Post-practice notes, 8/10
Hey everyone. Let's get to business:- Trooper Taylor said he's convinced that Darvin Adams and Terrell Zachery are ready to play right now. If the season began today, Taylor said you'd be looking at Adams, Zachery and ... someone else. That third guy seems to oscillate between Montez Billings and Quindarius Carr.
- Taylor said he is not big on rotating wideouts. He wants the starters to play a lot -- to ensure proper timing with the quarterback.
- Jay Boulware wasn't impressed with Morgan Hull's kicking performance today. Six-of-8 didn't seem that bad to me. I guess some of those "good" kicks were actually stinkers.
- The team held some full-scale, full-speed drills today. LB Eltoro Freeman said the defense created several turnovers -- one interception and a handful of fumbles -- but he was dissatisfied by his group's performance during the final few plays. He said tailbacks broke away for long gains after navigating between the tackles without resistance.
- S Zac Etheridge said D'Antoine Hood has been moved from cornerback to safety.
- Freeman on Onterrio McCalebb, who notched several long runs today: ``You'd better get an (angle) on him or he'll be gone."
- WR Emory Blake, son of former NFL quarterback Jeff Blake, said he never had aspirations of becoming a quarterback. His dream was to be the next Barry Sanders.
- Jeff Grimes said none of the OL reserves have made a noteworthy push toward the starting lineup.
Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University
posted by Jay G. Tate at
12:46 PM
181 Comments:
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`You'd better get an (angle) on him or he'll be gone."
LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT BREAK AWAY SPEED.. It reminds me of ACE in the 80's
looks hot out there, still not as bad as 2007...stay cool jay
dang he's good!
I've never killed a thread so quickly!
Don't feel bad, THT. I am sure at some point you killed a thread quicker.
Hey, look at this:
!
Look at what?
I'm thinking Peter's link didn't work or we're being punked.
Frankenbummer totally made yall look.
there wasn't a link, just an exclamation mark. I was trying to bail out THT.
Economic theory tells us that a Frankenbummer bailout just leads to more hardship. It's a shame this thread is considered "too big to fail." The real fix would have been for THT to say something a little more interesting in the first place.
Desperate times call for desperate failure.
So, is there any way the Auburn defense is freakin' awesome and those fumbles and interceptions don't mean the offense sucks?
Unlikely.
6.
Full Speed!! ===========>
You know, a certain amount of fumbles and interceptions will occur between now and the end of the season. It is actually good news that so many mistakes are being made now, because that means it will be much less likely for them to happen later in the season. You know, the law of averages. Get em out of your system now, fellas!
Look at it this way: Unlike last year, this year we will meet or exceed the expectations.
We already know we are not very good.
I can live with 6. 6 is better than I expected....wait, what was 2008? Way below a 6, right?
JGT can you give us a reading on the "suc-o-meter" for our offense this year.
10 - great
1 - rip
So, is there any way McCalebb is freakin' awesome and those long runs don't mean the defense sucks?
Keen observation, Chocolate.
You know, a certain amount of long runs on our defense will occur between now and the end of the season. It is actually good news that so many mistakes are being made now, because that means it will be much less likely for them to happen later in the season. You know, the law of averages. Get em out of your system now, fellas!
PF, can you post another comment for Michael and me to piggyback on? Saves keystrokes!
It's good to be back.
Is there an echo?
I plan on using this law of averages theory to ease the pain until November or so, at which point if necessary I will slightly alter it to include the 2010 season and my optimism regarding its chances at success.
And it is good to have you back, PF.
Who threw the ints?
My take is that we will be a much more balanced team this season. The offense won't be quite ae suctacular and the defense won't be as great.
Last year's offense was suckulent, which is not to be confused with succulent, which means tasty or appealing to the senses.
Suckulent means craptastic, toxicy, or septic tankian.
Don't forget crapilicious.
Could someone ask Bart Eddins to please get someone to help him across the street and to not chew gum while walking. It seems as if a stiff breeze will injure that guy.
Suckronicity?
Suck Zeppelin IV?
Last year's offense was Stanktastic!!!!
I feel like we've had this conversation before.
Welcome to the Twilight Zone Jay G.
Jay G, what is you stance on the Boston College coaching situation from last year?
Outkast would've called that offense STANKONIA.
Twilight? Based on the comments above I thought I was in toilet zone.
So they say Billy Mays was on crack. Color me surprised.
Did you see where Charlie Weis' knee is a top story on ESPN.com?
Gripping journalism.
Talking heads heads can get hung up on the dumbest things. Holtz for Senator anything to get him off of TV.
My twitter don't work it was suppose to flash a red lite blow a
a horn or something
Just kidding great stuff JGT
Scottie B,
stank stank means you got the funkiest, dopest heat on the street...if that's how Outkast is describing Auburn's 2009 outlook, I'm in!
I remember the Skank Camero.
Why, here's one now
Funny Mr. Tate should mention ESPN....
Suckomania?
Scott Chocolate has the matching muscle shirt.
An ex-girlfriend of mine just posted some Facebook pics.
She is holding multiple bolt-action rifles and, honestly, seems pretty damn proud of it.
I'm terrified that I ever dated this girl.
Girls with Guns? It is HabotnMax after dark!
Now that's funny, ex holding bolt action rifles. Question, camo gear on?
now that's funny stuff JG. you had yourself a winner there! ha.
Anyone in the B'ham vicinity can easily revisit the "Suckomania" that j-z is referring to. Def Leppard is in town tomorrow night.
She has posed in camouflage for previous facebook pics, yes.
Our offense was so bad last year than none of its players would have been invited to play in the Blue-Gray Game if it still existed.
Hudson, careful. That car looked like it might have cruised Douglas Avenue on a Saturday night in Brewton ... and maybe even crossed Murder Creek into ... East Brewton.
And just how far up in the hills of Ky did this chick live? (mutters the guy who lives in Prattville, where such a thing isn't really out of the ordinary)
I stand corrected:
Def Leppard's Monday, August 10th and Tuesday, August 11th performances in Nashville and Birmingham, respectively, have been postponed due to the circumstances surrounding a band member's bereavement. No further specifics concerning the matter are expected to be released.
That is scary, very scary Jay G. I can understand hot girls holding guns for model shoots, but if it's purely fun, that's not a girl you want to upset.
Nah. I dated this chick while living in Oklahoma. Her dad was an electronics magnate ... developed sonar and stuff like that.
How she ended up like this, I'll never know. Sweet girl, though. Very loyal.
J-Z ...
She surely would have been the favorite to win the Miss Paper Mill contest.
I may ask for her permission to post the pic here. It's incredible. She's wearing a "BEER WENCH" t-shirt, too.
Scott ...
J-Z was ready to give up an arm to see Def Leppard.
I used to work at a radio station where on one of the sister stations in the same building there was a lady who was a leader in a militia. She was heavly armed.
As far as facebook exes go, I saw a nice pic of a girl I dated for like a month 12 years. She seemed pretty happy with her "life partner".
That was unexpected.
Way to turn her RK
RK, I'm in that club as well.
Ex-Girlfriend Is A Lesbian
It never occurred to me that it was a poor reflection on me until some fraternity bros ripped me. I always looked at it this way: She had the best of the male species, it was time to find new prey.
This string of comments is straying wildly off course.
It's like a shankapotumus.
Don't get all Beaver on us, Jay, and tell us we can only talk about football here.
HHHmmmm Interesting musings here of late......
I need to stay clear pf Facebook.... Somethings I just don't want to know.
LT
I want to see Onterio in a vid one day...no pressure though, I probaly just cant see him cause Im looking at the screen with the wrong angle
he's that fast Jhag. he's GONE.
JG,
That's how I view it as well. It as only downhill for her after me, so she had to change what she was looking for.
Mario Fannin looks unreal
Fannin is a very strong young man, yes.
yowza we're currently at 99 with Heat Index of 109. Everyone here is a Hottie!
It's a blistering 95 with a heat index of 102 here in Chattanooga.
it's awfully hot here in Knoxville too.
Is "going beaver on us" a new phrase the kids are using these days, Frankenbummer?
HOTlanta is only a mild 92 with an index of 97...I'm kind of disappointed.
When does practice No. 2 begin?
Heard that Hood moved from CB to Safety.
On injuries note, I would be pretty disappointed if T'Sharvan 'the interceptor' Bell does not get to play this year either.
i don't blister too easy but i got crisped up pretty good in about 2 hours fishing with my son out on the new pier in gulf shores.
No, michael - "going beaver" is evidently just an FDA-documented after-effect of JGT
being home today means I get to observe the curious natural phenomenon known as "Puppet Hour"
Wearing a light jacket in the chocolate factory at the moment. It's a brisk 68 degrees in here - a little different from outside.
...and the bewitched puppets are producing chocolate at a mind-numbing pace.
Tuberville in Starkville today
D, that was very well played in my opinion.
83, but feels like 80 right now in Denver. It's a dry heat...
JGT, my smack is still in shorts-and-shells mode - two-a-days are coming up, though
I sure hope Knox is on board there.
It's too bad James isn't here to absorb your salvos.
I should be more sensitive in regards to picking on James - sometimes I feel like a bully picking on the slow kid on the bus
(You know the type, even the short bus passes him by - yep, that's "James")
he could direct his salvos towards binoba, would probably feel good on his sunburn
better than directing saliva at him - he needth to go thee Dr. Lou Holth for that
so, will Tubs be in Oxford to watch practice tomorrow? then in Knoxville? When's he going to Albany to watch 'em load melons on the truck?
Jay, does the OL seem to look more "downhill" than what we were seeing last year? Is there as much pulling or are we straight ahead blocking more from what you have seen?
dnatl - LOL, if this is in shells, I can't wait til you get to 2-a-days.
You know what would be hot? Jan Terri in a shell bikini.
On his way to Knoxville maybe Tubs can stop by Murfreesboro to the see The Ole (Dumbass) Ball Coach, or maybe even Tullahoma to go see his old catfish restaurant.
michael michael motorcycle. Jan Terri needs to turtle up in a shell. No bikini, PLEASE!
Would that be conch or oyster shells? (Michael says she did not like crabs)
I'd love to have me some fried catfish, cole slaw, puppies, and pond water right about now.
THT, I try to be like Eltoro - one speed, full speed. But, that's about it for me today - don't want to pull a hammy and end up in the tub tomorrow
dnatl - now you've got me thinking food. I'm going to rustle up a batch of homemade biscuits and drown em in the leftover country style steak gravy. I better hurry before MrsTHT gets home. She would not approve.
I am not sure what kind of shell she would use. They would certainly have to be substantial, that's for sure.
I read that link about Tubs at Miss St. Is it really a good sign for Miss St that Tubs thinks their newly installed spread offense looks good? Might very well be the kiss of death. Well, not really, the kiss of death is the fact that they are named Mississippi State.
I haven't been able to get a feel for how the OL is working. They only do walk-throughs when I'm there.
Tubs thought they had a good scheme because their offensive coordinatior did not have a set of "Hooked on Spread" dvd's out in the open
(no, JGT - different "Hooked on Spread" series than your ex's, but that could have been a warning sign...)
Glad to see CTT feels that 2 WRs have about earned their starting spot. NO DROPS!
Not good news that the OL backups aren't challenging the starters....we need those backups to step up.
I'm also in the "Ex-girlfriend now sporting a life-partner" Club. She was my HS girlfriend and was hot. Shocked eveyone in the hometown when she came out. I caught some grief from HS buddies, however since she had been married for several years prior to coming out, her Hubby really caught grief.
So they only do the good o line stuff when you aren't there, Jay G? That's kind of like how I hide all my good food when guests are at my house. They have no idea I have harvest cheddar sunchips under my bed! Enjoy the baked lays, gang.
I like the photo caption here
Jay G, Is the ex girlfriend with the guns the same one who had stanky breath?
Be careful... very very careful
Aero - I love the serious referees in the background of that picture. They are there to make sure there is not too much horseplay, I guess?
I'm in the 'ex girlfriend became a stripper' club. I also almost joined the 'ex-stripper became a girlfriend club'.
And I can tell you that former is better than latter.
Michael.....Jay's OL/DL reports are so good other teams could use them to scout us.
JGT, they only do walk-through's because you intimidate them - they saw what you did to Nall, not to mention Chaz's back. He is also responsible for the unsolved disappearances of Lee Tilley and Oscar Gonzales, and the stunted career of Leon Hart. However, it was the aforementioned ex-girlfriend that chased off Dax Dellenbach - turns out, she was a DS groupie........
I don't think they have to worry about "Don't ask, don't tell" in South Korea. I think it's pretty obvious without having to do either.
ds groupie. HAHA! dnatl, that was clever
I can't believe there are so many Hotties that turned girls to the other side. I wish my ex-girlfriends were into chicks. At least then I would have an acceptable excuse for being dumped other than my bad looks, abrasive personality, and all around inadequacy.
Turns out she wasn't a long snapper groupie, but a deep snapper groupie.
Jet....nice tippy toeing around the Snappers. I guess the spread needs deep snappers.
You know, a lot of the words being said today can have their literal meaning, but then also have a metaphorical meaning kind of in line with some of the other stuff we have been talking about.
Those chicken fites...ain't rite.
It's not the depth of the snap. It's the spin of the laces.
Personally, I like red snappers. And grouper. And lobster. Rock lobster.
Yeah, and it's not the direction of the wind when you hike the ball, it's the orientation of the ball when you kick it with your foot. Wait, what's going on?
Let's add Jan Terry in a bikini to that chicken fight.
Flounder
Jan Terri can crush a wild antelope's skull with her bare hands (I have seen her do this). I will put money on her in any fight.
Blackened amberjack at Mckinnon's Lousianne in Buckhead or fried grouper at Snug Harbor in Ft. Myers Beach.
That pic... It scared the living homophobe out of me, which didn't even exist prior to watching the pic.
I think that was the motive, directed at the North Koreans.
Heckuva Puppet Hour fellas. Good luck. We're all counting on you.
wow, if these biscuits aren't fluffy then jab me with a 1000 knitting needles and call me a porcupine.
I love biscuit dough. I always eat at least one whole biscuit before it ever sees the oven.
If the Nazis had used the Chicken Fight technique at Normandy instead of traditional defense tactics, they'd be speaking German in France right now. It is that good.
Aero....the general No. Korean population would be scared, however the DL (real one) sortof likes weirdness, so maybe the chicken fight should be reconsidered.
I'm going to debut a new Auburn video at 8 p.m. CDT.
It will feature Trooper Taylor, Jeff Grimes and Emory Blake.
Raw dough does not sound appealing.
Hoop. Excellent choice / reference @ McKinnons.
Most of the HOTTIES have excellent taste in eateries.
I must admit, I've never tried it with jelly or honey. Biscuit dough is sooo good it needs no condiments.
JayGT - thanks!!! Can we still get in at the twilight rate?
Would people speaking German in France be a bad thing or a good thing?
Peugeots, Renaults and Citroens would be like WVs, Audis and BMWs.
J/K. by the way.
Matinee rates apply.
Aero - it means I wouldn't have wasted my time taking 4 yrs of French in H.S.... so yes, a very good thing.
I mistakenly read that as "Manatee rates apply."
don't tell MrsTHT, but my biscuits are the best!
well, if he's going to just let any sea mammal in, I doth protest.
Do manatees get a discount?
I mean, who wants to be sitting behind a dolphin or a whale while watching JayGT's cinematic creations? Next thing ya know, ya got blow hole slime all over yourself.
I'm headed home from Auburn.
Again: Video debuts at 8.
Piece.
please drive safely. No texting, blogging, or uploading of hiway video. Thanks for the great reports today!!!!!!
wow. I killed one thread twice.
Dang! Just watched the videos for today, which as usual were outstanding, but Jay you know your funk. What was the sample from the ending of the interview video? Love it!!!
Time of death 7:35 eastern.
No, I want to kill the thread...My Turn.
Could it be? Was it just a fainting spell?
I'll take a stab.
Dang it. Oh well. I guess I may have to start quoting Family Guy to kill this thread.
I'm going to go check out my chatroll account and see if I can remember my login.
My next door neighbor got a call a couple of days ago from a friend by the name of Ted Roof.
CTR told him how good it was to be at a football school and how, even though he's "just" a DC, people come up to him in stores and say "hey coach, how are you?" He didn't get that up here even as HC. Now my neighbor is an Auburn fan, well, sort of, after Princeton and Puke. I guess I'll have to bring him to a game this season so he can see what real football is all about.
Awesome story THT. Glad CTR is enjoying his time at AU.
JGT's safely in da hood! Give wifey & daughters a BIG hello from the Hotties!
I know it's been a long time since I've been to a campfire when I A) Forgot my username and B) my profile pic was over 50 pounds ago. Lovely, but now i'm up todate and ready for football season!
can chatroll handle the newly transformed Eddie? i seriously doubt it!
Nope. This year's Eddie will be last year's Eddie on Roid Rage!!
i tried to log in to chatroll a couple weeks ago and couldn't get it to work. bummer. i need to give that another go.
well, Tucker calls. headed for a walk.
Fortunately, Molly dog is so old she doesn't want to walk anymore. Suits me.
Sounds like you and Molly dog have a lot in common.
yep, we're both lazy, old, and have long noses. But she has MrsTHT's beautiful brown eyes.
Not to bring up an earlier topic....
but I'm shocked that you guys seem to think that "hot" girls with other girls is a bad thing..
we're in hour one of four - Star Trek Next Generation. I'm obviously not getting much done.
CIncy - you out there? Home safe & sound from the beach?
per Auburn Media Relations via Evan Woodberry, the following AU football players have just graduated:
Gabe McKenzie (Football; Mobile);
Rudy Odom (Football; Mandeville, La.);
Jerraud Powers (Football; Decatur);
Chris Todd (Football; Elizabethtown, Ky.);
Jonathan Vickers (Football; Athens)
I've got a bunch of original Star Trek and permanent save on the DVR. Just the really good ones like "The Trouble With Tribbles" or "I Mudd".
I love my DVR. There's very little I watch live anymore.
back from our walk. so glad to have college football podcast for the ipod. yippee.
NVT..I hear ya re: the DVR. I consider it a defeat to get trapped watching live TV.
Congrats to the Grads. For the ones leaving....good luck, use that degree and make us proud. For the ones still with us....get a masters and HIT SOMEBODY!
Cool to have a neig in the know THT
Except for sporting events, I never watch anything live anymore. The DVR is a wonderful creation.
What has happened to Derek Winter and PPL. I hear nothing about them. Have they been sucked into a giant black hole?
i have thought the same thing today SFC. ????
Didn't they say PPL wouldn't be with the team for another week or so?
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