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7.08.2010

Maligned former trainer lands on his feet

Hey everyone. I was surprised today to learn that Tommy Tuberville, now of Texas Tech fame, has hired Arnold Gamber to be his head athletic trainer.

You may recall that Gamber worked at Auburn from 1999-2009. His image was tarnished after allegations surfaced that he played a key role in Chaz Ramsey's physical problems -- or the lack of attention paid to them. That lawsuit remains on track for a February trial.

Evan Woodbery slyly learned in late June that former offensive line coach Hugh Nall has been dropped from the suit. Gamber has not.

Odd choice? I'd say so.

398 Comments:

mytommyd said...: Taking a look at that UT article, it doesn't mention any kind of ruling on Rogers' behavior. I guess a suspension or other penalty is still to come?

Hopefully this will send a message to the rest of those "kids".; 10:19 PM
mytommyd said...: All I can think of is, "What we got heyah. Is failure to communicate."; 10:20 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: The fact that he wasn't suspended makes me think he's gone once one or two questions that he's not answering to his coach get answered by outside people.; 10:22 PM
Unknown said...: It sounds like Dooley is handling it right. Kicking the guy off the team that had gotten in similar trouble makes sense. Also, indefinite suspension is one of my favorite penalties.; 10:24 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: I hope we can use Comic Sans on the new site. I'll be using it to show anger if we can.; 10:26 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Bigger idiot, Mel Gibson or Lane Kiffin...and is it possible that they would hang out together in La-La Land?; 10:29 PM
mytommyd said...: Do you think Dooley had to deal with anything like this at La Tech?

The next issue (I hope for his sake) will be the Bryce Brown deal. If he can't reign that kid in, all his prima dona newbies will think they can tell the coach when they show up to practice or not.

What a helluva culture he was dropped into. I'm sure Dooley had an idea of what he was going to have to deal with, I wonder if he expected THIS much.; 10:30 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: I wonder if Dooley sent his resume to UGA this week?; 10:32 PM
mytommyd said...: Oh they're idiots #1 and #1A in my opinion PF. And Jemarcus for a 1B as well; 10:32 PM
ehyou said...: Sure, I can help this place out, but I'll need 10 kegs of beer, a continuous tape of 'Louie, Louie' and a regulation 2-story panty-raid ladder.; 10:34 PM
Unknown said...: I thought Bryce Brown left Tennessee.

Cleaning house is something Tennessee seems to really need. I hope they have the patience to let Dooley do what he needs to do.

Chizik didn't have to deal with nearly so bad an environment as Dooley is faced with, but I think Chizik did himself a big favor by getting rid of some players quickly. I don't expect to see nearly as many troubles. When a new coach comes in, some players will test them. Setting some examples will keep other players in line.; 10:37 PM
ehyou said...: It would be awesome for Adams to be shuffling through resumes and run across Dooley's.; 10:39 PM
Unknown said...: It is a very hard call between Mel Gibson and Lane Kiffikin. Both crack me up. Remember religious Mel and the Passion of the Christ? Mel may have found Jesus, but the relationship didn't last long.; 10:39 PM
mytommyd said...: Steve, the Atlanta college football radio guys are saying that its not officially done with Bryce... yet.; 10:50 PM
Unknown said...: Someone needs to send Bryce off to the Maurice Clarett football institute. I thought Clarett killed his football career quick, but Bryce seems to have turned it up a notch.; 10:52 PM
mytommyd said...: Although I found this rather quick after I decided to google:

From USA Today 3/18/10
Running back Bryce Brown left the Tennessee program on the first day of the Volunteers' spring practice, coach Derek Dooley said.

Dooley said Brown told him Thursday that he was dealing with family and personal problems that included "some of the reasons why he came here." Brown was not present for practice.

So I guess the Atlanta radio college football guys don't read, or know something no one else does; 10:53 PM
ehyou said...: mytd...
They don't.; 10:55 PM
ehyou said...: Kincaide was sitting in with Cowherd today. It woulda been sorta cool if he wasn't such a pompous jerk.; 10:57 PM
Honey said...: Good night, Hotties! I am sleeping until I wake up with no alarm tomorrow! After 5 days of this non-morning gal getting up at 4:45 am, that will be heavenly! And when I do wake up, we will be one day closer to Auburn football!!!

Sweet Auburn dreams!!; 10:58 PM
mytommyd said...: I don't know ehyou, they sure do sound like they do. Ofcourse they are also from the "whoever talks loudest has the correct opinion" school; 10:58 PM
ehyou said...: Sleep well Cincy!; 11:01 PM
mytommyd said...: ATLANTA SPORTS TALK RADIO**

Kinkaid, Laurentino, Shapiro, Brandon Adams, can all take a leap in my opinion.

Sometimes Rude makes insane comments, as well as Chernoff, and Mike Bell.

I like listening to Chris Dimino, and Chuck Oliver, but I only get that chance to hear The Kang if I just happen to be going out to lunch in my car. The man blocks any radio streaming at the office.; 11:02 PM
mytommyd said...: G'night Cincy; 11:03 PM
Jet said...: Cencade Pennington was on The Herd?; 11:03 PM
mytommyd said...: Yes he was Bro Jet

Night all

War Eagle; 11:09 PM
ehyou said...: I think that dude was there with me. Smallish RB mid '90s?; 11:26 PM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: That's what she said.; 12:20 AM
Unknown said...: I don't know what personal family issues Brown might have, but he was in school. If his family wanted what was best for him, they would have ensured he stayed in school.

It could very well be that he has some growing up to do, which I suspect is the case with Rollison. Hopefully both of them are able to get their heads on straight. These kids don't grasp how quickly you can go from star to has been. It doesn't take long.; 12:32 AM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Thoughts:

* I'm not a fan of staphylococcus

* I'm craving buffalo chicken and barleywine.

* Friday sucked. I hope Saturday doesn't.

* I want the sad robot from the Intel commercials for use in a world domination scheme.

*Bryce Brown needs to stay in one place for a while if he's ever going to be able to both act like Lebron and get that kind of attention.

* I like my Biscuits hat, but wish it was 100% wool. Someone help me out. The thought of wearing a polyester hat if a fire were to suddenly break out is frightening.

* Sports talk radio is ranked as follows:
1. Dan Le Batard
2. Everyone else; 12:45 AM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Also, still searching for a Macon Braves cap and two tickets to the Auburn/Georgia game. Let me know if you have either for sale.; 12:47 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: 2.0 and MrsTHT have been up over 2 hours, walked, gone to the gym and farmer's market. I'm such a slackard for sleeping in this morning.

RISE and SHINE, Hotties!!! It's down to 8 measley little weeks til kickoff! That's 8x7=56 days!!!

GO TIGERS!!!

WARRRRRRR EAGLE!!!!!!!; 6:22 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: PF - I like my Biscuits hot, buttered, and with McCutcheon's Apple Butter. Vermont maple syrup is also a good option, usually reserved for leftover Biscuits the following day. Sourwood honey is another good choice, just be sure it's not this bitter sourwood honey we recently tried.; 6:26 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Everyone must be sleeping off their Irony Day celebration hangover. Y'all have a great day if and when you get up. I'm heading out for a while.; 6:53 AM
Scott M. Brannan said...: we're off to Dollywood for the day.

keep it real hotties!; 6:59 AM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Dollywood? That place still exists? I figured it would've just gone away once everyone had had a chance to go there.; 7:34 AM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: I'm unruly.; 8:09 AM
Honey said...: Yes, you are, PF, but we love you anyway. Hope your Saturday is lovely.

I feel awesome. I slept until 8 am. Boy, do times change. When I was a teenager if you told me sleeping until 8 was sleeping in, I would have said you were crazy!; 8:16 AM
Honey said...: First week boot camp report:

1. I made it :)

2. I have lost just under 5 pounds since Monday.

3. I feel great except for a slightly tweaked groin muscle, which I am praying is fixed by Monday.

4. I have learned that I can do all kinds of things I never imagined I could do!

5. At 50 (almost 51 actually) I have held my own against a class full of "20 somethings"!

6. Life is good!; 8:20 AM
Kathy said...: Way to go Cincy! Since you started boot camp, I have gained .4 pounds, which is OK considering this week was my daughter's 21st BD and I have been stressing over my very sweet doggie, Nelly. Praying she pulls through but trying to prepare myself just in case she doesn't.; 9:15 AM
digger4au said...: cincy congratulations on your triumph and weight loss. Hope your injury heals by Monday.
Tenn ain't going to change.
Auburn is super and always will be.
Alabama is uh can't put it down Homer would send me out the door.; 9:16 AM
Honey said...: Kathy,
So sorry to hear about Nelly. I hope she will recover. These dogs sure do wiggle their way into our hearts, don't they?; 9:20 AM
Unknown said...: Sorry Mike, but we are still breaking up with you.; 9:34 AM
Jet said...: Dollywood ... underrated as a park ... good water park there, too.

Love a good water park.; 9:43 AM
WarEagleRK said...: I think this year is the Dollywood 25th anniversary celebration.

I remember going there 20 years ago and it was a dump with no fun rides...they did improve it over time.; 9:46 AM
WarEagleRK said...: As far as the Bryce Brown conversation goes. I remember when he was being recruited he left his high school and moved to Nebraska with his girlfriend his last sememster. That raised some red flags as to how he even got into UT since he left high school and nobody knew if he actually graduated or not.; 9:49 AM
Honey said...: Never been to Dollywood, but as a kid I loved going to Opryland.; 9:49 AM
Unknown said...: I loved Opryland as a kid, but it is basically a shopping mall now. I went by there about 5 or 6 years ago when I worked in the Nashville area.; 9:55 AM
Unknown said...: So, you are a rugby ambassador. You say that women raped by rugby players were asking for it. You refer to some players as "darkies". For some strange reason the media criticizes you. You have to resign. Man, what a tough job.; 10:00 AM
Honey said...: Yeah, Steve, they closed Opryland Theme Park in 1997 and built Opry Mills, a huge mall. So sad to see fun things from your childhood just disappear.; 10:05 AM
Unknown said...: I didn't understand how closing Opryland would be good for Nashville. I guess it had trouble keeping up with the modern theme parks, but it always seemed like part of the character of Nashville. Now all is left is a huge hotel.; 10:17 AM
Honey said...: Steve,
One of the things I read said they essentially closed because they were land locked and couldn't expand. They had to keep taking down old stuff to add new stuff and it just wasn't feasible.; 10:24 AM
Unknown said...: That would make sense, I suppose. But one of the things I liked about it was that it wasn't huge. It had a charm about it and the association with country music gave it a uniqueness.; 10:33 AM
E-Bro said...: Just purchased my tickets for Auburn-Mississippi State.

Road Trip!; 10:38 AM
Honey said...: E-Bro,
I'm so jealous. I hope we can start going to some of the away games in the next couple of years. Right now it is just too hard to get to eight home games, but soon, very soon.; 10:47 AM
Honey said...: Well, I have put off going out to wash the car long enough. It certainly isn't going to get any cooler.; 10:49 AM
Anonymous said...: SFC ...The "ambassador's" candid style was clearly not suited for the job, but you may have taken his statements out of context.

He used the word "darkies", but was chastising a team for negatively hiring along racial lines. The term may be incorrect, but the statement seems somewhat honorable.

His statement regarding sports groupie women seems intended that he thinks in certain circumstances women throw themselves at sports stars and then claim any kind of foul they can when it doesn't work out how they dreamed. Psychologists have acknowledged this as a behavior syndrome. This will always be a dicey and hard to prove situation from any viewpoint, therefore his statement may once again be wrong for its abruptness, but not necessarily the content.

On the other hand, he's probably a bloated fat cat borne of too much privilege.; 11:13 AM
Unknown said...: Maybe it is just me and maybe there is some cultural difference that I am not aware of, but any coach in the U.S. that used the word "darkie" to refer to a player would be fired quicker than a Gus Malzahn two minute drill. I love college football and that includes all the great athletes that make is so special.; 11:23 AM
WarEagleRK said...: I haven't been to Starkville since the last time we played them on a Thursday night, which was in 2002.; 12:05 PM
Jet said...: RK ... I was there for that one, and it looks like I'll be there again. Ole Miss trip, too.; 12:08 PM
WarEagleRK said...: The 2002 one was weird when they put the band in the upper deck with the rest of us.

I remember being at Tiger Walk and walking around the stadium right in the middle of their Bulldog walk, and the group we had walking with us was almost as big as the turnout for the Bulldog walk. The Jackyl wasn't happy.; 12:13 PM
Norm said...: 'Sup Homies?; 12:18 PM
Unknown said...: The MSU game this season will be much more interesting than in the past. MSU showed significant improvement last season. I hope they don't catch us sleeping early.; 12:28 PM
Unknown said...: Nebraska vs. Texas is on ESPNU. Yes, football re-runs are better than no football at all.; 12:32 PM
Unknown said...: Georgia is stepping up it's case for the Fulmer Cup.; 2:24 PM
CHB said...: Good afternoon all. Could it get any hotter?

Never been to Dollywood, am I missing anything?

Thought about buy season tickets this year, but it's just too hard to make it to all the games. I'm sure if anyone on here has tickets and can't make a game they will offer them to other Hotties.; 2:39 PM
CHB said...: Andy Bitter has a nice little countdown going. It's about most integral players for next year.; 2:51 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ch=b

did y'all like dinner? if so, enough to go back?; 3:06 PM
Unknown said...: I like the Bitter countdown, although it is hard to really rank players like that. The corners would seem to be a bit higher in the rankings than he has them, but lets see what else he comes up with.

Fannin, Ziemba, Stevens, and Bynes should all be up there pretty high.; 3:11 PM
Unknown said...: Oregon vs. Oregon State on ESPNU. Who says there isn't football. Of course, I could be considered weird for pulling for a team in a game that was decided long ago.; 3:12 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Carolina blue-clad Uruguayans were fun to watch but they fall to Germany 3-2.; 3:24 PM
CHB said...: THT, I didn't really like it. I'm not a Sushi fan and I didn't like a lot of the spices they used on the other food. My wife and all of her friends loved it though. We had about 10-12 people with us so the atmosphere was fun. $11 for a Martini was a little much, but it was my wife's bday and that is what she wanted. I would have rather gone to Kobe or something like that.; 3:24 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: sushi? Sounds like they've expanded their menu. I'll stick with the pad thai, chicken masaman, or pad won sen. Thankfully, we just drink tap water.
I could eat their basil rolls all day.; 3:37 PM
Anonymous said...: I can now see why Evans gave Richt such a pass on the poor discipline at UGA. UGA has recruited as well as anyone over the past 10 years. The poor discipline has to be the greatest hindrance to player development. Lack of discipline affects focus, commitment and team unity. Except for the discipline issues, I've been a supporter of Richt. I seem convinced now that Richt doesn't have it in him to correct the problem and will always underachieve with his players.; 3:54 PM
CHB said...: Sushi pretty much took up the whole menu. I got the Masaman Beef. The meet itself was really good. I don't think I will be going back though.; 3:59 PM
Anonymous said...: mmmmmmm ....wasabi; 4:07 PM
WarEagleRK said...: The Braves continue to leave small villages on the bases. Six left on base through 3 innings.

They are winning, but they are leaving tons of runs on the bases.; 4:10 PM
Anonymous said...: It's hot ...I need football ...I hate Bama ...50-sumthin days is too long to wait

OK ....gather yourself Hoopie. We got the SEC media days and then the start of fall camp to fill the void. Just hold on and make do with those morsels. JG will return soon and give us football substance as sustenance. Who knows maybe the Bammers will do something else stoopid and provide some comic relief.; 4:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: well, that settles it. I'm going to Thai Cafe tonight. This is what Surin's menu looked like before they got all big headed and went fishing for the sushi yuppies.

I just checked, and the original Surin in ATL hasn't gone all sushi crazy, either.

I'm afraid you're stuck with a rogue Surin, CH=B.; 4:22 PM
Honey said...: Braves have bases loaded with no outs. Surely they can get some home.; 4:25 PM
Honey said...: Well, maybe not. Double play at home and first! 2 out, 2 on, no runs.; 4:27 PM
Honey said...: Nope! Can't believe you have bases loaded and not outs and can't get one run in?!; 4:29 PM
WarEagleRK said...: The last two years when the Braves have the bases loaded it's always been a bad scene.

Now they have left 8 on through 4 innings and unfortunately I'm listening to the AWFUL Kevin Millar try to broadcast the game.; 4:31 PM
WarEagleRK said...: (Bases loaded comment excludes the game winning grand slam vs the Reds earlier this year.); 4:32 PM
Norm said...: Kevin Millar = bad.; 4:49 PM
Honey said...: Yeah, I'm not really enjoying listening to him.

But, I am loving seeing TIm Hudson get a double. :); 4:52 PM
Unknown said...: Fall practice will be exciting. I am still kind of curious about how spring practice ended without a start QB being named, but then a week later they named Newton the starter and said it could change come two-a-days.

From watching the A-Day game, it seemed they intentionally didn't have Newton do a lot, similar to the way they treat other experienced players.

Come two-a-days, I wonder if we will be back to the wide open QB race, or has Cam been the man for much longer than the coaches indicated?; 4:58 PM
Norm said...: So... who's no longer a Brave after July? Personally, I think Escobar and Kamikaze are excellent candidates. Who else?; 5:07 PM
Jet said...: Cam was the man from the moment that his pen finished signing the second "n" in "Newton."; 5:47 PM
Unknown said...: That would seem very likely, Jet, although any player can get beat out. I understand that signing a JUCO means you intend to play him. I am just unsure of how the competition was portrayed. Something seemed strange about it.

I by no means think we have seen anything close to what Cam is capable of doing and I have liked his attitude. The way the coaches have handled this is what hasn't quite made sense to me, but it could just be an effort to not reveal too much too early.; 5:52 PM
Jet said...: If you look back on the A-Day game, he was given basic throws with little options.

Two were deep over the middle throws with no real disguise to them. Others had out and up fakes to help open up receivers.

His deep ball to Carr was a tad underthrown, and the deep one in traffic to Winter, he threw where only Winter could get it and couldn't hang on.

Two others were roll-outs that cut off half the field, and he wasn't allowed to tuck and run. He could have lofted the ball on the rollout, though, instead of the bullet to Winter.

Neither was he allowed to throw the short swing pass that the others had to roll up their stats.

He won't be perfect, but he'll be fine.; 6:00 PM
Unknown said...: He definitely wasn't given the opportunity to show what he could do at A-Day. Personally, all I really care to see is how he can throw. Having a running QB is a plus, but passing is a must.

I hope we see Cam be very selective when he runs the ball. During blowouts I wouldn't expect to see him run more than a handful of times a game, but it big games he could end up running a dozen times or so.; 6:11 PM
mytommyd said...: During blowouts Iwould expect to see Caudle or Trotter; 6:26 PM
Unknown said...: During blowouts I would love to see Caudle or Trotter, but for some reason Auburn seems to very rarely play the number two QB. It is what screwed Ben Leard over. Craig wasn't coming out of the game no matter what the score. Maybe it will be different this season. Last season I don't think the coaches had much confidence in anyone other than Todd.; 6:31 PM
mytommyd said...: Steve I'm also planning for 40+ point leads by the middle of the 2nd quarter, so it will be possible to see Caudle and Trotter. But that might just be me.; 6:53 PM
Honey said...: I could go with that, mtd; 7:06 PM
Jet said...: I don't mean to be ugly, but I don't want to see Caudle, except as a holder.

In blowout situations, we need to play Trotter and Moseley, as they represent the future of the program. Kiehl Frazier may be -- to quote WTC -- "all that and a bag of chips," but we need to see what these guys can do.; 7:22 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: good point, Jet. I'd still put Caudle in.; 7:41 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: NEW PAGE Practice flip!; 7:42 PM
digger4au said...: Braves won 4-0 and Hudson looked great again. I bet he will be jawing about the hits and not the pitching.
I love it.
Foot ball is a comin Ho Ho Ho.; 7:49 PM
Honey said...: Reds pitcher has pitched a perfect game through 8 innings against the Phillies. Fingers crossed he can finish!; 8:08 PM
michael said...: Ehhh people pitch perfect games all the time now. No big deal.; 8:15 PM
michael said...: FENG, YOU BLOODSUCKER!; 8:15 PM
Honey said...: Yeah, but not the Reds, God love 'em.; 8:17 PM
michael said...: I'm just kidding around, perfect games are really rare (despite this year's sample) and really cool.; 8:19 PM
Honey said...: Thanks, michael, you blew it for em :); 8:19 PM
Honey said...: I hate it when they get all the way to the 9th and then it falls apart. It's been a great game if you like a pitcher's duel. I personally like it when there are about 42 homeruns!; 8:20 PM
michael said...: Roy Halladay is on my fantasy team, so I am glad to see that perfect game screwed up. I need the win!; 8:23 PM
ADP said...: How many days until practice starts? ... Sigh ...; 8:23 PM
Norm said...: I think it's a given that Cam is solidly the man. So, who's #2? Would you think it conceivable that Caudle gets "loyalty points" and maybe splits time with Trotter as #2? But, as I recall, earlier this year our host here said Moseley was #2.; 8:30 PM
michael said...: Who does #2 work for?; 8:37 PM
Norm said...: That's REALLY not my bag, man.; 8:39 PM
michael said...: Allow myself to introduce... myself.; 8:59 PM
Anonymous said...: I would send Trotter in as #2. Caudle is a constant quantity and would be able to fill in whether he got mop up work or not. Trotter has 2 years ahead of him and probably has more upside to fill in if Cam gets hurt.

I know this logic is akin to managing a bull pen in baseball and is not respecting the senior QB that has certainly paid his dues, but we need to play every card perfectly in order to fully right the ship.

Mr. Caudle will graduate with a great degree in building construction and I'm betting will receive numerous, generous job offers. Like so many before him, he is a good Auburn man and has earned our thanks.; 9:00 PM
WarEagleRK said...: Braves win to get a 5 game lead in the east.

Looking at the box score, they left 21 men on base. Melky Cabrera left 6 himself.

Hopefully they can get that many on base tomorrow vs Santana.; 9:08 PM
Honey said...: Love what the Braves are doing! My second favorite team, the Reds, are struggling. They have lost in extra innings to the Phillies three nights in a row! How demoralizing. They are still 2 games ahead of the Cards, but they better turn things around soon.; 10:09 PM
ehyou said...: Thumbs up to the Philly-Cincy game tonight. That's good baseball.

I hope the Dutch get 'em one tomorrow.; 12:10 AM
ehyou said...: The Braves are solid, but if Cabrera could be upgraded they would be stout.; 12:17 AM
ehyou said...: You come home late and you come home early
You come on big when you're feeling small
You come home straight and you come home curly
Sometimes you don't come home at all; 1:13 AM
Norm said...: Morning Hotties. We're one day closer.; 7:22 AM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: I think I'm gonna run to the bank. Then Hardee's. Maybe in the other order.; 8:21 AM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: Cheering for the Reds again tonight. a 6/6.5 game lead on the Mets/Phils would be nice going into the All-Star break.; 8:29 AM
WarEagleRK said...: A Braves sweep today would be an excellent finish to the 1st half of the year.

Who would have thought after that 9 game losing streak earlier that the Braves would pull it together like they have?; 9:06 AM
WarEagleRK said...: ehyou,

The hard thing to watch about Cabrera is with two strikes he's swinging at everything. I think if a pitcher tried a pickoff at first Mekly would swing with two strikes.; 9:07 AM
Jimmy said...: Morning HABOTN,
It is always good to wake up in the morning and read an article on Bo in the Sunday paper. Not just one article but a Q & A!

Bo Returns to All Star Game

Q & A; 9:56 AM
WarEagleRK said...: Always good to hear from Bo.; 10:26 AM
Peter Frankenschmidt said...: RK,

Not Eddie.; 10:34 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Thanks for the links, Jimmy.

Today is Double Nickel Day!

55 days til kickoff!

GO TIGERS!!!

WARRRRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!!

p.s. Lances' Tour hopes are toast after two crashes today left him waaaaaaaaayyyyyyy back; 10:57 AM
Anonymous said...: Bo does know. I'm sure in his close circle he mentors young folks constantly. If he weren't so modest he could could affect many more kids, but Bo does it his way and that's cool.; 11:50 AM
Unknown said...: It is interesting to see predictions after the fact. The prediction here for 2009 couldn't have been more wrong.; 12:21 PM
WarEagleRK said...: Steve,

That guys prediction of Auburn finishing 5th in the SEC West and with a losing conference record seemed to be pretty accurate.

We tied with Arkansas at 3-5 for 4th, but they beat us so technically we finished fifth.; 2:33 PM
Unknown said...: RK, the defense didn't exactly carry the team last season.; 2:55 PM
Unknown said...: As a matter of fact, I believe we were last in the SEC in scoring defense that season.

Not to mention, our offense didn't exactly struggle as he suggested either.

Just because the records happen to be close doesn't indicate he had any clue about how the team would be. He was totally off base.; 2:57 PM
WarEagleRK said...: He seemed to be dead on with the bottom line. You said his prediction couldn't be more wrong. How he got there wasn't right, however unfortunately his prediction of a losing SEC record and finishing 5th couldn't have been more right.; 3:35 PM
WarEagleRK said...: I think our offense has a ton of potential for 2010, but I have concerns because as fondly as we remember the 2009 offense, there were some big struggles with consistency last year.

Hopefully year two of Gus' system will bring more consistency and we aren't racking up all of our big numbers in the cake games.; 3:38 PM
Unknown said...: I think we have a good chance of being as good or better than last season. The one thing on offense that could improve the most would be short yardage. We were horrible in short yardage situations last season.

From what I have read, Ladarius Phillips may be in the equation for short yardage. I read that it was Malzahn that wanted him. I had assumed they got him as a defensive tackle. Apparently that isn't the case.

The last I read Phillips was about 290, but he hopes to get down to about 260 for the season. That is one significant change in mass.; 3:53 PM
CHB said...: SFC, you are spot on about the biggest weakness with the offense. Malzahn tried to be too tricky on 3rd/4th and short. He had Tate who could carry it up the middle.I think that will improve this year. I think we could be in store for one of the more memorable offenses in Auburn history and it could be the best in the nation.; 3:58 PM
Unknown said...: RK, when the reasons you give for your prediction are totally wrong, then the actual accuracy of the prediction is meaningless and is just a result of dumb luck. The guy couldn't have been more wrong. We went from one of the worst offenses in the nation to one of the best. We went from one of the best defenses in the nation to one of the worst.; 4:00 PM
WarEagleRK said...: Aside from short yardage, to me this years offense comes down to QB play and the ability to re-adjust once the defense adjusts to what we are doing.; 4:01 PM
WarEagleRK said...: Steve,

To continue to beat the dead horse...predictions are about the bottom line results. His prediction on our bottom line result was that we would have a losing record in the SEC and finish 5th. How he got the result was incorrect, but he was dead on in his prediction on how the team would finish...and in the end that's the thing most will remember.; 4:02 PM
WarEagleRK said...: You say the guy couldn't be more wrong. That's fine, however he could have said we'd have a .500 or better record in the SEC and finish 3rd. He could have said we'd go 0-8 in the SEC and finish 6th.

It is possible he could have been more wrong.; 4:04 PM
Unknown said...: Yea, QB consistency will be the biggest thing. I like the options we have at QB this season. Last season we had next to no options and if Todd had a bad day, we just had to live with it.

RB will be the next concern. I don't think Fannin will be as good as Tate in terms of being a straight ahead runner, but he has many things he does well.; 4:05 PM
Unknown said...: His predictions were totally off base. He didn't just pick the final record.

When you figure an 8 game SEC schedule, if there are 8 possible outcomes. If you pick one outcome, as long as it isn't 8-0 or 0-8, you are very likely to be within one game. Predicting a 2-6 SEC record based upon incorrect assumptions means that it was just a wild guess that pretty much anyone could have made by looking at the previous seasons record and knowing nothing about the team.; 4:09 PM
WarEagleRK said...: Ok Steve, I give in. You win. This guy had nothing at all correct about his prediction. Nothing, there wasn't an ounce of truth to be found no where in his prediction. Even the final part when he predicted the result for the season was all wrong.

Next topic please.; 4:11 PM
CHB said...: You are both right!!!!; 4:15 PM
WarEagleRK said...: I guess after the World Cup is wrapped up, Jay G will be back with his 2nd person on his list?; 4:19 PM
chip chip said...: party is in spain. be there or be trapezoidal.; 4:44 PM
chip chip said...: at least the dutch can smoke enough weed to forget about losing by morning.; 4:44 PM
Unknown said...: Yea, chanting "We're number two" just doesn't have a good ring to it.; 5:13 PM
Unknown said...: Don't Boggart that join my friend...
pass it over to me...; 5:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I guess everyone has passed out from all the World Cup excitement; 7:10 PM
Norm said...: World Cup "excitement" has affected me exactly nada.; 7:16 PM
Jet said...: It was a nice diversion until football. So now it's football time.; 7:20 PM
Jet said...: Discussion question ... Who will be Auburn's breakout players this fall at:

a. RB?
b. WR?
c. OL?
d. DL?
e. DE?
f. LB?
g. DB?
h. return game; 7:46 PM
CHB said...: http://blog.al.com/press-register-sports/2010/07/jesse_jackson_cleveland_cavali.html

Although I think the Cleveland owner was out of line and a big crybaby, this is ridiculous. This is one of the main reasons there is still racism. You have people like Jesse Jackson calling racism for any and everything. He is basically an "ambulance chaser".; 7:49 PM
CHB said...: A. M. Dyer
B. D. Benton
C. R. Gaydon?
D. N. Eugene
E. A. Carter
F. J. Curry
G. A. "Gully" Morgan
H. T. Reed; 8:04 PM
Unknown said...: a. RB - Fannin
b. WR - Benton
c. OL - Gayden
d. DL - Fairley
e. DE - Carter
f. LB - Freeman
g. DB - Savage
h. return game - Washington; 8:05 PM
CHB said...: Not a bad list SFC.; 8:16 PM
Anonymous said...: RB ..Dyer
WR ..Blake
OL ..Gayden
DL ..none
LB ..none
DB ..Savage (sentimental choice)
Return ..Washington; 8:26 PM
Unknown said...: I am hoping to see Dyer make a significant impact, but Fannin can do so many things it will be hard for Dyer to get a lot of carries. It would be great to see him get 500 or 600 yards his first season.; 9:09 PM
Honey said...: Sorry, off topic question.

I keep seeing promos for new season of White Collar. Anyone watch it and is it any good?; 9:41 PM
chip chip said...: a. RB=fannin
b. WR=blake
c. OL=mosely
d. DL=fairley
e. DE=eguae
f. LB=holland
g. DB=cole
h. return game=whoever can catch the damn ball or reed
i. long snapper=crofoot; 9:51 PM
chip chip said...: what one player can AU least afford to lose to injury?

my vote: pugh; 9:54 PM
chip chip said...: if hoop is right, the d will suck again. we need some breakout players in the front seven something awful.; 9:57 PM
Jet said...: Chip ...

A: Ziemba. He's got "The Blind Side."; 10:07 PM
wtc said...: a. RB? Dyer
b. WR? Benton
c. OL? Mosely
d. DL? Whitaker
e. DE? Bonomolo
f. LB? Bates
g. DB? Savage
h. return game Reed; 10:08 PM
Anonymous said...: If Dyer gets 500-600 yds as a true freshman, I consider that a breakout season. If Fannin is the AU starting RB he should get at least 1000 yds and that wouldn't be breakout to me.

Bynes and Smith are good LBs and should be better this year with another offseason to train and some gametime relief. We'll have a lot of folks to rotate at the 3rd spot and to substitute. We'll be better at LB than last year.

If Etheridge/Savage both make it back, we'll have a lot of solid talent. No Carlos Rogers type talent, but we be easily be better than last year.

DL ..We need Fairly and Clayton need to step up to plug the middle.

DE ..We got good folks and many newbies to substitute. Probably weaker here than last year.; 10:12 PM
E-Bro said...: Cincy...yes. Watched the first season of White Collar and liked it a lot. Generally speaking, all the shows on USA are good. I'm a fan.; 10:15 PM
Jet said...: WTC ...

Stewardess was working at the store today ... saw your daughter, said she had her eye on a sofa.

Just a friendly warning.; 10:17 PM
WarEagleRK said...: a. RB Wario
b. WR Benton
c. OL Not sure, we seem pretty solid here
d. DL Fairley
e. DE Hot Boy
f. LB The Bull
g. DB It's time for Thorpe to become more than just potentially an All-SEC player.
h. return game ANYONE; 10:24 PM
wtc said...: Yeah, she went by there to look around. she was actually looking for a cheap sofa my wife can redo for no more than $1,000.

She found a foot stool that I think can be recovered for $600.; 10:25 PM
wtc said...: I hate to break the news of Freeman, but USA has a better chance of winning the WC than him having a break out year. He my not get on the field very much on 2010.; 10:26 PM
wtc said...: anybody watch the Tour today? Lance was frustrated on the 3rd fall. He had bad luck all week long. His chances are OVER now, but maybe he can get Levi in the top 3. I look for him to try to win a couple of stages now that he can't win the Tour.; 10:28 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Cincy - I watch White Collar, but I like Psych better. I miss Monk :-(; 10:28 PM
E-Bro said...: Love Pysch. Definitely my favorite of the USA shows.; 10:57 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ok, I've wasted waaaayyy too much time surfing. I will be incarcerated in 7 hours. Sweeeeeet AU dreams, Hotties!; 11:41 PM
chip chip said...: jet, blind side aside, we've got gayden or mosely in case big z goes down. losing your center can disrupt the entire line. that is why pugh gets my vote for most irreplaceable player. last year, it was z by a wide margin.

debating american football feels so right!; 12:37 AM
chip chip said...: i see where diego forlan won the golden ball (snicker) as the wc best player.

i guess he can go back to captaining the northwestern on deadliest catch now that the tournament is over. he is sig hansen's doppleganger.; 1:19 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: ok, now I'm going to bed.

but before I get my 3 hours of sleep...

FIFTY-FOUR days til kickoff!!!

GO TIGERS!!!

WARRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!; 1:25 AM
E-Bro said...: Okay. World Cup is over. What's next?

I know. The beach in two weeks. With a little Tour de France in between.; 5:53 AM
WarEagleRK said...: Right now it's just Braves baseball until fall practice starts up.; 6:09 AM
Norm said...: Morning folks. #*$&$)#&@, it's Monday. We're one day closer but it's still Monday.; 6:27 AM
CHB said...: I was watching Animal Planet last night and something we all know was proven. The UAT mascot really is smarter than 3/4 of it's fan base.; 6:40 AM
WarEagleRK said...: The statues outside the stadium are smarter than at least 1/2 of the fan base, so of course the elephant has at least 3/4th of them trumped.; 6:45 AM
Norm said...: That kind of brings to mind a question which periodically runs through my mind. Before the question, a little background. My parents were not sports fans so I have no boyhood memories of watching games with my dad. I came to love AU sports on my own after years of evaluating the two fan bases. I never attended a single class at AU but, I do have both a high school and a college diploma. I've also been to the AU campus for games or some other reason more times than I can remember.

So my question is this, do you think UAT has proportionally more or less fans who did not graduate either high school, college or both than other schools (they're fans because their daddy was a fan)? I know every school has them, and I'm not knocking anyone without a degree, I'm just curious what observations others may have made along these lines.; 7:00 AM
E-Bro said...: I'm guessing Tennessee might give them a run for their money. Maybe Georgia too.; 7:05 AM
Honey said...: Woo-hoo!!!! I ran my mile without stopping! Granted, some of you can run a marathon in less time than it took me, but I did it! Took me 9 minutes :) but I ran every step. And with my new handy, dandy heart monitor it said I burned 840 calories during my workout this morning. It's a good Monday!; 7:12 AM
WarEagleRK said...: I'd agree with E-Bro and say UT and UGA are in tough competition with Bama for those honors. However I just see more of those people living in the Noog.

Also, I have noticed tons and tons of new Bama gear showing up on hillbillys everywhere since they won the BCS title back in January.; 7:21 AM
Jet said...: I am certain there's a knuckle dragging puddle that splashed out of the gene pool in each of the sovereign states (particularly those states that may have had some unpleasantness 150 years ago) that is poorly educated, lacking in social graces and inherently attracted to distant relatives that attaches itself to the "state university," particularly in the states where such university has attained a measure of success. This is because of the lack of achievement and lack of upward mobility of those in that puddle. The concentration of such is found at its highest levels in our state, but is also found at elevated levels in Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. It is also found in northern states such as Ohio, Michigan, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, (not surprisingly) Iowa and Nebraska.; 7:38 AM
ehyou said...: Norm...
The correct answer is a solid maybe.; 7:48 AM
michael said...: So close to another page flip.; 8:39 AM
michael said...: What a shame; 8:40 AM
michael said...: But nothing like the shame of Bartholomew Coolwatz, my plumber in Eurasia. That guy was unscrewing a pipe at my house, and he had forgotten to plug the snarfel line, so all of a sudden acid started shooting out of the pipe into his face. He is badly disfigured.; 8:43 AM
michael said...: Some of my opponents claimed this was proof that my "Acid in Every House" initiative was a bad idea, since there was an accident even in the King's house. These opponents no longer exist.; 8:44 AM
michael said...: And I must say that as long as you properly take the 113 steps to plug the snarfel line, dealing with your acid pipes is as safe as can be. As long as they haven't been installed more than 6 months ago.; 8:45 AM
michael said...: Old Bartholomew sure looks like a freak now, that is something we can all agree on. I have tried to convince him to become a crime fighter with that freakish face of his, but he insists that he would rather be a plumber. I just think his face is hurting his business. It wouldn't hurt business nearly as bad if he was a crime fighter. It would help business, because he looks like a scary freak.; 8:47 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I can't blame ol' Bart for not wanting to get shot. I bet he can recite those 113 steps from memory now, unless, of course, he's a closet acidophile.; 2:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: I bet I could sit here from just then until right now and Norm won't fulfill his assigned task.

Ok, I got this.; 2:14 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: SHAKALAKA... whatever that means.

New page smell, so sweet.; 2:15 PM