Hit teh A-Days Saturday. The highlights were lunch at Amsterdam Café in Auburn, and a trip to Bucee’s after the game. Oh, and I forgot the biggest thrill of the day, which was GH stopping by to blow in my ear and let me feel his biceps. Glorious.
Admittedly, I did not pay attention to much, if any of the pre-game talk, other than it being an F’d up scoring system, and four 10 minute quarters with a running clock. So, if I missed the fact that the game was supposed to start at 2:00, and not 1:00 like every outlet listed, and was printed on the tickets, I guess that’s on me. They literally practiced for an hour. Seriously, they ran drills for a solid hour. The band played every song they knew. The cheerleaders and Tiger Paws were about worn out. Even the mic man was done pacing on the platform, trying to figure out what to do next. If that was the plan, they literally did one hell of a shitty job relaying that to the fans, because we were all in and ready to watch at 1:00.
Consequently, we left a little into the 3rd, and hit Bucee’s. Just a few takeaways, as if you can take away anything from a Spring game.
*You walk through the portal into JHS, and immediately go, “Oh, there’s Cam Coleman.” He’s a receiver and stands out from everybody else on the field. And even in the drills, when he takes off on a route, you know this is next level stuff. I have no clue how he will do at Auburn, but first impressions tell you, this is the best athlete at WR we’ve ever had. By a lot. This could be fun.
*Again, just first impressions from a Spring game, but it looks like the defense will be a good bit faster and more athletic. They had some guys flying off the edge, and the DB’s were doing some lock down shit.
*Sam Jackson, the transfer from Cal, was playing the slot. That’s a quick mofo, and I think will give us another weapon.
*Quarterbacks. Meh! Nothing stood out to me. A lot of the same ole, same ole. But, it’s a Spring game, so…
*There wasn't much to the run game, but I didn't read much into that. The defense has been practicing against the same running plays for more than a month, and it looked like they were stressing the passing game more anyway. This O-line is big and fairly experienced. I think we'll be fine.
*The Long Snapping was impeccable the first 2 ½ quarters.
*Did I mention that GH blew in my ear? He may have slipped a little tongue too.
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