Jerry– thanks for all you do. We appreciate it.

WDE

I didn’t see Tate cry because I was driving home from the bar, but (I think) I know how he feels. Four in a row to UGA is something I thought I would NEVER see happen, and the way the last few weeks and the first quarter of this game have gone for both teams, I thought we’d get off the series snide this year.

I was alone in that drive from the bar to the house. The wife left early to see off the sitter. No one saw or heard me, but still I am embarassed at the words I screamed at the UGA radio crew for the better part of the ride. This hurts worse than Ark/UK/LSU combined because we came in as the better team – which is astounding given the whole season-of-death thing and how good UGA has been for the past decade. We remained the better team until the second quarter… then it all went wrong.

Dammit, I’m getting pissed again, so I am going to wrap it up by saying that, like many of my fellow commentors, I am very pleased with the progression from last year. This is a young team with a ton of talent under 20 years old and an awesome recruiting class coming together. Better days are ahead.

WDE!

Reason #1: Ben Tate. Tate has been, quietly and uncerimoniously, the absoloute epitomy of an Auburn Man. From being a total class act, to wearing a fallen player’s number in tribute, to talking shit about Mark Ingram, this guy has done everything you could possibly ask an Auburn player to do and so much more. After years of getting insufficient playing time, he deserves better.

Reason #2: Chris Todd. After having a strange and wild collegiate career that takes him all across the south, he finally gets settled in at Auburn, just to get injured and attached to Franklin in that whole debacle and actually BOOed by Auburn fans. This year, he finally gets to show off what he can do, just to get injured again halfway through the season, and as it turns out, his one chance to have a special season is on track to being a disappointment.

Reason #3: Antonio Coleman. After having a great career, and being ragged with injuries throughout it (Remember that nasty spine injury a couple years ago?), he chooses to come back for his senior season and contribute, despite the possibility of hurting his draft status. He hurts his wrist, hurts his knee, and he’s still out there every week because he’s a warrior. He, too, deserves a better senior year.

We have one game left, and thankfully, it’s the one that matters the most.

Let’s get this victory. Let’s get a Cotton Bowl berth. Let’s give these three guys something special. Something that can never, ever be taken away from them.

Let’s beat Bama.

Also, John McCain has a big spread (all that beer dist money from his wife I guess) up on that hill.

But…that water slide thingy is pretty fun. (Summer only)
JB