Hey everyone. Hope you had a swell weekend.If you live in Alabama, you're (probably) going to have a chance to see the Tigers' recruiting enterprise in action this week. That's because Tiger Prowl -- the coaches' limousine-based recruiting tour started last April -- has become a statewide barnstorming tour that encourages fan support.
The tour starts today in Mobile. Fans can check out the MAGIC BUS today at Lipscomb Field beginning at 6 p.m.
The show arrives in Montgomery on Tuesday. The MAGIC BUS will be stopped on Tallapoosa ... beside the Reniassance Hotel.
They'll be in Birmingham on Wednesday
UPDATE: The Birmingham shindig is going down at the Verizon Wireless Music Center in Pelham.
You'll have a chance to see Gene Chizik, some of his guys and (depending on schedules) Tony Barbee and/or Nell Fortner. It's kinda like the Partridge Family, though we don't anticipate anyone buggin' out like Danny Bonaduce or anything.
Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University
Questions? Comments? Post directly to the blog below or email me at jgtate@gannett.com.
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ReplyDeleteNot really, but OK.
ReplyDeleteI am planning to attend the Tuesday event. If you're going to be there, let's hook up.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to take pictures of things. So it should be a fun Tuesday night on the HABOTN.
Holla
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, I love fun Tuesday nights on the HABOTN!
ReplyDeleteYes, but what about the criminal activity of PF?
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, and I'm all for fun HABOTNing, day or night.
ReplyDeleteIs PF a criminal now?
ReplyDeleteIs the Tue. night thing have an admission, since it's affiliated with Tigers Unlimited?
ReplyDeleteno. You told me not to get arrested. I'm keeping my nose clean. It's all one big misunderstanding.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of Criminals. Derby Day is this weekend. I wonder what Criminal Type has been up to.
ReplyDeleteG, What has been the reaction to Tiger Prowl from the sports insiders you know? How bout from non Auburn affiliated people?
ReplyDeleteTaylor Swift is at the AU Hotel and Conference Center helping to finish out the story on this blog.
ReplyDeletehttp://ahugfromtaylorswift.com/Home.html
I almost got in to get a view of the gorgeous lady herself, but was cut off about 3 people before me as they let some in. There's now a mob scene outside. I came back home.
I think it was an ingenious idea and I am surprised it had not yet be thought of.
ReplyDeleteI would love to hug her. Wait is she old enough yet to be hugged?
ReplyDeleteWhoa, Eskendereya was scratched yesterday? Bummer.
ReplyDeleteweagle: I don't think admission is part of the deal. Let me see what I can find out.
ReplyDeletechb: I think a lot of Alabama people think it's chincy, gauche, etc. I was talking to an LSU and an Ole Miss guy this weekend ... and they were neutral on the whole thing. Didn't see much value, didn't think it was a bad idea.
Big bummer.
ReplyDeleteIce Box!
ReplyDeleteAny numbers to correlate back to the '09 Tiger Prowl and how they translated to commitments?
ReplyDeleteI don't think commitments were the goal. It was more about raising awareness.
ReplyDeleteWas Reese Dismukes swayed by Auburn's emerging presence in south Alabama? I'd think that's a reasonable conclusion.
A wonder if the guy who started http://asexfrommeganfox.com/Home.html will also get what he wants. These celebs seem quite charitable.
ReplyDeleteJay G, when I came to HABOTN a couple of minutes ago, a lawnmower ad took over the whole screen. I am a little shaken by the whole experience.
ReplyDeleteI need a hug.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'd think Tiger Prowl and Big Cat Weekend certainly raised awareness and enthusiasm. I'd understand if no official numbers were kept to validate the effectiveness, but I'd be surprised to learn that the efforts didn't bear some fruit as far as getting commitments goes. Maybe not 100% attributable to it for a particular dude, but better than 50% is my guess. I'd say that makes it worthwhile. Keep it up for another year or so then do something different. That's what I'll tell Chiz as soon as he calls me looking for my opinion on matters.
ReplyDeleteKind of like how I used to scream, "I will date any of you girls! Please date me!" at lunch every day through high school. No one ever came up to me while I was yelling, but eventually a girl finally said yes when I asked her to a dance, and I would like to think my screams kind of primed her for that.
ReplyDeleteMJT - exactly. I bet you've never caught ALL the fish anytime you went fishing. More often than not, you reel in with no fish at all. But they're looking.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, they were looking.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Partridge Family. I didn't know better.
ReplyDeleteTime to head to a staff meeting at the BuyMore.
I will be squirming in my seat as it gets closer to puck drop time. These meetings always go past 7.
I absolutely love the retro American Top 40s that come on Sunday mornings. It's like stepping back in time.
ReplyDeleteI think anyone who finds it silly is just scared of what is going on in Auburn. You would have to be and idiot to think it doesn't have some sort of positive affect. It may not be the reason a kid signs (and it shouldn't be) but in the back of players minds its there.
ReplyDeleteI think they should do "Tiger Prowl" every year and make it a tradition. Just throw in some wrinkles or something new here and there.
now I've got "I Think I Love You" running through my feeble brain.
ReplyDeleteEvery 5 years they could auction off the RV and get a new one.
ReplyDeleteprobably should have said effect instead of affect. effect affect what the heck.
ReplyDeleteFor next's years Tiger Prowl, land a helicopter at the high school. Nothing say's "Important" like landing a helicopter.
ReplyDeleteAs for a Taylor Swift hug - a slightly embarrassed 'yes please'.
Lay off the fencers. I fenced at Auburn (Club Sport)and had a blast doing the away tournaments; Gainsville, UAB, UAT, Sewanee. Good fiends and good times.
Never really understood the appeal of fencing. It may be fun, but I say take off the suits and make it interesting.
ReplyDelete"Good fiends" just supports the criminal activity perception of college fencers.
ReplyDelete;-)
2009: Limo
ReplyDelete2010: Bus
2011: This.
API, we had the same thought!
ReplyDeleteNice artwork, PF.
ReplyDeleteThat is the most awesome copter EVAH!
ReplyDeleteObviously, I was not an English major. I'll try not to denigrate the editorial standards next time.
ReplyDeleteI am indeed old fashion and way behind the times. And the quick dollar is so tempting that I would probably jump at it at the age of 22 or so. If the players that get this kind of money knew how to handle it that would be great and life would be set. But so many do not and blow the money and go down the tube. The education should teach you to do better. Nuff said.
ReplyDeleteI'll try to do some HABOTNing on Tues night! Will you take a picture of me in front of the bus?!
ReplyDeletePF that's just crazy enough to wor
ReplyDelete*k
ReplyDeleteGo Auburn Copter!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, my photo editing skillz are limited to Paint with an unsteady hand right now, but you can get the point.
ReplyDeleteI humbly pass the mantle of Unofficial HABOTN Photoshopper to PF. That's epic.
ReplyDelete"I love the smell of spread offense in the morning. It smells like... victory." --Gus Malzahn
Great minds think alike. Even if I can't spell.
ReplyDeleteJust finished watching the A day game for the first time. Someone please tell me ...no convince me that the defense had their left arm chained tp their left ankle which made tackling hard and the right angle approach difficult.
ReplyDeleteFootball fields make great landing pads. I remember watching president Bush and his entourage land several choppers on the intramural fields at AU. It was awesome. I'm sure HS football players would feel the same way if ChizCo did the same on the fields they play on.
ReplyDeleteAt just over a half Mil. used, they can totally afford that, right?
Try "to" if tp doesn't work.
ReplyDeleteOh, they can afford it. Anyway, after a few years of dominance, some mid major program will ask the NCAA to a pass a rule against because it's not fair to the La Techs of the world.
ReplyDeleteEvents are free.
ReplyDeleteIncredible photoshop acumen, PF.
ReplyDeletePhotoshop is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. I used "paint."
ReplyDeleteBirmingham's Tiger Prowl will be at Verizon Wireless Music Center, Cahaba Valley Road
ReplyDeletecurtis luper is a recruiting god.
ReplyDeleteMost corporations limit executives travelling together ...especially air travel. Remember Brunos?
ReplyDeleteThat notwithstanding: PF's Tiger Prowl Copter would totally rawk.
Wish Tiger Prowl would come to the ATL.
why can't they take the show on the road now as in GA, MS, FL, LA, AR, SC, TN...
ReplyDeleteGo ahead and chastise me, but I now sometimes listen to Finescum on XM Radio when in my truck. The Bammers are now mad because too many UGA fans are calling into "their" show. The Bammers are now trashing UGA and, at least. for now have forgotten AU. They are still nevertheless ..IDIOTS!!!
ReplyDeleteSince AU is rebounding, Finescum now has selected Richt and the Atlanta sports press as his new targets and is predictably bringing in the UGA calls.
Finescum is just that...scum. I wish we had a really good afternoon sports show in bham.
ReplyDeleteWhere you listening when the walmartian was pretending to be at the Tiger Prowl event. Said it started at 1700 and there were 18 people there. Paul was eating it up. I hope hundreds show up and shut him up.
Can you imagine how cool it'd be for THT to be in Pennsylvania to watch the Pengins, and see the Tiger Prowl rolling by its way to see some big bruiser lineman from Pittsburg?
ReplyDeleteIMO Tiger Prowl is just an event to keep the name out there. In state schools that say it is chincy, gauche, high schoolish are out of the loop. The object is to recruit 17-18 year olds, nit 40 year olds that think it is beneath them. I recall AU stopped in Ariton last year and 2 days later Sanders pledged to UAt. Later he changed his mind. I do not think Au got any commits from this event, but I think it sent a message. I think I read where 10 of the 25 kids at BCW signed with AU. That is the event I would keep my eye on.
ReplyDeleteI'll disagree with 1 point WTC made... I think Tiger Prowl is as much about recruiting the 40 year olds as it is the 17-18 year olds...
ReplyDeleteThe coaches cannot have contact with the student athlete during these visits... they are visiting the coaches, and counselors and teachers at these schools (yes, getting to know the kids better, and watch them work out if applicable timing)... but it helps to develop a relationship with the coach and teachers that these kids have relationships with that they trust to help guide them.
I think Tiger Prowl impresses these adults as much as the student... and developing those relationships... well, recruiting is all about developing relationships.
The people from out of state may think its gauche or whatnot... but, they would be just as impressed if the bus were to pull up to their school and the entire coaching staff (as many is allowed on the road at 1 time) piles out to talk to you, and shake hands and meet people....
Look at wtc acting like he's in the loop or something. To hear him talk, you'd think his mom was connected or something.
ReplyDeletewtc's mom is not connected
ReplyDeleteShe is the top guru.
which is why you get only what she wants to tell.
Now that it's been out there a few hours, and the buzz has had time to generate, I'm expecting to get a call any moment now from AU asking me to design next year's Tiger Prowl Copter.
ReplyDeleteI just realized that my wife's been duping me for some time now. She knows I love takeout pizza. Every once in a while, she comes home and asks me if I'll go get it. Every time, she suggest I take her car. Every time, it's out of gas, and I have to stop anf fill it up. I married a scheister!
ReplyDeleteThe clock is ticking. They are looking to see where this big fee is coming from. The cost of the Copter is nothing to the fee to be paid.
ReplyDeleteWomen know all the tricks by the time they hit the first grade.
ReplyDeletePF,
ReplyDeleteThe only time I EVER fill up my car is if I am on a trip without Mr. Cincy. And that is only if I can't find a full service station. It is just one of the ways he spoils me and I LOVE it.
PF, that's page 21 of the wife manual. Has she ever taken out the garbage? If she has, she must not have read chapter 2.
ReplyDeletedigger,
ReplyDeleteWe may know all the tricks, but the perks that come with them are awesome!
You know... if I could get my hands on one of those "wife manuals" I could write a dang good book on how to circumvent the wife rules... I've yet to be able to get my hands on one of them yet though...
ReplyDeleteThey must self-destruct after reading.
Oh, Miller, those are very top secret. We could show it to you, but then we'd have to kill you :)
ReplyDeleteI really like white batting helmets.
ReplyDeletejust got back from being prowled. coach rocker is a really nice guy. they were all having a great time just interacting with the fans and cutting up. barbee has a great vision for the basketball program and put the responsibility to us fans to show up. i'm going to try and make sure to get to a few games next year. antonio coleman was hanging out talking to fans too. we wished him well in buffalo.
ReplyDeletei would estimate 200+ in attendance at any given point. aaaaaaaaaah some football fix...
miller, all wives have it committed to memory. it's next to the part of their brain that stores every time we ever pissed them off.
ReplyDeleteAnyone else just get a strange tweet from HABOTN?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Tiger Prowl updates. I think it is awesome that Barbee is with them.
ReplyDeletecincy>I did
ReplyDeleteT Will 4 Real!
ReplyDeleteI did too Cincy.
ReplyDeleteI like the Magic Bus a lot. It is much better than the limos. Decorate it up. Let a couple of Heisman's ride with it. Sell Auburn.
ReplyDeleteAs for being chincy, keep the goal in mind. Beat Bama. If a bake sale will help us beat Bama, where do I bring my cupcakes?
Just do it.
I really don't like cleaning bathrooms. Just sayin...
ReplyDeleteBut, thank you Lord, that I have them to clean. Sorry, just got convicted about complaining. :)
ReplyDeleteMy wife asks me all the time if I would ever clean. Sure, as soon as things got dirty. Thank goodness her and my ideas of dirty are miles apart.
ReplyDeleteMIller- I was really talking about the radio talking heads and listeners that will call and rip the TP. I agree it is used to build relationships with teachers and coaches. as a matter of fact today was a GREAT day in Mobile for the coaches. Several HS coaches have commented how impressed the kids were , even a couple that are already committed to UAt.
ReplyDeletePF- mom does know her stuff. She may have a report out soon on how things are going.
ReplyDeleteTalking about cleaning bathrooms? Oh my, I can't trust anyone with my favorite post ;-)
ReplyDeleteJust finished watching Habs beat the Caps 4-1. Habs goalie was an amazing brick wall, like the design on his mask. There's just no way he can do that again in Game 7.
nell fortner was unable to attend the mobile tiger prowl as planned due to academic issues with some players. something about them doing too good in school and receiving some awards tonight...
ReplyDeletei could feel the cousin humpin' hatred flowing from the crowd. bammer's time on top will be brief if these guys have any say in the matter. and they do once a year in november.
I wonder if there is a rule in the 'wife guide' that states 'when you walk down the driveway to get the mail and the trash can (that is on wheels) is empty and placed next to the mail box you should leave it there until your spouse comes home so he can walk down the driveway and get it. And in the mean time, take you take the trash out in the house and place it next to the back door until he comes home get the trash can from the street and then he can take the trash from the back door to the trash can.
ReplyDeleteI am not bitter about it though. We have only been married for 25 years.
just got back from "tiger prowl"- mobile version.
ReplyDeleteCoaches hung out and took pictures with everybody. It was pretty cool and i highly recommend it to everybody.
I met AUNMOBILE and we hung out for a bit... so the habotn was well represented there. Coach Grimes hung out for an hour after everybody left and had the quote of the night. Some drunk guy asked him about Lache Seastrunk and why they didn't take his commitment and he grinned ear to ear and said... "let's just say he is a GREAT fit at Oregon."
PF - the Tiger Prowl cruising across Roberto Clemente Bridge, down 5th Avenue, through town and ending up with a big AU pep rally at The Point... all before heading to the Igloo to watch the Pens... yea, that would be waaaayyyyy coooool.
ReplyDeletePredators/Hawks is just silly. 7 goals in 1st period.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Montreal's goalie. I hate Montreal, though, so that doesn't surprise me.
ReplyDeleteTHT,
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry I messed up the Beasley post! I'll do better next time.
wtc,
The rule is if your driveway is on a hill, wives are prevented from pulling said garbage can up the hill. If it is flat ground, well, you may have a beef. I carry all the garbage out of the house and put it in the can so Mr. Cincy can take it down the hill when he gets home from work. But that is as far as I go with garbage.
Huddy's got a gem working.
ReplyDeleteOff to clean bathroom #4! Hoping to finish all of this nonsense so I can watch the Braves. At least they are winning tonight (sorry miller).
ReplyDeleteWTC,
ReplyDeletegotcha... In the case of radio talking heads... you're right.
In regards to the trash can... If I am out of town, my wife will let it sit out by the road for days on end until I get back home.
WTC, at least your wife knows when the indoor trash can is full.
ReplyDeleteCincy, bathroom #4....are you at Buckingham Palace?
ReplyDeleteGood point, CH-B... my wife will let the indoor trash pour out into the floor before she takes the bag out of th ecan...
ReplyDeletePF - me either until the recent Olympics. He was the Slovak goalie with the really cool lid. I bet he did that with Paint.
ReplyDeleteSeriously.... why would anyone need 4 bathrooms? You can only use 1 at a time...
ReplyDeleteCoolest seafood place in Jacksonville on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives right now. Ceilings look a lot taller on TV.
ReplyDeletePF - what network is that?
ReplyDeleteI was watching Pawn Stars where there's a dude who wants to sell a Paul Revere engraved war bond from the 1st few months of the Revolutionary War. He wanted to sell it to get a knew guitar.
I found it, PF
ReplyDeleteYou know TP is working already. The boogs from the other site are once again saying it is a disgrace and a cheap trick.
ReplyDeleteAren't they having their Crimson Caravan this week? They charge like $50 to $100 to get in the door.
API - your turn!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea what a "knew guitar" is!
Miller-all 4 come in handy. My wife does clean them though. That is off limits for me.
ReplyDeleteSince she pulled the grass cutting episode 25 years ago, I told her I would do the yard and she would do the bathrooms.
ReplyDeleteI am seriously spoiled.
ReplyDeleteI assume it is a guitar you had a previous relationship with.
ReplyDeleteWow... Somehow, I get grass duty and cleaning duties...
ReplyDeleteYeah, THT. Paint.
ReplyDeleteIf Mr. Cincy is going to work so I can live the life to which I have grown accustomed, at least I can clean the house. Thankfully the main floor just has two bathrooms and that is all that has to be cleaned routinely. The upstairs - just when company is coming.
ReplyDeleteRight after we bought our first house I wanted to surprise hubby by cutting the grass. He came home to a wife who had almost passed out and had to go the the ER. He doesn't tell me what I can and can't do too often, but he told me then I could never cut the grass again. Good plan!
Living the life I have grown accustomed > spoiled
ReplyDeleteWTC, I do the same thing. I am in charge of the yard and the wife does the bathrooms and laundry. Of course if I did the yard work as often as she does her part then we would live in the jungle. I don't me the beautiful place known as Jordan Hare.
ReplyDeletewe'll never have a 2nd home. However, the Predators have found one on the other side of the ice.
ReplyDeleteAre you spoiled if you know you are spoiled?
ReplyDeletespoiled rotten
ReplyDeleteGood point. However I wasn't really calling you spoiled. I heard that on a Dodge Ram commercial and thought it was funny.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere between the bathtub and the mirror, the Cardinals tied it up.
ReplyDeleteCincy - I most certainly am.
ReplyDeleteWTC's theme song ...
ReplyDeleteI don't take no crap (from anyone else but you),
I wear the pants around here (when I'm finished with your laundry),
Cause I'm a guy you don't wanna fight,
When I say jump you say, "Yeah Right!"
I'm the man of this house (until you get home).
Hey, I am totally and 100% spoiled and I love every minute of it! Except Mr. Cincy still won't let me spend anymore money on the new condo until we sell the old condo. C'mon, someone send me a buyer!!
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ReplyDeleteTOO MUCH MAGIC BUS!
ReplyDeleteMichael the party & cooler pooper
ReplyDeleteok, Predators. You've got 20 minutes to find a way to extend the season. LET'S GO PREDATORS!
ReplyDeleteI'm watching, too, THT.
ReplyDeleteSurviving 10 minutes of penalty time in the second period ought to count for something.
Birmingham-area TP is going down Wednesday at Oak Mountain (aka Verizon Music Center) ... 6-8 p.m.
ReplyDeleteWoohoo... Cardinals win! Cardinals win!
ReplyDeleteBraves are the same old braves. Went form 1st in the East to last in 3 days. they have the lowest batting average in the NL and 27th out of 30 teams in MLB. What happened to Heyward? Went from BA of .300 to .234 in 4 games.
ReplyDeleteJayG-I am trying to clear my schedule to be downtown Montgomery Tuesday. no sure if I can make it, but am trying.
ReplyDeletePredators just aren't getting near enough offensive pressure or SOG. 7 minutes left in their season unless they get offensive.
ReplyDeletePreds got this, THT. We're just waiting till the last second to rip out the Blackhawks' hearts like they did to us a couple of days in Chicago.
ReplyDeleteAny moment now...
"Doc Emery" > Blackhawks announcer
ReplyDeleteI hope E-Bro. But the Predators have been the wrong kind of offensive this period.
ReplyDeletePredators not very predatory.
ReplyDeleteIs there a team named the omnivores somewhere in sports?
ReplyDelete"Doc" Emrick > Blackhawks announcer, too!
ReplyDeleteThe Sens former goalie must have been subliminally messing with my typing.
well, rats.
ReplyDeleteDamn...
ReplyDeleteHow about the Vicksburg Vegans?
ReplyDeleteI like it, though citizens of that city were eating dirt by July 4, 1863.
ReplyDeleteI love Ray Emery.
ReplyDeleteHotties,
ReplyDeleteI got a chance to see Tiger Prowl 2.0 in Mobile today and that Tour Bus is SWEET!!!!
I was really impressed with CTB he was excited to be there adn there were about 100-150 peeps in Mobile it was really nice just to megale with coaches and other AU fans...
As a side note the HOTTIES were in effect me and Ron Mexico kick it for a minute.
WDE
wtc.... early in the season... w/ a small sample size a couple of games can have a dramatic affect on one's average... A couple of good games will get him back up around 300
ReplyDeleteMobilz & Mexico - thanks for reppin' the HABOTN tonight. WAR EAGLE!!!
ReplyDeleteTHT,
ReplyDeleteI shot some pics and video I'm gonna send to JGT early in the am for his professional use.
Finally through with all my cleaning and laundry! Looking forward to seeing pictures of the Tiger Prowl tomorrow when I wake.
ReplyDeleteGood morning to all the prowlers out there.
ReplyDeleteWork Hard Work on three!!
Good Morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteI Don't see what anyone likes about this time of day. Its just not enjoyable.
Word.
ReplyDeleteTHT- I just saw where Auburn has added a new club sport....Hockey. Home is will be in Columbus. I'm sure that will make you happy. I hear this is the second time that this sport as been around as a club sport with the first time lasting 4 years.
ReplyDeleteGood morning all.f
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see a Tiger Prowl Transformer. That would be a good project for PF.
ReplyDeleteOne of my high school classmates was discovered dead yesterday after last being seen rafting down North Chickamauga Creek a couple of days ago up here in Chattanooga.
ReplyDeleteHe's the third or fourth classmate (graduated from high school in 2000) to be taken away too soon, the others dying in car or motorcylcle accidents.
Damn...
jet...
ReplyDeleteI'm serving as PF's design consultant. Here's an early conception of requested transformer.
Sux Bro. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Swift's appearance at AU was just on Fox and Friends. Aubie was on stage
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that about your friend E-Bro.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Ron Mexico.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a minute.
I just snagged MOBILZ's pics and I'll post them in a second ...
ReplyDeleteWhat time are things(TP) kicking off tonight in the gump?
ReplyDeleteThanks guys. None of these classmates were close friends. The one who died this weekend was a pretty good friend back in elementary school, but didn't really talk much throughout middle school or high school.
ReplyDeleteThe others were just friends during school hours and they were good guys, but I hadn't really talked to any of them since graduating.
No less tragic, though, of course.
Love me some Tiger Prowl. I think it is becoming more and more of a great recruiting tool.
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