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Cliff's Notes: SEC Media Days
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SEC Media Days returns to the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover on Tuesday, now with 14 conference members crammed into three days of creeptastic family fun!
I'm asked, and often, what the experience is like. Did I enjoy it? No. The first trip to SEC Media Days is fun for anyone. It's a thing. It's kind of a big deal. At least, on the surface it's a big deal because it is a room theorhetically packed with celebrity. And as a 22-year-old kid trying to break his way into the field of sports media, it's easy to get caught up in a lot of flash bulbs and crowds of bearded gentlemen wearing fedoras with an index card reading "PRESS" distinctively displayed in the band.
But it gets old very quickly. I realize that sounds "spoiled" or maybe even like some kind of "humble brag," but it's true. It's a zoo. When asked which event I have most enjoyed covering, I will typically answer with the SEC Baseball Tournament at Regions Park or SEC Media Days: Basketball Edition (at the Sheraton on Highway 280).
People think they are really missing something at the Wynfrey, but think about how amazing it was when you first heard the Santana/Rob Thomas smash hit "Smooth." It was awesome, right? "Oh man, now THIS is a song I can really get behind," you said aloud as you cruised the square in your 1996 Monte Carlo. "It's about hot days, hot licks and good times!" you continued, though you were riding alone and no one could respond.
But then, something happened. Two hundred people crammed into one room playing "Smooth." They all showed up with backpacks full of mini helmets and white-paneled footballs hoping for the five minutes Rob Thomas would come down the escalator and throw around his John Hancock. Meanwhile, 700 radio stations from East Bum Whistle, Alabama, showed up, also in the same room, and started blasting "Smooth" like they were introducing you to hot new hits.
"KEEP IT OR COAST IT? You tell us what what what to play! I'm Magic Ken on the Mic ALL DAY!"
So now, the room is crowded with overweight people wearing Rob Thomas tour t-shirts and hats, carrying backpacks filled with balls and there are 700 Magic Kens who are wildly popular at the local Chevy Dealership when they give out free barbecue from Rita's Smoke Pit every Tuesday in East Bum Whistle because Sue Ellen heard Magic Ken spinning "Smooth" and thinks he is Ryan Seacrest. There may or may not be a beach ball being batted around.
Meanwhile, Holly Rowe and The Daves Three are trying to do a job. Spin "Smooth." And spin that bad boy like it's the first time you've heard it. But now, Magic Kens, Sue Ellen and all of her friends are standing elbow to elbow in the same room playing "Smooth." And playing "Smooth." And playing "Smooth." And playing "Smooth."
So, now you're tired of "Smooth."
Aside from just hearing "Smooth" too many times and the natural exhaustion, you've reached a point where you know every sigh Rob Thomas makes on the record. You know exactly when Santana hits that minor chord. That first drum beat that once got you all jacked now feels like it is beating you mercilessly in the face while you hopelessly shout "UNCLE."
I'm going to save you the time of having to listen to "Smooth." Because there's nothing new about "Smooth" anymore, as there is nothing new that is going to happen when SEC Media Days kicks off. In fact, things became so saturated when SEC Media Days was at its peak, measures have been taken to offer an even more sanitized version of it, by both broadcast professionals and the conference itself.
Notice that you've gotten interviews with Steve Spurrier and James Franklin on Paul Finebaum's show in the last two weeks? Sure, Franklin was on because he was in Alabama (and apparently calling everyone who would listen, as he made an impromptu appearance on Eyes on Auburn later that evening), but it still saved Paul from doing the interview next week. And Spurrier? He and Paul are friends, so Spurrier feels the obligation to join his program at SEC Media Days. The thing is, The Ol' Ball Coach doesn't want to walk through that lobby. So he did the token appearance, and now he can slip out the back entrance of the Wynfrey and get to his four man scramble.
The back entrance is funny. Guys like Spurrier are pulling the ol' "okie doke" on these crimson-clad autograph hounds far more than they realize. Up that escalator, there are rooms. Some are huge halls for the print media to gather, and others are the size of your home office. In these rooms, coaches can be pulled aside and a select few can get a recorded interview with them for later air. This has become common practice, allowing coaches to not have to go to "Radio Row" which extends to the Galleria entrance. The practice has made "Radio Row" virtually pointless, except to show other stations that you are in attendance so they don't instantly cut :30 second space-filling promos boasting of how much better their coverage was than yours. "WE HAD IT FIRST BECAUSE WE CARE." No you didn't. Every outlet had the exact same story, filled with the exact same coach speak and quotes. At this point, you are the 75th band to cover "Smooth." I was over it after the second cover.
This is what you are going to get.
- Mark Richt will be asked about Isaiah Crowell. He'll say something about how that isn't how his players are supposed to represent themselves and that he wishes him the best.
- Nick Saban will be asked about expectations and he'll firmly tell media members they are stupid. They will laugh. "He tells it like it is!" they'll say, as they slap their knees.
- Les Miles will say something that doesn't really make sense. You can tell he is trying to get to a point, and what he is saying is endearing, but it's not thought out and it is poorly delivered. Media types will talk about how every year, he keeps growing on them.
- The phrase "This is the first time Houston Nutt hasn't been here since 1997. 1997. Wow. That's been a long time" will be uttered 1,652 times. This phrase will be said more than Hugh Freeze's name.
- Steve Spurrier is going to say something wildly hilarious. It'll probably be a subtle shot at another coach or at a recent rule change, or he may hit the elusive "double eagle." The article written about the story will be headlined, "Some Things Never Change." [PHOTO: Spurrier sitting behind a microphone, smirk, hand placed near jaw, banner with SEC logo in background]
- No one is going to know what they are supposed to ask Kevin Sumlin or Gary Pinkel, so you are going to hear how they feel about joining the SEC and what it means to their program in every language either can speak.
- Derek Dooley will be asked about being on the hot seat. He'll probably deliver one of the more memorable responses of the week when he is asked. This will be the second biggest story to come from SEC Media Days.
- James Franklin will look like Tommy Tuberville at the same event near the end of his tenure. He will invite himself to speak with anyone that wants to talk and everyone will accept because no other coach offers that type of courtesy. He'll be on Radio Row the day before he is actually supposed to speak and before it's over, he will have sold seven vaccuum cleaners no one wanted to buy. It'll be his last appearance at SEC Media Days unless Tennessee hires him. But that would be super weird.
- Paul Finebaum will have Danny Sheridan as a guest host for an entire four hour show. Notice how silent the "Danny Sheridan buys Twitter followers" story got after it was broken? Well, now Danny is going to spend four hours telling you how he has no idea what the Internet is and "Awww..gosh, Paul, I'm just an old man who doesn't know how to do all that foolishness." He'll offer to be hooked up to a lie detector and he'll curse at callers who call in to tell him that he is an ignorant disgrace. This incredibly wasteful, but still entertaining, dog-and-pony show will provide Finebaum two weeks of content and successfully bridge the gap to Fall camps. This will be the biggest story to come from SEC Media Days, and it isn't about anything at SEC Media Days. The content could be created today, in October or in 2016.
- There will also be a Finebaum show in which the host bridges the gap between his callers and the yokels in the lobby of the Wynfrey, a flawless segue because they are the same group. They will "sit in" with Paul and argue behind a microphone instead of over the phone. They will talk about how much different each other looks in person than what they expected.
- There will be a blogger gathering at a local Birmingham bar. But this year, everybody that heard how entertaining the same events were last year will show up. So, much like "Smooth," now it's not going to be the same. These people are going to have wild expectations and they aren't going to be able to interact because there are too many people. So the gathering will be blocked off into smaller cliques and everyone will leave disappointed the event didn't measure to the tall tales they had heard. For a full read on the events of last year, including my interesting meetup with Clay Travis, go here: http://theplaymaker.tumblr.com/post/7914244611/they-see-me-trollin-they-hatin
- Some young buck entering the business will take home a box of media guides. They will never be opened and they will begin collecting dust in his garage until next year's box joins it.
- Bloggers, writers, radio hosts and television hosts will complain about the crowd. There will be a mountain of jokes about how dumb those people are, most hovering in the "redneck" genre.
- Your Twitter timeline is going to read like this:
@YahooForde: "Kevin Sumlin says he is excited to be a part of the SEC. #bus"
@DanWetzel: "Kevin Sumlin: 'I am excited to be a part of the SEC."
@BruceFeldman: "Kevin Sumlin is excited to be a part of the SEC."
@the_ironshiek: "does hulk hogan get it new country way or old country way?"
@ClayTravisBGID: "Kevin Sumlin is the real deal. GREAT hire. Best hire ever by an SEC school. Maybe the best hire in football history? Here's a link to boobs: bit.ly/hBB8aT
@schadjoe: "I'm reporting that Kevin Sumlin is excited to be in the SEC."
@edsbs: "HIVEMIND: If Kevin Sumlin were wearing a funny hat, what would be the funniest hat he could wear?"
@TimBrando: "Kevin Sumlin may never win a game. Please react to me."
@SPORTSbyBROOKS: "I mean, it was KIDS. He was molesting KIDS. Can we all agree that's bad? And the Paternos say nothing happened."
@SPORTSbyBROOKS: "Nothing happened? Bullcrap nothing happened. Here's a story: bit.ly/h777D
@RickMuscles: "Do you think Kevin Sumlin's calves look good? I bet mine look better."
@SPORTSbyBROOKS: "Click on that story."
@MagicKen933: "I JUST MET KEVIN SUMLIN HE WAS WELL SPOKEN."
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Lots of good shit in there...
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Pawwwl, weez all knowed thaeyut Geeeene Chiznit aint gon do no innervieeew like ole Nik Saybun. Cant nobodeee do an innerview like him
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That was pretty funny and it was all true.
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I just listened to 15 mins of the new Roger Shultz show out of Montgomery.
Kvetching about media credentials not being right.
People in Texas A&M hats.
A plug for Roger's "good buddy" Scott Moore who will be a guest after first break.
Spurrier's media schedule.
Talking about eating at Shula's on the company tab.
Break.
If that shooting had been at the SkyBar on Magnolia it would have led the damn show.
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I just listened to 15 mins of the new Roger Shultz show out of Montgomery.
Kvetching about media credentials not being right.
People in Texas A&M hats.
A plug for Roger's "good buddy" Scott Moore who will be a guest after first break.
Spurrier's media schedule.
Talking about eating at Shula's on the company tab.
Break.
If that shooting had been at the SkyBar on Magnolia it would have led the damn show.
Used to listen to that fat wart hog back (even if he did lose weight) in the 90's when he worked in Cols, GA. Hated him then too.
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Interesting quotes so far:
"In terms of post-season football, it's no secret the SEC has supported a four-team playoff -- the four best teams -- for several years starting in 2004 when an undefeated Auburn, the SEC champion, was left out of the national championship hunt" - Mike Slive
"We've lost 7 games in last couple of years and 5 of them have come against Arkansas and Auburn. Those two schools have got out number, I admit it." - Steve Spurrier
"It's easier to win the national championship than the SEC. Ask Nick Saban." - Steve Spurrier
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"It's easier to win the national championship than the SEC. Ask Nick Saban." - Steve Spurrier
I. LOVE. HIM.
I regret every unkind thing I ever said about the Old Bastard when he was coaching Florida.
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@knoxbardeen
Gene Chisik is in the Wynfrey lobby signing autographs. Some fan just yelled "Roll Tide" at him. #SECKickoff12
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"In terms of post-season football, it's no secret the SEC has supported a four-team playoff -- the four best teams -- for several years starting in 2004 when an undefeated Auburn, the SEC champion, was left out of the national championship hunt" - Mike Slive
Fuck him and the goat he rode into Birmingham. If he lobbied for Auburn in 2004, I am the fucking King of England.
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Media day bingo
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Chiz is on right now.
Live here:
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/player?id=509717
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Chiz is on right now.
Live here:
http://espn.go.com/watchespn/player?id=509717
Thanks.
I thought I'd be able to get that from JOX. Nope. Legend and Clay Travis are live on set to shout at eachother and regular moron callers.
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Twitter is critical of Chizik apparently saying something about the guys he brought to media days have an average of 10 wins a season, with comments like "All in how you do the math."
How the fuck else do you do math? (8 + 14 + 8) / 3 = 10.
I guess we can expect another article about how he's "technically correct", and then they'll spin it some crazy assed way to call him a liar...
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Fucking assholes on ESPNU just picked us to do no better than 6 - 6...
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Twitter is critical of Chizik apparently saying something about the guys he brought to media days have an average of 10 wins a season, with comments like "All in how you do the math."
How the fuck else do you do math? (8 + 14 + 8) / 3 = 10.
I guess we can expect another article about how he's "technically correct", and then they'll spin it some crazy assed way to call him a liar...
He is a liar.
Here's the math (8 + 14 + 8) - Cam Newton / 3 = 5.33333333
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I thought it was just random twitter idiots.
Here's Maisel -
Ivan Maisel â€@Ivan_Maisel
Gene Chizik said #Auburn seniors have averaged 10 wins a year. Yes; they've also had two eight-win seasons. All in how you do the math.
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Fucking assholes on ESPNU just picked us to do no better than 6 - 6...
They also picked us to win 8 games in 2010 and 5 games last year. Their track record teh suxxors. They are nothing but entertainers at this point.
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Fucking assholes on ESPNU just picked us to do no better than 6 - 6...
I wish I could put money on that...I'd take that bet...I'd take that bet all day long. idiots!
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Interesting quotes so far:
"We've lost 7 games in last couple of years and 5 of them have come against Arkansas and Auburn. Those two schools have got out number, I admit it." - Steve Spurrier
"It's easier to win the national championship than the SEC. Ask Nick Saban." - Steve Spurrier
God Bless the head Ball Coach. :clap:
What about the quote about their hard schedule and UGAy's pansy assed schedule? I heard he said something about it.
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Blake said that Frazier's arm strength is better than anyone's he's ever seen, including Cam's.
I thought it was just random twitter idiots.
Here's Maisel -
@JustinReady
"@Ivan_Maisel: Chizik said Auburn senrs averaged 10 wins a yr. Yes; but also had two eight-win seasons" Needed bowl to reach 8 both times.
Also, saw Scalicsi make a snide remark about it.
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@KiehlFrazier
6-6 huh?
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Goddamn, just watched them pick our schedule.
The only "gimme" games they gave us was LA Monroe, New Mexico State & Alabama A&M.
Said we'd lose to Miss State. Was very doubtful about Ole Miss and even more doubtful about Vandy. Dari Noka said he disagreed saying Vandy would beat us, but moved on. Said we'd definitely lose our opener to Clemson. Shaky on Tex A&M, but thought we'd win. Pretty confident Georgia would beat us.
Of course, Bama, LSU, & Arkansas will kill us.
When did Arky become unstoppable? That was a common theme at media days. Those three teams and everybody else. I don't see them doing as well as yet did last year, but what do I know...
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Goddamn, just watched them pick our schedule.
The only "gimme" games they gave us was LA Monroe, New Mexico State & Alabama A&M.
Said we'd lose to Miss State. Was very doubtful about Ole Miss and even more doubtful about Vandy. Dari Noka said he disagreed saying Vandy would beat us, but moved on. Said we'd definitely lose our opener to Clemson. Shaky on Tex A&M, but thought we'd win. Pretty confident Georgia would beat us.
Of course, Bama, LSU, & Arkansas will kill us.
When did Arky become unstoppable? That was a common theme at media days. Those three teams and everybody else. I don't see them doing as well as yet did last year, but what do I know...
Yeah it's absolutely silly.
Knile Davis returns, so technically, Arkansas should be a lot better. They can control the ground game and help their defense. But Petrino is gone and the program is in a bit of turmoil, so any hype for Arkansas should die quickly.
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Haters gonna hate, thats all I gots to say. I'm looking at 9 maybe 10 wins. I believe we will see some
blue collar AU football this year. I'm looking forward to it.
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Fuck those ESPN fucks. How the fuck does any retard not feel we'll better than last year, fielding essentially the same team for the most part, that went 8-5 with a year more maturity, growth and time to work out, and probably with a better QB?
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Fuck those ESPN fucks. How the fuck does any retard not feel we'll better than last year, fielding essentially the same team for the most part, that went 8-5 with a year more maturity, growth and time to work out, and probably with a better QB?
I listened to some idiots somewhere this afternoon discussing the "best" coaches in the SEC.
Saban. Spurrier. Mullen. Miles. Richt. Franklin..... crickets.
This is what they said about Franklin.
"I think Vandy can be a legitimate threat in the East. They can win it. If they can hang on to Franklin. He's already got them moving in the right direction. You give him a couple of years. If he can get two or three Top Ten classes in there, if he can get a few of the big time players on both sides of the ball to commit, if he can get the kids to buy into doing things his way, if he can bring the fans back and get them energized, if he can get the administration to support him like coaches get support at other programs? Vandy is a contender. They can win the East."
NO SHIT. That's all it's going to take? A couple of consecutive Top Ten recruiting classes at a school that's NEVER had one? Well that's just simple. What water buffalo couldn't coach three top ten classes to some measure of success?
If Hugh Freeze gets a couple of Top Ten classes in a row, if Ole Miss moves from Oxford to Tallahassee, if Archie Manning and Peyton fuse and create a quarterback hybrid that enrolls at Ole Miss, if Bigfoot comes down from the trees in Tupelo to play linebacker and if monkeys fly out of my butt Ole Miss can contend in the West, too.
Morons.
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Fuck those ESPN fucks. How the fuck does any retard not feel we'll better than last year, fielding essentially the same team for the most part, that went 8-5 with a year more maturity, growth and time to work out, and probably with a better QB?
Depends on how you look at it. You can make a legitimate claim that in 2009, Auburn was three or four plays away from 11 wins. Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky could all have gone differently with one more defensive stop or one more play on offense (Mario Fannin anybody?)
By the same token, AU was three or four plays from posting an ugly 5-6 mark last year. USU, MSU, SC could all easily have gone the other way. It's my personal belief that had Clunt Moseley been QB all three of those WOULD have gone the other way. And he's back. Back again. Moesley's back. Tell a friend.
The teams to which we lost in 2011? Arkansas is expected to be better and a darkhorse national title contender. Will AU's improvement be greater than Arky's considering the Hogs plowed us 38-14?
LSU is expected to be significantly better. Again, will the improvement at AU be enough to offset the difference?
Georgia and Alabama aren't expected to drop off much.
Do I want to beat Arky, LSU, Georgia and Alabama? Damn straight. Do i think we'll go four for four? No way. I damn sure don't want to go 0-fer. I think we win one of those four this year. Best bets are LSU and UGA in my mind.
We'll also likely drop one we shouldn't. Florida or Vandy are the most likely targets.
Florida's expected to be improved.
The media thinks James Franklin shits gold easter eggs.
They're also enamored with Mullen -- who is in my opinion one of the bottom three coaches in the league.
Fuck 'em. Let them think what they want. I've already said AU could be a much improved team but see little to no difference in the end result.
I'll be happy with progress. I'll be happy if the defense dips back under 300 points for the year. I'll be happy if the offense doesn't fall off the cliff and can put 22 points per game up.
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He's already got them moving in the right direction. You give him a couple of years. If he can get two or three Top Ten classes in there, if he can get a few of the big time players on both sides of the ball to commit, if he can get the kids to buy into doing things his way, if he can bring the fans back and get them energized, if he can get the administration to support him like coaches get support at other programs?
Chizik has done all of that. Franklin is being touted as having the "potential" to do these things. Yet, Chiz gets no respect.
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I listened to some idiots somewhere this afternoon discussing the "best" coaches in the SEC.
Saban. Spurrier. Mullen. Miles. Richt. Franklin..... crickets.
This is what they said about Franklin.
"I think Vandy can be a legitimate threat in the East. They can win it. If they can hang on to Franklin. He's already got them moving in the right direction. You give him a couple of years. If he can get two or three Top Ten classes in there, if he can get a few of the big time players on both sides of the ball to commit, if he can get the kids to buy into doing things his way, if he can bring the fans back and get them energized, if he can get the administration to support him like coaches get support at other programs? Vandy is a contender. They can win the East."
NO SHIT. That's all it's going to take? A couple of consecutive Top Ten recruiting classes at a school that's NEVER had one? Well that's just simple. What water buffalo couldn't coach three top ten classes to some measure of success?
If Hugh Freeze gets a couple of Top Ten classes in a row, if Ole Miss moves from Oxford to Tallahassee, if Archie Manning and Peyton fuse and create a quarterback hybrid that enrolls at Ole Miss, if Bigfoot comes down from the trees in Tupelo to play linebacker and if monkeys fly out of my butt Ole Miss can contend in the West, too.
Morons.
If Franklin doesn't parlay all this love for him in to a great job in the next 2 seasons, he winds up like every other fucking Vandy coach in my memory. Google it, it ain't good.
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Depends on how you look at it. You can make a legitimate claim that in 2009, Auburn was three or four plays away from 11 wins. Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky could all have gone differently with one more defensive stop or one more play on offense (Mario Fannin anybody?)
By the same token, AU was three or four plays from posting an ugly 5-6 mark last year. USU, MSU, SC could all easily have gone the other way. It's my personal belief that had Clunt Moseley been QB all three of those WOULD have gone the other way. And he's back. Back again. Moesley's back. Tell a friend.
The teams to which we lost in 2011? Arkansas is expected to be better and a darkhorse national title contender. Will AU's improvement be greater than Arky's considering the Hogs plowed us 38-14?
LSU is expected to be significantly better. Again, will the improvement at AU be enough to offset the difference?
Georgia and Alabama aren't expected to drop off much.
Do I want to beat Arky, LSU, Georgia and Alabama? Damn straight. Do i think we'll go four for four? No way. I damn sure don't want to go 0-fer. I think we win one of those four this year. Best bets are LSU and UGA in my mind.
We'll also likely drop one we shouldn't. Florida or Vandy are the most likely targets.
Florida's expected to be improved.
The media thinks James Franklin shits gold easter eggs.
They're also enamored with Mullen -- who is in my opinion one of the bottom three coaches in the league.
Fuck 'em. Let them think what they want. I've already said AU could be a much improved team but see little to no difference in the end result.
I'll be happy with progress. I'll be happy if the defense dips back under 300 points for the year. I'll be happy if the offense doesn't fall off the cliff and can put 22 points per game up.
You changed your post.
We can be better, and not win more than 8. Win 8, and not get blown out in any, and we're on schedule. If we have a chance in every game in the 4th Quarter, ie within 1 to 2 possessions, we've improved.
There are some variables, ie QB play, but I think we will be there. I'll be ok with 8-9 wins if none of the losses are blowouts.
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Improved or not, if we lose to Florida we're really fucked since we don't play them.
Unless we face them in the SEC Championship, in which case I like your thinking.
That was one of the things that had me pulling my hair out. They were saying we'd be better, then turn around & say we lose two more games.
Never mind that we play LSU, Arkansas, & Georgia at home this year, where we got them on the road last year. Never mind that we are playing Clemson on a neutral field (and reportedly have far outsold them in ticket sales). Never mind that we replace Florida & South Carolina with Vandy & Texas A&M. How they think we regress against Mississippi State, I have no idea.
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Improved or not, if we lose to Florida we're really fucked since we don't play them.
Unless we face them in the SEC Championship, in which case I like your thinking.
That was one of the things that had me pulling my hair out. They were saying we'd be. Egged, then turn around & say we lose two more games.
Never mind that we play LSU, Arkansas, & Georgia at home this year, where we got them on the road last year. Never mind that we are playing Clemson on a neutral field (and reportedly have far outsold them in ticket sales). Never mind that we replace Florida & South Carolina with Vandy & Texas A&M. How they think we regress against Mississippi State, I have no idea.
I didn't look at the schedule. We played Florida at home last year. Haven't played AT Florida in a long time. Forgot the addition of A&M I guess fouled that up. Just thought we'd rotate to Florida this year.
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I didn't look at the schedule. We played Florida at home last year. Haven't played AT Florida in a long time. Forgot the addition of A&M I guess fouled that up. Just thought we'd rotate to Florida this year.
Thank God for A&M.
If we had to play Florida in the swamp this year, we would unquestionably have a losing record this year in ESPN's minds.
Pretty much guarantees he'll be 4-0 on exceeding expectations. You'd think at some point people would become aware of this...
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The day of idol worship is here. On days like this I think of Birmingham as Sodom and Gomorrah.
From another board.....
It's been said that at last night's Greater B'ham Auburn Club get together that former AU player and "Punt bammer Punt" star, David Langner, said.....
"What do Auburn and bammer fans have in common?......
Neither one went to bammer."
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The day of idol worship is here. On days like this I think of Birmingham as Sodom and Gomorrah.
From another board.....
Suck it barner.
(http://media.al.com/sports_impact/photo/11306922-large.jpg)
Side note: Looks like he picked the clean one out of the drawer this year at least.
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Improved or not, if we lose to Florida we're really fucked since we don't play them.
Unless we face them in the SEC Championship, in which case I like your thinking.
That was one of the things that had me pulling my hair out. They were saying we'd be better, then turn around & say we lose two more games.
Never mind that we play LSU, Arkansas, & Georgia at home this year, where we got them on the road last year. Never mind that we are playing Clemson on a neutral field (and reportedly have far outsold them in ticket sales). Never mind that we replace Florida & South Carolina with Vandy & Texas A&M. How they think we regress against Mississippi State, I have no idea.
Sometimes I facepalm at many of your posts. And then you write one like this one ^^ and I find myself agreeing with you 100%. Great points.
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Depends on how you look at it. You can make a legitimate claim that in 2009, Auburn was three or four plays away from 11 wins. Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky could all have gone differently with one more defensive stop or one more play on offense (Mario Fannin anybody?)
By the same token, AU was three or four plays from posting an ugly 5-6 mark last year. USU, MSU, SC could all easily have gone the other way. It's my personal belief that had Clunt Moseley been QB all three of those WOULD have gone the other way. And he's back. Back again. Moesley's back. Tell a friend.
The teams to which we lost in 2011? Arkansas is expected to be better and a darkhorse national title contender. Will AU's improvement be greater than Arky's considering the Hogs plowed us 38-14?
LSU is expected to be significantly better. Again, will the improvement at AU be enough to offset the difference?
Georgia and Alabama aren't expected to drop off much.
Do I want to beat Arky, LSU, Georgia and Alabama? Damn straight. Do i think we'll go four for four? No way. I damn sure don't want to go 0-fer. I think we win one of those four this year. Best bets are LSU and UGA in my mind.
We'll also likely drop one we shouldn't. Florida or Vandy are the most likely targets.
Florida's expected to be improved.
The media thinks James Franklin shits gold easter eggs.
They're also enamored with Mullen -- who is in my opinion one of the bottom three coaches in the league.
Fuck 'em. Let them think what they want. I've already said AU could be a much improved team but see little to no difference in the end result.
I'll be happy with progress. I'll be happy if the defense dips back under 300 points for the year. I'll be happy if the offense doesn't fall off the cliff and can put 22 points per game up.
Although I agree on Moseley (he was as awful as it gets), it looks like Frazier SHOULD be our guy. Even if Clint did play, I think this offense is much more tailored to his statue of liberty, Drew Bledsoe, stand in the same place style of play. I don't think he would be AS bad in it. I still don't think he would be great.
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I work really close to the Winfrey, any suggestions?
You can't spell ReTaRd without RTR.
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Suck it barner.
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Side note: Looks like he picked the clean one out of the drawer this year at least.
Wonder how the bullets missed him? He is a big target.
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From Doug Amos, radio guy:
Saban was asked about OC transition by a young radio guy. After a five-second awkward delay, Saban says "there is no transition. Nothing has changed. One guy is different and you want us to change everything?" ... guy who asked then practically crawled under the table for the rest of the interview. Felt a little sorry for him. Sabanized, on his first visit to SEC Media Days.
Guy gets a total pass for being a jerk. That was a legit question. Meanwhile Clay Travis, Scott Moore, Roger Shultz, and Danny Sheridan can just make stuff up with no repercussions.
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I won't wear anything that has Alabama on it and don't understand anybody who would. No house divided bullshit, no Bama sucks, or the good bad ugly shirt.
Fuck em? You betcha.
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I won't wear anything that has Alabama on it and don't understand anybody who would. No house divided bullshit, no Bama sucks, or the good bad ugly shirt.
Fuck em? You betcha.
The house divided shit bewilders me. Fuck that shit.
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I'd really like a shirt that says:
Houndstooth makes you look FAT.
(and dumb)
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The house divided shit bewilders me. Fuck that shit.
You may remember my wife saying this but I told her I wasn't going to marry her if she was a bama fan.
I can handle dealing with them at work or by some sort of association but I be damned if I'm
gonna sleep in the bed with them.
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The house divided shit bewilders me. Fuck that shit.
ditto
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You may remember my wife saying this but I told her I wasn't going to marry her if she was a bama fan.
I can handle dealing with them at work or by some sort of association but I be damned if I'm
gonna sleep in the bed with them.
I don't always talk to bammers (wait we already did that)
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I don't always talk to bammers (wait we already did that)
....but when I do.....
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I'd really like a shirt that says:
Houndstooth makes you look FAT.
(and dumb)
(and toothless)
(and inbred)
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I'd really like a shirt that says:
Houndstooth makes you look FAT.
(and dumb)
(and toothless)
(and inbred)
Why? None of them could read it.
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You may remember my wife saying this but I told her I wasn't going to marry her if she was a bama fan.
I can handle dealing with them at work or by some sort of association but I be damned if I'm
gonna sleep in the bed with them.
My wife was one. We wouldn't still be married today if she hadn't converted fairly early. I have no doubt of that.
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Gold I tell ya
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To the bookface....
Quick to the Choppercopter
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I liked this snippet.
Remember the "I Hate Auburn" T-shirt guy criticized by Saban last year? That fan's reaction then: "It's like I went to church and God told He didn't approve."
Today, meet an Alabama football fan named James Pellem, a 25-year-old hospital technician from Huntsville who spent the past two days collecting autographs from most SEC teams.
"Two or three years ago, I was one of the Alabama fans you did not want to be around," Pellem said. "I liked to talk a lot of mess. A lot of Alabama fans are just mean people. Of course, you want to beat Auburn bad on Saturday. But you know, when you meet these guys, it's hard to dislike them."
Among the coaches he got autographs from: Gene Chizik. Twice. And it was Chizik who asked Pellem -- decked out in Alabama gear -- if he wanted him to sign anything.
"If every Alabama fan that has some kind of bad blood could come and actually meet (Auburn players and Chizik), I think it would calm them down a little bit," Pellem said. "If they could actually stand here and hear how the Auburn guys talk to the Alabama kids or the older Alabama family, maybe they'll realize this is just a Saturday thing. I don't have to hate them every part of the year."
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I liked this snippet.
Is this the end of the world?!
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Is this the end of the world?!
Well, I do feel fine.
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I liked this snippet.
Sadly, many of those assholes won't go near Auburn players or coaches because they literally think they could get roped into being an accomplice to the crimes currently being investigated by the FBI.
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It is amazing how a few small life experiences can change one's perspective.
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I liked this snippet.
The poor guy will be wearing his hat backwards by the weekend.
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"If every Alabama fan that has some kind of bad blood could come and actually meet (Auburn players and Chizik), I think it would calm them down a little bit," Pellem said. "If they could actually stand here and hear how the Auburn guys talk to the Alabama kids or the older Alabama family, maybe they'll realize this is just a Saturday thing. I don't have to hate them every part of the year."
FUCK THEM-I hate them everyday and twice on sunday-would not waste my piss if they were on fire. Too many of them are just like updyke. FUCK-FUCK-DOUBLE FUCK THEM and their shitty in the ground dead turd smelling relatives.
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Teh quote function kicking ass today.
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"If every Alabama fan that has some kind of bad blood could come and actually meet (Auburn players and Chizik), I think it would calm them down a little bit," Pellem said. "If they could actually stand here and hear how the Auburn guys talk to the Alabama kids or the older Alabama family, maybe they'll realize this is just a Saturday thing. I don't have to hate them every part of the year."
FUCK THEM-I hate them everyday and twice on sunday-would not waste my piss if they were on fire. Too many of them are just like updyke. FUCK-FUCK-DOUBLE FUCK THEM and their shitty in the ground dead turd smelling relatives.
As a fan base, they enjoy being hated. They think it makes them more important. Doesn't mean I don't feel the same way you do, just sayin'.