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Pat Dye Field => Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum => Topic started by: War Eagle!!! on April 25, 2014, 02:21:33 PM
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the best hire in the history of hires...
AUBURN | Conditioning hasn't always been an emphasis for guard Malcolm Canada and he paid the price during a recent practice.
"The first day we got back and had to run, yeah, I puked," Canada said Thursday inside the Tigers' practice gym. "It was right on this court. I did make it to the trash can, so that's good. I probably learned more from that happening than anything Coach Pearl could have told me at that point. I've got to be better."
Bruce Pearl's first month on the job hasn't been easy for players working behind the scenes to make his first Auburn team a success. The new coach is all smiles during his frequent barnstorming tours aimed at stoking enthusiasm for this dispirited program and, players say, he's equally chatty when discussing basketball matters behind closed doors.
Still, that doesn't mean Pearl's directives are easy.
He has required players to rise early on Mondays and Fridays for conditioning and agility workouts on the football practice fields. The first drill begins at 6 o'clock sharp.
He also isn't a big believer in inactivity, even for a short time. Drills on the court are jammed densely into 45-minute practice sessions and circuits in the weight room have been expedited as well.
"It took a little while for us to get used to what Coach Pearl expects from us," point guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen said. "The football field was a big one. We hadn't been doing that before. We hadn't been working out at 6 a.m. before. It's a shock in the beginning, but we know it's going to take hard work to get to where (Pearl) thinks we can be next season. We all want to get there. We have to pay the price now."
Sacrifices are easier to manage when players feel accountable.
Pearl has worked hard to make that happen. The new coaching staff provides frequent updates to each player regarding his development on the court and how his skills best fit into the Tigers' new system.
"We didn't necessarily hear much of that before," Canada said.
Another important difference is how much information the coaching staff provides current players about the next generation. Each prospect who is brought on campus for an official visit is identified to the team prior to the tour and discussed at length after he heads home.
Pearl allows the team to provide honest feedback.
"When he came to us with that the first time, we were all like: Wow, this is different," Canada said. "If he's making a decision that affects the team at all, he talks with us before he makes it. When we talk amongst ourselves, we're always talking about how it's great to be included now. He has said: 'If (a prospect) doesn't fit with y'all, he isn't coming here.' That means a lot."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38L32SvD2k0#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38L32SvD2k0#ws)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esCr23R4nJI#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esCr23R4nJI#ws)
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To me, the biggest plus of getting Chuck back to Auburn is that maybe he can slip into the head job after Bruce bails next season. Unless he flunks out of school, of course.
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(http://awesomegifs.com/wp-content/uploads/im-so-giddy-i-cant-contain-myself.gif)
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HUNH basketball and foosball...I love it
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Bruce Pearl meeting students in Auburn in the library to get shelter from the bad weather...AT MIDNIGHT...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BmXZfItIgAAJCzH.jpg:large)
Awesome...
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Damn this is gonna be a fun time for basketball. I wish I was gonna be there.
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Damn this is gonna be a fun time for basketball. I wish I was gonna be there.
You could try out for the team. And probably make it.
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You could try out for the team. And probably make it.
Doubtful. The work ethic just isn't there and his percentage from behind the arc has dropped below 20%
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Doubtful. The work ethic just isn't there and his percentage from behind the arc has dropped below 20%
There's nothing wrong with Uncle Sani's skillz from behind... oh, wait.
NM
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Doubtful. The work ethic just isn't there and his percentage from behind the arc has dropped below 20%
He shouldn't take threes - his signature basketball move is dropping dueces
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He shouldn't take threes - his signature basketball move is dropping dueces
Hard to argue with past success but I think I'm gonna have to have more game in the show.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSOYprFEC98#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSOYprFEC98#ws)
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The Bruce is Loose.
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The Bruce is Loose.
I am sensing that we are about to be whipping some azz in that quaint little arena located at Durham.
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I am sensing that we are about to be whipping some azz in that quaint little arena located at Durham.
Hey, hey hey.....Let's not get all delusional now.
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I am sensing that we are about to be whipping some azz in that quaint little arena located at Durham.
Only seems fitting to stir the Dookie collards.
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If Calipari bolts for the Lakers, we may become the top program in the SEC.
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I have never been this excited about Auburn football and Auburn basketball simultaneously in my life. Maybe even each individually, including football.
These are great times in Auburn fandom.
I hope Pearl eradicates that bullshit of people being Auburn football fans but UNC/Duke basketball fans. You know, those sidewalk assholes THAT CARE about some random college team they have no affiliation with.
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Pearl wears Coach K Underoos.
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Pearl wears Coach K Underoos.
Do not talk smack about Coach Pearl. He is my boy. Please stay on topic.
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Do not talk smack about Coach Pearl. He is my boy. Please stay on topic.
I'll smack you.
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I'll smack you.
You are gonna be SO marginalized by January. Even more than the testicular comparison.
I <3 me some Pearl. And not just the necklace.
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ATLANTA, Ga. | New Auburn head men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl wanted to step up the Tigers' non-conference schedule next season.
Pearl told reporters at the Tiger Trek stop in Atlanta on Tuesday night that Auburn will play a road game at Colorado and a road game against a top-25 opponent that will be televised on ESPN's Top-Off Marathon on November 14, the opening night of college basketball.
"It might interest you to know that we'll be playing at Colorado," Pearl said on Tuesday. "They're going to be pretty good."
Colorado is projected to start the season in the top-25.
Kentucky and Florida are also slated to play on ESPN's Tip-Off Marathon next fall. The exposure Auburn basketball will gain will be significant.
"It's our anticipation that we will play on the SEC Network, on the first night of college basketball, on the 14th. It's our anticipation that we will play in ESPN's 24 hours of college basketball, and of course, that'll be on the road against a top-25 opponent," said Pearl.
Pearl anticipates six to eight non-conference opponents to be on Auburn's schedule next season. He hopes half of those are at home. Bringing big games to Auburn Arena is a priority, but the task isn't an easy one at the moment.
"I'd like to bring at least one top-25 team to play us at home," Pearl said. "It's hard to get people to start the series at home. They're all willing to go on the road first, but there's a chance we can get a game."
As Auburn's basketball brand strengthens, scheduling will become easier. Pearl stresses that having students out of school from mid-December until into January doesn't aid their efforts in landing top-flight competition with the prospects of a less-than-full Arena a strong reality.
But Pearl is remaining optimistic.
"They're not afraid to play us," Pearl said. "They're interested in playing Auburn, in the SEC, because they think they've got a chance to beat us right now."
Last season, Auburn played three notable non-conference games against Illinois, Iowa State and Clemson. Illinois was a neutral site game, Iowa State on the road and Clemson at home.
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Another example anyone? Sure thing...
DESTIN, Florida - It's not unusual for a new coach who's on the scene because the old coach failed to do everything he can to bring a splintered program back together.
One of the standard moves in that regard is the athletic equivalent of a family reunion: A letterman's weekend.
Bruce Pearl and Auburn basketball are putting one of those together for the weekend of June 27, but they're taking it an extra step. Pearl isn't just inviting all former players to come back to campus.
He's inviting former coaches, too. Head coaches and assistants. One example: Cliff Ellis, who was let go by Auburn after the 2004 season but still has fond memories of his time on the Plains, is trying to work it into his schedule in his current job as the Coastal Carolina coach.
"We've got to heal," Pearl said Tuesday at the SEC spring meeting. "We've been through too many coaches and too many staffs, and so the way to do that is you invite the managers back, you invite the assistant coaches back, the guys that care about Auburn basketball. It is the Auburn family, but the family's been broken up so much that it's not healthy.
"We'll invite 'em back and some will come, and we'll keep inviting them back and then I've got to do something. I've got to do something that they can be proud of."
That small twist is just another sign that Pearl gets it when it comes to rebuilding a program. He offered one more example as he compared and contrasted his arrivals at Auburn this year and at Tennessee in 2005.
In Knoxville, he said, one of his initial goals was to earn the respect of UT football coach Phillip Fulmer and women's basketball coach Pat Summitt.
"That was big for me coming from Wisconsin-Milwaukee," Pearl said. "These two are at the absolute top of the profession, and I'm nobody from nowhere."
Some things haven't changed in his eyes.
"For me, it's the same thing with Gus (Malzahn)," Pearl said. "Right now, he's at the top of the game in football."
Wait. Malzahn has been a major college head coach for one year. It was a pretty spectacular debut, with a conference title and a near-miss in the national championship game, but Pearl has more SEC experience.
"I still feel that way," Pearl said. "One of the things I explained to Gus in meeting him was Gus doesn't know me. Is it safe for me to say that Gus is nobody from nowhere also, that he worked his way up through the high school ranks?
"We're going to go ahead and ride 17 NCAA Tournaments in 19 years (as a head coach), whatever the math says. We're going to go ahead and ride that, but I wanted him to know that I'm nobody from nowhere. Go to work every day with a chip on my shoulder and prove I still belong. I still feel like I've got something to prove."
Pearl and Malzahn have very different personalities. Pearl's the outgoing Pied Piper of hoops, and Malzahn's the more introverted professor emeritus of the hurry-up no-huddle, but both have managed to overcome their humble beginnings to win big in the SEC.
As Malzahn did after the former coordinator returned to the Plains as head coach, Pearl has captivated and energized the Auburn fan base before winning a single game.
"I think we'll complement one another," Pearl said. "We both want to be there."
If Malzahn's debut and Pearl's past are an omen of things to come, it may be some time before another coach has to arrange a family reunion to bring the Auburn family back together.
Right now, in both sports, that family's as together as it's been in a long, long time.
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Do the link. Watch the video.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/05/bruce_pearl_wants_sec_network.html (http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/05/bruce_pearl_wants_sec_network.html)
DESTIN, Florida -- Bruce Pearl has an idea on how he can elevate Auburn in the national spotlight, even if he has to poke fun at himself in the process.
The Auburn coach believes the SEC Network could help the Tigers as they attempt to rebuild a program that has not reached the NCAA Tournament in 10 years. Pearl, who is serving a show-cause penalty for lying to the NCAA, has an idea for a segment, too: a cookout at his home.
"Bring the SEC Network to my home and let see a barbecue, let them see what a barbecue looks like," Pearl said. "Let them see me cooking."
Pearl's idea elicited chuckles from reporters. The former Tennessee coach got in hot water when he invited recruit Aaron Craft to a barbecue at his home in 2010. Pearl lied about it to the NCAA, leading him down a path to a three-year show-cause penalty and the end of his tenure at Tennessee.
Pearl, however, was serious about the proposal.
"Got to make sure the guest list is what it needs to be," Pearl joked. "But don't you think the fans want to see that and understand so much of what we do is beyond just the basketball, it's about the books. Go in there and watch a coach do class checks or be in a study hall situation where there's some academic integrity. Those are the kind of things, those stories can be told."
Pearl will be allowed to evaluate players and recruit when his three-year NCAA penalty ends Aug. 24.
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Do the link. Watch the video.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/05/bruce_pearl_wants_sec_network.html (http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/05/bruce_pearl_wants_sec_network.html)
I only have one question....When he BBQ's is it kosher?
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That's why we care.
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More importantly, will Hugh Nall be there?
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http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/11149088/auburn-tigers-coach-bruce-pearl-says-saved-voicemail-charles-barkley-seven-years (http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/11149088/auburn-tigers-coach-bruce-pearl-says-saved-voicemail-charles-barkley-seven-years)
Bruce Pearl's got mail -- voice mail, that is.
The Auburn coach revealed Friday at the school's annual Basketball Letterman Reunion that Charles Barkley left him a voice mail seven years ago that Pearl has saved ever since.
"Don't get me emotional about this, but the truth of the matter is he called our basketball office one day," said Pearl, who was head coach at Tennessee at the time. "He says, 'Coach Pearl, this is Charles Barkley, you do not need to call me back. I've just been watching your teams play and I love the way you coach and I love the way your teams play.' "
Barkley, who starred at Auburn and also attended Friday's event, confirmed the call.
"I left him a message X amount of years ago that said, 'Hey, man I don't know you, but I like the way you coach, I like your teams and continued success,' " Barkley said.
"I just liked the way his team competed."
The encouragement meant so much to Pearl that he saved the message.
"I have it on an old cellphone," Pearl said. "Believe me, there are times when we get down on ourselves and lose confidence in what we do and I've listened to that message a time or two. I had never met him, I didn't call him back because he said don't call me back, but I kept that message. I absolutely still have it today."
Barkley said he calls coaches from time to time to compliment their success and considers it a funny coincidence that Pearl ended up at his alma mater. Pearl was hired by Auburn in March.
"Teams always take up the personality of coaches and you can tell he's a very competitive guy," Barkley said. "I'm excited."
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I'll just leave this here.
http://www.answers.com/article/1196877/10-most-classless-college-basketball-coaches?param4=fb-us-de-sports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=ssde-all#slide=1 (http://www.answers.com/article/1196877/10-most-classless-college-basketball-coaches?param4=fb-us-de-sports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=ssde-all#slide=1)
He's got some work to do to get to the top.
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So he's in the top three and the two guys above him are Calipari and Pitino, both of whom have been involved in the last four final fours.
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So he's in the top three and the two guys above him are Calipari and Pitino, both of whom have been involved in the last four final fours.
I think he's a guy that can get the most out of grinders. We have a prolific scorer ready to go and a couple of serviceable point guards and possible Harrell when we want to go small but we need a bad-assed power forward and any help inside at center to cause problems or a bookend at the small forward to round out the line-up.
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http://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/index.ssf/2014/08/auburns_trip_to_colorado_sched.html#incart_river (http://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/index.ssf/2014/08/auburns_trip_to_colorado_sched.html#incart_river)
Auburn's trip to Colorado scheduled for late-night tip time on ESPN2
Bruce Pearl's staff at Auburn has been hitting the recruiting trail with force as of late.
on August 04, 2014 at 1:44 PM
AUBURN, Alabama -- Auburn will not wear pajamas, even if a midnight tip-off against Colorado is on the docket this upcoming season.
Auburn announced Monday its trip to Colorado on Nov. 18 will tip at midnight CT. The game will be televised on ESPN2 as part of ESPN's 24-hour marathon of college basketball, which is slated to begin Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. CT.
ESPN asked coach Bruce Pearl, one of the network's former employees, about playing the game and being part of the all-day event.
Auburn is expected to open the season against four straight NCAA Tournament participants from last spring.
But why the decision to play in the early morning hours of Nov. 18? Pearl said he wants to push Auburn on the national scene whenever possible.
"There could be times when we're playing in the SEC Tournament when we'll have a really late game, or we could be playing in the NCAA Tournament and the game could be a little later. I think it gets you prepared," Pearl said, according to Auburn.
Auburn opens the season against Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Auburn Arena on Nov. 14. The Tigers' full schedule is expected to be released within the next two weeks.
Below is a list of non-conference games AL.com has been able to confirm:
2014-15 non-conference schedule
Nov. 14: Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Nov. 18: at Colorado, Midnight
Nov. 21: Louisiana Lafayette
Nov. 24/26: Two games vs. Oklahoma State, Oregon State or Tulsa
TBA: Texas Southern
Dec. 3: at Texas Tech
Dec. 5: Coastal Carolina
Dec. 14: at Clemson
Dec. 20: Xavier
Dec. 29: Middle Tennessee
Jan. 3: vs. TBA (possible D-II)
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I like it. I am actually excited about Auburn basketball this year. Haven't been able to say that with a straight face in at least 10 years now.
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I like it. I am actually excited about Auburn basketball this year. Haven't been able to say that with a straight face in at least 10 years now.
You were so on the Barbee bus
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Definitely looking forward to this BB season thanks to Pearl.
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Definitely looking forward to this BB season thanks to Pearl.
Has Jumbo seen your dog yet?
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Has Jumbo seen your dog yet?
He gots to be Incognitoed!
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Definitely looking forward to this BB season thanks to Pearl.
Welcome.
Insightful first post that has me on my seat wanting to read more from you!
But for real...welcome...post often...
Unless you don't...
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Has Jumbo seen your dog yet?
I just got a dog and I don't think he is gonna roll that way but Tons of Fun is welcome to try.
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Thanks.
I'm a long time AU BB fan and AU graduate who remembers going to see the Tigers when Sonny Smith was still coach. I haven't liked our BB program for some time. The Lebo and Barbee years were particularly brutal.
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Thanks.
I'm a long time AU BB fan and AU graduate who remembers going to see the Tigers when Sonny Smith was still coach. I haven't liked our BB program for some time. The Lebo and Barbee years were particularly brutal.
Sonny Smith? Cool, another old dude like me.
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Sonny Smith? Cool, another old dude like me.
Tommy Joe Eagles bitches.
but yeah, youre pretty old.
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Tommy Joe Eagles bitches.
but yeah, youre pretty old.
bitch = choked
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Dr. Bob Davis here chilluns.
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Dr. Bob Davis here chilluns.
Winner #winning
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We had guys like Mike Mitchell, Stan Petkiewicz and Wayne Bracy. Had Mule King and the Turds down 11 at the half and disintegrated. That was my first college bb game at the old place.
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We had guys like Mike Mitchell, Stan Petkiewicz and Wayne Bracy. Had Mule King and the Turds down 11 at the half and disintegrated. That was my first college bb game at the old place.
I believe that I actually had Stan's autograph at one time. Didn't he go on to play in Italy?
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We had guys like Mike Mitchell, Stan Petkiewicz and Wayne Bracy. Had Mule King and the Turds down 11 at the half and disintegrated. That was my first college bb game at the old place.
Got lucky and got to see Pistol Pete play against john Mengelt and Auburn. There was some schooling that night. Late 60's early 70's if my old ass memory serves.
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Got lucky and got to see Pistol Pete play against john Mengelt and Auburn. There was some schooling that night. Late 60's early 70's if my old ass memory serves.
That IS cool. Probably wee '70s.
I went to the Omni and saw Pete clowning the Bucks and Lew Alcindor (Kareem) who was held to only 11 points that night.
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Got lucky and got to see Pistol Pete play against john Mengelt and Auburn. There was some schooling that night. Late 60's early 70's if my old ass memory serves.
That IS cool. Probably wee '70s.
I went to the Omni and saw Pete clowning the Bucks and Lew Alcindor (Kareem) who was held to only 11 points that night.
The real bad part about all of it. It was so long ago and even being there. The game was still in black and white.
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Tommy Joe Eagles bitches.
but yeah, youre pretty old.
Never has there been a better Auburn coaching name.
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Never has there been a better Auburn coaching name.
Troof.
Guy seemed like a class act too. Hate he died so pre maturely. It WAS on a BB court though.
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Troof.
Guy seemed like a class act too. Hate he died so pre maturely. It WAS on a BB court though.
Was riding around in some neighborhood to find some chicks house who was going to do some proofreading for me--obviously pre email days. Came to a cul-de-sac where a tall man was shooting hoops in the street with 2 kids. My buddy said, "That's coach Eagles!" and it was. We stopped, got out and shot some hoops with the coach. It was cool.
I remember riding in my car years later when the announcement came over the radio about his heart attack. In Puerto Rico, if I remember correctly?
He was a good man.
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Was riding around in some neighborhood to find some chicks house who was going to do some proofreading for me--obviously pre email days. Came to a cul-de-sac where a tall man was shooting hoops in the street with 2 kids. My buddy said, "That's coach Eagles!" and it was. We stopped, got out and shot some hoops with the coach. It was cool.
I remember riding in my car years later when the announcement came over the radio about his heart attack. In Puerto Rico, if I remember correctly?
He was a good man.
I remembered it being some kind of recruiting camp or something in Utah...I think.
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I remembered it being some kind of recruiting camp or something in Utah...I think.
I googlzd it. You are right, for this one time.
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I was a History Major at Auburn when Eagles came in there. He was really good friends with one of my History professors, (His name escapes me, but he has written extensively on southern culture.). Eagles used to show up around him a lot and I got to meet and talk with him on several occasions. What you saw in his TV show, (those of you old enough to remember his Auburn Basketball Review show.), was what he was like in person. Genuinely nice guy.
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I was a History Major at Auburn when Eagles came in there. He was really good friends with one of my History professors, (His name escapes me, but he has written extensively on southern culture.). Eagles used to show up around him a lot and I got to meet and talk with him on several occasions. What you saw in his TV show, (those of you old enough to remember his Auburn Basketball Review show.), was what he was like in person. Genuinely nice guy.
Wayne Flynt. :-)
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Wayne Flynt. :-)
That was him! I couldn't remember his name for the life of me. Loved his classes. Second only to Dr. Bohanon for me. Thanks, it would have driven me crazy trying to remember his name.
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That was him! I couldn't remember his name for the life of me. Loved his classes. Second only to Dr. Bohanon for me. Thanks, it would have driven me crazy trying to remember his name.
Show of hands errrr-one. Who had James Brown for "lets grow some tomatoes and shit 101"?
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That was him! I couldn't remember his name for the life of me. Loved his classes. Second only to Dr. Bohanon for me. Thanks, it would have driven me crazy trying to remember his name.
You know Wayne Flynt went on a mission to destroy Pat Dye, right? Smart guy, good teacher but he had -- and has -- an agenda that isn't in the best interests of Auburn athletics. Is it in the best interest of Auburn as a whole? Hard to say, but there's no question that it's HIS vision of Auburn. He considers himself to have the moral high ground.
You're aware Flynt was the one who pushed for the "Bowden tapes" to be made public?
He was "overjoyed" when Bobby Lowder's financial empire fell apart, ending his years and years of contributions (in the multiple of millions) that helped build much of the infrastructure that makes Auburn one of the most beautiful -- and academically strong -- colleges in the nation.
You're aware Flynt and Selena Roberts have a mutual admiration society?
You're aware Flynt called the 2010 national championship "the final morsel of an overindulgent banquet" and lamented that "I don't know how you enjoy it much any more."
I have very mixed feelings about him. I think he's sincere in what he believes, but also think that he envisions a world that cannot exist in the way he thinks it should.
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/04/bobby_lowders_polarizing_time.html (http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/04/bobby_lowders_polarizing_time.html) This, detailing the end of Lowder's tenure gives you a little insight into his thinking.
Rane, Dye, former AU president Richardson and even Finebaum are complimentary of what Lowder brought to Auburn. Dye especially points out what Auburn was like when he got there. Most of you don't remember that, but I do. We were falling behind in everything. Not just football, but in part as a symptom of football. As much as I hate to admit it, we WERE little brother in just about every way at that point. Lowder changed that by bringing business acumen and decision-making grit to Auburn.
Flynt rhapsodizes about how art, literature and poofy stuff that honestly doesn't bring a dime to the school or help bring students to the campus could be sooooo much better without Bobby.
To me, Flynt is typical of the ivory tower pinheads who've never really had to make a living in the real world. The guys who think budgets are something you just draw up, you don't have to actually earn the money you spend. It doesn't surprise me that he'd find somebody like Lowder repugnant. It also doesn't make Flynt right at all -- but Flynt did manage through COUNTLESS interviews and writings to push the "Emperor Lowder" perception on the unsuspecting public.
Just my pennies, snicky.
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We had guys like Mike Mitchell, Stan Petkiewicz and Wayne Bracy. Had Mule King and the Turds down 11 at the half and disintegrated. That was my first college bb game at the old place.
I remember Stan Petcabbage.
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You know Wayne Flynt went on a mission to destroy Pat Dye, right? Smart guy, good teacher but he had -- and has -- an agenda that isn't in the best interests of Auburn athletics. Is it in the best interest of Auburn as a whole? Hard to say, but there's no question that it's HIS vision of Auburn. He considers himself to have the moral high ground.
You're aware Flynt was the one who pushed for the "Bowden tapes" to be made public?
He was "overjoyed" when Bobby Lowder's financial empire fell apart, ending his years and years of contributions (in the multiple of millions) that helped build much of the infrastructure that makes Auburn one of the most beautiful -- and academically strong -- colleges in the nation.
You're aware Flynt and Selena Roberts have a mutual admiration society?
You're aware Flynt called the 2010 national championship "the final morsel of an overindulgent banquet" and lamented that "I don't know how you enjoy it much any more."
I have very mixed feelings about him. I think he's sincere in what he believes, but also think that he envisions a world that cannot exist in the way he thinks it should.
http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/04/bobby_lowders_polarizing_time.html (http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/04/bobby_lowders_polarizing_time.html) This, detailing the end of Lowder's tenure gives you a little insight into his thinking.
Rane, Dye, former AU president Richardson and even Finebaum are complimentary of what Lowder brought to Auburn. Dye especially points out what Auburn was like when he got there. Most of you don't remember that, but I do. We were falling behind in everything. Not just football, but in part as a symptom of football. As much as I hate to admit it, we WERE little brother in just about every way at that point. Lowder changed that by bringing business acumen and decision-making grit to Auburn.
Flynt rhapsodizes about how art, literature and poofy stuff that honestly doesn't bring a dime to the school or help bring students to the campus could be sooooo much better without Bobby.
To me, Flynt is typical of the ivory tower pinheads who've never really had to make a living in the real world. The guys who think budgets are something you just draw up, you don't have to actually earn the money you spend. It doesn't surprise me that he'd find somebody like Lowder repugnant. It also doesn't make Flynt right at all -- but Flynt did manage through COUNTLESS interviews and writings to push the "Emperor Lowder" perception on the unsuspecting public.
Just my pennies, snicky.
I was totally unaware of all that, but I could totally see that from him. He was a big supporter of AU BB when Eagles was there. Thanks for that info. Much appreciated!
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Show of hands errrr-one. Who had James Brown for "lets grow some tomatoes and shit 101"?
The quintessential senior class: Organic Gardening.
James-my-boy and the Pop Quiz Man.
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The quintessential senior class: Organic Gardening.
James-my-boy and the Pop Quiz Man.
That's Mr. Pop Quiz Man to you Junior.
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The quintessential senior class: Organic Gardening.
James-my-boy and the Pop Quiz Man.
You my boy blue.
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You my boy blue.
You blow boys was what I heard.
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You blow boys was what I heard.
He needed the money....OOOOooooo
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You blow boys was what I heard.
You may want to look into that then.
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HOOVER, Ala. | Austin Wiley already considers Auburn a second home. Bruce Pearl and his staff are making sure it stays that way.
Pearl invited Wiley, a 5-star and the state of Alabama's top prospect for the 2017 class, down for a visit Sept. 27 along with 4-star Danjel Purifoy, an Auburn 2015 commit originally from Centreville, Ala., Madison (Ala.) Academy 4-star 2016 guard Joshua Langford and Eufaula (Ala.) High 2018 guard Tony Johnson.
"It was good," Wiley said. "They got all the No. 1 players from each class to come down. We all talked with Coach Pearl. He got us all in a room and played us a video about staying in-state and going to college. He used different examples, not just Auburn."
Pearl and his staff made quite an impression.
"This staff is just real energetic and ready for the season to start," Wiley said. "I think a spark has come back for Auburn basketball. Everybody has been waiting on it for a while."
Pearl was hired this spring to take over a program that hasn't been to the NCAA Tournament since 2003. He brought in three transfers and added two signees this summer to try and make a quick turnaround.
"They want to speed up the tempo on offense and defense," Wiley said. "They want to play with speed and energy. They're going to be small this year, but they said they can overcome it."
Wiley plans to take his time making a decision but with both his parents -- Aubrey Wiley and Vickie Orr -- former Auburn basketball players, the Tigers are, and should remain, a favorite.
"It feels like home," said Wiley, who has offers from Auburn, Alabama, Texas A&M and Mississippi State.
Wiley and his AAU teammate, Jamal Johnson, both transferred to Spain Park High School this year and should have the Jaguars among the state's top programs this season.
"I'm looking forward to it a lot," Johnson said. "We just connect really good with each other and we love playing with each other. I just look forward to playing with him every day."
Johnson, a 4-star 2017 guard, wasn't able to make it down to Auburn a couple of weeks ago but plans to visit with Wiley Oct. 25 when the Tigers' host South Carolina.
Johnson has offers from Auburn, Texas A&M and Kansas State.
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I'm ready to run through a wall for this guy.
:ebm: :hulk: :ebm: :hulk: :ebm:
http://youtu.be/mMntqmkqdT4 (http://youtu.be/mMntqmkqdT4)
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I'm ready to run through a wall for this guy.
:ebm: :hulk: :ebm: :hulk: :ebm:
http://youtu.be/mMntqmkqdT4 (http://youtu.be/mMntqmkqdT4)
Let me know when you plan to do this. I would like to help push.
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I'm ready to run through a wall for this guy.
Let me know when you plan to do this. I would like to help push.
Doesn't even need to be a wall - could just be a fence, like that sheep the other day?
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Dude continues to do things right...This is pretty fucking awesome to me. Not a lot of coaches would honor a previous coach like this.
Bruce Pearl had to do a little persuading to get Cliff Ellis to return to Auburn.
Now, with the Tigers having just one day off to prepare for Ellis and Coast Carolina, Pearl isn't sure it was the right move.
"We have the shortest turnaround that we will have," Pearl said. "This may not have been the smartest move I have made as far as timing is concerned. I think in the big picture it is worth doing."
Scheduling the game and return of Ellis, who coached at Auburn from 1994-2004, wasn't easy. Pearl had to make sacrifices, and so will the Tigers.
Auburn (3-3) is coming off a devastating 46-44 last-second loss at Texas Tech on Wednesday. The Tigers returned home early Thursday morning, attended classes and had minimal time to focus on the visiting Chanticleers.
"There was not much of a window to schedule this game," Pearl said. "Coastal Carolina is a really good team and they are one of the most complex teams that we will play. It is the kind of team that you would like to have some time to prepare for. That is not how it is with every team. It just is with this team.
"We are really up against it. We are going to have to rally."
Auburn (3-3) hosts Coast Carolina (5-2) tonight. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.
"I think that Cliff (Ellis) coming back, let us honor him, and let us remember all the good that was done," Pearl said. "Let his former players relish a little bit. I'm glad that Cliff was able to come back and play in a game.
"I just hope I haven't put my team in such harms way with the short turnaround, and finals, and the travel, and not just a good opponent, but a complicated opponent. They are multiple. We will have to be able to get ready for them. But it is a great thing having Cliff and those former players back."
The game will be televised by FSN.
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Auburn (3-3) hosts Coast Carolina (5-2) tonight. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.
The game will be televised by FSN.
Damn and the PAC12 championship is tonight too. Gonna be a good sports night.
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Damn and the PAC12 championship is tonight too. Gonna be a good sports night.
Hell yeah, I'm gonna tailgate on the carport.
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Dude continues to do things right...This is pretty fucking awesome to me. Not a lot of coaches would honor a previous coach like this.
I was like the only guy who had reservations about the hire.
I obviously only knew the trouble and not the man.
And we play scrappy regardless of how shooting is going. Bruce is the man.
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Dude continues to do things right...This is pretty fucking awesome to me. Not a lot of coaches would honor a previous coach like this.
I watched Cliff's entire presser yesterday. He had many good things to say about Bruce and AU. Cliff said it was emotional, he cherished every moment he had here and had no regrets. Told the fans to be patient and Pearl would have us turned around and he was rooting for Bruce and AU.
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I watched Cliff's entire presser yesterday. He had many good things to say about Bruce and AU. Cliff said it was emotional, he cherished every moment he had here and had no regrets. Told the fans to be patient and Pearl would have us turned around and he was rooting for Bruce and AU.
Which makes it all the more brilliant that Pearl scheduled this game to honor Cliff...
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Which makes it all the more brilliant that Pearl scheduled this game to honor Cliff...
Agreed. Bruce seems to have more than just a few marbles in his head. The guy is smart. Also, he knows Cliff can coach. This should be an interesting game to say the least.
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I was like the only guy who had reservations about the hire.
I obviously only knew the trouble and not the man.
And we play scrappy regardless of how shooting is going. Bruce is the man.
I thought your allegiance was with Bill Clark.
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the best hire in the history of hires...
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the best hire in the history of hires...
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Preaching to the choir with this guy.
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Overrated clap clap clap clap clap Overrated clap clap clap clap clap...:)
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First SEC Championship since 1985.
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First SEC Championship since 1985.
Wrong. I have watched it every year since even before ‘85.
Do more research.
SMH
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https://youtu.be/aOxG90Q9HhU
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I found it to be very rude that the crowd kept hollering while I was trying get my point across.
Booooo... we need a leader, not a looser.
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I found it to be very rude that the crowd kept hollering while I was trying get my point across.
Booooo... we need a leader, not a looser.
White after Labor Day? Really?