Now comes troublesome news for a few other programs.
- Alabama assistant Lance Thompson, noted as a top recruiter, is leaving the Crimson Tide to coach at Tennessee. This is on the heels of news last week that defensive coordinator Kevin Steele left for Clemson.
- Florida's do-everything wideout Percy Harvin is headed to the NFL. Many underclassmen have declared for the NFL Draft this year. I wonder how many of them are doing so because of persistent rumors that future rookies soon will see their contracts slashed.
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ReplyDeleteThat seems selfish.
ReplyDeleteJay any idea of a timeline for a DB/OL hire?
ReplyDeleteI couldn't help it. It was my first time to be first here. The excitement got the better of me. Kind of like... wait, nevermind.
ReplyDeletegreedy gut
ReplyDeleteNice on-air work again J.
ReplyDeleteDear Leader,
ReplyDeleteyou took my Ken Alvis, at least I think it was him; Tommy Powell fo shizzle
This sports agent caused exodus is pretty funny. I'm writing a microeconomic thesis on the expiration of the NFL CBA, and haven't found any credibility in a rookie salary cap for 2010.
ReplyDeletePeter, regarding the NFL. The current collective bargaining agreement expires prior to the 2010 season. One of the things that will be explored before they renew the agreement will be a rookie salary ladder. This is brought on by the veteran players salary levels vs. some of the players who have never played a second in an NFL game. It's not a definite thing that will happen but it is on the agenda. There is also a possibility that 2010, if no agreement is reached, will be an uncapped year. So there are many different things that could happen in regard to the NFL and the collective bargaining agreement.
ReplyDeleteThe Harvin loss is big for UF.
ReplyDeleteThey will need Jacobs, Rainey, or Demps to step into that role.
Mr. Sensible, I am excited about the possibility of Harvin making a debut in Titan blue for next year! I've seen him coming to us on a many a draft board. But that is a huge loss for UF.
ReplyDeleteLike I said in the earlier thread ... thanks to those of you who listened to my gig today.
ReplyDeleteRadio is pretty fun.
yeah, I'm aware of that, but it looks like there is a FAR greater possibility of an uncapped year for 2010 (which will probably lead to a lockout because the smaller market teams aren't going to be able to afford what happens) than a rookie salary cap for that year.
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ReplyDeleteis it to late to get season tickets to auburn baseball
ReplyDeleteI doubt very seriously that 2010 will end up being uncapped. As far as the rookie salary ladder, I'm in a "I'll believe it when I see it" mode.
ReplyDeleteok tar heel... too much cough med for me.. you will have to explain the ken alvis thing...
ReplyDeleteI thin they should cap it... then we get all 4 years of talent...
ReplyDeleteBig Daddy
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping it Asian...
Sean,
ReplyDeleteI hear VY may be done in Titan-land.
You heard anything?
not a prob
ReplyDeleteAuburn Tickets > BASEBALL
ReplyDeleteBASEBALL
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Dear Leader
ReplyDelete9
thanks
ReplyDeleteSensi,
ReplyDeleteIn the last presser with Fisher, the question was asked if VY would be on the roster next season. The reply was "why wouldn't he be? I've said from week one that VY will be back under center for us in the future." Regarding what's being said behind closed doors, I don't know. What I do know is there is no pressing need to move Vince THIS offseason per his cap number.
Peter, please don't get the ESPN rumors started again ...
ReplyDeletetarheel
ReplyDeletethanks I found it
and now for a public service announcement:
ReplyDeleteThe Auburn Diamond Dolls have set up the `Strike Out Cancer Run' to be held on February 14th in honor of Auburn baseball coach John Pawlowski's daughter, Mary-Louise, who is battling primitive neuroectodermal tumors, a rare form of childhood cancer. All proceeds from the run will be donated to the East Alabama Medical Center Foundation in the name of Mary-Louise and set aside for the EAMC Cancer Center.
"The Diamond Dolls want to show the Pawlowski family that the entire Auburn community supports them and are continuously thinking and praying for Mary-Louise," said Diamond Dolls President Megan Collins. "Since Coach Pawlowski is a runner, we decided to put on a 5K run in Mary-Louise's honor. This is a great opportunity for the community and all Auburn University students to come out and support a great cause."
"Cancer is a very serious illness that affects many people," John Pawlowski said. "We hope to have a great turnout for this event and help support our effort to "Strike Out Cancer". I ran the New York City Marathon this past fall to help raise money for the hospital that treats Mary-Louise and now I would like the Auburn community to join me in raising money for the EAMC Cancer Center, keeping all of the proceeds here in Auburn-Opelika."
Those wishing to participate may signup online at www.AU4MLP.com.
The 5K run/walk will begin at 9am CT on the 14th and will be preceeded by a Kids Fun Run at 8:30am. Late Registration will be held on the morning of the run from 7-8:30 am.
Pre-registration must be postmarked by February 7 and each pre-registered participant will receive a t-shirt. The Pre-registration fee is $15 while it is $20 the day of the run. Cash or checks should be made payable to the Diamond Dolls.
The race will begin and end at the right field gate of Plainsman Park and take runners through the Auburn campus.
I'm posting this just because it needs posting.
ReplyDeleteBobby Womack
Nosa Eguae visiting Auburn this weekend; DE from Texas
ReplyDeleteAnthony Gulley visiting. Who's that?
ReplyDeleteLosing Lance is huge for the Infidels.
ReplyDeleteJet, I would say along with him and Kevin Steele leaving, it's not good for them. Especially with them going to other programs in the region.
ReplyDeleteNew theme song for Saban....
ReplyDeleteIf You Think You're Lonely Now
Jet, SeanZ, let's go to the source.
ReplyDeleteFSJ- are you losing sleep over it?
We know what the source is.
ReplyDeleteI'd be more concerned if Saban weren't the driving force behind Alabama's recruiting.
ReplyDeleteJay G - Great Job today on 740am...You and Josh do a great job bouncing the ball of chaos back and forth. I never know what will come out of either one of your mouthes when you are on together.
ReplyDeleteAlso Josh's age is no excuse for not knowing good and bad 80's music...I was not even born for alot of it and I still know.
if you guess "bad" for 80s music, you'll be right slightly more often than wrong.
ReplyDeleteTHT - That is the truth
ReplyDeleteAll three early enrollment JC transfers are on campus and attending classes. McCaleb, Fairley, and The Bull give Auburn a huge talent upgrade for next year.
ReplyDeleteokay. who started those in the first place? I thought you were always just joking about it. didn't realize there were really rumors.
ReplyDeleteAfter hearing the talk about it on the radio....I went to Capstone Report (HABOTN Lite) and all I saw was ads for Hormone Kits, Weight Loss and Substance problems...Just add Bear Bryant Tattoos or Hooked on Monkey Phonics and you have all the Bammer Bases covered.
ReplyDeleteAn OL coach, an OL coach! My kingdom for an OL coach!
ReplyDeleteGriff has asked for an OL coach (again). All's right with the world.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I echo Griff's sentiments/request.
ReplyDeleteHotties, THT family is off to get some sushi and Thai. In my absence, I expect y'all to arrange AU visits for Randle and/or Brown. And get an OL coach. Merci.
ReplyDeleteI'm kinda with Griff, the play has been going for a second and a half or two before anyone else has to make a decision, who's gonna head up our "hogs". Is it possible we could get some OL over 270??
ReplyDeleteI'm just messin', Peter!
ReplyDeleteOL coach ... I expect a decision soon. Secondary probably will be a bit longer than that.
I wish we could get an OL Coach that could get DJ Fluker to coem our way...Plus I hope Coach Willis has already called Niko Johnson Today
ReplyDeleteIf Nico Johnson came to Auburn I would turn us in to the NCAA myself for paying players.
ReplyDeleteJust kidding... I would even act suprised when we went on probation.. "What?!!? We paid who??? Nooo Waayyyy! He just had a change of heart is all. He always loved AU deep down!!"
About one of the points in this post, according to this Peter King article, the rookie salary cap will most likely not be around as soon as the agents say it will:
ReplyDeletehttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/12/30/mail/index.html
I think Chizik should create a spot for Griff on the recruiting staff. That guy is relentless in his pursuit of talent.
ReplyDeleteWho's to say Griff isn't already on the staff.
ReplyDeleteSome people use pseudonyms.
Why should Auburn pay all those headhunters...when we can just have Griff hassle them
ReplyDeleteAnything new on Demond Washington looking at AU instead of OleMiss and is Emory Blake for sure visiting this weekend...he is a 4 star by rivals and ESPN has him as one of their top WR
ReplyDeleteSo Rueben Randle's dad is saying that they have no intrest in AU...that stinks...I would not blame him for going to OK with Bradford coming back and their losses at WR
ReplyDeleteOK, I am alone on here so I am just posting to myslef....But I want to say congrats to Ben Bostick the WR from B'Ham...he broke his leg this season and was only getting talk from UAB and Troy...He made the Choice to go to Navy instead...I think its great when kids go to the military universities.
ReplyDeleteIn reference Demond Washington, Goldberg said that he heard the recording of the interview and Washington definitely said he was thinking about switching his commitment to AU.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Griff IS the new OL coach? This way he can act excited when he is hired.
ReplyDeletePlaymakers! Playmakers! My kingdom for a few Playmakers!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update DoWhat?
ReplyDeleteAny theories on why the exodus for Bama? Could it be Nick Saban's winning personality?
ReplyDeleteZteve ...
ReplyDeleteParole?
I was not sure why they were leaving either.....but then I heard this Audio and I understood....
ReplyDeleteKopper Kettle Exclusive Audio of Lance Thompson telling the Bammer Staff he quits
Blazing Saddles on AMC right now...but it will be interrupted intermittently by a gameshow.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jet....I do what I can
ReplyDeletePF ... thank you for the heads up!!
ReplyDeleteAw, quicksand! Now we're in trouble!
... Dang that was lucky, dog gone near lost a $400 handcart.
Hello Everyone. Finally made it to Martinsburg, WV. What a long drive. In my quick recap, it looks like this staff has gotten a lot of big time last minute visits scheduled for this weekend. Hopefully we can pick up one or two of these guys.
ReplyDeleteSomebody's gonna have to go back and git a $hitload 'o dimes.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a safe trip up, Eddie.
ReplyDeleteThanks Monica- It is darn cold outside. This would get old quickly.
ReplyDeleteLOL Yep. It's extra cold now - even for here.
ReplyDeleteSo is DeQuinta Jones of Bastrop,LA actually visiting this weekend or is this more disinformation?
ReplyDeleteI will say one thing, if you had to live here, at least you could have some fun road trips with all the big cities that are within a 5 hour drive. I know I would. It was a very pretty drive. I came up thru Chattanooga, Knoxville, Bristol and thru the Shanadoah Valley. It was neat. The last time I remotely came close was when I was driving an Auburn equipment truck all night long to Charlottesville for the 97 Virginia game.
ReplyDeleteMonica- Jones confirmed the visit and it listed on the official vistors list. I would take that as valid info that he will show up.
ReplyDeletePeter Frankenschmidt:
ReplyDeletewe all need more Run-DMC in our lives.
Eddie - When I had to do business over in the part of the state they used to complain that they were closer to the capitals of 5 other states than to the capital of WV.
ReplyDeleteThere's a commuter train there in Martinsburg to DC because so many folks there work in "the District".
You're right it really is a cool location.
Cool deal. Good night all.
ReplyDeleteEvening all!
ReplyDeleteHowdy, AU1
ReplyDeleteEscaping the area of "The District" tomorrow morning ahead of the horde. Heading south to warmer climes.
ReplyDeletedid we hire OC while I was gone?
ReplyDeleteHowdy Do!! I am officially numb.
ReplyDeleteI love warmer climes.
ReplyDeleteI saw JGT was gonna take his furlough in Feb. I say don't shave and do it over the week of Groundhog Day. Same thing over and over for a week.
ReplyDeleteI'd prefer Jamaica, but Mobile will do.
ReplyDeleteNoVa - My understanding is it is just as cold in Atlanta. So I hope you are going way south.
ReplyDeleteAnything exciting happen today?
ReplyDeleteOn a side note for us Mac users, Tim Cook is taking over for Steve Jobs for a while (how ever long that might be) is an Auburn grad. BS in Industrial Engineering
ReplyDeleteWar Eagle, sir!
Mrs THT and I prefer cooler climes and we dislike summer. But single digits is a bit extreme.
ReplyDeletePredicted high in Mobile tomorrow is 46. Beats the ____ out of 20.
ReplyDeleteUVA has a player who is 5 of 15 on FTs for the season. I don't know how Lebo let him get away.
ReplyDeleteBastrop (La.) four-star defensive tackle DeQuinta Jones has added his name to the Auburn official visitor list for this weekend - Rivals
ReplyDeleteAnd ESPN talks like he may become a DT more than a DE once he develops.
I am still intrigued by the WR from Austin...Emory Blake...ESPN said he does not have the speed, but great body control and steady hands.... yet all his highlights are him catching screens and end arounds.
Bwahahaha, thanks Emmett. That audio clip explains a lot:)
ReplyDeletePeter Frankenschmidt:
ReplyDeletemom, there's a good article on Forbes right now about him. I posted a link in the last thread.
it was 70 in Miami today. kinda chilly.
NoVa - You are completely right.
ReplyDeleteCurrent Baltimore temp 13F
You can have Miami at any temp.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Peter. I'll check it out.
ReplyDeleteAnonymous - did you have 1 cloud too?
ReplyDeleteI know its cold outside, but Auburn really needs some Co-Eds to brave the weather and work on their tan this weekend...Nothing says "Welcome to Auburn" like a hill full of Sorority Girls laying out
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ReplyDeleteYa know Emmett, you don't have to post every lil ole thing that pops into your head.
ReplyDeleteZsteve - I thought it might help us to see the big picture
ReplyDeleteMon -
ReplyDeleteI have to do what the voices tell me....otherwise the terrorist win
Helped me.
ReplyDeleteWould that REALLY be so bad?
ReplyDeleteEmmett - It's alright, my wife says I don't use my filter very well either.
ReplyDeleteI spend all day being a "Suit"...So my filter tends to malfunction when I get away
ReplyDeleteIts good to see Quantez Cares about his poor FT Shooting
ReplyDeleteQuantez takes a walk
AU1 - That means you can't tell Emmett it's alright.
ReplyDeleteEmmett - It's alright. Since you're filtered all day you can let it all hang out here. :-)
Well I will be better....I would hate to draw the Wrath of Mon
ReplyDeleteOr as William Shatner would say....
ReplyDeleteM-OOOOOOOOO-N!!!!!!!!!
I guess that would be right Mon! That's funny.
ReplyDeleteY'all have no evidence for all these alleged Monica wrath. I get a bad rap. Poor me.
ReplyDeleteOk...out for the evening. Good night all.
ReplyDeleteI have nothing but respect! Not gentlemenly to have wrath towards a lady.
ReplyDeleteNight AU1N04
ReplyDeletelol gnight AU1
ReplyDeleteMon - I am just hoping that when you become the first Woman inducted into "Ring of Fire" that you won't forget about all us little guys
ReplyDeleteEmmett... I appreciate you putting that visualization of Co-eds on the hill... I have this small problem lately where anything that is said, I have no control over it, I automatically get the visual. (Kinda like JD from Scrubs)
ReplyDeleteThat was the best visual of the day!
And since I have told everyone else today, I'll tell you guys. My wife and I put an offer in on a house in Helena the other day and found out today that our offer was accepted over multiple offers! We're buying a house! So exciting!
Shame for Bama. Guess that's what you get for hiring a coach with a reputation that isn't kosher with assistant coaches
ReplyDeleteThe ROF is an ol boys club. Kinda like Augusta, just not quite as green, and with fewer azaleas
ReplyDeleteMon,
ReplyDeleteAm I reading correctly that DeAngelo Benton is coming in for a visit? That's huge!
Miller - Here's a visual for you. JD from Scrubs coming at you to give you a big, wet, kiss.
ReplyDeleteajsda asf askjsadhasd
ReplyDeleteFormer Chatham (Va.) Hargrave five-star receiver DeAngelo Benton is expected to take an official visit to Auburn this week. Benton originally signed with LSU in 2007 out of Bastrop, La., but failed to qualify and went to Hargrave. In 2008, Benton was rated by Rivals.com as the No. 3 overall prep school prospect in the country. Per Rivals
ReplyDeleteyou're now on the bad list Mon....that was just WRONG!
ReplyDeleteI had to re-read Emmett's post.
At least the ROF does not have Steve Spurrier peeing just off a fairway like Augusta
ReplyDeleteruin it for me Emmett...
ReplyDelete*evil laugh*
ReplyDeleteI like how the color of the azalea flowers depend on the acidity of the soil...or is that an old wives tale, I don't remember.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the house Miller.... we were in Pelham before we moved down here....I always liked Helena....It had less of a City Feel
ReplyDeleteMiller - If Greg and I move to Helena I'm going to move in next door. That'll teach you.
ReplyDeletePF... absolutely true about the azaleas and the acidity of the soil.
ReplyDeleteThanks Emmett, we're thrilled. We were not expecting to get it after finding out there were multiple offers. I think we're going to like Helena... especially moving there from the Gump.
Frankenbummer, that is what the old lady said when we bought a bunch of azaleas and other stuff for about 600 bucks last year. How can plants cost so much? But anyway, I am not sure if she had ever been married, but she definitely was old, and it was a tale, so you know, it may very well be an old wives tale.
ReplyDeletewe're even Mon...
ReplyDeleteThat wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing... I'd enjoy Auburn fans as neighbors... I'm afraid in Bammerham metro we might be outnumbered.
Nancy Pelosi rickrolls? I never have paid her any attention, but I now like her.
ReplyDeleteNo amount of rickrollin could make me like Pelosi...
ReplyDeleteMiller - My sister says "there are plenty" of Auburn folks in B'ham. I'm taking her word for it. We've just started considering Helena. Who knows where we'll end up.
ReplyDeleteI can't pay $600 for deer food. We live in a "deer metropolis" so our yard has no azaleas
ReplyDelete:-(
We had so many pretty azaleas when we lived in jawja. Why did y'all have to remind me.
Miller - You did not like the Gump?
ReplyDeleteWe came to Prattville and I have loved it...The wife misses B'Ham, but she if from N.O. so she thinks this is too tiny.
I need a radio show.
ReplyDeleteWhat would you talk about?
ReplyDeleteYes you do!
ReplyDeletePrattville, is not the Gump. Prattville is a nice town. The Gump, is... my current place of residence and, well, its where I live. I know some people like it here, some have other feelings about the place.
ReplyDeleteI could talk about dumb stuff ... like everyone else does.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'll just start my own little HABOTN daily show and build it from there. Show it here only ... interview the HOTTIES for their views on stuff.
That was very diplomatic, Miller.
ReplyDeleteJay G... I agree. There is a large deficit of radio talent in this state... You would immediately be ranked among the top.
ReplyDeleteMonica,
ReplyDeleteWhere's Trooper during all this? Haven't seen or heard his name in any of this recruiting. All I see is Luper. You know anything about this? Or am I just being paranoid?
HABOTN Radio? I like it.
ReplyDeleteGump is like this ...
ReplyDeleteYou know that gnarly perfume your girl got that one time? It bothered you, but you couldn't say anything about it for obvious reasons. Over time, you stopped realizing how badly that perfume stank and you started focusing on those backrubs she'd give you, the 1989 Beretta her parents bought you, the beer her older brother would buy you ... and make you look cool at the high school parties.
Montgomery is like that.
Jay G - You do great on the radio...like I said earlier I like the way you and Josh bounce the ball of chaos back and forth...I never know what you will say
ReplyDeleteJay GT- would you banhammer bad callers?
ReplyDeletei think that could be fun.
Alan - Not sure. I haven't read anything. I've wondered the same.
ReplyDeleteI'm just thinking out loud here.
ReplyDeleteWell played Jay G.
ReplyDeleteMiller thats true Prattville is not the gump, and Jay G. that is the type of thought that rocks on the radio
ReplyDeleteyou had a girl's parents buy you a 1989 Beretta?
ReplyDeleteI'm basing that anecdote on stories my friends have told me, of course.
ReplyDeletePeter, I have no comment.
ReplyDeleteJay,
ReplyDeleteThat may be the most accurate description of the gump that I have ever heard. I moved away to the beach for about 5 years and somehow ended back here. What a cruel cruel life.
Free Trooper.
I got a 89 Beretta when I turned 16....but it was over 10 years old by that time
ReplyDelete...and was it the car or the gun?
ReplyDeleteKeep in mind, I am originally from Arab. The Gump is quite different. Quite.
ReplyDeleteBut, I did live in Macon, GA for 4 years while in college...
It is uncanny the similarities between the two cities. Same architecture, same demographic, same road grid... It's like a frickin' mirror.
Alan, I am sorry for you.
ReplyDeleteThe goal is to move toward the beach, not away.
ok...5 years... whatever...
ReplyDeleteOne of the big car magazines did a story one time comparing a Chevy Beretta to the 9mm version -- complete with 0-60 times.
ReplyDeleteVery clever.
Chuck Norris is in the corner staring at me....I must go outside....Yall dont start a radio show without me
ReplyDeleteAlbany,Ga and Jackson,Ms are mirrors of the gump also.
ReplyDeleteThat's not a compliment to either of the parties involved.
Dorm K on the hill suite mate from Arab. Pronounced A-RAYUB.
ReplyDeleteLee Ann Pody and ???
Ill make it back somehow someway Jay G.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd put Albany more in line with Dothan than the Gump... But, I only visited All-Benny a few times.
ReplyDeleteIts a bastion of depression, that's what Albany is.
ReplyDeleteAt least Dothan is close to the beaches. Has to be less crime too.
You got something against a good southern drawl Mon?
ReplyDeleteNo suh.
ReplyDeletethat's another thing that the Gump and Macon have in common... the crime rate.
ReplyDeleteOh, they both have rivers that flow through them, and they both have famous dead singers buried there.
Uncanny I say... Uncanny.
By the way... there aren't any B'ham to Gump commuters out there in the HABOTN world is there?
ReplyDeleteThat commute will be a lot better if I could split it with someone.
That's a heckova commute.
ReplyDeleteIt's about an hourish...
ReplyDeleteDon't be hatin' on the Gump.
ReplyDeleteuh oh - y'all are in for it now...
ReplyDeleteThe wrath of Jet.
MillerT ... I have a co-worker who commutes ... don't know his arranges, but I can find out if you're interested.
ReplyDeleteApropos to nothing ... but Pete Carroll acted like a tool about Sanchez.
ReplyDeleteI won't be moving until May... so the commuting won't start until then... but, I would be interested in splitting up the gas costs if possible.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you work Jet?
I saw PC's comments... he acted like a spurned lover.
ReplyDeleteRule #1 of the Gump: you can't hate on it unless you're from there.
ReplyDeleteThat's how we roll.
... for the Peoples Republic of Alabama.
ReplyDeleteBy the Way... TGIaF Mon.
ReplyDeleteThank Goodness It's almost Friday
... and a 3 day weekend!!!
ReplyDeletelol Miller you're much too young to be so rigid...
ReplyDeleteg'head...leave the "a" out...be a wild mayun!
WAR DeAngelo Benton
ReplyDeleteWDB JHag
ReplyDeleteI've lived in the Gump for a little over 5 years now... certainly not a native.
ReplyDeleteJet, we get our paychecks from the same place... small world
Damn that down of Bastrop can produce some WR's huh, we should hire there WR coach or something and get all their players to follow.
ReplyDeleteJHag you should infiltrate the Bastrop high school.
ReplyDeleteMiller you and Mrs. Miller are a very attractive couple.
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ReplyDeleteThank you Mon... I readily admit that I outkicked my coverage. The photos wouldn't be worth looking at without her in them.
ReplyDeleteI hear ol Yox has the boys for a 4:30 AM work out tomorrow morning. OUCH.
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