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« on: August 07, 2012, 11:54:01 AM »
Maybe you shouldn't say anything, don't want to jinx him.

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Auburn football: WR Reed may reach potential

AUBURN — Trovon Reed arrived on Auburn’s campus two seasons ago under the weight of five-star expectations. Rated by the recruiting sites as a top-10 receiver, Reed was expected to be a star immediately.

He wasn’t ready yet.

Reed arrived on campus at 163 pounds. He hadn’t lifted a weight during his high school career in Thibodaux, La.

“I’ve been small my whole life, and I used to be like, that’s going to make me slow,” Reed said.

He had plenty of natural ability — in the fall of 2010, the year of Cam Newton, there was talk of using Reed out of the Wildcat — but his body couldn’t take the pounding.

A bruised knee forced Reed to redshirt in 2010 after just two carries against Clemson. Used mostly on bubble screens and quick passes to the flat, he caught 13 passes in the first four games of 2011, then hurt his shoulder against Florida Atlantic and missed three games.

Reed was never the same.

By the time the season ended, freshman Quan Bray had taken over both his role as the screen receiver and the punt returner. Wide receivers coach Trooper Taylor spent much of the final two months of the season explaining that Reed was still playing to protect his shoulder, and the timidity kept him off the field.

Discouraged by the injuries, Reed attacked the weight room in the spring and the summer.

He arrived for training camp this fall at 195 pounds, visibly carrying more muscle in his upper body.

“When you gain weight in the right places, it actually makes you faster,” Reed said. “So I just started gaining weight and being more physical.”

The results have been noticeable.

For the first time since he arrived at Auburn, Reed is beginning to show glimpses of his potential.

“You can tell there’s been a difference on the field,” teammate Emory Blake said. “He’s a lot more physical, a lot more willing to stick his head in there and block.”

Five days into Auburn’s training camp, head coach Gene Chizik has been reluctant to single out almost anybody for praise.

Except Reed, who has turned heads with his new style of play.

“Trovon came into camp in really good shape,” Chizik said. “He just seems more comfortable out there. He’s figuring out the college game, and we’ve been waiting on this.”

A change in offensive scheme hasn’t hurt Reed’s production, either.

In former coordinator Gus Malzahn’s hurry-up, no-huddle, Reed was used almost exclusively on short passes and screens. He gained only 164 yards on 21 catches in 2011.

New offensive coordinator Scot Loeffler has scrapped that job description. Right now, Reed is working at both outside receiver and in the slot, and he offered a glimpse of his new duties on A-Day with three catches for 43 yards.

On one catch, Reed made a nice grab on an intermediate crossing route over the middle, a route he almost never ran in Malzahn’s offense.

“Last year, it was mainly reverses and screens,” Reed said. “This year, it’s real route-running, being an actual receiver.”

What Reed’s role will eventually be remains somewhat of a mystery, given the hush-hush nature of Loeffler’s offensive scheme.

For the moment, though, the sophomore has put his injuries behind him and gotten off to a fast start.

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120807/SPORTS0402/308070008/Auburn-football-WR-Reed-may-reach-potential
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Re: AWK gets wood...
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2012, 11:57:06 AM »
I hate to say I'll believe it when I see it, but that's exactly what I'm going to say.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Sort of like DeAngelo Benton. 

Or Mario Fannin.

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« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2012, 12:11:26 PM »
I would just like someone other than Emory Blake to catch the ball, I don't care who it is.
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Re: AWK gets wood...
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2012, 12:13:33 PM »
I hate to say I'll believe it when I see it, but that's exactly what I'm going to say.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Sort of like DeAngelo Benton. 

Or Mario Fannin.

Yep. 
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Re: AWK gets wood...
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2012, 12:18:53 PM »
I hate to say I'll believe it when I see it, but that's exactly what I'm going to say.

I'll believe it when I see it.

Sort of like DeAngelo Benton. 

Or Mario Fannin.

Mario Fannin was a fantastic running back, he just sucks at carrying things.  Hopefully he catches on somewhere because he has absolutely no future as a waiter, china shop stockboy, mirror hanger, or plate glass window installer.
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« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2012, 01:05:11 PM »
Mario Fannin was a fantastic running back, he just sucks at carrying things.  Hopefully he catches on somewhere because he has absolutely no future as a waiter, china shop stockboy, mirror hanger, or plate glass window installer.

This hussel was impressive.

Apparently Trovon and MacProne didn't train at the same gym or eat at the same restaurants.  195 is impressive.  Does anyone get the impression that this team took the off season pretty damn serious?  I don't know that I've seen so much transformation physically and attitude-wise with so many players.
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Re: AWK gets wood...
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2012, 01:09:03 PM »
You all need to shut your dirty whorish mouths... Let me enjoy my lady wood.
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« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2012, 01:12:24 PM »
Reading that article got me thinking...Trovon medical redshirted Cams year and played last year.  So that means he has 3 seasons left to play.  Haven't we been talking about him for like the last 6 years..tha fuck.
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« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2012, 01:13:55 PM »
Reading that article got me thinking...Trovon medical redshirted Cams year and played last year.  So that means he has 3 seasons left to play.  Haven't we been talking about him for like the last 6 years..tha fuck.

he's on the Danial Cobb plan.
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« Reply #9 on: August 07, 2012, 01:15:55 PM »
he's on the Danial Cobb plan.

Stop hatin'.  Daniel really worked hard this summer getting ready for his senior season.  He aims to get his starting job back.
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« Reply #10 on: August 07, 2012, 01:58:17 PM »
Mario Fannin was a fantastic running back, he just sucks at carrying things.  Hopefully he catches on somewhere because he has absolutely no future as a waiter, china shop stockboy, mirror hanger, or plate glass window installer.

Mario not only can't hang on to the ball, but as a true RB, he didn't have the skills.  He was big enough to be an every down back but never ran the ball like a between the tackles bruiser. 
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« Reply #11 on: August 07, 2012, 02:01:10 PM »
This hussel was impressive.

Apparently Trovon and MacProne didn't train at the same gym or eat at the same restaurants.  195 is impressive.  Does anyone get the impression that this team took the off season pretty damn serious?  I don't know that I've seen so much transformation physically and attitude-wise with so many players.

If we're going to  be what Chiz seems to be transforming them to, they all need to get serious.  Because Chiz apparently feels that we can stand toe to toe, and play "pro style" smashmouth football, against the likes of LSU and Bammer.  We're no longer "different" so we're going to have to be tough and physical enough to play that style of ball. 
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« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2012, 02:03:07 PM »
Mario Fannin was a fantastic running back, he just sucks at carrying things.  Hopefully he catches on somewhere because he has absolutely no future as a waiter, china shop stockboy, mirror hanger, or plate glass window installer.

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Broncos RB Mario Fannin suffers torn Achilles
By Mike Klis The Denver Post

Mario Fannin can’t catch a break. Almost exactly a year after suffering a season-ending knee injury during a training camp practice, Fannin tore his Achilles tendon Saturday during the team’s scrimmage, according to multiple sources.

Fannin was a backfield mate of Cam Newton for the national champion Auburn Tigers before he was signed by the Broncos last year as an undrafted free agent.

Fannin went down with a torn ACL on Aug. 5 last year. He tore his Achilles tendon this year on Aug. 4.
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« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2012, 02:06:39 PM »
Oh God...that hurt for me to read.
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« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2012, 02:07:40 PM »
I almost feel sorry for Not So Super Mario.
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« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2012, 02:41:18 PM »
Broncos RB Mario Fannin suffers torn Achilles
By Mike Klis The Denver Post

Mario Fannin can’t catch a break. Almost exactly a year after suffering a season-ending knee injury during a training camp practice, Fannin tore his Achilles tendon Saturday during the team’s scrimmage, according to multiple sources.

Fannin was a backfield mate of Cam Newton for the national champion Auburn Tigers before he was signed by the Broncos last year as an undrafted free agent.

Fannin went down with a torn ACL on Aug. 5 last year. He tore his Achilles tendon this year on Aug. 4.

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« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2012, 03:53:57 PM »
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Broncos RB Mario Fannin suffers torn Achilles
By Mike Klis The Denver Post

Mario Fannin can’t catch a break. Almost exactly a year after suffering a season-ending knee injury during a training camp practice, Fannin tore his Achilles tendon Saturday during the team’s scrimmage, according to multiple sources.

Fannin was a backfield mate of Cam Newton for the national champion Auburn Tigers before he was signed by the Broncos last year as an undrafted free agent.

Fannin went down with a torn ACL on Aug. 5 last year. He tore his Achilles tendon this year on Aug. 4.

In reality he dropped a weight on his foot.
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Re: AWK gets wood...
« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2012, 04:10:50 PM »
Ya'll jinxed his ass. 

What did Mario ever do to you but love Auburn football and play his heart out to make you proud?  Yeah, that's right.  You who sat in the stands and snorted smuggled booze, you who weren't fast enough, strong enough, dedicated enough or young enough to make the team... and now you have the audacity to ridicule a kid who left his guts, sweat, blood and tears on the floor of Jordan Hare? 

Shame I say. 
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« Reply #18 on: August 07, 2012, 04:12:53 PM »
Ya'll jinxed his ass. 

What did Mario ever do to you but love Auburn football and play his heart out to make you proud?  Yeah, that's right.  You who sat in the stands and snorted smuggled booze, you who weren't fast enough, strong enough, dedicated enough or young enough to make the team... and now you have the audacity to ridicule a kid who left his guts, sweat, blood and tears on the floor of Jordan Hare? 

Shame I say.

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Re: AWK gets wood...
« Reply #19 on: August 07, 2012, 04:16:18 PM »
Ya'll jinxed his ass. 

What did Mario ever do to you but love Auburn football and play his heart out to make you proud?  Yeah, that's right.  You who sat in the stands and snorted smuggled booze, you who weren't fast enough, strong enough, dedicated enough or young enough to make the team... and now you have the audacity to ridicule a kid who left his guts, sweat, blood and tears on the floor of Jordan Hare? 

Shame I say.

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