Coaching spotlight: Jeff Grimes
JEFF GRIMESAge: 40 (born 9/23/68)
College: B.A. from U. Texas-El Paso, 1991 (education); M.A. from Texas A&M, 1997 (education).
Playing career: Spent four years -- two as a starter -- as an offensive tackle at UTEP.
Coaching career:
•Auburn, offensive line(current)
•Colorado, offensive line (2007-08)
•Brigham Young, offensive line (2004-06)
•Arizona State, offensive line (2001-03)
•Boise State, offensive line (2000)
•Hardin-Simmons, offensive line (1998-99)
•Texas A&M, graduate assistant (1996-97)
•Rice, graduate assistant (1995)
•Riverside H.S. in El Paso, Texas, offensive coordinator (1993-94)
Mentor:
The primary guy is Dirk Koetter, former head coach at Boise State and Arizona State. He now is the Jacksonville Jaguars' offensive coordinator. Other influences include Andy Reid (Philadelphia Eagles head coach) and R.C. Slocomb (former Texas A&M coach).
Previous Auburn experience:
None.
Coaching philosophy:
Grimes is about as new-school as it gets. Though he spent a significant portion of his career around Dirk Koetter, one of the most gruff coaches around, Grimes doesn't consider scolding a powerful instructional tool. Much like Curtis Luper, Grimes corrects mistakes by explaining how each mistake affected everything else that occurred during a given play.
It's a cerebral approach. There is almost no yelling involved.
Grimes believes in verbalization. During practice, you'll hear him talk his way through a drill. He'll explain what he wants to see and why he wants it done that way. After he explains, he'll then backtrack through his instructions and make players answer questions about those instructions. He'll make them speak. He's forceful about the whole endeavor, but it's not an angry thing. Grimes doesn't dawdle. He wants to move briskly through his agenda.
He has said that contact is a critical part of his training regimen. Auburn's surprisingly small group of healthy scholarship linemen forced Grimes to curb the number of full-contact drills during the spring. He seemed bothered by that. We'll see how that develops as the Tigers re-build their player supply during the next few years.
He values toughness above all. Grimes believes everyone can learn how to think like a useful lineman. Being tough, in his opinion, is a trait that cannot be created from scratch. His goal is to sign tough guys and build on that foundation.
Grimes seems open-minded when it comes to techniques. He has taught a variety of different styles during his career, which has kept him from becoming betrothed to either two- or three-point blocking. Many coaches feel strongly about one or the other. Grimes seems fine with both.
He has spent most of his career in spread-type offenses.
Personality profile:
Grimes is a happy guy. If football wasn't part of his life, I could see Grimes as a successful pitch man. He speaks firmly, his voice projects, he has a tidy appearance and you believe what he's saying.
More than once, I have passed by Grimes' office to the sound of reggae music. When he's coaching, he's intense. When he's not coaching, Grimes is a calm, introspective guy. He is as dedicated as anyone to building one-on-one relationships with his players. Grimes seems genuinely interested in becoming an important part of their college lives.
You don't hear much about it, but Grimes plays an important role in the Tigers' recruiting enterprise. Auburn has a mixture of promoters and realists. Grimes is a promoter along with Trooper Taylor, Curtis Luper and Tommy Thigpen. He can command a room. He can cold-call kids and establish a meaningful relationship with them. He can sell the program without any hint of inhibition.
I think he's upwardly mobile, but it's hard to see Grimes as a head coach. He's almost too nice. I don't mean to say he's soft. He's not. It just seems like the altruistic, happy-go-lucky head coach is teetering on the verge of extinction. Maybe that will change.
Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University
Questions? Comments? Post directly to the blog below or email me at jgtate@gannett.com.
posted by Jay G. Tate at
4:25 PM
138 Comments:
I haven't seen PF in a while, so I'm going to take a chance and go with no substance.
GO THT
with substance
DL always brings the substance I lack. Thanks DL!
Superb analysis! Once again, JayGT, you've done it better than any of the other AU beat writers. Don't you think you should give them at least a chance once in a while?
They can't touch me at Rock Band. That's all I'm saying.
I would say Jay is at least one of the top 5 or 6 Auburn beat writers around. Atta boy, Jay!
it is obvious that with his Rock Band skills Jay put the "beat" into Beat writer..
ouch that is bad..
"I think he's upwardly mobile, but it's hard to see Grimes as a head coach. He's almost too nice. I don't mean to say he's soft. He's not. It just seems like the altruistic, happy-go-lucky head coach is teetering on the verge of extinction."
Reminds me of the old adage "What profit has a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own life." I don't think it is all that bad to not come across as a head coach type, looking at what that type has become these days.
i was touched by auburn beat writers while playing rock band, that's pretty similar
Michael - even MrsTHT appreciated your last comment. And the Hotties all said...
supper time!
i'm out for da weekend. bye kids
JGT...I wouldn't normally expect a sports "beat hack" to be a good biographer. Nice job on the coach biography....again. If you ever quit your day job......
Do I wish we would be 21st century CFB politically correct and not play D2 teams?....yes. Am I gonna whine about it?...no, I'm gonna be a good fan. If one of those D2 games ever cost an opportunity due to strength of schedule...then I will scream. We need to stop scheduling D2 teams.
It was a tad warmish out on the golf course today. I'm happy to report that I did not suffer a heat stroke, contrary to reports on al.com.
DMiller ...
No heat stroke? That's amazing.
Jay G ...
You got the beat! You got the beat! Yeah, you got it!
Is it common for O Line coaches to become offensive coordinators? When I look at the current staff I can see Trooper and/or Luper becoming coordinators, but I just can't imagine too many O line coaches really moving up from there. Same goes for TE coaches. But maybe that's because I'm young, I only pay attention to Auburn, and the only O line coach (nall) failed miserably as an o coordinator....run left, run left, run right, run left, punt, repeat.
Harrison was touched by Auburn beat writers....see above.
Talk about culture shock. Going from Nall to Grimes has to be a eye-opener for the OL. I'm still disappointed that Stacy Searels didn't take the job, but Grimes seems like an interesting choice. I still think if Ziemba gets hurt, things will get ugly in a hurry. Good luck Coach Grimes, you're gonna need it.
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it lives!!!!!!
fyi, check out the #21 "Dre Kirk" mobile that is zooming around gadsden. there was some nice undercover work going on here as the car was reportedly photographed while parked by the GCHS track out of public view while DK attends summer school.
#21 Dre Kirk Mobile!
was it the iranians or the REC shutting us down tonight?
Good job Chip. Man, but if nothing came off of USC Reggie Bush deal, I don't think anything would come off of this dodge charger.
It's neither the REC nor the Iranians. Tonight .. I claim this blog in the name of 'the illuminati'.
And the illuminati are appreciative of the awesome job that JayG did with the coverage / spotlights.
War Damn Illuminati Eagle.
Morning Hotties!
Happy Frank D'Agostino Day!!! T minus 77 days til kickoff.
Good ol' #77 was a "huge 233 pound" All-American lineman during Shug's early years. Quite likely, he may be the only yank to make our list.
WAR EAGLE!!!
Aero must be seeing fireflies ;-)
Excellent and enlightening analysis and fantastic series profiling the coaching staff overall, Jay.
Saban asks for integrity from recruiting sites
Oh, please. What a joke!
My son-in-law was telling me that they purchase advertising on WTAK for the Auburn games for their business. It only cost $100 per game. The rep told him they had a hard time selling ads. If it doesn't pick up, they are dropping Auburn next year. There are a lot of big business "Auburn-grad" owners in the Huntsville area so didn't understand the difficulty in selling ads. He said the people said they were afraid of making their Bama customers mad. I had heard this before, but seriously? I couldn't tell you who advertises on the Auburn network, much, much less the Alabama. Would you base your purchases on which sport team they advertised?
Kathy, Saban is obviously the voice of integrity. Maybe the reporters should ask him how he is going to "make" the numbers work to fit their incoming freshmen under the scholarship limits.
Integrity + Saban = Oxymoron
Integrity
Never meant to be
For Lil' Nicky
Coachin' at UAT
Win sooner, not later
Says the dictator
Still lost to Gators
And is a Utah hater
We'll fight 'em with Troop
Gustav, Thigpen and Lupe
Maybe NCAA will stop their poop
Bring joy to our group
So NCAA, get your whuppin' stick
And take care of Lil' Nick
'Cause I'm gettin' sick
On this pompous little jerk.
The hits keep coming from the Jetster. By the way, TennStud(aka Roy Adams) has some interesting comments on the Tennessee Scout site regarding Alabama and their runners in Memphis. He implied that Milton Kirk was once again talking with people that matter about Bama wrongdoings. Could history be repeating itself?
Kathy...thanks for the article. When CN$ was skirting the rules, that resulted in the $aban "bump" rule....he didn't seem too worried about integrity. $aban is starting to cry like Urban.
Chip.....We need more photos and details....tag #s....license receipts.....auto titles and photos showing DK driving in order to place credence. Nice start though.
Jet....in honor of one of your favs......."that's what I'm talking 'bout"!
hoop, that's what the folks on the pay site where i lifted the pic from said.
the reply from people in the know said the ncaa already has all that stuff and that gadsden was a small part of what is supposedly going on. $aban's comments on integrity by reporters today only ads a little credibility that some of this may be true if he is already upset about it and starting to spin how unfair it is.
if there is "nuthin' to it." why even address it or worry about it, much less make a comment in newspaper? if you know you are 100% innocent, just let the situation play out and, when nothing happens, then throw the recruiting reporters spreading the lies under the bus-and with good reason. if your level of integrity is so high (as he thinks his is) your word should mean more to recruits than that of some recruiting site reporter anyway.
Excellent prose Mr. Jet.
jgt,
next time you see marshall, caldwell, lee and any of the other pay site reporters, ask them if they are now checking with $aban before they call recruits and getting his OK for the questions they plan on asking. that would be the polite thing to do since he obviously thinks they have no integrity and cannot be trusted to perform their job ethically.
From the Bham news article:
"If reporters appear to be assisting a school in recruiting, there is a possibility they may be classified as boosters (or "representatives of athletic interests") by the NCAA. If that happens, they would be prohibited by NCAA bylaws from calling a prospective recruit or members of his family."
could this statement not also apply to high school coaches that are huge bammer or AU grads and fans? can a HS coach not be considered a booster if he is an alum and/or a fan of a specific university?
chip chip...
Anybody can be a booster. And anybody can not be a booster...
For instance, Harold Simmons was deemed a Bama booster when he was paying Jelks.....even though he didn't attend the school.
Diane Sanford, who attended UT games with season tickets purchased by her husband was not a UT booster in the Tee Martin case.
Kathy,
Crazy or not but I will never bank with Colonial Bank for the very reason you mentioned.
I wouldn't expect that Bryant Bank gets too many Auburn grads either.
Saban asks for integrity from recruiting sites.
That's funny. I don't care who ya are.
Saban asks for integrity from recruiting sites.
That's funny. I don't care who ya are.
as a matter of fact, it's SO funny I decided to post it twice
Sorry I haven't commented earlier on this thread, but blogger was AOWL when I tried initially.
Jay, this is the best coaching spotlight yet. I don't want to go out on a limb or put words in your mouth, but are you saying Hugh Nall and Jeff Grimes are absolute polar opposites?
Jet, I believe prick rhymes better with sick.
Maybe lil' nicky will tick off Rivals and Bama will no longer have the benefit of biased recruit ratings.
Maybe this will satisfy Hoopie's lil' paranoid mind that such wasn't ever the case. haha
Just re-read JGT's last statement.
Jay...too many fans fancy themselves to be Athletic Directors for there to be Happy-go-Lucky, altruistic coaches. Those same fans will tell you that the accountability has to be there because the coaches are paid so much, the ticket prices are so high, and winning is the only answer.
The current results of an AJC poll indicates thats 81% of the respondents feel that Bammer got off easy with the NCAA. Maybe Prez Whitt/$aban should take note.
You'll have to copy and paste the linky:
http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/recruiting/index.html?cxntlid=nav_sprts_rcrtng
Hoopie ...
Your point brings up an interesting discussion.
Historically, most team's/program's personality tends to swing like a pendulum -- disciplinarian, then "players' coach." Back and forth. The extra variable is the energy that the coach brings to the job.
Concurrently, the patience level has diminished because of the money.
Has the weight of the money permanently dislodged the pendulum? Or has it just ensured that the pendulum will swing faster?
Mr guess is to see what happens in Pro football fandom. Pro football fans have been "just win baby" for a long time....it's one reason I don't watch. Free agency, although legally correct, destroyed the appearance of loyalty that was attractive for so many years.
CFB fans(especially younger ones)have increasingly adopted the NFL fans attitudes over the past 15 years. Internet blogging, ESPN and trendsetters like Jim Rome have tended to increase rate of change.
There is indeed credibility to the argument that the cost of CFB justifies demanding more and quantifiable accountability. If that's where we are...then considering CFB to be "amatuer athletics representing an academic institution" is a joke and one day won't be of interest to me.
I played athletics for sport and still try to capture that feeling when watching sports today. Too much money disrupts the pure sport. I have given up all pro sports b/c of money stench. CFB is now the only major sport I follow and I lament each small step away from amatuer athletics. In fact, local recreational and HS sports are probably the most appealing to me now.
As long as CFB fans continue to watch televised games and donate/purchase tickets on an increasing basis...the money will keep that pendulum knocked to the floor.
a.) Grimes and Nall are polar opposites.
b.) I know some highly unethical reporters who work for fan sites. I believe a small percentage of them actively recruit on behalf of the school they "cover" -- whether that be by promoting their school or passing along information aimed at sullying a rival.
Believe it, peeps.
Jay, do you feel like you and the other beat writers are treated any differently by the coaches as opposed to the fan site reporters? I've always felt like the reporters from the fan sites are more like fans than reporters. Is that an unfair assumption?
Unethical reporters at fan sites?
Surely, you're must be kidding.
jgt, are there a majority of "unethical" pay site reporters for any one or two particular schools you are familiar with or have you encountered a few of varying degrees covering a wide range of institutions in and out of the SEC? if AU fan site reporters are one/some you are familiar with, i would appreciate a heads up so i can take their reporting with a larger dose of salt than i already do. i don't want you to name any names and throw someone under the bus (even if you know/feel it is true). a wink and a nod will do just fine.
Good Article about Richard Quick by Mike Szvetitz in the Opelika-Auburn News
There are some minor differences between the access afforded print writers and the pay-site guys, but that's not an institutional thing. It's a coach thing.
I'm not going to differentiate between legit and illegit reporters. That's your job. I'll say this -- this fandom identified earlier isn't widespread or anything.
So, can we contribute questions for recruits?
Seastrunk, are you stupid or are you going to Auburn?
D.J., why do you feel Bama sucks?
Kirkpatrick, which do you find more embarrassing, the Bama fans or coaches?
Good stuff, Steve. Fair and balanced as the saying goes.
Well, I left off the question about if teeth were worth a penny each, how many Bama fans would be able to afford a phone call because I thought asking a Bama fan about math to be unfair.
By the way, I am starting to develop a warm spot in my heart for Nick Saban. We seem to have something in common.
Phillip Marshall says that he doesn't know of any reporters that would feed bad Bama info to recruits as CN$ suggests. JGT is aware of one or some that are unethical. I really don't have a point for adjoining those 2 statements. It's just background.
I wonder if there are unethical paysite recruiting reporters representing every school? If so, then the playing field is level. Also, if that is the case, then I'm betting the maniacal Bama folks definitely have unethical reporters.
The NCAA doesn't have jurisdiction. The only recourse would be to sue the reporters for slander.
Taking this all in: Nick's whining seems silly.
Hoopie ...
I'll cast my lot with Jay G.
In re Bama fan site folks... safest bet since, well, safest bet ever.
Nick whining? It's one of his specialties.
supposedly CB Jonathan Mincy, RB/S D.J. Howard, and OG Eric Mack are close to committing. yay!
Saban is the master of "Do as I say, not as I do."
I enjoy the fan sites for recruiting information, but I consider them to be an extension of what the coaches want the story to be, not what the story may actually be. The reporters are dependent on the coaches for access, so there will be no bad news reported unless there is no way to avoid it. Everyone's tastes are different, but the objective reporting and opinion that Jay provides here are what attracted me to this blog.
Jet - there are no unethical reporters working for newspapers?
Hoopie - Saban whining is VERY silly.
mr dude,
Where are you hearing that?
from a pay site
I am really starting to appreciate Nick Saban. Several times he has made statements that made me think he doesn't like the Alabama fans. $4 Million a year for a coach that doesn't like your fans. You got to love it.
HAPPY TIM DUCKWORTH DAY to all the HOTTIES!!!
T-minus 76 days til kickoff!!!
THT...
It's past your bedtime
I got a little whirlpool just made for ten
You can jump out and you can jump in
Monica ...
Can't specifically point to any "reporter" (note I didn't say "columnist") in my mind that's "unethical." "Misguided," assuredly, but unethical, I don't know for sure.
I've got a pretty good idea about some folks on pay sites.
Morning Hotties - Happy Father's Day to all who meet the criteria. I, for one, intend to have a good one if for no other reason than that both of my children are in the same house at the same time. Now, it's off to teach someone else's kids Sunday School and church.
ehyou You can do anything you wanna do.
ehyou... in the whirlpool with 10 folks at 1:46 CDT, I suppose we won't see you for a while today.
Steve.....$aban is training the Bama Nation to not only acquiesce, but to embrace each little edict. This is beginning to look similar to the control that Bear had over those boneheads. Even Prez Whitt is under the spell.
Information can unravel total control. His control will increase as the wins pile up, but will ultimately crumble under the weight of information.
Now...off to Sunday School and the 11 am service.
Happy Tim Duckworth Day, and Fathers' day.
I agree with Josh Moon this time.
...though I'd prefer to keep all I-AA schools off the schedule.
I've been saying what Moon said there for months.
It's been called "ego" by some on here, but I don't buy into the "SEC is so hard" that we have to schedule 3 cupcakes per year defense.
there are definitely some sunshine pumpers writing on the AU pay sites as well as other teams' pay sites. the AU guys, overall, tend to be rather level headed from what i have read over the years. there are times when i roll my eyes at what they have to say but for the most part i don't detect they actively try to recruit for AU.
there are pay site reporters ,who happen to be alums and fans of one particular school, and, who also happen to be regional editors and managers at these sites, who seem more concerned with pandering to a certain demographic fan base which improves their business model by sacrificing their intelligence and integrity. while they may not necessarily be in it to help the coach, "recruiting" prospects to a certain school with a large subscriber base certainly helps their business.
star ratings appear and disappear somewhat randomly at times, "bigtime recruit's name here" commits to "UofX" over AU is the headline many times. let's just hope the REC is as good at covering their tracks as some of these "reporters".
of course moon is right, and even handed, on this one.
i will never and i repeat never ever ever, BUY tickets to one of those dud games. i'll show up in the parking lot and wait for someone to hand me two or six or however many i need for the fam that day for FREE.
the only reason i go to those games at all is so i can watch the 2nd and 3rd team play some meaningful minutes. kinda like a-day.
I've been in the newspaper business for 27 years. There are lazy reporters, slow reporters, dumb reporters and a lot of bright, hard working, do it by the books reporters. The only one unethical reporter I knew (now deceased) was never trained to be a journalist, he sort of "lucked" into his job.
yeah, I didn't think so...
USA pulls off mission impossible, blanks Egypt 3-0. With an assist from Brazil, Italia eliminated and USA advances to the semi-finals!
In other news, the Braves leave the bases loaded in the top of the ninth, then Jeff "Game Over" Bennett comes out for the Braves, throws one pitch, Nick Green wraps it around Pesky's Pole to give the BoSox a 6-5 win.
Happy Fathers Day to all you Dads out there!
thanks, wartiger!
So, FSJ, how's your new liver?
I think a 1-AA school is okay every now and then as a last minute replacement, but not okay years in advance.
But if you look back over the last 25 years or more of AU schedules, there are plenty of cupcakes. We can't seem to beat the GA Tech, USF, and West Virginia type teams that we've scheduled over the last few years, yet people complain about the UCLA deal. Scratch the 1-AAs off and our schedules are plenty tough.
Has anyone gone back at taken a look at the A-Day tape?
I still have it on the DVR, but was gonna wait until right before fall.
with the 2nd and 3rd D playing most of the day, i felt the a-day tape would be virtually worthless from an evaluation standpoint, unless you are planning on playing a schedule full of LA techs and furmans.
commence hating bammer................NOW!
commence? did you say commence? How can I commence something that's been running unabated since I was conceived?
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.
Father's Day is now history. Let's make some new history by having a...
HAPPY KEN RICE DAY!!! T-minus 75 days til kickoff! WARRRR EAGLE!!!
Ken Rice was an All-American tackle, drafted #3 in first round of the 1961 AFL draft, #8 in the first round of the NFL draft. He made all-pro his rookie year with the Buffalo Bills. The Ken Rice Award is given each year to Auburn's top blocking lineman.
I'm going to cheat a bit and give an honorable mention to one of my childhood favorites, Forrest Blue. I have no idea what his Auburn jersey # was, but he wore #75 in a stellar career with the 49ers. Although not All-American or even All-SEC, he was a 1st round pick in the 1968 NFL draft and made the Pro Bowl 4 consecutive years in the early 70s, twice being named 1st team All-Pro.
GO TIGERS!!!
Good morning, Hotties! I hope you all had a great weekend. Thanks for the profile on Grimes, Jay G!
So far, the U.S. Open has been very lackluster. Maybe things will get exciting today...
D. Miller, I had to laugh at your comment from Friday..."a tad warmish."
Good morning all. Anyone else going to be watching the conclusion to the Open today at work on their computer?
Eddie, I'm DVRing it, so I will wait until I get home. Too many interruptions here at work anyway.
Luv- Good luck not finding out before you get home.
What up gang, another Monday, another work week, yay!
In my house, hating UAT does not have an "off" switch.
Much like Jet and his lack of an Off position on his Hate Bama Switch, I too lack the said Off position. Also, my Genius and Wit Switches seem to have no Off position. You'd think that being a genius I'd be able to remedy this problem. Well, that's how we're different you and I. As a genius, I'm able to recognize that there's actually no problem at all with these conditions.
THT, excellent choice at #75 for Ken Rice day.
for the younger hotties it could also be Stanley McClover day.
i can't wait for day #74. i wonder who that could be. (hehehe)
oh, and a fantastic monday morning to hotties everywhere!
Eddie, I will stay away from the HABOTN and the internet.
Can any of you B'ham area folks recommend a good family doc? I really need to get established with a good doc up here.... soon, like today.
This thread appears to have been Millered.
Well, I guess we see how the Birmingham folks really feel about DMiller.
So my goal is to finish out the coaching profiles (Lolley and Taylor remain) and move on toward players.
I'm sure you're thirsty for information about Lolley. Right?
Jay, I'm waiting with bated breath for the Lolley write-up.
I recently realized just how many doctors and hospitals there are in Bammerham. My daughter will soon graduate from Ga.So. in nursing and wants to work in Bham for 2 years in order to qualify for nurse practitioner school at UAB. Her research found a lot of hospital options.
JGT...
While Trooper is a crowd favorite, we are awaiting your Lolley report with bated breath just the same.
Any tennis fans at the HABOTN?
Count me as one Sean.
How about James Blake flaming out in the first round? How many ways can you spell C-H-O-K-E? Here's one B-L-A-K-E.
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Well, Hello Lolley!
Well, Hello Lolley!
It's so nice to have you back where you belong!
You're lookin' swell, Lolley!
I can tell, Lolley!
You're still 'cruitin', you're still coachin', you're still goin' strong!
Just wanted to add my appreciation for the biographies, Jay. You really do a good job on them.
It seems to me that the best writers at newspapers these days are sports journalists, and you are high on that list.
i guess i should have said:
commence hating bammer MORE.............NOW!
even though it seems impossible, we can take it to another level!
Aggghhh, I hate ESPN360! (only because I can't get it)
I love it because I get it, and it's awesome.
JGT, thanks for the great biographies. You have a true talent for cutting to the good stuff.
Even though I don't post that often, I read every day — the entertainment quotient goes up considerably every time.
Monty Carpenter, treasurer of the Montgomery Auburn Club, suffered a brain aneurism yesterday and had emergency surgery at UAB this morning at 3 a.m. Please keep him in your prayers, as well as Pamela, his wife, and Will and Richard, his sons.
Just trying to catch up after a week at the beach. Did I miss anything?
DMiller, regarding your Dr. question, do you have a preference on where in the B'ham area the doc is located? Two in Hoover with pretty good reputations are Bullock and Ricketts. If you'd like, I can ask around for recommendations for docs in other parts of town.
ephem...
Consider it done.
If you are not watching the Open, get to a computer and turn it on. What a finish it is going to be. I also love that Duval is in it.
Ephem...prayers sent.
Slow days on the HABOTN are good days to remember to hate Bama and often.
I'm weak....I may not be around tommorow, so I'm changing the avatar today.
The Open is a barn burner...can't wait to see who hoists the trophy, it won't be Tiger.
Lucas Glover will need a Phil Mickelson Choke Job to take it to a playoff with a 2 Shot lead heading into 18.
I guess Glover watched Tin Cup and that French Dood a couple of years ago.
To me Duval has never been fun to watch. He's very much by the numbers and drab.
I'm a lefty and therefore partial to Phil. Also his wildly up and down game is somehow familiar to me.
It's Glover's to lose!
Barnes missed by an inch, congrats Lucas Glover!
Scotto Choco...
Thanks... We're around the Helena area, but Hoover isn't too far. I'll check and see if they are taking patients... thanks.
old thread down.
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