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ThirdGeneration

Favorite team:	Auburn
Location:	Huntsville, Al
Biography:
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Occupation:	retired from IBM
Number of Posts:	91
Registered on:	10/4/2014
Online Status:	Not Online

re: Pretty good Breakdown of this years IU run

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 2/6/26 at 5:03 am to 88TIger

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Still burns me up with Tubs wanting him as a tight end.

IIRC and to be fair I think Alabama also recruited him as a tight end.

re: Portal Extravaganza - Walker/Texas tackle returns! edition

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 1/23/26 at 5:00 am to trinidadtiger

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I read an article once about the Pittsburgh Steelers hiring this sports writer, Bill Nunn, from a black newspaper there in the city. He used to do his annual all american team from historically black universities. He worked part time and then full time for them. Players he found that showed up on few draft boards: Mean Joe Greene, Mel Blount, Donnie Shell, LC Greenwood, Johnny Stallworth. Ernie Holmes, Frank Lewis. As a sidenote as to where college football is headed. The 79 Pittsburgh Steelers were the last team to win a superbowl with no free agents.

Nunn made it to the Hall of Fame. And not to be "that guy" but I think Donnie Shell was undrafted.

re: IM doing the first of many BS threads in 2026

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 1/15/26 at 3:46 pm to LanierSpots

My house in downtown Hsv was built in 1960. Lots of improvements but no real insulation in walls. I drip my faucets on nights in mid 20's. Looking at forecast I may not stop this off for a while

re: Pictures from days gone by....

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 1/12/26 at 2:19 pm to Auburn1968

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Lived near within a short bicycle ride from the beach track before the Daytona Speedway was opened. Now it is all condos.

Dad grew up in Daytona in 30/40's and used to talk about the race drivers having "fun" in city streets when they were in town. Used to go to Daytona every summer for vacation

re: Portal Extravaganza - Walker/Texas tackle returns! edition

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 1/5/26 at 3:56 pm to Poker Dough

Yeah and even if he was they can't just sign him. The NFL has a ton of rules on who and what you have to do before hiring a head coach. Probably at least 2-3 weeks before anyone could sign anything

re: 2026 Schedule getting released

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 12/12/25 at 4:59 am to TigerProwl24

In the late 90s/early 2000s they seemed to be our conference opener. I am 99.9 percent sure we played them 9/8/2001 in JHS.

Correct - I remember buying a new car in 1996 on Labor Day Saturday and watching the first half in the lounge while they worked on paperwork. At some point it did move to around Halloween. Us old folks however always remember Halloween as Florida game

re: Air Raid Concepts with Mike Leach.

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 11/10/25 at 2:24 pm to dbuchanon

Leach was just a very interesting person as well as a coach. On the old Texas forum about 15 years ago someone posted about running into Leach at Pearl Harbor on the sub there. He was trying to get his kids hat back out of the ocean after it flew off. Just walked out on the sub with a pole net and snagged it. I still have the picture of him holding the net on the sub. Leach was a coach you would love to go on a weekend camping trip with.

re: A Semi-Recent History of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, in pictures

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 10/7/25 at 2:32 pm to WG_Dawg

I was at the Orange jersey game. Bunch of "curious" calls by refs. I may be wrong but am pretty sure that was the last time they wore them. seldom might not be the best term since it is approaching 50 years

re: Pictures from days gone by....

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 9/1/25 at 3:05 pm to ray40049

Of course Lucas. Company motto - Be Home before Dark. Had the dark prince make an appearance in mid 80's while i was in grad school. Driving down I-59 between T-Town and Bham where mercedes is now, but at midnight. It was dark as everything. Driving my 1960 MGA back then and the lights went out and the wipers turned on for about ten seconds. Then headlights returned. I was looking for the UFO that wanted me but it never happened again.

re: Pictures from days gone by....

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 8/31/25 at 3:00 pm to Traveler

My 1962 MGA has two of those fuses - for the entire car.

re: Welcome to Wacko Waco Hugh Freeze Redemption Tour Edition AU vs Baylor

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 8/30/25 at 5:17 am to CorchJay

Yeah. I had just bought my first new car and was replacing the radio while listening to the game. Some interesting gaps.

re: 9 Official Championships

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 8/19/25 at 4:05 pm to MrAUTigers

If this is true then wow.

You must be fairly young to not remember that screw job. Nebraska was called the greatest of all time and played no one. Miami was unknow but also played n one. NBC spent all December calling the Orange Bowl the MNC game. I have always wondered what if - assume Texas doesn't fumble the punt and beats Georgia. Would Miami have jumped an undefeated Texas also.

re: 2025 Auburn Football Fall Camp Thread

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 8/6/25 at 3:50 pm to TemperdTiger

Always love those "upgrade" videos - no matter which school.

re: OT: Who is the crazy woman screaming in front of Toomer’s?

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 7/14/25 at 3:51 pm to makersmark1

it wasn't just Auburn. When I lived in Mississippi in the 90's someone once mentioned that he remembered them at Miss State

re: Nike Team Shop open [Feels disappointing]

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 7/6/25 at 4:17 am to pdfield34

Actually a pretty nice/cool looking shoe

re: Pictures from days gone by....

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 5/28/25 at 3:04 pm to gumbo2176

It wasn't California. The Supreme Court ruled it was not constitutional which voided it in all states

re: Pictures from days gone by....

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 2/13/25 at 3:13 pm to alphaandomega

They also had one outside Auburn. Never knew about it until I was in my 20's. Grandmother was giving me directions to some location and said "turn at POW camp."
The what???

re: No Surgery For Broome

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 1/12/25 at 4:12 pm to LRB1967

I can sympathize with the guy who gets it again and again. I did essentially a total dislocation playing bball in grad school. On crutches for 2 weeks. Doc was stunned it wasn't broken. next year did it again but walked into the doc's office. because it was "chronic" they put me in a walking cast for 4 weeks. I guess it worked since I haven't done it again but every now and them the ankle pops loudly.

re: Just heard a pod from the 247 guy covering a certain team and he says the SEC should stop

Posted by ThirdGeneration on 12/9/24 at 2:02 pm to koreandawg

A big part of the scheduling problem is that you have no idea what you are scheduling. A lot of the OOC is done 4-5 years ahead. No clue whether the team is good or bad. Texas was given grief over Michigan. Good grief they won it all last year. This years team isn't as good. You have no idea what you will get a few years out. On the other hand scheduling a directional school will probably give you a win.