Why is it Auburn has all these strange things happen? This isn't the first time something has happened that nobody seems to be able to explain. Is there some NCAA rules that they keep under lock and key and pull out every now and then?
Seems to me that our WRs have had more coaching in the past eight months than the 5 previous years all totalled.
CTT is indeed a great quote machine,but that is just for show. Look at the discipline, fundamentals, consistency and attitude he slams into the WRs....if he ain't a good coach..it ain't possible.
It's up to Gene Chizik to explain what happened to Billings. He is able to hide behind certain possible defenses -- ie the "illegality" of discussing someone's academics -- yet the SEC just created a new website trumpeting academic achievement.
This type of academic stuff happens everywhere. Privacy laws limit revealing details. Without details, there is not much of a storym, therefore not much press.
JHAG....I went back and watched the vid several times. I just can't understand how you can spew on the OL based on that vid. The line play was at 3/4 speed and the camera angle was from ground level and behind the line. I don't know of any coaches that could properly evaluate line play in that circumstance.
looonnnnnnggggg day today, just got home from work a few minutes ago, then MrsTHT walks in from work right after that.
MrsTHT leaves tomorrow for a week, so Kickoff Kountdown research for DAY 8 is not even a remote priority. Y'all can take the snippets and expand and/or expound on them however you wish. I'll have them up this evening.
Then Saturday will only require 4 words (Happy *** ******* DAY), so that will be easy.
Started out listening to Pink on my iPod while cutting grass. Finished up the lawn with the Auburn Marching Band. Talk about getting you in the mood for kickoff!
ehyou, Boog was asking what SEC stadiums were the best to watch a game. He said he had always heard LSU, FL and UGA were good. Joe said "you gotta go to a game at Auburn. Any place where they start coming in to tailgate on Wednesday is a place you need to be." It was awesome to hear him. He also said like Skip used to "and that ball fell in the lap of a lady fan from Auburn, AL."
Imagine you have been married to the same woman for more than 30 years, you love her more than anything - nothing could ever change that. You have shared many of your best memories with her and would never leave her under any circumstances. Then you spend a day with a woman who in some ways is more beautiful than your wife...you may never see her again...but you won't forget her for a while either. Maryland is my wife...Auburn is " the other woman ". If you all love college sports - and I assume you do - you really need to see a game there. I have been lucky to see a lot of places, I have not seen a lot of places like that. It's an amazing scene in every respect.
Granted, I was there for # 3 vs. # 5...Auburn was 9-0 so it was bound to be good.
Some highlights:
I arrived at night with the stadium lit up like a Christmas tree. It sits dead in the middle of campus. A shrine...literally their church - only services are held on Saturday. Made me say....hmmmm...this is promising.
Gameday scene - tailgating in every available space...and not like some! field full of RV's - though they had that too. But literally people grilling and drinking in every available spot for as far as the eye could see. I lost count of the number of bands and stages and this was at 9 AM.
The Fans - I knew I was in a " red state " from all the Suburbans with W stickers but the truth of it is, this part of Alabama is an orange state. Every man woman and child is in the same shade of orange. Not unusual I know ...but THIS was...they are nice, friendly, and polite - to GEORGIA FANS. Nobody called anyone in Black and Red Faggot or *sshole...nobody told them they sucked.... These people are your friends, you don't know it yet because you haven't met them - but when you do - you have met a friend. you want a beer ? some bar- B - Q ? grab some. Let's talk for a while....war eagle...let's have a good game. I saw this at tailgate after tailgate. Stragglers who wander by are offered anything that's available - didn't matter what color they were wearing. This is the oldest rivalry in the South - they call it Brother vs. Brother and they mean it. Now there are certainly cliche's about down home country sensibilities - but these folks embodied the best part of the notion of southern hospitality. Though many did admit it's a tad LESS civil for the Iron Bowl.
Tiger Walk :
Impossible to describe. Im - possible. A human welcome mat for the team. The team walks through several blocks to Jordan-Hare through a sea of people. I asked somebody how many folks were there and was told they could never come up with an accurate head count but that they were certain it was "well in excess of 25,000 people." That looked a little light to me...I would have bought 40 grand. 2 hours before kick the streets in all directions were completely - and I mean COMPLETELY jammed. It was like a religious experience. If you can be in the middle of this - and I was lucky enough to get to walk through it - and not be overwhelmed, you are dead my friend. (I was honestly in awe. Gametime : The eagle circles as 87,521 people cheer Waaar EAGLE HEY!!! The eagle pounces on some meat product and the hair on the back of your neck stands up...then if you are still unimpressed you get an F-16 flyover Toomer's corner : everyone converges on the intersection of college st and whatever the other road is and they toilet paper every tree in sight. By the time it's over, it looks like a blizzard has rolled through Alabama. There are no riots, no police, no cars set on fire. There are families from grandparents to infants chucking rolls of toilet paper all over the place. Again, i just shake my head at a loss...and maybe a little jealous. It's a special place, the best scene I have ever seen for college football. I have ZERO doubt "our" TEAM could someday be as good. As fans though, perhaps we should aspire to be as classy as those I was hosted by.
Mon, i sketch straight to canvas, or in this case, watercolor paper. i've been trying to rest b/c of my 'flu-like symptoms'. hopefully i'll feel well enough tomorrow to paint. the wife is planning on watching a new Disney Channel movie tomorrow so that sounds like prime painting time>
love seeing Ronnie B and Caddy play tonite. good times.
Can't wait for kick-off! I'm almost ill with anticipation.
And now for something totally different, how does belly button lint work? I wore a green shirt over a blue shirt, and had both green and blue bellybutton lint! How does the green lint get through the blue shirt? Creepy!
ehyou, I stood in the parking lot with that guy after the Syracuse game.
He really was smitten.
I think it was more about that game -- very close, overtime game as I recall -- and it was very loud. It was the kind of loud that rattles your ears. Max loud. Maybe he hadn't heard that before.
I don't hear it very often ... only at Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, LSU and the new press seating at Florida.
The Syracuse game was a 3 OT ... Duval yanked a chippy at the end of regulation.
The Orange had a 17-0 lead and then we came back ... lots a noise ... it was a late start ... post 8 p.m. on the Deuce... it was extremely late when the game ended.
Carnell put his patented freeze move on some defensive tackle/end type on the game winner. The guy basically fell over and Carnell jogged by him.
Mon ... I left the game early since the band packed it in due to the weather... A well medicated Mrs. Jet is waiting to find out if her ailment is staph or a brown recluse bite.
I have that Syracuse guys original news clipping still on a bulletin board I had throughout college. I just thought the Scott Van Pelt thing was cool b/c he's always giving Auburn a shout out on his radio show when he can. That syracuse game was a beast. Brother Jet those Deuce games sucked- you drink the night before + all day and sit there for a 3 OT game. Lot of bad decisions that weekend as well.
Mon-I don't follow recruiting but I feel real good about AU getting Dyer. He is listed as their #1 player on the recruit board. Coaches also have him as the #1 player in the nation.
And thanks for the prayers and well wishes. She's frustrated ... woman has the worst luck in the world ... and that's not counting being stuck with a knuckleheaded husband.
JH..I can't find on the video what you are referring to and just wondered what I was missing.
Does our OL have depth issues..yes and that is really old news. It would be really lame to keep whining about that old story, therefore I was assuming that you saw something. Help me out here.
Just an observation our QB's are getting pressured every time they drop back and looked rushed, if you don't agree whatever... Steve our Oline is great?
JHAG...it was a situational/timing drill run at 3/4 speed. The OL/DL were there to go through the motions for the skill players benefit. We are only going full speed and hitting sporatically.
Notice how easy it was for the DL to stop and move to the screen pass. That's b/c they weren't chasing full speed toward the QB.
At least wait until our first loss before spewing.
I think jhag has an issue with our O-Line....or is it just me? ;-)
For some reason I have a very calm attitude toward the team this year. Don't get me wrong, I am super stoked for football season to start, to see the eagle fly, watch the intro video and cheer for my Tigers. But I have to come to terms with the fact, I have no control over the state of this team right now, and hope the coaches are doing the best they can with the resources they have.
I have may concerns about this team. AU will have to have EVERYTHING fall in place to have a good record this year. That rarely happens to AU though, except 2004.
Kristina-I am interested in what the opening video and music will be. I did not like the first song they used last year and I think by the third game they went back to the 'do you want it' music, which I thought was great. However, I am not sure you can get 2 minutes of highlight clips form last season.
After reading many articles about AU, I can not understand how AU got in the position having so few quality players? I am NOT ready to bash the former staff, but if they were around today, would you feel better about this team now than you with the new staff?
wtc, the first video they put out was awful, I agree. It's sad when the video introducing the band gets you more fired up than the one for the team. Hopefully they won't make that mistake two years in a row.
I am betting if they use any footage from last year that amazing scramble/completed pass for 1st down Kodi had will be on there. I can't for the life of me remember what game that was though. I wanna say Tennesee... Can't really remember anything else from last year that stands out tho.
AUBigCat, My dream job! Seriously, we do hope to retire in Auburn and lead some studies through a church there on helping engaged and newly married couples set up budgets, organize their households, etc. Finances get so many young marriages into trouble.
Oh come now Kristeenuh, nations at war often meet at chatroll. it is the civilized thing to do. And I told you, I would have been your knight in shining armor if there wasn't that sale at Penny's!
THE RING OF FIRE • INAUGURAL CLASS Phormerly Phred Scottie B. in Tennessee crudup Hoopie Ron Mexico hip-hopanonymous AUnMobilz Sullivan013 Scott from Tucson scottatl jhag
ehyou - that guy is just ripping me off. I actually love all paper clips. The national bird of Eurasia is the Paper Clip. Hey, it's my country, i can make an inanimate object the national bird if I feel like it!
I'm falling a sleep at the computer so I'm going to doze off, so more than likely this is my last post for the next few hours, who knows I've done some crazy things in my sleep. Goin' to bed while listening to Scottish music, is just awesome. :P
LGG - I've already dozed off about a dozen times waiting for a new page to get here for Day 8 post. I've almost fallen off the kitchen bar stool a few times. I'm afraid I might forget in the morning or be in too big a hurry to get to PRISON.
I was also wondering if I'm going to shoot any more armed intruders tonight in my dream. At about 3 a.m. today I put a single BULLET hole in the chest of a dude who pulled a pistol on me (sort of Old West style). A single BULLET hole with a .410 shot gun. That was a weird dream.
I have disabled auto-play for this video.
TWICE!
ReplyDeleteNo Drops!
ReplyDeleteNo Orange Jerseys!
No "Livin' on a Prayer!"
Why is it I always get the Align add?
ReplyDelete"There's one for the good guys! All it takes is one! All it takes is one!"
ReplyDelete-Trooper Taylor
he's a one-man quote machine.
Who is #28?
ReplyDeletehe may be all fluff and show
ReplyDeletehe may lack substance
he may be a jerk
he may suck as a coach
we may not win a game this year
but i can't help myself, I have fallen in love with the Trooper Taylor I see in these video clips
the end
28 is Aycock, I believe.
ReplyDeleteIt is Aycock...
ReplyDeleteOur o-line looks horrible in every video
THAT's the Oline the WVU defense believes it will beat
ReplyDeleteTroop is the Troof!
ReplyDeleteCraig Miller, I hearby suspend you for calling James Brown's class bogus. Best class ever.
ReplyDeletethat's factual, scottie b
ReplyDeleteI left out a Dr.
ReplyDeletescottie do you do a sketch on paper first and then on canvas or straight to canvas?
ReplyDeleteI'm going to guess Montez didn't take enough classes between spring and summer to qualify to play.
ReplyDeleteYou have to keep a certain amount of classes each semester.
Something for AU and Falcons fans:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt6ox35V4k0
It's not highlights, just some really fine actors. Too lazy to link tonight.
GO CHAD, BEAT VICK!
ReplyDeleteEhyou is not on or headed for Muscle Beach.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it Auburn has all these strange things happen? This isn't the first time something has happened that nobody seems to be able to explain. Is there some NCAA rules that they keep under lock and key and pull out every now and then?
ReplyDeleteCaddilac with his first carry!!
ReplyDeleteI'm drafting Jason Taylor
ReplyDeleteNice run for Cadilaclaclaclaclaclac
Seems to me that our WRs have had more coaching in the past eight months than the 5 previous years all totalled.
ReplyDeleteCTT is indeed a great quote machine,but that is just for show. Look at the discipline, fundamentals, consistency and attitude he slams into the WRs....if he ain't a good coach..it ain't possible.
Ehyou just went 3rd person on y'all.
ReplyDelete“Do I talk to myself? No, I just remind myself of what I’m trying to do. You know, I never answer myself so how can I be talking to myself?”
Dude you've been smoking the same thing your profile pic has been smoking.
ReplyDeleteSo Hoopie you think it's ok for me to love CTT or will I be disappointed?
Byron and Chad playing each other just doesn't seem right.
ReplyDeleteIt's up to Gene Chizik to explain what happened to Billings. He is able to hide behind certain possible defenses -- ie the "illegality" of discussing someone's academics -- yet the SEC just created a new website trumpeting academic achievement.
ReplyDeleteAs long as the news is GOOD ...
Mon..I would be shocked if he disappointed.....go for it with gusto....just don't tell Greg.
ReplyDeleteWe are MARSHALL!!
ReplyDeleteIf an individual didn't want their academic achievements trumpeted, shouldn't they be able to cry foul?
ReplyDelete4 game suspension. It sounds like he violated the leagues scholastic abuse policy.
ReplyDeleteseems much of all the vid i see is of passing.
ReplyDeleteJGT is it normally slanted towards passsing when you film or is that just how the tape is cut?
OK, Hoopie. I trust you.
ReplyDeleteAU1!! WE ARE...MARSHALL!!
Nice :-)
This type of academic stuff happens everywhere. Privacy laws limit revealing details. Without details, there is not much of a storym, therefore not much press.
ReplyDeleteJoe Simpson on Braves game talking about how great it is to tailgate at Auburn! Told Boog he must go to a game at Auburn!
ReplyDeleteFootball is coming Mon...I should be full of some substance soon.
ReplyDeleteYou're already full of something, AU1 ;-)
ReplyDeleteJust as an FYI...we are at Tminus
ReplyDelete8 Days
22 Hours
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38 Seconds
Mon - And I thought it was my dog.
ReplyDeleteJHAG....I went back and watched the vid several times. I just can't understand how you can spew on the OL based on that vid. The line play was at 3/4 speed and the camera angle was from ground level and behind the line. I don't know of any coaches that could properly evaluate line play in that circumstance.
ReplyDeletePlease share your secrets.
looonnnnnnggggg day today, just got home from work a few minutes ago, then MrsTHT walks in from work right after that.
ReplyDeleteMrsTHT leaves tomorrow for a week, so Kickoff Kountdown research for DAY 8 is not even a remote priority. Y'all can take the snippets and expand and/or expound on them however you wish. I'll have them up this evening.
Then Saturday will only require 4 words (Happy *** ******* DAY), so that will be easy.
WAR EAGLE!!!
Did Joe Buck really just say the lightening was "just outside the stadium"?
ReplyDeleteCincy...
ReplyDeleteI'm watching the Braves game but missed that. Way cool!
do what you gotta do, THT
ReplyDeleteit's all good, honey
That's funny...and he made a comment earlier about hating when announcers just ramble.
ReplyDeleteOpen practice? Wow!!!
ReplyDeleteI like Raheem Morris.
ReplyDeletethere is still baseball?? pffft
ReplyDeletei used to enjoy baseball. Now I find it no more exciting than watching checkers.
ReplyDeleteHey, THT, you do what you gotta do and watch what you can until Auburn football starts! Braves bb helps pass the time.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking "open practice" means the first 20 minutes for reporters.
ReplyDeleteIt is great to see Caddy running on the field again. One of my all-time favorite players to watch.
Started out listening to Pink on my iPod while cutting grass. Finished up the lawn with the Auburn Marching Band. Talk about getting you in the mood for kickoff!
ReplyDeleteehyou,
ReplyDeleteBoog was asking what SEC stadiums were the best to watch a game. He said he had always heard LSU, FL and UGA were good. Joe said "you gotta go to a game at Auburn. Any place where they start coming in to tailgate on Wednesday is a place you need to be." It was awesome to hear him. He also said like Skip used to "and that ball fell in the lap of a lady fan from Auburn, AL."
Just a reminder: Bidding for Day 8 is still open.
ReplyDeleteI accept credit card, paypal, and euros.
I just checked Joe & Boog's FSS Facebook page. The Auburn comments has that place looking like AL.com. It's pretty funny.
ReplyDeleteHey Kathy! I like that iPod mix!
ReplyDeleteCooper Wallace.
ReplyDeleteJoe Buck has been fired from the Monica Sports Network.
ReplyDeleteI think he was let go at HBO as well.
ReplyDeleteImagine you have been married to the same woman for more than 30 years, you love her more than anything - nothing could ever change that. You have shared many of your best memories with her and would never leave her under
ReplyDeleteany circumstances. Then you spend a day with a woman who in some ways is more beautiful than your wife...you may never see her again...but you won't
forget her for a while either.
Maryland is my wife...Auburn is " the other woman ".
If you all love college sports - and I assume you do - you really need to
see a game there. I have been lucky to see a lot of places, I have not seen
a lot of places like that. It's an amazing scene in every respect.
Granted, I was there for # 3 vs. # 5...Auburn was 9-0 so it was bound to be
good.
Some highlights:
I arrived at night with the stadium lit up like a Christmas tree. It sits
dead in the middle of campus. A shrine...literally their church - only
services are held on Saturday. Made me say....hmmmm...this is promising.
Gameday scene - tailgating in every available space...and not like some!
field full of RV's - though they had that too. But literally people grilling
and drinking in every available spot for as far as the eye could see. I lost
count of the number of bands and stages and this was at 9 AM.
The Fans - I knew I was in a " red state " from all the Suburbans with W
stickers but the truth of it is, this part of Alabama is an orange state.
Every man woman and child is in the same shade of orange. Not unusual I know
...but THIS was...they are nice, friendly, and polite - to GEORGIA FANS.
Nobody called anyone in Black and Red Faggot or *sshole...nobody told them
they sucked.... These people are your friends, you don't know it yet because
you haven't met them
- but when you do - you have met a friend. you want a beer ? some bar- B - Q
? grab some. Let's talk for a while....war eagle...let's have a good game. I
saw this at tailgate after tailgate. Stragglers who wander by are offered
anything that's available - didn't matter what color they were wearing. This
is the oldest rivalry in the South - they call it Brother vs. Brother and
they mean it. Now there are certainly cliche's about down home country
sensibilities - but these folks embodied the best part of the notion of
southern hospitality. Though many did admit it's a tad LESS civil for the
Iron Bowl.
Tiger Walk :
Impossible to describe. Im - possible. A human welcome mat for the team. The
team walks through several blocks to Jordan-Hare through a sea of people. I
asked somebody how many folks were there and was told they could never come
up with an accurate head count but that they were certain it was "well in
excess of 25,000 people." That looked a little light to me...I would have
bought 40 grand. 2 hours before kick the streets in all directions were
completely - and I mean COMPLETELY jammed. It was like a religious
experience. If you can be in the middle of this - and I was lucky enough to
get to walk through it - and not be overwhelmed, you are dead my friend. (I was honestly in awe.
Gametime :
The eagle circles as 87,521 people cheer
Waaar EAGLE HEY!!! The eagle pounces on some meat
product and the hair on the back of your neck stands up...then if you are
still unimpressed you get an F-16 flyover
Toomer's corner :
everyone converges on the intersection of college st and whatever the other
road is and they toilet paper every tree in sight. By the time it's over, it
looks like a blizzard has rolled through Alabama. There are no riots, no
police, no cars set on fire. There are families from grandparents to infants
chucking rolls of toilet paper all over the place. Again, i just shake my head at a loss...and maybe a little jealous.
It's a special place, the best scene I have ever seen for college football.
I have ZERO doubt "our" TEAM could someday be as good. As fans though,
perhaps we should aspire to be as classy as those I was hosted by.
That last post was from Scott Van Pelt of ESPN after the 2004 UGA game. Every time i read that I get excited and hope you all are as well.
ReplyDeleteMon, i sketch straight to canvas, or in this case, watercolor paper. i've been trying to rest b/c of my 'flu-like symptoms'. hopefully i'll feel well enough tomorrow to paint. the wife is planning on watching a new Disney Channel movie tomorrow so that sounds like prime painting time>
ReplyDeletelove seeing Ronnie B and Caddy play tonite. good times.
Kathy, i love that you were listening to the AUMB on the ipod, but even more impressed with you cutting the grass. rock on sista.
ReplyDeleteI was wondering where the MD reference came from.
ReplyDeleteThat Scott Van Pelt write up always makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteScottie when you're feeling better I want to talk to you about watercolors.
ReplyDeleteThe Van Pelt thing is always a good read.
I wish I was at Cafe Disco!
ReplyDeleteVery similar to the writeup the NY reporter scripted after the AU-Syracuse game a few years ago.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for kick-off! I'm almost ill with anticipation.
ReplyDeleteAnd now for something totally different, how does belly button lint work? I wore a green shirt over a blue shirt, and had both green and blue bellybutton lint! How does the green lint get through the blue shirt? Creepy!
*crickets*
ReplyDeletesorry for the silence; i'm still calculating the diffusion coefficient of the green belly button lint
ReplyDeleteJoe Buck = Greasy
ReplyDeletethat belly button comment blows my F****N MIND
ReplyDeleteThe most excellent Syracuse write-up.
ReplyDeleteMore importantly why the heck is he wearing TWO shirts this time of year?
ReplyDeleteI always wear two shirts, usually some short t-shirt over a polo shirt, I always look classy for the ladies :P
ReplyDeleteWe need a photo of that, Byron.
ReplyDeletePronto.
I think I have seen a screen like that last one before...
ReplyDeleteits amazing what you can find in ones belly button
ReplyDeleteand the fatter I get, the more I can put there.
ReplyDeleteI found a penny once!
ReplyDeleteIts ok THT the satallite NASA is sending to study your mass isn't going into orbit for another three years. :P
ReplyDeleteI am part furnace. I might wear two shirts if I was in the arctic.
ReplyDeleteDyer Video from Razorback Nation 8.26.09
ReplyDeleteClick on the 08-26-09 video and slide over to the 2:22 minute mark
I'm a short sleeves shorts kind of guy, when it snows I am still in shorts, I'm Southern tough.
ReplyDeleteno way he goes to TN with Bryce Brown and Ocowhatever, RIGHT??
ReplyDeleteoh my
I wish my belly button was a cup holder. But would i want it big enough to hold a regular size can or a Coors Light can. Lifes little dilema's
ReplyDeleteHELLO FREAKS! Dyer not bellybuttons!
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine that either, Mon. But what if McCalebb turns out to be better than either of those?
ReplyDeleteTHanks for the vid link, btw
I'm not a freak! I'm just eccentric! :P
ReplyDeletethat's awesome! I had the Beasley post and didn't even realize it.
ReplyDeletethat's awful! I had the Beasley post and didn't even realize it.
Very nice find Mon. I vote we impress Dyer this year with our football virtuosity.
ReplyDeleteA Dyer commitment will give our AL.com brethren plenty of ammo, so even if he is a complete disappointment, we will get that our of the deal.
ReplyDeleteThere's room for both of them in our shallow little pool!
ReplyDeleteThanks to my man for the vid. He always hooks me up.
ReplyDeleteByron if you're here you're a freak. Embrace it.
ReplyDeleteYou live where it snows?
Is it September yet?
ReplyDeleteI always watch the old games before a season to pump myself up :P
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESr_jrqkihs
ehyou, I stood in the parking lot with that guy after the Syracuse game.
ReplyDeleteHe really was smitten.
I think it was more about that game -- very close, overtime game as I recall -- and it was very loud. It was the kind of loud that rattles your ears. Max loud. Maybe he hadn't heard that before.
I don't hear it very often ... only at Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, LSU and the new press seating at Florida.
I wish Dyer would just go ahead and commit already!
ReplyDeleteMon...your steady stream of internet football links/knowledge is impressive..kudos to you and/or Greg.
ReplyDeleteThe Syracuse game was a 3 OT ... Duval yanked a chippy at the end of regulation.
ReplyDeleteThe Orange had a 17-0 lead and then we came back ... lots a noise ... it was a late start ... post 8 p.m. on the Deuce... it was extremely late when the game ended.
Carnell put his patented freeze move on some defensive tackle/end type on the game winner. The guy basically fell over and Carnell jogged by him.
I can imagine the scene impressed the guy.
Thanks Hoopie. 80% of the finds are Greg's for sure and he LOVES to find stuff I haven't already seen so it's fun.
ReplyDeleteHow are things at the Hangar, Jet?
ReplyDeleteMon ... I left the game early since the band packed it in due to the weather... A well medicated Mrs. Jet is waiting to find out if her ailment is staph or a brown recluse bite.
ReplyDeleteBless her heart! She really is the walking wounded!
ReplyDeleteI have that Syracuse guys original news clipping still on a bulletin board I had throughout college. I just thought the Scott Van Pelt thing was cool b/c he's always giving Auburn a shout out on his radio show when he can. That syracuse game was a beast. Brother Jet those Deuce games sucked- you drink the night before + all day and sit there for a 3 OT game. Lot of bad decisions that weekend as well.
ReplyDeleteMan, Jet, what a choice. Not sure which would be the best one of those two. Sorry she is having to deal with this.
ReplyDeletewe didn't make it to the 'cuse game. Wish we had caus it ended even later here ;-)
ReplyDeleteMon-I don't follow recruiting but I feel real good about AU getting Dyer. He is listed as their #1 player on the recruit board. Coaches also have him as the #1 player in the nation.
ReplyDeleteThat game was a blast. I don't remember there being a weather issue though. Jet?
ReplyDeletePrayer sent for Mrs. Jet.
ReplyDeleteYour right Hoopie our O-line is great...cmon, there is no secrets to share our O-line on paper, is god awful at the moment
ReplyDeleteJet-how was the game. Who was winning when you left?
ReplyDeleteSyracuse game was a late kickoff ... no weather issue.
ReplyDeleteWeather was tonight. Rain at STJ-Trinity.
And thanks for the prayers and well wishes. She's frustrated ... woman has the worst luck in the world ... and that's not counting being stuck with a knuckleheaded husband.
ReplyDeleteAhhhhh....OK. That makes sense. I didn't think I was that....uh, happy? that night.
ReplyDeleteJH..I can't find on the video what you are referring to and just wondered what I was missing.
ReplyDeleteDoes our OL have depth issues..yes and that is really old news. It would be really lame to keep whining about that old story, therefore I was assuming that you saw something. Help me out here.
A little off topic, but, I am very jealous of those of you who get to live in Auburn. That's all. Carry on with the conversation.
ReplyDeletei'm a little jealous of those who live less than 500 miles from Auburn.
ReplyDeleteCount your blessings.
Our offensive line looks to be great at the moment. The depth isn't there, but the starters are talented and experienced.
ReplyDeleteTHT, thank you for that reminder. I guess I shouldn't complain about an hour and a half drive. It's all in your perspective.
ReplyDeleteWTC ...
ReplyDeleteTrinity was ahead 17-12 in the 3rd ... lots of turnovers on both sides. Defense trying to hang in there.
Slayton had two long TD runs for STJ.
WTC - You're still not following recruiting, huh? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI'm very thankful I can drive there. No roads from Islamabad to Auburn.
ReplyDeleteAero, we love you!!!
Just an observation our QB's are getting pressured every time they drop back and looked rushed, if you don't agree whatever...
ReplyDeleteSteve our Oline is great?
First game of HSFB tommorrow night. Our daughter cheered her last game in 2005 and we still have those very good reserved seats that are so coveted.
ReplyDeleteDon't go to every game now, but tomorrow nite is the crosstown rival and our neighbor's kid that I've known for 12 years is starting at WLB.
Happy early birthday to our very own AUBIGCAT!!!
ReplyDeleteTHT,
ReplyDeleteYou said Mrs. THT was going out of town for a week. Does that mean she will be gone for her birthday?
Mon-Did I ever tell you I think AU gets Dyer, Seastrunk, Reed, Dixon, Owens, Dakota Moseley?
ReplyDeleteYes, cincy. She will be solo in Florence on her birthday. At least she better be! She's thrilled!
ReplyDeleteJHAG...it was a situational/timing drill run at 3/4 speed. The OL/DL were there to go through the motions for the skill players benefit. We are only going full speed and hitting sporatically.
ReplyDeleteNotice how easy it was for the DL to stop and move to the screen pass. That's b/c they weren't chasing full speed toward the QB.
At least wait until our first loss before spewing.
I think jhag has an issue with our O-Line....or is it just me? ;-)
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I have a very calm attitude toward the team this year. Don't get me wrong, I am super stoked for football season to start, to see the eagle fly, watch the intro video and cheer for my Tigers. But I have to come to terms with the fact, I have no control over the state of this team right now, and hope the coaches are doing the best they can with the resources they have.
Florence, Italy? Or Alabama? Italy would be a pretty cool place to be on your birthday.
ReplyDeleteJet- 30-12 with 6 minutes left. Too many kids going both ways for STJ.
ReplyDeleteItaly.
ReplyDeleteFlorence, Italy more fun than Florence, AL more fun than FLorence, SC
ReplyDeleteTHT and Cincy...you two might be very jealous of me in a few months. I might get to teach a class to the AU student athletes this Spring.
ReplyDeleteI have may concerns about this team. AU will have to have EVERYTHING fall in place to have a good record this year. That rarely happens to AU though, except 2004.
ReplyDeleteFANTastic BigCat, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
ReplyDeletethe good news? MrsTHT will be taking her alarm clock!!!
ReplyDeleteWhen the cat is away the mice will eat out all week. :P
ReplyDeleteAnybody feeling chatroll tonight?
ReplyDeleteKristina-I am interested in what the opening video and music will be. I did not like the first song they used last year and I think by the third game they went back to the 'do you want it' music, which I thought was great. However, I am not sure you can get 2 minutes of highlight clips form last season.
ReplyDeleteLGG- yep, I'm starting to feel like Bear Grylls...minus the survival skills.
ReplyDeleteWTC - I don't remember if you told me that or not. I believe everything you tell me. Each day.
ReplyDeleteKristina - I feel exactly the same way. Very excited about football season,but very it-is-what-it-is about the results.
After reading many articles about AU, I can not understand how AU got in the position having so few quality players? I am NOT ready to bash the former staff, but if they were around today, would you feel better about this team now than you with the new staff?
ReplyDeletewtc, the first video they put out was awful, I agree. It's sad when the video introducing the band gets you more fired up than the one for the team. Hopefully they won't make that mistake two years in a row.
ReplyDeleteI am betting if they use any footage from last year that amazing scramble/completed pass for 1st down Kodi had will be on there. I can't for the life of me remember what game that was though. I wanna say Tennesee... Can't really remember anything else from last year that stands out tho.
Me and Mon are in the Campfiyah at chatroll. Anyone want to join?
ReplyDeletewww.chatroll.com
find the HABOTN group
ummm Thigh Master called for a chatroll people!
ReplyDeleteAUBigCat,
ReplyDeleteMy dream job! Seriously, we do hope to retire in Auburn and lead some studies through a church there on helping engaged and newly married couples set up budgets, organize their households, etc. Finances get so many young marriages into trouble.
maybe they'll include the video of CTF leaving the athletic center with his books
ReplyDeleteold marriages, too!
ReplyDeletecincy, that is why I don't allow my wife to have a check card or anything more than 10 dollars in her wallet at any time. Fixes everything!
ReplyDeleteCAMPFIYAHH!
THT-that was funny.
ReplyDeleteMichael, that is why MrsTHT won't allow me to have a check card or anything more than 10 dollars in my wallet at any time.
ReplyDeleteA tuff season weeds out the good-time fans(wheat-chaff sortof thing).
ReplyDelete1. Enjoy Auburn
2. Enjoy the experience with friends
3. Enjoy watching football
4. Enjoy winning, but if it ain't happening, don't let it ruin #1-3.
Cincy-someone stole my wife's credit card and I did not report because they are charging less than she did.
ReplyDeleteAmen brother, Hoopie.
ReplyDeleteyou people are being chatroll snobs?
ReplyDeleteMon..I'm to slow and verbose for Chatroll. I get a headache trying to be that concise.
ReplyDeleteway too tired to keep up on chatroll tonight. MrsTHT just about finished packing, so it'll be nighty-night soon.
ReplyDeleteit's so slow right now it's crazy
ReplyDeleteI am multi tasking enough already not to add chatroll in the mix...
ReplyDeleteThat really didn't make sense, but I think the basic principal is evident.
ReplyDeleteI'm working and guilty of hoping the HABOTN will provide entertainment during breaks.
ReplyDeleteI see you are around, Kristeenuh. I am disappointed in you. sigh.
ReplyDeletei see no need for guilt, Hoopie.
ReplyDeleteYou disappointed in me!?! Ha!
ReplyDeleteGive me one good reason why I should re-establish relations with your cowardly nation.
lets chatroll
ReplyDeleteI can't find the HABOTN group?
ReplyDeletei'm out for the night.
ReplyDelete*lightning bugs*
ReplyDeleteMichael...
ReplyDeleteDo you sometimes go by Otto?
I swear this sounds just like you.
I'm 54 and I'm a man ....and.... I'm sleepy.
ReplyDeletegnight all.
only the privileged can take part in the HABOTN campfires, jhag
ReplyDeleteOh come now Kristeenuh, nations at war often meet at chatroll. it is the civilized thing to do. And I told you, I would have been your knight in shining armor if there wasn't that sale at Penny's!
ReplyDeleteTHE RING OF FIRE •
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Im privlaged pal
ehyou - that guy is just ripping me off. I actually love all paper clips. The national bird of Eurasia is the Paper Clip. Hey, it's my country, i can make an inanimate object the national bird if I feel like it!
ReplyDeletejhag flashing his original RoF card! I like it!
ReplyDeleteis it a shore bird?
ReplyDeleteHAHAH Michael, sometimes it is nessacary, I usually keep it in my back pocket though
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHA
ReplyDeleteYou go Hag! Playing the Charter Member Card!
Delicious.
Jhag ...
ReplyDeleteThat was nuclear.
You'd think charter members would know what's the dealio with campfires?
ReplyDeletejust sayin
you'd also think a charter member would not be takin so long to get into the HABOTN Pick 'Em....
ReplyDeleteI'm falling a sleep at the computer so I'm going to doze off, so more than likely this is my last post for the next few hours, who knows I've done some crazy things in my sleep. Goin' to bed while listening to Scottish music, is just awesome. :P
ReplyDeleteLGG - I've already dozed off about a dozen times waiting for a new page to get here for Day 8 post. I've almost fallen off the kitchen bar stool a few times.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I might forget in the morning or be in too big a hurry to get to PRISON.
THT... get you a recliner... would be mucho confy compared to the bar stool...
ReplyDeletebut then I'd be in REM sleep.
ReplyDeleteThen I guess you'd better stand in the place where you were!
ReplyDeleteso, Michael - I was wondering if a Paper Clip is a shore bird.
ReplyDeleteI was also wondering if I'm going to shoot any more armed intruders tonight in my dream. At about 3 a.m. today I put a single BULLET hole in the chest of a dude who pulled a pistol on me (sort of Old West style). A single BULLET hole with a .410 shot gun. That was a weird dream.
ReplyDelete*lightning bugs*
ReplyDelete*pond frogs*
ReplyDeleteI can speak French... in Russian.
ReplyDeletepeace out.
tres bien.... nyet!
ReplyDeleteD.Miller -I'll still be on this page trying to figure out your post while the rest of the world is on a new page
ReplyDeleteHaunted broom in alabama!
ReplyDeletehttp://blog.al.com/live/2009/08/standing_broom_in_prattville_s.html
THT, I would classify the Paper Clip as a raptor.
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