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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: Godfather on January 22, 2014, 01:11:36 PM
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AUBURN, Alabama -- Kansas State is ready to move on and keep its showdown with Auburn scheduled for a Saturday next season if ESPN is unable to make a decision soon on whether to move the game to a Thursday, according to the Wichita Eagle.
Auburn's trip to Manhattan, Kan., has long been in discussion for a move to Thursday, Sept. 18, but ESPN has yet to make an announcement. Auburn is open to the idea, but Kansas State athletics director John Currie says the door could be closing.
“If they (ESPN) can get done what they need to get done and move everything around, the game will be played on Thursday,†Currie told the Wichita Eagle on Tuesday. “But I have also told them we need to know so our people can make plans. If we go along too long and they can’t resolve it, we will just set the game on Saturday and move on.â€
The game is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20. Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs is open to the idea of moving the game to a Thursday.
"We’ve been asked about it," Jacobs said Dec. 5. "Nothing has been finalized yet. I haven’t spoken to Kansas State about it, either. I’m OK with it."
Auburn has an open date scheduled the week before its trip to Kansas State.
Auburn's return trip to Kansas State will cap the home-and-home series, which started in 2007.
When's the last time we had a Thursday Night game... MSU 2010.
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Wow. That sucks actually.
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Wow. That sucks actually.
Why?
It's in Kansas anyways, not like you were going.
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I don't want a Thursday game, Toto.
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Those motherfuckers need to be figuring this shit out cause I'm going.
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Why?
It's in Kansas anyways, not like you were going.
Doesn't bode well for Auburn. I think we may have a bye week beforehand, so that helps a lot.
But having a short practice week to leave on a Wednesday for Manhattan, Kansas to play a boring ass team like Kansas State who is extremely well coached is the perfect recipe for an embarrassing upset on national TV.
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Doesn't bode well for Auburn. I think we may have a bye week beforehand, so that helps a lot.
But having a short practice week to leave on a Wednesday for Manhattan, Kansas to play a boring ass team like Kansas State who is extremely well coached is the perfect recipe for an embarrassing upset on national TV.
We do have a bye week before. I see no problems.
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I like a Thursday night game every now and then, saves me from being all amped up on a Saturday. We already know our outcome and can enjoy the rest of Saturday's games.
I take a Thursday night game over a 11 am game.
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Just say no. We are AU!
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Why are we playing in Kansas anyway? This ain't the roundsballs
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Why are we playing in Kansas anyway? This ain't the roundsballs
It's the payback trip for them coming to JHS a few years back.
oh, and it's K-State jackass.
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I thought they were the Wildcats
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I thought they were the Wildcats
You owe me a new stop watch... you PUSSIES!
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You owe me a new stop watch... you PUSSIES!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CfnKEYAbyo# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CfnKEYAbyo#)
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You owe me a new stop watch... you PUSSIES!
I hate football
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Those motherfuckers need to be figuring this shit out cause I'm going.
Fuck's sake, why? Why in the hell would you voluntarily visit the "Little Apple"?
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Fuck's sake, why? Why in the hell would you voluntarily visit the "Little Apple"?
Kansas City mother fucker.
Fun town.
http://www.bazookasshowgirls.com/ (http://www.bazookasshowgirls.com/)
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Kansas City mother fudgeer.
Fun town.
http://www.bazookasshowgirls.com/ (http://www.bazookasshowgirls.com/)
Isn't that in a completely different state from where we are playing?
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Kansas City mother fucker.
Fun town.
http://www.bazookasshowgirls.com/ (http://www.bazookasshowgirls.com/)
Diff'rent strokes...fuck the flyover states.
Except Colorado.
Love those fine folk.
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Diff'rent strokes...fuck the flyover states.
Except Colorado.
Love those fine folk.
Smoke'em if you got'em
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Isn't that in a completely different state from where we are playing?
Like the difference between Victory Drive and Auburn.
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Why are we playing in Kansas anyway? This ain't the roundsballs
Because they would kick AU's ass in teh roundballz.
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Because they would kick AU's ass in teh roundballz.
Who wouldn't. I would be nervous if Barbee's boys tipped off against Judson.
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Kansas City mother fucker.
Fun town.
http://www.bazookasshowgirls.com/ (http://www.bazookasshowgirls.com/)
What the fuck is a bazook ass how girl?
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What the fuck is a bazook ass how girl?
If you have to ass how, then you don't really want to know anyway
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Who wouldn't. I would be nervous if Barbee's boys tipped off against Judson.
Damn skippy, bitch. We ballin bitches.
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Like the difference between Victory Drive and Auburn.
I dare ya to go there now
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I dare ya to go there now
I was there not too long ago for the GA high school cheer championships. We only went a bit down Victory. They done put up a brant new mickey d's at the split.
But I would not go there at the night times. Besides, I got my own ping pong balls...
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I was there not too long ago for the GA high school cheer championships. We only went a bit down Victory. They done put up a brant new mickey d's at the split.
But I would not go there at the night times. Besides, I got my own ping pong balls...
And you didn't look a brutha up?
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And you didn't look a brutha up?
Which side of the crick do live on? I wasn't venturing too far toward the base....
Besides, my wife would not have appreciated me hanging out at the stoplight lounge during the competition....
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Besides, my wife would not have appreciated me hanging out at the stoplight lounge during the competition....
Not sure if that is even there any longer?
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Not sure if that is even there any longer?
Not in the same form as you remember it. It's something though.
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K-State game is now officially moved to Thursday night.
http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020314aab.html (http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020314aab.html)
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K-State game is now officially moved to Thursday night.
http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020314aab.html (http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020314aab.html)
I fine with it. Wasn't planning on making the trip anyway.
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I fine with it. Wasn't planning on making the trip anyway.
I don't mind them. Actually, I kind of like them. As mentioned, we get to watch AU get the W on Thursday night, then smooth sailing on through Saturday.
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Anyone have thoughts of going?
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Anyone have thoughts of going?
Yes, for a brief 2 seconds.
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Yes, for a brief 2 seconds.
Up your butt JoBoo.
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Up your butt JoBoo.
I thought you said you didn't have any high-priced talent on this team.
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Anyone have thoughts of going?
I have. What is it we're talking about?
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Anyone have thoughts of going?
Was planning on it and making it a long weekend, but now? Don't know.
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Was planning on it and making it a long weekend, but now? Don't know.
You and Uncle Sani....you can't measure that amount of keeness.
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Of moderate concern:
http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/02/moving_the_kansas_state_game_t.html (http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/02/moving_the_kansas_state_game_t.html)
Doesn't Auburn know Thursday nights are where top-10 teams go to die? (Kevin Scarbinsky)
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Kansas State's Bill Snyder is one of the best coaches in college football. (AP photo)
Kevin Scarbinsky February 03, 2014 at 5:36 PM
Auburn’s road back to the national championship game to finish the job next season already was a challenge.
It got a little more challenging Monday.
As if playing away from home at Kansas State, at Georgia and at Alabama wasn’t tough enough, it's now official that the K-State game will be played on Thursday night Sept. 18.
Why? Because ESPN said so.
Why does the date matter? Because Thursday nights on the road are where top-10 teams go to die.
Ask Oregon. The No. 3 Ducks were undefeated when they flew into Stanford last season for a Thursday night made-for-TV matchup. They left with their wings and their national title hopes clipped.
Stanford also is in touch with that emotion. Two years ago, the No. 8 Cardinal took an early exit from the national title hunt when they lost on a Thursday night at Washington.
There’s something about a weeknight game on the road on ESPN that jazzes up the home crowd and the home underdog. At least one top-10 team has lost on the road on a Thursday or Friday night for at least the last five straight seasons.
Kansas State’s already pumping up its people. AD John Currie sent out a letter Monday explaining to his fan base why the school agreed to move the Auburn game from its original Saturday date to a Thursday.
“Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be the focus of the college football world that evening, and the chance to host the reigning SEC Champion on ESPN's Thursday night platform in what will be one of the best non-conference matchups in the country next season is a terrific and unique opportunity for K-State,†Currie wrote.
He went into even greater detail.
“First, playing on Thursday (occasionally) as one of only a couple of games nationally provides enormously more exposure for K-State and Manhattan in general rather than being one of several dozen games on Saturday. Schools very similar to K-State, like Virginia Tech and Clemson, have dramatically enhanced their programs' (and school) national brand position over the last 20 years by playing Thursday night games at home almost every year.
“As we enter the College Football Playoff era, strength of schedule will be more important than ever, while our returning stars like Tyler Lockett and Ryan Mueller will have a great chance to earn more national credibility on a wider stage.â€
In other words, Auburn better be ready because the Tigers, who should be undefeated and ranked in the top 5 when they travel to Manhattan, will be walking into a trap.
Give Jay Jacobs and Gus Malzahn credit for taking on the challenge of playing a true road game, rather than one of those neutral-site classics that have become so popular and lucrative, as the return for Kansas State’s visit to Auburn in 2007.
Auburn barely survived to win that game 23-13, and Kansas State is a far better program now since the return of the esteemed Bill Snyder as head coach. Fortunately for Auburn, the Tigers have upgraded themselves.
Fun fact: Since Snyder came back to coach the Wildcats in 2009, their record is remarkably similar to Auburn’s. Over the last five years, Auburn is 45-21 overall to K-State’s 42-22. K-State is 27-16 in the Big 12 to Auburn’s 24-18 SEC record.
Auburn has hit the higher notes, with two SEC championships and one BCS title in that span to one Big 12 title for Kansas State, but this trip promises to be the toughest road test for the Tigers outside the SEC in years.
Not to mention, does anyone remember what happened the last time Auburn played a Thursday night non-conference road game? Tommy Tuberville would prefer to forget. His last Auburn team led West Virginia 17-3 before getting run over 34-17 in 2008.
It’s a new day at Auburn, but Thursday hasn’t changed. Even for a top-10 football team, it’s still a dangerous night.
Also of note, Auburn hasn't beaten an OOC opponent at their home in 17 years.
Hasn't happened since Virginia in the 1997 opener.
Fuck amighty.
:facepalm:
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Of moderate concern:
Also of note, Auburn hasn't beaten an OOC opponent at their home in 17 years.
Hasn't happened since Virginia in the 1997 opener.
Fuck amighty.
:facepalm:
It's a new day.
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Of moderate concern:
http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/02/moving_the_kansas_state_game_t.html (http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/02/moving_the_kansas_state_game_t.html)
Also of note, Auburn hasn't beaten an OOC opponent at their home in 17 years.
Hasn't happened since Virginia in the 1997 opener.
Fuck amighty.
:facepalm:
Judas, dude. We lost the national championship by a mommy part hair and you're sweating a trip to the Little Apple...in February...before signing day/spring practice/summer arrests?
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Judas, dude. We lost the national championship by a mommy part hair and you're sweating a trip to the Little Apple...in February...before signing day/spring practice/summer arrests?
So 6 wins then?
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Judas, dude. We lost the national championship by a mommy part hair and you're sweating a trip to the Little Apple...in February...before signing day/spring practice/summer arrests?
Life's hard when you're on the run.
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Judas, dude. We lost the national championship by a mommy part hair and you're sweating a trip to the Little Apple...in February...before signing day/spring practice/summer arrests?
Just sayin. I could not drive a car the last time we beat ANY OOC opponent in their house.
Combine that with the stat that a Top 10 team has been upset on a Thurs/Fri game every single year in the last five years, and I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.
It'll be nice to break both streaks.
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Just sayin. I could not drive a car the last time we beat ANY OOC opponent in their house.
Combine that with the stat that a Top 10 team has been upset on a Thurs/Fri game every single year in the last five years, and I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.
It'll be nice to break both streaks.
Also to note. No one on this planet had seen the Seahawks win a Super Bowl before Sunday night.
Past trends are just that. No way I can hold what tubs and gene did in OOC away games against Gus now. New day my man.
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Of moderate concern:
http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/02/moving_the_kansas_state_game_t.html (http://www.al.com/auburnfootball/index.ssf/2014/02/moving_the_kansas_state_game_t.html)
Also of note, Auburn hasn't beaten an OOC opponent at their home in 17 years.
Hasn't happened since Virginia in the 1997 opener.
Fuck amighty.
:facepalm:
0-7 during this stretch.
It's time for a cool change.
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0-7 during this stretch.
It's time for a cool change.
can only recall 5 of those off-hand
'cuse, usc, gt, wv, clempson
what were the other 2?
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UVA
USC
GT
Clemson (Atlanta & at Clemson)
Syracuse
WV
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UVA
USC
GT
Clemson (Atlanta & at Clemson)
Syracuse
WV
Oh, I was following the criteria in the article - losses in true road games. So, bowl or neutral-site chicken game against clempson would not count, and Auburn won in Charlottesville in '97 - lost the return in Auburn the next year to start half-pint's half-season
Regardless, 0-and-whatever needs to stop sharpish. At K-State and at Wassu need to be wins (I think the latter is technically not a true road game on-campus in Pullman, but Seattle is so damn far from Auburn it should count)
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I highly doubt Gus lets AU get beat by K-State regardless of what night it is on. From everything I have read, the AU players are nose to the grind stone ready for 2014 Fall as we speak. Basically, the BSCNCG loss might very well be a blessing in disguise.
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Just sayin. I could not drive a car the last time we beat ANY OOC opponent in their house.
You also had not been laid the last time we started the season with a conference opponent. I would be more worried about the piggies than I would be about kitty kats.
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You also had not been laid the last time we started the season with a conference opponent. I would be more worried about the piggies than I would be about kitty kats.
this ^^^
In general, no...but to open the season against them before the kinks are worked out, yes.