Auburn will never have to face AJ McTatthole again. Won't miss playing him. His street-level backwater arrogance and general smarminess did nothing to the boost the rivalry.
He was never as good as they wanted to believe he was. He's not in the same stratosphere as Cam, despite their desperate hope to make him so. If you had to compare him to any Auburn quarterback in history he'd be more of a Brandon Cox -- without the mental toughness and football grit -- or Daniel Cobb/Chris Todd. All benefited greatly from a stellar supporting cast.
He was never quite as completely devoid of talent as most of us wanted to believe either. He wouldn't start at A&M, Auburn (except in 2012 when Tonya Harding would have), LSU, Georgia or South Carolina. Actually I don't know that he would have started anywhere except maybe Florida. He can't win games by himself and he doesn't fit many offenses. So, yeah, he pretty much was close to as bad as we thought.
Two moments, to me, completely encapsulated the entire McTatthole experience and both came during the 2013 Iron Bowl.
1) The "Heisman" Moment. It was a blown coverage. He drifted seven yards deep in the end zone and wrenched his body to throw the ball as far as he possibly could. It rainbowed out to the Auburn 36. The ball traveled 43 yards in the air. NFL quarterbacks can flick their wrist and throw a ball 43 yards. I went outside, haven't thrown a football in anger in 20 years, and after a few warmup tosses I hurled one about 38 yards. Give me two weeks to work on it and I can definitely throw it 43. I'll be able to throw it that far without the big balloon arc, too. And that's his "Heisman" moment. A 43-yard rainbow. I'm no NFL scout, but that looks pretty crappy to me. It was a blown coverage. Compare that to the Marshall throw against Georgia. Looked effortless. Ball went 60 yards in the air. Just saying.
2) The Exit. He's waddling off the field with his helmet on before Davis crosses the goal line. He gets sympathy from some old lady and that horse faced burger eater. Poor baby. What a puss. Most of his team had the decency and class to congratulate their rivals before heading to the locker room. But not titty baby. I thought that was pretty sorry of him and showed just what he was made of. Pudding.
I'm glad he's gone if for no other reason than we won't have to read his whore mother's every thought as al.com reports on her tweets. I will be glad to see her fade into insignificance. Also be glad to see his talent-deprived girlfriend drift off into her inevitable future of really bad SyFy movies and skinomax soft porn.
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