Hey everyone. As we discussed in an earlier thread, football coach Gene Chizik provided a pre-game pep talk to the Auburn women's basketball team Thursday.The team beat Kentucky, 81-69.
Here is what the Tigers had to say about Chizik's chat:
PG WHITNEY BODDIE
"That was so cool when he came in. He gave us a really good speech and I don’t if he practiced that before he gave it, but it was really good. I was fired up. That might have had something to do with that first half, but man, that was good stuff. He was just talking about how you can’t look past anyone. You have to take it one game at a time and he was talking about the triple a’s: anyone, anywhere, anytime."
COACH NELL FORTNER
"He was so gracious to do that and I appreciate it so much. Our team and me personally and our staff, we go to every home football game. We love football and we are at all of the Tiger Walks. We know the football players. We love that part of Auburn. I knew the kids would get very excited to have him in the locker room and it was just a typical coach speech. We all say about the same thing, but it was really nice to hear some things come out of his mouth that they hear come out of our mouth all the time and he’s got a lot of fire in him. I just really appreciate him doing that; I know the team really enjoyed it. It was good."
Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University
Questions? Comments? Post directly to the blog below or email me at jgtate@gannett.com.
ONE! FIRST TIME EVER!
ReplyDeleteI figured this would be a wide-open uno.
ReplyDeleteNobody here tonight!
Glad to see I could sneak in... I've been hovering for a while... nice to have an uno on record...
ReplyDeleteNice coverage of the game Jay G... 'preciate it mucho mucho.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Tubby ever showed support for the other sports by stumping for the other coaches like that? I think it was a very nice gesture on CGC part. The other sports/coaches/players support the football team, it is nice to see our football coaches doing the same in return.
ehyou,
ReplyDeleteI saw in the prevous thread you said you were in Macon.... Macon, GA? or Macon Co?
Congrats WEM! and welcome!
ReplyDeleteJay GT- I'm fired up now and I didn't even hear the speech. Where's a bammer when you need to smack someone in the mouth?
Nice job Chiz. Build the family.
ReplyDeleteI am really impressed with CGC and his efforts to get out and be part of what is going on at Auburn. You know, when I was U of L, I would attend women's volleyball and other sports when my schedule permitted. I think a coach should support other programs as much as possible. That is what collegiate athletics are all about.
ReplyDeleteI am very impressed with what Jay G calls the Fighting Fortners. This team as all the things necessary to make a good run in the post season. They have good guard play, they are unselfish, they hustle, and they get out on transition very well. Transition basketball can make up for a bad shooting night. From what I have seen of their half court game, they adjust well to changing defenses without the coaches having to do much. To me, that is what coaching is all about. When you have coached your players up, they know how to react during the course of the game. Unlike football, basketball is too fast moving to rely on coaches to make all of the adjustments.
I was out for a while at the grocery store restocking on ice cream and diet coke (both on sale!). I'm ready to take this thing to 200 solo (a la Michael) if I have to.
ReplyDeleteWar Eagle, Hotties!
Positive move for everyone. Like it or not, the head football coach is the face of the atletic program at AU and it's nice to see him get out and support the other sports teams. Nice job, coach.
ReplyDeleteThat's the spirit THT!
ReplyDeletePlease don't take this to 200 solo.
ReplyDeleteLove to hear about CGC being a part of the WHOLE Auburn family.
ReplyDeleteVery nice.
Good stuff today Jay G
Not to pile on the old regime, but did Tubbs ever give pep talks to his OWN team, let alone another Auburn athletic program?
ReplyDeleteAnyone know why the peculiar 4 CST start for Saturday AU vs MSU men's game?
ReplyDeletei.e. will it be on my tv?
Jay GT- the thought did cross my mind, but then I realized that's about the only thought that would cross my mind. I just don't have Michael's creativity. And I didn't want to get the banhammer for posting..
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well, you get the picture
Headline on Tuscaloosa News article- "Saban urges students to value integrity." Where is Jet?
ReplyDeletewow, 2 posts in a row. Maybe I am well on my way ;-)
ReplyDeleteJay G, were you playing on Facebook during the game?
ReplyDeleteDr. HABOTN,
ReplyDeleteI am here with you.
Depressed,
ReplyDeletethat's even funnier than if one of those Merrill Lynch honchos had uttered it to the shareholders
To take it to 200 solo... you would really have to believe it wasn't a solo act. In other words, multiple personalities would have to come into play.
ReplyDeleteno it wouldn't
yes it would, hush!
don't you tell me to hush... you hush...
Saban was giving the old Dow Scrubbing Bubbles speech.
ReplyDelete"I want you to value integrity, so I don't have tooooooo."
depressed... that's about the equivalent of a democrat saying we need to be fiscally responsible.... lol
ReplyDeletePiW Jet, my Liege, your SGiW is here to ensure the healthiness of all hotties. Have you had your bowl of ice cream yet tonight? I had mine with a big slice of apple pie/crisp...something appley with a yummy crust
ReplyDeleteDr. H ...
ReplyDeleteI have not ... I seared cow on the grill for TurboProp and the Stewardess, and I ate a little more than I should have, so I am practicing self-denial. For some reason.
Denny...I'm 6'-3" and didn't play Hoops. Your contrast of BBall vs FB game coaching was insightful. Good to see you back.
ReplyDeleteTHT...I'm worried about your HDL levels. Ice cream is good, but don't hurt yourself.
Let's throw some more wood on D.Miller...he's on fire!
ReplyDeleteHoopie,
ReplyDeleteYou are very kind. I truly appreciate your concern. My HDL are fine. Don't worry, this ice cream fad will pass when/if the lbs creep on. If I hit 185 I cut out the sweets for a while (sure beats exercising).
185? you need a greasy burger
ReplyDeleteBreyer's was on sale 2for1 and so was Ben&Jerry's. Mrs THT says I can't be trusted at the grocery store.
ReplyDeleteDenny ...
ReplyDeleteAs a Hall of Famer, do you find that the girls are more coachable than the boys?
unless you're saban's height
ReplyDeleteI've requested greasy cheeseburgers with chili and slaw for dinner tomorrow night. Been cravin' one all week.
ReplyDeleteSo any idea why a 4 pm start time Saturday? That seems like a peculiar time.
I'm not much taller than Saban, and I'd take 185 right now.
ReplyDeleteDR. H ...
ReplyDeleteI think that's the Fox Sports South (or whatever it's called) TV slot.
185 and I could hide behind a q-tip...
ReplyDeleteI've always thought Saban should coach womens gymnastics. That way he could look 'em in the eye while cussing 'em out.
ReplyDeleteI was barely 6' (counting the hair) many years ago. Loss of hair and dried up discs have probably shrunk me to 5'11.
ReplyDeletehe'd be looking them in the toes if they were on the beam.
ReplyDeleteIf Fox Sports, that's my channel 50. The games I don't get are the Comcast Sportsouth because TWC is too stinking lousy to carry a competitors network
ReplyDeleteI was about 140 when I got married, nothing but skin and bones. Mrs THT has done a good job of fattening me up.
ReplyDeleteOk, that's it. I'm going to take a 30 minute break to give someone else a chance to talk.
ReplyDeleteI was 185-195 in college and looked like i was on drugs...
ReplyDeleteIllinois playing Northwestern on ESPN2 ... Illinois looks like Auburn ... 1 for 11 from the FT line.
ReplyDeleteDr Habotn, you can type faster than I can think. Not much of a compliment I know.
ReplyDeleteok, y'all said enough... at least for me to break my vow of silence.
ReplyDelete9th grade typing helped even though there was almost a 25 yr gap between that course and a computer.
my Saturday 5 EST basketball offering: Rice at Texas. Please.
THT....is there caffene in that ice cream?
ReplyDeletea smidgen in the diet coke, probably a smidgen in the chocolate syrup (which went on the ice cream, not in the coke...hmmm there's a thought)
ReplyDeleteno caffeine in the ice cream or the syrup. oops, it was a caffeine free diet coke.
ReplyDeletemust have been the Tara Gum in the ice cream.
or the sugar.
Fox Sports South has MSU/Auburn 4pm Saturday
ReplyDeleteI think he may have crushed up some speed to put on his ice cream
ReplyDeleteThanks Paladin. I don't get Fox SS or the Comcast channel, whatever it's called :(
ReplyDelete5 posts in 6 min = old fashioned sugar buzz. Kinda like my daughter after 3 donuts.
ReplyDeleteI asked Michael if one of his puppet's would share its meth with me but he said he burned all his puppets.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that's just a cover for the meth lab explosion.
Reading about that pre-game speech makes me ready for football season.
ReplyDeleteDonuts? Yum.
ReplyDeleteGovernor- you don't know how very close I came to bringing home the Krispy-Kremes with the ice cream. I lusted after the stale ones but was too guilt-laden to go to the other end of the store for the fresh ones.
ReplyDeleteThere's donuts, and then there's Krispy-Kreme.
Do you consider Dunkin Donuts donuts?
ReplyDeleteIllinois takes first lead in game with 2.9 seconds to go win 60-59.
ReplyDeleteNorthwestern, which has never been to NCAA tournament, chokes its guts out. Illinois goes on a 17-2 run to end the game.
Paladin - I'm a snob. I only eat Krispy Kreme. Unlike Mrs THT and most folks, I actually don't like them warm/hot right off the rack.
ReplyDeleteI have know problem with Krispy Kreme's that have been sitting in the box for a few hours.
ReplyDeleteFTR, I do not like Dunkin Donuts
I cannot type on a laptop and multi-task. Trying to follow the blog and listen to Mark Levin podcast. Also, UCLA/ASU is a good game.
ReplyDeleteThe inlaws live in Hatttiesburg, Ms, which is a 6 hr drive from No. Ga. We exit the interstate in H-burg at 10 pm and the "Hot-Now" sign is flashing. 4 donuts and 1-1/2hour later my daughter quit jabberin'.
ReplyDeleteI actually prefer the non-hot KK's. The hot ones make the glaze stick to the box when cooling. Of course, if you eat the whole box that is a non-issue.
ReplyDeleteHotties Loving Krispy Kreme! Sounds like a FB group.
ReplyDeleteor not.
I'll never eat another donut if KK goes belly up.
ReplyDeleteOf course I'll go belly up if I eat too many.
ReplyDeleteSaw on Fox Business Channel, yesterday, that KK was in Power 5 to fail. think in was on the David Asman show at 6 pm ct
ReplyDeleteThat Flashing HOT sign at KK is like a frickin magnet... It's like the sirens in the Odyssey... I have to avert my eyes to keep from getting drawn in....
ReplyDeleteright now, I'm having a homer simspon moment.... donuts... hot donuts...
Our nearest KK is about 30 miles away. They say the ones at Harris Teeter are fresh, but ya just don't know. That's the only thing that keeps me from eating them regularly.
ReplyDeleteIf KK goes under, there will be no more donuts. All other donuts are imposter donuts. Except to yankees, who also prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate. I bet Saban eats Dunkin Donuts.
ReplyDelete16 days, 29 minutes to pay for your season tickets.
ReplyDeleteMy 12 y/o son wants to see a college bb game, would it the worth the ride from where I live (Dark Side) to see the MSU game. My wife wants me to take him to the AU/ala game, but I don't want to give any money to the bammer athletic program.
ReplyDeleteI don't care for the glaze KK uses. I much prefer the doughnuts from the local deli to the machine at KK.
ReplyDelete2 saturdays ago, I needed to work with our 2 equipment operators to get some critical work done while weather permitted. We worked from 8am till 2pm with minimal breaks. At 2 pm, "Midget" brought out a full dozen box of KK's from his truck. the 3 of us had 4 KKs/ea. and worked till 5 pm.
ReplyDelete"Midget" is a colorful character from the WVA Mtns. Book lernin' is not a priority with Midget.
oh, a dagger through my cholesterol laden heart, whose chambers are filled with that yummy creamy filling, or custard...I'm not picky. Please speak no more donut blasphemy.
ReplyDeletePaladin - AU women are playing in Starkville on Saturday. Probably see a better game there than the one in Auburn. Otherwise, see if he can hold off until the new arena. I'm not sure a BEMC game is what you need for that first impression.
ReplyDeleteWhat about UA-B games?
Paladin, I can't answer your question on the BB game, but I admire your thinking. No hard-earned money to the evil empire. Have a KK donut as a reward.
ReplyDeleteHoopie,
ReplyDeleteMidget sounds pretty dang smart to me. Who needs book lernin' when you've got the smarts to pick up the KKs?
Peter: I always dabble in Facebook ... even at games.
ReplyDeleteDonuts: KK does nothing for me.
Paladin ... where is the dark side?
ReplyDeleteMay take him to a Samford game, they have the new arena.
ReplyDeleteI live in Tuscaloosa
ReplyDeleteJay GT - r u home safe & sound?
ReplyDeletePaladin- I find that fascinating. How does one convince one's self that it is ok to live there? I may be an old Hottie, but I'm certainly not as mature as you.
ReplyDeletePresidential Jeopardy on Tonight Show.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has to live somewhere and i live there. Born and raised here and my father worshipped da bear. I saw the light and left the darkness.
ReplyDeleteMy wife works at uat and when my son visits the office wearing his auburn gear, he enjoys the looks and comments he gets.
Obama, Bush, and War Criminal
ReplyDeleteI am home. Pondering a Yuengling B&T.
ReplyDeleteDr Habotn, are you really only one person or do you have a stunt double type for you? Amazing.
ReplyDeleteB&T now flowing. Didn't take long.
ReplyDeleteIf the fairness doctrine was reinstated, would Auburn fans receive equal time on F-Bomb's show?
ReplyDeleteBack in the day...I travelled all over the northeast on bidness. Dunkin Donuts is lame, but hard core Yankees love em.
ReplyDeleteWinchell's was my shiz in San Diego.
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen that joint in years.
Paladin- nothing wrong with going home. That's why I'm back in NC. Glad you're providing a proper upbringin for that fine young man.
ReplyDeleteJay GT- glad you are home safely. I can rest easier now.
Paladin, I will never understand why anyone would call in to his show. He(or any other host) has total control, can cut you off when ready and then talk about you after you are no longer there. Nothing good can come of it.
ReplyDeleteJG...I had a couple of Yuenglings in a bar recently......Ale, I believe. Good beer.
ReplyDeleteTHT....good luck on 200.
g'nite all.
when we lived up north (Pittsburgh) we gobbled up lots of bagels; they didn't have a KK then. I'd rather eat dirt donuts than dunkin donuts
ReplyDeleteI quit listening many months ago to F-bomb. the man crush on nicky little was too much
ReplyDeleteCheck out Gottfried's 2.3 million dollar home for sale. 7 br 6 1/2 baths ... can search it at realtor.com
I cannot imagine him coming close to that price in today's market
I'm out for the evening.
ReplyDeleteSee you all tomorrow.
Ugh- that is certainly not the style preferred by Mr/Mrs THT
ReplyDeleteGood night Jay GT- I'm only 97 away!
ReplyDeleteWhere's Michael? It's about time for him to start his HABOTN shift.
ReplyDeleteGood night THT.
ReplyDeleteGood night Dr. Habotn.
and War Eagle!!!
War Eagle!!!!
Good evening
ReplyDeleteWow terrible news from Buffalo, New York...plane with 49 passengers on board goes down none are believed to survive :( sad news
ReplyDeletechiz is luvin the ladies...
ReplyDeleteI don't fly often, but it seems like there is a crash, or a terrorist threat everytime before I fly -- I am leaving Sunday for a business trip.
ReplyDeleteIt is sad.
Time to head to the gym.
Good Morning, Hotties and TGIF!!! Interesting conversation last night...doughnuts. I must say, I've never met one I didn't like!
ReplyDeleteA big WAR EAGLE to the Lady Tigers! I'm going to see them again when they play UGA again. I hope they open up a can this time!
Dr. HABOTN, you're late! Too much ice cream last night? ;-)
ReplyDeleteTGIF HOTTIES!!!
ReplyDeleteJay- Really enjoyed the interviews with Roof and Taylor.
This coaching staff seems a lot more personality than any of Tubs staff...but Tony Franklin did raise the bar in that area.
Jet- Sad news about the crash. I saw that on the news this morning while working out. Prayers and thoughts to all the families that are involved.
TGIF Indeed Eddie, It's going to be a long day for the Seanz @ One Coke Plaza but hey that's the breaks, more time for me to loiter around my favorie blog.
ReplyDeleteSeanZ, what am I? Chopped liver??
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Chiz is doing all the right things from a PR standpoint, I hear he's really good buds with a certain cleaning lady, I guess we have her to thank for landing new CTT. I just hope the fan base doesn't turn on him next year if we have a season that remotely resembles the 2008 season.
ReplyDeleteLuv, missed ya there and what's wrong with chopped liver, I hear there's about 10 people in the world that will eat it, not too bad. :) TGIF to you too!
ReplyDeleteDonuts?
ReplyDeleteI love me some donuts. Krispy Kreme ... Dunkin ... who am I to fuss?
I don't know if it's still in business, but Donut Heaven in Prattville is good, too. Great donuts, and kolaches, as well.
But they're not on the plan these days.
Donut King in Eufaula has the best donuts ever.
ReplyDeleteD.Miller ...
ReplyDeleteMaking boasts as such requires evidence. Please forward one dozen glazed to:
Gov. Jet
1142 South Perry Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Yeungling is ok. It's what I use for Bratwurst and I won't cook with something undrinkable.
ReplyDeleteBut when I have beer I like a Guinness. Dominion (a local microbrewery) also makes a good stout and Black and Tan.
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ReplyDeleteFrom Doughnuts to Beer. Wow. What a conversation.
ReplyDeleteLet's see...Doughnuts- Probably Dunkin for me.
Beer- I will still say Fat Tire.
Never tried both together. Probably wouldn't go well.
Jet, I'm with you D. Miller's claim! I'll take an assortment!
ReplyDeleteD. Miller - If you're still around, I'm in Macon, GA.
ReplyDeleteUgh. That's my reaction to this.
ReplyDeleteHe's doing this because Saban did it.
Bad precedent to follow, Chiz.
Don't just do stuff because Saban does it. That's what Tubs did. That's for losers.
Coffee is for closers.
Good morning Luv et al-
ReplyDeleteLuv, I considered posting at 5 CST but was afraid it would reinforce what Hotties already know, i.e., I'm Hooked on Habotn. Plus there weren't any donuts in the house to get up for, so I went back to bed.
Shopper's grocery makes the best chocolate Bavarian cremes I've had, but nothing beats a hot KK.
ReplyDeleteDr Habotn, you are told you have to give up donuts or HABOTN. Which one would you choose to give up?
ReplyDeletedepressedAUfan, it sure is taking Dr. HABOTN a long time to answer...
ReplyDeleteLuv, he is obviously torn between two of the loves of his life. We must give him time to think on such an important decision.
ReplyDeleteGood morning all. I will be reopening my camp today and you are all invited. Please refraine from drug use and fornication as those violations are punishable by machete.
ReplyDeleteI assure you that good doctor would seek a second opinion.
ReplyDeleteA question for all off the subject: What do you use as a benchmark to judge a good breakfast out at a restaurant? For instance, I always order grits, well most always, to me a good breakfast in the south must be graded by the grits and how often they come with the coffee. Bad grits generally bad breakfast. In Montgomery, I rate the breakfast at Flips to be top notch followed by the Capitiol Grill at Mt. Meigs. I find the service at Cracker Barrel to be spotty as well as their grits.
ReplyDeleteI am alwasy in search of a good breakfast out. My son tells me that Price's BBQ House in Auburn does a good job.
ReplyDeleteHappy Camper
ReplyDeleteYou are still this guy's b.
Mr. Crum - since you didn't specify a geographic preference, I'll throw my $.02 into the mix. J. Christopher's in the greater ATL area (they're expanding to other areas now) is the gatiger family favorite breakfast haunt. We go every Saturday.
ReplyDeletePlease that Shatner mask wearing little punk never kicked Freddy's butt or dominated a spaceship full of whelps.
ReplyDeleteNo geographical preference. You never know where you may be and be in need of a good breakfast.
ReplyDeleteHotties-
ReplyDeletePardon the delay. Certainly no need to ponder Depresssed's question, I was merely sidetracked with a map inquiry from another site.
I would swear off donuts in a heartbeat, as long as I get to keep my ice cream and diet coke. I'm a Hottie for life (please, no pine box references).
Denny,
ReplyDeleteI prefer Waffle House as a chain.
If you are ever in Atmore, AL there's a place called Happy Days. Great little greasy spoon kind of a joint.
gatiger- i agree. Great breakfast at J. Christopher's. We go to the Marrietta location close to Power Ferry's sometimes after Church on Sundays.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Pancake House in Peachtree City is pretty darn good.
ReplyDeleteCoach- you are EXACTLY right when it comes to breakfast. If they can't make good grits, they can't cook. Mrs. THT (and Miss THT) can cook a mean breakfast.
ReplyDeleteI was pleased with breakfast at the Auburn Hotel/Conference Ctr last fall. But I will certainly give Price's BBQ House a visit this fall.
I remember Capitol Grill quite fondly though I only had lunch there. For what it's worth, if my previously mentioned J. Christopher's were to decide to locate in the gump, they'd be a prime candidate for a spot in Eastchase. I've tried convincing them to open up something in the Seaside/Seagrove/Sandestin area but no one listens to me.
ReplyDeleteThere is a gas station/BBQ place in Greenville. Great breakfast...cat head biscuits and the slice their own bacon.
ReplyDeleteFor great breakfast SeanZ recommends the following:
ReplyDeleteIn Nashville, TN:
Pancake Pantry in the village. Stellar breakfast.
In Atlanta, GA:
The Flying Biscuit Cafe or J. Christophers, many locations throughout. World Beater brunch/breakfast.
cat head biscuits - YUM!!!
ReplyDeletecats- Yuck!
Gooooooooooood morning Hotties!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, SeanZ has become addicted to Dunkin Donuts coffee...it really is the best coffee in the world. I now am a subscriber to their home-replenishment system.
ReplyDeleteHowdy Michael and War Eagle!!!
ReplyDeleteThis breakfast talk is making me HONGRY!
ReplyDeleteI may have to hit waffle house or IHOP for lunch.
ReplyDeleteThe worst part about Huntsville is that I haven't found a Barbecue House equivalent place for breakfast. I sure miss that place.
ReplyDeleteI get the Dunkin Donuts coffee at Costco. For coffee, the absolute best coffee in the world is this:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.landof1000hills.com/
It is from Rwanda, I won't explain the rest, check it out. I have never had better and had plenty worse. When you buy this coffee, you do some good in the world.
I concur that grits are a key element.
ReplyDeleteFew establishments have the skill to season them effectively. Most leave 'em plain. That's an amateur move.
I also love sausage gravy. If you can't get that right, might as well shut 'er down.
My dad always gets Ethiopian coffee,Crum. At least, I think it is Ethiopian, it may be Rwandan. Either way, it is definitely the best coffee I have ever had.
ReplyDeleteAnd sorry to go all mainstream, but a chicken biscuit with gravy from Chick fil a is reall really reall good. Most people don't try it with gravy. I'm tellin ya, it's good stuff.
When we lived near the big chicken, our Sat trips to Auburn always, we're talking 100%, included breakfast at "chickafil"
ReplyDeleteYum!
Soupy Grits are a definite sign of amatuer hour and that the restaurant needs to be closed due to lack of competence. Gravy is a must for any breakfast featuring sausage. I haven't had any real red eye gravy from Country Ham, well, since I made it myself. Ham must be of the Country Ham variety, or it is a no go for me.
ReplyDeleteI'll definitely lather the gravy on that chicken biscuit next time I'm there.
ReplyDeleteMichael probably likes Fruity Pebbles too. Me, I prefer Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch if I'm having a sugar explosion.
ReplyDeleteGood doctor. I expect a full report on your enjoyment.
ReplyDeleteFor best results, separate the chicken and cut up into small cubes. Return chicken to top of biscuit halves, and eat using knife and fork. Drink beverage intermittently throughout the course of meal.
Red eye gravy! Ah Coach, you're bringing back some really great breakfast memories.
ReplyDeleteMichael- that sounds great. Should I take that medicine with food?
ReplyDeleteMorning HOTTIES!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's FRIDAY... FRIDAY Baby!
Sausage, Egg n Cheese Biscuit n coffee, oh hell yeah!
Oh hell yes.... did somebody say "Red Eye Gravy".....memories!!!
ReplyDeleteWar Eagle! Mobilz!!! and good morning, too.
ReplyDeleteI do like fruity pebbles. In fact, I bought a box last week (mainly for the kids, but I admit I had a bowl or two or three)
ReplyDeleteWe got Cocoa Pebbles this week (first time for the kids to have em), and the kids got into the box and ate just about all of them. Now they are on cereal hiatus for teh next few days (can you believe it is punishment to give my kids eggs and toast instead of cold cereal?)
I don't like biscuits and gravy. I like my biscuits with butter and jelly. I also have to put sugar in my grits. Does that make me a Damn Yankee, Dr. HABOTN?
ReplyDeleteI had someone from South Carolina tell me that they put sugar in their grits and that I didn't know how to eat grits properly. So, go figure.
ReplyDeleteThat just makes you a LuvAble Yankee. Damn Yankees woundn't know grits from hominy.
ReplyDeleteI confess I put sugar in grits when I was a wee lad, but not since I matriculated to Auburn and got all lernt.
ReplyDeleteMichael- I'm eating Trix right now. Is that good or bad?
ReplyDeleteDr. HABOTN, awww gee, thanks!
ReplyDeleteDr. HABOTN, aren't grits made from hominy?
ReplyDeleteI am toast man myself at breakfast. I like the ol' sopping up of egg yolk in my whole wheat toast.
ReplyDeleteDenny, you couldn't be more right about "The Grits Standard" of breakfast.
ReplyDeleteI like the Farmers Market Cafe in downtown Montgomery for its grits, grilled biscuits, thick bacon and overall positive breakfast experience.
Dadgum, it's 9:30 ... probably too late to get breakfast.
Doughnuts can be "a" breakfast, or a snack.
"The" breakfast must include grits.
Man, I forgot about the Farmers Market, they have the Gold Standard for grits.
ReplyDeletei eat my grits with sugar and put salt on my watermelon. My family tells me I ain't southern.
ReplyDeleteI know I have already admitted this, but I don't like grits very much.
ReplyDeleteAnd THT, Trix are for kids!
I'll take it up a notch Michael - I don't like grits OR watermelon. At all. I will not eat them. And I'm a true southerner. I've never lived any further north than where I am right now. I just can't stand grits or watermelon so sue me.
ReplyDeletemy top 3 cereals
ReplyDelete1. fruity pebbles
2. cocoa puffs
3. cookie crisp
Let's hate on grits for a second: how can you truly be so crazy about something with so little taste? It just takes on the taste of whatever you add to it. If you add enough salt/pepper/sugar/cheese/whatever to cardboard, I imagine you can make that taste pretty good also. Loving grits is kind of like saying you love lettuce. Who says that?
ReplyDeleteTop 3 Cereals:
ReplyDelete1. Cinnamon Toast Crunch
2. Raisin Bran
3. Frosted Flakes
And I love grape nuts with honey, too
ReplyDelete4 in a row!
ReplyDeletemy top cereals
ReplyDelete1. Captain Crunch
2. Frosted Flakes
3. Sugar Puffs
if rabbits could talk they would say that. i agree grits are overrated
ReplyDeletewhy would you guys eat any cereal that doesn't taste like candy. No cereal is really good for you so eat the good stuff
ReplyDeleteIf rabbits could talk, the first thing they would probably say is, "Stop this insanity! Our feet are in no way lucky!"
ReplyDeleteThis would make me pause, because it is a little more unsettling to cut a foot off of something that talks as opposed to something that doesn't. But in the end I would still take the foot, because you can't trust rabbits, and I need the extra luck.
"Ever eat a Pine Tree? Many parts are edible."
ReplyDelete"But that's no ordinary rabbit! Look at the bones!"
ReplyDeletea rabbit nearly bit my brother's finger off once. I wonder if he was trying to get a human finger for his own good fortune
ReplyDeleteYuell Gibbons reference ... good ole Grape Nuts
ReplyDeleteI love lettuce.
ReplyDeleteLettuce stop bashing grits.
Doc - please, no puns. That's really beneath what I've come to expect from you.
ReplyDeleteOk, ok, I don't love lettuce. I just eat salad out of guilt, but only with bacon bits and some other meat on it. And I don't eat the yard weed salads.
ReplyDelete1. Captain Crunch with Crunch Berries.
ReplyDelete2. Golden Grahams
3. Raisan Bran
4. Life
Do grits = Tuberville in some ways? They both have their HABOTN defenders who don't like to see them trashed.
ReplyDeleteLuv - sorry I missed your comment. Hominy grits are made from hominy. Plain ol' grits are not. But it's all corn which is my favorite vegetable.
ReplyDeleteYes, corn is a vegetable. On that point there is no debate and the truth, if contrary to my opinion, is irrelevant.
Michael, I was eating grape nuts right before the Trix.
ReplyDelete