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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: JR4AU on April 04, 2012, 02:50:30 PM
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Rah Rah White may be out for some time.
Gene Chizik stresses running game, physical style in Auburn practice (video)
Published: Wednesday, April 04, 2012, 1:30 PM Updated: Wednesday, April 04, 2012, 1:30 PM
Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN, Alabama -- Auburn went back to its roots at practice Wednesday.
"There was a huge emphasis on running the football and defending the run," says coach Gene Chizik in this video.
"We took a step forward in being physical."
Chizik also touches on injured quarterback Clint Moseley (he threw more) and injured linebacker Jawara White (he's out and might be for some time.)
**Auburn brought in an officiating crew for 11-on-11 drills.
"Some of it was situational and some of it was live," Chizik said.
**Auburn crossed the halfway point of spring practice on the eighth day of drills.
"I think we're a long way away in most areas, in my opinion, but again, I like their attitude," Chizik said. "I like their effort moving forward, and they've done that every day. I don't think there's been a day recently where we've taken a step back, but I don't feel like there's any comfort level right now with really any phase."
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/gene_chizik_stresses_running_g.html (http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/gene_chizik_stresses_running_g.html)
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According to a buddy of mine, Thigpin is quoted as saying the injury to Rah Rah "is a tragedy". That don't sound good at all.
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Rah Rah White may be out for some time.
Skreets?
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Skreets?
Chiz in the al.com article...those are my best skreetz.
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According to a buddy of mine, Thigpin is quoted as saying the injury to Rah Rah "is a tragedy". That don't sound good at all.
I think he had neck surgery last year. I hope it's not related to that.
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Damn man, that sucks.
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Chiz in the al.com article...those are my best skreetz.
I know... it was just funny because the way you stated it was like you had insider info, then reading the snippet it said the same thing.
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I know... it was just funny because the way you stated it was like you had insider info, then reading the snippet it said the same thing.
Never have claimed insider info. EVER!
Here's more:
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/clint_moseley_throwing_more_in.html (http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/clint_moseley_throwing_more_in.html)
Clint Moseley throwing more in Auburn practice; Jawara White misses workout with injury
Published: Wednesday, April 04, 2012, 12:47 PM Updated: Wednesday, April 04, 2012, 12:55 PM
Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
AUBURN, Alabama -- Clint Moseley threw more passes in Wednesday's practice and he begins to return to form while he nurses a sore rotator cuff.
"He's getting better day by day," reported coach Gene Chizik after practice.
Moseley was held out of last Saturday's scrimmage and has been limited throwing for about a week.
**Linebacker Jawara White wasn't at practice.
"He's a little bit beat up and banged up," Chizik said.
Linebackers coach Tommy Thigpen said White's absence "is just a tragedy his circumstances just happened recently."
White didn't play his freshman season because of a neck injury.
**Chizik said place-kicker Cody Parkey has "a little bit of a muscle pull" and has not been kicking. Chizik said he didn't want to put him in jeopardy in the morning practices with damp fields.
**One player who is out for the spring with an injury was his usual upbeat self after Wednesday's practice. Defensive back T'Sharvan Bell, who is out while recovering from knee surgery, said he's farther along in his recovery than he expected.
"I've surprised myself," he said.
He said there's "no doubt in my mind" he'll be ready for fall practice.
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Linebackers coach Tommy Thigpen said White's absence "is just a tragedy his circumstances just happened recently."
Sounds a little better?
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Sounds a little better?
"Tragedy" doesn't sound good to me.
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"Tragedy" doesn't sound good to me.
No, it doesn't but perhaps he was referring to the tragedy as being the fact he just came back from injury and not necessarily that his injury this time is severe.
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No, it doesn't but perhaps he was referring to the tragedy as being the fact he just came back from injury and not necessarily that his injury this time is severe.
Lets hope.
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Never have claimed insider info. EVER!
Settle down Beavis, I never said you did. It was just the way you posted...relax...breathe...go suck some toes.
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Settle down Beavis, I never said you did. It was just the way you posted...relax...breathe...go suck some toes.
I have insider info. Me and Prowler are BFF's. So suck it bitches.
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My skreets say it was just a flesh wound.
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My skreets say it was just a flesh wound.
It will require stitches.
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My skreets say it was just a flesh hatchet wound.
So, you're calling Rah Rah a pussy?
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So, you're calling Rah Rah a pussy?
I doubt he has a case of the Moseley.
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No, it doesn't but perhaps he was referring to the tragedy as being the fact he just came back from injury and not necessarily that his injury this time is severe.
Oh, you mean like how losing a football game is the same as Pearl Harbor?
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Oh, you mean like how losing a football game is the same as Pearl Harbor?
Lord Sabynz will have your ass for that comment.
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I doubt he has a case of the Moseley.
Rah Rah would never go full retard.
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Rah Rah would never go full retard.
You NEVER go full Chubb
Here's the full article on practice. I posted mainly because of the part on Robinson Therieze. Sounds like we could be seeing a lot more of this guy.
AU's Moseley gets more reps as shoulder improves
By: Mike Szvetitz | Opelika-Auburn News
Published: April 04, 2012 Updated: April 04, 2012 - 10:26 PM
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AUBURN – Auburn quarterback Clint Moseley was back throwing at practice, but Cody Parkey wasn’t kicking.
Moseley, who’s locked in a battle with Kiehl Frazier for the top quarterback spot this spring, threw during the Tigers’ eighth spring practice Wednesday morning.
During the open media viewing period at the beginning of practice, Moseley was seen warming up and throwing to different routes, including 15- to 20-yard out and post routes.
Moseley has been battling soreness in the rotator cuff of his throwing shoulder and was held out of Saturday’s scrimmage. He’s been limited in a handful of practices this spring.
Auburn head coach Gene Chizik said that they’re “weaning” the junior quarterback into more tosses each practice.
“Clint played a little bit more today,” Chizik said. “His shoulder, he’s getting a lot of treatment with it. I think his shoulder is getting better day by day.”
Parkey, Auburn’s field goal kicker, however, didn’t get any reps in the open viewing period when the Tigers practiced field goals.
Walk-on Alex Kviklys took all the kicks during the open portion of practice with Parkey standing behind him watching.
Chizik said keeping Parkey, who kicked in every game last season as a sophomore, making 13-of-18 field goals, was out as a precaution.
“Our kicker is a little dinged up right now,” Chizik said. “He’s got a little muscle pull here and we don’t want to risk anything. It’s early in the morning and it’s wet out there, too, so we haven’t used him recently.”
Also on the injury report is sophomore linebacker Jawara White, who wasn’t at practice Wednesday. The status of the linebacker from Troy, who moved to the middle this spring, is unknown.
Chizik said White was a “little beat up, banged up” and that they’ll know his status “more as we move forward.”
When asked about White on Wednesday after practice, linebackers coach Tommy Thigpen said, “… it’s just a tragedy. His circumstances just happened recently.”
Therezie climbing the ladder: Robenson Therezie was a hot name after Wednesday’s practice for an interception he made during red zone drills.
“They tried to throw a corner route behind him,” said defensive back T’Sharvan Bell, who is limited this spring while recovering from a torn ACL. “Instead of backing up, he just went up and got it. It was crazy.
“Vertical. His vertical’s sick. One hand.”
Secondary coach Willie Martinez, who called the pick “unbelievable,” said that Therezie has been coming along during spring practice.
“He’s doing good. He’s doing good,” Martinez said. “You can see the eighth practice here, you can see him feeling more comfortable in what he’s supposed to do. He made a couple of plays, which was very encouraging, with the ball in the air.”
Bell agreed with Martinez’s assessment.
“He’s come a long way from where he was last year. It’s not even close right now,” Bell said of his teammate, who played in 12 games last year as a true freshman. “But he has to know that he still has a long way to go. He knows that, it’s just as far as how he’s going to get there. It’s a process.”
Bell making strides: Five months after tearing his ACL in the game against Georgia last November, Bell has been able to participate some in spring drills.
While he’s not ready for a full practice or contact just yet, the senior defensive back did surprise himself with the speed of his recovery.
“(It’s taken) a lot of prayer and a lot of hard work, but definitely surprised myself,” Bell said. “But I’m not satisfied. I want to keep going. I want to be better than I was when I was healthy. So that’s the goal for me.”
Bell said it’s been good for him to get out there some this spring and mix it up with his fellow DBs and his new secondary coach.
“It’s helped a lot. At first, they were telling me, ‘We want you to kind of stay out of it, you know, just watch,’” Bell said. “But they’ve kind of given me a little freedom to do some drills. Being around the guys has helped me a lot. That way I can coach them up and also learn myself. So it’s been good for me.”
LB Garrett pushing for spot: Thigpen said he’s been impressed with the play of sophomore linebacker Justin Garrett so far this spring.
Garrett — at 6-foot-1, 206 pounds — is playing behind senior Daren Bates at weakside linebacker, but Thigpen said it’s a fierce battle.
“To me, Justin is, he’s pushing Daren, a lot,” the linebackers coach said. “They’re the same type of player. Daren’s got two or three years on him as far as playing experience, but they’re the same kind of guy. They’re both fast, they’ve both got unlimited range.
“I like the competition between them at that position. That's probably one of the better positions for somebody to compete for a starting job.”
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Is it bad that I really, really hope Garrett shows Bates the bench?
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go suck some toes.
That's gold right there. Pure gold.
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Is it bad that I really, really hope Garrett shows Bates the bench?
Or that Bates can go back to a head hunting safety...where he belongs.
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Or that Bates can go back to a head hunting safety...where he belongs.
yeah, or this.
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Dammit!!!
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/spring_injury_ends_football_ca.html (http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/04/spring_injury_ends_football_ca.html)
Spring injury ends football career of Auburn linebacker Jawara White
Published: Thursday, April 05, 2012, 12:13 PM Updated: Thursday, April 05, 2012, 12:21 PM
By Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, Press-Register, and The Huntsville Times
Jawara White's career is over (Birmingham News / Mark Almond)
AUBURN, Alabama -- Auburn linebacker Jawara White has been told to give up football following a spring practice injury that has ended his career.
White missed his freshman year after suffering a neck injury. Doctors found fluid on his spinal cord then. He worked his way back and played as a redshirt freshman last year. Auburn did not release the specifics of his latest injury, but it was similar enough to his original injury that he was told to give up football.
He played in 11 games last season and had 23 tackles. He was pushing for a more significant role this spring.
"Jawara White has sustained an injury that will no longer allow him to play football," coach Gene Chizik said in an Auburn release. "Although this is disappointing for Jawara, our medical staff, his family and our coaching staff all agree that this is in his best interest. At Auburn, our top priority is and will always be the health and welfare of our student-athletes. Jawara will continue to work toward receiving his degree from Auburn and will always be a part of our Auburn family."
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Damn. Poor kid.
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That fucking sucks!
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Really had high hopes for the kid. I hope he recovers completely at least.
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Well frickity frickity FRUCK. That sucks big time for him. You know, not that I ever really knew the exact diagnosis, but it scared me having Zac Ethridge come back. Obviously he and the doctors felt it was okay but seeing a guy all braced up like that made me wonder how he could ever take those kinds of impacts again. Apparently, White's injury is different/worse.
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Damn man, that really freakin' blows.
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I am glad he can get a degree. I hope there is no permanent damage.
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Damn, thats horrible. Hope he stays in school. He was given a scholly by Coach Chizik and I am sure he intends to honor it as with Shon Coleman. This is where we are more than just football.
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Damn, thats horrible. Hope he stays in school. He was given a scholly by Coach Chizik and I am sure he intends to honor it as with Shon Coleman. This is where we are more than just football.
Agree. Hate it for the kid, hope he's otherwise healthy outside of football. Damn it suck for the defense too.