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re: Portal Extravaganza - uat, thUGA and Howard (prayers answered) edition
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:22 pm to LanierSpots
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:22 pm to LanierSpots
Never said it was the end all be all. Freeze and Ron Zook taught us that. I'm saying you need both. I believe Indiana is a rare case not the norm. Plus they haven't won the title yet...... Let's see if they beat Oregon and play for a championship.
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Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:24 pm to LanierSpots
Cingetti looks like a hard arse like Saban. We need similar from Golesh. Maybe thats why so many transfers. Coach has to have his players give 100 and if not hit the road no matter how talented you are. Hugh proved that 100percent from a 3 star is better than half effort from 5 stars.
Indiana and Auburn were polar opposites last year. You could see their guys giving their all up by 30 points. They wanted to win, not just get paid
Indiana and Auburn were polar opposites last year. You could see their guys giving their all up by 30 points. They wanted to win, not just get paid
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:25 pm to Johnnycrane
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I believe Indiana is a rare case not the norm.
No shite sherlock
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:28 pm to Johnnycrane
Spurrier didn’t recruit well. Didn’t get the 5 stars. But on the field he beat the ones with a roster that on paper was much better.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:30 pm to AUveritas
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Does the Rose Bowl finally prove that coaching > talent?
No, not at all. Excellent coaching > slightly above average coaching when the talent level is decent across the board.
As alluded to in prior posts, QB play is supreme, and Mendoza is very talented. Getting him was superior talent acquisition.
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I think that we are going to see that, even with a substantial talent reduction, we will be a much better team next year.
That only speaks to the deficiencies of Freeze as a coach. Being better than a team that lost to Kentucky at home is no statement on how coaching might mean more that talent.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:32 pm to Beatleaholic
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Spurrier didn’t recruit well. Didn’t get the 5 stars.
lol what? Spurrier always got the 5* talent, especially at QB and WR.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:32 pm to TailbackU
there have been folks talking as if this should be the blueprint now..... My dear Watson lol 
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:35 pm to Beatleaholic
Are you suggesting that the Florida recruiting classes from the 90s weren't elite? what are we arguing? Do you not remember the talent they had on that roster that destroyed us almost every year? Read a Forest Davis recruiting magazine to remind yourself lol
what are we arguing? Do you not remember the talent they had on that roster that destroyed us almost every year? Read a Forest Davis recruiting magazine to remind yourself lol
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:44 pm to Johnnycrane
How quickly do players announce to the portal at uat? and how many?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:44 pm to jvilletiger25
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you start out by getting the best you can get at the most important position on the field (QB). It doesn’t matter how much talent you have surrounding the Thorne’s and Arnold’s of the world.
247 National Composite Ranking of QB Recruits
Jackson Arnold: #4
Payton Thorne: #26
Fernando Mendoza: #140
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:49 pm to FearlessFreep
You’re looking at high school rankings in the portal day and age?
Everyone that has eyes saw 2 shite QBs that got benched at their previous schools and one that came into Jordan Hare with subpar talent surrounding him and was damn near perfect.
Everyone that has eyes saw 2 shite QBs that got benched at their previous schools and one that came into Jordan Hare with subpar talent surrounding him and was damn near perfect.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:59 pm to TemperdTiger
I bet we hear names later tonight.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 6:59 pm to TemperdTiger
Golash and his staff need to take aim at Bama stars who know they are currently on a sinking ship.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 7:01 pm to FearlessFreep
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247 National Composite Ranking of QB Recruits
Jackson Arnold: #4
Payton Thorne: #26
Fernando Mendoza: #140
Scouting is a big part, but it is coaching, coaching, coaching. Auburn has not had an assistant on staff that could properly evaluate QBs or properly coach their position since Al Borges/Bobby Petrino. That is also part of the reason thinks like the above happen.
This post was edited on 1/1/26 at 7:02 pm
Posted on 1/1/26 at 7:09 pm to wareaglepete
Posted on 1/1/26 at 7:09 pm to FearlessFreep
We knew plenty about Mendoza when he whipped our arse at Cal. At that point recruiting rankings are out the window
Posted on 1/1/26 at 7:11 pm to AUFiend
he's probably gonna blow up the combine and nobody will blame him for this year's suckage though. I think he can be late 3-4th round at best.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 7:12 pm to FearlessFreep
Dude is 6'5" and the smartest person on the field. HS recruiting rankings are void when they show up on campus.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 7:16 pm to AUCE05
Why was Cal so mid with Mendoza?
Posted on 1/1/26 at 7:19 pm to Fearless and True
Three of the best teams in the country are as close to Auburn as any school almost. It wouldnt be hard to put together a better team with their scraps than we had this year
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