There is no way he is a year older. That would suggest the last time I saw him was training camp last year. My point is he looks an entire year older, though he is only like 8 months older than the last time I saw him.
I'm with Digger. I didn't really care who it was, I'll trust the coaches to make the best choice. I'm very glad a decision was made in a timely manner.
Michael I agree he looks a lot more mature this year than at the end of last year ehyou we need to move forward and become the team that will suprise everone. IT CAN BE DONE
I feel like I have learned more about what went wrong last season in the last two days than I have in the last year. The split within the team over who should be the starter was the main cause. This happened because of various things, some of which you could even see in the fans.
- Tuberville thought Kodi should start. - Franklin thought Todd should start. - Franklin didn't portray himself in a manner that earned respect. People didn't respect his opinion. - Other coaches disagreed on the starter. - Players disagreed on the starter. - Even some fans proposed that Franklin was dumb enough to pick Todd because he had coached him before, which was ludicrous.
Why do I bring this up? Because now we all must trust the OC to make the decision. This is purely an OC decision and he should be judged by the results. Franklin should have been trusted to choose the right QB, although admittedly he did things to make us question him. Trust Malzahn to do the right thing or welcome to another edition of the Franklin Experience.
Not that I get a kick out of seeing other people almost get hit with a football accidentally, but I am pretty sure if Jay G had footage of one of us about to get hit, it would be posted.
(And I totally get a kick out of seeing people almost get hit with a football accidentally)
I'll bet Jay yelled "Great Caesar's ghost!" when he almost got hit. He probably didn't have time to edit out that audio, so he didn't put it in. Those newspaper people are always saying, "Great Caesar's ghost!"
Are you being sarcastic, Kteicisdfina? You think you can come in here, not hanging out in HABOTN regularly for like 10 months, and then you patronize me? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? I INVENTED PUPPET HOUR! I INVENTED IT!!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE KRIGHNA? NOTHING! NOTHIIIING!
michael I will send you a new bigger box. But the box I'll need to send you the new box will be bigger than the new one i got you. it's like 2 new boxes in one
how do you spend two years in a military college, then come up one class short. Wouldn't you have seen the light when you didn't qualify the first time and make sure to plan accordingly?
Some dude in Columbus reported this. I found it funny.
"Wes Byrum went 7-for-8 in the post-stretching field goal drill, missing his seventh try. On the final one, his teammates crowded in and did a soccer cheer to throw him off, chanting, "O-leeeeeeeeee, ole, ole, oleeeeeeeee! O-leeeeeeeeee! O-leeeeeeeeee!" He still made it."
Peter, I am not as much selling Todd as I am selling Malzahn. To have a good offense you have to trust your OC. Your HC has to trust the OC to make the calls. We have made the mistake of questioning the OC before and got what was coming to us for it. It is true of several previous OCs. ChizCo, we will hold Malzahn accountable for the results. I don't care if he discovers Gabe Gross still has some eligibility left and makes him the starter. Lets see what the offense does and I will judge from that.
"Malzahn said Tyrik Rollison will get the majority of reps as the backup for now so that the team can make an assessment of where he's at. He said they have a good idea of what Neil Caudle can do, since he had 15 spring practices and the first week of August to evaluate him."
Yeah... they know what he can do. He can hold the hell out of a clipboard.
And for the record, I'm betting Mr. Tate said Thuffering Thucotash.
Steve, I don't have to get behind or trust anyone. I'm a supporter and fan, but it doesn't matter what I do. If you're really preaching to the Athletic Director's office, coaching staff, administration, and BOT, fine, but I'm not drinking kool-aid and trusting just because some dude says we should. I've never professed to be an expert,and I've never said my opinion makes a difference, but blind trust is beyond my capability. If Gus proves to be right, I'll sing meaningless praise to his name.
Sign the bill quickly, before anyone reads it, and just trust it's good, okay.
I will say this on a serious note... If Kodi stays true to his word, which I assume he will, his actions throughout this situation may do more to pull this team together than anything short of a predawn run through the battlefield at Gettysburg. The young man has shown character beyond his years... War Kodi.
For the record, I have not said that I don't believe that Toddroach is the best option and that I tend to give my undying love and admiration to him. I haven't said the opposite, either, though.
I see Kodi suddenly emerging as an unquestioned leader. You know what leaders do when the starting QB's arm falls off early in the first game? They quarterback.
Yeah PF, but if being a leader was the most important part of quarterbacking, then they would send the QB's to a leadership seminar instead of two-a-days. I have never been to a leadership seminar that improved my accuracy.
Also, I think my opinion has a direct effect on the win loss record this year, and as such, my opinion should be valued as if it were gold.
In full disclosure: I have never been to a leadership seminar, so I guess I can't really claim they wouldn't improve my throwing accuracy. Sorry for speaking out of place.
I like the feel I am getting from this team as a whole, not to be confused with a hole. They all seem to be on the same page. Let them make the adjustments to account for depth and I think we are in for a great season.
Me too Miller. My next question would be how to define success against Louisiana Tech. If we win 14-10 I will have to take a break to change my shorts.
I think a reasonable expectation would be for us to win 31-10. I would consider that being where I expect us to be.
If we win 42-10 I will run to the store and drink all the coolaid available. We will be gearing up for an run at the SEC West.
I will consider the LaTech game a success IF we walk out of the game with a W and there are no injuries. I would prefer for AU to look organized and make a couple of big plays and see the defense tackle soundly, and the O-line make holes, and the WR's catch passes and run crisp routes.... but as long as they win and stay healthy, I will sleep well that night.
Peter, I am with you on the execution. Last year I didn't consider some games we won a win because of how poorly we played. All we really proved was they someone else was having even more troubles than we were.
it's okay, J-Z. I myself fell off the truck a while back and have been wandering aimlessly ever since. If you see me, can you direct me to the nearest pay-phone.
Man, I'm gone for a day and a half (moving ANOTHER family member) and the world goes crazy. We have had nearly 1200 comments and settled on a quarterback. Do you know how hard it is to speed read 1200 comments?
I'm sure I missed some things, but a couple caught my eye.
1. I love the way Kodi is responding to this disappointment. Whoever said they thought he would be a leader of this team is on the right track.
2. Regarding the footballs and stuff signed by Carnell & Ronnie. While they were at Auburn my son-in-law gave my daughter (who was just his girlfriend at the time) an official NCAA game football signed by Carnell, Ronnie, Jason and Carlos. After they married I commented on how impressed I was that he gave Kathryn that ball and didn't keep it. He said he was pretty sure he was going to get it back in a merger or he wouldn't have.
it'll be like that "garfield minus garfield" website where they remove garfield and it leaves poor Jon to look like a lonely, suicidal loser. Right, Michael?
So Auburn has 72 scholarship players, out of which 13 are seniors. Assuming that 5 non-seniors leave the team (Draft, transfer, go to CFL, discipline issues, etc).
That will leave us with 54, or we will need 31 players to fill the roster.
Where does that leave us? even if every last guy that Auburn signs (28 per the limit) qualifies and enrolls(impossible), we will still be short of 3 players.
Realistic assessment : Auburn is 13 short of full strength right now, and will be around 10 short next year.
Stats and stuff. I don't want to 'look at the past' but the damn past has screwed our future. xCTT left us with a psuedo-probation, which is worst than the ones bammers had.
Psuedo probation is the perfect way to describe our current situation, Aero. Can we use that excuse if bama beats us a few times in a row?
And since we aren't using all of our scholarships as it is, I kind of wish we had cheated a little bit in the past. Might as well get ahead a little bit if you don't need the scholarships anyway.
But Kristinah, if there are three people racing, the person who finishes second came in second place, not last place. The guy who finished 3rd came in last. This simple logic exercise disproves what you said.
As D.Miller points out, you can skirt the rules a tad if you sign prep school kids and count them against an earlier class. Still, those situations are fairly rare.
They need to get 25 and keep at least 22 for a few years.
Hey, that guy at K-State built a decent program based on JUCO. He also forgot to share the trick to maintaining this with the next guy, which left the program in shambles, got the next guy fired, and got him his original job back after a few years vacation.
Yes honorable Dear Leader, some of us are still here. Ya know there's nothing much more fun that getting to stay at work late on a Friday night. woo hoo
Speaking in regards to it taking a while to get from 74 back to 85 scholarships ... I think it's a fair assessment to say we're in the same boat as a team that's been on probation from that regard.
Which also means this coaching staff better be on its game. Like JGT said the last 10 are somewhat "extras" so there's no wiggle room for weak links. If Chiz and Company can have this group of young men prepared to play and executing to the best of their ability, they will be rewarded.
AU1- One would think we won't see Bobby Lowder for awhile, but at the same time, he is probably still doing just fine and won't be seeking any unemployement pay.
Am I the only one sad to see Lowder lose money? That dude donated like a mug to Auburn. He hasn't successfully meddled in years. I wish he was still a kajillionaire.
Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon You come and go You come and go Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream Red, gold and green Red, gold and green
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sustancia?
ReplyDeleteI am out for a while.
ReplyDeleteI have to get to Jeff Davis High for a non-Auburn story.
I'll holla.
Way to go, Choco!
ReplyDeletevery nice scott chocolate.
ReplyDeleteCause & Effect. I liked that touch.
ReplyDeleteBilingual Substance, Que bueno!
ReplyDeleteCause and Effect?
ReplyDeleteDidn't they sing "Yo' Mama Don't Dance, and Yo' Daddy Can't Throw a 10-Yard Out?"
Gracias a todos! Viva el futbol americano! (I don't know how to make upside down exclamation points on a pc).
ReplyDeleteThanks for puttin on your blog jay, thats awesome...
ReplyDeleteI must have made some kind of impression..ha.
You are the coolest Auburn reporter ever in my book.
Keep up the good work.
Taikwon Paige did not qualify.
ReplyDeleteSo, how do you guys feel about the choice of Chris Todd as the starter?
ReplyDeleteChris Toddzilla is the starter? I thought it was all a ruse.
ReplyDeleteI love it. Todzilla is the starter, and the people who catch the ball start practicing from 5 yards out.
ReplyDeleteGuys, I changed his nickname to Toddroach. Get with it!
ReplyDeleteI trust that this offensive coaching staff knows what it's doing, so I'm fine with Todd as long as his shoulder is healthy.
ReplyDeleteAfter last year, I wasn't comfortable with the thought of Kodi being the QB this year, so I feel Todd is the better option at QB.
This offensive staff isn't Franklin, Nall, Ensminger & Knox, so I trust they know what they are doing.
I am just as happy as a pig eating slop. It is great that a choice was made NOW and let's get on with the program.
ReplyDeleteBen Tate looks really different to me this year. He looks older.
ReplyDeleteI'd say he's about a year older since you last saw him Boxhead.
ReplyDeleteThere is no way he is a year older. That would suggest the last time I saw him was training camp last year. My point is he looks an entire year older, though he is only like 8 months older than the last time I saw him.
ReplyDeleteI'm with Digger.
ReplyDeleteI didn't really care who it was, I'll trust the coaches to make the best choice. I'm very glad a decision was made in a timely manner.
Michael I agree he looks a lot more mature this year than at the end of last year
ReplyDeleteehyou we need to move forward and become the team that will suprise everone. IT CAN BE DONE
lefy out a "y" sorry
ReplyDeleteholla back kid.
ReplyDeleteJGT finally speaks to Eddie's 'Chosen One'. nice.
I feel like I have learned more about what went wrong last season in the last two days than I have in the last year. The split within the team over who should be the starter was the main cause. This happened because of various things, some of which you could even see in the fans.
ReplyDelete- Tuberville thought Kodi should start.
- Franklin thought Todd should start.
- Franklin didn't portray himself in a manner that earned respect. People didn't respect his opinion.
- Other coaches disagreed on the starter.
- Players disagreed on the starter.
- Even some fans proposed that Franklin was dumb enough to pick Todd because he had coached him before, which was ludicrous.
Why do I bring this up? Because now we all must trust the OC to make the decision. This is purely an OC decision and he should be judged by the results. Franklin should have been trusted to choose the right QB, although admittedly he did things to make us question him. Trust Malzahn to do the right thing or welcome to another edition of the Franklin Experience.
How come no footage of the business end of that field goal?
ReplyDeleteI was vocal in saying to not start todd, but hey, if the coaches feel he is the best option then so be it.
ReplyDeleteand the players are cool with it so I am too.
Michael, Tate only looks 6.5 months older. This kind of age appoximation error is not going to get it done with LaTech looming. Let's get with it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, what Kristina said!
ReplyDelete"approximation." (Nothing kills an already lame joke like a typo)
ReplyDeleteSteve selling CT like Obama's health care plan.
ReplyDeleteLook, my age approximation skills are still in development. It ain't the regular season yet, give me time to get my wheels spinning again!
ReplyDeleteAnd Yeah, waht Kreisteenuh siad!!!!
Well, I did say "about" so I think that left it pretty well undefined. Which is just the way I like it.
ReplyDeleteNot that I get a kick out of seeing other people almost get hit with a football accidentally, but I am pretty sure if Jay G had footage of one of us about to get hit, it would be posted.
ReplyDelete(And I totally get a kick out of seeing people almost get hit with a football accidentally)
Tate looks older because he trimmed down and it really shows in his face. It's like a kid losing baby fat.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet Jay yelled "Great Caesar's ghost!" when he almost got hit. He probably didn't have time to edit out that audio, so he didn't put it in. Those newspaper people are always saying, "Great Caesar's ghost!"
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that's it, Mhciela
ReplyDeleteYou sure its not Great Googily Moogily?
ReplyDeleteAre you being sarcastic, Kteicisdfina? You think you can come in here, not hanging out in HABOTN regularly for like 10 months, and then you patronize me? WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? I INVENTED PUPPET HOUR! I INVENTED IT!!!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE KRIGHNA? NOTHING! NOTHIIIING!
ReplyDeleteDang it... Harrison showed up. Fine Harrison, "we" invented it. Glory hog.
ReplyDeleteUh....yeah...alrighty then.
ReplyDeleteI think someone's crown is a little too tight today.
I'm not wearing the crown today, I'm wearing the Box. But yeah, the box is a little tight.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone read the doom n gloom report by Andrew Gribble?
ReplyDeletehe is the queen though Kristina
ReplyDeleteActually, I think he said "jumpin' Jehosaphat!"
ReplyDeletemichael I will send you a new bigger box. But the box I'll need to send you the new box will be bigger than the new one i got you. it's like 2 new boxes in one
ReplyDeleteIt's fittenta storm here.
ReplyDeletehow do you spend two years in a military college, then come up one class short. Wouldn't you have seen the light when you didn't qualify the first time and make sure to plan accordingly?
ReplyDeletewhere be here
ReplyDeleteNorm...
ReplyDeleteI'm digging the string of Norms you're putting together.
I thought it was "Sweet Sassy Molassy!"
ReplyDeleteHere.
ReplyDeleteehyou - wait'll you see the next one. It's obscure, I'll tell you that much.
ReplyDeleteSome dude in Columbus reported this. I found it funny.
ReplyDelete"Wes Byrum went 7-for-8 in the post-stretching field goal drill, missing his seventh try. On the final one, his teammates crowded in and did a soccer cheer to throw him off, chanting, "O-leeeeeeeeee, ole, ole, oleeeeeeeee! O-leeeeeeeeee! O-leeeeeeeeee!" He still made it."
Peter, I am not as much selling Todd as I am selling Malzahn. To have a good offense you have to trust your OC. Your HC has to trust the OC to make the calls. We have made the mistake of questioning the OC before and got what was coming to us for it. It is true of several previous OCs. ChizCo, we will hold Malzahn accountable for the results. I don't care if he discovers Gabe Gross still has some eligibility left and makes him the starter. Lets see what the offense does and I will judge from that.
ReplyDeleteSorry to repost, but I was having a CTF moment.
ReplyDeleteLove this quote from Andy Bitter,
"Malzahn said Tyrik Rollison will get the majority of reps as the backup for now so that the team can make an assessment of where he's at. He said they have a good idea of what Neil Caudle can do, since he had 15 spring practices and the first week of August to evaluate him."
Yeah... they know what he can do. He can hold the hell out of a clipboard.
And for the record, I'm betting Mr. Tate said Thuffering Thucotash.
Hehehe, hold the hell out of clipboard. Hahaha
ReplyDeleteSteve, I don't have to get behind or trust anyone. I'm a supporter and fan, but it doesn't matter what I do. If you're really preaching to the Athletic Director's office, coaching staff, administration, and BOT, fine, but I'm not drinking kool-aid and trusting just because some dude says we should. I've never professed to be an expert,and I've never said my opinion makes a difference, but blind trust is beyond my capability. If Gus proves to be right, I'll sing meaningless praise to his name.
ReplyDeleteSign the bill quickly, before anyone reads it, and just trust it's good, okay.
I will say this on a serious note... If Kodi stays true to his word, which I assume he will, his actions throughout this situation may do more to pull this team together than anything short of a predawn run through the battlefield at Gettysburg. The young man has shown character beyond his years... War Kodi.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Harrison. I'll just use the really big box to store my @$$hat in.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, I have not said that I don't believe that Toddroach is the best option and that I tend to give my undying love and admiration to him. I haven't said the opposite, either, though.
ReplyDeleteWar Eagle!
ReplyDeleteHate $puat!!
I just felt the need to share.
I see Kodi suddenly emerging as an unquestioned leader. You know what leaders do when the starting QB's arm falls off early in the first game? They quarterback.
ReplyDeleteHey Kristina, you know I was just messing around earlier, right? I think you know, but I just want to make sure I know you know.
ReplyDeleteYou better hope she's not PO'd, Michelle Obama, or it's on brother!
ReplyDeleteYeah PF, but if being a leader was the most important part of quarterbacking, then they would send the QB's to a leadership seminar instead of two-a-days. I have never been to a leadership seminar that improved my accuracy.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think my opinion has a direct effect on the win loss record this year, and as such, my opinion should be valued as if it were gold.
Snacks, you are a veritible buffet of options.
ReplyDeleteIn full disclosure: I have never been to a leadership seminar, so I guess I can't really claim they wouldn't improve my throwing accuracy. Sorry for speaking out of place.
ReplyDeleteI like the feel I am getting from this team as a whole, not to be confused with a hole. They all seem to be on the same page. Let them make the adjustments to account for depth and I think we are in for a great season.
ReplyDeleteSuccessful teams have on field leaders and clubhouse leaders... I'm starting to believe that this team may have both, for the first time since '04.
ReplyDeleteJet, it's a lesson I learned from Steve in the Spring. If you say everything, no one will take you seriously.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I still think Jay G has the best Auburn blog...it's Hot and stuff.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I know, Michael. I didn't lose my sense of humor while I was gone.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how many great leaders and unifiers seem to pop up when a team is not losing.
ReplyDeleteMe too Miller. My next question would be how to define success against Louisiana Tech. If we win 14-10 I will have to take a break to change my shorts.
ReplyDeleteI think a reasonable expectation would be for us to win 31-10. I would consider that being where I expect us to be.
If we win 42-10 I will run to the store and drink all the coolaid available. We will be gearing up for an run at the SEC West.
If Auburn scores 42 points against anyone this year, I will drink Steve's Kool-Aid.
ReplyDeletePhew!
ReplyDeleteYou see that, fellas? She wasn't mad at me. I tried to tell yall. Kristinuh, they thought I may have annoyed you.
I will consider the LaTech game a success IF we walk out of the game with a W and there are no injuries. I would prefer for AU to look organized and make a couple of big plays and see the defense tackle soundly, and the O-line make holes, and the WR's catch passes and run crisp routes.... but as long as they win and stay healthy, I will sleep well that night.
ReplyDeleteWhat about against Furman?
ReplyDeleteVictory Beasley has chosen Clemson over the evil empire.
ReplyDeleteThink Kodi could play safety?
ReplyDeleteI will hope that the final score is:
ReplyDeleteAU >27
LT <10
I won't ever drink Steve's kool-aid. Do you have any idea the crazy stuff he puts in there?
ReplyDeleteHe could safety dance.
ReplyDeletePeter, I am with you on the execution. Last year I didn't consider some games we won a win because of how poorly we played. All we really proved was they someone else was having even more troubles than we were.
ReplyDeleteEven Furman, Harry...Oh, Yeah is what the Kool-Aid man says as he bursts through brick walls, right?
ReplyDeleteMichael, I thought you already drank the coolaid. You exhibit many of the symptoms.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that you lost me there PF.
ReplyDeletePeter is saying you judge a football team by how they play, not by how good the opponent is.
ReplyDeleteit's okay, J-Z. I myself fell off the truck a while back and have been wandering aimlessly ever since. If you see me, can you direct me to the nearest pay-phone.
ReplyDeleteI said that? Dang. It is way more profound coming from Steve.
ReplyDeleteKodi can dance if he wants to.
ReplyDeleteSteve, I don't use the kool-aid metaphor. I am talking about your literal kool aid. I will never drink it.
Toddroach for Heisman!
Big Snacks out. Enjoy your Puppet Gubberment Hour.
ReplyDeleteSteve turned Frankenbummer's long post into a succinct Chinese proverb.
ReplyDeleteI"m outta here too. Gotta go work out to make up for my sinful lunch, and then fry up a mess of chicken wings.
ReplyDeleteHDT4Life!
Man, I'm gone for a day and a half (moving ANOTHER family member) and the world goes crazy. We have had nearly 1200 comments and settled on a quarterback. Do you know how hard it is to speed read 1200 comments?
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I missed some things, but a couple caught my eye.
ReplyDelete1. I love the way Kodi is responding to this disappointment. Whoever said they thought he would be a leader of this team is on the right track.
2. Regarding the footballs and stuff signed by Carnell & Ronnie. While they were at Auburn my son-in-law gave my daughter (who was just his girlfriend at the time) an official NCAA game football signed by Carnell, Ronnie, Jason and Carlos. After they married I commented on how impressed I was that he gave Kathryn that ball and didn't keep it. He said he was pretty sure he was going to get it back in a merger or he wouldn't have.
safety dance is my #1 fave song of all time.
ReplyDeleteJust use ctrl +f and search for all the instances of "michael" on each page, and you will get the most enlightened commentary on Auburn football ever.
ReplyDeleteSafety Dance is a great song, but if you walk around in public singing it people really give you some strange looks.
ReplyDelete^that last post was in response to cincy being behind, but really anyone can follow that advice
ReplyDeleteThe great thing about that is you can leave those people behind, SteveFC
ReplyDeleteit'll be like that "garfield minus garfield" website where they remove garfield and it leaves poor Jon to look like a lonely, suicidal loser. Right, Michael?
ReplyDeletemine was in response to reading all of michaels posts consecutively, obviously
ReplyDeleteHaha, that's exactly right Harrison. My insanity is tempered by the even keeled posts separating my posts.
ReplyDeleteI love Garfield minus Garfield, by the way.
Michael,
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure I can handle that much enlightenment in solid Michael posts.
Thanks for everyone's support!
ReplyDeleteI didn't include field-goal footage because the movie already was 3:30 or so ... which is 1:30 over budget.
cincy - You should always use a spotter when reading my posts, lest you faint.
ReplyDeleteJay - who do you think the starting QB will be?
The coach at Jeff Davis HS, Travis Pearson, was Chizik's director of football ops at Iowa State.
ReplyDeleteSuffice it to say: Pearson is on the Chiz Train. Fully.
Does Pearson have any prize recruits that just so happen to be showing interest in Auburn?
ReplyDeleteNoooooooo.
ReplyDeleteJD: Winless in 2008.
My choice for starting QB is the former Boston College coach.
ReplyDeleteWeak arm, great leadership. He's an older player. He's been in the league. A league. Penal league? Something.
California penal? that's the best penal league
ReplyDeleteYeah, I would go for the BC coach, but he has some emotional baggage. You know, from the situation. We don't need that on this team.
ReplyDeleteIt produced an awesome Indians picther during the late 80s. Ricky something?
ReplyDeleteWe'd need the BC president to calm the waters with a emotional speech to the Board of Trustees.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Louisville's president. He can calm any situation, plus you can do whomever and whatever you want and get away with it
ReplyDeleteI have my strategy down should we ever play BC. We just interview their coach prior to the game. They fire the coach and....
ReplyDeleteSo Auburn has 72 scholarship players, out of which 13 are seniors. Assuming that 5 non-seniors leave the team (Draft, transfer, go to CFL, discipline issues, etc).
ReplyDeleteThat will leave us with 54, or we will need 31 players to fill the roster.
Where does that leave us? even if every last guy that Auburn signs (28 per the limit) qualifies and enrolls(impossible), we will still be short of 3 players.
Realistic assessment : Auburn is 13 short of full strength right now, and will be around 10 short next year.
Stats and stuff. I don't want to 'look at the past' but the damn past has screwed our future. xCTT left us with a psuedo-probation, which is worst than the ones bammers had.
I think the speech would be more emotional if it came from the coaching candidate that came in 4th place after the BC coaching search that ensued.
ReplyDelete4th place is a good spot. Not showing off, not falling behind. No disappointment because you almost won. From now on 4th place is the new 1st place
ReplyDeletePsuedo probation is the perfect way to describe our current situation, Aero. Can we use that excuse if bama beats us a few times in a row?
ReplyDeleteAnd since we aren't using all of our scholarships as it is, I kind of wish we had cheated a little bit in the past. Might as well get ahead a little bit if you don't need the scholarships anyway.
and sorry about the d*#& word.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the stats.. just did a quick run, and threw the tantrum.
Bo is attending practices. Does he have any eligibility left?
Actually, Aero, you can add only 25 newcomers per year. You can sign more than 25, but when it comes time to the the field, you get 25 new guys max.
ReplyDeleteSo it's going to take some time for Auburn to get back to 85.
4th place is where leaders are born, Harrison.
ReplyDeleteAero, keep in mind here that blamming is pointless. There were numerous factors causing the current situation.
ReplyDeleteAlso, there is the possibility of signing JUCOs which count against previous signing classes, so all is not lost.
And division 2 schools have a scholarship limit of 65, so we are still in D1 for a while at least.
If you ain't first, you're last.
ReplyDeleteI don't mind long movies, JGT... so long as they are informational and entertaining.
ReplyDeleteBut Kristinah, if there are three people racing, the person who finishes second came in second place, not last place. The guy who finished 3rd came in last. This simple logic exercise disproves what you said.
ReplyDeleteMichael, are you a statistician by day?
ReplyDeleteMJT out.
ReplyDeleteNo drops.
You're so keen with these numbers.
ReplyDeleteYou can add more than 25 in a single year....IF a few of them come in the spring and are counted back towards the previous class....
ReplyDeleteIf you didn't win, you lose. Losers are last.
ReplyDeleteMJT In
ReplyDeleteStatistician by morning.
Sidewalk Out-Patient Surgeon by afternoon
Romantic Lover by night
MJT Out
I have to go edge the estate. Try not to do anything exciting until I get back. I hate missing stuff!
ReplyDeleteSo.. It will take 3-4 years for us to have adequate depth, something necessary to be competitive in SEC.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea how anyone can attempt to defend xCTT and tell me that it's in the past. It aint.
Sometimes last is fun though. you don't have to try hard and no one cares about you
ReplyDeleteHmm, you are blaming one person when it isn't justified.
ReplyDeleteBack for a quick question. If you give a walk-on a scholarship, what class does that count against, if any?
ReplyDeleteNot to mention very unproductive and backward thinking. Look to the future.
ReplyDeleteAnd we can correct some of this with JUCOs. Changing staff costs. It happens. We just deal with it and move on.
Peter, to be honest, I don't know. I know that JUCOs can count against previous classes so I suppose walkons should be able to also.
ReplyDeleteJGT : I was counting 3-4 against 09 class and 24-25 against the 2010 class.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't think we'd get either of that numbers. We need to add at least 25 players next year, and we'll still be short.
Aero ... not necessarily that long.
ReplyDeleteAs D.Miller points out, you can skirt the rules a tad if you sign prep school kids and count them against an earlier class. Still, those situations are fairly rare.
They need to get 25 and keep at least 22 for a few years.
i just talked to Jackie Sherrill and he said JUCO's is a great idea
ReplyDeleteman, my grammer sucks. but you get the idea
ReplyDeleteMost programs have "fluff" from 75-85 anyway. Those are projects that didn't pan out or "package deals" that didn't pan out.
ReplyDeleteChizik et al. will have a smaller margin for error. That's all.
Our issue will be depth at OL in 2011. The total number of scholarships isn't a huge concern for me. We just need to find some linemen.
ReplyDeleteI've gotta write for a bit.
ReplyDeleteRemain civil. That's what I love about the HOTTIES.
Hey, that guy at K-State built a decent program based on JUCO. He also forgot to share the trick to maintaining this with the next guy, which left the program in shambles, got the next guy fired, and got him his original job back after a few years vacation.
ReplyDeleteCrap!!! I gotta take a break until this civil period ends!!!
ReplyDeleteWalk-ons and JUCOs etc are counted against the last signed class.
ReplyDeleteThat is if you have room in the last signed class. So if you enrolled 25 in 09, you can't sign more guys as 'against the last signing class' either.
How is that for some doom n gloom.
true Peter- i don't see Snyder doing that again though.
ReplyDeleteYour lack of concern is good to hear, SteveFC. It might not be a concern to you. It is to me and the rest of Auburn family.
ReplyDelete2. None of it was the cost of coaching change. All of it was the cost of keeping xCTT.
Here are some more fun facts:
> The number of 4* that enrolled in 09 is one short of the number of 4* that enrolled in 07, xCTT's best class.
> Out of the non-qualifiers this year, 2 were Chizik's recruits. 4 were xCTTs.
We now return to your regular scheduled programming.
ReplyDeleteSo how about them braves?
Good job Aero!!
ReplyDeleteBraves -- good.
ReplyDeleteNicely put Aero.
ReplyDeleteAMEN... SteveFC
ReplyDeleteThanks to all of you for visiting the HABOTN during two-a-days.
ReplyDeleteTraffic is somewhere in the neighborhood of 250% over August 2008. That's a satisfying thing for me.
So what happened?!?! Everyone on their commute home? Puppet hour too taxing?
ReplyDeletemaybe that is why you got the flat. With that much wear and tear you may need new tires all around...
ReplyDeletegood job JGT..... keep the substance up...they will come
ellooo.... anyone home? mytommyd are u still around?
ReplyDeleteYes honorable Dear Leader, some of us are still here. Ya know there's nothing much more fun that getting to stay at work late on a Friday night. woo hoo
ReplyDeleteI'm so used to seeing this blog scroll at the speed of a campfire, when people don't post 2 or 3 times a minute it seems like everything stopped.
ReplyDeleteAero,
ReplyDeleteI share your concern.
Speaking in regards to it taking a while to get from 74 back to 85 scholarships ... I think it's a fair assessment to say we're in the same boat as a team that's been on probation from that regard.
ReplyDeleteThe punishment without the crime..
ReplyDeleteI share your concerns Aero and I realize there is nothing I can do about it. Therefore, I just want to see some real football.
ReplyDeleteHow many days??
Which also means this coaching staff better be on its game. Like JGT said the last 10 are somewhat "extras" so there's no wiggle room for weak links. If Chiz and Company can have this group of young men prepared to play and executing to the best of their ability, they will be rewarded.
ReplyDeleteMon- I have no idea how many days until football. I wish someone would post it on here or something
ReplyDelete3 weeks paypul... 3 weeks!
ReplyDeleteI skipped the workout and went straight to frying wings. I did have a salad to go with them, so the day's not a total waste.
ReplyDeleteYou should put that idea in the Suggestion Box, Harry.
ReplyDeleteYou've inspired me, JZ. Day 3 here.
Now that Jay G is gone to write, let the war begin. Who wants a piece of me....
ReplyDeleteBring it on Eduardo
ReplyDelete*hides and watches*
ReplyDeleteActually I'm going to go fight traffic. Well not fight, I'm going to try and blend into traffic and not cause ANY problems on the way home.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I thought Mrtommy. Stay hidden in the traffic and blend in. Drive safe, I'll be waitin' when you get home! ;)
ReplyDeleteYou know where to find me formerly big boy
ReplyDeleteDang Mrtommy, I forgot i'm half the man I used to be. I may want to watch out on the cockiness...but at least I believe I can outrun most now :)
ReplyDeleteMay I ask, have we seen the end of Bobby Lowder?
ReplyDeleteGo Braves!
ReplyDeletechop-chop!
AU1- One would think we won't see Bobby Lowder for awhile, but at the same time, he is probably still doing just fine and won't be seeking any unemployement pay.
ReplyDeleteEddie, did you get my text/pic message?
ReplyDeleteScottie- I didn't, but I just sent you a text. Sometimes i have a hard time recieving pics via text.
ReplyDeletei'll go grab my phone. i was trying to send you some top secret info. stay tuned....
ReplyDeletesweet. I have my ovaltine decoder phone ready.
ReplyDeleteAU1N04 - I can only hope so...
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one sad to see Lowder lose money? That dude donated like a mug to Auburn. He hasn't successfully meddled in years. I wish he was still a kajillionaire.
ReplyDeleteI'm not happy he lost money.
ReplyDeleteI do not know lowder at all but from where I sat it seemed that he donated more for the power it gave him than the love of the school.
ReplyDeletejust my humble perspective...
I wish bad no person...
ReplyDeletesometimes bama
A lot of people lost money. Hell, I lost money. My kids college fund lost money.
ReplyDeleteBanks have no one to blame but themselves for poor lending habits. That is why we are here. So I don't feel bad.
I don't know his intentions or motivations. I certainly wish him no ill.
ReplyDeleteKarma, baby.
I take no pleasure in Colonial's troubles...Alot of fine people work and have worked there over the years.
ReplyDeleteKarma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon
ReplyDeleteYou come and go
You come and go
Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream
Red, gold and green
Red, gold and green
But I digress
Agreed Monica. And the Kharma came back to bite them.
ReplyDeleteI do feel bad for the workers that were just doing their day to day jobs at the windows.
Money handlers rarely get hurt they see it coming and hide the real dough in a sock.
ReplyDeleteDL - I pictured you dancing and singing at the same time....not pretty, but I pictured it.
ReplyDeleteNow I cannot get that song ... or parachute pants.. out of my head...
ReplyDelete