Fall Practice

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #80 on:** August 17, 2016, 12:30:14 PM »

A little tidbit of possible insider e-penis info from Bleacher Report. May mean nothing but at this point, I honestly don't care which one they name. I just want someone tabbed as the starter so they can get as many reps with the ones over the next 2 1/2 weeks as possible.

Auburnâ€™s three-man preseason quarterback battle hasnâ€™t offered coach Gus Malzahn an obvious answer yet, but the Tigers could gain a little more clarity this week.

Thatâ€™s according to Brandon Marcello of AuburnUndercover, who reports that Auburn will name a starter this week, and that redshirt sophomore Sean White is â€œthe man to beatâ€ as of now.

As last season showed us, however, Malzahn naming a Week 1 starter certainly doesnâ€™t guarantee anyone will remain in that role. So even if White truly is No. 1 on the current depth chart, Jeremy Johnson and John Franklin III should have their fair chances to unseat him.

White threw for 1,166 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions in five starts (seven appearances) last season.

Some had thought Franklin III would be able to take a hold of the starting job during fall camp, so it should be interesting to see where he ultimately falls in Auburnâ€™s pecking order. According to Marcello, the dual-threat junior college transfer should still be â€œa consistent threatâ€ in Wildcat packages if not named starter.

dallaswareagle · « **Reply #81 on:** August 17, 2016, 12:35:20 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on August 17, 2016, 12:30:14 PM

A little tidbit of possible insider e-penis info from Bleacher Report. May mean nothing but at this point, I honestly don't care which one they name. I just want someone tabbed as the starter so they can get as many reps with the ones over the next 2 1/2 weeks as possible.

Auburnâ€™s three-man preseason quarterback battle hasnâ€™t offered coach Gus Malzahn an obvious answer yet, but the Tigers could gain a little more clarity this week.

Thatâ€™s according to Brandon Marcello of AuburnUndercover, who reports that Auburn will name a starter this week, and that redshirt sophomore Sean White is â€œthe man to beatâ€ as of now.

As last season showed us, however, Malzahn naming a Week 1 starter certainly doesnâ€™t guarantee anyone will remain in that role. So even if White truly is No. 1 on the current depth chart, Jeremy Johnson and John Franklin III should have their fair chances to unseat him.

White threw for 1,166 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions in five starts (seven appearances) last season.

Some had thought Franklin III would be able to take a hold of the starting job during fall camp, so it should be interesting to see where he ultimately falls in Auburnâ€™s pecking order. According to Marcello, the dual-threat junior college transfer should still be â€œa consistent threatâ€ in Wildcat packages if not named starter.

Should never be in the same paragraph. EVER

Buzz Killington · « **Reply #82 on:** August 17, 2016, 01:43:43 PM »

No...there is a consistent threat in the wildcat packages. It will consistently fail miserably anywhere other than goal line situations.

AUJarhead · « **Reply #83 on:** August 17, 2016, 01:46:23 PM »

Quote from: Buzz Killington on August 17, 2016, 01:43:43 PM

No...there is a consistent threat in the wildcat packages. It will consistently fail miserably anywhere other than goal line situations.

So your prediction of pain was more for our fanbase.

Buzz Killington · « **Reply #84 on:** August 17, 2016, 01:47:24 PM »

Quote from: AUJarhead on August 17, 2016, 01:46:23 PM

So your prediction of pain was more for our fanbase.

Absolutely

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #85 on:** August 17, 2016, 02:24:10 PM »

Quote from: Buzz Killington on August 17, 2016, 01:43:43 PM

No...there is a consistent threat in the wildcat packages. It will consistently fail miserably anywhere other than goal line situations.

Arkansas' defense wants a word with you.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #86 on:** August 20, 2016, 09:19:52 PM »

Watched the first 5 minutes of Malzahn's press conference from today's practice. I've long since given up getting too excited or pissed off about the overall picture. I just try to stay excited that foosballz is here and whatever happens, happens. But Gus has said time and time again, leading into Fall Camp, that he wanted to name a starting QB early on go with that guy. Today was the same damn rhetoric coach speak shit we've heard forever.

"We're not ready to name a starter at quarterback just yet. There's no hurry. There's great competition between all 3....blah...fucking coach speak...BLAH!!!"

There's no hurry???? Are you serious??? One of the favorites to win the MNC this year is 2 weeks away and there's no hurry??? It's great competition going on???

Here's a piece of advice from the ultimate armchair QB who doesn't even pretend to know shit about your job. 2 WEEKS TIL KICKOFF! NAME THE STARTER AND LET HIM GET THE REPS.

This is no longer a matter of we, as the fans, want to know. This is football 101. Pick your guy and get him ready for Clemson!

jmar · « **Reply #87 on:** August 21, 2016, 04:19:06 AM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on August 20, 2016, 09:19:52 PM

Watched the first 5 minutes of Malzahn's press conference from today's practice. I've long since given up getting too excited or pissed off about the overall picture. I just try to stay excited that foosballz is here and whatever happens, happens. But Gus has said time and time again, leading into Fall Camp, that he wanted to name a starting QB early on go with that guy. Today was the same damn rhetoric coach speak shit we've heard forever.

"We're not ready to name a starter at quarterback just yet. There's no hurry. There's great competition between all 3....blah...fucking coach speak...BLAH!!!"

There's no hurry???? Are you serious??? One of the favorites to win the MNC this year is 2 weeks away and there's no hurry??? It's great competition going on???

Here's a piece of advice from the ultimate armchair QB who doesn't even pretend to know shit about your job. 2 WEEKS TIL KICKOFF! NAME THE STARTER AND LET HIM GET THE REPS.

This is no longer a matter of we, as the fans, want to know. This is football 101. Pick your guy and get him ready for Clemson!

Who's with Snaggle? I surely am.
What say we tweet this genius sumbitch and give him what for. No hurry my ass!

War Eagle!!! · « **Reply #88 on:** August 22, 2016, 09:22:27 AM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on August 20, 2016, 09:19:52 PM

Watched the first 5 minutes of Malzahn's press conference from today's practice. I've long since given up getting too excited or pissed off about the overall picture. I just try to stay excited that foosballz is here and whatever happens, happens. But Gus has said time and time again, leading into Fall Camp, that he wanted to name a starting QB early on go with that guy. Today was the same damn rhetoric coach speak shit we've heard forever.

"We're not ready to name a starter at quarterback just yet. There's no hurry. There's great competition between all 3....blah...fucking coach speak...BLAH!!!"

There's no hurry???? Are you serious??? One of the favorites to win the MNC this year is 2 weeks away and there's no hurry??? It's great competition going on???

Here's a piece of advice from the ultimate armchair QB who doesn't even pretend to know shit about your job. 2 WEEKS TIL KICKOFF! NAME THE STARTER AND LET HIM GET THE REPS.

This is no longer a matter of we, as the fans, want to know. This is football 101. Pick your guy and get him ready for Clemson!

Hopefully he has one getting all the reps and just not named it yet. Although I am not sure why that would really matter if it was White. It may matter if it is JFIII though.

Godfather · « **Reply #89 on:** August 22, 2016, 11:52:09 AM »

Quote from: War Eagle!!! on August 22, 2016, 09:22:27 AM

Hopefully he has one getting all the reps and just not named it yet. Although I am not sure why that would really matter if it was White. It may matter if it is JFIII though.

Yeah he doesn't want to tip our hand versus Clemson. I'm gonna go with that as the reason. Yeah...that's the ticket!

Kaos · « **Reply #90 on:** August 22, 2016, 11:59:14 AM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on August 20, 2016, 09:19:52 PM

Watched the first 5 minutes of Malzahn's press conference from today's practice. I've long since given up getting too excited or pissed off about the overall picture. I just try to stay excited that foosballz is here and whatever happens, happens. But Gus has said time and time again, leading into Fall Camp, that he wanted to name a starting QB early on go with that guy. Today was the same damn rhetoric coach speak shit we've heard forever.

"We're not ready to name a starter at quarterback just yet. There's no hurry. There's great competition between all 3....blah...fucking coach speak...BLAH!!!"

There's no hurry???? Are you serious??? One of the favorites to win the MNC this year is 2 weeks away and there's no hurry??? It's great competition going on???

Here's a piece of advice from the ultimate armchair QB who doesn't even pretend to know shit about your job. 2 WEEKS TIL KICKOFF! NAME THE STARTER AND LET HIM GET THE REPS.

This is no longer a matter of we, as the fans, want to know. This is football 101. Pick your guy and get him ready for Clemson!

We are keeping Clempson guessing. We have simplified the playbook. We have vanilla. We are going to get back to basics.

I have a heavy sense of foreboding about this game and this entire season. I'm really afraid that we are going to look like squirrels fucking a coconut on offense, Gus and Lash will pinwheel around looking confused and unable to fix what's broken, we'll damage egos and hamstring ability by "competition" and it will be a clusterfuck of monumental proportions.

I'm tired of the "defense is really flying around and going to be good..." bullshit too.

I'm just tired. I don't know if it's bama fatigue or if I am just less inclined to care, but I feel less and less as time goes on.

There was a time in my life when by this point in the year I'd read every magazine, had a schedule on the wall with times and dates committed to memory, I knew the jersey number of the starting 22 and most of the two deep so I would know who was on the field and what we were doing. And by now I was redecorating the house in orange and blue. No more. I haven't even picked up a single magazine. I have no idea when our first game is. I thought it was this Saturday, honestly. I have no idea what time we play. And it doesn't bother me.

dallaswareagle · « **Reply #91 on:** August 22, 2016, 12:04:31 PM »

Quote from: Kaos on August 22, 2016, 11:59:14 AM

We are keeping Clempson guessing. We have simplified the playbook. We have vanilla. We are going to get back to basics.

I have a heavy sense of foreboding about this game and this entire season. I'm really afraid that we are going to look like squirrels fucking a coconut on offense, Gus and Lash will pinwheel around looking confused and unable to fix what's broken, we'll damage egos and hamstring ability by "competition" and it will be a clusterfuck of monumental proportions.

I'm tired of the "defense is really flying around and going to be good..." bullshit too.

I'm just tired. I don't know if it's bama fatigue or if I am just less inclined to care, but I feel less and less as time goes on.
There was a time in my life when by this point in the year I'd read every magazine, had a schedule on the wall with times and dates committed to memory, I knew the jersey number of the starting 22 and most of the two deep so I would know who was on the field and what we were doing. And by now I was redecorating the house in orange and blue. No more. I haven't even picked up a single magazine. I have no idea when our first game is. I thought it was this Saturday, honestly. I have no idea what time we play. And it doesn't bother me.

Let this be another clusterfuck of a season and more folks will start feeling that way.

Question: Do you take another 6-6 B'ham bowl year if it means getting rid of Jacobs?