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It's natural when things go badly for people to get violent
Posted on 8/5/09 at 10:06 am
Posted on 8/5/09 at 10:06 am
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AUBURN -- Ben Tate can walk into the locker room these days without worry.
Verbal attacks are a thing of the past.
Auburn players formally reported to campus Tuesday, which signaled the first step of Auburn's preseason preparations. Fall camp begins this afternoon, but veteran players already have gained a feel for what to expect this season.
They sense a harmony that didn't exist nine months ago.
"It's natural when things go badly for people to get violent and start pointing fingers at one another. That's one of the things we did," said Tate, the Tigers' top tailback. "Now if something goes wrong, we have to stay together. The coaches have put a lot of emphasis on getting together no matter what."
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Posted on 8/5/09 at 10:24 am to Alahunter
clearly it was time for CTT to go... he lost the desire or the will and thought he could coast... 
Posted on 8/5/09 at 10:45 am to Luke
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clearly it was time for CTT to go... he lost the desire or the will and thought he could coast.
frickin bullshite. its your administration bro and they will continue to tear apart your program
good luck with that
Posted on 8/5/09 at 10:53 am to deNYEd
obviously it was a coaching issue, did you even read the article?
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:02 am to Funky Tide 8
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It's natural when things go badly for people to get violent
So true, I know that I personally can't help beating my wife and kids when things go badly.
What an idiot.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:08 am to bcshog
Sadly, that is probably the kind of enviroment that he was raised in.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:11 am to deNYEd
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frickin bullshite. its your administration bro and they will continue to tear apart your program good luck with that
No, it was the coaching staff in this case.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:11 am to Funky Tide 8
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Sadly, that is probably the kind of enviroment that he was raised in.
Well I personally find it impossible to believe that Tuber fostered that sort of atmosphere at AU. I doubt any major college coach does. So this guy making it seem like TT was cool with that sorta thing is beyond stupid.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:15 am to bcshog
Well I'm friends with Bart eddins, OLineman from Auburn and he said that last year, Tubby wouldnt even really be around during practices, he would either just stay up in his office, or ride around occassionally on his golf cart to check things out. So maybe tubs didnt foster that kind of atmosphere, but he probably didnt know what was going on most the time.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:19 am to deNYEd
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frickin bullshite. its your administration bro and they will continue to tear apart your program good luck with that
Have you even watched an AUBURN football game recently or watched their recruiting? Tuberville's time had come and gone...
This post was edited on 8/5/09 at 11:22 am
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:26 am to Aubie83
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Sadly, that is probably the kind of enviroment that he was raised in.
Unfortunatly, You might can say that about a lot of college players, but not Ben Tate. One of the smartest and well spoken kids on the AU team and from a great family in Maryland. As for last year. The team was coming apart at the seams mainly because of the animosity within the coaching staff. Whether is was a dumb move to fire tubs, a change needed to be made. Now that everyone is on the same page, let's see what happens.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:27 am to bcshog
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So this guy making it seem like TT was cool with that sorta thing is beyond stupid.
Tate is not saying that TT was cool with it or that he encouraged it. From what I have heard from players, there was a huge amount of finger pointing and blame, mostly focused on the offense. There were some fights between players mainly out of frustration. I think it's instructive that this went on and Tuberville apparently did nothing to stop it.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:28 am to Funky Tide 8
quote:Dayum.
Tubby wouldnt even really be around during practices, he would either just stay up in his office, or ride around occassionally on his golf cart to check things out. So maybe tubs didnt foster that kind of atmosphere, but he probably didnt know what was going on most the time.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:29 am to Funky Tide 8
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Well I'm friends with Bart eddins, OLineman from Auburn and he said that last year, Tubby wouldnt even really be around during practices, he would either just stay up in his office, or ride around occassionally on his golf cart to check things out. So maybe tubs didnt foster that kind of atmosphere, but he probably didnt know what was going on most the time.
Do you really want to associate a player name with something that sounds so totally illogical?
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:29 am to Hatfield107
what you saw last season was collectively the worst AU team in 20 years.... CTT didnt ahve control of his staff nor the players... it was quite apparent he didnt give a #$%^ !!!
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:29 am to AUCatfish
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From what I have heard from players, there was a huge amount of finger pointing and blame, mostly focused on the offense.
As it should have been
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:29 am to Hatfield107
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Hatfield107
My bad, had no idea, thanks for enlightening me.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:30 am to AUCatfish
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No, it was the coaching staff in this case.
thats why auburn made such a huge upgrade
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:30 am to Funky Tide 8
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Well I'm friends with Bart eddins, OLineman from Auburn and he said that last year, Tubby wouldnt even really be around during practices, he would either just stay up in his office, or ride around occassionally on his golf cart to check things out. So maybe tubs didnt foster that kind of atmosphere, but he probably didnt know what was going on most the time.
+1, heard this from several players last year. The player I spoke to said that he would not see coach on the practice field until Thursday before gameday.
Posted on 8/5/09 at 11:30 am to Funky Tide 8
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