- Hot Carter not in the picture: I thought he seemed healthy last time I saw him on a practice field, so I'm not sure what to make of this. Chizik was asked about Carter and I found his answer intriguing:
Again, I don’t go into the injury situation, but right now, we don’t anticipate him playing on Saturday.”
Notice that he doesn't say it's an injury situation. Those are two separate statements. - Dee Ford as a backup: It's a misnomer. Sure, Ford technically is Antonio Coleman's backup. When Coleman comes off the field, though, don't look for Ford unless it's third-and-long. I think Zach Clayton and/or Nick Fairley will play that spot before Ford's name is discussed.
- DeAngelo Benton as a backup: Not exactly. The depth chart presented below is based on a two-receiver set. That won't happen very often. When Auburn uses three wides, Benton will be in the game.
- The second-tier linebackers: Ouch. I don't think Jonathan Evans is healthy. Harris Gaston is another freshman who missed time with an injury. Adam Herring practiced last week for the first time since November. I can't imagine Ted Roof feeling good about the situation here.
- Eltoro Freeman: Is he ready to play at an acceptable level? We're supposed to talk with him tonight. I'll report back.
UNRELATED NOTE: I saw Eric Smith in front of the Athletic Complex this afternoon. He seemed in good spirits. Same for Aubrey Phillips.
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ReplyDeleteChizik was going to tell you the full story on Hot Carter, but the SEC told him it would be in violation of their new media laws.
ReplyDeletew00t!
ReplyDeleteJay G,
ReplyDeleteYou getting Beatles Rock Band or Guitar Hero 5?
I stopped by Game Stop yesterday and put my money down on the Beatles pre-order.
p00t!
ReplyDeletei'm gonna have to buy me one them programs with these guys numbers on it. I just hope I'm not too drunk to read it.
ReplyDeleteMy thoughts are much like your thoughts, except that they are more like my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteAbout the South Florida discussion on the previous thread... we put those guys on the college football map.
ReplyDeleteThey got so much credibility by beating us it was amazing. I think they even got up to # 2 before coming crashing down to earth.
It was a lot like Vandy last year. They beat us, but it was obvious they weren't a good team, but since people thought we were a good team at the time it built them up.
Zen Master in full effect.
ReplyDeleteWe've always (recent memory) had quality and depth at LB. The current situation pains me.
ReplyDeleteGmail is down.
ReplyDeleteThis is BAD news.
I sure would like to see Smith back soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm still not sure Jorell Bostrom
ReplyDeleteis an actual living human being.
And then they found out we sucked, which built them back down.
ReplyDeleteMichael, you put some "stank" on my comment. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteI actually thought about GH5, but I've already pre-ordered Beatles Rock Band.
ReplyDeleterk - Auburn is kind of like that popular girl in high school, and when someone dated her you were like, "Wow, I can't believe that guy is dating her! Mad respect for him!" But then it turns out 15 years later that the girl is single and leather skinned from cigarettes and living in a hell hole with 4 kids. All of a sudden you aren't so impressed with those guys dating her in high school.
ReplyDeleteIsnt Jorell Superman's real name?
ReplyDeleteshesaid - stank is the spice that tastes good on everything
ReplyDeleteSo Michael are we the HS version of the girl or the 15 years later version?
ReplyDeleteI'm more excited about the Beatles finally getting their albums remastered, although I do feel like a dunce to say that excites me even though I never noticed my CDs were poor quality to begin with. I hate it when the internet tells me I didn't like the stuff I have been listening to because it is crap. I feel so deceived.
ReplyDeleteMichael- you should never watch porn then, you will feel awful about yourself
ReplyDeleteThe 15 years happened within the season, bigcat. Time frames are parallel but different. Just watch "Lost", you'll figure it all out.
ReplyDeleteThe original Beatles CD's sound fine, but I've heard a lot of the stuff off the new remastered discs and it does sound a lot better.
ReplyDeleteI think the stereo box set is my birthday present later this month.
I'm tired of us being that measuring stick that puts other programs on the map.
ReplyDelete"Measuring stick" would be quite an apt term to describe why Harrison doesn't want me to watch porn.
ReplyDeleteThe Beatle's sounded best when they played at my birthday party
ReplyDeleteSuperman's real name is ...
ReplyDeleteEl Freakin' Toro!
Let's do it. Let's hit somebody. Let's get 15 on the first defensive play to just let 'em know we're there!
I'm ready.
Harrison, I've been meaning to tell you: that wasn't the Beatles, it was a John Philip Sousa cover band. We tricked you to make you feel important. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteJorrel is Superman's daddy, actually. Not sure what that means though.
ReplyDeletenow i feel less important
ReplyDeleteYeah, sorry about that, Harrison. It's just that I was watching this movie called Minority Report on TNT a couple of weeks ago, and it taught me that the truth matters and the end doesn't justify the means, and I just couldn't let you go through life feeling like you were important when in fact you are the opposite. You are imimportant.
ReplyDeleteHey Jay - I can still check my gmail through my igoogle page, but not the normal gmail page. So you can try that if you have it set up.
ReplyDeleteI always knew one day I would find the truth on the interwebs.
ReplyDeletewill Chizik be doing a Thursday afternoon radio show??
ReplyDeleteDo I know what iGoogle is?
ReplyDeleteJorell = Superman's daddy
ReplyDeleteTim Tebow = Superman
Jorell = Tim Tebow's daddy
Yes Jay, you know exactly what igoogle is (does jedi hand wave)
ReplyDeleteigoogle is just a page google lets you make. I put cnn headlines, si and espn.com headlines, weather, Auburn football schedule, and gmail on mine and made it my home page. One stop shopping when I open my browser.
ReplyDeleteMichael - I have an iGoogle page and cannot check my gmail. I think you're just wrong.
ReplyDeleteNorm - I have an igoogle page and not only checked my email, I just SENT an email. I think I'm just awesome.
ReplyDeletePoor Ted Ruf. Poor us.
ReplyDeleteMy iGoogle page is prettier than yours.
ReplyDeleteSince you're a rocket scientist/goat farmer/Queen of Eurasia/et. al. I guess you have yours configured differently than I. All I get is a "Server Error" whenever I try to access gmail.
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome though.
Is anyone else having trouble accessing their gmail account?
ReplyDeleteWhat's Google?
ReplyDeleteWith the defense in the ice bath, lets hope this offense is for real. It sounds like we will need 45-48 points to carry the day.
ReplyDeletemond - I am still stuck on the "classic" theme. Should I switch to a pink flower theme or something? I am a simple man. I don't think I need a pretty theme. But I also thought I didn't need food anymore that one time, and that was the most miserable week of my life.
ReplyDeleteI just read in the B'ham News that not only did Derek Dooley's parents go to Auburn (Vince, of course, and Barbara), but so did his wife's parents. It would be funny if they all gave him a big "War Eagle" before or after the game.
ReplyDeleteNorm - you should have checked the "Yes I am a rocket scientist" box when creating your igoogle page. They treat you much better.
ReplyDeleteWow we are so damn close this is amazing!
ReplyDeleteJay, any chance of getting this guy a drug test?
ReplyDeleteDang. I just skipped right over that because I didn't want them to know about my business.
ReplyDeleteLOL...guess I should actually read the comments a bit before asking a question...excuse me.
ReplyDeleteYou are excused, Kristina. But I didn't even hear you fart.
ReplyDeleteMichael - I don't think it's appropriate for the master of all thighs to settle for a classic theme. That's just me.
ReplyDeleteScott Choc - Not only did her parents go to Auburn, her dad was an Auburn cheerleader.
ReplyDeleteLOL Kristina I thought you HAD read the other comments and you were being sarcastic.
ReplyDeleteImpressively quick, Mon. Where did his wife go to school? I know he went to UVA.
ReplyDeleteImpressively quick is the category just below FAH.
ReplyDeleteAnd where is derek winters in the depth chart?
ReplyDeleteSome walk-ons have made more noise than scholarship players.
I've been away. Norman Mailer if nobody's said it.
ReplyDeleteehyou is on top of his game.
ReplyDeletegmail being down is in the news
ReplyDeleteI didn't know we were supposed to be naming Norm's Norm's. I knew that one and it's in the file path of the jpg.
ReplyDeleteChoc Scott - She went to Auburn.
BTW, my gmail is up.
ReplyDeleteGmail is back.
ReplyDeleteI missed it.
Filepath of the jpg! Curses!
ReplyDeleteIn re Derek Winter ... let's put it this way, the Coast Guard has called off the search.
ReplyDeleteYay! I can work again...wait a minute what am I saying??
ReplyDeleteJet, Charlie Trotman is on Sportscall, if you are interested.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up, Depressed. Maybe I'll get to catch up on the ride home.
ReplyDeleteRod Hood got cut from Cleveland Browns.
ReplyDeleteIf choosing the name is any indication, I don't think Cleveland Browns can make good decisions.
i was at the vet when Gmail was down. i am back at my computer and it works.
ReplyDeletecoincidence?
The Bears signed Rodderick Hood today.
ReplyDeleteEric Smith has filed harassment charges against that pansy who filed assault charges against him after getting his posterior whupped.
ReplyDeleteSmith had a bloodied nose, i,e the pansy started the fight.
Hey Mon,
ReplyDeleteEarlier I was talking about Derek Dooley's wife. I think she went to UVA like he did. It's just his and her parents that went to AU.
Jay,
ReplyDeleteI know we discussed Jared Cooper in the past couple of weeks. Are you surprised to see him as the back-up at the Tackle position?
Walter McFadden is making some interesting comments. He says Darren Bates most resembles some dude named Junior Rosegreen. He is apparently a hitter.
ReplyDeleteMcFadden also said there is not reason we should lose to anyone on our schedule.
Jay, please add McFadden to the drug test list.
I didn't have problems with gmail today.
ReplyDeletedepressed: Yes, I am surprised to see Jared Cooper at tackle. I didn't know he was big enough.
ReplyDeleteMcFadden was being rhetorical in my opinion. He wasn't guaranteeing a 12-0 season ... though apparently some people see it that way. He was saying that he goes into the season expecting to win every game.
ReplyDeleteI go into every Call of Duty game expecting to win. I only win 60% of them. So it goes.
It's amazing, but people do take one comment out of context and run with it these days.
ReplyDeleteLike that John Lennon saying The Beatles were bigger than Jesus.
Hudson is starting tonight.
ReplyDeleteAm I wrong to model my life after Seinfeld?
ReplyDeleteHuddy: Auburn Man.
ReplyDeleteApparently Erin Andrews is going to appear on Oprah on September 11th. Talking about the nude video on Oprah should really help people forget that video.
ReplyDeleteIt is kind of like Richard Hatches lawyer going on the today show and complaining about people referring to his client as the "Uni-Bubba". Somehow I don't think that helped the situation. It was the first time I had heard the term, and it was hilarious.
ReplyDeletewell rats, got home a bit too late for Beasley, so...
ReplyDeleteforget it. I misspelled it so many times, then had to log in, I'm sure it's no longer relevant. I should probably just say ROLAND by now.
well darn, I guess I had SCHMALZ after all.
ReplyDeleteMr. Tate, I agree with you. Gmail down is BAD.
Your live bloggin' for my noggin' of The Chiz was an absolute delight, even though I didn't get to keep up with it live.
http://www.fox16.com/news/local/story/Michael-Dyer-tells-FOX16-Auburn-is-his-first/7mxUkv55YEWRCALD3cWogw.cspx
ReplyDeleteI like coach Chizik's attire. Nice shirt, however that wristwatch is too loose. In formals the dude looks sharp.
ReplyDeleteHe needs some suggestions on that 3/4 sleeve shirt thing he wears to practices. That needs to go.
Does anyone read that report on Dyer and think he has committed to AU?
ReplyDeleteThe 5’9”, 220lb running back had narrowed his choices to the Auburn, Arkansas and Tennessee, but says his relationship with Gus Malzahn helped put the SEC school over the top.
ReplyDeleteCommitments however are non-binding till letter of intent signing day in February.
Never mind:
ReplyDeleteDyer’s shortlist includes Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Arkansas. The Rebels jumped into the picture last week when Dyer attended a practice. He planned to announce his decision before the season but in light of the visit has decided to take more time.
Aero - good point about the watch. Is that his practice shirt peeking out beneath his shirt sleeve?
ReplyDeleteI wish the NAZZI organization would make ita death penalty if a school accepted a commitment prior to 6 months before signing day of Feb.
ReplyDelete"narrowed his choices to the Auburn, Arkansas and Tennessee, but says his relationship with Gus Malzahn helped put the SEC school over the top."
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, that lone SEC school in that list.
:-)
Jay G,
ReplyDeleteIf you get Guitar Hero 5, you apparently will also get Guitar Hero Van Halen as part of the deal when it comes out.
Andre Smith's NFL career gets off to a stellar start ... he breaks his foot.
ReplyDeleteGood thing he held out then huh?
ReplyDeleteApparently this weekend is an All Auburn/All Orange weekend.
ReplyDeleteIs Andre Smith the Kellen Winslow Jr of this draft?
ReplyDeleteWERK -
ReplyDeletemy attire for this weekend.
The all orange thing apparently wasn't a Tuberville thing. Personally, I am not crazy about it. I prefer a sea of blue.
ReplyDeleteAs it turns out, I'll be wearing a new orange shirt for the game.
ReplyDeleteWhether you wear blue, orange or white, I don't care.
Of course, if you are beyond your teen-aged years, wearing a jersey is not cool (with the possible exception for women wearing the jerseys of their sons who are on the team ... possibly.)
It never was a Tub thing. It was a university marketing thing.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a problem with a lady wearing a jersey at any age.
ReplyDeleteBunch of sea of blue lemmings on here.
ReplyDeleteNow, as for the team, I do have well established strong feelings ....
ReplyDeleteAnyone here get CSS have any details on the Auburn Football Everyday show?
ReplyDeleteSince I have the dish, I don't guess I'll have access to the show.
Note to self: Following THT's links has apparently become just as dangerous as following Michael's.
ReplyDeleteOn the whole Orange v. Blue debate, I come down firmly on the Blue side. Except I prefer the Blue to be splattered with the blood of our enemies.
WERK - it comes on Friday 4p Eastern.
ReplyDeleteJ-Z - I didn't look at THT's link until you just forced me to do it. Dang, you're right.
ReplyDeleteDoes it run weekly for the whole season?... and is anyone taping it so I can watch it?
ReplyDeleteHere here THT!!!
ReplyDeleteWay to go all Blue.
RK- You can get Auburn Football Everyday by subscribing to cstv thru auburntigers.com for 9.99 a month. I'm thinking about since I too have directv and CSS is not carried.
WERK - I am recording it via the DVR. I'm not willing to send that to you, but you're welcome to come over. Or, you could follow Eddies sage advice.
ReplyDeleteOf the 50 players on the depth chart ...
ReplyDelete17 are first-year players (true freshman, redshirt freshman or juco transfer).
2 first-year players will start.
2 others are walk-ons.
2 others are players playing vastly different positions from last year.
Invisible players: Q. Carr, A. "H" Carter, M. Billings, E. Smith, P. Pierre-Louis.
Granted, there are reasons why some aren't visible, but I wonder where they fit in anyway. Note that three are in Trooper's care.
Trooper quit school because they had recess every day, and we all know that Trooper don't play.
I saw PPL a little while ago. He's apparently doing aiight.
ReplyDeleteVideo production begins now.
ReplyDeleteETA: 9 p.m. CDT.
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My son has thrown down a challenge ladies -
ReplyDeleteWomen who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to pick a Buffalo wing clean.
This was in response to me telling him about my new ESPN coffee mug.
Are you ready for each aspect of the challenge?
ReplyDeletei'm going out on a limb and saying that Cincy has the knowlege but may need some help on the wing.
ReplyDeleteWhat sports are we talking here, Cincy? I don't know much about curling and honestly do not consider it a sport, but before I head into a challenge I like to know what I am dealing with.
ReplyDeleteFunny y'all should be talking about DirecTv. I have spent the past 20 minutes or so contemplating (again) the switch from cable. But now y'all have me confused.
ReplyDeleteOne of the things I hate about TWC is that it doesn't carry CSS, and likely never will. Why does CSS expect everyone to move to a tiny part of the country just to get that station?
And does SportSouth (the former Turner South, not the original SportSouth which is now Fox Sport South) have any useful Auburn/SEC programming?
Tomorrow is our "Tailgate" luncheon at work. Unfortunately I'm outnumbered in my group, but there's no bigger fan than I am. They all know I'll be sporting orange.
ReplyDeleteCincy, I have a shirt with the same slogan you have on your mug. I know football. Not too fond of wings.
THT- I switched from comcast to Directv about 2 years ago. I have absolutely no regrets. You do lose CSS, but I can live with that, everything else, especially the HD is much better than comcast.
ReplyDeleteI think wings are messy and so much work for the amount of payoff. I can do it, but prefer not to.
ReplyDeleteI did remind him, however, that I can suck crawdad heads with the best of them! Top that, punk kid of mine.
i think wings are a diet food. There's just not enough substance there for the energy expended. If I ever decide to diet, maybe then I'll eat wings.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eddie
ReplyDeleteGreat minds think alike, and at the same time, Cincy!
Almost like an order of crablegs. An awful lot of work, but that payoff is sweet.
ReplyDeleteMalzahn is apparently saying that it would be best if we can redshirt Rollison. If Todd goes down or doesn't perform, then things will change.
ReplyDeleteOh, but the fried crab claws at BinOBA's place are sweet!
ReplyDeletemmmmmm.... crab claws....
ReplyDeleteI hate work. I especially hate working when I sit down to eat. I love crab meat, but darned if I'm going to sit there and waste all that time getting it out of the leg. And thank goodness MrsTHT peels the shrimp for me.
ReplyDeleteOT, and let me preface by saying I love my Mac, but the new upgrade from Leopard to Snow Leopard is totally not worth $29. It should have been a freebie. Also found out, after we spent the money for the box set, that the $29 version is the complete system. So if you are upgrading from Tiger to Snow Leopard, which we were on my daughter's Mac, you can do it with the cheaper version. We did get the new iWorks and iLife with the box set. Haven't had a chance to do too much with it yet.
ReplyDeleteNow back to our regularly scheduled football programming.
Crab claws, crab legs, crab meat.
ReplyDeleteIt's all so sweet.
crabby patties
ReplyDeleteok, remind me again, Earl. Who do you belong to? Kristina?
ReplyDeleteyep
ReplyDeletethanks.
ReplyDeletebtw crabby patties >>>>crabs in panties
I love crabs.
ReplyDeleteis it too early to start getting guesses on the score for Saturday?
ReplyDeleteyeah, I like those too, THT!!
ReplyDelete37-9
ReplyDeletenice... but only 9?
ReplyDeleteI am saying AU by the score of 35 to 17.
ReplyDeletehow about 45-27... i'm praying hard for the offense...
ReplyDeleteGood guys 38
ReplyDeleteLa Tech 17
AU 27 - 24
ReplyDeleteAU 31
ReplyDeleteLa Tech 10
Mrs THT peels the shrimp for THT? My wife says if you want 'em, you peel 'em.
ReplyDeleteWes Byrum 4/4 on PAT, 3/3 on FG
ReplyDeleteyou can take it to the bank
Hopefully not Colonial Bank
Auburn 31
ReplyDeleteLaTech 10
Unrealistically optimistic
Auburn 35
LaTech 0
AU-27
ReplyDeleteLa Tech-18
24-14
ReplyDeleteyes, depressed, I am spoiled rotten, almost as much as Molly dog. Of course, we never have boiled shrimp unless it's served at some party. She peels and fries them for me at home. I could eat fried shrimp all day long.
ReplyDeleteAnd fudge sticks.
And ice cream.
All of those are very optimistic picks. God, I hope we don't get anyone seriously hurt. 11 weeks is a long time until a break.
ReplyDeletemmmmm.... ice cream.... coke float...
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I read where we scored a grand total or 7 TDs in SEC games last season. My guess is that we have more than that this season after 2 SEC games.
ReplyDeletei'm worried about that too IV
ReplyDeletecoke float! YUMMY!!! I may have to go open another carton of ice cream. I just emptied the last one into a bowl with Hershey's syrup. YUMMY!!!
ReplyDeleteI sure hope you're right SFC. But last year at this time a lot of folks, probably me, were thinking we'd have 7 TD in the first SEC game.
ReplyDeleteok... i may have to make an ice cream run myself... we're fresh out!
ReplyDeleteI have not seen the questionable comments this season, like we saw last season. My big concern this year is there are too many positive comments.
ReplyDeleteok the average of all the picks so far is AU 32.7778 - La Tech 16.2222. Sound reasonable?
ReplyDeletethis week Harris Teeter had some ridiculous ice cream special on Breyer's. I think it was buy 2 get 3 free.
ReplyDeleteSounds good to me, I'll take it.
ReplyDeleteI prefer the coaches to talk up the opponents and have our players thinking they will be lucky to beat whoever we play. This season the players are convinced we will be good.
ReplyDeleteMy best friend from Cincinnati shipped me 6 pints of Graeter's ice cream in dry ice for my birthday. Life is soooooo good!
ReplyDeleteI am convinced we could be good if we stay healthy.
ReplyDeleteI just had some butter pecan ice cream. Mmmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteAuburn 37- LaTech 13
i hate when we give up more than 10 points.
ReplyDeleteThis ice cream talk is getting to me. Is anyone else on here diabetic?
ReplyDeleteBlue Bell Homemade Vanilla with Hershey's Syrup.
ReplyDeleteNot that I just had a bowl or anything.
I'm trying, IV
ReplyDeleteIV,
ReplyDeleteProbably is, but definitely there will be more soon enough.
It ain't alot of fun, believe me.
ReplyDeletethat EXACTLY what i'm thinking GJ
ReplyDeleteBlue Bell... Jet really knows how to make his neighbor struggle with the 10th commandment. I think Blue Bell was mentioned in there somewhere.
ReplyDeleteWhat up gang?
ReplyDeleteThanks to whomever posted the I'm Blue vid. I'm contemplating ambien to drown out the smurf pop.
love me some blue bell homemade vanilla
ReplyDeleteBluebell makes a flavor called Southern Style Blackberry Cobbler that is absolutely amazing. I highly recommend it.
ReplyDeleteBelieve me when I tell you that Graeter's Toffee Chip ice cream is the best ice cream EVER!
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ReplyDeleteBelieve me when I disagree and say Chocolate Slap from Jake's in ATL is the best ice cream ever!!
ReplyDeleteI think that THT and some of you other guys need to start going to ICA, ice cream anonymous.
ReplyDeleteno way, that's too expensive. MrsTHT isn't going to waste money for someone else to peel the shrimp.
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ReplyDeletei admit it... i have a sweet tooth
ReplyDeleteSean,
ReplyDeleteHang on a minute, gotta bid on some china on ebay and we will continue this argument, er discussion.
Monica, Check your in box. I think I have got it right for you this time.
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ReplyDeleteMonica has us just under the spread...I asked a completely non biased guy at work (Michigan State guy) and he thinks we blow the doors off of LA Tech.
ReplyDeleteWe have a 220 pound second string defensive end. That is scary.
ReplyDeleteI'm running a little behind.
ReplyDeleteLooks more like an ETA of 9:20.
Hello eveyone Long time reader first time commentier, if thats a word. I thought I would join in on the fun this year.
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ReplyDeleteah, china. One of MrsTHT's vices. My dad, who loved MrsTHT like his own daughter, once said to her, "I don't think you've met a plate you didn't like."
ReplyDeleteWelcome MikeyC:) The family continues to grow.
ReplyDelete