We're getting ready for a BIG HALF of college basketball at Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.HABOTN PLAYER OF THE GAME®
Vot Barber -- 18 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks
STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT
Shooting
AUB 30-61 49.2%
ALA 23-49 46.9%
3 Shooting
AUB 10-20 50.0%
ALA 2-11 18.2%
FT Shooting
AUB 15-21 71.4%
ALA 23-28 82.1%
Rebounding
AUB 31 (12o 19d)
ALA 29 (7o, 22d)
- FINAL
Auburn wins, 85-71. - FOURTH TO @ 3:33
Auburn leads, 79-64. Auburn seemingly has lost interest in this game. Alabama has not. Probably not enough time remaining for the Tide to truly threaten, but they have been the better team for the past seven minutes or so. - THIRD TO @ 7:52
Auburn leads, 75-56. There have been a lot of hard fouls in this game. Waller was going for a dunk moments ago when he was knocked to the ground by a defender. It wasn't anything worth fighting abount or anything, but the Tide clearly isn't afraid to get physical. - AUBURN CALLS TO @ 11:22
Auburn leads, 67-50. Getting sloppy again, the home team is. - SECOND TO @ 11:57
Auburn leads, 67-45. Highlight of that last period was Robertson making a behind-the-back pass to Barber (in traffic) that led to a lay-up. Really nice play. Auburn is in complete command of the game right now. - FIRST TO @ 15:30
Auburn leads, 60-39. Auburn has scored on each of its first eight possessions of the second half. The energy is high. Alabama was called for traveling at 16:01. Automatic media timeout is at 16:00. Can't get the freebie to break the run. Gottfried thought about calling another timeout. He didn't -- Reed rolls down the court and scores on an easy lay-up. It's a landslide right now. - ALABAMA CALLS TO @ 18:16
Auburn leads, 49-37. Auburn was getting really hot there, tipping passes and getting scores in transition. Barber took one of those steals, rolled down the lane and posterized someone with a two-handed slam. - HALFTIME
Auburn leads, 42-35.
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BIG CROWD?
ReplyDeleteI could've been contender
ReplyDeletedoesn't sound like it- least we take lead to half time
ReplyDeleteJoe Ciampi? Kinda like him doing the games.
ReplyDeleteMaybe that got all the "falling apart" out of the way prior to halftime
ReplyDeleteI'd listen to Joe Ciampi.
ReplyDeleteThe man knows basketball.
Hope we play a better 2nd than we did in Columbia last Sat.
ReplyDeleteRod hasn't been this excited since he got his Frodo doll for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Vot with a massive two-handed dunk.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely ... Jay G ... he could teach anyone a thing or two about the game .. particularly on D.
ReplyDeleteThis team can play some defense.
ReplyDeleteThey've been doing that all year.
To bad we didn't have a celebration at halftime like the last 6 years.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure someone hit this on the first half thread, but I assume it was pretty low not getting the Foy-ODK trophy at half-time for the first time in 7 years.
ReplyDeleteAlabama is getting werked right now.
ReplyDeleteGettin' ugly
ReplyDeleteGetting blown out of the gym, Alabama is.
ReplyDeleteJaYoda G ... with the commentary
ReplyDeleteCrowd loving every second of it?
ReplyDeleteCrowd is into this one, yep.
ReplyDeleteAuburn's played "D" all year!!!
ReplyDeleteJust Bad Shot selections and Free Throws are killing them!!!!
Auburn by 20!!!
ReplyDeleteCan we call this Mark Gottrfried's Farewell Visit to Auburn?
ReplyDeleteThe Route is on!!!! Auburn by 22!!!
ReplyDeleteJet.... I think we just drove in the last nails to his coufin!!!!
ReplyDeleteRammer Jammer time.
ReplyDeleteGO TO HELL ALABAMA!
ReplyDeleteGood bye Mike Gottfried.
ReplyDeleteHello
ReplyDeleteWon't be long till the band strikes it up.
ReplyDeleteHi, atltiger.
ReplyDeleteFinally have something to give my bammer wife hell about!
ReplyDeleteJay G,
ReplyDeleteare you going to give us a recruiting update tomorrow?
A bammer friend of mine is hoping AU runs bama out of the gym by 50, so they'll fire Gottfried. I told him, I hope AU would get sloppy and only win by 10 so UAT would keep him.
ReplyDeleteI'm planning to do recruiting coverage tomorrow, absolutely.
ReplyDeleteThe problem remains: Recruits leave from two different locations. I can only cover one. I'll miss some guys.
Bama fans think things are going to get better if they fire Gottfried, but they aren't. They will suck no matter what, it's just natural for them.
ReplyDeleteJay,
ReplyDeleteYou do a bang up job everyday. Dont stress. Maybe Tim Gayle will come help. Ha!
You and Goldberg should team up... you could cover 1 exit, he could get the other... then you share notes...
ReplyDeletejust stick him on the back exit, so you get to talk to the largest number of recruits yourself... you were asking more interesting questions last time...
ReplyDeleteNo i have an idea for ya jay...call L.C. Johnson. Maybe he will do some free lance work with ya.
ReplyDeleteBut Goldberg is my competition!
ReplyDeleteGottfried on a stick, anyone?
ReplyDeletefeed him bogus info...
ReplyDeleteMiller, that's good.
ReplyDeletetell him none came by you, and make him feel bad for missing so many...
ReplyDeleteTubby Smith..come on down....
ReplyDeleteHA Tubby Smith wouldn't come to Bama.
ReplyDeleteHave you been to Minnesota in winter?
ReplyDeleteFaker,
ReplyDeleteHave you been in Tuscaloosa anytime? why would he want to come to Bama?
I'd rather live in the Gump for the rest of my life than have to live in Tuscaloosa for any amount of time...
ReplyDeleteAuburn has beaten Alabama in Basketball 4 of the last 5 times!!!!
ReplyDeleteI lived in Tuscaloser and it was turrible. Montgomery sucks too though.
ReplyDeleteSpent undergrad and grad school there...so yes I am familiar with Tuscaloosa.
ReplyDeleteWhy would he want to coach at Alabama? If he did it would be to stick it to Kentucky I am sure.
Not saying it will happen, but I betcha Alabama is gauging his interest level.
They should hire Eddie Sutton.
ReplyDeleteGottfried very down after that loss. Wow. Someone buy that guy a shot.
ReplyDeleteIf he meets me at that new Number 16 place in Hampstead, ill buy him two shots Jay.
ReplyDeleteBtw, my friend hung with mark one time in Dallas while he was recruiting and he said mark could probably outdrink Sam Elliot. Said dude had like 12 shots in about 45 minutes. He has the pictures to prove them too. He put them on his refrigerator. Its pretty funny.
Gottfried: "I am so down ... man ... I've got to keep this up for another six weeks, then I'll get a million to go away. Bummer. Why couldn't I have had a Tuberville deal?"
ReplyDeleteHe should be down. I expect that the PTB will end the misery in short order. IMO, that is why Dave Hart was hired....to get rid of Gottfried. Mr. Hart played for C.M. Newton at Alabama too, so he knows something about basketball. I'm sure Mal will lean on him heavily.
ReplyDeleteHee hee. Saw a Bama fan after the game carrying a "Get rid of Mark" sign.
ReplyDeleteAlan...
ReplyDeleteHere's a weird story along the same lines as yours... An Auburn friend of mine (with the last name of Simpson) was in South Beach a few years ago during the summer and ran into O.J. Simpson in a bar. The Juice was obliterated. Well this guy got his picture made with him and had the good sense to not mention it to anybody.
Well come Christmas we all started getting Christmas cards with a picture of my friend and a drunken OJ. The caption was "Merry Christmas..from the Simpsons."
It was me, Zoo Keeper.
ReplyDeleteFSJ,
ReplyDeleteThat's a classic story right there.
Wouldve loved to see those cards!
I'm just hatin a little today:
ReplyDeleteI really hate to do anything that will benefit bama but we really did them a favor. Gottfried must really be aweful.
FSJ I hate to admit this but T-Town is one of my favorite cities in Alabama. My good friend worked at the OTHER mental institute there for 3 years and I always had a blast when I would visit him. I rarely hung with the college kids but the native folk were pretty cool people.
Wow, Bama's basketball team must really give a whole new meaning to the word stink.
ReplyDeleteJay do the college coaches let the recruits go to events like the UA/AU bball game during these weekends? I remember seeing recruits at parties when I was in school but that was late evening activities. Do you know much about how their daytime schedules are arranged?
ReplyDeleteThe recruits were probably taking a math aptitude test to see what math class they should be placed in. That sounds like a good weekend activity for a recruit.
ReplyDeleteI read there were several recruits and coaches at the game.
ReplyDeletemy dad called from auburn after the game very proud of his au tigers. pretty good effort from auburn. nit here we come! my sister went to law school in tuscaloosa, i always had a good time when i visited her. nice enough place, but a bit too much crimson for my taste.
ReplyDeleteNCAA president Myles Brand is being treated for pancreatic cancer, and he says the long-term prognosis is "not good."
ReplyDeleteFootball recruits were at the game. They sit way up, though, and I can't leave the game to see who all is there.
ReplyDeleteThe pay sites are multi-reporter endeavors now, so they can be in more than one place.
The HABOTN is limited in that way; unlimited in others.
Well, technically speaking, everyone's long-term prognosis is not good.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to hear about Brand.
Kat/Jay thanks for the info. maybe seeing us beat bama in roundball will help sway Brandon Moore. I would love to have him and Farms on our OL.
ReplyDeleteJay sometimes when I read your comments and look at that pic you do seem like hard core KGB. LOL
ReplyDeleteFun game to see. (Thanks to AU Wade for the invite and good seats.) These guys really play hard even if they make some bad passes and are a little slow at times. It also looked like they were having fun. Alabama has talent but is very poorly coached. UofAL's idea of a press is pitiful.
ReplyDeleteJay my intervew wishlist for tomorrow if you know in advance which exit these guys leave from:
ReplyDeleteDequinta Jones, B. Moore, and Emory Blake. I would like to know what Tana is thinking but he has been really tight lip the whole process so that would probably be an exercise in futility.
If you get to Blake can form a question that plays on our past struggles at WR and his chances to really turn that position around his freshman year with Malzahn? That should give him something to think about on the way home. Do that with Moore too!
I read Kodi was with Emory Blake the entire time and he is supposedly having a FANTASTIC time.
ReplyDeleteWar Eagle! Nice win.
ReplyDeleteWay to get the "one" MrsFrontRim!
Did that Benton kid really visit bama today?
Did anyone see this quote from Lane Kiffin:
ReplyDelete"With the staff now complete, not only do we have the best recruiters in the SEC but some of the best in the country," Kiffin said. "To be able to take South Carolina's recruiting coordinator, Mississippi State's recruiting coordinator, Alabama's best recruiter and Auburn's best recruiter over the past 10 years was a great accomplishment for us."
Come on Kodi bring him in!!! Thanks again Kat
ReplyDeleteWhoa Monica if he did that, UA should be investigated immediately.
BigCat - I read that Kiffin quote to Greg and said, "Well, there ya go. They're the winners. Tell 'em to cancel the SECCG next year."
ReplyDeleteBigCat - Correction on the Bento to Bama for visit question: Greg just said it was Reuben Randall - not Benton. He claims I heard him wrong. I claim he said Benton. We're going to arm wrestle over it.
Jay --
ReplyDeleteYou heard any thing about TB? Rumor is it might not be a done deal with the CFL after all...
It does start with recruiting, then goes to player development, coaching and then team chemistry/leadershship. A coach really doesn't have a lot of control on the latter. Team chemistry will get you several wins a year. AU didn't have team chemistry this past season. The 2004 team did. They got it after the 2003 embarrassment season.
ReplyDeleteI'm hearing a rumor about Blackmon coming back next year. Anyone else heard this?
ReplyDeleteMonica i think you can take Greg. My wife beats me despite the fact that i have her by over a foot and 150lbs.
ReplyDeleteRed I should have seen your post.
Michael Crabtree was a 2 star recruit in 2006.
ReplyDeleteDid we have anyone play in the Shriners game today?
ReplyDeleteLane Kiffin's mouth will eventually get him into trouble. An example, during his introductory press conference at Tennessee he gets up there and bad mouths the raiders. Dude be a grown and just talk about how your glad to be at Tennessee.
ReplyDeleteAnd as far as his staff goes, seems like a whole lot of chiefs and not enough indians to me.
BigCat, No Auburn players. One Alabama player.
ReplyDeleteAgree 100% Ron...
ReplyDeleteThe comment about taking Auburn's top recruiter is laughable since he was out of work anyway.
And he didn't take Alabama's best recruiter either. That is Nick Saban.
i forget who posted it, but someone intimated that tubervillee is laying low, waiting on the tamu job to open up. my question is; what will tuberville's stock look like if chizick has a pretty good year with tuberville's players?
ReplyDeleteActually Scott...I believe I was the one that posted about Tuberville and A&M.
ReplyDeleteIt was really just a guess on my part.
As to whether Chizik doing better next year would negatively impact perception of Tuberville in the coaching world...I don't think so. Tuberville has a record of achievement over a number of years. Last year doesn't diminish that any more than Dye's last two years diminishes his accomplishments.
And for the record, I think Auburn will be better next year. They have to be on offense at least.
FSJ,
ReplyDeleteWe all said the same thing about our offense last year and we managed to be worse. If i'm not mistaken there are still a couple of teams below us in the offensive statistical category. That comment won't be coming out of my mouth this season.
I think tubs would do good at Texas A&M. They would probably be the only team in the big 12 that played defense.
ReplyDeleteAmen Ron!
ReplyDeleteI am not certain Tuberville will coach again, but there is no doubt he will be able to land a spot at a name school if he chooses. Being one of the top coaches in the SEC for 10 years looks good on a resume.
ReplyDeleteI am just hoping Chizik can get close to where we were under Tuberville. It ain't likely, but I can hope.
Come on now Zteve...we gotta "Keep hope alive!"
ReplyDeleteI think it's entirely possible that Chizik can be as good as Tuberville.
ReplyDeleteIf he recruits 25% better than Tuberville, he'll be well on his way right there.
Or better than Tuberville, I might add.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, classifying Eddie Gran as Auburn's top recruiter is plausible.
ReplyDeleteI think James Willis is as good or better, but skill hasn't match production with him yet. Gran brought in tons of good recruits from south Florida. Willis still is learning his way in Alabama.
This isn't Auburn related, and I am so glad they spanked Alabama, but I am especially fired up that U of L beat #1 Pittsburgh. That makes it 5 in a row, with 3 of the 5 being ranked.
ReplyDeleteThe commented mentioned that Gran was AU's best recruiter over the past 10 years. Over the past 10 years, it has been mostly true. Williz may be able to catch up his recruiting skill or may be currently at that level, but he has not sustained that over that period of time.
ReplyDeleteHo Hum 4 out of 5 in basketball, 6 out of 7 in football. Win win win.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised when Gran wasn't retained. What happened to our Dillard's pileline?
ReplyDeleteLanes Daddy should advise him on media relations.
ReplyDeleteLooks like RB Ladarius Perkins has decommitted and is heading to MSU.
ReplyDeleteAnyone here a subscriber to Potential Players dot com?
ReplyDeleteBryce Brown has a link to Potential Players.Com posted in his Facebook status and I'd be so interested to know the content. The teaser reads:
ReplyDeleteBRYCE BROWN DISCUSSES RECRUITING
1/17/2009
The #1 Player in the country discusses his thoughts on Kansas State, Miami, Oregon, USC, Tennessee and Auburn...
Get full access to read Bryce's thoughts. http://aa.potentialplayers.com/
You're the insider on facebook... get on it!
ReplyDeleteMiller - Run right over there and pay them $10. Then copy and paste the story to us. I'll sit here and wait.
ReplyDeleteIt seems the Perkins thing was a two-way street.
ReplyDeleteHere's a great site for those who don't know about it. Right now you can see the remnants of the Bama win celebration.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.auburnalabama.org/cams/Toomers/default.asp
Sorry Mon, I would if I had $10... But, that's a LOT of money and I just don't have it. I'm about $9.95 shy.
ReplyDeleteAnybody ever put down bamboo flooring? Curious as to what you think about it.
ReplyDeleteKiffen didn't TAKE s**t -- Eddie Gran wasn't retained.
ReplyDeleteHe hired a guy w/o a job. I think CEG is a great man and I wish him the best.
But Kiffen's on borrowed time and will dump Rocky Top and their fans as soon as a NFL gig comes callin.
I am actually pretty impressed with the staff Kiffin has put together. It will be interesting, but being a head coach is a lot more than assembling a good staff.
ReplyDeleteI do wish we kept Gran and Price. They were both good recruiters and coaches, but we have to look to the future.
Ken Stabler's house in Mobile is in foreclosure. Demon Rum claims another victim. He should drink and eat like a real man - wine coolers and bear claws.
ReplyDeleteTray Blackman coming back would be awesome. By my count(without Tray), we only have 4 schollied LBs coming back. If that's the case, some true freshmen will get substantial playing time.
ReplyDeleteTotally OT...Anybody seen the buzz over the newly announced Palm Pre' smartphone?
ReplyDeleteIf it ever comes to AT&T that might cause me to drop the iPhone. It looks nice.
Yes, I am letting my inner geek out...
I'd like to see what Blackmon could do with a full spring training and an injury-free season.
ReplyDeleteSteve...My guess is that the PTB/Dye were on a mission to try to get former AU folks on board. That is the propaganda that was "leaked" anyway.
ReplyDeleteDumping Price made room for Rocker. Doing so was not a coaching upgrade but appeased the chronic naysayers and created energy. Luper for Gran was arguably not an upgrade, but created energy and appeased the folks that actually thought they knew enough to second guess which RB should be in on each play.
Price is now at Ole Miss.....We essentially swapped DL coaches with Ole Miss.
Petrino hired John L. Smith to Arky?
ReplyDeleteMon...I'm lazy and ignorant. Who is John L. Smith? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteJohn L. Smith was at Mich State and then went to Louisville. I think it was when he was at Louisville that he slapped himself in the face. He's a little nutty.
ReplyDeleteStabler is an embarassment. It seems that most everyone from LA has a first-hand Stabler story....and they all have the same theme.....drinkin' and cheatin'.
ReplyDeleteNope, it was when he was at Mich State. Here's the YouTube of it.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlUO-7m9RuA
Omnica...Thanks for the info. I'm not sure....."A little nutty"....works too well in the Petrino Camp.
ReplyDeleteWatched a couple of vids.....he will either do real well or very bad w/ Petrino.
ReplyDeleteG.night.....gotta sing early choir in the am.
After much thought about this today, I believe I've come up with a suitable activity for Mr. Jay G Tate during his forced sabbatical. The world is crying out for a Dokken tribute band.
ReplyDeleteNo thanks necessary.
Nice win today I see.
ReplyDeleteApeaking of Kenny the Shakes Stabler -- anyone know about the story where The Shakes set up a member of the media, maybe a guiy from the west coast who had written something derogotory about him?
ReplyDeleteFinebaum had a caller or two ask him about it and he said it eluded it was true.
Something about placing some narcotics in his car or something and calling one of his drinking biuddies in the Mobile police department.
Class act that belongs on the Criminal Tahd's airwaves.
Damn Ole Miss.
ReplyDeleteJoe whitt recruited better in 3 years than
ReplyDeleteGran did in 10.
If you don't think Rocker is better than Price, then you are nuts and have zero clue about football.
I don't think LaDarius Perkins is a guy Auburn will miss.
ReplyDeleteHe's a 5-9 tailback/scatback. I think Auburn has much better options emerging in McCalebb and ... someone they sign.
"Nuts and know nothing aout fooball".....If you are going to accuse someone of that, you really outta back up your Rocker/Price Argument with stats and details.....I'm ready to counter you argument.
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