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5.16.2009

Auburn baseball still streaking

Hey everyone. In an continuation of Friday's delayed game, Auburn beat Alabama 3-1 early this afternoon. That is the Tigers' second win of the series and ended the Crimson Tide's conference championship hopes.

The rivals play the series' final game today as well. That game starts at 3 p.m.
5.15.2009

Auburn baseball celebrates


Hey everyone. Your Auburn Tigers of baseball notoriety rallied for a 3-2 win against Alabama on Thursday night. Brian Fletcher, whom you see pictured above, drew a bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning to seal the deal.

Fellow Advertiser hack Tim Gayle had this to say about last night's drama:
AUBURN -- The seventh blown save of the season was likely the final blow to Alabama's South­eastern Conference title hopes.
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Brian Fletcher drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the 10th to force across the winning run as Auburn defeated the 10th-ranked Crimson Tide 3-2 at Plainsman Park on Thursday night.

The loss, coupled with LSU's victory over Mississippi State, Florida's win over Kentucky and Mississippi's win over Ar­kansas, dropped Alabama to fourth place in the standings, a game and a half behind the Ti­gers and a half-game behind the Gators and the Rebels with two games remaining.
You can read the rest of the story here: Tigers tag Tide bullpen

Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University
5.13.2009

Gulley speaks


Hey everyone. Anthony Gulley, an Auburn football signee, helped Brantley High win the 1A state championship today.

Afterward, he spoke briefly with the HABOTN about his football pursuits.

On what he's been doing since signing with Auburn in February: "It's been all about baseball and academics. I tried to spend a few months no thinking much about football and just enjoying my senior year."

On his academic situation: I'm in good shape. I got As and Bs in all my classes, so I'll be at Auburn this summer. I'm reporting on June 21."

On what he'll be doing between now and then: "Working out and running."

On what his workouts will include: "They sent me a workout schedule. It has all the things they think I need. It's stuff like Olympic lifts and power cleans. It's more about running. I'll be doing a whole lot of running."

On his expectations this fall: My expectations? To be part of a great program that's getting better. This offense needs speed. I'm pretty fast now and I'll be faster when I report. I just want to have a chance to play."

Basic update

Hey everyone. I've been working on AHSAA softball and baseball stuff the past two days. I haven't been able to HABOTNize as much as I'd like. It sucks.

My goal is to catch Anthony Gulley, the Auburn wideout signee, after Brantley's game at Riverwalk Stadium today. The Bulldogs are playing for the 1A state championship and Gulley is one of the team's star players.

I'd like to see how things are going with him -- particularly in regard to academics.

Talk with you more in a bit.

UPDATE @ 3 p.m.:
Brantley just won Game Two and clinched the 1A state championship in the process. Gulley scored the tying run during the Bulldogs' clinching rally during the eighth inning.
5.11.2009

Projecting the 2009 football roster

Hey everyone. So a few weeks ago, we reviewed the Tigers' 2008-09 scholarship allocations to get our bearings. It proved helpful in some ways.

Let's take it one step beyond that. Below find what I expect to be Auburn's 2009-2010 allocation chart. This should give you a better feel for where Gene Chizik has leigitmate depth and where The Holes may lie.

It'll be obvious.

For this exercise, I'm assuming the signees will qualify. A few of them won't, of course, but it's pointless for me to alter numbers based on academic projections.

GREEN = newcomer
PURPLE = physical status in doubt

QUARTERBACK (6)
QB Chris Todd, Sr.
QB Kodi Burns, Jr.
QB Neil Caudle, Jr.
QB Barrett Trotter, RFr.
QB Tyrik Rollison, Fr.
QB Clint Moseley, Fr.

RUNNING BACK (7)
RB Ben Tate, Sr.
RB Mario Fannin, Jr.
RB Eric Smith, Soph.
RB John Douglas, Soph.
RB Onterio McCalebb, Fr.
TB Brandon Jacobs, Fr.
TB Dontae Aycock, Fr.

RECEIVERS (17, possibly 19)
WR Montez Billings, Sr.
WR Tim Hawthorne, Sr.
TE Tommy Trott, Sr.
WR Terrell Zachery, Jr.
WR/DB Demond Washington, Jr.
TE Bailey Woods, Jr.
WR Derek Winter, Soph.
WR Darvin Adams, Soph.
WR Quindarius Carr, Soph.
WR Harry Adams, Soph.
WR Philip Pierre-Louis, RFr.
WR DeAngelo Benton, Fr.
WR Phillip Lutzenkirchen, Fr.
WR Emory Blake, Fr.
WR Travante Stallworth, Fr.
WR LaVoyd James, Fr. (probably headed to JUCO)
WR Anthony Gulley, Fr.
TE Brent Slusher
TE Gabe McKenzie

OFFENSIVE LINE (12)
OL Andrew McCain, Sr.
OL Lee Ziemba, Jr.
OL Ryan Pugh, Jr.
OL Bart Eddins, Jr.
OL Darrell Roseman, Jr.
OL Mike Berry, Jr.
OL Byron (Lee) Isom, Jr.
OL Jared Cooper, Soph.
OL A.J. Greene, Soph.
OL Vance Smith, Soph.
OL Andre Harris, Fr.
OL John Sullen, Fr.

DEFENSIVE LINE (14 to 16)
DL Antonio Coleman, Sr.
DL Jake Ricks, Sr.
DL Antoine Carter, Jr.
DL Michael Goggans, Jr.
DL Mike Blanc, Jr.
DL Zach Clayton, Jr.
DL Nick Fairley, Jr.
DL Jomarcus Savage, RFr.
DL Derrick Lykes, RFr.
DL Cam Henderson, RFr.
DL Terrance Coleman, Fr.
DL Nosa Eguae, Fr.
DL Jamar Travis, Fr.
DL Dee Ford, Fr.
DL Josh Jackson, Fr.
DL Andre Wadley

LINEBACKER (9)
LB Craig Stevens, Jr.
LB Josh Bynes, Jr.
LB Eltoro Freeman, Soph.
LB Spencer Pybus, Soph.
LB Adam Herring, Soph.
LB Marcus Jemison, RFr. (switched from safety during spring)
LB Da'Shaun Barnes, RFr.
LB Jonathan Evans, Fr.
LB Harris Gaston, Fr.

DEFENSIVE BACK (14)
DB Walt McFadden, Sr.
DB Aairon Savage, Sr.
DB Zac Etheridge, Jr.
DB Mike McNeil, Jr.
DB Taikwon Paige, Jr.
DB Neiko Thorpe, Soph.
DB Mike Slade, Soph.
DB D'Antoine Hood, Soph.
DB Drew Cole, Soph.
DB Christian Thompson, Soph.
DB T'Sharvan Bell, RFr.
DB Reggie Taylor, Fr. (probably headed to JUCO)
DB Izauea Lanier, Fr.
DB Daren Bates, Fr.

SPECIALTY (4)
P Clinton Durst, Sr. (I expect him to get a scholarship)
K Wes Byrum, Jr.
P Ryan Shoemaker, Jr.
DS Dax Dellenbach, RFr.

OFFENSE: 42-44 (my guess is 43; McKenzie returns)
DEFENSE: 37-39 (my guess is 38; Wadley returns)
SPECIALTY: 4

OVERALL TOTAL: 85
That's assuming all freshmen qualify

Auburn baseball hits the end of the road

Hey everyone. Auburn managed to snap its nine-game SEC losing streak on Sunday with a win at Kentucky. That didn't provide much help to the Tigers' postseason chances, which now are dissolved.

Auburn is in 10th position with a 9-18 conference record.

Vanderbilt, currently in 8th place, is 12-14.

The SEC tournament includes the top eight teams. Even if Auburn sweeps Alabama this weekend, that won't be enough to pull beyond Vanderbilt.

I doubt you're shocked; Auburn hasn't qualified for the tournament since 2003. It's too early to wonder about John Pawlowski's job security, but it's inexcusable shocking that a program like Auburn's would go that long between visits to the top two-thirds of the SEC. Unthinkable.

Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University
5.10.2009

Furlough has ended!


Hey everyone. My unpaid, mandated furlough has ended. I'm back in the house.

Sorry for the lack of thread on Saturday. There were some administrative issues at play and I was annoyed. That's all I'm going to say about that.

We'll begin reviewing The Week That Was later today.

We also want to direct good tidings to Ian Rapoport, author of the outstanding Rap Sheet, who was married on Saturday.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY: All of us at the HABOTN want to wish the moms out there a great morning/afternoon/night. I'm thankful for my mom. Without her altrustic intercession, I wouldn't be here today. I'll bet you have a similar story to tell.

MARK RICHARD LEFT:
I was somewhat forlorn last week upon learning that Mark Richard was leaving his post in the Auburn athletic department to become AD at Gannon University. The school is located in Erie, Pa., which isn't far from Richard's hometown. He arrived at Auburn in '99 as an NCAA compliance guy and broke the mold ... by always being in a good mood and never viewing reporters as the de facto bad guys. It's an approach shared by only a few of his Auburn co-workers. I'll miss him being around.

MIKE GRIFFIN LEFT: Auburn's long-time men's golf coach ended his run after a 25th season. He's going to stay on as the program's director of golf -- I have no idea what that means -- and the search for a new coach will start one of these days. I don't know Griffin personally, but he was pretty cool when the NCAA Championships were held at Grand National back in ... 2001? He also didn't view reporters as de facto bad guys. That's the sign of a pro in my book.

Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University

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