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HERE IS WHAT I WROTE FOR THE ADVERTISER:
AUBURN -- Auburn tailback Eric Smith was arrested early Friday morning for disorderly conduct.
According to records provided by the Auburn Police Department, Smith was arrested at the Lexington Hotel at 1:42 a.m. He later was transported to the Lee County Detention Center, where he posted a $300 bond and was released.
Police spokesman Capt. Tom Stofer said another student was arrested for public intoxication approximately 20 minutes before officers were called back to the hotel. This time, a fight was involved.
Smith was arrested moments later.
``They had a gathering going on there at the hotel," Stofer said.
Stofer said the charge can be resolved without going to trial, though a trial date has been set for Nov. 5.
Smith, 19, is vying for playing time behind senior starter Ben Tate. He rushed for 82 yards on 21 carries in 2008.
UPDATE: Smith is not participating in Auburn's practice this afternoon.
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ReplyDeleteD'oh and dos.
ReplyDeleteInteresting. This could end up being something minimal, but my guess is that he is in hot water with the Chiz. Disorderly conduct could mean a lot of things.
ReplyDeleteLike Jay G. posted, not much to see there.
ReplyDeleteHowever he plays it, Chizik must realize this incident can either become an afterthought or a footnote on his first season as head man on the Plains.
It is hard to tell without the details, but some kind of punishment should be handed down.
ReplyDeleteChizik is expected to address this after practice tonight.
ReplyDeleteI can all but guarantee some kind of punishment from the Auburn side. Not sure what Smith is looking at from a legal perspective.
ReplyDeleteIV, you going to Stanley Jensen South tonight?
ReplyDeleteUnder "condition of arrestee", I thought one of the choices was "dancing".
ReplyDeleteIt looked to me like drunk, dancing, sober and drugs. Yes, I know it says drinking but it was a little blurry. Anyway that cracked me up.
A lot of the time, when someone posts something just before a thread switch, they repost it on the new thread. Was my story of my friend's dad stealing satellite tv worth reposting?
ReplyDeleteSo you're saying it wasn't HD then, Kristina?
ReplyDeleteNo.
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing more disorderly than dancing
ReplyDeleteNo, not HD. Although you can click on it to enlarge....if only
ReplyDeleteThat's the story of my life.
ReplyDeleteJ-Z I had already asked you the same question on an earlier thread just before you or someone had shouted out new thread up and you missed it. No I am going to go to Autauga Academy- PCA game tonight. Have two former neighbor's sons playing for AA this year (ex-Lions). I think that PHS's year will depend on the inexperienced defenses ability to come together early. Sound familiar?
ReplyDeleteLMAO @ "if only"
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time I've used a scanner to get something up on the HABOTN. I know it's a little fuzzy. It's certainly NOT user error!
ReplyDeleteOr maybe it is.
There should be an affidavit with that arrest report. That's where the info is.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing fine Jay and we appreciate your every effort.
ReplyDeleteWell apparently reinforcements are on their way as hubby is on the phone with another guy telling him how to get to our house.
ReplyDeleteEither that or he ordered pizza really early.
Kristina, beautiful family pic. It is nice to see you dress the kids right too:)
ReplyDeleteJay, my comment was more a knock on my reading ability than the quality of your post. Appreciate all you do as always.
ReplyDelete(This concludes the portion of the evening where zookeeper kisses up to Blog Writer Tate)
You gotta make sure that scanner is set to 300 dpi.
ReplyDeleteIs that the hotel at the corner of S College and Shug Jordan? Is Benji's still there?
ReplyDeleteSomehow it seems that football players always prefer to get in trouble in August.
ReplyDeleteDisorderly conduct is a class C misdemeanor. Maximum punishment is 3 months and $500 fine.
ReplyDeletelook at Monnie bringing the scanner knowledge.
ReplyDeletednatl, that's the hotel i was thinking of. i think it changed names.
they used to have swing dancing there when i was in school. during that revolution i was quite the dancer. Gabe Gross and his wife used to go there too. good times.
oh, crap, that was TMI.
3 months!!! Now, that is serious. As for $500, that is very serious cash for a college student.
ReplyDeleteThat should be a good game IV. My best friend's son is the starting center for AA.
ReplyDeleteCash money for a video of Scottie B. swing dancing.
ReplyDeleteI thought disorderly conduct would get you in court?
ReplyDeletedo you mean to imply there were swingers there, and they were dancing?
ReplyDeletenah, it was the 'zoot suit riot' kinda swing dancing. it was fun....when i was in college. or maybe it was just being with the ladies. yup, that's probably it.
ReplyDeleteI prefer to call my trademark dance the "spank dance"....
ReplyDeleted don't dance unless d is drunk
ReplyDeleteIt has to be DISORDERLY conduct to go to court. Everything else is handled through pretrial diversion...or so I've been told.
ReplyDeleteI'll be quiet now.
Thank you, Steve!
ReplyDeleteFaker, your posts today are really testing my filter.
I have the spanky dance in my repertoire as well.
ReplyDeleteI used to break out the cabbage patch and the weed eater even when the song didn't call for it.
ReplyDeleteI recall a Best Western in that corner, dnatl.
ReplyDeleteok WERK that put me over the edge
ReplyDeletetoo funny
I also do the shopping cart....
ReplyDeleteThe lawnmower..
The drunk white guy.
It's the Lexington Hotel now. Changed over this year, I beleive.
ReplyDeleteI do the Puppet Decapitation quite often. That always pleases the audience.
ReplyDeleteFor a moment I thought Scottie B said that he used used to Go to swingers parties at that hotel and Gabe Gross and his wife were swingers there too.
ReplyDeletethanks Kristina. that'll be where all the UofK peeps hang out for our game in October. i'd shy away from that scene. :)
ReplyDeletei like to break out a little dance while my wife and i are in Target or Marhalls just to piss her off. it makes me smile.
I also do the drunk white guy....uh....I mean drunk white girl.....ahhh....um....never mind. Shutting up now.
ReplyDeleteMy best friend does the centipede in a drunken stupor after big Bama wins. Usually with his son's football helmet on too.
ReplyDeleteDMiller, i bout fell out of my seat.
ReplyDeleteI used to do a dance in the locker room with a football helmet on after a big win in high school. I also wore socks.
ReplyDelete"I also do the drunk white guy"
ReplyDeleteMaybe my favorite line ever typed in here.
Drunken stupor or just a bad case of West Blocton?
ReplyDeletesocks....very important element of the drunken dance wardrobe. especially if all you've got on is a helmet, or a lamp shade.
ReplyDeleteRK...I wasn't going there...but since you started it..
ReplyDeleteTell us more about this zookeeper.
Kristina - I hope you bite your lip properly during the Drunk White Guy dance.
ReplyDeleteHere at the home, we do a lot of swinging to the Virginia Reel, that is those of us that still can.
ReplyDeletemust...not...comment...on "Lucky Drunk White Guy...must...be...strong
ReplyDeleteMichael probably only wore one sock, Chili-Pepper style
ReplyDeleteNo, the socks were on my feet.
ReplyDeleteThe point of mentioning the socks is that a helmet and socks were the entirety of the wardrobe. And I must admit it was really a dance, more of a leap around thing.
Anybody else hear crickets?
ReplyDeletemaybe that was Smith's offense? He was just too good of a dancer?
ReplyDeleteWell sometimes the politics of dancing can get you in trouble with the law.
ReplyDeleteI think I have said enough and will be moving on now.
ReplyDeleteI just added an official story to the blog entry.
ReplyDeleteKristina, is the DTV guy still not finished? No way it should take this long - don't let him leave without finishing, he'll never come back.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe he already suspects something is fishy and is just trying to delay until the police arrive?
dnatl: Formerly the Best Western, yes sir. A classy establishment.
ReplyDeletemichael starring in "lord of the dunce"
ReplyDeleteI still say it was only one sock, and you were barefoot, and you ended up with a very bad case of athlete's foot that led to your nickname of the "Fun Guy"
For single guys...the thing that gets you in trouble at the dance club is the "upgrade"...
ReplyDeleteYou are dancing with one girl and are totally hooked up...but as the night goes on you notice the upgrade...
You know you shouldn't try....but dangit you can't help it.
Usually the evening ends with you at the Waffle House by yourself.
Nope, Coosa, he's still here. We are over the 4 1/2 hour mark now.
ReplyDeleteWait, that's why they nicknamed me Fun Guy? Is there also an alternative reason they called me Skillet Faced Melon Head other than I like to cook and am smart?
ReplyDeleteK, my Dish Network installer was here for at least five hours. No big deal.
ReplyDeletejust you and the scatter, smothered, covered, and dumped.......
ReplyDeleteFSJ,
ReplyDeleteI've always been told, as night goes on, you usually downgrade.
Not that I've ever been in that situation before, but that's what the people tell me.
Are we supposed to connect the dots between the drunk student that was arrested 20 minutes prior, at the same location, and the arrest of Eric Smith?
ReplyDeleteAt waffle house with Big Sexy! Remember?!
ReplyDeleteMichael Jan Flatley - excellent! Do you picture this with or without the houndstooth hat?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jay. He could have been further along had he not spent the 1st hour trying to come up with different reasons as to why he couldn't do it.
ReplyDeleteKristina,
ReplyDeleteIt takes them forever. We had dish network set up and hooked up to 3 TV's and you would think we had asked NASA to come in and give us the view from the International Space Station as well as Satellite TV.
back in the day, it was the Tiger Time Diner instead of Waffle House
ReplyDeleteWhenever I feel bad I just remember, "any tie is tigah tie"
RK..good point..
ReplyDeleteSometimes the perceived upgrade is really a downgrade.
It's a tricky proposition.
Although I think if you have a sure thing and then end up alone at Waffle House then that's considered a downgrade as well.
ReplyDeleteMy first date with my wife included a late night dinner at Waffle House. What are you trying to say, Kristina? You think my wife is a downgrade? Why would you say that?!
ReplyDeleteAu contraire mrs zookeeper..
ReplyDeleteSometimes alone at the waffle house is indeed an upgrade.
Uh, no. You were not alone if you were with your wife, mchiela, on a date.
ReplyDeleteI've had DTV for 15 years; put the first dish up myself and it only took an hour. Have gotten it upgraded several times over the years and let their guys do it because it was free. But I don't think its ever taken more than an hour. Maybe if you are getting 4 receivers or something it adds time.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are too active today. I walked away for a couple of hours and completely missed one thread, and it took 45 minutes to catch up. Jay promoted me to a NN too soon; I can't take all this pressure.
lol, yes, probably true, faker.
ReplyDeleteBenji's (at the Best Western) used to have $2 32oz drafts in the mid 1990's - best western indeed
ReplyDeleteI had a fraternity brother whose motto was "Go Ugly Early." I never saw him at The Waffle House.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever noticed it's called THE Waffle House. Reminds me of THE university.
ReplyDeleteLike, THE Wal-Mart's
ReplyDeletethe michael?
ReplyDeleteI only liked tall skinny girls, but I never turned down a fatty
ReplyDeleteBack in the day, the Waffle House in Auburn was the Cooper Kettle. Now that was ay back when.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely THE Michael.
ReplyDeleteHey...easy now old man.
ReplyDeleteI believe that was the Kopper Kettle. Dang stiff joints
ReplyDeleteTime for me to drive home. I'll return in a couple of hours.
ReplyDeleteHave a good puppet hour.
Why am I the only female still posting, right now?
ReplyDeleteThe Kramer is still my favorite painting.
ReplyDelete"He is a loathesome, offensive brute. Yet I can't look away."
because michael is still pre-op?
ReplyDeleteBecause you pity us?
ReplyDeletednatl - cracked me up!
ReplyDeleteIf you close your eyes, you can always imagine they are tall and skinny
dnatl for front page.
ReplyDeleteOH, Dn....that is a comment for a "Oh no you didn't!" if I ever saw one.
ReplyDeleteBecause you are the only female having a dish installed and giving a play by play.
ReplyDeleteNo operations planned, dnatl. Unless there is some bylaw requiring one for me to be Queen of HABOTN. But if there is, then I use my power to decree the law is no longer in effect
ReplyDeleteBenji's and Strutting Duck were my two main hang-outs. They were the only two joints in town that had Natural Light on tap.
ReplyDeleteIV,
ReplyDeleteThe Copper Kettle blew up when I was a freshman at Auburn. But, I don't think there was any connection.
He should have to go to court, but it should just be him saying my bad and getting a fine. Unless he wants a trial of course...which would be stupid.
ReplyDeleteI remember making the upgrade to Natty Light when I started grad school - it was classy because it was also available in bottles (in addition to gallon jugs at Mom's Party Shoppe)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I was poor, so I was stuck drinking The Beast when I was in college...even in grad school.
ReplyDeleteCincy...I remember the explosion even though I was long gone. Made the channel 12 news and all. Big doings back in the day. You weren't smoking there that day were you?
ReplyDeleteNatty Light on tap? Super classy.
ReplyDeleteThe conv. store at the corner of Glenn & Ross sold milk jug beer my first couple of years then stopped.
ReplyDeleteI still drink high-life lite. HIGH LIFE!!!!
ReplyDeleteMiller Genuine Draft came out when I was at AU. They kept it on sale at A&P for what seemed like a year - $2.29 a six-pack.
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ReplyDeleteI still drink prune juice.
ReplyDeleteNatural Light - the beer with the taste for food
ReplyDeleteThink about that one for a minute
A&P always had excellent beer prices.
ReplyDeleteA&P never was really to dedicated to checking id's.
ReplyDeleteI also bought many a jug of beer at Keg Korner. I don't remember the cost, but it was quite a deal.
ReplyDeleteIt was a different time back then. There was a lot of repression, but we didn't realize it at the ti0me and just accepted it as the norm for the society of the day. It was only later that the hops were allowed to be free..........
ReplyDeleteAnyone shop at Mom's? I lived in that apartment complex my freshman year just after it closed.
ReplyDeleteI think our first jug beer experience came at the Cold Keg in Shorter Scottie.
ReplyDeleteHad a good friend that worked there Michael. He can tell some stories about that place.
ReplyDelete"Mom" sold gallon jugs of Beast Light for $2.49, filled off the tap - then she ran for mayor one year
ReplyDeleteYeah, I heard it was not Mom's management's decision to shut it down. I think they too were pretty relaxed about who could buy the liquor.
ReplyDeletej-z, that would be correct. "Beer, is it in you?" should have been the slogan for our soccer team.
ReplyDeleteThis entire day has been a Puppet Hour. Nice job, Hotties.
ReplyDeleteMJT Out
Mom's - was that the store in front of Eagles West?
ReplyDeleteMom's Party Shoppe was much more convenient (and nostalgic) for beer runs from the tailgate than the Goalpost.
ReplyDeleteOf course, if construction / "game day management changes" keep their current pace, then we'll eventually be making beer runs to "the WalMarts" cause we'll be practically next door
we bought a keg from moms once to take into a frat party... but we were told at the door that we couldn't bring it in... the folks at mom's were nice enough to give us about 20 gal jugs to empty the keg... then we got in...
ReplyDeleteHectic day Hotties. Funny stuff today. Good luck with the dish K-money.
ReplyDelete"Because Michael is still pre-op?" by dnatl = post of the day at a minimum
I'm taking my bride to see a movie. Later...
Hey, Mr. Zookeeper, get off the computer and go tell that dude to finish installing our dish!!
ReplyDeletecalm down woman!
ReplyDeleteI would like to note that Mr. Zookeeper is no longer at the computer and has gone to check on the progress.
ReplyDeleteKeep that pimp hand scrong Kristina.
ReplyDeleteWe lived at Eagle's West the first quarter we were married. Mom's had an extremely varied clientele.
ReplyDeleteMy wife is sitting across the room staring at me. I think she's wondering why I'm not up getting ready to take her out to dinner and a movie. Strategy at this point is critical. Any suggestions?
ReplyDeleteGet up, get ready and take your wife out to dinner and a movie. What's the decision here?
ReplyDeleteI lived 2 blocks from the Copper Kettle when it blew up downtown Auburn. I had been out late and didn't even wake up. This was during one of my 3 years encompassing Jr-Sr classes.
ReplyDeleteJ-Z..same here. We're going to see the Inglorious B's movie at 7 EDT. Hmmmm.. gotta go.
ReplyDeleteI lived in Crockett's Dorm on Cox Street. I heard it very well, but didn't realize what it was until we left to go to a late breakfast. (I was skipping church that day.)
ReplyDeletej-z, go get ready. She still won't be ready when you're finished, so you'll have another 1/2 hour on The HABOTN while you're waiting on her.
ReplyDeleteI drink rarely, but you have prompted me to drink that wine cooler I have been letting age in the fridge for the last 3 months.
ReplyDeleteI'm avoiding eye contact.
ReplyDeleteHoopie, let me know how that is. I don't think that's what we'll be seeing this evening.
Uh oh...I just heard a sigh. I better get up now.
That's the easy way out Scott. I have to exert my authority or else she won't respect me.
ReplyDeleteNever mind. Much too late for that.
Nothing like a Seagram's Escapes Jamaican Me Happy to round off a good work week.
ReplyDeleteExcept maybe a bullet to the temple.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you kids are having fun.
ReplyDeleteCincy, I lived on Cox St., too. The explosion you're referring to was before my time at AU, but it jars another memory. I was walking up Cox St. to my apartment when a guy I knew walking down toward campus told me the space shuttle (Challenger) had blown up. I didn't believe him because he was usually full of it, plus there was a commercial running at that time with Super Burrhead flying into the space shuttle, so I really thought he was yanking my chain. Of course, I got the horrible truth confirmed to me in living black & white when I got to my apartment. Not surprisingly, A&M Furniture Mart changed their commercial pretty quickly.
ReplyDeleteBtw, sorry for the downer. Sometimes I can't control what pops into my head and then down to my fingers. Maybe Super Burrhead at least lightened the mood a bit.
ReplyDeleteI was a freshman at AUM when the Challenger blew up. My wife was in Jr. High. She laughs at me.
ReplyDeleteScottCho, I can get ready in 30 minutes, no problem. That includes taking a shower...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I have lots of TV now, so I will see you hotties next week! (Or tomorrow when I figure out that there isn't anything more to watch than there was 2 years ago)
I was in 6th grade when the shuttle blew up. My teacher said "I bet the Russians did it." This was in Oklahoma, btw.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny Coop. I could tell the same story.
ReplyDeleteJZ, I was wondering.....
ReplyDeleteKristina, my wife CAN get ready in 30 minutes. I've seen her do it when the chips are down. But DOES she usually? Not so much. Enjoy your telly!
ReplyDeleteDisorderly conduct...that's funny. But whoever said that it could mean lot's of things is absolutely correct. I was cited and turned into the Auburn Student Disciplinary tribunal when I was a freshman for being involved in a water balloon fight on the lawn @ Foy Union.
ReplyDeleteOh and hotel parties always end with someone arrested. It's scientific fact.
Darn multiple accounts...
ReplyDelete6th grade? Good Lord woman.
Scott C,
ReplyDeleteDid you live at Little Henry's? That is where I did my laundry. Did you know Cox Street is one way, but going the opposite way than when I was there? Not sure why I thought that important...
Cox St. is one way?
ReplyDeleteJ-Z ...
ReplyDeleteNothing gets past you.
That's not what Michael said.
ReplyDeleteJet I took names while you were gone.
ReplyDeleteProcedure go as planned Jet?
ReplyDeleteGood heavens, y'all make me feel old. I had been married for six years and had an almost one year old when the Challenger exploded.
ReplyDeleteWhat is this jamboree business I hear my T R Miller folks talking about?
ReplyDeleteWe were in Auburn the other day, and I turned down Cox Street and noted that it needed to be resurfaced.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Jet said she didn't wanna hear about it.
Monica ... you can tell him.
ReplyDeletehahahaha
ReplyDeleteNah, you go ahead. I'll pretend I don't see it AGAIN.
That's her picture btw, at her first Auburn football game, 6 months old.
ReplyDeleteSmith is not at practice today.
ReplyDeleteMy apartments were owned by Little Henry's, but were brand new when we moved into them. They were called Thornton Apts. Cox was one-way up the hill when I lived there. How about you? Btw, Little Henry's son was in school at AU when I was there. I knew him decently well and went to several parties at his place. He always had lots of free beverages. I think his parents hooked him up pretty well. One time he had a dozen truckloads of sand brought in and turned his backyard into a beach for a party.
ReplyDeleteI sure would hate to be Smith at this moment.
ReplyDeleteEric Smith is not at practice. Hopefully JGT will confirm this shortly
ReplyDeleteJay G already has.
ReplyDeleteOops, slow typing this morning. Thanks JGT.
ReplyDeleteSounds like the beach guy was a fun one to know.
ReplyDeleteIt's not morning. It's afternoon, correct? It has been a rough, stressful week. I need some time off.
ReplyDeleteWas Darvo's still there when all you young things were at Auburn?
ReplyDeleteJ-Z.
ReplyDeleteTake her out like it was the first date. Get dressed to impress, reservations, flowers and all that jazz.
Aero, much too late for that.
ReplyDeleteI did just get her a subscription to Garden & Gun, so she loves me again.
That is the most bizarre name for a magazine. My daughter got it for my son in law. Neat magazine, but weird name.
ReplyDeleteJet who is this old guy who replaced Ian @ the News?
ReplyDeleteThat's probably the least weirdly-named magazine that goes to j-z's house.
ReplyDeleteJay G,
ReplyDeleteI thought you were taking the evening off and not covering practice today?
As far as the Challenger goes, I was 9 when it exploded.
ReplyDeleteIt was a snowy day in Tennessee and we were off from school, so I watched it as it happened. Scared the #@#$ out of me.
Norm should be appearing momentarily.
ReplyDeletei have him occupied
ReplyDeleteI'm disturbed, yet intrigued.
ReplyDeletedon't be so hard on yourself
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I am hoping Smith isn't in enough trouble to get tossed off the team. Surely not.
ReplyDeleteMonica,
ReplyDeleteI heard Fbomb talking yesterday that he used to work for this new guy.
Cincy - I'm listening to him now on Fbaum. Apparently he used to cover bama for the News. I keep missing his name. I wonder where he's been and why he came back.
ReplyDeleteI was at work when Challenger exploded. That was prior to me getting into the aerospace industry. Later I talked to some people I worked with and it really killed the aerospace industry in Huntsville for a while.
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