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8.12.2009

Days to kickoff: 24

Our Tar Heel Tiger's Auburn Minute* is brought to you by the number:

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*=FOR THE ANONYMOUS EMAILER WHO GOES BY "MIKE PRICELESS": The following post was written by Tar Heel Tiger, who is an esteemed member of our community. I, Jay G. Tate, did not write the following passage. If the previous two sentences don't sufficiently convey the fact that Tar Heel Tiger wrote this piece, please contact me again. Perhaps I can call you on the phone and read to you. Polysyllabic words can be tricky in print.



HAPPY CARNELL WILLIAMS DAY!!!

No bio needed here, all the Hotties know about Cadillac's exploits. However, in my best (which isn't nearly good enough) Jet impersonation, I've revised a few lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's Cadillac Ranch:
Cadillac, Cadillac
Strong and fast Tiger Tailback
Open up your engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the gridiron, he's our Super 24!

Jay G.'s note on Williams: What always struck me about Carnell was his thirst for competition. He didn't know how to back down from a challenge. I think that's part of the reason he was hurt (and is hurt) so often -- he thought avoiding tackles was for lesser backs. Very country. Played with a ton of enthusiasm. Always seemed distant to me, like he didn't want people to really know him. Best tailback I've ever covered.

HONORABLE MENTION:

* Bobby "Goose" Freeman: born in Birmingham in 1932, high schooled in Decatur, Ala., was an outstanding QB/DB on Shug Jordan's early teams. He was Senior Bowl MVP in 1955 as quarterback of the winning South team. Bobby had 15 interceptions as a defensive back during a six-year NFL career with the Browns, Packers, Eagles, and Redskins.

Lots of 24s eligible for shout outs. Let's hear 'em!!!

195 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Fast as Hell #1

8:51 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

This confuses me.

8:52 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Well, Tyrik got a lot of playing time yesterday....hmmm???

8:52 AM  
Blogger Harrison said...

the cadillac song also fits the spiderman theme song

8:53 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

Jay,
Much, much better!

8:54 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Maybe i'm not in know on this, but why is Chizik wearing a mic at most practices?

8:54 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My favorite fan sign ever was before the 2003 Iron Bowl.

"Auburn is Rolling on 24s"

The first play of that game Carnell Williams broke a draw play 80 yards to put the first TD on the board.

"Go crazy, Cadillac. Go crazy!"

If memory serves, he finished the game with 200 yards on the ground.

8:55 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

I still need to know what to do with my armadillo!

8:55 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

Besides eat him as THT suggested.

8:56 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

Sensi,
I can still hear Jim Fyffe yelling that, "Go crazy, Cadillac, go crazy!" Such good memories.

8:57 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Try this, cincy.

8:57 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That was actually Rod Bramblett.

8:58 AM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

Eddie: Auburn has its own video crews -- with AUHD, I'm guessing -- and they are allowed to attend/tape practice.

Of course, their footage is carefully monitored and censored if necessary.

9:00 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

Oh, Ssnsi, you're right. I still want to attribute all of my wonderful memories of play calling to Jim. No one will ever meet his mark.

9:00 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Cincy...

I have no personal experience, but a buddy in your area recommended these folks.

9:01 AM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

Best fan sign I ever saw:

1999
Ole Miss at Auburn

GREAT AMERICAN TRAITORS
1.) Benedict Arnold
2.) My Prom Date
3.) TOMMY TUBERVILLE

9:01 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Agreed, Cincy. Jim Fyffe was one of a kind on the radio.

9:01 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Thanks Jay G. Nice to know.

9:02 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Of course that's your favorite.

Best hate in rivalry was the plastic skeleton with the houndstooth hat sitting in a lawn chair with a sign that said, "Take a picture with The Bear."

9:02 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

I've been watching a ton of old Auburn videos and have been enjoying listening to Jim get excited over different plays. But, since he died in May of 2003 I guess it would have been hard for him to call the Iron Bowl. Except maybe from heaven, which it was heavenly :)

9:02 AM  
Blogger patdyeswildturkey said...

Morning guys, got my tickets last night. So I know the season is close. Wife and I moved down 25 rows in section 43 so we are pumped.

One thing I take away from the team this year is that many of the guys are happy and excited about the new coaches, offense and defense. I think we have talent to win ball games we just do not have alot of depth.

The quarterback situation is strange. I think the two young guys played because he was seeing who to redshirt. But that doesnt make sense either because Mosely already said he thought he would and Rollison seems light years ahead of most qbs. I dont know its confusing. I dont think we will know for at least another week.

9:03 AM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Jim Fyffe didn't broadcast the 2003 Iron Bowl. He died in July 2003.

9:03 AM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I miss Fyffe, used to talk to him evey time I saw him.

I haven't spoken to Rod Bramblett since the day I wrote a story about him getting the job.

9:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

LOL @ My Prom Date, by the way.

Wonder if that person ever recovered from such treachery?

9:03 AM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

I never liked the "Go Crazy Cadillac" call.

It seemed full of cheese.

9:04 AM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

I love the idea of a prom date being a traitor. Very clever.

9:04 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

Yes, WERK, we established that.

9:05 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Is there tension between Rod Bramblett and other beat writers?

I don't read much of him during the season, but he is on a few radio shows from time to time.

9:06 AM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Yeah, I started typing that, left the room and came back. So I missed the earlier response.

That being said...Rod Bramblett is awful.

9:06 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

Sensi & ehyou,
Thanks for the advice. Calling the critter people now.

9:06 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Sorry, but I like Rod Bramblett personally, as I knew from his locker room interview days while I was there, but he just doesn't do a thing for me calling a game. It is just not even close to what I grew up with. I wish Auburn would get someone else, mainly Barry McKnight to do Football Play by Play.

9:06 AM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

Rod is above this writer.

Can't speak to the experiences of other writers.

9:07 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Rod is still way better than Eli Gold and the liquor cabinet former Bammer players they stick in the booth with him.

At least with Rod, you hear the time in the game and the score more than twice.

9:07 AM  
Blogger dnatl said...

His prom date must have decided to "go beaver".....

9:07 AM  
Blogger patdyeswildturkey said...

The problem with Rod is he isnt Jim and thats hard to follow. Its like following any legend.

The worst is the after game call in show. Whew, zzzzzz. Wife and I try to listen to the college station because they dont cut off fans with honest questions or opinions.

9:08 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Best call in show after the game is the one on The Eagle 93.9 out of Auburn. I have the audio after a few games from last year.

It is very entertaining.

9:09 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm curious, how was Rod Bramblett chosen as the voice of Auburn football after Jim Fyffe's passing?

He was doing AU baseball already, right?

9:10 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Armadillos, being docile and slow, are easily clubbed.

Just sayin'.

9:11 AM  
Blogger Loganville Tiger said...

Rod Bramblett does absolutely nothing for me. Pure Vanilla with his play calling.

LT

9:12 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

PDWT- The thing about the Official Auburn post-game show is they censor it to death and will bash anybody that calls in negative, even after last season. I can understand that, but at the same time, why have a call-in show if you are not going to let people express themselves the way they really feel.

9:12 AM  
Blogger michael said...

"I wouldn't want to be Malzahn right now, to be honest with you," defensive back Walt McFadden said with a laugh. "All the quarterbacks looked pretty good."

I don't think I believe that. I think he stole that line from Tony Franklin.

So there are people who actually still listen to radio?

9:13 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Rod needs to also drop the "Touchdown Auburn" call all together. Somethings just do not need to be touched and left as they were remembered.

9:14 AM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

"The problem with Rod is he isnt Jim and thats hard to follow."

Not true, Rod is awful on his own without comparison to anyone...he's among the worst all time compared to Fyffe.

9:14 AM  
Blogger FSJ said...

Eli is a jerk too. Or at least he has when I have been around to see how he treats people.

Maybe they will replace him with our basketball announcer soon.

9:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Agreed, Eddie. That one should be retired.

What's wrong with Touchdown Tigers except that it didn't happen nearly enough last year?

9:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

RK - That's midseason humor. You are in form, good sir.

9:16 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

FSJ, Chris Stewart?

9:16 AM  
Blogger dnatl said...

Is it safe to say that Fyffe was every Auburn fan's favorite Kentuckian*, with second being a toss-up between JGT and Chris Todd?

* Not to be confused with every Auburn fan's favorite Kentucky product, which is an amber-brown liquid that may lead to lost pants

9:16 AM  
Blogger patdyeswildturkey said...

I agree after last year the call in show was towing the company line. I wanted to scream "Rod, are you watching the games?"

Yea, he shouldnt yell touchdown Auburn, maybe he needs his own phrase, what about En Fuego or Boo-ya, oh wait thats ESPN's annoying phrases.

9:17 AM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Also, all Rod does during a broadcast is cry and moan about every officials call.

9:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

On a #24 note, is Carnell expected to make it back this season for the Bucs? He's had the worst injury bug.

9:17 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Steal John Ward's "Give Him Six" call.

9:17 AM  
Blogger FSJ said...

Yep Sensi..

He's much better than Eli....He's a homer to be sure but at least he tells you time, score, stuff like that.

9:17 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

WERK,
In reading back over my response, that sounded pretty bit--y. Sorry about that!

9:18 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

The worst thing about Rod is that you know it is not going to change anytime soon. I too get tired of the whining about calls.

9:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

FSJ, he is an upgrade in terms of quality for sure.

Last year I was in Florida and caught a Florida State game on Saturday and a Tampa Bay Bucs game on Sunday which featured the same play-by-play guy. Not sure who he is, but he is very good.

9:19 AM  
Blogger michael said...

But if they retired "Touchdown Auburn", and then the next radio guy became iconic with "Touchdown Tigers" so that you also had to retire that one when he retired, in 50 years or so we would be stuck with an announcer saying "The team in blue just crossed the goal line with the ball!"

I have only listened to Rod on the radio for a whole game once, and I thought he did a good job. I was not a regular radio listener though back in the day, so he didn't have a ghost to live up to.

9:19 AM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Rod is definately a company guy, he won't be critical at all.

9:19 AM  
Blogger Harrison said...

sensi- read where cadillac is looking pretty good in camp. Don't know what that really mens though

9:19 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Complaining about refs as a play-by-play announcer is so...Bammer

9:20 AM  
Blogger patdyeswildturkey said...

Cincy,

Armadillos, all depends on what phase you are willing to go to.

I have seen .22 rifles used or bigger, traps that close them in. Then you drop them off elsewhere or poison. Or call a critter catcher.

9:20 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Harrison, that's good to hear.

I know Gruden was a big supporter of his, but haven't heard if the new coach was or not.

9:21 AM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Cincy,

I didn't take it that way, don't worry.

9:21 AM  
Blogger patdyeswildturkey said...

Cadillace = Knowshown Moreno, I believe the Broncos will pay him to spend time on the injured reserve. Cadillac was a warrior, but not a huge back.

9:22 AM  
Blogger FSJ said...

The best one we've had was Paul Kennedy when Perkins was here. He was removed because he wasn't John Forney.

It's a shame really. John was replaced when Perkins came in because physically he couldn't do a top notch job anymore. Bryant didn't care, but Perkins did. Paul Kennedy was Vandy's play by play guy at the time and was great when he was at Alabama.

9:22 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

Care to take a guess how much armadillos are worth? $199.95 to set up the traps and then $125 per armadillo to dispose.

I think I like ehyou's idea of clubbing them!

9:22 AM  
Blogger dnatl said...

Armadillo - aka "possum on the half-shell"

9:23 AM  
Blogger michael said...

Patellar tendons are overrated. Caddy never really needed his.

9:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

$15.95 for an Eason aluminum bat.

Snag and extra Wal-Mart bag

End of problem.

9:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If I'm not mistaken, the 2004 backfield are all in contract years with their respective NFL teams.

I expect Ronnie to stay in Miami, but won't be surprised if Jason C. and Carnell are wearing different colors in 2010.

9:25 AM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

The Skins aren't overly happy with Jason as it is, so I would expect him to be gone.

9:27 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree, RK. There's always a team looking for a QB. He'll get a chance elsewhere.

Carnell on the other hand...RBs have a very short shelf life in the NFL.

9:28 AM  
Blogger Aubie said...

Cincy,
Rattlesnakes are the natural enemy of the armadillo.
I suggest you take a bag of 50-75 large rattlesnakes and let them loose in your yard.
Problem solved.

9:29 AM  
Blogger FSJ said...

Caption this pic...

Ole Myth

9:29 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Traditions die hard at Ole Miss...including overt slavery references.

9:30 AM  
Blogger Aubie said...

caption:
look ma, no hands

9:31 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

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9:31 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Aubie, what does she do about the rattlers after the 'dillo is gone?

9:32 AM  
Blogger Aubie said...

tarantulas. Rattlesnakes hate tarantulas.

9:36 AM  
Blogger Harrison said...

Rttlesnake roundup! Keeps the kids busy for hours

9:37 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And what about the tarantulas?

Pretty soon cincy will have as many species of dangerous critters as Auburn has QBs

9:38 AM  
Blogger Aubie said...

Well, I've heard that armadillos eat tarantulas.

9:39 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

And the circle is complete.

Back to Rod bash 2009...right after these messages

9:40 AM  
Blogger cincytiger said...

Y'all are starting to freak me out. Snakes and spiders and I do not get along.

My job is only in collecting information. My hubby will have the actual "take care of this problem" job.

9:40 AM  
Blogger Brent Von Kanel said...

Sensi, Gene Deckerhoff is the play-by-play guy for Florida State and the Bucs. I grew up an FSU fan and listened to him quite a bit.

9:41 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

Gene Deckerhoff is good. Chop-Chop.

9:44 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks, Brent. I enjoyed his two broadcasts a great deal.

9:47 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cincy,

A bat. A trash bag. A congratulations beverage.

That'll do it.

9:48 AM  
Blogger Dear Leader said...

If I recall .. after last years pre season scrim. they always spoke about how the O won and the D could nto keep up...

Last year D was good and O stunk... I hope this is not a repeat fiasco...

9:49 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

DL, good point.

9:50 AM  
Blogger dnatl said...

In last year's scrimmage, the D was limited - I think they could not stunt and they had to count "three Mississippi"

9:52 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

dnatl, that's the only logical expalnation. 3-Mississippi. nice.

9:53 AM  
Blogger Monica said...

being so anxious to club the thing is a little scary

9:53 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Actually, last year's O was going against a Arena League Defense, they only had like 7 players out there.

9:56 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

you know Mon, if you ain't in the club, you must be in the tub.

9:56 AM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Last year's O seemed like it was playing 7 vs 11 during the game.

9:58 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Agreed RK.

9:59 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Join Eddie and me tonight on Auburn Football Insider Podcast where we will talk Auburn football with Kevin Strickland, Sports Editor Pickens County Herald. We will also discuss the rate of speed "fast as hell" and all it's many properties.

f you miss the live show, download it on ITunes. Fun will be had by all. I

9:59 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

i've got the AFIP & Mike&Mike in the Morning loaded onto my ipod. it's nice. thanks fellas.

10:02 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

100!

10:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks, Scottie.

10:03 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Thanks Scottie B!

10:04 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm also on another episode of The Gridiron Breakdown tonight at 6 pm CDT. This episode appears to be me defending not putting Alabama in the Top 10 and why I am wrong. If you are into delusional crimson-colored sports talk, we are your show.

(Somebody save me).

10:05 AM  
Blogger BinOBA said...

peace hotties, i'm driving lil one over to big kahunas water park in destin, fl for some waterslidin and go cart ridin !!!!

10:08 AM  
Blogger WDEwg said...

Sensi
Downloading AU Insider podcast to my Iphone over wifi as we speak. Will give me something decent to listen to on my 45 ATL commute! Thanks.

10:11 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks, WDEwg.

Please rate the podcast on ITunes if you get a chance.

We appreciate the support.

10:12 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

dnatl said...

* Not to be confused with every Auburn fan's favorite Kentucky product, which is an amber-brown liquid that may lead to lost pants


That made me laugh. I also liked Harrison's solution with how to get rid of the rattlesnakes.

10:14 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yikes. That last sentence is horrible. I meant to say...I liked Harrison's solution on how to get rid of the rattlesnakes.

10:15 AM  
Blogger FSJ said...

Sensi...I think Alabama is a top ten team this year as well....

Reasons: Defense, Julio, RB's, & schedule.

I may be delusional as well. Wouldn't be the first time.. :-)

10:16 AM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Preseanson polls are 100% bunk. It is impossible for anyone at this point to know and rank the 25 best teams in the country.

10:22 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Jay, does that first part of this blog mean you didn't write the one? I was getting that feeling reading it.

10:25 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Of course they are, ehyou, but they are fun to talk about leading into the season.

FSJ, you may be right, but I think losing 3/5 of a very good o-line and a senior QB in the SEC is going to take it's toll. Not that Bama will fall off the map, mind you.

10:25 AM  
Blogger AUNugget said...

Jay G, any chance you can start using Los Tigres instead of Les?

its just makes me think you are talking about lsu, even though i know....you are not.

10:27 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'd like to propose an addition to the land of verbs:

36-0'd (pronounced: thirty-six to nothinged)

Definition: The display (either in written form or spoken word) of the 2008 Iron Bowl score of 36 to zero. Generally used by when Auburn Fans disagree with Alabama fans about almost anything.

Example: I was telling John I didn't think Alabama would be as good this year as they were last year and he 36-0'd me. Right there in front of God and everybody.

10:31 AM  
Blogger Scott Chocolate said...

Luv - The Kentucky beverage quote and the the armadillo exchange cracked me up, too. We must be on the same wavelength. Oooh, armadillo exchange...that could be another way to get rid of it.

Btw, for those interested - U.S. vs. Mexico in World Cup qualifying futbol from Estadio Azteca at 3:00 CDT today.

10:32 AM  
Blogger Monica said...

ehyou - agree completely with you on preseason polls.

10:36 AM  
Blogger j-z said...

Cincy...I know this will come as a surprise to all of you, but I have more experience in armadillo extermination than I would care to admit. The .22LR is the best option because it allows you to sit in a lawn chair and drink many, many beers while you wait for the varmint to show itself. If you live in an area where the discharge of firearms is frowned upon, you might want to go with this option:

The Sissy Method

If you're looking for an option somewhere in between, I'd go with the old compound bow and broadtipped arrow.

I'd advise against the clubbing option. The little fellas are surprisingly hard to kill with a club. TRUST ME ON THIS!

10:45 AM  
Blogger j-z said...

And you can get the traps at any farmer's co-op, Bass Pro Shop, or Cabela's.

10:47 AM  
Blogger Jet said...

My statement is this:

Rod and Rod (I mean, Stan) need to go.

Pay Charlie Trotman whatever it takes to get him back in the booth as the color analyst. Find another play-by-play guy. Bill Cameron? Some hired gun? Someone. Anyone.

10:49 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jet,

Why did Charlie Trotman leave the booth?

10:50 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Mon.. for me pre-season polls and predicting the AU Qb starter have the same level of futility.

Check out this article on SEC attrition..guess who leads?:

http://mrsec.com/tags/Auburn

10:51 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Find another play-by-play guy. Some hired gun? Someone. Anyone.

Two words Jet: Barry McKnight

10:51 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

That's a lot of high character no shows, Hoopie.

10:52 AM  
Blogger Monica said...

LOL Point taken, Hoopie.

I heard about that attrition list. WTC will enjoy that.

10:53 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I think I have a good way to clear up the QB situation. Auburn needs to hire Ryan Seacrest to do a live special on ESPN to announce who the starting QB will be.

10:55 AM  
Blogger Jet said...

Sensi ... I presume for CT it was family ... his son was entering "playing sports" age.

10:57 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I have entered the twitter age. I am now monitoring HABOTN on twitter. I will soon be the biggest twit out there.

10:58 AM  
Blogger AUNugget said...

for all the concern over the QB situation, i feel MUCH better about it this year because i have faith in the OC. i value his judgement a lot more than the previous one.

10:58 AM  
Blogger dnatl said...

Chris Todd almost took himself out of the QB race the other day at the close of graduation. Fortunately for him, he spared his shoulder when decided against throwing his mortarboard cap in the air.

10:59 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

He wouldn't have thrown it far.

11:00 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Good point, Nug. Malzhan has yet to refer to himself as "dumbass" or other pejoratives.

11:02 AM  
Blogger Jet said...

I will do my best to avoid commenting on Franklin references because it tends to lead the tiller to old ground that's been well plowed.

11:13 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Malzhan,

Not a dumbA and better calfs than Tony F.

This much we know.

11:14 AM  
Blogger Jet said...

Goofiness ... or why predicting 1-120 and the bowls in the preseason is a ridiculous endeavor ...

SI has tabbed us 65th in their preseason rankings behind nine of of our opponents.

Yet, somehow we will persevere and play in the Liberty Bowl against Mike Priceless and UTEP.

11:16 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

If we go to Memphis, I'll have to procure my heater from storage and I'm not talking about the one that sits on the floor and blows fuses.

11:17 AM  
Blogger digger4au said...

Pre-season predictions are like comparing 6 year olds (last years teams) to 7 year olds (this years teams). Way too many differences to make reasonalble comparison.

11:22 AM  
Blogger Jet said...

Give 'em the heater, Ricky

11:22 AM  
Blogger Scott M. Brannan said...

"Me - a born leader never leave the block without my heater."

-Tupac Shakur

11:23 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I wonder if the field crew at Jordan Hare assessed Auburn the way the crew in Cleveland did that team?

11:24 AM  
Blogger Jet said...

"This guy's dead."

"Then cross him off the list."

11:27 AM  
Blogger digger4au said...

Thanks THT for the Carnell Williams salute.
Having watched him through Jr. Ball all the way through High School at Etowah High School he was always something special. Not Big but always athletic and enthusiastic. Never stayed on the ground long after a play. Always jumped up clapping and talking.

11:29 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Please do not jinx us by mentioning you know who, the OC that should not be named.

11:39 AM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

If you want a good assesment of Auburn, just wait till after the first game and let my Mom tell you what she thinks. She has a knack of being dead on. She told us we were crap after the La Monroe game.

11:39 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

The game I remember most from Caddy was when he ran 40 something times against UGA.

The game I think of when I think Caddy and Ronnie is the LSU game in 2004. They refused to be stopped.

11:40 AM  
Blogger mytommyd said...

Okay so I'm getting into the blog after lunch. CAN I POSSIBLY WAIT 24 MORE DAYS?!?!?!?

By the way what's this stuff about JGT not writing the jersey countdown thing?

11:43 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love the siren test in Auburn on Wednesdays at noon.

It's so pleasant to be a mere 100 feet from the siren.

12:01 PM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

I saw the 2007 Cotton Bowl on TV this past weekend, we were garbage then and got by on adrenaline, luck and BS for the next year. It's amazing how bad we were then.

12:01 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I watched the 1986 Cotton Bowl last night, Sean. Talk about a garbage passing game. Of course we did have Bo and Fullwood.

12:03 PM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

I used to get yelled at on the AL.com boards during the 2006 season when I said we were the worst 11-2 team that I had ever seen.

Somehow we finished 11-2, but I'll never know how.

12:08 PM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Sensi,

It was after the 86 Cotton Bowl destruction by A&M that Dye decided we needed to change offenses to a more pro-style type.

12:10 PM  
Blogger Seanzie said...

WERK, adrenaline, luck and BS.

12:10 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Defense was deep, aggresive, and solid, RK.

12:10 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yep, the death of the option game at Auburn, RK. TAMU's QB torched the defense that day.

12:11 PM  
Blogger mytommyd said...

1986 Cotton Bowl Texas A&M home game. Sitting in our little corner watching the stands move because their cheer squad had them leaning left and right in unison.

Glad our drumline was great that day, it was one of the few highlights.

12:13 PM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

RK- I got crushed by Steve for making that very same statement, exact words and all by Steve about the 2006 season.

12:14 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Jesus, I like him very much, but he no help with curve ball.

12:18 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

mytommyd said...

By the way what's this stuff about JGT not writing the jersey countdown thing?


mrtommyd, I was wondering that too. My guess is he got an email from a bammer that wasn't very nice.

12:25 PM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Eddie,

I've had the same thing said to me by him as well. Steve isn't a big fan of discussion about the past.

12:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"My arm feels like Jell-O."

A line common to Rick Vaughan and Chris Todd.

12:25 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Luv...

He's being funny. He's said it about 20 times now.

12:26 PM  
Blogger ehyou said...

Good one Sensi.

12:27 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Who is being funny? Jay G or mrtommyd?

12:28 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I don't read the entire blog, so I haven't seen it 20x

12:30 PM  
Blogger AUNugget said...

funny how? like ha-ha funny? like he's a clown? how is he funny?

12:34 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Hmm, I seem to have developed a reputation for beating up people. That is not my intention. I intend to suck up to a couple of you because I hope you replace Finebaum some day and I may want an autograph.

12:39 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

And I do like discussing the past. I am just a good Auburn man and I don't trash other good Auburn folks.

12:40 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

And that 1986 Cotton Bowl was horrible. It is what happens when you run the wishbone and you can't run the ball.

12:40 PM  
Blogger mytommyd said...

haha funny not funny strange

12:40 PM  
Blogger Norm said...

Sensi - I'm with you, bring on Barry. Also, I made the trip to the '86 Cotton Bowl. My claim to fame there was that Aundray thought my version of whatever Stevie Wonder song I happened to be singing at the time was "alright".

12:44 PM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

I guess I'm not a good Auburn man.

However, I also wouldn't call anything that I have posted as trashing anyone good Auburn folks.

12:45 PM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Sensi,

At least Todd hasn't been reduced to throwing Nerf footballs like Brandon Cox was before the 2005 or 2006 season.

12:46 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Hmmm, hope I didn't trash you RK.

12:46 PM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Here is a good read on the what the SEC is trying to do to Media Coverage:

SEC Media Policy

12:46 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I also tend to hope that Auburn fans will set a higher standard than Bama fans. No, I don't want to look down on them. That is wrong. I prefer that they look up to us.

12:47 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

RK, good point.

Though, I kinda miss ole Brandon sometimes.

Anyone know what he's doing these days?

12:50 PM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Brandon is a player that a lot of fans didn't really respect until he was gone. Except for the 2005 season when he was healthy for the most part, he wasn't very good. However he was a tough kid, who was a leader and the 2008 team missed him far more than we thought they would.

I know I can count myself in the group that gained a lot of respect for him after he was gone.

12:53 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

I wish we still had Cox. No, he didn't have the strongest arm, but he was a clutch player typically. He did have a few games where he just blew up, like UGA.

My take is that all our QBs, including Sweeney Todd, have a stonger arm than Cox had. Cox had what I would call an adequate arm.

My big knock on Cox wasn't his arm strength but that, at times, he didn't know when to throw the ball away.

12:54 PM  
Blogger Jay G. Tate said...

re: THT thing.

Some goofball spammer emailed me and mocked me for some content included in the THT's Auburn Minute. I explained that it's called the THT's Auburn Minute because THT writes it.

He still didn't get it.

So I created an official explanation to help dude understand the situation.

12:54 PM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

RK- You can throw me in the crowd too. I was upset when I saw that Todd was wearing #12 last year to open up the season, but I now missed the original #12.

12:55 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Remember how Tuberville told us all Auburn would win a championship and we "could write that down."

Did any of you?

If so, I'd like to suggest a way to mail that to him.

12:56 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Jay, have you experienced issues like the link Eddie posted where someone videos your interview and puts it on the net before your story runs? I can imagine that would be very irritating.

12:56 PM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Call me a Sensi Homer, but that is front page material there.

12:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Jay G. and the hate mail. I bet you have stories...

12:57 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Eddie, you are a Sensi Homer.

12:58 PM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

Cox did hold on to the ball too long at times and took a beating because of it and his lack of arm strength caused his deep attempts to just hang up in the air too long. We haven't had a deep ball completed to a WR in stride in 4 or 5 years.

I'll also never be able to understand his back to back games vs UGA that totaled 8 INT's.

12:59 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

To me, Jay has won the best front page quote of the year contest with the current quote about how McCalebb fits in. We should all feel humbled to be in the presence of greatness. I still giggle a bit when thinking about it.

12:59 PM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Steve- I do what is necessary to keep the Podcast rolling, even if it means lying.

1:00 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

Anyone else having Roundtable connection trouble?

1:00 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

RK, Kodi actually had about a 50 yard completion against MSU a couple of years ago. It is the longest pass I can remember in recent memory.

1:01 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'd like to buy the world a Coke and have it sing in harmony.

Then, I'd like to collect those written guarantees and include them in the last payment to Tuberville with the following note:

Thanks a lot. Thanks for straight up lying to us all. And holding the fan base hostage while you duck hunted. And for stock piling "character" recruits. Thanks for switching/not switching to the spread. Thanks for saying your were more Auburn than all of us and then "quitting" in the midst of recruiting season.
Signed, Auburn fans

1:02 PM  
Blogger Eddie McCoy said...

Mon- I've had 740am connection problems most of the day. It's dead for me now.

1:02 PM  
Blogger Monica said...

thanks

1:03 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Tuberville was a good Auburn man and deserves a lot of credit for giving Auburn one of the greatest decades in school history. I really don't want to start this discussion again, but we have discussed how the issues are Auburn involved more than the coaches or even the athletic department.

1:05 PM  
Blogger WarEagleRK said...

I remember Kodi hitting a 50+ yard pass to Rod Smith vs New Mexico State, but Smith had to stop to get the ball, then start running again.

1:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Tommy Tuberville was to Auburn what Bill Clinton was to the U.S.A.

Tons of prosperity during the term, but near the end, lots of turmoil and a wake mess left in the aftermath.

1:18 PM  

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