blogger AUnMobilz (CAM-"Da Man") said...

Jet,
I believe they will finish 8-8 in the league....maybe make the NIT then next year will be his make or break year.

9:47 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

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.

9:52 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ok...now I need a drink..

10:04 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

What's ailin' ya, FSJ?

10:06 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dude...

Outside of work, Alabama basketball, and the way I've felt this week....

Somebody wake me up when June arrives.

10:15 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

FSJ - but you'll miss that spring game with 92,000 of your closest friends!

10:19 PM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

speaking 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!!!

10:21 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

I could use a stiff drink myself...

10:33 PM  
Blogger Chris in Inverness said...

Anyone ever hear that Unforgiven is a sequel to Outlaw Josey Wales?

"Well mister carpetbagger. What we got here is what we call the Mizurah boatride."

12:35 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Good morning Hotties and
WARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!

6:24 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Jay GT,
Any 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.

6:26 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

chili cook off

6:33 AM  
Blogger Tar Heel Tiger said...

Prattville kicker????

JAY 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.

6:42 AM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

Morning, peops.

Big day ahead. I'll get it started with a new post.

7:03 AM  

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