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Posted on 1/1/25 at 2:43 pm to aubiecat
Posted on 1/1/25 at 3:08 pm to aubiecat
Sam Houston kid looks to be a solid player who can help ease the transition while we give our elite highschool pickups time develop. I preferred Lubin but I'll take him.
This post was edited on 1/1/25 at 3:20 pm
Posted on 1/1/25 at 3:24 pm to cadillacattack
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It made much more sense that Auburn's NIL funds were prioritized to meet a variety of important needs
We’ve heard that the past 2 years. If you’re not prioritizing the most important position on the field, the rest doesn’t matter. And most of those extra players we brought in instead of putting money towards a QB ended up being backups to freshmen.
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retention of many of the 2024 starters
Now this makes sense.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 5:48 pm to jvilletiger25
Will we look at Clemson DL Tre Williams?
Posted on 1/1/25 at 5:56 pm to jvilletiger25
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We’ve heard that the past 2 years. If you’re not prioritizing the most important position on the field, the rest doesn’t matter. And most of those extra players we brought in instead of putting money towards a QB ended up being backups to freshmen.
Had to build the entire roster. Not just QB. Now the roster is stronger we went out and got a Top Portal QB. Like I mentioned before we are spending 2.5m over 2 years for Arnold.
Now they all have to perform
Posted on 1/1/25 at 6:05 pm to CorchJay
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we went out and got a Top Portal QB
Posted on 1/1/25 at 7:47 pm to FearlessFreep
Yes we did. Stop being a hater
Posted on 1/1/25 at 7:56 pm to FearlessFreep
Which QB would you have preferred?
Posted on 1/1/25 at 8:01 pm to auburnnyc94
It’s time to win some games. Regardless of who we have.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 8:09 pm to auburnnyc94
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Which QB would you have preferred?
We needed a proven commodity. Unfortunately, the portal was slim pickings for QBs this year, which is why Freeze should’ve grabbed 2 and hope one works out. I guess they’ll be able to get a really good look at Deuce during the spring though. If Arnold is a bust, just roll with the freshman.
Posted on 1/1/25 at 8:22 pm to jvilletiger25
quote:Depends on how you look at it.
Unfortunately, the portal was slim pickings for QBs this year,
Most Auburn fans said Bo Nix would be a bust at Oregon. Who saw Joe Burrow being as good as he was at LSU? Or Jayden Daniels? Oklahoma took Jalen Hurts after Alabama benched him…he turned out pretty well. Did you forget about the game where Jayden Daniels was benched against Auburn?
Examples go on and on. Jackson Arnold was in a bad situation at Oklahoma. Brand new OL that wasn’t very good and a whole slew of injured WR. OC change hallways through the season, too.
quote:…he did.
which is why Freeze should’ve grabbed 2 and hope one works out
Posted on 1/2/25 at 3:53 am to TTsTowel
Go check the highlights of the Ok vs Ole Miss game.
Arnold is in the middle of trying to pull the fake out of the RBs belly at the beginning of an RPO when he is blindsided by a free running DE and fumbles.
He is then horse collared for a PF. He then is lassoed for a PF. He is then sacked 8 times. In between he is harassed incessantly. Yet.
He continues to run his progressions, he avoids about another half dozen sacks, he throws in some incredibly tight windows and ends up with close to 200 yards, about 70% completion rate....when his two top targets are an 8th string tight end and some midget.
You watch that film and you are salivating thinking what he could do with a decent line and receivers.
Im telling you, the kid has the tools and the mindset, now he will have the opportunity....we are about to rock.
Arnold is in the middle of trying to pull the fake out of the RBs belly at the beginning of an RPO when he is blindsided by a free running DE and fumbles.
He is then horse collared for a PF. He then is lassoed for a PF. He is then sacked 8 times. In between he is harassed incessantly. Yet.
He continues to run his progressions, he avoids about another half dozen sacks, he throws in some incredibly tight windows and ends up with close to 200 yards, about 70% completion rate....when his two top targets are an 8th string tight end and some midget.
You watch that film and you are salivating thinking what he could do with a decent line and receivers.
Im telling you, the kid has the tools and the mindset, now he will have the opportunity....we are about to rock.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:03 am to TTsTowel
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he did
I don’t count the Daniels kid. He’s not going to be at Auburn until after the spring, just a spot filler.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:08 am to jvilletiger25
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don’t count the Daniels kid. He’s not going to be at Auburn until after the spring, just a spot filler.
Great thing is he is only our backup until the fall at the very least.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 7:12 am to jvilletiger25
For now I will trust Hugh and what he is doing. If Arnold gets the same results as PT that trust will turn to mad quickly though
Posted on 1/2/25 at 8:52 am to auburnnyc94
quote:my point was, we really don't know how good JA will be
Yes we did. Stop being a hater
he's certainly not "proven" in any sense of the word
as jang has pointed out, his numbers were worse than Throne's
he may be the second coming of Bo Nix at Oregon, or he may be the second coming of Brock Vandegriff at UK, there's simply not enough data points to know right now
quote:there werent any sure things in the portal this go round, but there were a few that had better stats than JA, if not superior physical talent
Which QB would you have preferred?
guess we'll find out
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:04 am to FearlessFreep
A name from recent recruiting past.
Lewis Carter has entered the portal. The four star high school All American linebacker out of Tampa Catholic that signed with Oklahoma that Auburn was heavily involved in his recruitment. Has two years left.
He entered right after Zach Arnold left for West Virginia.
Lewis Carter has entered the portal. The four star high school All American linebacker out of Tampa Catholic that signed with Oklahoma that Auburn was heavily involved in his recruitment. Has two years left.
He entered right after Zach Arnold left for West Virginia.
This post was edited on 1/2/25 at 9:07 am
Posted on 1/2/25 at 9:57 am to trinidadtiger
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You watch that film and you are salivating thinking what he could do with a decent line and receivers.
I made this same post about Bo Nix in 2021
So I get it and I agree.
Posted on 1/2/25 at 11:07 am to thirdlawson
Thanks Third,
You know far more about film evaluation than I, so I will consider myself in good company
You know far more about film evaluation than I, so I will consider myself in good company
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