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3.05.2009

Tickets going fast in Auburn

Could it be? Are the Auburn men finally gaining relevance in their home area?

School officials report that less than 1,000 tickets remain for the Tigers' game against LSU on Saturday. Coach Jeff Lebo, pictured at left, has his team 20-10 overall and 9-6 against Southeastern Conference teams.

That's enough to generate interest at home. The enthusiasm appears to end there.

ESPN.com's NCAA Tournament analyst, Joe Lunardi, doesn't consider Auburn a serious candidate for participation in college basketball's premier event. Not one of the last four teams out. Not one of the last four team in. Not even on the radar.

"I'm not seriously looking at Auburn," he said during an ESPN conference call.

So it goes. Early-season losses to Mercer and Northern Iowa are unseemly.

Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University

117 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Uno with substance

7:29 PM  
Blogger PCTiger said...

two again...

7:30 PM  
Blogger digger4au said...

That is just great. Winning seems to do that for any team any sport. They should not get all tied up with this NCAA bid stuff. Just win Baby and the rest will take care of itself.

7:33 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

An actual home field advantage for Auburn basketball. There is no good reason why this shouldn't be the case for every home game.

7:40 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Tennessee is whuppin' South Carolina.

7:41 PM  
Blogger eaglesteeler said...

Lebo: "we are .500 against the Eastern Division". His response to those saying AU will not make the NCAA cause the SEC is weak.

Does that seem to be the going "stinker"?

AU could be the 1st SEC 10-6 team to NOT make the field?

7:56 PM  
Blogger ron mexico said...

Don't like 40 at large teams get into the tournament? I think it's absolutely insane for Auburn not to be in the discussion as one of the top 40 or 50 teams in the nation.

8:07 PM  
Blogger Peter Frankenschmidt said...

stinker? I thought we were done talking about poop.

8:08 PM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

awesome

8:10 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

"The Outlaw Josey Wales" is on ION.

Chief Dan George is the best film American Indian ever.

8:18 PM  
Blogger eaglesteeler said...

I'm the pooper scooper tonight...

8:18 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Digger - Happy to see you back in your DOM clothes.

Even if we don't make it, it's nice to have SOME energy generated around the men's team. It would be great if it could follow us into next year and a new arena. The arena is supposed to be ready for next season, right?

8:20 PM  
Blogger AUMom said...

Whoever wanted the hated Bammers to beat Tennessee is going to be disappointed. Pat Summit obviously ginned them up pretty good during half time.

There are two minutes left...
TN 63
AL 49

8:21 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Indisputable Truth: Big10 basketball is unwatchable.

8:21 PM  
Blogger AUMom said...

Final Score

TN 68

Hated Bammers 49

8:24 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

I want UT to beat Bama in every sport three times a week and twice on Sunday.

Imagine a yodeling Ricola-esque: "I hate Bama"

8:25 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

This comment has been removed by the author.

8:26 PM  
Blogger AUMom said...

Ehyou, I'm with you.

8:26 PM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

I'm currently contemplating a 17 day Europe trip...stops include England, Switzerland, Greece, Turkey, Spain, France...possibly a sneak trip over to Amsterdamn...anyone been to Europe, should i do it?

8:27 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Hag if you don't do it I will find you and kick your butt.

I agree with AUMom and ehyoutiger. I even like UT more because bama hates them SO much. :-)

8:29 PM  
Blogger War Eagle Girl said...

I won my tickets from the tigers website....this is the second time...I think no one was applying at the time

8:29 PM  
Blogger ADP said...

Lunardi is a nard. Here's how we get in ... Win it all. What about that Lunerdi? Can you say No then? Huh jerky boy? What's that? I can't hear you.

8:29 PM  
Blogger AUMom said...

Jhag, book your tickets today. Europe is beautiful and enlightening. Bon Voyage!!!

8:30 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

I guess you told him, Phred!

8:31 PM  
Blogger AUfan said...

I hope Auburn can carry this excitement into recruiting. Barber will be a huge loss next year. Some size inside is a must(as it has been most every year.)

8:31 PM  
Blogger War Eagle Girl said...

jhag....I lived in Germany for 3 years and you will have a great time only try to sneak away from the tour!

8:32 PM  
Blogger ADP said...

Chief Dan George is also a real American Indian, in addition to be a film one.

8:32 PM  
Blogger AUMom said...

A Representative Watson, a UCLA grad, introduced a bill to honor the USC Trojans. Her seat is now in jeopardy thanks to unhappy fellow alumni.

1) Surely the House of Representatives has better things to do than honor the @#$% Trojans.

2) Who in their right mind would honor a rival? They obviously do not understand the meaning of rivalry.

3) I HATE BAMA!!!!!

8:32 PM  
Blogger PCTiger said...

jhag,

London and the Netherlands are worth the trip by themselves. Do it!

8:33 PM  
Blogger War Eagle Girl said...

open your eyes to the world and broaden your horizons out of alabama....what year are you?

8:33 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

jhag, I would spend my money on a 3 week brown liquor and SpagettiOs bender.....but you do whatever you need to.

8:34 PM  
Blogger War Eagle Girl said...

mom that made me laugh!!

I HATE BAMA!

8:35 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Phred - your appreciation is appreciated.

8:42 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

jhag -- gotta do that.

8:47 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

jhag.... pay the money, and I'll go in your place if you don't wanna go experience the world. Be careful with the brownies in Amsterdam.

8:54 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Mmmmm....Amsterdamian brownies.

I mean, what are you talking about?

8:58 PM  
Blogger ADP said...

HEY!Look WhatI learned how to do.

9:01 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Phred has a new toy. He will never blog boring again.

9:05 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

where is Jet... we need an infusion of bammer hate...


also, I'm curious as to why he needed my email earlier?



HATE $PUAT!

9:07 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Man that sux. Evidently no Raycom broadcast in Macon tomorrow afternoon.

On the bright side, the women's Big10 tourney will be on FSS.

9:10 PM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

Im doing it folks its gonna take away just about all my cash i made lifeguarding last summer..but what was i gonna do with that anyways?

Destinations...
London, England
Paris, France
Lucerne, Switzerland
Pompeii, Florence, Rome, Italy
Delphi • Athens, Greece
Overnight ferry to Turkey.
IM IN!!!

9:12 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

jhag, I wish you a joyful and STD free voyage.

9:15 PM  
Blogger wes said...

Just heard, Oku to UT. No link...

9:17 PM  
Blogger War Eagle Girl said...

wwhhooooo jhag, you are the man! it will be worth it I promise!

9:17 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

I have never really been jealous of a 18 year old before... but I'm very near it now...

Sounds like a blast jhag... have fun! Bring me back something good.

9:18 PM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

wes i just heard that as well

9:19 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Oh what I could do with a week in Greece...

9:20 PM  
Blogger wes said...

Re: Oku

i guess a pretty face (Nebraska) was no match for 40 year old coaches ripping their shirts off (UT).

clearly recruiting is not what it used to be.

9:22 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

Is anybody here pregnant? Or have a wife that is pregnant?

I have an idea for a prize for the winner of the HABOTN Bracket Challenge.

9:23 PM  
Blogger Spongeworthy said...

War eagle all. How come when I stop caring about Au basketball, they suck me back in by winning

9:24 PM  
Blogger wes said...

my wife is due in June.

9:24 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

I don't find the appeal in drunk 40-something men ripping their shirts off and screaming "wildboyz" in front of a bunch of 16-18 year old boys...

I don't think it ouwld have appealed to me at that age (16-18) either...


Makes you wonder if Orgeron has a pair of booby tassels that spits out $100 bills to teenage boys???

9:26 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

yeah... how's that for a mental image!

9:26 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

Wes,
Would she be willing to allow the winner of the bracket challenge to name the child?

9:27 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

I don't know if I've shared this ... but I HATE UAT!

9:29 PM  
Blogger Spongeworthy said...

D. I've never been pregnant, but my wife had three of em. I've seen enough in the delivery room to at least qualify as a medical intern.

9:29 PM  
Blogger wes said...

that's....well...unlikely.

9:29 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Scout says that Oku has made a decision.......then it says: "click here and pay to get the rest of the story".

No thanks.

9:29 PM  
Blogger Spongeworthy said...

Hey Jet. Isn't it funny how Lebo hasn't even sniffed the talent that Gottfried brought into UA, but has made a habit out of kicking their rear ends lately.

9:33 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

Hoopie,
Oku is a UT Wildboy

9:33 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Since we are 7-1 with me firmly off the bandwagon ... I will remain off and say we should fire Fester.

However, it was plainly obvious that as a coach Gottfried couldn't play dead in a cowboy movie.

9:35 PM  
Blogger Spongeworthy said...

Any idea on if AU backed off of Oku or not? Big O must have sung him his song after ripping off that shirt.

9:36 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Oku ...

From Cornhoes to Cornlikker.

9:37 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

I can't help but to be an Auburn team sport homer, so I will continue to do so.

9:37 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Did anyone notice that several of the new folks associated with UT football are capable of unexplanable behavior?

Kiffen......check
Ogeron......check
Oku.........check

Maybe they go together like "peas and carrots".

9:38 PM  
Blogger Hornet said...

wes -- my wife is also due in June -- it's our first. Yours a boy or girl?

9:40 PM  
Blogger Spongeworthy said...

What are chances that Lebo will actually sign a big time big man after success this year and new Arena, not to mention new digs to live in.

9:41 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

jet,
you got mail

9:41 PM  
Blogger Hornet said...

jhag -- make sure to watch Hostel one last time before you leave

9:41 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

I think we need someone (Wes, Hornet - I'm looking at you) to step up for the good of the HABOTN and volunteer the naming rights of your child as the grand prize for winning the HABOTN Bracket Challenge.

9:43 PM  
Blogger Spongeworthy said...

Watch out for those newborns. They scream like hell, spit up from both ends. Sometimes their heads spin around, they levitate and talk about your mom. But, after the exorcism, you'll love em unconditionally.

9:45 PM  
Blogger Hornet said...

Ours is already named and has monogrammed burp cloths

9:47 PM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

not a chance hornet, nice try tho ahah

9:47 PM  
Blogger wes said...

hornet-

boy, our second. we have a three year old son (although he looks closer to four).

he was 10.1 at birth and has maintained the size. expectation is this one will follow suit.

what about you-boy or girl?

9:48 PM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

Volquest.com (Rivals) announces OKU to Tennessee.

"It's all good," Oku said. "I faxed my papers in at 7:30 and basically I felt like home was at Tennessee."

9:49 PM  
Blogger wes said...

D-

my wife won't even let ME name the baby...

9:49 PM  
Blogger wes said...

ahh, Volquest with Brent Hubbs...gotta love the UT inside scoop right, Scottie?

9:51 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

My sister is due in June. You aren't my brother in law are you?

9:57 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

How about whoever finishes last has to name their next child or grandchild "Oku Orgeron __________?"

9:57 PM  
Blogger wes said...

no i'm not your brother-in-law..."i am michael"

9:58 PM  
Blogger wes said...

perhaps we will name him...YAW YAW YAW Brent Shaeffer.

9:59 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

How about

"Hoopie HABOTNschmidt" for a boy, or

"Monica Kristina Luv" for a girl?

10:01 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

Mon... is this Dirty that is due in June? Would she donate naming rights to the HABOTN? I think you could talk her into it...

10:01 PM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

exactly wes. it's all UT all the freakin' time.

nitey nite hotties. looking forward to watching the women win tomorrow. i may have to make a late lunch trip to Hooters to watch it. bummer, eh? :)

10:02 PM  
Blogger Hornet said...

Wes - a boy named Davis; which beat out my suggestion Vincent Bo

10:06 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

Oku is a go to Tennessee.

10:11 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

why is AU paying Arkansas State $1mil to come play? can we not get a slightly better team to come play at a lower price??

10:19 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Yep, it's Dirty and I think she's pretty much settled on Ava. Sorry, Miller. I could get pregnant just to give us a baby to name?

10:24 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

That is what I call stepping up for the HABOTN!
Good job Mon... get to work on that.

10:26 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Monica ...

That's definitely taking one for the team.

10:27 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

HAHAHA nice, Jet

There is one major obstacle in my plan, but that would be overshare for sure. :-)

10:28 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

Mrs. Jet and I can't help ... she's been speyed, and I've been neutered.

10:30 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

I'm sure Greg would be up for it, Mon...

10:31 PM  
Blogger FSJ said...

Jon Stewart obliterates CNBC and Jim Cramer in the process...

Funny stuff...even if I don't agree with him entirely.

Stewart

10:39 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Yes, he would, but he's been neutered also.

10:45 PM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

Would it be a record if a posted on the HABOTN from 7 different countries in 17 days?

10:47 PM  
Blogger Jet said...

JHag ... the Michael Phelps of HABOTN.

10:48 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

shoot for 17 countries in 7 days...

10:52 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

I can see it now... jhag will be in a Turkish prison for trying to smuggle an Amsterdam brownie into the country

10:53 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

I love Jon Stewart. That was funny.

10:53 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Hag - you would NOT do well in prison. I do not want to see you on the 'LOCKED UP ABROAD' show!

10:54 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

I do want to see him post on the HABOTN from a Turkish prison though... that would be a major accomplishment...

10:55 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Could he just be maybe touring the prison? Or hanging outside the prison bogarting their wifi?

10:57 PM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

I doubt the turkish officials could keep me from posting on the HABOTN in jail

11:06 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

Mon,
Any of those would suffice... but, he'd get a major fist bump if he could manage it from inside the prison walls, somehow.

11:07 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

Does anyone here play Ikariam?

11:08 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

I think you should try it, Hag and be damn sure to get a video of it!

Miller - I had to look it up so I could answer no.

11:10 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

had to ask, mon... i hear it's another interweb time consuming, addicting vice

11:12 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Then I must further investigate. I do have those hours between 2 and 6 a.m. I need to fill.

11:12 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

I like games that require strategy and where I can compete against other people.

11:13 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

I've been trying to get better at poker because there is a real game here I want to join and at least understand how my money is being taken from me.

11:15 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

i have to admit, it has me intrigued... but i'm too lazy to really investigate it... let me know the findings of your investigation please.

11:16 PM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

I'm terrified of flying, i think the flight from Ft. Lauderdale to England is like 11 hours...pills :)

11:17 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

lol you're as bad as me...it looked too involved and I'm way too ADD for all that. Investigation over.

There goes my last load of laundry buzzing so I'm out! G'night Miller and any other hotties still here.

11:18 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Hag - do whatever it takes to MAKE THAT TRIP! DO IT!!!

11:19 PM  
Blogger JgobravesHAG said...

I can't sleep and I must wait 22 more days

11:57 PM  
Blogger Miller said...

G'morning all you environmental HABOTNists!!

TGIF! Hope everyone has a good one!

Here is your morning reminder in case you have not signed up for the Bracket Challenege. We have reached 40% of our goal. Just 60 more entries to go to get there.

Link to join Brackets

Group ID: 23214
Password: hatebama

7:09 AM  

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