Hey everyone. My unpaid, mandated furlough has ended. I'm back in the house.
Sorry for the lack of thread on Saturday. There were some administrative issues at play and I was annoyed. That's all I'm going to say about that.
We'll begin reviewing The Week That Was later today.
We also want to direct good tidings to Ian Rapoport, author of the outstanding Rap Sheet, who was married on Saturday.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: All of us at the HABOTN want to wish the moms out there a great morning/afternoon/night. I'm thankful for my mom. Without her altrustic intercession, I wouldn't be here today. I'll bet you have a similar story to tell.
MARK RICHARD LEFT: I was somewhat forlorn last week upon learning that Mark Richard was leaving his post in the Auburn athletic department to become AD at Gannon University. The school is located in Erie, Pa., which isn't far from Richard's hometown. He arrived at Auburn in '99 as an NCAA compliance guy and broke the mold ... by always being in a good mood and never viewing reporters as the de facto bad guys. It's an approach shared by only a few of his Auburn co-workers. I'll miss him being around.
MIKE GRIFFIN LEFT: Auburn's long-time men's golf coach ended his run after a 25th season. He's going to stay on as the program's director of golf -- I have no idea what that means -- and the search for a new coach will start one of these days. I don't know Griffin personally, but he was pretty cool when the NCAA Championships were held at Grand National back in ... 2001? He also didn't view reporters as de facto bad guys. That's the sign of a pro in my book.
Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University
wow...everyone must be going to their mother's
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ReplyDeleteahhh man..you beat me..Happy Mothers Day to all you Moms out there..WAR EAGLE
ReplyDeletei love that new thread smell.
ReplyDeletewelcome back JGT.
ReplyDeleteI'd have commented on your absence but it would sound bromantic.
Happy Mother's day to Michael.
ReplyDeleteYet again an Auburn commit is the highest 3* recruit on rivals website.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you back Jay. I assumed you just didn't work on Saturday during off season.
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day to Michael.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you are back Jay G Tate.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind mother's day wishes. I know I am the King of Eurasia and Queen of HABOTN, but I take my job as a mother at least half as seriously as those other jobs. That ain't too shabby.
ReplyDeleteYou were desperately missed, Jay G. Welcome back!
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day to all our Hottie Mamas!
Hi Hotties! Welcome back JGT! You ARE HABOTN and it just wasn't the same without you.
ReplyDeleteNow we can get back to normal -- whatever that is.
ReplyDeleteglad you're back JGT.
ReplyDeleteYes!
ReplyDeleteYes Jet, back to normal. I do love me some HABOTN normalcy.
ReplyDeleteHappy Mothers Day!.... oh and War Eagle!
ReplyDeleteHappy mother's day to all the HABOTN moms out there!
ReplyDeleteOf course, GaTiger, you're never very far from the norm.
ReplyDeleteThis is indeed true. Never far at all.
ReplyDeletePeter Frankenschmidt's avatar woke up the nerd in me, and now that nerd in me wants to design stuff on BRL-CAD.
ReplyDeleteYes Michael, you may direct your hatred towards whoever taught you SolidEdge.
Jay- I share your sentiments about Mark Richardson. I was lucky enough to get to know him when he first came to Auburn from Vanderbilt and he is a great guy. Always fun to chat with. I hope he has a great time being back close to home.
ReplyDeleteGood to have you back Jay!!
ReplyDeleteUAT = de facto bad guys
ReplyDeletehow approachable is hawke, the (de facto) men's s & d coach?
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day, HABOTN moms!
ReplyDeleteAnd welcome back, JGT!
Yea! Ducks finally score. They had a whopping total of 5 shots on goal nearing the end of the 2nd period. That's ridiculous. Commies still lead 2-1.
ReplyDeleteCanes vs Bruins tonight. GO CANES!
Hi Jay, welcome back. I think I got this furlough thing worked out. On your next furlough, just mail me anything you want posted. I will then change my nick to NotJay and post it. Now, who could argue with that?
ReplyDeleteCommies win :-(
ReplyDeleteCanes & Bruins are on Versus
Gotta love the Quest for the Cup!
Actually, UAT is de jure bad guys. One of the immutable laws of the universe is that UAT is evil.
ReplyDeleteScott, The Arizona Variety: I haven't spoken with Brett Hawke since he was a student. He was great back then.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back, Jay G.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you survived the weekend. You were missed.
Does anyone know where I can get information on the Gridiron Kick-Off at Landmark Church in Montgomery, AL?
ReplyDeleteNo offense JGT, but as a safety measure, I too would probably assume that most of the press are defacto bad guys. Sometime back, the lines that seperate reporting and commentary blurred and now too many reporters interject desquised commentary in order enhance a story.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that after a while, athletic department personnel are able to determine which members of the press to trust, but how much fallout will there be from the reporters that aren't deemed to be the favs. It may just be easier for some of the AD-type folks to keep all of the press at arms length and limit risk.
I also imagine that it makes your job tuffer without folks like Mr. Richards @ AU and I'm sure that we will all be missing something b/c of that.
neither team I was pulling for won today, but I'm willing to live with that if the Penguins can win tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteTHT ...
ReplyDeleteIt's never a bad thing when one of the Original Six is still in play.
are you all ok?
ReplyDeleteEsta' OK.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Hotties! Why are the weekends always so short???
ReplyDeleteGood to have you back, Jay G!
Congrats to the AU athletes that graduated this weekend.
ReplyDeleteMorning Hotties - here's to a "furlough free" week.
ReplyDeleteMon-I'm great..
ReplyDeletegatiger-I'll drink to that...for now some OJ but later I'll have a beer..
Mornin' Luv, Jet, gatiger, wartiger, et al.
ReplyDeleteWork is interfering with HABOTN duties :-(
Y'all have a great day!
p.s. Jet, perhaps so, but not when they are clothed in UA-Tish red. Plus I like pulling for the underdog.
mornin' hotties. WDE.
ReplyDeleteGood morning gang, and a very warm welcome back to our fearless leader. It was a long week.
ReplyDeleteSup folks? WDE.
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