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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: The Prowler on April 20, 2013, 09:45:26 PM
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83,401 in attendance (uat 75,000-78,000 guesstimation in attendance)
Defense is better than the past two seasons.
Tackling is better than the past four seasons (minus Holland of course).
Star Backer Justin Garrett is a big ball peen hammer and he's all over the field.
RB situation will look even better when Freshmen Johnathan Ford and Payton Barber get there.
CamPayne is a baddass.
WRs did good (minus Trovon Reed)
Official plans for Toomer's Corner (plant younger Oak trees a little further back from the corner)
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QB situation is still a question, both look good at times then both look like shit at times. IMO, I'd go with Wallace between those two. Nick Marshall and Jeremy Johnson will be given every opportunity to win the job, Marshall moreso than Johnson (unless Johnson comes in on fire).
#62 Chade Slade is a big mound of goo, doesn't get any push...just stands in the defender's way, a stalemate and a stalemated lineman that's 6'6†320lbs is two clogged holes (Jordan Diamond is the better Guard, he's stronger, he gets movement...unlike Slade)
#5 Jake Holland
We only have two Safeties on the whole team, not counting the incoming freshmen.
Cody Parkey didn't have a good day with the long FGs.
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Agree with everything...
IF Frazier is named the starter this season, expect another 3-9 record. My fingers are crossed that Nick Marshall is the real deal.
Watching CamPayne run the Packer sweep was fun! Looks like a guy that is patient enough to let his blockers open a hole, then he hits the hole in record time. Between Mason and CA-P, whomever is at QB will only need to do enough to keep defenses honest.
Justin Garrett reminds me a little of Daren Bates when he burst on the scene at DB.
Maybe next year will be the breakout year for Trovon Reed.
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Agree with everything...
IF Frazier is named the starter this season, expect another 3-9 record. My fingers are crossed that Nick Marshall is the real deal.
Watching CamPayne run the Packer sweep was fun! Looks like a guy that is patient enough to let his blockers open a hole, then he hits the hole in record time. Between Mason and CA-P, whomever is at QB will only need to do enough to keep defenses honest.
Justin Garrett reminds me a little of Daren Bates when he burst on the scene at DB.
Maybe next year will be the breakout year for Trovon Reed.
IMO, Frazier is too shell shocked from the past two seasons, maybe damaged goods.
Daren Bates would've been Huge in Coach Johnson's Star position.
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If we win 6 games next year we're the luckiest bunch of assholes in the country.
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If we win 6 games next year we're the luckiest bunch of assholes in the country.
Agreed.
Unless Marshall or Johnson can come in and play immediately. Quarterbacks looked just as atrocious as last year. Still a lot of issues on defense especially getting off blocks.
Payne and Mason should make for an exciting duo though.
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If we win 6 games next year we're the luckiest bunch of assholes in the country.
Me too. I do believe we looked better. Nobody stood out like Cam did in his A day, obviously, but CAP was impressive to me. Let us remind ourselves that it was against our defense.
Jaylon Denson looked like he can be the receiver we thought he could be out of HS. Impressive catches. And J Garrett and Therezie made some impressive plays on d. I would say that the db's had some bright spots but also some busted coverages.
QB--less than stellar but J Wallace looked best. Great atmosphere and excitement. Wish I could've made the x tailgate but when I got to Loachapoka, where everyone told me it was, nobody was there. Must've changed at the last minute, again.
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Agreed.
Unless Marshall or Johnson can come in and play immediately. Quarterbacks looked just as atrocious as last year. Still a lot of issues on defense especially getting off blocks.
Payne and Mason should make for an exciting duo though.
Soooo....I'm guessing if we can't shed our own shoddy blocking we must still really suck. :p
Re: Loachapoka? Is that where they met up?
Guess I too would have been given the slip had I been able to get away.
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Soooo....I'm guessing if we can't shed our own shoddy blocking we must still really suck. :p
Re: Loachapoka? Is that where they met up?
Guess I too would have been given the slip had I been able to get away.
We have to keep moving it around to make sure the "undesirables" don't find us. Sometimes we hide it so well that we don't even find it.
Word on the skreet is that because of the softball game, they stopped all tailgating along Wire just for the day.
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Kinda stunned by some of the assessments of the team after A-Day. 6-6 and losing to the updicks by 40pts? Fucking A what is even the point of watching? Seriously I just don't see how a team loaded with talent that was recruited by all the other top schools in the league and heavy with experienced upperclassmen can suck so bad. If thats the case come fall, then its a bad omen for the Malzahn era considering a damn big majority of the kids recruited on the offensive side of the ball were done so to fit his system. And sure we can lay the blame at the feet of Chizik for shitty player development but when fall roles around that will be 8 months these guys have been under Gus' watch. I mean how fucking long does it take to get stronger and start whipping ass again?
Surely by fall, with some good summer conditioning, and the addition of some guys like Carl Lawson, we can atleast have a shot at atleast 9 wins and beating one of our rivals, right?
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Kinda stunned by some of the assessments of the team after A-Day. 6-6 and losing to the updicks by 40pts? Fucking A what is even the point of watching? Seriously I just don't see how a team loaded with talent that was recruited by all the other top schools in the league and heavy with experienced upperclassmen can suck so bad. If thats the case come fall, then its a bad omen for the Malzahn era considering a damn big majority of the kids recruited on the offensive side of the ball were done so to fit his system. And sure we can lay the blame at the feet of Chizik for shitty player development but when fall roles around that will be 8 months these guys have been under Gus' watch. I mean how fucking long does it take to get stronger and start whipping ass again?
Surely by fall, with some good summer conditioning, and the addition of some guys like Carl Lawson, we can atleast have a shot at atleast 9 wins and beating one of our rivals, right?
It all depends on the QB situation. If we wind up with KF, we'll do good to match last years record. With JW, 6-6 would be a good guesstimate. I believe we'll see overall improvement in play, but that one position will either make us or break us.
I say this with 100% certainty; KF is not an option for us at QB.
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watch. I mean how fudgeing long does it take to get stronger and start whipping ass again?
Surely by fall, with some good summer conditioning, and the addition of some guys like Carl Lawson, we can atleast have a shot at atleast 9 wins and beating one of our rivals, right?
I think the jury is out but I don't expect 9. I think 8 or 9 will be doing great based on where Gus is starting. He's been there 4 and I think we look stronger and in better shape. Will 4 more mos put us on par with LSU and Bama physically? I doubt it. But then again, I've been called a buzz killer.
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Kinda stunned by some of the assessments of the team after A-Day. 6-6 and losing to the updicks by 40pts? Fucking A what is even the point of watching? Seriously I just don't see how a team loaded with talent that was recruited by all the other top schools in the league and heavy with experienced upperclassmen can suck so bad. If thats the case come fall, then its a bad omen for the Malzahn era considering a damn big majority of the kids recruited on the offensive side of the ball were done so to fit his system. And sure we can lay the blame at the feet of Chizik for shitty player development but when fall roles around that will be 8 months these guys have been under Gus' watch. I mean how fucking long does it take to get stronger and start whipping ass again?
Surely by fall, with some good summer conditioning, and the addition of some guys like Carl Lawson, we can atleast have a shot at atleast 9 wins and beating one of our rivals, right?
I had a dream about four snakes in one of my rooms last night. Turns out it was because a kid mowing next door had mentioned earlier that he was fearful of snakes and the number four represents the sum total of brews I consumed before I began a fitfull sleep. Who knew?
Unless the number four represents the four teams that beat the living shit out of us last season.
A-Day's are a pathetic indicators anyway...much like my prophetic dreams.
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Well let us all pray that somewhere that Nic Marshall And Jermey Johnson are doing nothing but lifting weights, drinking protein shakes, and studying the hell out of Malzahn's playbook.
It'd be nice to this team get some grit in thier shit and suprise us all with one of these this fall.
http://www.theamazinsmovie.com/doc.html
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I say this with 100% certainty; KF is not an option for us at QB.
I think that you said the same thing about Holland at MLB, so what the hell do you know?
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I think that you said the same thing about Holland at MLB, so what the hell do you know?
That one was just a shot in the dark. Of this one, I'm sure - as sure as the guy who predicted television was just a passing fad.
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I had a dream about four snakes in one of my rooms last night. Turns out it was because a kid mowing next door had mentioned earlier that he was fearful of snakes and the number four represents the sum total of brews I consumed before I began a fitfull sleep. Who knew?
Unless the number four represents the four teams that beat the living shit out of us last season.
A-Day's are a pathetic indicators anyway...much like my prophetic dreams.
^This, especially when the offense runs 10 plays out of 5 offensive sets and the defense doesn't use any blitz packages.
If we used A-Day as an indicator, Cam Newton is a fast TE trying to play QB (couldn't hit the broad side of a barn 10 yards away). Also, uat would never come close to winning a National Championship, neither would any other team. This year, uat will be lucky to win 9 games, because they look like shit too.
http://youtu.be/WkheU5gfHNc
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^This, especially when the offense runs 10 plays out of 5 offensive sets and the defense doesn't use any blitz packages.
If we used A-Day as an indicator, Cam Newton is a fast TE trying to play QB (couldn't hit the broad side of a barn 10 yards away). Also, uat would never come close to winning a National Championship, neither would any other team. This year, uat will be lucky to win 9 games, because they look like shit too.
http://youtu.be/WkheU5gfHNc
I'm 11/32's sure UAT will scratch out at least nine wins.
And Zeke Pike hates you Prowler.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5itPovKWEFA
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It all depends on the QB situation. If we wind up with KF, we'll do good to match last years record. With JW, 6-6 would be a good guesstimate. I believe we'll see overall improvement in play, but that one position will either make us or break us.
I say this with 100% certainty; KF is not an option for us at QB.
Completely disagree that it all depends on the QB situation. While I'd agree that's the BIGGEST concern, and the position where an upgrade would make the MOST diffetence, we have issues/questions at the very least to down right huge, gaping holes at every position on the field. Also would agree that a serviceable option would make us light years better. I don't think that option is currently on campus. There's not a mommy part hairs worth of difference in Frazier and Wallace IMHO.
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Completely disagree that it all depends on the QB situation. While I'd agree that's the BIGGEST concern, and the position where an upgrade would make the MOST diffetence, we have issues/questions at the very least to down right huge, gaping holes at every position on the field. Also would agree that a serviceable option would make us light years better. I don't think that option is currently on campus. There's not a mommy part hairs worth of difference in Frazier and Wallace IMHO.
Damn that's close. Especially now that most mommy parts don't have hair anymore.
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Did not attend but watched the replay last night. I have finally come around to understanding exactly what Prowler stated. You can't use 90% of what you see in a Spring game as an indicator of what this team is all about or will look like in the Fall. After one Spring game, I thought that Cam Newton fellow would be lucky to hold Neil Caudle's jock. Caudle looked like Tom Frickin' Brady. I said after last year's game that it was great to see that we finally know how to tackle.
My observations were:
Neither Wallace or Frayzha can hit the broad side of my ass from 5 yards away.
Craig Sanders looks like a full grown man..both on the field and in the shower.
Gus Malzahn needs to get his fat ass in the gym. He looks like a busted can of biscuits.
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Damn that's close. Especially now that most mommy parts don't have hair anymore.
I'm sure he is referring to his own preferences. You know he likes a little scavenger hunt.
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Gus Malzahn needs to get his fat ass in the gym. He looks like a busted can of biscuits.
Not all of us have jobs that we can stay in the gym all day working on our abs.
By the way, from the video I have seen, our tackling is much better that last year. That's not saying a whole lot but damn, I saw guys actually wrapping up and driving instead of just throwing their bodies through the air.
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Me too. I do believe we looked better. Nobody stood out like Cam did in his A day, obviously, but CAP was impressive to me. Let us remind ourselves that it was against our defense.
Really!?! Cam was 3 of 8 for 61 yards
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Really!?! Cam was 3 of 8 for 61 yards
This is what I was thinking. Cam was not impressive at all in his A-Day. Now part of that is they were not letting him run but still he was a very unknown quality to the fans at that point.
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Everything has pretty much been covered in this thread. I agree with Jummy Love that if Frazier is named QB we are in a world of shit.
My biggest take away was that group tackling and flow to the ball seemed to be much...much better.
Course our offense just might suck worse than VV
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Course our offense just might suck worse than VV
Well based on what I've heard on his fellatio skillz, if we suck worse than him then that means we could be like last year or we could break every offensive stat the NCAA tracks.
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Really!?! Cam was 3 of 8 for 61 yards
Good point but it was more of what it looked like he could be. He threw high but it was cannon shots. And he looked fast. He looked like the probable starter to me, based on promise.
I didn't see a lot of difference Sat but I would give Wallace the edge.
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I said we'd win the MNC based solely off what I saw in Cam's A-Day performance. Even thought about going to Vegas and placing a $20.00 bet on it.
No....really....I did.
Let me impress you even more with my prognostificationizing skillz. If Kalil wins the QB job, Auburn will not win the MNC. You can fly to Vegas and put $20.00 on it.
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I said we'd win the MNC based solely off what I saw in Cam's A-Day performance. Even thought about going to Vegas and placing a $20.00 bet on it.
No....really....I did.
Let me impress you even more with my prognostificationizing skillz. If Kalil wins the QB job, Auburn will not win the MNC. You can fly to Vegas and put $20.00 on it.
If Kalil wins the job, I will be extremely excited to be over here and not have to watch another shitty season of AU football.
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If Kalil wins the job, I will be extremely excited to be over here and not have to watch another shootty season of AU football.
I, like a whole lotta other folks, don't believe that the eventual starting QB is on campus yet. I pray that Marshall is as good as advertised and we can redshirt JJ. If not, I'm expecting a very long year.
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I, like a whole lotta other folks, don't believe that the eventual starting QB is on campus yet. I pray that Marshall is as good as advertised and we can redshirt JJ. If not, I'm expecting a very long year.
A couple of things. One stat for Marshall that scares me is more interceptions (20) than TDs (18). Don't know how or why that happened but he bettah learn what color jerseys we wear.
Also, from everything I read or hear, it really does sound like Malzahn is keeping all options open at QB until he sees the incoming guys. Hard to think either one would be ready after 4 weeks but he may think Wallace and Frayzha really are that bad and he's hoping against hope.
Now, I'm far from an expert in being able to break down offenses etc. But, it appears to me that Johnson should be able to pick it up quickly from what I've seen on film of him. Everything out of the gun. He distributes it quickly and makes all the throws and he can definitely take off when needed. Don't know how similar the offenses are, if at all. But I can see JJ running the show sooner than later.
With my ringing endorsement, he's sure to flop.
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A couple of things. One stat for Marshall that scares me is more interceptions (20) than TDs (18). Don't know how or why that happened but he bettah learn what color jerseys we wear.
Also, from everything I read or hear, it really does sound like Malzahn is keeping all options open at QB until he sees the incoming guys. Hard to think either one would be ready after 4 weeks but he may think Wallace and Frayzha really are that bad and he's hoping against hope.
Now, I'm far from an expert in being able to break down offenses etc. But, it appears to me that Johnson should be able to pick it up quickly from what I've seen on film of him. Everything out of the gun. He distributes it quickly and makes all the throws and he can definitely take off when needed. Don't know how similar the offenses are, if at all. But I can see JJ running the show sooner than later.
With my ringing endorsement, he's sure to flop.
This has never stopped Kalil, but yes you are correct, sir. And I don't think Marshall or JJ will start the first few weeks. It will not surprise me to see Gus utilize 3 QB's if it takes it.
He has utilized two in the past and would've with Cam had there been a need. Remember Kodi coming in as a wildcat early in the year?--untill he realized Cam was a battering ram.
I saw JJ play one game in HS. He drove them approx 75 yds with less than 2 min left as I recall, to win the game. He never looked nervous and he was reportedly hurt two weeks earlier and couldn't throw the deep ball. I couldn't tell anything was wrong with the kid. I think he's the real deal but we will see.
I'm thinking Marshall solely on the fact that he has college qb experience plus SEC experience at cb his fresh yr. And I think he's the fastest. He and JJ are both superior athletes than either qb we have now. Both HS basketball studs. It will be interesting to see.
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With the QB's wearing Orange and being off limits, this offense looks nothing like what we will see in games. In order for the read option to work, the QB has to at least show the threat of keeping the ball. Our running game could (and I say could) take a great deal of pressure off the QB.
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With the QB's wearing Orange and being off limits, this offense looks nothing like what we will see in games. In order for the read option to work, the QB has to at least show the threat of keeping the ball. Our running game could (and I say could) take a great deal of pressure off the QB.
Good point.
I think our running game will be vastly improved. We have two really good running backs and a truly stout fullback.
The problem is our quarterbacks' inability to throw the ball on time. I've never coached quarterbacks. I've never been an offensive coordinator. But I know that timing is essential with route running. Too many times I saw a receiver break on a route and have to wait on the ball.
That will improve over time and practice (unless Frazier and Wallace are actual retards, which they may be), but after two years of ineffective quarterback play, I don't have much hope for the guys on roster.
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If Kalil wins the job, I will be extremely excited to be over here and not have to watch another shitty season of AU football.
If he wins it, I may rip up my retirement papers and fly over there and join you.
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My greatest concern is the offensive line. We do have the makings of a fairly strong run game and given we expect a more mobile QB come fall it's imperative the guys up front perform at a much higher level so Lashlee can run his offense.
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Marshall will be QB, you can bank it and Gus already knows this. The run game, of yeah, its gonna be much better. CAP is going to do some damage behind Mr. Olympia opening up gashing running lanes...I hope.
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Marshall will be QB, you can bank it and Gus already knows this. The run game, of yeah, its gonna be much better. CAP is going to do some damage behind Mr. Olympia opening up gashing running lanes...I hope.
Agreed, except about the part about Gus knowing it. I think he's hoping it. And CAP looks like he can be really good to me. I didn't see blazing speed but he looked like a solid north and south guy.
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If he wins it, I may rip up my retirement papers and fly over there and join you.
Come on down. Shit's been getting pretty interesting here lately.
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Come on down. Shit's been getting pretty interesting here lately.
That chicks ass in your avatar looks real interesting. I can come down all over it.
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That chicks ass in your avatar looks real interesting. I can come down all over it.
Like you need another mouth to feed.
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Like you need another mouth to feed.
BAM!
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Like you need another mouth to feed.
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Like you need another mouth to feed.
Who said I was gonna feed 'em?
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Who said I was gonna feed 'em?
Perpetuating the cycle...
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I don't understand where all this 9 win season next year is coming from? We don't have the talent to compete with the upper echelon in the Sec. Winning six games and making a bowl game is all I'm expecting. We have recruited extremely well the last 5 years but unless Marshall comes in wearing Cam underoos where not going to have a Sec caliber Qb under center.
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I don't understand where all this 9 win season next year is coming from? We don't have the talent to compete with the upper echelon in the Sec. Winning six games and making a bowl game is all I'm expecting. We have recruited extremely well the last 5 years but unless Marshall comes in wearing Cam underoos where not going to have a Sec caliber Qb under center.
We're still shitty
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We're still shitty
^^^THIS^^^
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We're still shitty
The trajectory of the ball was too high.
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The trajectory of the ball was too high.
Who gives a shit? It's gone!
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We have uniforms and everything.
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We have uniforms and everything.
We make pay the league minimum
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I don't understand where all this 9 win season next year is coming from? We don't have the talent to compete with the upper echelon in the Sec. Winning six games and making a bowl game is all I'm expecting. We have recruited extremely well the last 5 years but unless Marshall comes in wearing Cam underoos where not going to have a Sec caliber Qb under center.
Look, you are trying too hard to bring a sense of "realism" into an equation that requires abstract thought and an open mind. You cannot see the forest for the trees. You see, the 9 wins are coming because we have Gus.
Now, get on the Gus bus and put your seatbelt on. Talent schmalent. Gustav 2013 baby.
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I swear I'm going to pistol whip the next person who says Gus Bus. I refuse to put up with these shenanigans.
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Chicken Fucker!
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I swear I'm going to pistol whip the next person who says Gus Bus. I refuse to put up with these shenanigans.
GUS BUS
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GUS BUS
You want my pistol Snaggle?
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I swear I'm going to pistol whip the next person who says Gus Bus. I refuse to put up with these shenanigans.
You can't find me. Gus Bus, bitch.
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Message board thugs. The whole lot of you.
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I swear I'm going to pistol whip the next person who says Gus Bus. I refuse to put up with these shenanigans.
I'll believe that when me shit turns purple and smells like rainbow sherbet.
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I swear I'm going to pistol whip the next person who says Gus Bus. I refuse to put up with these shenanigans.
Autobus de Gus
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I swear I'm going to pistol whip the next person who says Gus Bus. I refuse to put up with these shenanigans.
Does it have to be a pistol? Cause if you wanted to go with a riding crop, well, we can talk...
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Does it have to be a pistol? Cause if you wanted to go with a riding crop, well, we can talk...
Say it again. That's it, say it again. Again. Again...again...again...
Wait...my avatar....what.....why you son of a....
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Say it again. That's it, say it again. Again. Again...again...again...
Wait...my avatar....what.....why you son of a....
The American Express card never steal home without it.
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The American Express card never steal home without it.
Hey Jumbo...how'd you like to manage the Indians this season?