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Hey everyone. ESPN announced this morning that the Auburn-Clemson game scheduled for will be televised on their new 3D channel.I don't have ESPN 3D available to me on Dish Network. I'm curious to hear if you all have access to it.
I am not into this 3D fad. Who cares?
Here is the important portion of the release:
AUBURN—Marking the first time ever an Auburn sporting event will be
televised in 3D, the Auburn football game against Clemson on Sept. 18
will air on ESPN 3D. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN with
kickoff slated for 6 p.m CT.
ESPN was the first to announce in the United States an exclusive 3D
network in January 2010 which was the culmination of more than three
years of testing 3D television.
The Auburn-Clemson game will be the third college football game to air
on ESPN 3D this season, and just the fourth football college game ever
to be broadcast in 3D.
Fans interested in viewing the game in 3D, must have ESPN 3D service
and a 3D television.
Heads up firsties.
ReplyDeletekiller
ReplyDeleteWerd.
ReplyDeleteSo who's got a 3-D TV?
ReplyDeleteI'm rockin with my CRT till it gives up.
i just have to save up my unemployment checks and quit paying the mortgage and other bills (except directv and power), quit eating and i'll be all set. i'll probably be at the game do dvr service has to stay too.
ReplyDeleteI hope Lowe's sinker is extra nasty today.
ReplyDeleteunti vizio has a 3d, i will not. i love my vizio tru led from sam's club.
ReplyDeleteI should have Vizios.
ReplyDeleteI've been real happy with my LG.
My Samsung? Eh.
I don't understand this 3D stuff.
ReplyDeleteGeez, I sound like I am 95.
The 3D tech doesn't look ready for prime time to me yet. The 3D signal is probably available on FIOS but who cares? Plus $120 for the glasses doesn't sit well either.
ReplyDeleteI also like my Vizio from Costco. Great picture at a good price.
I have a mighty fine Sony Bravia LCD HD, sadly it's not 3D. I'll wait until they fine-tune the technology before I give it serious consideration. Making you pay $120+ for each and every pair of the blasted glasses is unconscionable. They should throw in a single pair for no extra charge, there's plenty of profit margin built in to absorb that. I don't appreciate being nickel and dimed to death.
ReplyDeleteKeep Hate Alive!
Hey, Hotties!
ReplyDeleteMay we can get Best Buy or Cohens in Montgomery to host a tail gate party to demonstrate their 3D's. I see some good marketing possibilities for somebody.
However, movie 3D gives me a headache.
Enjoy my Vizio also. As previously stated, I won't even consider 3D as long as the glasses are over a hundred a pair, probably not until they're under 30 for that matter. If I want 3D I'll go to the game, its cheaper.
ReplyDeleteIf the 3D is Avatar quality, then totally awesome.
ReplyDeleteIf it is every other 3D that I have ever seen, then no thank you.
Sorry....long-timer lurker who posts beyond sporadically.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else see the blurb about Wesley Person getting fired from Enterprise State after one year? Apparently the AD didn't even meet in person (hah!) with him.
Has to be more to this story..
I envision all of the folks that currently have 3-D tv suing the creators of this technology in about 6 months due to the fact that the technology results in everyone that watches it becoming cross eyed. It will be similar to what brought Navin Johnson's (aka Steve Martin) eyeglass gripper dynasty down in "The Jerk". HD is just fine for my viewing standards.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I still don't even own a high def TV (or a TV larger than 22 inches for that matter), so whoever is in charge of these 3D decisions probably does not care what I think.
ReplyDelete3D in most movies to date has been just a shock gimmick to make you jump. Avatar is the first I've seen that the 3D just made things look normal and enhanced the appearance of the movie without any gimmicks.
ReplyDelete"Hey man come over and watch the game I've got 3D."
ReplyDelete"What? No, I've only got one pair, they're expensive."
" We can trade out every other series."
swannie.....welcome.
ReplyDeletei heard Person got canned but i didn't hear any details. yeah, sounds fishy.
If somebody wants to see a game in 3D, perhaps they could, oh I don't know, go to the game? Just a thought. (Not trying to hack off any of you 3D TV folks, I'm sure it's a cool technology, I just don't see the need with HD now.)
ReplyDeleteexactly Baldy.
ReplyDeletebut when they start making some of these late nite Cinemax shows in HD....well, just give me a call then, ok?
Matty Diaz!!
ReplyDeletenice! love me some Diaz!
ReplyDeleteSwannie - this Person thing is weird. If its a personnel matter, we may never know anymore about it than we do now.
ReplyDeleteFormer Gus Bus hopeful Jeremiah Masoli will apparently enroll at Ole Miss. All but a done deal according to the site below.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mrsec.com/2010/07/source-masoli-to-enroll-at-ole-miss/
I'm still relishing the transition from 1D to 2D. That is as far as I am willing to go at this time.
ReplyDeleteWe all know when the 5th Dimension comes around, it will be the Age of Aquarius.
ReplyDeleteIn honor of Masoli, every fan should rise when he takes the field and pretend to smoke a doobie for 1 minute in his honer.
ReplyDeleteOle Nutt is needing a new mascot anyway. Why not the Ole Nutt Doobies?
ReplyDeleteOnce it got out that Nutt was considering "hiring" Masoli, he was in a no win situation. Fans will complain whether hire takes him or not. Given Nutt's QB quandary, he needs to throw a hail Mary and Masoli is it.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the over-under on how many months before Masoli screws up?
If he's the starter, I say he doesn't screw up.
ReplyDeleteIf he isn't the starter, I say he screws up by October 5.
We had a high profile doobiebacker under Tuberville. I can't recall the name. It was something like Jamarcus Russell. Tuberville kicked him so far he may never be seen again. Nutt seems to be taking the opposite approach and embracing his doobness.
ReplyDeleteNote to Nutt: They call them dope heads for a reasons!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know anyone with a 3D TV.
ReplyDeleteI will never be ready for 3D. Anyone who likes it, fine, I just won't take part now or later.
ReplyDeleteHave the Braves lost yet today?
ReplyDeleteHey Dork...
ReplyDeleteIt's 4-3 Nats rain delay 6th.
Heard this line on the radio earlier today:
ReplyDelete"Auburn and Clemson are playing in 3D so it will look like they have more depth".
I would say that it probably came from a bammer, but it was a bit too clever for that.
Auburn coach Gene Chizik will be live on the Paul Finebaum radio show at 5:35pm CDT.
ReplyDeleteNever thought this would happen. I wonder what tack PF will take to slam Chiz after he gets off the air. PF will definitely chase Chiz to get him to comment on the 2004 MNC.
Come to think of it, this is a good move by CGC to run the interview until the end of the broadcast. PF won't be able to stir up his Bammer minions to slam CGC as much the next day.
ehyou - I ain't no stinkin' dork.
ReplyDeleteScoCho - that's kind of funny to me.
3D TV ...uh ...no. I hated Avatar in 3D.
ReplyDeleteI'm just now giving in and buying the large HDTV and getting the service. I gonna blame it on the new SEC football TV affiliations. I need ESPNU, FSS, CSS, etc. and the most economical way to do all of that is with the total service.
If Ms. Hoopie asks ..that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Baldy - I can't wait to watch the AU-CU game in 3D, from my seat in J-H.
ReplyDeleteLGGB and I visited my 95 year old "Mama II" in Burlington. She's still hilarious and still one of the kindest humans ever, even though her short term memory is no more than about 10 seconds. It was a real treat for us... so much so that I forgot to pick up the Hursey's barbecue.
Braves game has resumed.
ReplyDeletethe only think i have ever seen in 3D that looked cool was the airplane scene in SUPERMAN RETURNS where he saves the day. that was amazing. everything else i've ever seen just looks blurry. eh.
ReplyDeletesweet. it was still in a delay, down 3-4 when i checked last.
ReplyDeleteI watched the newest Shrek in 3D at the movies and was not impressed with 3D.
ReplyDeleteI also can't tell much of difference between 3D and a good LED/LCD.
My big thing is that I don't want to sit in my house and watch things with big glasses on my head.
EDSBS has a piece about Masoli-Nutt that is off-the-chain.
ReplyDeleteGiggity
My daughter and I saw Avatar 3D in Troy over Christmas primarily as a means to get out of the in-law's house. Technologically, I really enjoyed it but that's it. I don't need to be preached to by Hollywood and the likes of James Cameron.
ReplyDeleteKeep Hate Alive.
Shane from Centerpoint is a freakin genius, as evidenced by this epic literary creation. You can't argue with logic like that.
ReplyDeleteI hear if you wear the goofy 3D multi-color glasses while actually watching the game at the stadium, it will open a black hole from which no one will escape. I'm going to look on Snopes.com to see if this is just one of those nasty internet rumors or if there's any truth to it.
ReplyDeleteStupup
ReplyDeleteyou would need the biggest glasses they make and they may not work
Kiffen quote to the New York Times
ReplyDelete“You can trade the bottom 20 guys or 25 guys on your roster for a great quarterback,”
So ...I guess as long as he has a good QB, he can win championships with only 60 schollys?
The boy won't quit talking
ehyou - it all comes back to $aban with that jacklick doesn't it? My thought in reading it was that if given the opportunity, both Shane and PFeinbaum would allow $aban to do really unspeakably disgusting things to them if $aban just gave them that "come hither" look.
ReplyDeleteehyou ...that read from Shane is just more proof that he is a typical Bammer ...which means he is .. biased to the point of delusional.
ReplyDeleteBTW ...we gotta talk about this. going on Al.com is pretty bad, bt what in the wide world of sports are you doing on Shane's site?
I've seen folks banhammered for less.
can you watch the braves on the internet no tv at work but the boss is gone
ReplyDeleteI am disappointed that Nutt has apparently chosen to shop in another schools trash for a quarterback. Nothing says excellence like shopping in the trash.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, Nutt is still the SEC coach most likely to get the Jack Nicholson role in a remake of "The Shining", so he has that going for him.
If I want to see a game in 3D, I will go to it.
ReplyDeleteJet - My bad bro. I just didn't see you I guess. You should have hit me up side the head with a biscuit.
I had heard Paul mention that Shane was now a "writer" and was curious. He didn't disappoint...he was just as ridiculous as I expected him to be.
ReplyDeletebigdaddy...
ReplyDeleteNot for free (to my knowledge). I keep up via the ESPN gamecast.
Even worse, you're listening to PF.
ReplyDeleteBigdaddy, not sure you can watch on internet, but I'm tracking it here:
ReplyDeletehttp://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_07_29_atlmlb_wasmlb_1
Braves still have one more at-bat to do something. They really need to pull this one out since they play the Reds next and the Phillies get the Nationals.
I can't believe people still care about the Braves.
ReplyDeleteSo I say to myself, "Saito, just keep Adam Dunn in the ballpark!"
ReplyDeleteNope.
I talked to a colleague in Oregon today who said that the local DA might put the kabosh on Masoli's transfer since he might have already violated his probation (presumably by leaving the state without permission).
ReplyDeleteComes down to how vindictive this local DA wants to be. Might be better for them to let this one man crime spree depart than to keep him around....
Nat now up 5-3 in the bottom of the 8th.
ReplyDeleteThanks ehyou and scott
ReplyDeleteScott I had the gamecast from espn already up but thought I might could watch it thanks for the link
ReplyDeleteSteveFC - speaking of trash, this is from my fav Timbuk3 song:
ReplyDeleteWell your livin' on the street, craven somethin' hot
Well its simmerin' in the dumpster back by Popeyes parking lot
Smell the rich aroma, fragrance to entice
Dirty deep fried chicken and dirty dirty rice
All my bros on sunset know there's nothin' to compete
No flop or rescue mission serves nutrition so complete
Its down right good eatin', and theres just no beatin' the price
Dirty deep fried chicken and dirty dirty rice
Ballgame. Nats win 5-3.
ReplyDeleteFAH is looking pretty strong in his FB pic.
ReplyDeleteThe Braves have two days to trade for someone who actually scares a pitcher in the middle of their line up other than McCann.
ReplyDeletePhred, do you mind? We're trying to talk about the Braves.
ReplyDeleteget Felipe Alou back with the Braves!
ReplyDeleteI do believe referring to them as Braves is technically discriminatory. Native Americans is the proper terminology.
ReplyDeleteWerk, I've seen a few names, but not anyone who would really scare a pitcher much.
ReplyDeleteKudos to Pat Haden for removing the Bush Heisman Trophy.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are a bunch of old fogeys, hatin on 3D so hard. Give it a couple of years, the prices will come down, and maybe the results will be awesome.
ReplyDeleteYou have to admire the Bambi. Some keep their stupidity hidden in anonymity. This guy took the time to let the whole world see.
ReplyDeletei can't believe i took the time to scan that garbage. what a joke. i knew it would be bad. it was worse.
ReplyDeleteSteve...
ReplyDeleteThat article is disgusting. You've got some nerve posting that here for all these decent folks to read.
I was returning from the ham yesterday and heard mindbomb on the radio. It is the first time I have heard him since he went national and was struck by the change in the quality of callers. I found it refreshing.
ReplyDeleteBut then reality set in when Bill Joe Bob called in saying there is no way Auburn should be awarded the 2004 national title because even without Bush, USC would have won by at least three touchdowns if they had played Auburn.
Amazed at his thorough knowledge of what would happen in a game that was never played, I listened closely as he pointed out that maybe the top 20 should be re-arranged and Utah should be given the national title.
That was an amazing thought. I mean, I was once dumb enough to think that if the number 1 team in the nation was ruled ineligible, the number 2 ranked team should get the title. Now, after listening to this guy I wasn't sure. After all, if he truly is able to determine the results of games that were never played, shouldn't we just go by what Billy Joe Bob thinks to decide the national title?
But then another strange thought crossed my mind. Hey, Billy Joe Bob hadn't revealed his college of choice. Could it be that Billy Joe Bob was a USC fan? Hmmm, he has a southern accent. But what southern fan would care what was going on at Auburn and be willing to display his psychic ability on the radio. Is this guy psychic or is this guy an idiot. He provided the answer in his final two words, "Roll Tide".
ehyou and SFC, I must respectfully ask...what the hell is wrong with you two?
ReplyDeleteI do get a laugh out of the Bambi talk:)
ReplyDeleteOnce was bad enough, but you posted it again barely an hour after ehyou subjected us to it.
ReplyDeleteTHT and ScottieB, come save us from ourselves!
ReplyDeleteYea, I was referencing the classic work, to give the author full credit.
ReplyDeleteFinebaum is national now? Why?
ReplyDeleteBeing that I don't live in Alabama and don't get Finebaum(nor would I want to listen) I thought I would ask...did he get into it with David Pollack last week? Pollack does a radio show here in Atlanta and they were giving Finebaum hell last week.
ReplyDeleteFinebaum loves to stir the pot, so I think it likely. Finebaum is pure entertainment and really has little to do with actual sports. He is more about the drama and doesn't seem to have that much actual knowledge of football.
ReplyDeletePUPPET HOUR!!! AAHHHHH!!!
ReplyDeletei missed it SC. stoopid work. oh, well. at least the Beasley/Kennesaw posts were kept alive in your heart today.
ReplyDeletegodspeed.
BEASLEY!
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ReplyDeletejgt needs to threaten to smack gribble from o-a news for going on finebaum sometimes. he must believe even bad publicity is publicity. i only want a few people to know how stupid i really am. i don't need to broadcast it by being a guest or call on that show in bammerham.
ReplyDeleteI love it that people know how stupid i am.
ReplyDeleteMichael - nice job! I lost track of the post count while trying to find an affordable and safe place for 2.0 to stay for 2 weeks in NYC. Yes, I realize that's an oxymoron, which is why it's taking me so long.
ReplyDeleteFinebaum got picked up by XM-Sirius satellite radio several months ago. The # of national callers is growing quickly and his normal Bammer minions are getting squeezed out. The show is improving accordingly.
ReplyDeleteHe just interviewed CGC and has interviewed around 30 coaches already this summer.
He still looks for a target to poke at just to raise hackles and provoke callins, but is morphing into a better show. His primary target now seems to be to convince the SEC that Richt is on the hot seat. Last year he tried to convince the football world that Meyer was going to ND.
PF is obvious about his schtick ....Moon in Montgomery is worse because he is lame and says irrational stuff just to try to get someone to notice him.
Moon who?
ReplyDeleteOh, sorry about that. I forgot.
i am now hating bammer from my iPhone. mini hate but still hate
ReplyDeleteAfter wondering around aimlessly today I realized that the Braves had better save all there runs for the games Lowe pitches in or he won't win another game this year. I believe every game he has won was because of the generous run production when he is on the mound. They can send him back from whence he came far as I am concered.
ReplyDeleteIs moon hating on Auburn again? I can't believe the MA hired him.
ReplyDeleteWTC or anyone else who might have info, I've been reading that Hart dropped us from the top of his list because a UAT writer told him that we already had a RB commit. Have you heard who the writer was?
ReplyDeleteIsn't it 3d if you are at the GAME?
ReplyDeleteAfter a busy day of running errands yesterday, today was my pamper day. I got my fingers and toes done and got a new haircut. Just thought I would share some of the awesome music I heard while tooling about today - Rocky by Austin Roberts, Wildfire by Michael Murphey and Muskrat Love by Captain and Tennille. Almost ruined a good pedicure!
ReplyDeleteNow Cincy, Toni Tennille was a good Auburn girl. Don't be hatin'.
ReplyDeleteToni Tennille used to perform with the Auburn Knights. As I recall, her family sold furniture on Dexter Av in the Gump back in the day.
ReplyDeleteIt was the Muskrat Love that I was hatin on. I mean, c'mon, what kind of song is that?
ReplyDeleteAPI, you are correct. She changed the pronunciation of her name when she became famous.
ReplyDeleteMoon is okay. He is a closet Auburn fan and helped Jay G out, so he gets a pass.
ReplyDeleteI can't disagree. Muskrat Love is a song best never conceived.
ReplyDeleteehyou, so you are claiming you never loved a muskrat?
ReplyDeleteSteve, don't ask me about my business.
ReplyDeleteKiffikin wanted to play Tennessee in the kickoff classic in 2011? That boy is just begging for a butt kicking. Someone will fill his needs eventually.
ReplyDeleteAllright chillun's ...we discussed this Muskrat Love thing a few weeks ago and it took till recently to get all the throwup out of my keyboard.
ReplyDeleteCincy ...either you need to start frequenting different places or we need to chip in and get you an Ipod for your birthday.
In all sincerity, KIFFEN'S AN IDIOT!
ReplyDeleteGood point easy.
ReplyDeleteI was busy all day and expected the blog to blow up, but looks like it was a slow day.
Moon's Auburn writing=Kodi Burns' quickness.
CHB-I heard today it was Shane from BOL (not the idiot caller).
ReplyDeleteI read the article written by Shane, the idiot caller. I agree with Norm's assertion that he would let Saban have his way with him if Saban just smiled at him.
BTW, I heard the delay on the statue for Saban was an argument between Shane and Fbomb as to what position they are in with that statue.
CHB-the coaches have talked to Hart within the last 2 days and he and them are on the same page now.
ReplyDeleteCHB-Don't be surprised if we get a commit Friday/Saturday before Rose makes his choice.
ReplyDeleteLittle synthesizer prouced muskrat lovin' sounds are what set it apart from your standard bad song.
ReplyDeleteSO a juco guy (plays LB)asked for his release from USCw and was refused. He is an incoming player for this season. After they refused, the kid hired a lawyer and they were to have the hearing over the matter until USCw relented after the lawyer was hired. This was to be his 5th school in 5 years. This leaves USCw few LB's on scholly. Here is what the ESPN reporter wrote:
ReplyDelete(Pullard is an incoming freshman)
Pullard could redshirt, which would leave USC with seven scholarship players -- and only five lettermen -- for the three spots (LB), an unusually low amount.
AU would gladly have taken that many last year.
wtc with some recruiting tidbits on a late Thursday night!
ReplyDeleteMom heard lots of news today. Gotta space it out, but things are looking VEYR good for the home team.
ReplyDeleteThat's great to hear wtc.
ReplyDeleteWould a dude really base life decisions on what a reporter said? If so he's got a lot to learn.
ReplyDelete(no disrespect intended to present journalists of course)
wtc - give Mom a big hug for all the Hotties!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's Friday here and I have to be at work soon.
Sweet AU dreams, Hotties!
what is the over/under on how many years before one of kiffykin's players cold-cocks him on the practice field?
ReplyDeletei say 3.
over/under?
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ReplyDeletei think i have discovered chizco's recruiting secret:
ReplyDeletecome to Auburn. all glory to the hypnotoad...
Good morning, Hotties!
ReplyDelete36 days til kickoff!
GO TIGERS!!!
WARRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!
Morning THT,
ReplyDeleteI'm going to bed
One day closer to kickoff and my Friday off!!!
ReplyDeleteGood morning all.
ReplyDeleteThanks WTC/Mom for the news last night. I was hearing something about a commitment today/tomorrow as well.
Morning Hotties.
ReplyDeleteKeepin' Hate Alive here boss.
Good morning, Hotties! Finished my month of boot camp! Today we got to run 1/2 mile carrying 2 eight pound weights and we pushed a Dodge Ram pickup truck! I must have a sadistic streak because I signed up for 2 weeks with a personal trainer! We start Monday at 5:15 am. I hope I am still alive when Auburn football starts, which according to THT is only 36 days! I can't believe it is coming so fast :)
ReplyDeleteFor Bellefay, Finebaum was remarking about Richt being on the hotseat at UGA to Pollack, to which David said basically you're crazy. After the show he starts trashing the Bell and Pollack show. That didn't sit too well wit hthem. I found some more from Mike Bell's blog, since David don't know how to write to good. (That was done intentionally)
ReplyDeleteATL sports radio vs Finebaum
HAPPY #36 RODERICK HOOD DAY!!!!!
ReplyDeletethat's great Cincy. keep up the good work. very proud. :)
MTD - that was pretty entertaining. And accurate.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Scottie B! The weight loss is slower than I would like, but I can't believe how much stronger I am and how my stamina has increased. Hopefully the weight starts coming off faster soon :) We get weighed and measured on Sunday :(
ReplyDeleteunfortunately the #s coming off is the last thing you'll see. the strength/endurance always comes first. at least you've seen some good improvements. you're headed in the right direction for sure.
ReplyDeleteWay to go Cincy! Unfortunately life happened and my husband and I had to stop our 3 mile 4:00 a.m. walk 2 weeks ago when he got the pinched nerve in his back. He started physical therapy last week, so hopefully we can get back to it soon. At least it did help me lose 7 pounds. I start my game-day training on Sunday, August 1st. Got to get ready for all that walking and the heat that we will definitely have in Auburn in September.
ReplyDeleteThe Bell link apparently takes me to a recap of the 2009 media days?
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Kathy! 7 pounds is awesome! I have been so pleased to make it through this month without hurting something enough that I had to stop. I am not looking forward to those hot days in Sept. You can come by the condo to cool off!
ReplyDeleteAPI,
ReplyDeleteThat is the correct story. I thought I was in the wrong place too at first.
Finebaum's been bashing ATL radio shows for years. Just a jerk being a jerk.
ReplyDeleteSlimebaum wallows around in filth, finds an acorn every now ...and then will crow incessantly about that acorn.
ReplyDeleteDavid Pollack is sometimes deranged, but is straight up.
The few times I've turned on The Fan all I hear is a bunch of whiny yankees discussing pro sports .........yawn.
When the moon is in the seventh house, and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then Auburn will go undefeated.
ReplyDeleteMichael, if I'm not mistaken, those things happen this year. But, it might be the orange colored glasses I am peering through :)
ReplyDeleteso all that constellational alignment happens this year!?!
ReplyDeleteThen, we'll all go ballroom dancing. Or not.
ReplyDeleteIf not for ballroom dancing, what would we be? Savages, that's what.
ReplyDeleteIf I'm aware of ballroom dancing but do not participate, am I then a savage?
ReplyDeleteBetter to be a savage than a crimpson turd.
ReplyDeleteWOOOOO HOOOOO football!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGot an update from the Bleacher Report (yeah I signed up for those) about a RB kid that grew up an Auburn fan, blah blah blah, whatever.My point: we're recruiting HS sophomores and juniors now?!?!
What is it 5 or 6 days to fall practice? Just WOW!
ReplyDeleteI hope Penn State has some real good practices. Come on JoePa, whip them boys into shape!
ReplyDeleteRecruiting Sophomores is just wrong, but if all the other guys are doing it ...ya have to. This does not mean that multiple wrongs make it right.
ReplyDeleteThe NCAA would have to be the one to correct this.
If loving you is wrong, I don't want to be right
ReplyDeleteI am glad people around here check my blog. Not even my own family checks my blog.
ReplyDeleteQuick question: for those who "follow" me, do you get like ten notices that I have a new post when I edit something ten times?
you have a blog?
ReplyDeleteMJT - it shows up once on my Google Reader when you've added something. I don't get no stinking edit notices.
ReplyDeleteMichael - I follow it unofficially, so I don't get any official notices.
ReplyDeleteBen Obomanu article
ReplyDeletethighmaster...
ReplyDeletequick answer: no
Thanks for the link, THT. Where is Courtney Taylor these days?
ReplyDeleteChocoScott...
ReplyDeleteHe's currently a free agent. I guess that's a nice way to say unemployed.
Aromashodu should have a chance do some stuff this year with Martz taking over the O.
ReplyDeleteI know Courtney Taylor was diagnosed with MS a while back. I wonder if that's scaring teams off. I hope not.
ReplyDeletechip chip is also a free agent
ReplyDeleteYep, been there, done that recently. Fun times.
ReplyDeleteMan, at this rate we won't flip this page until tomorrow. Today is so slow that I just found some excitement in creating invoice number 1716. Unfortunately, I don't think it was for a bammer.
ReplyDeleteAlright, back from lunch. Now to catch up on all the posts...
ReplyDelete...hey, wait a minute.
ehyou - you're a slow reader, you'll catch up eventually.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of invoices, earlier this month I had a client (school supt) hand me a check for almost $1 mil and say:
ReplyDelete"Now I wouldn't try to cash that 'till next Thursday."
I kinda laughed but it turned out he was serious.
Norm...
ReplyDeleteIt's so slow today I don't even mind reading your comments.
Goldberg says the practice schedule is out. I believe him.
ReplyDeletei'm collaborating with some investors and looking to move into ownership. i hope my playing days are over.
ReplyDeleteI see that we have 4ea. 2-a-days and that the players have no practice the next day.
ReplyDeleteUGA is doing no 2-a-days. The theory is that with the limited amount of practices coupled with less learning perceived to happen, that 2-a-days doesn't work.
That theory probably has some good logic, but seems to me the "gutcheck" accomplished during 2-a-days must be experienced, not learned.
i came across my 2004 SI preseason from 2004 the other day. AU was ranked 13 going in. funny to see how up the rear of uscw & petey SI was that year.
ReplyDeletethe best part was the article on the 77-0 aTm took at the hand of oklahoma in 2003. an excerpt (with some minor alterations) on fran's jilting of the meth cookers:
"his decision to forsake the cousin humpers so upset one turd that he wrote franchione an unsigned email threatening to 'gut him like a deer" if ever he returned to the state. it was only one of 6000 peices of hate mail that franchione received the week after he left for college station. in another message a man who dared to identify himself said he hoped to see a&m's plane crash with franchione his staff and their family members on it. he added that he hoped there would be no survivors. some of the correspondence with a threatening tone was turned over to the fbi, as mike mckenzie, a&m's liason for external operations. 'the emails still come, even now," he says. 'you read them and think, what kind of human being writes this sort of thing? dennis franchione is a football coach."
how many of you wrote threatening letters to any former AU coach no matter how bad he was?
that part of the article should be turned over to every recruit in the country. if they will turn on a coach like that. they will turn on a player just as, if not, quicker.
Agreed on the "gutcheck logic". They are supposedly going to be spending additional time in film study rather than running around on the field. We'll know soon enough, but I bet they'll be wishing they had done a little more work on the field come the 4th quarter against So Carolina on Sept 11. What good does it do you if you know where you're supposed to be on the field, but can't get there because you got nothing left?
ReplyDeletedidn't AU take a "low contact" approach in preseason in 2008? the idea was to not get players hurt. how did that work out?
ReplyDeleteif i was fran, i would now take every one of the 6000+ pieces of correspondence-with names included-and put them on a website for the world to read. it would have to be disturbing and comic gold at the same time.
ReplyDeleteI sure wish Franchione had stayed.
ReplyDelete2008 isn't a fair comparison imo. That debacle was much more than a conditioning issue.
ReplyDeleteIf Franchione had stayed, we would have missed out on Shula. I really enjoyed Shula.
ReplyDeleteI've tried to purge the '08 season from my memory. But, as I recall, I put a minimum 3 losses squarely on the shoulders of the coaching staff however it existed that particular week.
ReplyDeleteabsolutely, but tackling started suffering that year. i heard the "you play how you practice." statement a lot. i'm pretty sure those days are over. the AU d will be back and in short order.
ReplyDeleteHopefully coach Yox has the conditioning part of things taken care of. Go outside, work out for a couple of hours in 100 degree heat, and see if doesn't take a gut check.
ReplyDeleteI do think two-a-days is something that will disappear eventually, although it has played important roles in the past. I remember hearing about the players that quit when Dye arrived, some who were contributors the previous season.
I don't think that little contact in practice reduces injuries significantly. Sure, you may have fewer injuries at practice, but you then see more show up during games, at least in my opinion.
Football conditioning is like any other conditioning. You build yourself up gradually and don't go all out the first day. If you have been setting on the coach for the last 20 years and decide you are going to get in shape by running 10 miles in 100 degree temperatures you could do more harm than good, including assuming room temperature.
Agreed. It will be nice to see the hard nosed defenses of old return as this WAC type defense AU displayed for much of last year was the cause of way too much angst for this fan.
ReplyDeleteIn 2008 it wasn't the conditioning that was a problem. It was discontinuity in the staff. The season fell apart when Franklin was fired. We would have likely won 2 or 3 more games if that hadn't occurred. You don't change coaches in mid stream. You make the changes after the season.
ReplyDeletePaul Rhoads had a different tackling philosophy than Chizik and Muschamp. It wasn't wrong, but it was different. We were going to have an adjustment period. That being said, I thought we were pretty solid most of the season in 2008 on defense until our offense disappeared.
ReplyDeletei would count the d as "solid" against ulamo & usm.
ReplyDeletethe o disappeared in a 3-2 win at starkvegas week 3.
that meant the d was playing the entire game and having to score the points soon after (see ut).
not solid, that is.
ReplyDeleteLast year was just weird. I read on here yesterday about USCw concerned because they only had 5 scholarship LBs. We basically played with 3 or 4 LBs in most games last season, and usually at least one was a walk on. You don't necessarily have to have 3 deep at linebacker, but more than 2 deep is required. With three linebacker spots, you are likely to play half a dozen linebackers a game at least.
ReplyDeletekiffykin needs to save the excuses for when they really don't have any scholly players in a few year.
ReplyDeleteThe 3-2 game against MSU was more because of us shooting ourselves in the foot. Penalties repeatedly killed drives. I don't recall the exact number, but I think we had around 15 penalties.
ReplyDeleteI am listening to a previous episode of ITAT and some Billy Bob called in predicting Auburn will be undefeated in 2010. He is buying into the Cam is big and can run BS. He may turn out great, but a lot needs to fall into place with this team. I saw similar excitement over Burns. There were people convinced Cox should be lynched and Kodi was our savior until reality struck. Yes, Kodi is a great runner, but if you can't make smart decisions and pass the ball, it doesn't matter how good you are as a runner at QB. It doesn't matter at all.
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