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
Uno with substance
ReplyDeletetwo again...
ReplyDeleteThat 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.
ReplyDeleteAn actual home field advantage for Auburn basketball. There is no good reason why this shouldn't be the case for every home game.
ReplyDeleteTennessee is whuppin' South Carolina.
ReplyDeleteLebo: "we are .500 against the Eastern Division". His response to those saying AU will not make the NCAA cause the SEC is weak.
ReplyDeleteDoes that seem to be the going "stinker"?
AU could be the 1st SEC 10-6 team to NOT make the field?
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.
ReplyDeletestinker? I thought we were done talking about poop.
ReplyDeleteawesome
ReplyDelete"The Outlaw Josey Wales" is on ION.
ReplyDeleteChief Dan George is the best film American Indian ever.
I'm the pooper scooper tonight...
ReplyDeleteDigger - Happy to see you back in your DOM clothes.
ReplyDeleteEven 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?
Whoever wanted the hated Bammers to beat Tennessee is going to be disappointed. Pat Summit obviously ginned them up pretty good during half time.
ReplyDeleteThere are two minutes left...
TN 63
AL 49
Indisputable Truth: Big10 basketball is unwatchable.
ReplyDeleteFinal Score
ReplyDeleteTN 68
Hated Bammers 49
I want UT to beat Bama in every sport three times a week and twice on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteImagine a yodeling Ricola-esque: "I hate Bama"
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ReplyDeleteEhyou, I'm with you.
ReplyDeleteI'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?
ReplyDeleteHag if you don't do it I will find you and kick your butt.
ReplyDeleteI agree with AUMom and ehyoutiger. I even like UT more because bama hates them SO much. :-)
I won my tickets from the tigers website....this is the second time...I think no one was applying at the time
ReplyDeleteLunardi 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.
ReplyDeleteJhag, book your tickets today. Europe is beautiful and enlightening. Bon Voyage!!!
ReplyDeleteI guess you told him, Phred!
ReplyDeleteI 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.)
ReplyDeletejhag....I lived in Germany for 3 years and you will have a great time only try to sneak away from the tour!
ReplyDeleteChief Dan George is also a real American Indian, in addition to be a film one.
ReplyDeleteA Representative Watson, a UCLA grad, introduced a bill to honor the USC Trojans. Her seat is now in jeopardy thanks to unhappy fellow alumni.
ReplyDelete1) 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!!!!!
jhag,
ReplyDeleteLondon and the Netherlands are worth the trip by themselves. Do it!
open your eyes to the world and broaden your horizons out of alabama....what year are you?
ReplyDeletejhag, I would spend my money on a 3 week brown liquor and SpagettiOs bender.....but you do whatever you need to.
ReplyDeletemom that made me laugh!!
ReplyDeleteI HATE BAMA!
Phred - your appreciation is appreciated.
ReplyDeletejhag -- gotta do that.
ReplyDeletejhag.... 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.
ReplyDeleteMmmmm....Amsterdamian brownies.
ReplyDeleteI mean, what are you talking about?
HEY!Look WhatI learned how to do.
ReplyDeletePhred has a new toy. He will never blog boring again.
ReplyDeletewhere is Jet... we need an infusion of bammer hate...
ReplyDeletealso, I'm curious as to why he needed my email earlier?
HATE $PUAT!
Man that sux. Evidently no Raycom broadcast in Macon tomorrow afternoon.
ReplyDeleteOn the bright side, the women's Big10 tourney will be on FSS.
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?
ReplyDeleteDestinations...
London, England
Paris, France
Lucerne, Switzerland
Pompeii, Florence, Rome, Italy
Delphi • Athens, Greece
Overnight ferry to Turkey.
IM IN!!!
jhag, I wish you a joyful and STD free voyage.
ReplyDeleteJust heard, Oku to UT. No link...
ReplyDeletewwhhooooo jhag, you are the man! it will be worth it I promise!
ReplyDeleteI have never really been jealous of a 18 year old before... but I'm very near it now...
ReplyDeleteSounds like a blast jhag... have fun! Bring me back something good.
wes i just heard that as well
ReplyDeleteOh what I could do with a week in Greece...
ReplyDeleteRe: Oku
ReplyDeletei 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.
Is anybody here pregnant? Or have a wife that is pregnant?
ReplyDeleteI have an idea for a prize for the winner of the HABOTN Bracket Challenge.
War eagle all. How come when I stop caring about Au basketball, they suck me back in by winning
ReplyDeletemy wife is due in June.
ReplyDeleteI 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...
ReplyDeleteI 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???
yeah... how's that for a mental image!
ReplyDeleteWes,
ReplyDeleteWould she be willing to allow the winner of the bracket challenge to name the child?
I don't know if I've shared this ... but I HATE UAT!
ReplyDeleteD. 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.
ReplyDeletethat's....well...unlikely.
ReplyDeleteScout says that Oku has made a decision.......then it says: "click here and pay to get the rest of the story".
ReplyDeleteNo thanks.
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.
ReplyDeleteHoopie,
ReplyDeleteOku is a UT Wildboy
Since we are 7-1 with me firmly off the bandwagon ... I will remain off and say we should fire Fester.
ReplyDeleteHowever, it was plainly obvious that as a coach Gottfried couldn't play dead in a cowboy movie.
Any idea on if AU backed off of Oku or not? Big O must have sung him his song after ripping off that shirt.
ReplyDeleteOku ...
ReplyDeleteFrom Cornhoes to Cornlikker.
I can't help but to be an Auburn team sport homer, so I will continue to do so.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone notice that several of the new folks associated with UT football are capable of unexplanable behavior?
ReplyDeleteKiffen......check
Ogeron......check
Oku.........check
Maybe they go together like "peas and carrots".
wes -- my wife is also due in June -- it's our first. Yours a boy or girl?
ReplyDeleteWhat 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.
ReplyDeletejet,
ReplyDeleteyou got mail
jhag -- make sure to watch Hostel one last time before you leave
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteWatch 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.
ReplyDeleteOurs is already named and has monogrammed burp cloths
ReplyDeletenot a chance hornet, nice try tho ahah
ReplyDeletehornet-
ReplyDeleteboy, 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?
Volquest.com (Rivals) announces OKU to Tennessee.
ReplyDelete"It's all good," Oku said. "I faxed my papers in at 7:30 and basically I felt like home was at Tennessee."
D-
ReplyDeletemy wife won't even let ME name the baby...
ahh, Volquest with Brent Hubbs...gotta love the UT inside scoop right, Scottie?
ReplyDeleteMy sister is due in June. You aren't my brother in law are you?
ReplyDeleteHow about whoever finishes last has to name their next child or grandchild "Oku Orgeron __________?"
ReplyDeleteno i'm not your brother-in-law..."i am michael"
ReplyDeleteperhaps we will name him...YAW YAW YAW Brent Shaeffer.
ReplyDeleteHow about
ReplyDelete"Hoopie HABOTNschmidt" for a boy, or
"Monica Kristina Luv" for a girl?
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...
ReplyDeleteexactly wes. it's all UT all the freakin' time.
ReplyDeletenitey 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? :)
Wes - a boy named Davis; which beat out my suggestion Vincent Bo
ReplyDeleteOku is a go to Tennessee.
ReplyDeletewhy is AU paying Arkansas State $1mil to come play? can we not get a slightly better team to come play at a lower price??
ReplyDeleteYep, 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?
ReplyDeleteThat is what I call stepping up for the HABOTN!
ReplyDeleteGood job Mon... get to work on that.
Monica ...
ReplyDeleteThat's definitely taking one for the team.
HAHAHA nice, Jet
ReplyDeleteThere is one major obstacle in my plan, but that would be overshare for sure. :-)
Mrs. Jet and I can't help ... she's been speyed, and I've been neutered.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Greg would be up for it, Mon...
ReplyDeleteJon Stewart obliterates CNBC and Jim Cramer in the process...
ReplyDeleteFunny stuff...even if I don't agree with him entirely.
Stewart
Yes, he would, but he's been neutered also.
ReplyDeleteWould it be a record if a posted on the HABOTN from 7 different countries in 17 days?
ReplyDeleteJHag ... the Michael Phelps of HABOTN.
ReplyDeleteshoot for 17 countries in 7 days...
ReplyDeleteI can see it now... jhag will be in a Turkish prison for trying to smuggle an Amsterdam brownie into the country
ReplyDeleteI love Jon Stewart. That was funny.
ReplyDeleteHag - you would NOT do well in prison. I do not want to see you on the 'LOCKED UP ABROAD' show!
ReplyDeleteI do want to see him post on the HABOTN from a Turkish prison though... that would be a major accomplishment...
ReplyDeleteCould he just be maybe touring the prison? Or hanging outside the prison bogarting their wifi?
ReplyDeleteI doubt the turkish officials could keep me from posting on the HABOTN in jail
ReplyDeleteMon,
ReplyDeleteAny of those would suffice... but, he'd get a major fist bump if he could manage it from inside the prison walls, somehow.
Does anyone here play Ikariam?
ReplyDeleteI think you should try it, Hag and be damn sure to get a video of it!
ReplyDeleteMiller - I had to look it up so I could answer no.
had to ask, mon... i hear it's another interweb time consuming, addicting vice
ReplyDeleteThen I must further investigate. I do have those hours between 2 and 6 a.m. I need to fill.
ReplyDeleteI like games that require strategy and where I can compete against other people.
ReplyDeleteI'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.
ReplyDeletei 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.
ReplyDeleteI'm terrified of flying, i think the flight from Ft. Lauderdale to England is like 11 hours...pills :)
ReplyDeletelol you're as bad as me...it looked too involved and I'm way too ADD for all that. Investigation over.
ReplyDeleteThere goes my last load of laundry buzzing so I'm out! G'night Miller and any other hotties still here.
Hag - do whatever it takes to MAKE THAT TRIP! DO IT!!!
ReplyDeleteI can't sleep and I must wait 22 more days
ReplyDeleteG'morning all you environmental HABOTNists!!
ReplyDeleteTGIF! Hope everyone has a good one!
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