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4.17.2010

The A-Day Game

Hey everyone. Here we go.

BLUE FIRST POSSESSION
Quarterback: Neil Caudle
8 plays, 24 yards, PUNT

FIRST WHITE POSSESSION
Quarterback: Cam Newton
6 plays, 25 yards, PUNT ... Newton connected on his only throw for a 15-yard gain to Darvin Adams.

BLUE SECOND POSSESSION
Quarterback: Barrett Trotter
TOUCHDOWN. Trotter 50 pass to Nathan Taylor (walk-on), beating Blake Poole (walk-on) deep. 6 plays, 80 yards.

WHITE SECOND POSSESSION
Quarterback: Neil Caudle
TOUCHDOWN. Mario Fannin 2 run. 11 plays, 70 yards. Caudle was 6-for-6 on that drive, but the passes weren't challenging.

BLUE THIRD POSSESSION
Quarterback: Cam Newton
MISSED FIELD GOAL. Chandler Brooks miss 22 FG. 5 plays, 65 yards. Newton was 2-for-4 for 64 yards. He completed a deep pass to Q. Carr for 61 yards, but the pass was far from perfect. It was a duck. Coverage was terrible.

WHITE THIRD POSSESSION
Quarterback: Barrett Trotter
TOUCHDOWN. Trotter 44 pass to Terrell Zachery. 3 plays, 80 yards. Zachery took a simple screen pass and made it special. Kodi Burns made a great block just beyond the line-of-scrimmage and Zachery shed a few defenders for a long touchdown play.

BLUE FOURTH POSSESSION
Quarterback: Neil Caudle
TOUCHDOWN. Caudle 70 pass to Q. Carr. 1 play, 70 yards. It was a screen that went awry when the cornerback over-pursued in a very bad way. Carr was fast enough to pull away from the walk-on defenders charged with pursuing him.

WHITE FOURTH POSSESSION
Quarterback: Cam Newton
PUNT. Nothing going on.

BLUE FIFTH POSSESSION
Quarterback: Barrett Trotter
PUNT. Nothing going on.

WHITE FIFTH POSSESSION
Quarterback: Neil Caudle
PUNT. Nothing going on. At all!

BLUE SIXTH POSSESSION
Quarterback: Cam Newton
PUNT. Still nothing going on. We're in a major lull here.

WHITE SIXTH POSSESSION
Quarterback: Barrett Trotter
HALF ENDS.

------CHANGE IN FORMAT-------

FIRST POSSESSION
Quarterback: Clint Moseley
FIELD GOAL. Wes Byrum 50 FG. Moseley hit Jay Wisner with a deep pass early in the drive. His performance was otherwise unremarkable.

SECOND POSSESSION
Quarterback: Neil Caudle
TOUCHDOWN. Dontae Aycock short run.

Eddie thinks these helmet stickers look bigger ... and I think he's right.

273 Comments:

Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Neil Caudle started.; 1:20 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Game Day Substance; 1:20 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Day Late - Dollar short,,,,,; 1:20 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Caudle looks sharp.; 1:21 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Big smile on Cam's face after the applause.; 1:23 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Why does the field look funny?; 1:24 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: We love Cam!; 1:24 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Who is this "coach" talking?; 1:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I'm guessing Parkey will be handling kickoffs come September.; 1:26 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Tom Luginbill the "recruiting analyst" is running his mouth the most. Mike Belloti is the coach who can't get a word in edgewise.; 1:27 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Belloti - never heard of him.... Where did he coach?; 1:28 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Some school out west.; 1:29 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: oregon

then became AD there, I think.

now trying out the ESPN gig; 1:30 PM
Jet said...: Davis Hooper substance!; 1:30 PM
Bryan said...: Oregon. Field is 'cross cut' gives me a headache.; 1:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: nice throw & catch!; 1:31 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Nice Throw; 1:31 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Derek Winter!; 1:32 PM
Jet said...: Nice pass Trotter.; 1:32 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: what's a Nathan Taylor?; 1:32 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Nice look-off on that play. Didn't lock in on him; 1:33 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: That was an excellent pass, no doubt.; 1:34 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: I could use a few more shots of those beautiful Auburn Coeds myself.......; 1:34 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Wow - swapping sides with the QB's - that is unique - I like it.; 1:36 PM
Anonymous said...: Trotter threw that pass nicely.

ESPN just said 55-60k attending; 1:36 PM
Jet said...: Caudle now with the 1s.; 1:36 PM
Jet said...: lower bowl essentially full, so that's 60,000; 1:36 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: What number is our young LB Curry?; 1:38 PM
Cotton said...: they work that little dump-off / bubble screen to death; 1:38 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: I'd say the lower bowl is 90-95% full.; 1:39 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Yea! Luginbill leaving the booth!!!; 1:39 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Yellow shoes kid isn't wearing yellow shoes. I feel betrayed.; 1:40 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Now I like this computer broadcast - take off the head phones and I ain't gat'ta listen to the commercials...; 1:42 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Neil would have scored easily on that scramble.; 1:43 PM
Norm said...: Yo, yo, yo. I've gotten my run in, cut the grass, played with F4*, showered, caught up on all of the posts, sat down just in time for AU to come on the field and now here I'm is. I know you missed me.; 1:43 PM
Anonymous said...: The offense looks much more organized/quick than last year.; 1:44 PM
Unknown said...: Don't know how to compare the QBs in the first. Cam didn't throw enough to give us an idea. Trotter had some nice long throws. Caudle had a lot of nice short and mid range passes. Anyone seen Moseley?; 1:44 PM
Anonymous said...: Our receiving skills are 300% improved over the Tubs years.; 1:45 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Beth needs to eat a few cheeseburgers and drink some milkshakes; 1:45 PM
Unknown said...: Hoopie, I got to agree with that. I have seen a couple of drops, but over all, it has looked great. Some of Caudle's throws have been a little behind the receiver, but they are snagging them anyway.; 1:46 PM
Jet said...: Keenan Carpenter apparently just logged on ... the pride of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, the old knuckle-balling 3-point shooter.; 1:47 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Catching a few minutes of the game. Missed Cam the first time around. Hoping to see him soon after Mosley. Crowd is good.; 1:48 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Aycock looked tentative on that run.; 1:49 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Dontae sighting! Is DL watching?; 1:49 PM
Jet said...: Uh, I believe that was a deep pass.; 1:49 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Nice pass there.; 1:49 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Those number flippers look good.; 1:49 PM
Jet said...: Didn't have to throw it that hard.; 1:50 PM
Anonymous said...: Cam threw off his back foot and underthrew. He can see downfield well.; 1:50 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Two high passes - got to work on that.; 1:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: terribly ugly kick; 1:52 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Hats bad to miss a chip shot field goal with no rush.; 1:52 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Mosley sighting.........

No Good? Get that out of the way now.; 1:52 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Dangit yellow shoes kid. Gotta do better than that!; 1:52 PM
Anonymous said...: PF ....your yellow shoed boy doinked it.; 1:53 PM
Unknown said...: So far Caudle looks like the man.; 1:53 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: T Zac has made a living on that play.; 1:54 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Steve- till he goes live and throws it to the other team.

Is something wrong with Mosley???; 1:55 PM
Anonymous said...: Fannin finally looks like an AU RB. He's ready to go.; 1:55 PM
Cotton said...: pretty play for Zachery; 1:55 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Eddie, I'm sure you feel like Vinatieri behind that keyboard.; 1:56 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Great play by T-Zac for the TD.; 1:56 PM
Jet said...: Uh, tackling needs to improve.; 1:56 PM
Anonymous said...: Kodi had 2 good blocks on that play.; 1:56 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Yep - Good News/Bad News there. But that was sweet!!!

Trooper went ballistic didn't he?!?!; 1:56 PM
Jet said...: Hoopie ... your point is dead on ... the WR play is light years ahead ... catching and blocking.; 1:58 PM
Cotton said...: ruh roh; 1:59 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Hoopie, it doesn"t matter that a WR can throw multiple downfield blocks, catch the ball, and motivate his team as a leader, the Hotties have spoken, and he belongs on the bench.; 1:59 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Nice speed by Carr. Good play.

I'm nervous about the defense.; 1:59 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: That's a taunting penalty in 2011; 2:00 PM
Jet said...: No. 8 apparently struggled in Geometry.; 2:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Bad defense, but our WR talent is unbelievable with even more coming in this year.

Q Carr has grown up.; 2:00 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Caudle so far looks like the man..... Throws a catchable ball. But with the no contact on QB's, takes a dimension out of the O with the QB run option that is important.; 2:02 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Kickoffs stink right now as far as still being too short. I'm hoping the freshman can boom it.; 2:02 PM
Jet said...: Guys, don't get too caught up on the Caudle business. He's doing a nice job.

There's a guy who's a playmaker out there that the other three aren't.

His name is Cam Newton.; 2:04 PM
Unknown said...: Didn't expect to see them bring back the onside punt. They must be getting ready for LSU.; 2:05 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Official attendance is 63,000.; 2:05 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: 2010 Neil Caudle might have started a game or 2 in 2008.; 2:06 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Caudle's passes haven't been challenging, though. At all.; 2:06 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Once again, is something wrong with Mosley?; 2:06 PM
Jet said...: Vincent "Bo" Jackson
CEO/Philanthropist/Bad M...

(You shut your mouth1)

I'm just talkin' 'bout Bo.; 2:07 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Jay G's #2 guys is practicing his clipboard skillz.; 2:08 PM
Anonymous said...: Has Moseley played?

Cam is definitely has potential. He is not nearly as in tune with the O as Trotter and Caudle.

I'm convinced that we won't see a #1 QB announced until halfway into the fall practice.; 2:08 PM
Unknown said...: So far Newton isn't looking like the man. Granted he could run the ball, but so far, he hasn't done anything to impress. If his ability is running the ball, call him a runningback.

Trotter has looked pretty good too.

QCarr has been a bit surprising to me. Looks like he is good to go.; 2:09 PM
Unknown said...: Moseley may be injured. I read something about a thumb injury somewhere, but it could have just been a rumor.; 2:09 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: I'll wager good money that Dyer is not redshifted this season and sees significant playing time.; 2:10 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Trotter has been impressive so far. He has a lot of power on his throws.; 2:11 PM
THT 2.0, G.G. said...: Belgian Beasley!!!; 2:11 PM
Unknown said...: Eddie, you are right. At one time in college football, they would consider redshirting a guy like him, but not these days. With kids turning pro early, you don't want to give up that first year.; 2:11 PM
Unknown said...: I do think Fannin will be the primary back, but I expect Dyer to get a chance for significant playing time.; 2:12 PM
Jet said...: Eddie ... I agree ... Mario still looks loose carrying the ball.; 2:12 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: I'm with with Jay G. I'm more impressed so far with Teotter than Caudle at this point. Cam will be the man and a day like this that takes away is feet is why some may think otherwise.; 2:14 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Jet- exactly. He is still prone to fumble a lot with the way he carries it.; 2:15 PM
Jet said...: Eddie ...

I concur on all counts.; 2:17 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: BTW- A-Day on ESPNU is 1,000 times better than CSS.; 2:19 PM
Unknown said...: Fannin has repeatedly failed to move the ball to his outside hand. I can't believe that they haven't corrected that.; 2:20 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: BTW- A-Day on ESPNU is 1,000 times better than CSS.

Nevermind, spoke too soon. Live look in at T-Looser takes the good away.; 2:20 PM
Jet said...: Bad whistle ... that was a throw ... and a heck of a throw at that.; 2:21 PM
Unknown said...: Trotter is looking good. He has hit a lot of longer passes. He has overthrown receivers too. Caudle seems to be throwing more short and mid range stuff.; 2:21 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Asof right now, I think Caudle is last or next to last on the depth chart from what I'm seeing. Trotter looks better, Mosley is a wild card.; 2:23 PM
Norm said...: Stupid bammers coming to AU A-day wearing their gear.; 2:24 PM
Anonymous said...: Don't these ESPN geeks know that the last thing we wanna see is the Tahd.; 2:25 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: If your a bama fan and don't have a national tittle shirt, then you must be dirt poor. I saw three racks of shirts today that ha shirts from $3-$5 per shirt. I hate being in bama land.; 2:27 PM
Anonymous said...: Like most folks, I hope Newton can beat out Trotter, et all.

If he does, we got something special.

If he doesn't, we aren't in trouble and the offense will still be much better than last year.; 2:28 PM
Unknown said...: Trotter has made some great throws and is more impressive than I was expecting, but so far, I give Caudle the nod. I must admit, I keep waiting to see Caudle make a bonehead throw.

I think this may be why we don't have a starter named. I don't think Newton is throwing the ball good enough.; 2:29 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Newton just needs to learn the offense better. He will do that. Not bad for only 13 practices so far IMO.; 2:31 PM
Unknown said...: I hope you are correct, Eddie. I am a bit disappointed in what we have seen from him. Trotter and Caudle have both been better than expected.; 2:32 PM
Unknown said...: The lack of blitzing by the defense could be a major factor in how the QBs are doing. I think they are getting a lot more time to throw than they would normally have.

It looks like my biggest worry over the summer is going to be the defense.; 2:36 PM
Jet said...: Anthony Gulley Morgan took better angles when he was Anthony Gulley.

Just sayin'.; 2:37 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Anyone else believe the helmet stickers are bigger. I'm pretty sure they are. Looks a little weird.; 2:39 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: I think your right Eddie - thanks for punting that out.; 2:40 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Mosley Sighting.....; 2:42 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Eddie: I think you're right. I took a pic of Mario Fannin's helmet down on the field and I was astounded by how big the AU was.; 2:42 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Nice play by Mosley. Great fake.; 2:43 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Jay G- you need to find a old photo and put it side by side with the new one. They look very noticible on tv. Chin straps overlap most of the emblems. Not sure I like that change.; 2:46 PM
Jet said...: Helmet stickers are taking PEDs.; 2:47 PM
Norm said...: There's nothing I hate worse than seeing young, promising helmet stickers all juiced up.

Well, there are a couple of things I actually hate worse but it ranks right up there.; 2:55 PM
Jet said...: AYCOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He's RAWKS!; 2:56 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Eddie: I posted a pic for you.

I'm headed down. No more bloggin' for now.; 2:57 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Thanks Jay G.; 2:59 PM
Unknown said...: Did they say Dismukes is at the game?; 2:59 PM
Fearless Freep said...: Wait, didn't the blue team just score?

Didn't know football could be 'make 'em, take 'em'.; 2:59 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Steve- he is.; 3:02 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: AU 8 Vandy 0 in the 3rd inning. Hopefully Corey Luckie is back to his old self.; 3:02 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Thanks JGT - After seeing that pic, I vote to go back to the old style.; 3:02 PM
Jet said...: Freep ... 2nd half is all O vs. D.; 3:03 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: And that will do it. Another A-Day done with.; 3:03 PM
michael said...: So I missed the whole game. Who won the QB deathmatch?; 3:04 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: I look forward to the assessment JGT.; 3:06 PM
Jet said...: Positives:

1. The offense looks smooth.
2. Wide receivers look sporty.
3. QBs in good shape.
4. Hot Carter looked good.

Negatives:
1. Defense still questionable.
2. Need a consistent playmaker at RB.

Projected QB race:

1. Newton
2. Caudle (based on experience only)
3. Trotter; 3:06 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Kodi did Michael. He came out of no where.; 3:06 PM
Unknown said...: I'm not crazy about the larger logo.

How I perceived the QBs is much different after watching that. Before I had it like this.

1) Newton
2) Caudle
3) Moseley
4) Trotter.

From what I saw today it is

1) Caudle
2) Trotter
3) Newton
4) Moseley

How is that for saying I have no clue?; 3:07 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: Gosh - after seeing the whole game it is almost a dead heat between the 3 who saw the most snaps. Mosley looked good in his limited action.; 3:10 PM
Fearless Freep said...: Yoda?

Am I missing something?; 3:10 PM
Unknown said...: I got to admit this game did nothing to settle the QB picture for me. Whle Caudle looked the best, I cannot get over him being interception prone. I remember one game this last season where he threw the INT on his first pass. While Caudle looked the best to me today, he could be a ticking INT bomb.; 3:15 PM
Norm said...: Freep - if you are, so am I.; 3:16 PM
Anonymous said...: If Newton doesn't progress enough, Trotter seems like the best option. I'll look again tomorrow at teh film, but trotter seems to have a better arm, good presence/awareness and more mobile/shifty than Caudle.

I still think that it will be the Fall before we have a starter.; 3:19 PM
Secondaid said...: OK, I have the picture Jay took today of Mario's helmet, and a picture from auburn.edu of the "old" helmet for comparison. Firing up Photoshop now to compare logo sizes. You know, because this is IMPORTANT.; 3:27 PM
Secondaid said...: OK, you make the call. I think it's wider, not necessarily taller. Perspective might be a little off. The reference pic comes straight from auburn.edu, so it should be accurate. I tried to size/rotate it to match the picture as best I could. http://yfrog.com/1gyoumakethecallj; 3:38 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Nicely done, second.

Based on that pic alone, I'd say my mind is playing tricks on me. They're the same.; 3:56 PM
Anonymous said...: The emblem seemed wider to me also. I don't like the new shape.; 3:56 PM
Secondaid said...: Again, this helmet sticker issue- we have to get to the bottom of this. See what you think: http://yfrog.com/bgyoumakethecall2j; 3:57 PM
Anonymous said...: OK ...looked at the photoshop, thanks Secondaid.

The helmet shape is different, which changes make the emblem look larger.; 4:00 PM
Secondaid said...: I honestly don't know if I've proved anything or not. The superposition seems to show it's a bit bigger, but that's from a bit different perspective and the scaling might be off. That's also two different helmet brands, so there might be a difference there as well.

They might well have gone to slightly larger logos. It'd make them a bit more legible on TV, and we've seen a common theme lately of being more and more TV (and therefore recruit)-friendly.; 4:02 PM
Loganville Tiger said...: The "Fill" inside the A & U seem thicker - that is what I see in those pic's.; 4:04 PM
Secondaid said...: The person to ask about this isn't a coach- it's the equipment manager. He's the guy in charge of this sort of thing, and you bet he'll know exactly what size the logos are and how they're to be placed.; 4:15 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I missed some of Bruins/Sabres due to more important matters this afternoon. However, I'm sure many of you are just as excited as I am about the hockey doubleheader tonight on Versus! T-minus 110 minutes til the puck drops!; 4:16 PM
Secondaid said...: OK, last one. This is DeAngelo Benton from homecoming last year, compared with Mario at A-Day. I think there's a difference here.

http://yfrog.com/63youmakethecall3j

With that, I shall turn Photoshop Detective Mode™ off.

Wish we'd have had one more look at Cam before the game ended.; 4:25 PM
Anonymous said...: Cory Luckie just pitched a 2 run complete game win for AU. AU 12-Vu 2.; 4:33 PM
Unknown said...: That last shot shows the difference well. I like the smaller logo, but if we need it supersized for TV, so be it.; 4:33 PM
Anonymous said...: The new emblem looks fat. The old emblem looks lean and mean.; 4:37 PM
Norm said...: Nice detective work second. Current version just appears wider to me, the height seems the same.; 4:38 PM
chip chip said...: don't be messin' with uni's.; 4:39 PM
chip chip said...: overall, i like what i saw for what it was. vanilla offense against vanilla defense. i'm not too worried unless we sustain three season ending injuries at qb before the start of the season. i think it is going to be tough to determine who gives AU the "best chance to win". it is just hard to deny newton's physical prowess over the others.; 4:43 PM
Unknown said...: An FYI for the coaches. If back in the early 90s I had heard that head coach Terry Bowden had become the first coach to be fired for messing with the uniforms, I wouldn't have had a problem with it.; 4:45 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Man, I'm super stoked about Luckie's game. He struggled so much lately. Glad to see him keep work through it and find his mojo.; 4:46 PM
Unknown said...: One of the other surprises was some of the receivers that got attention, especially Wisner. Carr, and Spry. Benton and Blake weren't mentioned often. Zachery and Adams did their thing and disappeared.; 4:47 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Cory Luckie! Where did that come from?; 5:42 PM
WarEagleRK said...: A big baseball win and the spring game complete, good day.

Hard to judge a football game when you played against yourself and at times didn't have your best self out there defending yourself.; 5:48 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 2.0 - check your email message titled:
IMPORTANT Amsterdam hotel info.; 5:49 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: 2.0, read your father's email before you sample the goods in Amsterdam.; 6:25 PM
digger4au said...: Back home after a long day. Missed the A day game as expected but enjoyed reading about it on the HABOTN. I will watch it this week on CSS probably more than once. Go Auburn baseball team great pitching Lucky. Great hitting Flecher and all the rest.; 6:25 PM
Scott M. Brannan said...: I had so much fun today. Got to meet lots of players in my quest to work on my autograph collection.; 6:30 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Digger, the archive should be available already on ESPN3.com if you can't wait...

I don't know why I always get so excited about the A-Day game. It is less revealing than a regular practice (not that we know anything about that anymore), and I always get bored with it by the end of the first half. Oh,well.; 6:33 PM
War Eagle Girl said...: Checking in from chicago...,actually watched the Outback Bowl last night so I could get my dose of football! Even though I knew how it was going to end it was still painful.
thanks to Habotn for keeping me filled out while away!! Happy for baseball,too!; 6:35 PM
War Eagle Girl said...: Can I rewatch tonight on cable anywhere?
Passed Northwestern on the bus and wondered where do they play football?; 6:36 PM
digger4au said...: Thanks PF I may take a peek. It sounds like the defense needs a whole lot more work on tackling. I hope Roof gets that straightened out before the first kckoff in the fall.; 6:40 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: answer for War Eagle Girl; 6:42 PM
digger4au said...: THT that is a nice looking stadium. Way too many seats for there normal crowd.; 6:47 PM
War Eagle Girl said...: thanks THT! guess I've got to get off the public computer for now! War Eagle!; 6:56 PM
FSJ said...: Great day in T-town. Big crowd.

Naturally I missed all the fireworks at the end.; 7:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Hey FSJ - I don't know if you answered my iPad question before and I'm too lazy to search so...

Do you know if and when iPad will have video chat capability?; 7:13 PM
CHB said...: Back from Auburn. That was a picture perfect day. The atmosphere was unlike any spring game ever and the attendance was AUsome. Tons of very HOT coeds in their sun dresses.

The new arena is everything + some of what it was billed to be. It was small but I think that is what Auburn needs. I haven't been to many arenas but I can't imaging there being too many that are sweeter than that. I can't wait to watch the BB team start the winning tradition that us fans deserve.

It was just spring ball so no need to worry. I'm not worried about the D at all. The D had to be vanilla and so did the O, but I think it gives the O and advantage. I agree with everyone that the WR's look great. There are a ton of playmakers to choice from. The run game will be fine. Trooper Taylor is crazy. As far as the QB's are concerned I think we are in good shape. I think Caudle, Newton and Trotter can all run the offense. They can all move better than Todd. Caudle can run better than most give him credit for. Newton has all the tools and I think a few more months in the playbook will help him a ton. Overall it was great to be in Auburn and I think we are in for an amazing run. The recruits know it!!

P.S.P.F. Mike&Ed's was pretty darn good.; 7:20 PM
CHB said...: FSJ, fireworks???? Did FDR finally nuke Turdistan?; 7:22 PM
Aubie said...: Either our helmets have gotten smaller, or the logo has gotten bigger this year.; 7:31 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Good deal, Ch=b; 7:36 PM
dan dan the AU fan said...: Just got back a few minutes ago from A-Day. I think they kept Cam bottled up a little. He never had a designed run play, Trotter and Caudle did. IMO Trotter and Moseley looked the best today, mostly Trotter.I thought Caudle was good also. I agree with other assesments that we have mucho wide receiver depth, TZach was the man today. I think defense will be fine, d-line got a lot of upfield pressure. Great day overall, loved seeing the all-decade team. All the current NFL guys being there had to impress the recruits.; 7:42 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Habs just might have given the game away those last 2 minutes of 2nd period giving up that goal then giving #8 a power play opportunity when 3rd period starts. Caps are a huge 3rd period scoring team... wish I could put my finger on those stats.; 7:48 PM
FSJ said...: Aubie,

The logo on the helmet and the logo at midfield looked larger to me than last year in the pics I've found online.; 7:55 PM
wtc said...: Went to game. Check

Came home to finish mowing yard. check; 8:12 PM
wtc said...: We can call it a spring game, but this was practice. Newton was not asked to do much. I think AU is keeping him under wraps for now. Fans don't like it, but we don't coach either.

Newton, Trotter, Caudle, Moseley. Not sure why Moseley did not play in the rotation in the first half. I will get back with you on that.; 8:15 PM
Anonymous said...: Fun day out in the sun today.

Defense is still bad at getting into position for tackles. Work in progress is the phrase I kept hearing in my head.

WRs (the main 5-6 guys) played with spirit and gusto today. That was nice.

RBs weren't awful - they weren't a big part of what was going on out there in my opinion.

Barrett Trotter looked the best from what I saw but I've been led to not put a lot of stock in today's performance by people here and I will remain cautious in assessment of the QB race. Newton had some zip on the ball but it sails a lot too. Mosley did okay for what he was asked to do (run out the clock). Caudle had flashes - kind of becoming a theme with him but again not sure how much it matters.

Kicking game - PAT/FGs by Byrum are fine. Kickoffs looked problematic (as in we really need someone to sail it through the endzone). Punting was very inconsistent.

Crowd was a great showing and nice surprise. Arena looks awesome.

Auburn people (with a few notable exceptions - who mostly don't show up to events but talk trash on the Interwebs) are always nice and fun to be around.

Anyways those were my thoughts.

Be well.; 8:15 PM
wtc said...: No run game today. I thought it was just an elevated passing scrimmage today. I thought the #1 D did well. Thorpe was not out there. Drew Cole seemed to play well. On T-Zach's TD, Ikeem Means went over to get in on the tackle and watched as TZach broke away from the two defenders that had him wrapped up.; 8:17 PM
wtc said...: You saw today why Shoemaker went from 1st team All SEC 2 years ago to being beat out by a kid from the frat house soccer league last year. one good punt. Look like the kid from Kansas has a great shot at grabbing the punter's spot.; 8:18 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: What do you think his problem is? Motivation? We've seen that he can punt as well as anyone (and even cosistently for a while). I don't get it.; 8:26 PM
Anonymous said...: WTC - I agree with you on ole Shoe. Not sure what happened there though. Had a lot of promise.; 8:26 PM
Norm said...: In case you were wondering, The Colorado Rockies have never had a pitcher throw a no-hitter. That's about to change tonight thanks to the Braves.; 8:34 PM
wtc said...: PF-I would guess a head case. Punters usually have something else going on in their head. He had very little pressure from the D and he just wiffed on a couple of them.; 8:35 PM
Anonymous said...: That one that went straight up in the air...eyes roll; 8:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Habs & Caps heading to overtime tied at 5. Habs blew 4-1 and very late 5-4 leads.; 8:40 PM
wtc said...: My final thoughts on the game today:

The QB battle was for 2nd today. #1 has been decided, and that was several practices ago. Like 14.

Everything was just noise for the fans. How many carries did Fannin have. Few. How about OMc. A few. Many passes by everyone else.

I was impressed by Brandon Moseley. He played very well today. I thought Jessel Curry did well on the 2nd D. A Carter will be tough this fall. I think he will shine. WR's blocking down field looked very good.; 8:44 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: What is an Ubaldo Jiminez?; 8:47 PM
FSJ said...: One other thing....UA is in dire need of a punter.

I understand one is coming in this fall though..but good grief.; 8:48 PM
Norm said...: PF - a dude that can still bring the heat after 120+.; 8:51 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Yeah, we didn't watch the Bama spring game, so we have no idea what you're talking about, FSJ.; 8:58 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Hmmm, apparently the NBA playoffs have started. Who knew?; 9:01 PM
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Anonymous said...: I saw highlights of Julio dropping a couple.

And of Alabama running the ball a lot.; 9:04 PM
Anonymous said...: I saw highlights of Julio dropping a couple.

And of Alabama running the ball a lot.; 9:04 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: how did you manage to triple post with a new page comment in between? Talent!; 9:11 PM