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War Damn Eagle / Re: Monday Musings
« Last post by Buzz Killington on Today at 11:21:17 AM »
I'm late to the party.  Didn't log on the past couple of days and just finished purr-roozing a lot of your posts.

Looks unanimous, with no arguments to the contrary. QB play sucks.  Scratch that one off the list.

I'm going to take my take where no take has gone before.  So, take my take with a grain of salt.  It's quite simple.  This will not get any better until the coaching gives us a chance to do just that. No wailing and gnashing of teeth, or calling for anyone's dome. Two things:

1. The turnovers, penalties, missed assignments etc. the first four weeks have nothing to do with any talent disparity.  It's flat out a lack of concentration and discipline. 

2. I'll harp on the same thing I've been on since the start. If your QB(s) are not accurate, and don't see the field, stop having them sit in the pocket, throwing 90% of their passes 20 yards down field.  A&M had what, 7 sacks?  Did anyone see even the remotest sign that we tried something to negate that?  Did we try a screen?  Did we try that drag route that Fair scored on against Cal? Did we run quick slants? Draw plays?

Been saying it over and over and over.  Get the ball out of the QB's hand, quickly.  ErrmaGerrd, Geernerr will play Saturday. Know why?  Because if they have Thorne and Ashford going against FUGA with the same game plan, they'll both be leaving on a stretcher.

 

Here hear!
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War Damn Eagle / Re: Monday Musings
« Last post by Snaggletiger on Today at 10:56:15 AM »
I'm late to the party.  Didn't log on the past couple of days and just finished purr-roozing a lot of your posts.

Looks unanimous, with no arguments to the contrary. QB play sucks.  Scratch that one off the list.

I'm going to take my take where no take has gone before.  So, take my take with a grain of salt.  It's quite simple.  This will not get any better until the coaching gives us a chance to do just that. No wailing and gnashing of teeth, or calling for anyone's dome. Two things:

1. The turnovers, penalties, missed assignments etc. the first four weeks have nothing to do with any talent disparity.  It's flat out a lack of concentration and discipline. 

2. I'll harp on the same thing I've been on since the start. If your QB(s) are not accurate, and don't see the field, stop having them sit in the pocket, throwing 90% of their passes 20 yards down field.  A&M had what, 7 sacks?  Did anyone see even the remotest sign that we tried something to negate that?  Did we try a screen?  Did we try that drag route that Fair scored on against Cal? Did we run quick slants? Draw plays?

Been saying it over and over and over.  Get the ball out of the QB's hand, quickly.  ErrmaGerrd, Geernerr will play Saturday. Know why?  Because if they have Thorne and Ashford going against FUGA with the same game plan, they'll both be leaving on a stretcher.

   
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The SGA / Re: Word Salad
« Last post by Kaos on Today at 10:24:15 AM »
So, when he does actually speak to the Congressional Black Caucus.....

"Two of the great artists of our time represented the groundbreaking legacy of hip hop in America. L.L. J. Cool J, uhhh…" Biden stammered. "By the way, that boy's got – that man's got – biceps bigger than my thighs."

 :facepalm:

Any other politician ... well Republican politician ... says something like that? 

 
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The SGA / Re: Word Salad
« Last post by Snaggletiger on Today at 10:14:39 AM »
So, when he does actually speak to the Congressional Black Caucus.....

"Two of the great artists of our time represented the groundbreaking legacy of hip hop in America. L.L. J. Cool J, uhhh…" Biden stammered. "By the way, that boy's got – that man's got – biceps bigger than my thighs."

 :facepalm:
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War Damn Eagle / Re: Monday Musings
« Last post by GH2001 on Today at 09:20:55 AM »
The Auburn I love was built way before 1982. 

-- Walking across campus on gamedays in 1970 I thought my grandfather and dad knew everybody. People were friendly, they'd stop and talk at tailgates along the way, I'd throw footballs with other kids.  It was like a huge family reunion. Smoke and the smells of burgers, sausages, ribs grilling.  That's what I fell in love with. We were one.

-- I loved sitting by the car and listening to Gusty Yearout and Gary Sanders called games.  I lived in Opelika at the time. Grandaddy would drive down on Friday night or Saturday morning. We'd drive over with a portable grill in the trunk, a cooler full of cokes and hot dogs or burgers.  Card table, some lawn chairs and we were set.  Even if we didn't have tickets, we'd sit outside and listen to Gusty Yearout and Gary Sanders call the game on the radio. You could hear it everywhere because everybody else not in the stadium was doing the same thing. 

-- Shug Jordan. A man's man, but a gentleman at the same time. Not like that booze-swilling rube across the state. When I was five or six I wrote him a letter.  He could have ignored it buthe sent me back an autographed photo and a handwritten note.

-- Sullivan to Beasley, Terry Henley, Dave Beck, Bill Langner, Bob Newton, Thomas Gossom, James Owens.  I remember being crushed in 1971 when we went into the Iron Bowl undefeated (and so were they).  Dreaming of a national title and a Sugar Bowl bid.  Those guys pounded us like 31-7 or something. Demoralizing.  Close game until the fourth quarter, like a one-score game, and then some turnovers and bad luck let them pour it on.  Then 72 came. 

Yeah, 82 changed things and, for a time, buried the evil empire.  Since 82, Auburn is something like 19 and 20 vs Bama. It doesn't feel like that, I guess, because we're on a three-game losing streak and if this season turns out to be a loss it will be the first time we've lost more than three in a row to them since 82.  During that span we've had six and four game winning streaks over them, even as Saban piled up national titles.  It's a much more even rivalry than any of their unwashed mass is willing to admit.

Yeah, Dye gave us hope in football again and he leveled the playing field to the point it's remained fairly level for the last 40 years.  But Auburn was really a lot more than football for me. Quite honestly?  A lot of the nostalgic things I loved are gone now.  I know I promised not to keep beating this drum, but the Auburn I grew up loving would never have hired a greasy charlatan like Hugh Freeze. And that's a big part of my problem.

K, I get what you are saying but I think his post was relative to modern era and many of the fanbase that are under 50-55 years old. I know my first memory was indeed Bo over the top. My mother did instill in my head the stories of Shug, Sullivan, Punt Bama Punt and the darkness we went through in the 70s. I get that. And I think it's why I have a little different perspective than maybe a lot of those under 50. To me, 2010 did more damage than Bo or Dye ever did. Ive witnessed it through the years. Those millennial or zoomer generation fans were that was their first real taste as teenagers or young adults....

The lens you see all this through has merit, and I totally get that - watching Auburn change through the years is similar to me to that closing scene in  Gangs of New York when they show the graveyard at the base of the bridge as it slowly disappears through the years and changes into not even being relevant or visible, and you start seeing cars and skyscrapers. I think that when I see our program, our campus, our base....But I know things will always change. I don't like it all the time, I know you don't either but it's always going to happen.
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War Damn Eagle / Re: Monday Musings
« Last post by Kaos on Today at 08:44:08 AM »
Nothing changed the Auburn fanbase more than 1982, 2010, and 2023.

1982 set the course and made Auburn the Auburn we all came to love.

2010 and 2013 turned too many of our fans into Bammers - instant gratification seekers settling for all or nothing. It poisoned the core just a sure as Spike 80DF did the trees. It's never been the same since.

The Auburn I love was built way before 1982. 

-- Walking across campus on gamedays in 1970 I thought my grandfather and dad knew everybody. People were friendly, they'd stop and talk at tailgates along the way, I'd throw footballs with other kids.  It was like a huge family reunion. Smoke and the smells of burgers, sausages, ribs grilling.  That's what I fell in love with. We were one.

-- I loved sitting by the car and listening to Gusty Yearout and Gary Sanders called games.  I lived in Opelika at the time. Grandaddy would drive down on Friday night or Saturday morning. We'd drive over with a portable grill in the trunk, a cooler full of cokes and hot dogs or burgers.  Card table, some lawn chairs and we were set.  Even if we didn't have tickets, we'd sit outside and listen to Gusty Yearout and Gary Sanders call the game on the radio. You could hear it everywhere because everybody else not in the stadium was doing the same thing. 

-- Shug Jordan. A man's man, but a gentleman at the same time. Not like that booze-swilling rube across the state. When I was five or six I wrote him a letter.  He could have ignored it buthe sent me back an autographed photo and a handwritten note.

-- Sullivan to Beasley, Terry Henley, Dave Beck, Bill Langner, Bob Newton, Thomas Gossom, James Owens.  I remember being crushed in 1971 when we went into the Iron Bowl undefeated (and so were they).  Dreaming of a national title and a Sugar Bowl bid.  Those guys pounded us like 31-7 or something. Demoralizing.  Close game until the fourth quarter, like a one-score game, and then some turnovers and bad luck let them pour it on.  Then 72 came. 

Yeah, 82 changed things and, for a time, buried the evil empire.  Since 82, Auburn is something like 19 and 20 vs Bama. It doesn't feel like that, I guess, because we're on a three-game losing streak and if this season turns out to be a loss it will be the first time we've lost more than three in a row to them since 82.  During that span we've had six and four game winning streaks over them, even as Saban piled up national titles.  It's a much more even rivalry than any of their unwashed mass is willing to admit.

Yeah, Dye gave us hope in football again and he leveled the playing field to the point it's remained fairly level for the last 40 years.  But Auburn was really a lot more than football for me. Quite honestly?  A lot of the nostalgic things I loved are gone now.  I know I promised not to keep beating this drum, but the Auburn I grew up loving would never have hired a greasy charlatan like Hugh Freeze. And that's a big part of my problem. 
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War Damn Eagle / Re: Monday Musings
« Last post by The Six on Today at 07:56:43 AM »
Your words have some truth here. It’ll sting for some but….

Truth hurts, but like fire, it purifies.
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War Damn Eagle / Re: Monday Musings
« Last post by GH2001 on Today at 07:55:18 AM »
Nothing changed the Auburn fanbase more than 1982, 2010, and 2023.

1982 set the course and made Auburn the Auburn we all came to love.

2010 and 2013 turned too many of our fans into Bammers - instant gratification seekers settling for all or nothing. It poisoned the core just a sure as Spike 80DF did the trees. It's never been the same since.

Your words have some truth here. It’ll sting for some but….
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War Damn Eagle / Re: Monday Musings
« Last post by The Six on Today at 07:46:52 AM »
You could be onto something…

Nothing changed the Auburn fanbase more than 1982, 2010, and 2023.

1982 set the course and made Auburn the Auburn we all came to love.

2010 and 2013 turned too many of our fans into Bammers - instant gratification seekers settling for all or nothing. It poisoned the core just a sure as Spike 80DF did the trees. It's never been the same since.
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War Damn Eagle / Re: Monday Musings
« Last post by GH2001 on September 25, 2023, 10:00:44 PM »
I think this is our punishment for having the two greatest athletes in college football history wear our colors.

You could be onto something…
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