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Posted on 8/6/13 at 3:34 pm to olemillchawky
GUSNADO!!!
Posted on 8/6/13 at 3:35 pm to parkjas2001
parkjas your thread on the rant 
A lot of people will have their jimmies rustled over that
A lot of people will have their jimmies rustled over that
Posted on 8/6/13 at 3:39 pm to GenesChin
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parkjas your thread on the rant
A lot of people will have their jimmies rustled over that
I try sometimes. Tre la soul...Happy bday!
This post was edited on 8/6/13 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 8/6/13 at 4:04 pm to parkjas2001
Big 6 threads on the rant are the absolute best. There is some major major butthurt in them
Posted on 8/6/13 at 4:15 pm to GenesChin
Arky and for years to come A&M fans will be the most upset.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 4:22 pm to GenesChin
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So the point still stands that if the best QB in generations couldn't put up numbers in the spring game and a spectacular performance, why should we expect it from Jonathan Wallace, a guy transitioning offenses who is not as talented as Cam?
You obviously didn't watch the spring game that year or don't remember it.. They sandbagged Cam in the spring so no one could see how good he was. He threw about 2 passes the whole game. They definitely weren't sandbagging Wallace.
I like Wallace's attitude and work ethic but he's just not good enough to be a starting QB in the SEC (if we want to win).
This post was edited on 8/6/13 at 4:23 pm
Posted on 8/6/13 at 4:36 pm to Weagle25
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They sandbagged Cam in the spring so no one could see how good he was. He threw about 2 passes the whole game
This
Even after the stands booed Chiz for not letting him do something.
But I was not going to get into it with him. He was on a roll and there was no need to slow him down.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 4:39 pm to Weagle25
So I have my kids (4 and 7) with me staying in Alex City at my dad's. My grandad is in the VA in Alex City and I got to thinking...What's the chance of getting a pass to view practice at JHS tomorrow for four generations of Auburn fans, two of which are alumni?
Any suggestions on who I'd contact?
Any suggestions on who I'd contact?
Posted on 8/6/13 at 4:43 pm to HVAU
Former high profile players are getting kicked out of watching practice. I think you have a chance between slim and none.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 4:43 pm to HVAU
Not gonna happen.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 4:45 pm to TheSandman
Figured that was the case, but it never hurts to investigate. 
Posted on 8/6/13 at 4:57 pm to olemillchawky
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oh and 43:00 mark
Posted on 8/6/13 at 5:14 pm to Rhymenoceros
Flowers and Cam Toney
Second-team OL appeared to be: Coleman, Danzey, Fariyike, Diamond, Miller. I saw Will Adams at RG as well.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 5:45 pm to blzr
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AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn was dressed in its Saturday best for practice Tuesday. It was the first day in full pads and full uniforms of fall practice. The early work was typical: The quarterbacks basically throwing amongst themselves in the indoor facility. The early work had everybody else in there, too, except for the sturdy offensive linemen, who went out in the rain for a short time. Once the media left, the Tigers got down to real business.
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HIGH EXPECTATIONS: TRE MASON HAS HELP AT RUNNING BACK
AUBURN, Ala. — A 14-second video of maybe-5-foot-10 Auburn running back Tre Mason dunking a basketball was an instant social media hit and head-scratcher for fans and coaches over the summer.
"They thought I was dunking on a nine-foot rim. They couldn't believe it," Mason said. "I had to show people I could still move." LINK
Tre Mason, the running back who missed most of spring practice with an injured ankle and who was dunking on a regulation goal a few months later, is out to prove any doubters wrong again. He rushed for 1,002 yards last season, and has high expectations this year, too.
"People tell me I wasn't big enough. I wasn't strong enough. I wasn't fast enough. I take all of that as motivation to get bigger, stronger and faster, and to prove everybody wrong," Mason said.
He'll have more competition for carries this time with the arrival of junior college running back Cameron Artis-Payne, but there should be enough carries to go around in the offense of Gus Malzahn and Rhett Lashlee. Certainly, there promises to be more juice in that offense after last year's struggles with the former coaching staff.
Mason says he'd be happy to be the primary rusher. "But Coach Lashlee and Coach Malzahn have a plan. We're going to roll with that because they know exactly what they're doing."
His new running mate, Artis-Payne, says, "I think Tre's going to shock a lot of people. I think he's going to have a good season. Tre and I talk a lot, and he's really determined."
Artis-Payne figures to share the true tailback spot with Mason while Auburn looks at Corey Grant for speed sweeps and other duties that will utilize his quickness.
Artis-Payne says he's gained 10 pounds since arriving in January and is "about 216," making him more durable after rushing for 2,048 yards and 25 touchdowns last season at Allan Hancock Junior College in California. He's looking for big things again.
"The offense fits me well. I really like Coach Malzahn's offense," Artis-Payne said. "You can't help but like it. It makes it to where you can be successful in the offense whether you're a speed guy or a power back or you fit both roles. You can't do nothing but be successful in this offense."
Artis-Payne was the MVP in the A-Day Game in the spring. He shrugs that off.
"I'm a pretty confident dude. It was just another day for me. That was about it," he said.
Lashlee says he likes all three of his runners.
"I feel like there are three really good guys that all do different things well," he said. "We've got a bigger guy in Cameron, who's really good in pass protection. You've also got a guy like Tre and Corey who have maybe a little bit different style of running. And all three fit well into what we do."
Lashlee said there's room for everybody.
"If you look at the history of our system, we usually have two, sometimes even three, backs. And maybe there's one that's a little bit more of the feature guy, but you usually have two guys that you can definitely count on and then maybe another guy who has a unique role that kind of takes the pressure off," he said. "But I do think Tre's durable enough for 20 carries a game, but I think we've got three guys that are all capable of doing the same thing.
"It may be a running back by committee deal or one guy may kind of raise his level a bit above the others. Either way is fine with me. I feel like those three guys are competing hard."
Posted on 8/6/13 at 5:46 pm to joeyb147
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PHILLIP MARSHALL: JOHNSON A TOUGH GUY WITH A WARM HEART
AUBURN, Ala. - If you are a reporter covering college football in the 21st century, there’s a good chance you have come to expect coaches to be polite and friendly and do their best not to tell you much of anything.
And then you come across Ellis Johnson.
Johnson, Auburn’s first-year defensive coordinator, is my kind of guy. He’s 62. I’m 63. His hair is white. So is mine. Best of all, Johnson leaves all the coachspeak for others. He never throws a player under the bus, but when you ask him a question, he answers in his inimitable way.
Ask him where things stand in the competition at linebacker and he’ll tell you he doesn’t know and won’t know until he sees some full-speed hitting. He doesn’t say that sometimes a guy who doesn’t do well in drills turns out to be a good player. He says that sometimes a player who “doesn’t look real cute in a drill” turns out to be a good player.
If it was a good day of practice, Johnson will tell you that. If it was a bad day, he’ll tell you that, too. Ask him what he thinks about just about anything, and he’ll tell you straight up.
He makes reporters smile and media relations folks wince.
Johnson doesn’t stop at telling you players need to be in shape and don’t need to be overweight. He says “A lot of guys can play one play at a lot of weights. Then they get tired and it hurts their flexibility. They lose their fundamentals, lose their stamina and turn into a bad football player.”
The men who play for Johnson and have played for him swear by him. He can tell them they are not performing well enough and even that they just aren’t good enough without belittling them. He’s a tough guy with a compassionate heart. He’s spent most of his life coaching college football and has been admired every step of the way for his intellect, his knowledge, his ability to teach and his mixture of toughness and compassion.
Johnson will tell you that his defensive scheme is 40 percent nickel, 40 percent “old wide-tackle six I learned playing for Frank Beamer,” and “the other little bit is stuff we’ve stolen from other people.” He is proud that it is simple enough that freshmen who are talented enough often can find a place to play early.
With a deep and melodious voice that sounds like part teacher and part preacher, Johnson has a way of making the complicated sound simple. He doesn’t consider himself a guru. He’ll tell you quickly that players, not schemes, win games.
In an increasingly buttoned up world, he’s a throwback.
Rudy Griffin, who played for Johnson at Alabama and followed him when he became head coach at The Citadel, puts it this way:
“Three words that describe Coach J: Genuine, driven, dependable. Ellis Johnson always wanted greatness from all of his players. He was not afraid to expect the best out of any of us. He was resolved to the fact that we were capable. I admire that about him to this day.”
Today, when Auburn puts on full gear for the first time in his preseason camp, Johnson will be in his element. After more than 40 years of coaching and playing the game, he still believes what he’s always believed. It’s a tough game, and you win by being mentally and physically tougher than your opponent.
That’s football, the Ellis Johnson way.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 5:47 pm to joeyb147
Posted on 8/6/13 at 8:07 pm to joeyb147
100 play scrimmage tomorrow at 2:30
Should start to see some separation in the qb race after tomorrow
Should start to see some separation in the qb race after tomorrow
Posted on 8/6/13 at 8:08 pm to joeyb147
Good stuff Joey and is it just me or does Frazier never look comfortable or poised.
Posted on 8/6/13 at 8:13 pm to AUtigR24
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100 play scrimmage tomorrow at 2:30
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