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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: djsimp on March 22, 2011, 09:26:00 AM
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Well, spring ball starts tomorrow and not a moment too soon in my opinion. This spring should be an interesting one with position battles everywhere. Questions, questions, questions. Where are the weaknesses? Offensive line maybe? The offensive backfield? What about our strengths? All these questions should be answered for the most part in the next couple of weeks. We have good talented depth at every position, but most of that talent is young. Not a very senior heavy team either, but with talented seniors that should fill the leadership roles nicely.
What position battles are you most looking forward to?
Auburn will get an early start this spring with morning practice sessions
Published: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 11:37 AM Updated: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 11:52 AM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
Auburn has released its spring football practice schedule, but since the workouts are closed to the public, this will serve to alert the players and for those who want to play along at home.
All the practices are in the morning, except for the A-Day Game at 2 p.m. on April 16 in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Like recent years, Auburn will have a practice after A-Day, this one on April 18.
The regular practice fields are still torn up because of the construction of the indoor facility, so the Tigers will be on foreign soil. The last time they were, like last December, they went on to win the national championship. Weekday practices will be held at the track facility. Saturday practices will be in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Here's the schedule
Wed., March 23 9 a.m.
Fri., March 25 9 a.m.
Sat., March 26 10 a.m.
Mon., March 28 9 a.m.
Wed., March 30 9 a.m.
Fri., April 1 9 a.m.
Sat., April 2 9:40 a.m.
Mon., April 4 9 a.m.
Wed., April 6 9 a.m.
Sat., April 9 9:40 a.m.
Mon., April 11 9 a.m.
Wed., April 13 9 a.m.
Fri., April 15 9 a.m.
Sat., April 16 2 p.m.
Mon., April 18 9 a.m.
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I'm interested in the feedback and progress with Pelton and the D-line, especially at tackle. I think the other open spots on both sides of the ball can all be filled.
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I'm interested in the feedback and progress with Pelton and the D-line, especially at tackle. I think the other open spots on both sides of the ball can all be filled.
All spots will be filled, count on it. We will field 11 on each side of the ball.
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All spots will be filled, count on it. We will field 11 on each side of the ball.
Oh I see...teasing as sport. Well for your information mister it takes more than 22 to make a team. I'll spot you 24 smart guy. Any teamly concerns?
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Fro-Throw.…Activate!
Form of……a quarterback!
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I'm looking forward to see how Pelton does with the DL too. There are some mean sombitches that will be jockeying for the starting rotation.
The LB battles will be interesting too. With Curry, Owens, White and Holland having been in the system for a year, that should be a heated battle also. Is it possible the coaches move Bates back into the secondary?
Most will be watching the QB race. With Trotter having the obvious lead going into spring, you would think he is the guy. Frazier and Moseley will put the heat on him. I like Frazier but unless he is that dynamic, I don't see him taking the starting job.
Even though we lost a couple of talented WR's to the NFL or that was dismissed from the team, I think there is plenty of talent at the WR position. I will be curious to see Benton and Reed finally lives up to their potential.
I have read where Ladarious Phillips is going to be in the backfield with Dyer and McCaleb, more of a FB role though.
Can't forget about the OL. This will be crucial as we all know. Who in the hell will step?
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I read an article this morning about the start of spring fooseball and when you seriously go over what we lost...and now including our starting fullback and safety....damn. This is going to be....interesting. I wanted to use another word but I'll wait til after the spring game is over to fill in the blank.
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/03/philip_pierre-louis_not_on_aub.html
AUBURN -- Auburn football practice will kick off shortly without two more players.
Wide receiver Philip Pierre-Louis and offensive lineman Andre Harris aren't on the spring rosters. They join at least 36 other scholarship players who aren't around who played for the national championship in January.
Pierre-Louis never caught a pass in three seasons.
Other notes: One-time FSU and Auburn offensive lineman signee Aubrey Phillips is back. Shon Coleman, who is recovering from cancer, has been assigned No. 70. As expected, receiver Derek Winter has not returned. Tight end Robert Cooper is also gone.
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/03/philip_pierre-louis_not_on_aub.html
Fuckin french
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Well, there goes 0% of our offense down the drain.
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Well, there goes 0% of our offense down the drain.
Thats what I was thinking. Both Little Frenchy and Harris had continuous health issues. Its freaking AUsome though that Coleman will finally get to suit up. I don't think he will play but it is still AUsome! I like the fact the coaches are gonna keep L Train on offense. I can't wait to see if they let him bulldoze the defenses. At 290lbs and running a 4.8(?)/40 is crazy.
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Why Cooper? I thought he would probably be Lutzie's backup this year.
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Why Cooper? I thought he would probably be Lutzie's backup this year.
Not sure about Cooper but I read on another board that this guy
http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/drum_jake00.html
will be joining the football team as a walk-on TE/WR
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Read somewhere that Cooper has that Pybus syndrome and couldn't play anymore.
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Not sure about Cooper but I read on another board that this guy
http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/drum_jake00.html
will be joining the football team as a walk-on TE/WR
Can't be any worse as a footballer
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Read somewhere that Cooper has that Pybus syndrome and couldn't play anymore.
slowhiteboyitis?
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Some other quick roster notes:
â– WR Derek Winter, as expected after he caught passes from Cam Newton during pro day, is no longer on the roster. He would have been a fifth-year senior had he come back.
â– OL Aubrey Phillips is back on the roster. He transferred from Florida State two years ago but a medical condition kept him from playing.
â– OL Shon Coleman is on the roster, listed as No. 70. He is not expected to participate in spring drills.
■Early enrollee numbers: C Reese Dismukes, No. 50; CB Jonathan Rose, No. 28, OL Thomas O’Reilly, No. 66.
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Read somewhere that Cooper has that Pybus syndrome and couldn't play anymore.
Yeah, I just now read that. Got a case of concussions. I hope that isn't contagious.
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â– OL Aubrey Phillips is back on the roster. He transferred from Florida State two years ago but a medical condition (aka "All you can eat diet" and a case of "Lazy shit") kept him from playing.
Lets hope at least the latter has been taken care of.
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I also have just read that Little Frenchy is giving up football to run track instead and Andre Harris is planning on transferring to a Junior College and playing football there.
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Spring Roster
1 Trovon Reed, WR
3 DeAngelo Benton, WR
5 Mike Dyer, RB
6 Jonathan Mincy, CB
8 Anthony Morgan, RB
9 Quindarius Carr, WR
10 LaDarius Owens, LB
11 Chris Davis, CB
12 Demetruce McNeal, S
13 Craig Sanders, DE
14 Barrett Trotter, QB
15 Neiko Thorpe, S
15 Clint Moseley, QB
16 Ikeem Means, S
18 Logan Paul, QB
19 Ryan White, CB
20 Drew Cole, S
21 Eltoro Freeman, LB
22 T'Sharvan Bell, CB
23 Onterio McCalebb, RB
24 Ryan Smith, S
25 Daren Bates, LB
28 Jonathan Rose, CB
29 Chandler Brooks, K
30 Steven Clark, P
31 Trent Fisher, S
33 Jessel Curry, LB
35 Jonathan Evans, CB
36 Cody Parkey, K
37 Ladarious Phillips, RB
38 Jawara White, LB
39 Demitri Reese, WR
40 Chris Humphries, RB
40 Jordan Spriggs, DB
41 Anderson Mack, WR
42 Chandler Shakespeare, RB
43 Philip Lutzenkirchen, TE
44 Patrick Lymon, RB
45 Davis Hooper, RB
47 Joey Caldwell, LB
49 Nathan Taylor, WR
50 Reese Dismukes, C
52 Justin Delaine, DE
54 Jeffrey Whitaker, DT
55 Corey Lemonier, DE
56 Ashton Richardson, LB
58 Harris Gaston, LB
59 Jacob Westrich, LB
60 Eric Mack, OL
61 Josh Harris, DS
61 Donnie Riggins, OL
62 Chad Slade, OL
63 Blake Burgess, C
64 Forrest Hill, DS
64 Chase Seals, OL
65 Tunde Fariyike, OL
65 Jake Lembke, DS
66 Thomas O'Reilly, OL
67 Bobby Ingalls, OL
68 Ed Christian, OL
69 Ryan Preston, OL
70 Shon Coleman, OL
71 John Sullen, OL
72 Andrew Parmer, OL
74 Jamar Travis, DL
75 Brandon Mosley, OL
77 A.J. Greene, OL
78 Aubrey Phillips, OL
79 Jared Cooper, OL
80 Emory Blake, WR
82 Xavier Brown, WR
83 Cameron Grace, TE
84 Codey Frederick, WR
85 Travante Stallworth, WR
86 Chris Otersen, TE
87 Sam Brown, DB
91 Joel Bonomolo, DE
92 Kenneth Carter, DT
94 Nosa Eguae, DE
95 Dee Ford, DE
97 Derrick Lykes, DT
99 Brian Walsh, DL
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Hey everyone.
Auburn is in the midst of its first spring practice at the Track and Field Complex. Some notable things are happening over there.
Here are some people I expected to see but didn’t: Gene Chizik, Philip Pierre-Louis, Jessel Curry.
Here are some people I didn’t expect to see but did: Aubrey Phillips, a kid named Chandler Shakespeare wearing Pierre-Louis’ No. 42 jersey, Chris Todd (watching drills alongside Gus Malzahn)
Here are some things that caught my eye:
• Anthony (Gulley) Morgan wearing a blue/offense jersey and working with the wideouts.
• Curry remains on the roster. No idea what’s up with him.
• New OL Thomas O’Reilly not practicing, but at practice. I’m guessing he had some kind of surgery.
• Same for redshirt freshman Eddie Christian — in uniform, not participating in drills.
• Assistant coach Trooper Taylor repeatedly telling players: “Looks like all the good players left.â€
• Assistant coach Mike Pelton was jumping right in, teaching the linemen what he considers the best techniques. He’s definitely not taking a wait-and-see approach.
• For the first time, Shon Coleman is listed on Auburn’s roster. He’s No. 70. I don’t think he was out there, but I may have missed him. There was a lot going on.
• Since spring is all about speculation, let’s have a go at the OL depth chart. What appeared to be the first-team group looked like this: LT Brandon Mosley, LG John Sullen, C Blake Burgess, RG Eric Mack, RT A.J. Greene.
• The second-team group looked like this: LT Mike Slade, LG Tunde Fariyike, C Reese Dismukes, RG Aubrey Phillips, RT Bobby Ingalls.
• It appears that Jonathan Mincy once again is an Auburn man. We know this because he was in uniform today. If you recall, Mincy missed the 2010 season because of an unspecified violation. Chizik said of Mincy last fall: “If you see him again and he’s dressed out in an Auburn uniform, he will have proved to us that he’s lived up to our standards.â€
• Trent Fisher, son of Jeff, may be taking over as the team’s holder. He’s at least the de facto holder.
• A third quarterback, Logan Paul of Gulf Shores, was participating in all throwing drills. Malzahn made me laugh by simply referring to Paul as “New Guy.â€
http://madvertiserblogs.com/HABOTN/
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I'm getting this eerie feeling that we're in deep poo-poo.
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I'm getting this eerie feeling that we're in deep poo-poo.
Expound.
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slowhiteboyitis?
It's the brain pain coach.
http://madvertiserblogs.com/HABOTN/
Heard that Curry might have a case of Pybus syndrome as well.
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I'm getting this eerie feeling that we're in deep poo-poo.
I remember hearing this same quote numerous times last summer.
My point? Some of you are naturally pessimistic whining vaginas no matter what.
And that feeling you have is just from the rumored Dax sighting. Like Chris Matthews with Obama.
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I remember hearing this same quote numerous times last summer.
My point? Some of you are naturally pessimistic whining vaginas no matter what.
And that feeling you have is just from the rumored Dax sighting. Like Chris Matthews with Obama.
Are you saying that some on this board have a little sand in their mangina?
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What we all want to know is which cheerleader has the biggest rack and which one has the most alluring "jungle"?
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Did Blake Burgess #63 earn a scholly? If so, bravo young man, bravo.
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Did Blake Burgess #63 earn a scholly? If so, bravo young man, bravo.
Wow, I do believe that fell through the cracks. I think you are correct sir.
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Nothing to do with sand-filled, whining vaginas. And the only thing that worried me last year was our D. Not much of a stretch when you consider that 09's D was one of the worst in Auburn history.
First off, I think it's going to be exciting to watch all the young players develop and make a name for themselves. And I think this program has recruited their collective asses off and much of that young talent is going to step in right away and show their stuff. Now, take the orange and blue spectacles off for a moment and look at this team realistically. No spin. Just look at them and the upcoming season as if you wre analyzing....The Cal Bears...or NCState...or Miami.
This team loses the Heisman Trophy winner who accounted for over 4,700 yards and 51 TD's and physically willed this team to impossible 1st downs, impossible plays and impossible wins. He's probably replaced by a guy who went 6-9 last year in mop up duty only. Do I think Fro-Throw will do well? Yes. As long as he works within CGM's system.
They lose 4 senior linemen who played together just about their entire careers. They lose the entire starting WR corp and the starting fullback got kicked off the team. The defense loses the best lineman in the country, who was a game changer in his own right. They lose both his sidekicks on the interior in Blanc and Clayton. They lose 12 year starter, Antoine Carter and Michael Goggans at DE. They lost 2 of the 3 starting linebackers and now a starting safety is going to jail for about 20 years.
Plus...some of that young talent that we would definitely be counting on in guys like Goodwin and Kitchens are joining McNeil in the slammer and they can't be replaced. Now, add to all these losses the fact that this team goes on the road....in the toughest league in the nation....bar none and plays teams like Clemson (OOC), USCe, Arkansas, LSU and Georgia...with Florida and Bama coming in.
The good thing is we've got a guy named Chandler Shakespear wearing #42 now. This is not a chicken little, sky is falling take. It's realistic. Give me something concrete besides speculation and what you think this guy or that guy might do. I don't think the season is going to be a bust and I truly believe this team may shock some people....at times. But if you look at what's coming back and look realistically at the schedule they face....you can't say with a straight face that they might not get that ass handed to them more than once or twice this season. There's also some of those teams lookin' for some payback.
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Nothing to do with sand-filled, whining vaginas. And the only thing that worried me last year was our D. Not much of a stretch when you consider that 09's D was one of the worst in Auburn history.
First off, I think it's going to be exciting to watch all the young players develop and make a name for themselves. And I think this program has recruited their collective asses off and much of that young talent is going to step in right away and show their stuff. Now, take the orange and blue spectacles off for a moment and look at this team realistically. No spin. Just look at them and the upcoming season as if you wre analyzing....The Cal Bears...or NCState...or Miami.
This team loses the Heisman Trophy winner who accounted for over 4,700 yards and 51 TD's and physically willed this team to impossible 1st downs, impossible plays and impossible wins. He's probably replaced by a guy who went 6-9 last year in mop up duty only. Do I think Fro-Throw will do well? Yes. As long as he works within CGM's system.
They lose 4 senior linemen who played together just about their entire careers. They lose the entire starting WR corp and the starting fullback got kicked off the team. The defense loses the best lineman in the country, who was a game changer in his own right. They lose both his sidekicks on the interior in Blanc and Clayton. They lose 12 year starter, Antoine Carter and Michael Goggans at DE. They lost 2 of the 3 starting linebackers and now a starting safety is going to jail for about 20 years.
Plus...some of that young talent that we would definitely be counting on in guys like Goodwin and Kitchens are joining McNeil in the slammer and they can't be replaced. Now, add to all these losses the fact that this team goes on the road....in the toughest league in the nation....bar none and plays teams like Clemson (OOC), USCe, Arkansas, LSU and Georgia...with Florida and Bama coming in.
The good thing is we've got a guy named Chandler Shakespear wearing #42 now. This is not a chicken little, sky is falling take. It's realistic. Give me something concrete besides speculation and what you think this guy or that guy might do. I don't think the season is going to be a bust and I truly believe this team may shock some people....at times. But if you look at what's coming back and look realistically at the schedule they face....you can't say with a straight face that they might not get that ass handed to them more than once or twice this season. There's also some of those teams lookin' for some payback.
^^^^THIS^^^^ALL OF IT^^^^
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Chandler Shakespear (http://rivals.yahoo.com/auburn/football/recruiting/player-Chandler-Shakespeare-85944)
Zero Stars
Graduated in '09 with interest in UAB, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and South Alabama.
I don't know where exactly he went or has been after graduation. My skreets only go so far.
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Chandler Shakespear (http://rivals.yahoo.com/auburn/football/recruiting/player-Chandler-Shakespeare-85944)
Zero Stars
Graduated in '09 with interest in UAB, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and South Alabama.
I don't know where exactly he went or has been after graduation. My skreets only go so far.
I'm hoping this kid is a sleeper, because there could be some epic game day posters involving Matthew Perry doing Hamlet.
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Chandler Shakespear (http://rivals.yahoo.com/auburn/football/recruiting/player-Chandler-Shakespeare-85944)
Zero Stars
Graduated in '09 with interest in UAB, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and South Alabama.
I don't know where exactly he went or has been after graduation. My skreets only go so far.
Whew! I was worried that the kid wasn't any good.
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Whew! I was worried that the kid wasn't any good.
It said HE was interested in those schools.
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Chandler Shakespear (http://rivals.yahoo.com/auburn/football/recruiting/player-Chandler-Shakespeare-85944)
Zero Stars
Graduated in '09 with interest in UAB, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and South Alabama.
I don't know where exactly he went or has been after graduation. My skreets only go so far.
I think he is actually a product of the Robotics Engineering Department. He has no birth certificate.
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He has no birth certificate.
At least he qualifies to be President of the U.S.
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Chandler Shakespear (http://rivals.yahoo.com/auburn/football/recruiting/player-Chandler-Shakespeare-85944)
Zero Stars
Graduated in '09 with interest in UAB, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and South Alabama.
I don't know where exactly he went or has been after graduation. My skreets only go so far.
Scout actually has a little more info on him. Not much.
http://georgiatech.scout.com/a.z?s=140&p=8&c=1&nid=3550508
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At least he qualifies to be President of the U.S.
nice layup slam.
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It's the fact that we appear to be about as void of playmakers as when Todd took over. We leaned on Tate then but have much more to work with though it seems that only Blake, Lutz and Dyer are the go-to guys and I say that because most of the talent is situational ie. Carr=long ball, OMac=corner, Reed=Wildcat, Phillips=bulldozer etc...none are more than 15 plays per 8 possession guys.
But this was how it was pieced together by Malzahn, and I'm sure he will make it work out. It just looks like he's casting for a play about football. Now who's this Shakespear kid?
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Oh I see...teasing as sport. Well for your information mister it takes more than 22 to make a team. I'll spot you 24 smart guy. Any teamly concerns?
Great concerns! But, unlike the bammers who chirp mindless bullshit and try to convince everybody that no national championship team ever lost a core of great players before, or that it's unusual to have to rebuild with unknown players from time to time...well...it's college, they graduate. Some get arrested. We'll field a team.
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It's the fact that we appear to be about as void of playmakers as when Todd took over. We leaned on Tate then but have much more to work with though it seems that only Blake, Lutz and Dyer are the go-to guys and I say that because most of the talent is situational ie. Carr=long ball, OMac=corner, Reed=Wildcat, Phillips=bulldozer etc...none are more than 15 plays per 8 possession guys.
But this was how it was pieced together by Malzahn, and I'm sure he will make it work out. It just looks like he's casting for a play about football. Now who's this Shakespear kid?
I think it's Williams kid. (real old school)
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Nieko Thorpe has been moved to Safety....Opine.
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Nieko Thorpe has been moved to Safety....Opine.
He won't have to run as far to get burned on the deep route anymore.
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Nieko Thorpe has been moved to Safety....Opine.
Rather have him playing facing the pass, than with his back to it!
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Rather have him playing facing the pass, than with his back to it!
Agreed. This may not be a bad thing. i actually thought he was trying to play the pass last year as a safety rather than a corner. He has the speed to keep up and he reads the play well by evidence of his run D. He may end up being a baller there.
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- During stretches, usually a veteran/first-teamer will lead each of the six lines. Leading the defense lines were: Nosa Eguae, Eltoro Freeman, T'Sharvan Bell, Daren Bates, Dee Ford and Neiko Thorpe. Leading the offense groups were: Philip Lutzenkirchen, Brandon Mosley, Jared Cooper, Onterio McCalebb, Barrett Trotter and Quindarius Carr.
- Walk-on Logan Paul (No. 18) was the third QB working with Barrett Trotter and Clint Moseley. Paul is listed as a redshirt freshman and hails from Gulf Shores, Ala.
- Ladarious Phillips and Anthony Morgan were both working at RB.
I am telling you right now I think big boi might be sumptin
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Jeff Fisher's boy has a great chance to be our holder #winning.
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I am telling you right now I think big boi might be sumptin
Me too, and me excited. I can hear the pads cracka lackin right now from when he runs over defenders. Damn, that Schad is gonna hurt.
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He won't have to run as far to get burned on the deep route anymore.
Just think how much energy he'll have preserved by the 4th quarter. They call Neiko's man, 7-11. Open all night.
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Agreed. This may not be a bad thing. i actually thought he was trying to play the pass last year as a safety rather than a corner. He has the speed to keep up and he reads the play well by evidence of his run D. He may end up being a baller there.
He was always right there with the WR as he got burned. He covers well, but doesn't react well to the ball when running in man coverage. I hope this move puts him in a more natural fit position. Hopefully the Rose kid coming up can fill in at CB. Bell and another kid whose name escapes me will play too.
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Jeff Fisher's boy has a great chance to be our holder#winning.
Yea I never heard much about him. Didn't even know if he had stuck it out. Good to see he did.
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He was always right there with the WR as he got burned. He covers well, but doesn't react well to the ball when running in man coverage. I hope this move puts him in a more natural fit position. Hopefully the Rose kid coming up can fill in at CB. Bell and another kid whose name escapes me will play too.
Chris Davis checked Torched several times this year and did a reasonably good job.
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Ikeem Means
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Chris Davis checked Torched several times this year and did a reasonably good job.
Reasonably good, hell. In the SECCG, torched started and Davis immediately replaced him. How come you think we had such a good night covering the pass. In the NCG, Davis got hurt on the first kickoff. That is why torched got his time.
Torched was hardly ever in position to make the play. He was playing catch up to the WR. Yes the back of his head was there, but there was no way he could turn and make a play.
I pray he does better at S.
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Yeah 5-9ish Davis drew 6-5 Alshon Jeffries on a fade route for his first action. Twice! Not a good way to break in. But even Stephon whatshisname got burned for Carolina and he practiced against that crew. Corner is tough. Neiko will do fine at safety.
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Aahh memories. I so thoroughly enjoyed Atlanta and the SECCG. I so thoroughly got drunk and :haha: at the few USCe Penises that remained.
A surly lot of pussies, those Cocks.
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Aahh memories. I so thoroughly enjoyed Atlanta and the SECCG. I so thoroughly got drunk and :haha: at the few USCe Penises that remained.
A surly lot of pussies, those Cocks.
I know what I'm naming my company softball team this year!
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I know what I'm naming my company softball team this year!
Ass to Mouth?
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Ass to Mouth?
That was last year.
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Damn...we have always just used NAS (Need a Sponsor). I like ATM much better.
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He was always right there with the WR as he got burned. He covers well, but doesn't react well to the ball when running in man coverage. I hope this move puts him in a more natural fit position. Hopefully the Rose kid coming up can fill in at CB. Bell and another kid whose name escapes me will play too.
What about Mike McNeal...oh wait
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What about Mike McNeal...oh wait
Didn't he transfer to Texas Tech? <insert "guns up" joke here>
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Didn't he transfer to Texas Tech? <insert "guns up" joke here>
He's transferring to Alabama State...
Department of Corrections.
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He's transferring to Alabama State...
Department of Corrections.
*snicker*
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http://www2.oanow.com/blogs/aublog/2011/mar/23/au-notes-mike-pelton-must-protect-house-edition-ar-1616957/
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http://www2.oanow.com/blogs/aublog/2011/mar/23/au-notes-mike-pelton-must-protect-house-edition-ar-1616957/
Strong...
"I know how to be an Auburn defensive lineman," Pelton said. "I know what it takes because I played here. I know how to be an Auburn man. Because I am an Auburn man. The expectation, I understand, and I expect the same thing that everyone expects out of Auburn."
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Strong...
"I know how to be an Auburn defensive lineman," Pelton said. "I know what it takes because I played here. I know how to be an Auburn man. Because I am an Auburn man. The expectation, I understand, and I expect the same thing that everyone expects out of Auburn."
Yeah, I got a woody when I read that. Welcome home Master P.
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This year, we'll have a Top 15 Pass Defense. Rush D will be around the 50-60s. We're going to miss Zach Clayton more than we will Fairley. The OL will be our Strength, Coach Grimes will make damn sure of that. WR corps will take a step back from last year, but DeAngelo Benton, Blake, Carr, Reed, Coates and Lutz will be Bigtime Players. RBs, provided no injuries occur, will be stronger than last year. The Offense will be very similar to the one we ran with Chris Todd. LBs will be faster, more athletic than last year's.
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This year, we'll have a Top 15 Pass Defense. Rush D will be around the 50-60s. We're going to miss Zach Clayton more than we will Fairley. The OL will be our Strength, Coach Grimes will make damn sure of that. WR corps will take a step back from last year, but DeAngelo Benton, Blake, Carr, Reed, Coates and Lutz will be Bigtime Players. RBs, provided no injuries occur, will be stronger than last year. The Offense will be very similar to the one we ran with Chris Todd. LBs will be faster, more athletic than last year's.
Non sense. 3-9 best case scenario. Damn you and your optimism.
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This year, we'll have a Top 15 Pass Defense. Rush D will be around the 50-60s. We're going to miss Zach Clayton more than we will Fairley. The OL will be our Strength, Coach Grimes will make damn sure of that. WR corps will take a step back from last year, but DeAngelo Benton, Blake, Carr, Reed, Coates and Lutz will be Bigtime Players. RBs, provided no injuries occur, will be stronger than last year. The Offense will be very similar to the one we ran with Chris Todd. LBs will be faster, more athletic than last year's.
Damn boys...I had no idea....New Orleans here we come!
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This year, we'll have a Top 15 Pass Defense. Rush D will be around the 50-60s. We're going to miss Zach Clayton more than we will Fairley. The OL will be our Strength, Coach Grimes will make damn sure of that. WR corps will take a step back from last year, but DeAngelo Benton, Blake, Carr, Reed, Coates and Lutz will be Bigtime Players. RBs, provided no injuries occur, will be stronger than last year. The Offense will be very similar to the one we ran with Chris Todd. LBs will be faster, more athletic than last year's.
I would wager that having a top 15 pass D, with a middle of the pack rush D, just about cannot happen.
And no, Fairley will be missed more. Clayton will to, and no doubt he helped make Fairley, but make no mistake, Fairley is the man
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I would wager that having a top 15 pass D, with a middle of the pack rush D, just about cannot happen.
And no, Fairley will be missed more. Clayton will to, and no doubt he helped make Fairley, but make no mistake, Fairley is the man
I thought we'd have seen more production out of Clayton and Blanc with all the attention that had to be given Fairley. Nick just blew shit up.
The LSU game had my all time favorite Fairley moment and was when I finally said, yep..this guy is fo realz. LSU was driving and there was a play that Fairley was chasing around the right side. He came up holding his arm after the play. I recall thinking how this ain't good at all. He looks like he may have torn his shoulder up or something. He can barely make it back to the huddle and they start to run someone in for him. He waved them off, got in his stance and promptly blew up the running back behind the line.
I snickered
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I would wager that having a top 15 pass D, with a middle of the pack rush D, just about cannot happen.
Not without a consistent pass rush.
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Not without a consistent pass rush.
Yep, and not if opponents are in 2nd/3rd and less than 5 due to sucky run D.
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I get the feeling Pelton isn't going to allow a sucky run D.
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I get the feeling Pelton isn't going to allow a sucky run D.
Players make plays. Coaching and off season workouts turns a 2009 Fairley in to a 2010 version, IF the talent is there to begin with. Can Whitaker be the next run stuffer? Anybody else?
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Players make plays. Coaching and off season workouts turns a 2009 Fairley in to a 2010 version, IF the talent is there to begin with. Can Whitaker be the next run stuffer? Anybody else?
Looking back at the Spring Roster, I see Jamar Travis, Kenneth Carter and Derrick Lykes also listed as DL.
I think I remember hearing Carters name several times last year for blowing up some plays. The good thing is that Rocker kept a good rotation for all of his guys to get playing time.
Another thing I noticed from the roster is we seem to be top heavy on DE. I'm wondering if one or two of these guys will move to the interior.
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Players make plays. Coaching and off season workouts turns a 2009 Fairley in to a 2010 version, IF the talent is there to begin with. Can Whitaker be the next run stuffer? Anybody else?
I think Whitaker can, I also think that Wright comes in a make an immediate impact. Hoping for Big KC to be able to come in and play. I think we are ok on the ends with Lemonier, Nosa and Ford. LB scares me still. We are going to miss Bynes leadership really bad.
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Looking back at the Spring Roster, I see Jamar Travis, Kenneth Carter and Derrick Lykes also listed as DL.
I think I remember hearing Carters name several times last year for blowing up some plays. The good thing is that Rocker kept a good rotation for all of his guys to get playing time.
Another thing I noticed from the roster is we seem to be top heavy on DE. I'm wondering if one or two of these guys will move to the interior.
I don't even know if K. Carter played last year. With a 6-5 frame, I hope he's bulked up from his listed wt of around 280. If so, maybe he and Whitaker will be the primary 2.
None of the DEs are close to big enough to play inside. Eguae, might could if he added 35 lbs, but not sure he could do that and not really slow him down.
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We are going to miss Bynes leadership really bad.
I was kind of thinking that too. The guy may have not been very fast but he was field general. As far as athleticism goes though, I'm thinking we will have an upgrade.
Will Bates stay at LB I wonder?
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I was kind of thinking that too. The guy may have not been very fast but he was field general. As far as athleticism goes though, I'm thinking we will have an upgrade.
Will Bates stay at LB I wonder?
Does anybody know WTF happened to J. Curry? A buddy of mine has tailgated with his parents, and says they are rock solid people, very conservative, and wouldn't anticipate they raised a POS.
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I don't even know if K. Carter played last year. With a 6-5 frame, I hope he's bulked up from his listed wt of around 280. If so, maybe he and Whitaker will be the primary 2.
None of the DEs are close to big enough to play inside. Eguae, might could if he added 35 lbs, but not sure he could do that and not really slow him down.
Carter played in 7 games last year making 6 total tackles. He played more frequently as the year went on and got meaningful playing time in games late in th year. In one of the books I have recapping the year, there's a bad ass pic of him running with the first team D against Bama. They're all standing at the line waiting on the offense to line up.
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I don't even know if K. Carter played last year. With a 6-5 frame, I hope he's bulked up from his listed wt of around 280. If so, maybe he and Whitaker will be the primary 2.
None of the DEs are close to big enough to play inside. Eguae, might could if he added 35 lbs, but not sure he could do that and not really slow him down.
Your right about the DE size but its possible they could make a move for one of these guys. I think if they were to do that, it would happen in spring drills; so I don't really think thats gonna happen. I get excited with visions of Corey and Eguae rushing the edges.
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Does anybody know WTF happened to J. Curry? A buddy of mine has tailgated with his parents, and says they are rock solid people, very conservative, and wouldn't anticipate they raised a POS.
Heard that Curry might have a case of Pybus syndrome as well.
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I love how everyone forgets about Trovon Reed.
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I love how everyone forgets about Trovon Reed.
Who?
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Pybus syndrome?
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Pybus syndrome?
concussion prone
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concussion prone
I know Spencer Pybus had one in 2009, but is that why he is off the team for real? Pybus, not Curry.
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I know Spencer Pybus had one in 2009, but is that why he is off the team for real? Pybus, not Curry.
Yeah, he actually had a couple in HS and then a few more once he got to AU.
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I know Spencer Pybus had one in 2009, but is that why he is off the team for real? Pybus, not Curry.
I'm pretty sure that is why he left the team. As for Curry, it has been rumored that he had one or two last season.
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I'm pretty sure that is why he left the team. As for Curry, it has been rumored that he had one or two last season.
We need to recruit kids with harder heads........speaking of injuries, how are TR and Rah Rah progressing?
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We need to recruit kids with harder heads........speaking of injuries, how are TR and Rah Rah progressing?
Read yesterday that CGM "thinks" Reed is close to 100%, and in the same article I read that Rah Rah was working at MLB, so I guess he is getting there at least.
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Read yesterday that CGM "thinks" Reed is close to 100%, and in the same article I read that Rah Rah was working at MLB, so I guess he is getting there at least.
I was worried that Rah Rah would have a tough time after his surgery. Never really heard how bad it was, just that he has surgery on his spine.
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You can't answer a quote by quoting yourself from a previous quote. Improper board etiquette...edikit.
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You can't answer a quote by quoting yourself from a previous quote. Improper board etiquette...edikit.
Gonna need a review from the booth.
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You can't answer a quote by quoting yourself from a previous quote. Improper board etiquette...edikit.
So he talks to himself.
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So he talks to himself.
Maybe? Anything wrong with that?
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I love how everyone forgets about Trovon Reed.
He is a little small for D-Line...no?
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Maybe? Anything wrong with that?
Maybe? Anything wrong with that?
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Maybe? Anything wrong with that?
Nah, don't sweat it, I do it all the time.......wait, huh?
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Nah, don't sweat it, I do it all the time.......wait, huh?
Nah, don't sweat it, I do it all the time.......wait, huh?
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Maybe? Anything wrong with that?
Not unless you answer.
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Not unless you answer.
What's the question?
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What's the question?
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
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What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
African or European?
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What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Got to wait for the local hemorrhoid messager to answer that question.
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What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
I fart in your general direction.
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What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
The African swallow's not migratory...
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Not unless you answer.
Answer what? What is the damned question again? I am so confused, something about quotes and spring practice.........
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-5 to all you bitches besides Jumbo!
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2008-
Tim Lamb DT
A.J. Greene DE*
Kyle Coulahan DT
Antoine Carter DE**
Wilfred Journet DE
Chris Zinn DE
Bo Harris DE
2009-
Cameron Henderson DE
Andre Wadley DE
Derrick Lykes DE**
JoMarcus Savage DE
Freddie Smooth DT
Raven Gray DE
Helps on the way in the form of freshmen. Most teams keep 5-7 DTs on a roster but we had no retention in past classes.
**Greene is recovering from injury as an OT and A.Carter was a very solid starter. Lykes contributed.
***Nick Fairley was first recruited as an OG, Jay Ratliff a TE. I think Reggie Torbor was a high school LB.
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The African swallow's not migratory...
I believe the European swallow's flight is south.
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-5 to all you bitches besides Jumbo!
The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles per hour*, beating its wings 7-9 times per second (rather than 43). But please note that a 5 ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut.
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The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles per hour*, beating its wings 7-9 times per second (rather than 43). But please note that a 5 ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut.
So you're saying you swallow really fast?
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So you're saying you swallow really fast?
No, but I have 2 one pound coconuts you can carry.
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:facepalm:
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We wear caps and sleeves at this level.
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We wear caps and sleeves at this level.
Wild Thing....You walk everything.
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Wild Thing....You walk everything.
Forget about the curve ball Ricky, give him the heater.
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:yallfu:
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:yallfu:
True, I posted some D-Linemen from the classes of '08 and '09 but nothing can stand up to farts and swallows.
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He is a little small for D-Line...no?
Nah...He will be a rush end...
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Nah...He will be a rush end...
Phillip Pierre-Louis was a rush end...and look what it got him.
Track ambitions.
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Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed.
Stop being assholes, focus.
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Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed Trovon Reed.
Stop being assholes, focus.
Thanks for the focus.
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Thanks for the focus.
Someone please tell me why I'm supposed to focus on the name Trovon Reed.
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Someone please tell me why I'm supposed to focus on the name Trovon Reed.
Because it makes you happy?
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Because it makes you happy?
Is Reed 100% ?
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Is Reed 100% ?
I read in one of the coaches quotes somewhere the last couple of days that he was or close to it. It was mentioned he was flying around and making clean cuts on routes.
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I'm fucking pumped to see Ladarious in the backfield.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPH4xIH8Zic
Need a (http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kosjz11DNU1qzkuaco1_400.jpg) smiley.
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Yeah I watched me some Phillips at Handley earlier.
A tailback and DT. 4A shotput champ.
I can picture him as a college lead blocker, but I can envision his future as a serious run stopper with all of the athleticism.
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I totally agree Chizad.
Two things:
1) L Train has got some skillz, wheelz and lays the smack down.
2) That was some funk music right there.
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I totally agree Chizad.
Two things:
1) L Train has got some skillz, wheelz and lays the smack down.
2) That was some funk music right there.
Boomshakalakalaka...!
I read the comparisons of some to Rudy.
I saw Ron O'Neal. Who?
I would like to see another Ironhead.
But he is running on high school kids in the clips and will be grinding up the young and inexperienced this spring and I'm not sure how anyone can get a proper reading from this but I am smiling all the same.
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I'm fucking pumped to see Ladarious in the backfield.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPH4xIH8Zic
Need a (http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kosjz11DNU1qzkuaco1_400.jpg) smiley.
It's as if Brandon Jacobs and Rudy reproduced while drunk on the blood of Godzilla. I like it.
He's also capable of doing a standing back flip. Was seen doing it on a Rivals video highlight last year. :silence:
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What about Trovon Reed? Did anyone mention Trovon Reed?
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What about Trovon Reed? Did anyone mention Trovon Reed?
He was great in Smokey and the Bandit 3.
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He was great in Smokey and the Bandit 3.
Very underrated guitar player too!
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He was great in Smokey and the Bandit 3.
Horrible Trans Am in movie 3.
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/03/auburns_gene_chizik_likes_the_1.html
Auburn's Gene Chizik likes the feel of practice; Tigers will go in full pads Saturday in Jordan-HarePublished: Friday, March 25, 2011, 12:32 PM Updated: Friday, March 25, 2011, 12:35 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- Gene Chizik has a lot of holes to fill in his starting lineup, but the Auburn coach seemed quite pleased at how the first two spring practices have gone toward finding replacements.
"I'm excited where we're at in terms of guys stepping up and being eager," he said Friday.
Chizik says while he doesn't have many returning starters - as in six - he does say the reserves "do know what great looks like" after the Tigers won the national championship.
"I told them you don't have game-type experience. You'll have to get practice experience."
Chizik said Saturday's practice will be in full pads in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
"We'll hit some. We plan to have a physical spring practice, but we have to be smart because our numbers are low," Chizik said.
**We'll be back with post-practice video in a bit.
**We already posted actual practice video.
**Chizik said offensive lineman Ed Christian isn't practicing, but has walked around the track.
"He's just a little beat up," Chizik said.
Linebacker Jessel Curry hasn't been at practice.
"He's got some personal issues he's got to handle," Chizik said.
Also missing, Philip Pierre-Louis, Andre Harris and Robert Cooper.
"If you don't seem them out there, that's where they're at," Chizik said. "We'll proceed with the players we have out there."
And on the arrest of four players, who were kicked off the team:
"I'm only going to talk about spring practice and the guys on our team."
**On Mike Pelton replacing Tracy Rocker as the defensive line coach.
"I'm blessed to have two defensive line coaches who carry the same torch. He fits in well with the players."
**On the field are January enrollees defensive back Jonathan Rose and offensive lineman Reese Dismukes.
"It's hard for guys to jump right in," Chizik said.
"I think the tempo of practice was a little different for them. Right now, I'm really pleased with all of them."
Chizik said Dismukes has "done a great job."
**On the arrival of basketball player Jake Drum as a wide receiver.
"He's a big athletic body. I wouldn't make more out of it than it is," Chizik said.
**Anthony Morgan, the sometimes-defensive back, who is a full-time tailback again. He said he took all the snaps with the second team Friday.
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/03/video_its_day_2_of_auburn_spri.html
http://bcove.me/g1vcguky
Video: It's Day 2 of Auburn spring practice with basketball player Jake Drum catching passesPublished: Friday, March 25, 2011, 10:34 AM Updated: Friday, March 25, 2011, 11:54 AM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- Auburn is back on the practice field this Friday morning, officially Day 2 of spring football.
We have video evidence to prove it featuring the likes of Gene Chizik working with the defensive backs, quarterbacks throwing and other things of practice.
They're still practicing as we post this. We'll be back with a post-practice report.
Some notes:
**Basketball player Jake Drum, a junior from Spain Park High School, is on the field as a receiver. He's even in the video catching a pass.
**Redshirt freshman linebacker Jawara White is on the field, but isn't wearing a helmet for the second straight practice. He had surgery last year.
Here are some notes that appear in Friday's newspapers:
**Wide receiver and potential Wildcat quarterback Trovon Reed is back from the sore knee that cost him his freshman season last year.
"He looked pretty fast to me, looked like he was back," said offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn. "He's one of those guys who we need to be on the field. Before he got hurt in the fall, he made some 'wow' plays."
Reed can play his way into a starting role at receiver, considering Auburn lost all three of its starters from a year ago.
**Auburn, officially, returns one starter in the offensive line. That's right tackle Brandon Moseley. But before there was a Brandon Mosley there was A.J. Greene, who started in front of Mosley before breaking his leg and dislocating his ankle and having 12 screws inserted into his foot.
Greene is back and ready to go. He'll be a left tackle now.
**Malzahn is looking for more players to play the H-back/blocking back position now that top-blocker Eric Smith was dismissed from the team. He still has tight end/H-back Philip Lutzenkirchen and a few other options.
"We've a lot of different answers," Malzahn said. "Lutzenkirchen, we know what he can do at that position. We've like to move him around a little more. Ladarious Phillips is a guy. Davis Hooper is a guy we have there. We're trying a lot of different things right nw."
** HBO's promotional video of a Real Sports show devoted to college athletics does not feature former Auburn player Stanley McClover saying he received money when he signed with the Tigers, a claim he made during a taping for the show.
Former teammates and his high school coach disputed McClover's claim.
The HBO promotional information does not say whether McClover's interview will be aired. But another former Auburn player, Troy Reddick, is featured in a discussion about recruiting, saying he was "well aware that they're going to throw women at you, they're going to throw alcohol at you. Your player hosts are going to try to get you drunk and try to get you to sleep with somebody," according to the website SportsByBrooks.
The promotional video does not show Reddick making a direct accusation that Auburn did anything wrong.
Another segment of the show called Pay to Play discusses the fact players can't be paid legally, but their schools make millions while they're playing. Former Alabama receiver Tyrone Prothro, who suffered a leg injury that cost him a chance to play in the NFL, says in that segment that, "I definitely don't think it's fair."
**New defensive line coach Mike Pelton said he was more excited than the players when practice began Wednesday. Special teams coach Jay Boulware, who he coached with on Gene Chizik's staff at Iowa State, told him so.
"Coach Boulware is like, 'Coach Pelton's on the Kool-Aid today.' And I was. It was a natural high just to be back at Auburn. Every day is like that."
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Yeah, but what about Trovon Reed?
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Yeah, but what about Trovon Reed?
Huh? I thought we were talking about guitar playing actors that drove horrible cars.
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Huh? I thought we were talking about guitar playing actors that play coaches who coach against Bobby Boucher.
Even better.
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/03/auburn_notebook_tigers_need_ne.html
Auburn notebook: Tigers need new starters, but `tradition never graduates,' says Trooper Taylor
Published: Monday, March 28, 2011, 12:25 PM Updated: Monday, March 28, 2011, 12:25 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- Auburn practiced in full pads under dreary clouds Monday, but that didn't stop receivers coach Trooper Taylor from popping up with the quote of the day on the young Tigers.
"Players graduate. Tradition never graduates. We're going to play with a hard edge."
The Tigers are missing most of their starters who won the national championship, and Taylor has to replace all three of his starting wideouts.
On this season's likely starters, Taylor said, "I think they are pretty much comparable" to the departed players.
"These guys have to fit the same mold," Taylor said. "The numbers are down, but I tell these guys it's an opportunity."
Taylor said Emory Blake, who finished strong last season, "is not getting as many reps as the others because I know what Emory can do."
**Blake said practice is different with Barrett Trotter and Clint Moseley at quarterback - and without Cam Newton -- because the threat of the run is diminished.
**We'll be back with post-practice video in a bit.
**Auburn practiced in full pads for the second time this spring. One reason is because the Tigers are working toward their first scrimmage of the spring, set for Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Like all practices, it'll be closed to the public.
**Coach Gene Chizik said Auburn worked in full pads because "we were able to do some contact and get more reps in there to evaluate guys."
"Our experience right now is every single day in practice," he said. "We've got some numbers we've got to be careful of."
With a thin roster, Chizik conceded he'll be playing true freshmen in the fall.
"That's where we're at. We know that," he said.
**Auburn offensive line coach Jeff Grimes has to replace four long-time starters, but he says that's not changing his approach to spring practice.
"There's no change in coaching style, because you are who you are as a coach, but we're going back to square one with these guys," he said. "Even if these guys who have experience, it's very limited."
The Tigers return only Brandon Mosley to an offensive line that featured four senior starters that combined for more than 160 starts.
"There's nothing that can substitute for real game experience, that's for sure. But you can build as many reps as you can in spring ball," Grimes said.
**Running backs coach Curtis Luper said big Ladarious Phillips is coming back from the foot injury that sidelined him last year.
"His issue is he's putting 300 pounds on it every time," Luper said. "He is physical and he has great hands. We want him to win that spot."
He'd replace Eric Smith, who was the designated blocking back last year.
"It's like Eric and a half," Luper said of Phillips' size.
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More video....
http://bcove.me/81xfgtl4
http://bcove.me/922tb356
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"It's like Eric and a half," Luper said of Phillips' size.
If that don't give you wood, I don't know what will.
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If that don't give you wood, I don't know what will.
Thats funny you said that. I'm not usually the one to make bold certain parts of an article, but I actually second guest myself in this particular article. I love that statement made by Luper. I am one that thinks that this statement was made for more than just one reason.
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Thats funny you said that. I'm not usually the one to make bold certain parts of an article, but I actually second guest myself in this particular article. I love that statement made by Luper. I am one that thinks that this statement was made for more than just one reason.
Who was your first guest?
They should put that onthe back of his jersey:
Backandahalf
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Who was your first guest?
They should put that onthe back of his jersey:
Backandahalf
I like that. As far as what Luper said, two things came to mind from his statement. One was directly associated with Phillips size, and second was concerning Phillips mind set and where he is mentally. In retracting my earlier statement, though, about there being multiple motives in what Luper said, I don't think Luper was trying to take a shot at Eric Smith. When I first read it I did, but I think that was more of me implying my own opinion.
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I like that. As far as what Luper said, two things came to mind from his statement. One was directly associated with Phillips size, and second was concerning Phillips mind set and where he is mentally. In retracting my earlier statement, though, about there being multiple motives in what Luper said, I don't think Luper was trying to take a shot at Eric Smith. When I first read it I did, but I think that was more of me implying my own opinion.
The genius of Simp. Fucking brilliant.
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The genius of Simp. Fucking brilliant.
You better lock your doors in Vegas wise guy.
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Who was your first guest?
I like that. As far as what Luper said, two things came to mind from his statement. One was directly associated with Phillips size, and second was concerning Phillips mind set and where he is mentally. In retracting my earlier statement, though, about there being multiple motives in what Luper said, I don't think Luper was trying to take a shot at Eric Smith. When I first read it I did, but I think that was more of me implying my own opinion.
It's like boxing a dwarf, the shots fly so far over his head.
The genius of Simp. Fucking brilliant.
That's one thing to call it.
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It's like boxing a dwarf, the shots fly so far over his head.
Its funny that you say that. Don't flatter yourself Frodo, I saw the typo.
That's one thing to call it.
Oh hell GH, Tommy DeVito has spoken so you best pay attention.
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Its funny that you say that. Don't flatter yourself Frodo, I saw the typo.
Oh hell GH, Tommy DeVito has spoken so you best pay attention.
A moment of coherent clarity. Praise jesus and pass the offering.
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Wes is rollin' the fo-twinneys at O'Quigs while the waitress is beggin for me to motorboat Bert and Ernie.
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Coach Grimes on his new OL.
http://bcove.me/dlqh4o6k
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That's one thing to call it.
Hey - I was trying to be nice and give him a chance to correct it. Subtle of course.
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Hey - I was trying to be nice and give him a chance to correct it. Subtle of course.
I didn't really see the point in fixing it after it being up since last night. Besides, it gave wes something else to bitch about.
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I didn't really see the point in fixing it after it being up since last night. Besides, it gave wes something else to bitch about.
Hah.
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OOoo...Wes, you little bitch. You got served....South Park style.
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OOoo...Wes, you little bitch. You got served....South Park style.
Now it's on.
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OOoo...Wes, you little bitch. You got served....South Park style.
Oh Snap.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W1eb7ekpkg
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Coach Trooper on the WR's.
http://bcove.me/n9uy1vdi
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Now it's on.
Not until I serve him back. I'll choose my opening carefully. Call me the anti-jumbo
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Not until I serve him back.
I think you have your tennis game backwards. You served, I returned serve. Now, we're in the middle of a rally.
Hey, can you do a spell check on that for me. Thanks in advance.
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Not until I serve him back. I'll choose my opening carefully. Call me the anti-jumbo
I like to fuck shit up.
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Video from Fridays practice:
http://bcove.me/ell1nd0q
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/video_gus_malzahn_looks_at_spr.html
Video: http://bcove.me/oixow764
Video: Gus Malzahn looks at spring offense, previews Saturday's scrimmage at Auburn
Published: Friday, April 01, 2011, 1:35 PM Updated: Friday, April 01, 2011, 1:36 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
Gus Malzahn looks at Auburn's spring offense
Tigers' offensive coordinator talks QBs Barrett Trotter, Clint Moseley and his plans and expectations for spring ball
AUBURN -- Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn says in this video the first full scrimmage of the spring Saturday is a big one.
"I tell the quarterbacks that we can learn so much when we're in scrimmage situations," Malzahn said after Friday's practice. "Who has the ability to get the group in the end zone, it's very important. Who will protect the football. And when those live bullets start coming around you, a lot of quarterbacks respond differently. So I'm real curious to see how they respond tomorrow."
The contenders: Barrett Trotter and Clint Moseley.
We put up a video of Friday's practice earlier.
Malzahn hits on a variety of topics in the video on this page, including the misplaced criticism, he says, of Cam Newton.
"It really shocks me big time because I know the type of person he is and the type of competitor and feel like I know him very well," Malzahn said. "He's earned my respect as a person. As a player, he's got a great future if he just keeps doing what he's done to get here."
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/scrimmage_one_auburns_gus_malz.html
QB's talking srimmage: http://bcove.me/mmdk38w2
Chizik talking scrimmage: http://bcove.me/n6t9vz3o
Scrimmage One: Auburn's Gus Malzahn grading quarterbacks Clint Moseley, Barrett TrotterPublished: Sunday, April 03, 2011, 8:10 AM Updated: Sunday, April 03, 2011, 8:16 AM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- Gus Malzahn says he tells his offensive players how they stand after every scrimmage.
"Each position we try to evaluate to give them some kind of rank," Auburn's offensive coordinator said.
But Malzahn is pausing over one spot this spring. He's still studying quarterbacks Clint Moseley and Barrett Trotter.
"It's going to be a little harder for the quarterbacks. They both know the offense so well. And they're both fairly close going into this scrimmage," Malzahn said.
The first full-scale scrimmage of the spring was played behind closed doors Saturday, away from the media and most of the public. Auburn didn't provide statistics. But there were reports of touchdowns being thrown to Emory Blake, Philip Lutzenkirchen and Quindarius Carr, at the very least, according to players. There were two interceptions.
The coaching staff gave Moseley, Trotter and everybody else plenty of opportunities by running 100 to 120 plays in Jordan-Hare Stadium. The coaches wanted the work as they search for 18 new starters.
The offense beat the defense 55-45 in a complicated scoring system that awards points for significant plays. Cam Newton, last year's Heisman Trophy winner, scored none of them. He's headed to the NFL, and that's why much of the talk after the scrimmage focused on would-be successors Moseley and Trotter.
"I'd say we're about the same," Trotter said.
Watch and hear Clint Moseley and Barrett Trotter in this video we posted Saturday.
Moseley, entering his third year with one game and no passes on his résumé, was upbeat after the scrimmage.
"Today was the first time I really felt I was playing football instead of trying to remember everything," he said. "Today, I was actually competing. It was a lot of fun. It was different than any mindset that I had."
Moseley's breakdown: "I think Barrett and I did a pretty good job. There may have been a few snaps that may have looked pretty bad, and a few balls on the ground, but it's a little different than it seems. Overall, Barrett and I did well in the scrimmage."
Trotter, heading into his fourth season, said he didn't throw a touchdown pass or interception. He's the veteran of the two players with six games and nine passes to his credit.
"I feel really comfortable with everything we're doing," Trotter said. "I don't really feel like it's new material for me; it's just kind of re-learning and getting a foundation back again. It's not so much learning anymore, it's just getting the ball where I want it every time.
"I think," Trotter added, "we're definitely moving in the right direction, but we've still got a long way to go."
Malzahn said at the beginning of spring practice he wanted to name a starting quarterback by the end of it. He's got two weeks to go.
"It's all up to coach Malzahn," Moseley said. "He's given us even reps. You can't judge it off one day. He's going to judge it off who takes the ball the whole spring."
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I had assumed that Trotter would be the hand downs starter after this spring. Listening to Cole Cubelic in the mornings who has been saying that Moseley would push hard. I'm starting to believe him.
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I had assumed that Trotter would be the hand downs starter after this spring. Listening to Cole Cubelic in the mornings who has been saying that Moseley would push hard. I'm starting to believe him.
I certainly sounds way more like a QB race than what I thought it would be too. From what I gather, Moseley has a little bit better of an arm but is not mobile whatsoever. Trotter has some decent skills with his feet to go along with a pretty good arm. I still suspect Malzahn to go with Trotter. Competition is always good though, it keeps the guys pushing themselves harder.
We still have Frazier that will be on campus this summer but I just find it hard to imagine he will uproot either Trotter or Moseley for the starting job; simply because of their understanding of the playbook.
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/video_and_notebook_gus_malzahn.html
Video and notebook: Gus Malzahn, Trooper Taylor and more from Auburn's scrimmage
Published: Sunday, April 03, 2011, 11:15 AM Updated: Sunday, April 03, 2011, 11:15 AM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
Auburn held its first full-scale scrimmage of the spring Saturday and here, thanks to the magic of video, we have offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn and receivers coach Trooper Taylor discussing what was what. Push the button and watch.
We've already presented all sorts of stories on the scrimmage, including yesterday's video of Gene Chizik discussing the workout, quarterbacks Clint Moseley and Barrett Trotter talking about it on video and today's newspaper account of the proceedings.
Also, here is today's notebook from the al.com family of newspapers...
Gene Chizik takes in Saturday's scrimmage in Jordan-Hare Stadium (Todd Van Emst photo)
AUBURN -- Auburn coach Gene Chizik says his punt return team has "been like one our Achilles' heels since we've been here," and it's being emphasized this spring to remedy the problem.
Chizik hopes Trovon Reed, Jonathan Mincy, Demetruce McNeal or Quindarius Carr will be the answer when fall football rolls around.
"We're trying to find a punt returner right now that we think will give us a chance to be better," Chizik said after Saturday's scrimmage. "We haven't had a guy who can return punts and get some of those hidden yards that people forget about but play such a big part in terms of field position. So we went live today on our punt returners, which we will try to do every day we're in pads from here on out."
Auburn returned only 22 punts for an average of 6.2 yards per return last season.
**Chizik said finding a good pace "was a big emphasis."
"I saw a lot of things that were good and obviously a lot of things that need improvement, and we'll continue on this track," he said after the scrimmage.
He said he watched how the quarterbacks managed the offense and how they avoided turnovers.
He said the offensive and defensive lines are "banging each other around pretty good. I think they're trying to make it a physical game up inside. We're definitely not there yet, but they're really trying to understand the importance of the physicality of the game inside with our power running game."
**Receivers coach Trooper Taylor said he'd hate to label any of his receivers as first team. He said there's an "orange" and "blue" group, and they're rotated every day.
But, he said, "For us, the guys who have to make plays for us every day are DeAngelo Benton, Emory Blake, Trovon Reed and Quindarius Carr."
Taylor also mentioned H-back/tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen and said walk-on Cameron Groce of Gardendale has caught his eye.
"There's a young kid, Groce, that has really stepped up," Taylor said. "To be honest, I know his name now. Because coming into camp, I just thought he was going to be another guy on the line. But he's really stepped up."
**Defensive back T'Sharvan Bell said he had an interception and a fumble recovery Saturday. He especially got a kick out of recovering the fumble, coughed up by defensive back-turned-running back Anthony Morgan.
"He was just trying to give us a present because he was a defensive guy. I understood it," joked Bell.
**Auburn didn't provide statistics to the scrimmage, but Lutzenkirchen and running backs Mike Dyer and Onterio McCalebb got good reports from teammates. While Chizik said the scrimmage was devoted to the run, it didn't mean reliable starters Dyer and McCalebb were put in a position to be pounded.
**One-time defender Chris Humphries is working on the depth chart as a blocking back.
"He's a tough kid," Chizik said. "He played the position some toward the end of last year. And he's a senior. And he's not scared. He's a physical guy. So it seems to me like he's getting more comfortable with that position each practice."
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I certainly sounds way more like a QB race than what I thought it would be too. From what I gather, Moseley has a little bit better of an arm but is not mobile whatsoever. Trotter has some decent skills with his feet to go along with a pretty good arm. I still suspect Malzahn to go with Trotter. Competition is always good though, it keeps the guys pushing themselves harder.
We still have Frazier that will be on campus this summer but I just find it hard to imagine he will uproot either Trotter or Moseley for the starting job; simply because of their understanding of the playbook.
Umm, isn't Frazier running the exact same system at the Gustav's old HS?
I still think Trotter is going to start and Frazier will RS, but I don't think that it's b/c he won't know the system.
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Umm, isn't Frazier running the exact same system at the Gustav's old HS?
I still think Trotter is going to start and Frazier will RS, but I don't think that it's b/c he won't know the system.
I didn't say Frazier didn't know the system, I just think Trotter being in Malzahns system at Auburn for two years gives him the edge over Frazier. I'm excited about the Frazier kid though. I find it hard to imagine him coming in with only the summer under his belt and taking the starting job in fall practice.
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Umm, isn't Frazier running the exact same system at the Gustav's old HS?
I still think Trotter is going to start and Frazier will RS, but I don't think that it's b/c he won't know the system.
He may know the basics of the system but I hope to God that our playbook is thicker than GM's high school playbook was.
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He may know the basics of the system but I hope to God that our playbook is thicker than GM's high school playbook was.
Pretty sure it is, but to count him out would be foolish. I would also say that some of the same plays are in there too. He knows the basics, it's just a matter of learning the playbook. If the kid is as smart as his GPA would indicate, then I don't think he would have any issue learning enough in time to make a push in the fall.
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Its funny that you say that. Don't flatter yourself Frodo, I saw the typo.
To his credit he appears much larger in person.
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To his credit he appears much larger in person.
I think Saban is looking for a new media relations rep, are you interested?
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/auburn_practice_notebook_gene_1.html
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Auburn practice notebook: Gene Chizik says there's been no movement in the quarterback racePublished: Monday, April 04, 2011, 12:43 PM Updated: Monday, April 04, 2011, 12:55 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
Auburn's Gene Chizik and his coaches broke down the film of Saturday's scrimmage over the weekend, and after further review, said there was no movement on the quarterback race between Barrett Trotter and Clint Moseley.
That was some of the take-away from after Monday's practice, the eighth of the spring, which was designed to correct mistakes from the scrimmage.
"We could have moved on to the next thing, but we weren't ready to do that," Chizik said.
In general, Chizik said, "After evaluating the scrimmage, we had a lot of improvement for our guys to see. Today, I thought be made more progress. We're moving in the right direction."
Also from the scrimmage:
"I thought we had explosive plays on offense - we're going to need those. At times, we ran the ball very effectively. But we haven't arrived because we had too much inconsistency."
The downside of an explosive offense in a scrimmage, of course, is the defense allowed big plays, Chizik said.
But Chizik said, "the pass rush at times looked good. I think we're making strides with a young defensive line."
**H-back Philip Lutzenkirchen is getting some work as a wideout, and could assume the duties of the departed Kodi Burns.
He played the position in high school before signing with Auburn as a tight end.
**Lutzenkirchen's breakdown of the quarterbacks:
"Barrett throws one of the nicest balls since I've been here."
And, "Once Clint got his confidence back, the sky is the limit for him."
**Chizik said Auburn hasn't worked on the Wildcat formation.
**Chizik also said Auburn has worked on live punting drills, but not full-scale live kickoffs.
**He said the field goal team - kicker, snapper and holder - "are working through mechanics."
"It's a work in progress."
The kicker will be Cody Parkey and Josh Harris is the snapper.
**Offensive line coach Jeff Grimes said he's not pleased "with where we are technically" with his linemen.
"But it starts at attitude and effort, and I'm pleased with that," he said.
**Grimes said A.J. Greene, who started the first three games last year before suffering a foot/ankle injury, "is still not quite back to full speed."
"I think he'll be fine when we get back to the fall, for sure," Grimes said.
**Grimes said Blake Burgess, Reese Dismukes and Jared Cooper are working at center.
**Grimes said he'd like to announce a starting five at the end of spring practice.
"But I'm not going to do it just to do it. I like competition. Competition makes everybody better," he said.
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Sounds like he has a case of quarterback constipation.
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Sounds like he has a case of quarterback constipation.
Sounds like constipation along the OL too. Its always nice to have constipation competition though. We have loads of talent.
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The deep snapper position is set in stone. Looking forward to the 2011 edition of our deep snapping Auburn Tigers.
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Video: Chizik talks practice #9
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Video: Quick hitters from a few players
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The deep snapper position is set in stone. Looking forward to the 2011 edition of our deep snapping Auburn Tigers.
did you check out the DS targets for 2012?
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did you check out the DS targets for 2012?
Why must you tempt Snaggle in such a way?
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/fight_for_starting_spots_will.html
Fight for starting spots will continue today in Auburn's scrimmage in Jordan-Hare StadiumPublished: Saturday, April 09, 2011, 7:31 AM Updated: Saturday, April 09, 2011, 7:38 AM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- Certainly in the battle to be a starting receiver and in the mix to return punts, Auburn senior Quindarius Carr figures to have a busy scrimmage today in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
But his duties won't stop when he catches the football.
"My big aspect," says Carr, "is basically becoming a better leader and helping pull along the young guys. Everyone is saying we've got a young team and they always say all our good players are gone, but it's my responsibility to take care of the young guys right now ... show them the way."
That will continue today in the morning scrimmage that is closed to the public and media but figures to be popular among the hundreds of high school coaches on campus for a football clinic -- and for the players competing for plenty of starting spots.
That apparently includes the much-watched quarterback race between Clint Moseley and Barrett Trotter. In last Saturday's scrimmage, Moseley threw touchdown passes and interceptions. Trotter threw neither.
Today's scrimmage is likely the last major practice before the April 16 A-Day game, and it will look a lot like last weekend's scrimmage.
"We're looking for consistency, we're going to try to keep, as close as we can, groups together that we feel like is going to create some continuity on both sides of the ball," coach Gene Chizik said.
And it's a chance for Carr and others to make an impression on a team that needs three new starting wide receivers.
Carr brings a deep threat and now finds himself at the same spot as promising Trovon Reed.
Carr said offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn has signed off on him running deep patterns, but "I just basically need to work on my short game and blocking. That's the biggest thing I'm working on right now."
Carr is working at the same receiver position in which Terrell Zachery thrived the last two seasons.
Carr is also trying to regain his job as the primary punt returner, although Chizik said earlier this spring he'll be demanding more from his returners. Auburn averaged 6.2 yards per punt return last season.
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http://auburn.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1209960
April 9, 2011
Rachel Morand
AuburnSports.com Staff Writer
The Auburn defense got the best of the offense in the second scrimmage of the spring Saturday morning.
"We got them in the first half," said redshirt freshman receiver Trovon Reed. "In the second half, they came out with the energy. They must have had something in their water that we didn't have. The defense -- all of the sudden, everybody on the sidelines was jumping and screaming and we were looking at each other like: Hold on; who they have over there?"
Head coach Gene Chizik wants to see more explosive plays on offense and better tackling on defense.
With a week to go before the annual A-Day game, the team worked on several aspects of the game.
"We went out and kind of had a blitz period there and had some blitz pickup," said head coach Gene Chizik. "Had a great special teams period early on, got in about half a scrimmage, worked some special teams in the middle and then came back and finished the scrimmage up here at the end."
The first scrimmage featured explosive plays through the air and in the ground game, but today's offense vs. defense meeting was a different story.
"We probably didn't protect the ball like we needed to today," Chizik said. "But there were a lot of different reasons for that in terms of continuity and who was in there at center and quarterback and tailback and things of that nature. But overall, pleased with the day. I thought the energy was a little low at the beginning, and it picked up as practice continued to move on. So again, 10 days into it, a lot of work left."
Quarterback Clint Moseley worked with the first team today since it was his turn in the rotation with Barrett Trotter. Moseley wasn't pleased with the day's work.
"Today was obviously dominated by the defense," Moseley said. "We've got a lot of things to work on offensively, but I've got to give a lot of credit to those guys. They came out with a lot of energy. They played really well.
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Clint Moseley wasn't happy with his performance today, specifically his missed assignments.
"It was encouraging from a team standpoint, but offensively it was one of the most discouraging days this spring for sure. Probably the most discouraging day. But it's all about learning from our mistakes and getting better. And not panicking."
Moseley said a lot of mistakes were made on his side of the ball.
"Just a lot of missed assignments from guys that shouldn't be missing assignments, including myself," Moseley said. "Just a really bad day. We lacked energy, execution, all of it. Just disappointed our coaches today."
As for the defense, coordinator Ted Roof said he saw some positives and negatives throughout today's scrimmage.
"We made some big plays, but we gave up some big plays," Roof said. "We've got to keep working til they can't make those explosive plays against us. We've just got to keep pounding a rock and become a more physical football team each and every day as far as emphasizing stopping the run and taking the ball away."
Specifically, Chizik wants to see better tackling.
"There's no question about it," Chizik said. "We're getting guys in the right spots and our angles of approach aren't great right now and we're letting some balls get back across the field on us. And our offense has done a great job with their vision and actually being able to get the ball back across the field. But our tackling, I think defensively, needs to improve over the next five days."
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Big day for receivers
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Chizik isn't known for singling out players players with praise, but he had positive things to say about junior receiver DeAngelo Benton after the scrimmage.
"DeAngelo has really made a lot of strides in my opinion," Chizik said. "He was responsible for a couple of explosive plays today, which was really good to see. We're counting on DeAngelo to help us next year. He's got to step up to the plate. He has not arrived there, at all. But I believe he's trying to take his game to a different level than he's played it since he's been here. That's a good thing to see. He's got a lot of room to grow, but I think he's made some significant strides in 10 days, in my opinion."
DeAngelo Benton is working at the "9" receiver spot with Emory Blake this spring. The position was manned by Darvin Adams last year.
Benton, once the nation's No.3-ranked high school wide receiver and later listed as the nation's top prep school wide receiver, is often the butt of receivers coach Trooper Taylor's jokes since he is the oldest player on the team at age 23. Now that Benton is making plays on the field, Taylor is praising Benton, but he isn't leaving out the jokes.
"I told him it's about time (he makes plays)," Taylor said. "He's about three days older than water. No, DeAngelo did a great job today. He left a couple out there, but for the most part he did a nice job. He's becoming a guy we can count on. The biggest thing is he's healthy. All those things I said about him coming in, the potential is still there. I told him the worst compliment I can give you is you've got potential. That means you haven't done anything yet. It's time. It's time."
Another player coming off injury that is impressing coaches this spring is Reed. Reed, who was sidelined with a knee injury throughout the fall, is now practicing at full speed.
Reed is playing the "3" spot slot receiver role this spring.
Taylor is thrilled with Reed's many talents.
"Catching that bubble screen," Taylor said. "He ran the reverse. He can do some wildcat. He gives you a lot of options and I like that. It's kind of like you watch UCONN, they get it in the man's hands who is going to do something. We're going to try and get it in that man's hands. Every time he touches it, he makes something special happen. He broke about two or three tackles today and did some things."
Since he has so many skills, Reed will likely move around in the offense.
"I tell him he's a hide-and-go-seek guy," Taylor said. "If you play hide-and-seek and you hide in the same spot, they gonna find you pretty quick."
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*** True freshman center Reese Dismukes ran with the first team today. Just five months ago Dismukes was playing high school football, but he said he is trying to get used to the fast paced Auburn offense.
As for the line overall, Dismukes believes it has a lot of work to do.
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True freshman Reese Dismukes put in work with the first team offense today.
"I feel like as an O-line, having to replace so many guys, we're a little behind, but we're going to get there," Dismukes said. "Coach (Jeff) Grimes is a great coach, one of the best. No doubt that we will get there. It's just the fact that Brandon (Mosley)'s the only one that's coming back, and A.J. (Greene) being hurt, coming back too. We've got to have chemistry as an O-line. We have it now, and we're working on calls and all that stuff. We're starting to work out and feel better and starting to groove a little more. We've just got to keep getting better."
*** The first scrimmage featured some snap issues by the center. Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn said the centers did better this week.
"With the twos we had a center in there that hadn't played a lot, had been playing guard (Jared Cooper)," Malzahn said. "And we had a center out today, so that didn't help (Blake Burgess). But with the ones, the snaps were sufficient (Dismukes)."
*** Although today was Moseley's day to work with the ones, Malzahn said Trotter rotated in with him throughout the scrimmage.
"And Logan Paul got the twos," Malzahn said. "So we got a chance to see both quarterbacks primarily with the ones. That helps you evaluate those guys too."
*** Overall, there hasn't been any movement in the quarterback race.
"The quarterbacks are very sporadic right now, in general," Chizik said. "The consistency of the quarterback position, and being able to manage the team, is obviously two most important things they can do. When I say managing the team, I'm talking about protecting the football and keeping us out of negative plays. We've done a fair job of that. It's been a little bit up and down.
I think they're both working really hard. It's very important to both of them, and I appreciate that. But we're not as consistent as we need to be at that position."
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Barrett Trotter and Moseley continue to be neck-and-neck in the quarterback race this spring.
*** Although it hasn't been confirmed by coaches, junior Anthony Morgan is said to have injured his knee last week in practice. Chizik wouldn't get specific about what's bothering Morgan, but did say the injury isn't long term.
"He's banged up and beat up," Chizik said. "It could be before the end of spring practice before he's back, I don't know."
*** The defensive linemen may be young and mostly inexperienced, but Chizik is pleased with their progress this spring. Understandably, he wants to keep an eye on their health.
"The interior guys have taken on a lot of double teams and taken on 600 pounds for 10 days," Chizik said. "They're a little beat up because of our depth. We're going to have to watch that and make sure they can survive through the spring because there have been very physical practices.
"They've made some strides. It's a great learning process for them.
"I think Corey Lemonier has made some significant strides. I think Dee Ford has, too. And Craig Sanders. There are some guys at defensive end I think are coming along. Our inside guys are a little beat up right now, but they're getting some great experience that they need."
*** The Tigers' next practice will be Monday at 9 a.m. A-Day is set for Saturday, April 16 at 2 p.m. CSS will broadcast the game.
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Eating an lime sorbet at a cafe with outdoor seating. Love eating outdoors. Minding my own business.
Bama Bubba strolls by.
"Ya'll having ya'lls sprang game today?" Mr 13 asks.
"No. Next week." Return to the sorbet, which is delicious.
"Hmmm. Reckon why ya'll have it on the same day we do? Seems like ya'll would wanna move it so's you might get some better attendance. Hell, our game's gonna be on ESPN and everahthang. Jest don't seem like a good idear to try to go up head to head on the Tide like that.
"What kinda game ya'll gonna do anyways? Seems like I heard ya'll only had 30-something kids out there. Can't hardly even split into squads like that. I seen where Bama had somethin' like 35 five star kids and gonna bring in like a dozen more. Be somethin' else to see nothin' but five stars on both sides of the ball.
"So what ya'll think about this spring? I'd love to go to it, but I reckon I'll be like most folks and either watch Bama's game on ESPN or try to get up there for it. Think ya'll will still have a scrimmage? "
I paused from eating my magnificent lime sorbet, which I was enjoying greatly in the heat, looked Bama Jimmy Joe Jim Bob square in the eye and said:
"I heard we had 27 - 28 players ready to go. That ought to be enough."
He puzzled over that for a minute and toddled off.
Fucking idiots.
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/auburn_notebook_cody_parkeys_l.html
Auburn notebook: Cody Parkey's long field goals; still no movement in quarterback race
Published: Monday, April 11, 2011, 12:46 PM Updated: Monday, April 11, 2011, 3:48 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- Cody Parkey has the assignment of replacing Auburn's all-time leading scorer in Wes Byrum this fall. Maybe a long field goal in last Saturday's scrimmage is sending him on his way.
He hit a 49-yard field goal "that probably would have been good from 60," said special teams coach Jay Boulware after Monday's practice. "I'm really pleased with him."
At least on field goals. Boulware said he's not been pleased with the way Auburn is kicking off in practice.
**Boulware said new starting punter Steven Clark is averaging 38 yards per punt "with a lot of hang time."
That's important because Auburn was one of the top teams in the nation last year covering punts.
Still, Boulware said he'd like to Clark average at least 40 yards per punt.
**Boulware said he'd bring in a walk-on kicker and punter this fall, just to add more competition to practice.
"There's not spot that's a given," he said.
**The quarterback race remains the same, meaning it's pretty much tied for first between Clint Moseley and Barrett Trotter.
"I don't think there's been much separation," said Auburn coach Gene Chizik.
**Moseley gave a hard assessment of the offense's woes immediately after Saturday's scrimmage. He slightly altered his view after watching the game film.
"It might not been as bad as I thought it was, but was still bad," he said.
Moseley said the offense needs to be more consistent.
He also said he didn't think Saturday's A-Day Game will decide the winner.
"But it is something Coach Malzahn will be watching," Moseley said.
**With only three quarterbacks in camp, counting walk-on Logan Paul, Moseley said his arm is "a little tired."
"But they've done a good job of getting me to the training room, so it's not problem," he said.
**After scrimmaging Saturday, Auburn opted for a practice without full pads Monday.
"We went back and touched up what need to be addressed," Chizik said. "Today was as physical as it could be" but, Chizik said, "it was a teach mode day."
Monday was practice No. 11 of the spring.
"We have a long way to go in all three phrases of our football team," Chizik said.
**A.J. Greene, who suffered a fractured ankle and broken leg in the third game last season, is still slowed by the injury, though he says he's getting better.
"Of course it's going to be sore," he said. "Sometimes I have to take a play or two off because I just can't go."
Greene is at left tackle, backed up by Chad Slade, Donnie Riggins and Bobby Ingalls.
**We wrote about Trovon Reed today.
"Trovon has done some nice things," Chizik added Monday. "He has not arrived by stretch of the imagination."
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http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/04/auburn_notebook_ladarious_phil.html
Auburn notebook: Ladarious Phillips 'getting close' on bouncing back from injury
Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 7:42 AM Updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 7:42 AM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times This is Tuesday's newspaper notebook. We'll be back after Wednesday morning's practice session...
AUBURN -- Ladarious Phillips continues to be an intriguing football player to fans and the media alike because of his potential as a 300-pound fullback, although he hasn't played and he's practicing behind closed doors with the rest of his Auburn teammates.
He missed his freshman season with a hurt foot.
"For a guy that's 300 pounds, it takes about a year to get all the way back from that injury. He's getting close," said running backs coach Curtis Luper. "He just needs work to get comfortable in the offense. He'll need to have a really good summer and a good fall camp, and he'll be ready to play."
**Luper said he likes what tailbacks Mike Dyer and Onterio McCalebb have brought to practice, even away from the field.
"The leadership from Onterio and Mike needs to filter all the way through our team, not just the offense and defense, but all the way through," he said. "It's fun to see leaders emerge and that's what we're looking for every single day."
**Auburn didn't practice Tuesday, but will be back at work this morning. The Tigers will practice again Friday, then play the A-Day game in Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $5. The game will be televised by CSS.
**Auburn doesn't have many tailbacks or quarterbacks this spring, and QB Clint Moseley said Monday his arm was "little tired" from throwing so much. Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn takes note of such things.
"It's the second time it's been like that all spring," Moseley said. "But Coach Malzahn has done really well with watching our arms. He doesn't throw us too much, but we have thrown a lot more than we've ever thrown, for sure. We're doing a good job getting in the training room, so it's not a problem"
Jay Boulware: Special teams
**Special teams coach Jay Boulware used more high-profile signers and some regulars on his kick teams last season with positive results, and he's planning on doing it again.
That's a different approach than when Boulware and head coach Gene Chizik arrived for the 2009 season.
"There were guys that were lesser athletes that were playing it," Boulware said. "They were still playing with a bunch of enthusiasm, and a lot of people didn't realize we had a big problem in some areas until Game 5 or 6, and I think that's a tribute to the players. The guys that were playing were a lot of walk-ones and guys in their first year on the field. We fooled a lot of you guys for a while -- and then we got into the SEC and started playing those LSUs, and then the lack of talent started to show up."
**Chizik said the field goal team, now headed by kicker Cody Parkey rather than the departed Wes Byrum, is finding its way.
"Let's not lose sight in the kicking game of all the elements that are involved in that -- snapper, holder, kicker," Chizik said. "We always felt over the last two years that that was pretty much automatic. We're going to be in a place where we're kind of starting over again, but we're getting there with the timing. Again, it's going to take more time."
Auburn needs a new holder to replace Neil Caudle. Chizik said kicker Chandler Brooks and defensive back Ryan White are doing it in practice.
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Auburn notebook: A-Day Game scoring different; Gene Chizik says Tigers making progress; a poster
Published: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 12:53 PM Updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 2:50 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- The scoring for Auburn's A-Day Game promises to be...confusing?
Because of a thin roster, the Tigers will not split up in two teams for Saturday's game, but instead will award points for good offensive plays and good defensive plays. Auburn used the same scoring system two years ago at A-Day, and does so in every behind-closed-door scrimmage.
"We really don't have a choice because of the numbers we have right now," said coach Gene Chizik.
The game and scoring will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday in Jordan-Hare Stadium. You can try to score along at home, on CSS.
**Chizik said he "didn't feel completely good about the tempo and energy" of Wednesday's practice, though he said it was a good day for teaching.
Overall, he said, "I think we've made a lot of progress."
**Chizik said he won't judge A-Day any differently than any other practice.
"The spring game is going to be another scrimmage," he said. "It will be lot of base offense and base defense. It's viewed upon by us as another practice."
**Chizik said quarterbacks Barrett Trotter and Clint Moseley will receive an equal opportunity to impress.
"I know we're going to mix both guys in with boy groups," he said. "It will be evenly split."
Jawara White
**Linebacker Jawara White shed light on why he didn't play during his freshman season last year. He had fluid removed from his spinal cord.
He said he was concerned about his playing career when he learned of the problem, but said he's 100 percent now. He said he's doing everything at practice but full contact and says he'll have a role on this year's team.
He said being with defensive back Zac Etheridge, who came back from a scary neck injury last season, helped him.
"Zac helped me out a lot," White said.
**Chad Slade dropped in for the post-practice interviews. He said he's working at left tackle, though knows the guard positions as well.
**Defensive line coach Mike Pelton said he sees "vast improvement" in all his young defensive linemen - which is all his defensive linemen.
He said sophomore Nosa Eguae, his only returning starter, is a leader. "And Corey Lemonier has been stepping up his game and being vocal."
Pelton also said he's not practicing all the players who will play for him this season. Some of them are still in high school, Signing Class of 2011, waiting for their summer arrival in Auburn.
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Auburn notebook: Quarterbacks Barrett Trotter, Clint Moseley close heading into Saturday's A-Day
Published: Friday, April 15, 2011, 12:25 PM Updated: Friday, April 15, 2011, 12:45 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN --- Auburn offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn said before spring practice he'd like to have a No. 1 quarterback when workouts concluded, but that may not happen.
"I'm not sure right now," he said after Friday's practice.
Malzahn said he'd meet with coach Gene Chizik to discuss it after Saturday's A-Day Game. Auburn also has a Monday practice.
The QB contenders: Barrett Trotter and Clint Moseley.
Malzahn has played this game before. The Tigers waited more than a week after spring ball last year to say Cam Newton was the No. 1 quarterback. He did all right.
This year, said Malzahn, "it's been fairly close in my mind. There's not a whole lot of separation.
"We're still in the mode right now of giving them an equal chance."
When asked if incoming freshman QB Kiehl Frazier could join the race in August, Malzahn said, "I think all freshmen will get their shot."
**Malzahn said he has installed only about 50 percent of the playbook this spring, and said the 2 p.m. A-Day Game "will be vanilla."
"But it still will be good for the coaches to evaluate them," Malzahn said.
And more so for Trotter and Moseley.
"It's probably more important for the quarterbacks than the rest of them," Malzahn said.
**Only playing with a thin roster:
"We have ones and we have twos -- we have no threes," he said.
**Defensive coordinator Ted Roof said his side has "made a lot of strides."
"I'm not satisfied," Roof said.
He said even a plain A-Day will be beneficial.
"We'll get a good indication where we need to be," he said.
**Roof said linebacker Eltoro Freeman has had "a very good spring."
"I've been very pleased with him."
**On freshman DB Jonathan Rose arriving in January:
"It's huge because all the mistakes, the things learned this spring, he's already experienced it," Roof said.
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Video: Watch Auburn's Gus Malzahn take a spin around his offense heading into A-Day
Published: Friday, April 15, 2011, 2:11 PM Updated: Friday, April 15, 2011, 2:55 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- What's up with Auburn's offense heading into Saturday's A-Day Game? We'll let offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn answer that in this video shot after Friday's practice.
He talks quarterbacks, including Kiehl Frazier, and more. We put up a quick notebook featuring Malzahn and defensive coordinator Ted Roof after the practice, too.
A-Day reminder: The Tigers will not be split up into separate teams, but rather it will be the offense against the defense using some sort of mystery scoring system.
Here are some A-Day basics you might need:
**Kickoff is 2 p.m. in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
Tickets are $5.
Auburn is encouraging fans to buy tickets in advance to avoid lines on game day.
Tickets are also available at: Auburn Team Shop at Auburn Arena, Anders Bookstore, Big Blue Bookstore, J&M Bookstore, Tiger Rags and the Auburn University Bookstore. Three Regions Bank locations in Auburn and Opelika also have A-Day tickets available for
sale.
**More activities surrounding A-Day, according to the university, will be: The Tiger Fan Fest, featuring inflatable games, sponsor sampling, face painting, and appearances by the Auburn cheerleaders, Tiger Paws, marching band and Aubie will be located on the AU intramural fields from 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. The intramural fields are located across from Jane B. Moore softball field on Biggio Drive between Samford Ave. and Lem Morrison Drive.
**Punt, Pass and Kick Contest for kids in grades 3-6 will be also be held on the intramural fields. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 12:30 p.m. Winners for each grade and division (boys/girls) will receive an Auburn prize pack and also be recognized on the field
during halftime of the A-Day game.
**A post-game autograph session will be held after A-Day. Fans will be limited to one item per person.
**The crystal football will be on display as well.
The BCS national championship trophy will be on display from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in Auburn Arena. Fans are welcome to take photos with the trophy, but must bring their own camera.
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Eating an lime sorbet at a cafe with outdoor seating. Love eating outdoors. Minding my own business.
Bama Bubba strolls by.
"Ya'll having ya'lls sprang game today?" Mr 13 asks.
"No. Next week." Return to the sorbet, which is delicious.
"Hmmm. Reckon why ya'll have it on the same day we do? Seems like ya'll would wanna move it so's you might get some better attendance. Hell, our game's gonna be on ESPN and everahthang. Jest don't seem like a good idear to try to go up head to head on the Tide like that.
"What kinda game ya'll gonna do anyways? Seems like I heard ya'll only had 30-something kids out there. Can't hardly even split into squads like that. I seen where Bama had somethin' like 35 five star kids and gonna bring in like a dozen more. Be somethin' else to see nothin' but five stars on both sides of the ball.
"So what ya'll think about this spring? I'd love to go to it, but I reckon I'll be like most folks and either watch Bama's game on ESPN or try to get up there for it. Think ya'll will still have a scrimmage? "
I paused from eating my magnificent lime sorbet, which I was enjoying greatly in the heat, looked Bama Jimmy Joe Jim Bob square in the eye and said:
"I heard we had 27 - 28 players ready to go. That ought to be enough."
He puzzled over that for a minute and toddled off.
Fucking idiots.
You got a real soothin' way a talkin'...you ort to a been a preacher boy!
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It never ends.
Took my employees out to lunch. Paying for the whole table.
Big sweaty waitress makes two cracks about the Auburn cover on my phone.
The third smart ass remark comes as she delivers the check.
When she comes to get the bill I ask her if she knows why I'm handing her a credit card and she is waiting tables. And I point to the Auburn cover on my phone.
She got a 5% tip instead of my usual 20. Instead of $36, she got $9.
Stupid cow.
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It never ends.
Took my employees out to lunch. Paying for the whole table.
Big sweaty waitress makes two cracks about the Auburn cover on my phone.
The third smart ass remark comes as she delivers the check.
When she comes to get the bill I ask her if she knows why I'm handing her a credit card and she is waiting tables. And I point to the Auburn cover on my phone.
She got a 5% tip instead of my usual 20. Instead of $36, she got $9.
Stupid cow.
Any waitress that made such cracks to me would have been reported to the management, and I'd have requested a different waitress. Had I been forced to keep her as my waitress, she'd have gotten exactly jack fucking squat as a tip.
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I had a meeting with 2 ABI agents on Thurs. morning. One walked in my office, noticed my Auburn paraphernalia, then starteed sniffing in the air, and turned to his partner and said: "smells like Auburn in here, smells like a barn yard and cow manure".
I had to meet with them, or I'd have thrown him out. I think he got the message when I didn't even remotely acknowledge his cracks, nor respond to them, and offered my handshake to his partner walking in behind him. He got directly to business and never made another crack after that.
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Gene Chizik says Auburn quarterback race still up in the air, may go to August, after A-Day GamePublished: Saturday, April 16, 2011, 5:05 PM Updated: Saturday, April 16, 2011, 5:30 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- Coach Gene Chizik hinted the race to be Auburn's starting quarterback between Barrett Trotter and Clint Moseley may continue into August after a Saturday A-Day Game that featured one touchdown, lots of walk-ons and base offenses and defenses.
Offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn said the game was far less revealing than the Tigers' first two full spring scrimmages. That was the plan because the game was on TV, and he didn't want to tip his hand.
Trotter threw the only touchdown pass of the game as he tries to follow Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Cam Newton as Auburn's quarterback. Chizik said fans shouldn't read anything into the score or the stats because of the playbook and the personnel.
Chizik wasn't in a hurry to name a starting quarterback after last year's spring game, either. He waited 11 days to say Newton was his "No. 1 quarterback," though still didn't call him the starter.
The defense won 63-32 Saturday in a game where points were awarded for big plays. It was played in front of announced crowd of 53,390.
Chizik said Trotter and Moseley are "Very similar in nature. The thing that stands out the most after 14 practices is the inconsistency of both of them. We're trying to find somebody who can manage the game and manage the team.
"There were some open balls we had today that we missed.
"They both have a very good feel for the offense."
Trotter hit 6-of-12 passes for 120 yards, including a 19-yard TD to Philip Lutzenkirchen. Chandler Brooks kicked three first-half field goals.
But the game drifted as more and more walk-ons played.
"As you noticed today, you're going to have to get use to new names and new faces," Chizik said.
The best part? "Overall, we got out the game healthy," Chizik said.
Also: "I think we're close to being in the direction we needed to be."
The 14th practice of the spring - the Tigers will practice again Monday - was different than many others.
"There was a lot of base stuff. Today was kind of a base-offense, base-defense day," Chizik said. "It was more of a generic scrimmage.
"Overall, it was pretty good."
Starting tailback Mike Dyer only played one series, had three carries and was sent to the bench to avoid injuries. Fellow rusher Onterio McCalebb had four carries.
This is how the game was really played: Former defensive back Anthony Morgan led in rushing with 57 yards on six carries. He was followed by walk-ons Davis Hooper and Chandler Shakespeare.
Walk-on Logan Paul threw more passes than Moseley.
We'll be back with more.
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Auburn A-Day notebook: Backups get their chance; Philip Lutzenkirchen shows his versatilityPublished: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 8:03 AM Updated: Sunday, April 17, 2011, 8:07 AM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN -- Anthony Morgan bounced back in a nice way from a season on defense and a leg injury last week in Auburn's A-Day game Saturday.
He led all rushers with 57 yards on only 6 carries.
"We moved him there with the intent that he could help our football team, and he is going to have to," said coach Gene Chizik. "He got beat up some there at spring practice, as a lot of the guys did, but today I thought he did some nice things. He can help us at that spot if he gets into the film room and studies the game and the offense. He is struggling a little bit with that right now, but he is talented."
Starting tailbacks Mike Dyer and Onterio McCalebb barely played. Dyer played the first series, gaining 15 yards on 3 carries. McCalebb had 15 yards on four carries.
**Philip Lutzenkirchen, whose role grew in the second half of last season, continued to be a go-to receiver Saturday. He led the receiving corps with 4 catches for 65 yards and scored the game's only touchdown on a 19-yard pass from Barrett Trotter.
Six of his 15 receptions and three of his five touchdowns last season came in the final four games.
"Philip is one of those guys that can play a lot of different things," Chizik said. "He can play an H-back. He can play a tight end. You can move him out. You can move him in. We can put him in some different places because we know he is a great athlete."
Lutzenkirchen caught the TD pass Saturday as a slot receiver.
"It's nice to get back out in the slot. That's what I did in high school," he said. "But I miss kind of doing the fullback stuff, so I think in the fall I'll kind of do a little bit of 50-50 of both."
**Lutzenkirchen was named the game's offensive MVP. Chandler Brooks, who kicked field goals of 43, 41 and 48 yards, was named the special teams MVP. End Dee Ford was named the defensive MVP.
"That's what Dee's got to give us -- he's got to give us some energy," said defensive coordinator Ted Roof. "He's done a good job of rushing the passer this spring. We're challenging him to be more of an every-down guy. He's responded. He's gotten better. He's not where we want, but he's made strides. I'm pleased with him."
**Among our many A-Day posts Saturday was this Gene Chizik post-game video.
**A-Day didn't end Auburn's spring practice. The Tigers will wrap it up Monday.
"It is going to be kind of a recap of the things that we need to clean up that we saw today," Chizik said. "It will be polish up of the things that they are really going to need to concentrate on in the summer."
**DeAngelo Benton came to Auburn with a lot of hype. He only has a handful of catches in two years, but excited the crowd with a catch for 48 yards Saturday.
He dropped one, too.
"It felt pretty good, but it didn't feel too good because I dropped the first one," Benton said. "I shouldn't have to drop one to come back and make another one."
He didn't have to deal with receivers coach Trooper Taylor after the play, but figures he will.
"He didn't have too much to say. Not right now. He'll probably wait until I get by myself," Benton said.
**Punter Steven Clark averaged 47.2 yards on eight punts Saturday, including two of more than 50 and one boomer that went 68 yards. He was averaging only 38 yards in practice.
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It was a great fun in this spring football... Have you guys enjoyed it or not?
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It was lovely.
Hey, Jumbo you are being paged.
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Wow that's two people to sign up recently who both admit to being frank and both put their full address on their profile.
What are the odds?
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It was lovely.
Hey, Jumbo you are being paged.
I'll fist her all the way to Ventura.
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Wow that's two people to sign up recently who both admit to being frank and both put their full address on their profile.
What are the odds?
She just likes Frank.
I'll fist her all the way to Ventura.
Jumbo Frank? Bun Length?