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re: Nations #1 recruit Rashan Gary sets 5 day visit to Auburn
Posted on 6/29/15 at 5:34 pm to tylerdurden24
Posted on 6/29/15 at 5:34 pm to tylerdurden24
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You have one national title since 1950-something. At best you've been about even keel with us in that stretch, if not a little less based on wins and winning percentage.
No. That'd be two: 1957 and 2010. Should have claimed 1983 and 2004.
Georgia produces more SEC talent than any other state. UGA is the flagship school for that state. You should be better historically than you are. There really isn't much of an argument there.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 5:46 pm to Aubie Spr96
You have one since 1958.
You may want to see how many SEC kids Florida produces first.
You may want to see how many SEC kids Florida produces first.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 5:51 pm to Aubie Spr96
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No. That'd be two: 1957 and 2010. Should have claimed 1983 and 2004.
You have one title since 1957 is what I meant.
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Georgia produces more SEC talent than any other state. UGA is the flagship school for that state. You should be better historically than you are. There really isn't much of an argument there.
UGA also has to deal with more geographically central threats to its otherwise large recruiting base than just about any other state (save Texas which still has the added benefit of being roughly 5 times geographically larger). Maybe it produces so much SEC talent because it's so close to schools like Clemson, FSU, UF, Auburn, Alabama, South Carolina, and Tennessee plus the in state schools of UGA and Tech. No other state is as completely surrounded as GA is by major football programs. Every one of those schools is within a few hours of Atlanta and and an even shorter distance from the GA border. Remove the imaginary state lines from the map and UGA is just another dot in a massive recruitng hotbed.
This post was edited on 6/29/15 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 6/29/15 at 5:51 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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You may want to see how many SEC kids Florida produces first.
I think it came out recently that Ga produces the most SEC talent. Texas and UF might produce the most D1 but GA is responsible for the most in the conference.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 5:56 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
ESPN Says Its Georgia
Auburn was undefeated in '58, '93, '04, and '10. Should have been national champs in '83. All from a non-state school competing against (3) state schools in their recruiting area (Georgia, Florida, and Alabama).
Auburn was undefeated in '58, '93, '04, and '10. Should have been national champs in '83. All from a non-state school competing against (3) state schools in their recruiting area (Georgia, Florida, and Alabama).
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:08 pm to AU24
QUICK NOTE ON GARY:
Rashan is, or was this past weekend, touring some northern schools (michigan and OSU were the big visits). Supposedly Michigan knocked it out of the park with him, according to some 247 and national rivals mods, while the visit to OSU was a complete disaster. Something happened that no one is really letting in on, but those close to the situation (both OSU folks and midwest analysts) said it was a very, very bad visit.
So good news for Auburn fans and other schools who are still in on this guy: OSU, due to the terrible visit he had, is out of the mix for the jersey monster.
Rashan is, or was this past weekend, touring some northern schools (michigan and OSU were the big visits). Supposedly Michigan knocked it out of the park with him, according to some 247 and national rivals mods, while the visit to OSU was a complete disaster. Something happened that no one is really letting in on, but those close to the situation (both OSU folks and midwest analysts) said it was a very, very bad visit.
So good news for Auburn fans and other schools who are still in on this guy: OSU, due to the terrible visit he had, is out of the mix for the jersey monster.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:08 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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How in the world is AU the greatest overachiever?
We are a top 10-12 program in CFB history. While being the #2 school in a poor state that produces modest football players.
Oh, the #1 school what we compete against is either the best or second best program in the country.
We have always played the most difficult schedules in the SEC and for years and years played bama, UT, UGA, and Florida every year while the Vandy, Kentucky, Ole Miss's etc... rarely rotated on the schedule.
We have 3 undefeated seasons in the last 20 years (more than any other team in the SEC and equaled only by Nebraska, though their last was 17 years ago).
We won a national title by going undefeated in arguably the most difficult division ever. We went undefeated in 2004 dominating as much as any SEC team has in recent memory and have the best claim to a national title that season. We also easily have the best claim to a national title in 1983 and were :13 away from what could have been another less than two years ago.
Imagine what we would do as the state school in a football factory like Georgia.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:10 pm to tylerdurden24
The one national championship Auburn has in 2010 matches Georgia's total for their entire history in the AP, coaches poll, and BCS. You don't even have a legitimate claim to even play for a national title since Herschel left school.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:18 pm to auburnphan23
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The one national championship Auburn has in 2010 matches Georgia's total for their entire history in the AP, coaches poll, and BCS.
Congrats on finally catching up to us 30 years later.
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You don't even have a legitimate claim to even play for a national title since Herschel left school.
Legitimate claim? Auburn has played in two national title games. Granted that's two more than UGA in that span but please save me this 1983 and 2004 bullshite. You don't see us parading around 2002 and 2007 and 2012 in this thread as some kind of asinine claim when we were so close but just missed. You fell short somehow in the eyes of those that mattered so tough shite. There are two times in history since 1957 when Auburn played in a national title game and they won 1 of those times.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:20 pm to auburnphan23
I thought everyone was on the same page to not phan up the recruiting board? I get off the rant to get actual info and not see this shite.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:23 pm to tylerdurden24
The years you mentioned aren't the same as 1983, 2004, or 2013. You didn't even win the conference championship in 2007 and 2012. In fact, you didn't even win the eastern division in 2007
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:29 pm to RandySavage
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While being the #2 school in a poor state that produces modest football players.
Spare me. You're less than an hour from the GA border and an hour and a half from Atlanta. Know how far Athens is from Atlanta? An hour and a half.
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We have always played the most difficult schedules in the SEC and for years and years played bama, UT, UGA, and Florida every year while the Vandy, Kentucky, Ole Miss's etc... rarely rotated on the schedule.
And we have played y'all, Ga Tech, UF, and a mixture of Tennessee and Clemson most every year. Unless you're going to give me a breakdown of all of our opponents over the past 25 years and definitively prove that Auburn has been fighting the most uphill of battles, I'm not buying the "our schedule has been the most difficult" argument. Everyone plays tough games at different times of the year.
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We have 3 undefeated seasons in the last 20 years (more than any other team in the SEC and equaled only by Nebraska, though their last was 17 years ago).
And one national title to show for it. So either your SOS hasn't been as tough as you'd like to think or the voters must not have thought as highly of Auburn as Auburn fans do.
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We won a national title by going undefeated in arguably the most difficult division ever.
It helps to have arguably the best SEC QB ever (or does that excuse only work with UGA and the Herschel years?)
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We went undefeated in 2004 dominating as much as any SEC team has in recent memory and have the best claim to a national title that season.
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We also easily have the best claim to a national title in 1983
No trophy, no claim (at least that's what I keep getting told when we try to claim the 1942 title).
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and were :13 away from what could have been another less than two years ago.
And we were 5 yards away in 2012. shite happens and everyone but you and I forget about the could-have-beens.
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Imagine what we would do as the state school in a football factory like Georgia.
Probably bumblefrick your way through mediocre seasons, an occasional losing season, and some really good years. Just like UGA and AUburn have been doing
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:32 pm to auburnphan23
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The years you mentioned aren't the same as 1983, 2004, or 2013. You didn't even win the conference championship in 2007 and 2012. In fact, you didn't even win the eastern division in 2007
Jesus, Garrison, the point wasn't that those seasons were synonymous. Rather, every team has those years where you just fall short for some reason. And you know who cares? Nobody but the fans of those teams.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:38 pm to Aubie Spr96
I stand corrected on the recruits.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 6:59 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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Something happened that no one is really letting in on, but those close to the situation (both OSU folks and midwest analysts) said it was a very, very bad visit.
Good!
Posted on 6/29/15 at 7:04 pm to tylerdurden24
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1983 and 2004 bull shite. You don't see us parading around 2002 and 2007 and 2012 in this thread as some kind of asinine claim when we were so close but just missed.
We didn't "just miss" in 1983 and 2004. We "just missed" in 2013. Falling short and getting screwed are two totally different things.
1983 we were inarguably the most deserving team of the title and in 2004 we went undefeated and got screwed by a terrible system. Events after the fact only made it inarguable 2004 Auburn deserved to be recognized as national champions as well.
This post was edited on 6/29/15 at 7:05 pm
Posted on 6/29/15 at 7:12 pm to RandySavage
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n 2004 we went undefeated and got screwed by a terrible system.
Cry me a fricking river. We had just as many losses as LSU in 07 and they got to play for the title even though we were ranked higher before they played UT. USC would have mud stomped AU so the voters saved your arse.
Posted on 6/29/15 at 7:21 pm to Prettyboy Floyd
You had no claim to get in over LSU in 2007 when they won the SEC and you didn't even win the eastern division
Posted on 6/29/15 at 7:21 pm to Prettyboy Floyd
You shouldn't have lost to the vols then
Posted on 6/29/15 at 7:22 pm to tylerdurden24
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Spare me. You're less than an hour from the GA border and an hour and a half from Atlanta. Know how far Athens is from Atlanta? An hour and a half.
Come on man, you're smarter than this. It's a MASSIVE advantage to be the state school when recruiting in state. Especially when you're the state school competing against a school from another state.
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And we have played y'all, Ga Tech, UF, and a mixture of Tennessee and Clemson most every year. Unless you're going to give me a breakdown of all of our opponents over the past 25 years and definitively prove that Auburn has been fighting the most uphill of battles, I'm not buying the "our schedule has been the most difficult" argument. Everyone plays tough games at different times of the year.
Well I'm definitely not going to take the time to do that but you can look at schools all time series against each other and how AU compares with most other SEC schools and see pretty easily. UGA has done better than most with OOC scheduling over the years though.
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And one national title to show for it. So either your SOS hasn't been as tough as you'd like to think or the voters must not have thought as highly of Auburn as Auburn fans do.
Well 2004 was just a joke of a season and the other one was 1993 and we were on probation, which is why I don't bring it up from a national standpoint. In that case we had only ourselves to blame. As to your second point that goes back to being the second school in a small state. In the only sport in the world where media has a major influence we are rarely, if ever, going to get the benefit of the doubt.
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It helps to have arguably the best SEC QB ever (or does that excuse only work with UGA and the Herschel years?)
Sure does and I don't take anything away from UGA did in the early 80s.
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No trophy, no claim (at least that's what I keep getting told when we try to claim the 1942 title).
I don't know anything about your 1942 but the people who say that when discussing college football are morons.
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And we were 5 yards away in 2012. shite happens and everyone but you and I forget about the could-have-beens.
For sure, but that was as close as you've been. That was our 3rd or 4th best chance in that time frame.
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Probably bumblefrick your way through mediocre seasons, an occasional losing season, and some really good years. Just like UGA and AUburn have been doing
Very possibly, and we'll never know but I'd sure take my chances.
In all seriousness I'm really not trying to flame. It's damn near impossible not to acknowledge UGA has been a major underachiever since Herschel left 30+ years ago. As a GA resident the program scares me to death because of what it has the potential to be and any given year they may finally start to realize that potential but it's not prudent to put up much of a fight trying to argue the underachiever label at this point in time.
I mean AU is probably the most inconsistent team in the country, I have no problem admitting that.
This post was edited on 6/29/15 at 7:41 pm
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