Tried to sell his NC rings.
Lykes = Dumbass
Dude's just tryin' to get paid.
How much does a hammer cost now a days?
71 scholarship players...(insert curse word)
And? Last year we had 75 Scholarship players...the year we won the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Go cry somewhere else, or...stop being such a little faggot.
Speaking of scholly playas...is it true what I heard this morning on the radio...that out of CTT's last two recruting classes, only 7 players are on the roster?It must be true if it was on teh transistors.
Where have all of Auburn's upperclassmen gone?Auburn's 105-player fall roster, released for the opening of fall camp Wednesday, revealed some fairly shocking numbers about the reigning national champions.Not only are the Tigers returning only six starters off that team, but they're carrying nearly five dozen freshmen or redshirt freshmen into fall practice.Auburn has 54 players with freshman eligibility on its current roster, or 51.4 percent of the team. Add in its 19 sophomores, and 69.5 percent of the Tigers taking the field for the next two weeks will be underclassmen.Auburn has 17 juniors and 15 seniors, with only 20 of them brought in on scholarship -- 13 juniors and seven seniors.So what happened to all of the Tigers' upperclassmen?A look at the last 1.5 recruiting classes of Tommy Tuberville and his staff sheds some light. That is, the 2008 class and the 2009 signees who committed to Auburn before Tuberville resigned as coach on Dec. 3, 2008. (It's not a perfect system, I know, but it's the best I can come up with.)Of the 37 players Tuberville's staff brought in in its final 1.5 classes that would have eligibility remaining for this season, only 11 -- 29.7 percent --remain.Those 11 are: Cornerback T'Sharvan Bell, safety Drew Cole, linebacker Jonathan Evans, defensive end Dee Ford, linebacker Eltoro Freeman, linebacker Harris Gaston, tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen, running back Onterio McCalebb, wide receiver Travante Stallworth, safety Neiko Thorpe and quarterback Barrett Trotter.Here's what happened to the other 26, broken into three categories:Dismissed/left/transferred Harry Adams – dismissed in Oct. ’09, still runs track for Tigers Da’Shaun Barnes – left team in July ’09 due to injury Dax Dellenbach – transferred to Florida State in ’10 as walk-on DeRon Furr – transferred to Memphis in August ’08 Andre Harris – no longer on team in spring ’11 D’Antoine Hood – left team in July ’10, now at Alabama State Marcus Jemison – left team in June ’09, went to Grambling State, now plays in CFL Derrick Lykes – dismissed for violation of team rules this fall Philip Pierre-Louis – no longer on team in spring ’11 Spencer Pybus – left team in Jan. ’10 due to injury Jomarcus Savage – transferred to Grambling State in July ’09 Eric Smith – dismissed in Feb. ’11 Vance Smith – left team in Jan. ’10 due to injury Christian Thompson – left team in June ’09, now at South Carolina St. Andre Wadley – left team in July ’09 due to injury Derek Winter – finished degree and left team in spring ’11 to pursue accounting careerFailed to qualify Ken Adams – went to Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) CC, signed with LSU in ’10 Cameron Henderson – went to Navarro (Texas) JC, signed with UCF this February Reggie Hunt – went to Copiah-Lincoln CC (Miss.), signed with Southern Miss in ’10 Brandon Smith – went to Jones County (Miss.) CC Freddie Smooth – failed to qualify, arrested and charged with 1st-degree murder in New Orleans in Dec. ’10 LaVoyd James – went to Navarro (Texas) JC, not on 2010 roster Reggie Taylor – went to Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, not on current roster Left for draft(s) Darvin Adams – left early for 2011 NFL Draft, signed with Carolina Panthers Nick Fairley – left early for 2011 NFL Draft, first-round pick of the Detroit Lions Brandon Jacobs – signed with Boston Red Sox out of high school, hitting .321 in Class ABut before you go blaming Tuberville too much, also consider this: he and his staff deserve at least some of the credit for Auburn's national championship last year.Tuberville's staff brought in -- or secured a commitment from for the Class of '09 -- 27 of the 35 players that started a game for the Tigers last year.Those 27 players -- 77.1 percent of Auburn's starters -- compiled 235, or 76.3 percent, of the Tigers' starts.Now, Gene Chizik and Co. obviously deserve the lion's share of the credit for continuing to develop Tuberville's players and bring in some important contributors of their own -- Cam Newton, Mike Dyer, Nosa Eguae, Brandon Mosley, Daren Bates, Demond Washington and Emory Blake, to name a few.But if Tuberville is to be villified if a young Auburn team struggles through a rebuilding year this season, at least be mindful of his role in the good times as well.
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