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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: WiregrassTiger on October 06, 2014, 10:17:40 AM
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Here is what you need to keep in mind:
1. Those clamoring for JJ to start at QB need to take a hike up Brokeback Mountain trail. Yes, the Bengal tigers are paper tigers but Nick was like scissors.
2. We started our coming out party the 2nd half of LSU last season. We started 1/2 earlier this season.
3. Sammy Coates jumps like a white man.
4. It's a great time to love AU foosball.
5. Our schedule appears to get more difficult every week. I never would've thought that the Miss schools would likely be the toughest teams that we'd face in the west this year.
6. I realize that TAMU will be a tough test and they will likely air it out against us but if those pansies push us around, I'm going to be really disappointed. They are a bunch of panty wearing homos. And the cheerleaders are all boys.
7. We need a countdown clock to mark the Saban/Kiffin annulment. I predict post Iron Bowl, before their bowl game.
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1. Correct. JJ is gonna have a lot of time in the sun....this year ain't it though.
2. Agreed
3. He may jump like Woody Harrelson but he smacks mother fuckers around like Woody Hayes.
4. Any time is a great time to love AU football
5. As difficult as our schedule looks after looking at it this morning, it is not nearly as daunting after seeing everyone else play this weekend. We can completely run the table. Not sure we will but we CERTAINLY can.
6.They molest collies.
7. The annulment will have to happen in one of those states that recognize that type of relationship. I would suspect the weekend of November 1st since that is their bi week.
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Brokeback Mountain is overrated. I mean, there were some good times. I'm not saying that....wait, I mean that Marshall boy is good.
Yes, I was clamoring. Nick Marshall hasn't looked good all year. Saturday, it all clicked. I don't know if the line finally picked it up. Don't know if the light came back on with his reads. Don't know if LSU is just that shitty. But that looked like Nick Marshall at peak form from 2013. On target with his throws and for the first time this year, his deep throws were catchable and not 5 yards out of reach. That's the Nick Marshall the coaches told us about all off season.
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It may have been GH, not sure, that pointed this out but the current lineup for the OL seems to be the niche. This in of itself has proven to open up the offense.
Oh, and the defense. I say again, this is the best AU defense I have seen in like 5 years or so.
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1. Correct. JJ is gonna have a lot of time in the sun....this year ain't it though.
2. Agreed
3. He may jump like Woody Harrelson but he smacks mother fudgeers around like Woody Hayes.
4. Any time is a great time to love AU football
5. As difficult as our schedule looks after looking at it this morning, it is not nearly as daunting after seeing everyone else play this weekend. We can completely run the table. Not sure we will but we CERTAINLY can.
6.They molest collies.
7. The annulment will have to happen in one of those states that recognize that type of relationship. I would suspect the weekend of November 1st since that is their bi week.
A point of clarification regarding number 4. All of my colleagues points are correct and well taken. My reasoning for specifically calling this period on the Gus Bus specifically a "great time" maybe even likened to the "age of enlightenment"--is that I can remember being picked on and made fun of for wearing my Auburn football belt during the Doug Barfield era by a group of boys who would today be classified as Updykes.
They put a dent in my Speed Buggy lunch box.
Although I was much more athletic, cool and better looking than any one individual in the group, they had me far outnumbered.
It was just harder being an AU man in the mid to late 70's and I think it helps me appreciate today more. I can remember having a difficult time getting enough players on the Auburn side of an Auburn and Alabama football game on the playground. And it was tackle back in those days.
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You love the two hand touch.
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Nick Marshall hasn't looked good all year. Saturday, it all clicked.
Gonna disagree a bit. He was much better, but I wouldn't say that was any where near a flawless performance
Coates had a huge catch for a td...but he was covered and any decent DB swats that ball away.
Duke Williams was open for a huge touchdown but instead had to provide us with a nice highlight because the ball was overthrown.
Another Coates highlight was a catch and run that resulted because Marshall left the pocket too early and then luckily had time to find an open receiver. Good play, but it wasn't like went through his reads to make a timely throw.
Marshall was on fire with his legs, but I thought his passing was just a bit better than it has been. The ball just bounced our way instead of falling to the ground.
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Brokeback Mountain is overrated. I mean, there were some good times. I'm not saying that....wait, I mean that Marshall boy is good.
Yes, I was clamoring. Nick Marshall hasn't looked good all year. Saturday, it all clicked. I don't know if the line finally picked it up. Don't know if the light came back on with his reads. Don't know if LSU is just that shootty. But that looked like Nick Marshall at peak form from 2013. On target with his throws and for the first time this year, his deep throws were catchable and not 5 yards out of reach. That's the Nick Marshall the coaches told us about all off season.
See, this is the reason that I truly believe that you should be limited in the by laws to evaluating long snappers.
His passing has been improved all season. Not great, by any stretch, but better than early or late last season, imo. He's had his share of overthrows but I think they were at least closer this year than last. And with more touch. There have also been quite a few drops in key situations that could've helped his numbers out.
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A point of clarification regarding number 4. All of my colleagues points are correct and well taken. My reasoning for specifically calling this period on the Gus Bus specifically a "great time" maybe even likened to the "age of enlightenment"--is that I can remember being picked on and made fun of for wearing my Auburn football belt during the Doug Barfield era by a group of boys who would today be classified as Updykes.
They put a dent in my Speed Buggy lunch box.
Although I was much more athletic, cool and better looking than any one individual in the group, they had me far outnumbered.
It was just harder being an AU man in the mid to late 70's and I think it helps me appreciate today more. I can remember having a difficult time getting enough players on the Auburn side of an Auburn and Alabama football game on the playground. And it was tackle back in those days.
A clarification of your clarification. In no way was I trying to lessen the gravity of what you had to endure during the Barfield years. I too had a plethora of Updykes attempt to wreak havoc upon me. Luckily I had broad shoulders and could weather that storm.
I certainly did not mean to imply that your were some Johnny come lately to the party like a Chad who has only known the really good times with a couple of lowpoint seasons thrown in for flavor.
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A clarification of your clarification. In no way was I trying to lessen the gravity of what you had to endure during the Barfield years. I too was had a plethora of Updykes attempt to wreak havoc upon me. Luckily I had broad shoulders and could weather that storm.
I certainly did not mean to imply that your were some Johnny come lately to the party like a Chad who has only known the really good times with a couple of lowpoint seasons thrown in for flavor.
Let me clarify what you just clarified. My career at Auburn was outhouse to penthouse. In my freshman year, I recall taking a nap in the end zone seats while Doug Barfield shit the bed with the Tigers. I could stretch out and get some decent rack time because I was one of 27 total people in the end zone. During my last semester up there, I sat in a packed Sugar Bowl in New Orleans watching Pat Dye finish off what should have been a MNC season.
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Oh, and no Updykes said anything to me because I was always bigger than they were and I normally was the one taking their lunch money and denting their Speed Buggy lunch boxes.
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Oh, and no Updykes said anything to me because I was always bigger than they were and I normally was the one taking their lunch money and denting their Speed Buggy lunch boxes.
Seems like I have heard that M.O. before....
I just found the mutherfuckin' mole!
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I certainly did not mean to imply that your were some Johnny come lately to the party like a Chad who has only known the really good times with a couple of lowpoint seasons thrown in for flavor.
Being born a couple weeks before Bo went over the top has been pretty great. Not gonna lie.
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Oh, and no Updykes said anything to me because I was always bigger than they were and I normally was the one taking their lunch money and denting their Speed Buggy lunch boxes.
Apparently, you think it comical that my lunch box was damaged. Let me be clear, that I could take care of myself back then as I can now. It just took a lot more for me to get to the point of whipping a man's ass back then. Now, not so much. I'll whip a man's ass pretty quick these days. And I really don't think the comments about my lunch box were funny.
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Gonna disagree a bit. He was much better, but I wouldn't say that was any where near a flawless performance
Coates had a huge catch for a td...but he was covered and any decent DB swats that ball away.
Duke Williams was open for a huge touchdown but instead had to provide us with a nice highlight because the ball was overthrown.
Another Coates highlight was a catch and run that resulted because Marshall left the pocket too early and then luckily had time to find an open receiver. Good play, but it wasn't like went through his reads to make a timely throw.
Marshall was on fire with his legs, but I thought his passing was just a bit better than it has been. The ball just bounced our way instead of falling to the ground.
Correct. He was bailed out a couple of times by hungry WRs.
I said it a hunnert times, if Nick runs, we win. He still missed two reads the first series after the half. Handed the ball off twice into a hoard when he could have kept it and made out like a bandit. I'm beginning to thin that he is being told NOT to run it as much in certain situations. Like when we are up 31-7. But that first possession after the half could have put the last nail in early.
I am still clamouring for JJ. The same as I have all season. For him to get a meningful series or two. Never thought the should start if NM was able to run. Anybody who thins he does not need a series or two is clueless as to what that would do to a defense. The threat of the dig route will back up a defense and open holes.
NM threw one dig route the whole game. A nice strike to Sammie. That route is open a lot and is devastating with guys like Sammie and Duke.
The key in the LSU game was NM's running. When he runs strong and with purpose, we click as a team.
Iknow its dangerous, but that is his game. Not passing. Has the passing been better? Maybe. But nothing like was expected after a full off-season.
But as most note, we are starting to peak at the right time. CAP is running strong. The line is getting off stronger at times. Passes are being caught. So all in all, we are looking good.
i still hold my breath when NM throws. I would love to get rid of that feeling.
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i still hold my breath when NM throws. I would love to get rid of that feeling.
Don't hold your breath on this one.
The o line changes may have helped us a lot but I don't think there is any doubt that we played a less than stellar LSU D.
The coaches encouraging Nick to make plays may be a big thing too. We looked less scripted. His toss to Sammy across the middle while rolling out was a thing of beauty.
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Correct. He was bailed out a couple of times by hungry WRs.
I said it a hunnert times, if Nick runs, we win. He still missed two reads the first series after the half. Handed the ball off twice into a hoard when he could have kept it and made out like a bandit. I'm beginning to thin that he is being told NOT to run it as much in certain situations. Like when we are up 31-7. But that first possession after the half could have put the last nail in early.
I am still clamouring for JJ. The same as I have all season. For him to get a meningful series or two. Never thought the should start if NM was able to run. Anybody who thins he does not need a series or two is clueless as to what that would do to a defense. The threat of the dig route will back up a defense and open holes.
NM threw one dig route the whole game. A nice strike to Sammie. That route is open a lot and is devastating with guys like Sammie and Duke.
The key in the LSU game was NM's running. When he runs strong and with purpose, we click as a team.
Iknow its dangerous, but that is his game. Not passing. Has the passing been better? Maybe. But nothing like was expected after a full off-season.
But as most note, we are starting to peak at the right time. CAP is running strong. The line is getting off stronger at times. Passes are being caught. So all in all, we are looking good.
i still hold my breath when NM throws. I would love to get rid of that feeling.
If only Gus knew how to coach.
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If only Gus knew how to coach.
Maybe Gus doesn't know what inserting JJ into a meaningful series would do to opposing defenses. Or, know what a dig route is. Someone should inform him, just in case.
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Hate to say it but our line looks so much better with out Pat Miller in the line-up
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Maybe Gus doesn't know what inserting JJ into a meaningful series would do to opposing defenses. Or, know what a dig route is. Someone should inform him, just in case.
If only Gus knew formations.
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Hat to say it but our line looks so much better with out Pat Miller in the line-up
:kimclap:
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If only Gus knew how to coach.
There might be limitations as to what the person he is coaching is capable of.
I don't care how good Gus is, he still couldn't get one of you guys to throw a crossing route if you have a hard time getting up and over the OL and LBs. (and the fact that half of you never could throw)
It's probably not a coaching issue.
That being said, you have a guy who can do these things. Give him a series or two to shake things up.
Or you could just drop to your knees and in Gus you trust.
Dumbest damn analytical statement ever made.
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That being said, you have a guy who can do these things. Give him a series or two to shake things up.
Or you could just drop to your knees and in Gus you trust.
Dumbest damn analytical statement ever made.
I think I 'll drop to my knees. Seeing as how you have coached Auburn 0 times and Gus took us to the NC twice with his coaching. but that's just me, what do I know?
;)
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I think I 'll drop to my knees. Seeing as how you have coached Auburn 0 times and Gus took us to the NC twice with his coaching. but that's just me, what do I know?
;)
Then don't join in any analytical discussions. If all you are gonna do is slob Gus' knob, then why have a board to discuss AU football?
Go back over the the nation, they love goody goodness.
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Then don't join in any analytical discussions. If all you are gonna do is slob Gus' knob, then why have a board to discuss AU football?
Go back over the the nation, they love goody goodness.
I think there is about to be a spike in warn meters.
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I think I 'll drop to my knees. Seeing as how you have coached Auburn 0 times and Gus took us to the NC twice with his coaching. but that's just me, what do I know?
;)
You're a big stupid head.
So hard to say. When you have a back up QB that could/would start for anybody in the country and not just be good enough to start....but kick a$$, it's natural to want to see what he could do. I'd like to get him a series or two just to keep him sharp while the game is in doubt. I know you don't mess with the flow of the game just to get a guy some PT. Just wish there was a way. Really looking forward to see him take over next year. Oh and don't forget Sean White next year either. Think Aaron Murray clone. Boy throws a purty pass.
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Then don't join in any analytical discussions. If all you are gonna do is slob Gus' knob, then why have a board to discuss AU football?
Go back over the the nation, they love goody goodness.
I never said we couldn't discuss, I'm just siding with the guy that gets us to the promised land.
You only gave me 2 options.
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In all seriousness I actually think we should have started Jeremy in the second half. I also would have liked to see Babar and Roc tote the ball more.
Like another great mind on this board, I am slightly concerned about our lack of production on 1st down. 2 yards on first isn't helping us much. We seemed to ride CAP a lot (which is fine he did well) but we do have 3 other backs. $2 to AUJarhead
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In all seriousness I actually think we should have started Jeremy in the second half. I also would have liked to see Babar and Roc tote the ball more.
Like another great mind on this board, I am slightly concerned about our lack of production on 1st down. 2 yards on first isn't helping us much. We seemed to ride CAP a lot (which is fine he did well) but we do have 3 other backs. $2 to AUJarhead
Isn't there a children's book about an elephant named Babar?
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In all seriousness I actually think we should have started Jeremy in the second half. I also would have liked to see Babar and Roc tote the ball more.
Like another great mind on this board, I am slightly concerned about our lack of production on 1st down. 2 yards on first isn't helping us much. We seemed to ride CAP a lot (which is fine he did well) but we do have 3 other backs. $2 to AUJarhead
Is that Babar with two B's?
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Isn't there a children's book about an elephant named Babar?
I don't know, I don't have any.
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Is that Babar with two B's?
One B-A-B-A-R
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One B-A-B-A-R
That's two b's.
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It's not uncommon to want to see the back up qb. Especially if you likely have the best back up qb in the nation. Here is my thing on the idea of putting JJ in to loosen up the d, since they like to stack it with Nick in. Sounds like a great theory and it may work. But, just because JJ is inserted doesn't mean that we will throw at will. They will make adjustments and then make us run the ball. That's the great thing about the zone read and having a triple threat. With JJ, we still have a triple threat but his forte is obviously throwing--at least we think.
Can it hurt? Well, yeah it can hurt in a big game. Mess with our mojo. Upset our flow. Dance with who brung us and have him ready for times when Nick just can't get it done for whatever reason.
Would def have loved to see JJ get the series that we scored our last TD. I wonder why we didn't see him but I'm sure there is a legit reason.
It makes for good fodder but I'll stick with one of the best offensive minds in the game to make the decision. Even though I have, by far, the best football mind on here, I'm not worthy.
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I said it a hunnert times, if Nick runs, we win. He still missed two reads the first series after the half. Handed the ball off twice into a hoard when he could have kept it and made out like a bandit. I'm beginning to thin that he is being told NOT to run it as much in certain situations. Like when we are up 31-7. But that first possession after the half could have put the last nail in early.
You fucking think???
If this game didn't show you guys what I have been saying the past couple of weeks nothing will...
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Then don't join in any analytical discussions. If all you are gonna do is slob Gus' knob, then why have a board to discuss AU football?
Go back over the the nation, they love goody goodness.
The Nation tries to sell you a shit pie as chocolate.
What we have is already chocolate. And were just stating as much. Its not like were trying to sell a 7 win team as a NC contender.
The man is 17-2 as our HC (in the mighty West), :13 from a natty the first year and was unstoppable as an OC in 2010 with the right players. Give the guy some credit. We have no idea what he is thinking. Maybe he is planning on using JJ some. Maybe he likes when NM gets in a rhythm and doesnt wanna screw with the mojo, or knows NM is improving in practice and the passing is and will continue to get better and has confidence. Maybe he knows if NM runs it too much this early he is gonna get mauled before the end of the season (bad memories from Aggy 2013)....Who knows.
I just know from the last 2-3 games to this one Saturday, we looked leaps and bounds better. The season is 12 games...no need in blowing our load early or acting like one week is the end all be all. Just chugging along, keep getting better.
If we were getting blown out and Gus had an average track record, I'd be there with you. But seriously 40+ per game, giving up 12 per game. 17-2. The man has SEC and NC Rings. I'm not going to question the dude at this point.
Your contribution thus far has been "Marshall aint cuttin it! Put JJ In. Gus doesn't know what he is doing with the QBs."
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1. Correct. JJ is gonna have a lot of time in the sun....this year ain't it though.
2. Agreed
3. He may jump like Woody Harrelson but he smacks mother fuckers around like Woody Hayes.
4. Any time is a great time to love AU football
5. As difficult as our schedule looks after looking at it this morning, it is not nearly as daunting after seeing everyone else play this weekend. We can completely run the table. Not sure we will but we CERTAINLY can.
6.They molest collies.
7. The annulment will have to happen in one of those states that recognize that type of relationship. I would suspect the weekend of November 1st since that is their bi week.
Any time is Tiger Time
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Beating the everloving fuck out of LSU 41-7, something we haven't done since the 90's, is good enough for me to not question Gus at all with what we're doing with our quarterbacks.
We've got a Heisman contender, maybe even frontrunner. No need to muddle the water with Johnson against quality opponents just cuz.
Us having the best backup QB in the country means that next year is going to be awesome. It means we don't have to worry too much about Nick getting hurt. It does not mean there is a QB controversy.
Drawing up a few packages here and there to mix things up if we're down, or maybe even if it's just close? I'm not violently opposed to that, but I'll defer to Gus and his opinion on how that would interfere or contribute to the flow of the offense.
As the cliche goes, when you have two quarterbacks, you actually have none.
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I don't know, I don't have any.
Children?
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You know, this conversation about NM and JJ has me grinning. I can't ever remember when Auburn was sitting so pretty at the QB position. I mean, here we are going back and forth about the starting QB which is a Heisman candidate and the backup QB who would be starting on any other team. That is the shiznit!
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That's two b's.
Yeah but not right next to each other, that's what I thought you meant.
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You know, this conversation about NM and JJ has me grinning. I can't ever remember when Auburn was sitting so pretty at the QB position. I mean, here we are going back and forth about the starting QB which is a Heisman candidate and the backup QB who would be starting on any other team. That is the shiznit!
You are correct....These are good times we're livin' bro.
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Children?
No...elephant books.
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You know, this conversation about NM and JJ has me grinning. I can't ever remember when Auburn was sitting so pretty at the QB position. I mean, here we are going back and forth about the starting QB which is a Heisman candidate and the backup QB who would be starting on any other team. That is the shiznit!
(http://capstonereport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Clint-Moseley.jpg)
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Fetal Fatale
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You are correct....These are good times we're livin' bro.
Yes...some should enjoy it more.
Trust in Gus.
Gus Bus
One game at a time
110%
Need to execute
Outscore the other guy
Hobby Lobby
Chick Fil A
Obama's Fault
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You are correct....These are good times we're livin' bro.
If only we had face touching technology.
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Yes...some should enjoy it more.
Trust in Gus.
Gus Bus
One game at a time
110%
Need to execute
Outscore the other guy
Hobby Lobby
Chick Fil A
Obama's Fault
Benghazi even.
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(http://capstonereport.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Clint-Moseley.jpg)
Clint shouldn't be so sad. He helped Auburn land Sammie. Besides, he could hold a clip board like no other.
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If only we had face touching technology.
I hear that will be in the next xbox update.
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I hear that will be in the next xbox update.
On the Android version, you will be able to have virus swapping capabilities.
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Clint shouldn't be so sad. He helped Auburn land Sammie. Besides, he could hold a clip board like no other.
Holy crap... I just noticed.
Separated at birth?
(http://www.tigersx.com/images/djsimp.jpg)
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Holy crap... I just noticed.
Separated at birth?
(http://www.tigersx.com/images/djsimp.jpg)
Fuck me. You owe me a new monitor damn it.
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Holy crap... I just noticed.
Separated at birth?
(http://www.tigersx.com/images/djsimp.jpg)
Dude looks smart. He must workout.
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Miss. State is the TOUGHEST team on the schedule, NOT THE MOST TALENTED... TAMU, Ole Piss, Turds all have more stars, more overall athleticism. But now is the perfect time for both teams to meet, as healthy and at full strength as either will be. Gus knows it too, And we will be ready.
djsimp was right-a slobberknocker it will be.
The Prowler and myself thought preseason that this would be our trap game but instead this is the headliner of the year.
Coates can jump as well as Duke...he just has a bad wheel. Haven't seen our guys overextending, parallel and laying out for passes much. Probably just as well as long as we are ahead on the scoreboard.
J.J. could finish this, but he is the future which is very bright indeed.
Right now, Nick is the game changer, the biggest threat on any field he steps on... the guy who will win the game.
Gus KNOWS this.
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Your contribution thus far has been "Marshall aint cuttin it! Put JJ In. Gus doesn't know what he is doing with the QBs."
You are a complete dumbass if that is what you read!
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You are a complete dumbass if that is what you read!
And you are a complete dumbass if you try to say you meant anything other than that. Try enjoying the season a little more instead of second guessing it all. Old fart.
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Dude looks smart. He must workout.
Yes, but notice how sad he looks. Its almost like he just found out his girl is pregnant again.
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A point of clarification regarding number 4. All of my colleagues points are correct and well taken. My reasoning for specifically calling this period on the Gus Bus specifically a "great time" maybe even likened to the "age of enlightenment"--is that I can remember being picked on and made fun of for wearing my Auburn football belt during the Doug Barfield era by a group of boys who would today be classified as Updykes.
They put a dent in my Speed Buggy lunch box.
Although I was much more athletic, cool and better looking than any one individual in the group, they had me far outnumbered.
It was just harder being an AU man in the mid to late 70's and I think it helps me appreciate today more. I can remember having a difficult time getting enough players on the Auburn side of an Auburn and Alabama football game on the playground. And it was tackle back in those days.
You are my long lost brother. I dealt with all the same.
My lunchbox was planet of the apes. Or batman. Depending on the year.
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And you are a complete dumbass if you try to say you meant anything other than that. Try enjoying the season a little more instead of second guessing it all. Old fart.
Bullshit. RIF dude.
The only thing I was doing was discussing what could use a little work and how I(and others) would like to see JJ a bit more. I never said start JJ or sit NM because he sucks.
You are the one who had nothing to add to the conversation so you started acting like the old WT. "Just one game at a time". "I defer to the great and powerful OZ." "Ain't nary one of you done brougth us a nashnill champeenship so don't quershin Gus." That was your bullshit.
The rest of us are discussing what we saw on the field and some of the things we would like to see.
The BARN called. They miss you!
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You are my long lost brother. I dealt with all the same.
My lunchbox was planet of the apes. Or batman. Depending on the year.
I took your lunch money, bitch.
Back on NM and JJ. I admit, I was far less than confident in Marshall after last week. His decision making, both running and throwing, looked worse to me than at any time last year. I had no warm and fuzzies any time he dropped back to pass. And yes, I thought he looked a shit ton better Saturday in both departments. Obviously he did. He's never going to be pinpoint accurate with his throws. It is what it is. Apparently, you can just put him in the category of ultimate playmaker. He just gets it done.
One thing I saw Saturday on a couple of occasions was him running the same play they scored against Bama on in the 4th. He faked the handoff and took off around the left side. You could tell each time he was looking to see if the corner came off his man to help in run support like the Bama corner did. LSU had that scouted as best they could as they stayed with the receiver. It was an easy first down for NM but that's a threat teams have to be aware of.
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The argument about QBs is different on this level. Sean White might be the most studious and most accurate passer we've never seen. And Jeremy Johnson looks like the best version of Jason Campbell, the complete package. But Nick Marshall right now gives this particular Auburn team its best shot to win it all.
It doesn't mean the others can't.
Hell we might could get it done with Jonathan Wallace if we had to in a pinch.
Nick is not an NFL prototype. He cannot make all of the required throws-we know this!
But if your team is more geared toward the run ie. West Virginia from several years ago, you stick with Pat White right? YES...even if you have Dan Fucking Marino holding a clipboard!
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Bullshit. RIF dude.
The only thing I was doing was discussing what could use a little work and how I(and others) would like to see JJ a bit more. I never said start JJ or sit NM because he sucks.
You are the one who had nothing to add to the conversation so you started acting like the old WT. "Just one game at a time". "I defer to the great and powerful OZ." "Ain't nary one of you done brougth us a nashnill champeenship so don't quershin Gus." That was your bullshit.
The rest of us are discussing what we saw on the field and some of the things we would like to see.
The BARN called. They miss you!
Rest In Feces?
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I think we should have an indian leg rasslin match and settle this thing once and for all.
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I took your lunch money, bitch.
Back on NM and JJ. I admit, I was far less than confident in Marshall after last week. His decision making, both running and throwing, looked worse to me than at any time last year. I had no warm and fuzzies any time he dropped back to pass. And yes, I thought he looked a shit ton better Saturday in both departments. Obviously he did. He's never going to be pinpoint accurate with his throws. It is what it is. Apparently, you can just put him in the category of ultimate playmaker. He just gets it done.
One thing I saw Saturday on a couple of occasions was him running the same play they scored against Bama on in the 4th. He faked the handoff and took off around the left side. You could tell each time he was looking to see if the corner came off his man to help in run support like the Bama corner did. LSU had that scouted as best they could as they stayed with the receiver. It was an easy first down for NM but that's a threat teams have to be aware of.
Have you seen him run that this year before the LSU game?
Exactly.
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Have you seen him run that this year before the LSU game?
Exactly.
What are you trying to say?
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What are you trying to say?
That Gus is a sand bagging mother fucker...
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Have you seen him run that this year before the LSU game?
Exactly.
You make a valid point, senator. So, are you alluding to a scenario in which AU wasn't running the entire playbook in games, until we get into the meat of the schedule? Do you really think that we would limit ourselves in games unless/until we actually NEEDED to run the third option?
Surely, that's preposterous.
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You make a valid point, senator. So, are you alluding to a scenario in which AU wasn't running the entire playbook in games, until we get into the meat of the schedule? Do you really think that we would limit ourselves in games unless/until we actually NEEDED to run the third option?
Surely, that's preposterous.
That is what I was alluding to the first possession of the 2nd half. If you know all you are going to do is hand off, let JJ do it and see how the defense reacts. Especially up 31-7. Three and out with NM is still three and out with JJ.
Many people have alluded to the 3rd quarter blues we seem to have. Is it a coaching decision, or a player issue?
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You make a valid point, senator. So, are you alluding to a scenario in which AU wasn't running the entire playbook in games, until we get into the meat of the schedule? Do you really think that we would limit ourselves in games unless/until we actually NEEDED to run the third option?
Surely, that's preposterous.
Preposterous my eye,
This ain't the way we did it in the old days. :rolleyes:
I mentioned earlier that our receivers don't lay out for passes. But then you hardly see backs still churning their legs with three guys riding him down either...unlike throwback Trey Mason. We see more fleeing to the sidelines- OMAC. We have specialty rushers that aren't true ends- Ford, and guys taking plays off especially when they are aware that the play really doesn't include them.
Okay, Nick hasn't got to go all out every play, especially when the execution is lacking or the play is being snuffed out successfully. He will often slide, head for the boundary, nix the next option or just get what is there as opposed to last season where he wasn't quite as savvy about those things pointing to the ankle injury that kept him out a couple of games. In his case and for preservation sake I think this has has been stressed by the coaches.
It's quite another thing to tell a guy to put more air under a ball or to feather a ball into the corner in a split second when he never had that teaching throughout high school. He only had to spin it on the go and run by everybody- which he did.
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That is what I was alluding to the first possession of the 2nd half. If you know all you are going to do is hand off, let JJ do it and see how the defense reacts. Especially up 31-7. Three and out with NM is still three and out with JJ.
Many people have alluded to the 3rd quarter blues we seem to have. Is it a coaching decision, or a player issue?
IMO, we roll the dice anytime Nick leaves the game because the next play is always the one that lights the scoreboard. I don't mind Johnson coming in for a set script that everyone knows... but I also think using the same script is why we suck so badly in the third quarter. It doesn't go one play to the next but is adjusted to skip ahead or fall back from the script according to down and distance. I can't prove it though and seldom watch replays. All teams do it but in our case I think it makes us look predictable and occasionally, inept. And that's why I think now and then we see a play that makes us wonder what is he thinking? Wrong call, formation, script out of sync, execution or whatever...hard to say. We just say it's Gus and know (actually we don't know) that he has called failing plays to set up a kill shot.
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IMO, we roll the dice anytime Nick leaves the game because the next play is always the one that lights the scoreboard. I don't mind Johnson coming in for a set script that everyone knows... but I also think using the same script is why we suck so badly in the third quarter. It doesn't go one play to the next but is adjusted to skip ahead or fall back from the script according to down and distance. I can't prove it though and seldom watch replays. All teams do it but in our case I think it makes us look predictable and occasionally, inept. And that's why I think now and then we see a play that makes us wonder what is he thinking? Wrong call, formation, script out of sync, execution or whatever...hard to say. We just say it's Gus and know (actually we don't know) that he has called failing plays to set up a kill shot.
Which brings up the "after a big first down" play...fake that sucker and go long every now and then.
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That Gus is a sand bagging mother fucker...
Yep
Method to the madness. Let the man work.
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Which brings up the "after a big first down" play...fake that sucker and go long every now and then.
One back seat driving, hindsighting mf'er you are. :facepalm:
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One back seat driving, hindsighting mf'er you are. :facepalm:
Hmm. Some "sitting around in bliss not noticing shit" SOB are you.
Every time we get a big play for a first down, what is the next play? Every time?
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
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Little Timmy could strike out all year and get up to bat the last game. "Come on Timmy, pick you one out!" Ball One!.....Ball two....Ball Three....Whap! Timmy hit a homerun!
First time ever in practice or a game he's ever hit the ball and there will be some non athletic mofo in the stands talking about, "He shouldn't have swung at a 3-0 pitch."
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Little Timmy could strike out all year and get up to bat the last game. "Come on Timmy, pick you one out!" Ball One!.....Ball two....Ball Three....Whap! Timmy hit a homerun!
First time ever in practice or a game he's ever hit the ball and there will be some non athletic mofo in the stands talking about, "He shouldn't have swung at a 3-0 pitch."
If you coached little Timmy right, he would be swinging at hittable balls and letting the non-hittable ones go by.
Shitty comparison!
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If you coached little Timmy right, he would be swinging at hittable balls and letting the non-hittable ones go by.
Shitty comparison!
No, he was talking about his son, Timmy. He really sucked this year and finally got lucky on one.
TIMMAY
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No, he was talking about his son, Timmy. He really sucked this year and finally got lucky on one.
TIMMAY
Timmy talks a lot of shit since then. He's has that hitters swag now. It did the boy good.
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Hmm. Some "sitting around in bliss not noticing shit" SOB are you.
Every time we get a big play for a first down, what is the next play? Every time?
Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
FIRE JAY JACOBS!
HE HIRED THAT LOSER GUS MALZAHN, WHEN CCTAU FROM TIGERSX DOT COM WAS AVAILABLE!!!
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If you coached little Timmy right, he would be swinging at hittable balls and letting the non-hittable ones go by.
Shitty comparison!
Wow...even hind sighting at the little league level. AT least you are consistent.
Sorry dude, but thats what UGA Fans do. Always have always will. Just look to how ridiculous they sound when they blame Bobo for all their problems when they score 30+ a game under him.
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FIRE JAY JACOBS!
HE HIRED THAT LOSER GUS MALZAHN, WHEN CCTAU FROM TIGERSX DOT COM WAS AVAILABLE!!!
17-2...17 and fucking 2.
BCSCG in first year after a cluster fuck the year before. You will have to forgive me if I don't question the guy too too much. Most of our fans just ask to be highly competitive, not perfect. And thats just what he has given us.
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17-2...17 and fucking 2.
BCSCG in first year after a cluster fuck the year before. You will have to forgive me if I don't question the guy too too much. Most of our fans just ask to be highly competitive, not perfect. And thats just what he has given us.
They miss you here (http://www.aufamily.com/forums/ (http://www.aufamily.com/forums/)), Captain Sunshine....
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They miss you here (http://www.aufamily.com/forums/ (http://www.aufamily.com/forums/)), Captain Sunshine....
Remember the end of the Tot years. The Tubs years with the lovely Ark blowouts. End of Chiz. And thats just recent stuff. Kaos has some awfully fond memories of Doug Barfield and a decade of getting dominated by Bammer.
We have it great right now. Thats all Imma saying brother. Enjoy it.
Ive always been critical of Tubs. Still am. All I saw was mediocrity in him. And incompetence in Chizik (without Gus). Getting blown out by teams no more talented than us. It sucked. Gus knows what the F he is doing. Is he perfect? No. But he's damn good.
Never posted there man. Not the sunshine fest I came from.
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Not trying to be critical. Just pointing out things I'd like to see. There are a lot of us that are enjoying the season but also like to analyze what's happening.
We have been able to overcome so far, but as we move along, it would be nice to see steady progress in specific areas and get JJ some meaningful reps. I'm not sure NM makes it the whole season. And I like the difference that JJ brings.
Also I am still shy from our past defenses. This one is looking good, but I'm still in the we need 60 points just to be sure.
So as I, and others, hold our breath and discuss what we would like to see more of, don't go all Gus slurping and sunshine pumping on us. We ain't calling for the QB or coach's heads. Jut want to see progress in the areas that have been issues for us in the past!
Now go pet a fluffy cat or something.
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Now go pet a fluffy cat or something.
I think most of them are shaved these days.
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I think most of them are shaved these days.
New age girls....like Mary Moon.
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New age girls....like Mary Moon.
No those are hippies....They have more than you want....They don't eat meat but they sho like da bone.
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No those are hippies....They have more than you want....They don't eat meat but they sho like da bone.
She's a vegetarian.....
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She's a vegetarian.....
RRRRRRRAAH
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I think most of them are shaved these days.
Give him a break. It's been a while since he's seen one.
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We only get the ball for so many possessions.
We are depending on the big play rather than just taking some shots down the field.
The offense lacks the flow it had last season.
Having Duke Williams makes up for some of it because defense's have to respect him, and now a healthy Sammy Coates makes us that much better when we connect.
The defense misses a couple of tackles on the sidelines and gets burned deep twice or so every game but it is so much better overall. That makes up for some of the sputtering by the offense too.
We are due for a few one possession games, perhaps decided by a FG so hang onto your hats.
Starkvegas just shapes up that way.
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A couple factoids I have amassed from Twitter recently.
@jkringer
In two SEC games Auburn's defense has faced 24 3rd downs. The other team has converted only twice.
@EWall14
Fun fact: Auburn opponents have not converted on 18 consecutive third-down attempts.
@CollegeGameDay
In his 2nd year at Auburn, Nick Marshall cut his INT rate & sack % in half since last year
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzYAZRgCIAEbGXA.jpg:large)
We're better than last year in just about every measurable aspect of the game.
Not saying we're bulletproof. But this is shaping up to be a better team all-around than 2013, 2010, and even 2004 if the trends continue.
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A couple factoids I have amassed from Twitter recently.
We're better than last year in just about every measurable aspect of the game.
Not saying we're bulletproof. But this is shaping up to be a better team all-around than 2013, 2010, and even 2004 if the trends continue.
All of this is pertinent and you did a good job of researching this, at the same time, the fact remains that you are gay.
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All of this is pertinent and you did a good job of researching this, at the same time, the fact remains that you are gay.
Not getting old at all. I <3 dick. Get over it.
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A couple factoids I have amassed from Twitter recently.
We're better than last year in just about every measurable aspect of the game.
Not saying we're bulletproof. But this is shaping up to be a better team all-around than 2013, 2010, and even 2004 if the trends continue.
That third down stat is nuts. Don't expect it to hold up this weekend, but a strong showing thus far from an unheralded (and often castigated) group.
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Not getting old at all. I <3 dick. Get over it.
Have you overcome the racism? I thought gay-racist was your current self-identified demographic.
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Have you overcome the racism? I thought gay-racist was your current self-identified demographic.
Nope. Still me.
Thinking of changing my avatar.
(http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2013/11/13/confederateflag.jpg)
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Nope. Still me.
Thinking of changing my avatar.
(http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/images/blog_posts/Jonathan%20Higbee/2013/11/13/confederateflag.jpg)
Gawd.
The cognitive dissonance might kill some bammers. Can you register at BamaMag with that thing?
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We only get the ball for so many possessions.
We are depending on the big play rather than just taking some shots down the field.
The offense lacks the flow it had last season.
Having Duke Williams makes up for some of it because defense's have to respect him, and now a healthy Sammy Coates makes us that much better when we connect.
The defense misses a couple of tackles on the sidelines and gets burned deep twice or so every game but it is so much better overall. That makes up for some of the sputtering by the offense too.
We are due for a few one possession games, perhaps decided by a FG so hang onto your hats.
Starkvegas just shapes up that way.
Just trust in Gus bro. Jesus does!
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Gawd.
The cognitive dissonance might kill some bammers. Can you register at BamaMag with that thing?
Do it.
That would be glorious.