Comments on: Now, build http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/ Auburn's Daily Meta-Memoir Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: WarBlogEagle http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6028 WarBlogEagle Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:34:11 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6028 Sully, the fake punt against Ball St. where McCalebb got hurt was a bad call. That's all I got. Re: relaxing, I wouldn't say I'm worried or that I'm looking for the worst-case. I'm just saying previous teams and coaching staffs have had opportunities similar to the ones Auburn now has, and haven't made the most of them. Nothing's guaranteed. Likely? Yes. Am I worried? No. But there's more work to be done. Sully, the fake punt against Ball St. where McCalebb got hurt was a bad call. That’s all I got.

Re: relaxing, I wouldn’t say I’m worried or that I’m looking for the worst-case. I’m just saying previous teams and coaching staffs have had opportunities similar to the ones Auburn now has, and haven’t made the most of them. Nothing’s guaranteed. Likely? Yes. Am I worried? No. But there’s more work to be done.

]]> By: easyedwin http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6017 easyedwin Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:14:14 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6017 sechomer-same number of wins would be 7...not nine. Auburn will win 10. sully-CGC so far has done everything right. Kenny-you buy a bird dog on breeding and pedigree. How he hunts in the field is determined by training. CNS We are now free to celebrate about the cabin....SWA sechomer-same number of wins would be 7…not nine. Auburn will win 10.

sully-CGC so far has done everything right.

Kenny-you buy a bird dog on breeding and pedigree. How he hunts in the field is determined by training. CNS

We are now free to celebrate about the cabin….SWA

]]> By: sechomer http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6015 sechomer Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:04:34 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6015 Yeah, I should have mentioned the negative side too... conversely the offense may be inconsistent under a new signal caller, injuries become a problem again, and the defense is not yet developed and talented enough to consistently stop SEC foes, similar to last season. Also fairly talented teams like Ark, Clem may have a breakout year and be much tougher than you would expect. MSU may be drastically improved as their talent and experience increases. LSU may have one of those great(lucky) years where they will be nearly impossible to beat. Bama will be good regardless. In this case AU will be lucky to make a bowl at 6-6. So yeah, very wide spread. Yeah, I should have mentioned the negative side too… conversely the offense may be inconsistent under a new signal caller, injuries become a problem again, and the defense is not yet developed and talented enough to consistently stop SEC foes, similar to last season. Also fairly talented teams like Ark, Clem may have a breakout year and be much tougher than you would expect. MSU may be drastically improved as their talent and experience increases. LSU may have one of those great(lucky) years where they will be nearly impossible to beat. Bama will be good regardless. In this case AU will be lucky to make a bowl at 6-6. So yeah, very wide spread.

]]> By: sullivan013 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6013 sullivan013 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:55:19 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6013 Question for anyone: Has Gene made a bad decision yet on how the team should be coached, selected, trained, recruited, led? One that could be compared to Houston Nutt? Lane Kiffin? Phil Fulmer? Mike Shula? Ed Odgeron? Ron Zook? or even Tommy Tuberville? Try as I might, I just don't see anything that he has done in the last year or so that I object to. Sure, the team lost a few games that I felt we had a chance to win, but that happens to every program in the BCS. Stop looking for worse-case. Stop waiting and worrying about the 'next test' for this staff and team. Relax. We've got a good coach, who hired a good staff, who coach a really good bunch of kids (and recently selected some other good kids) to play for the team we all love. Just sit back and enjoy the ride. Despite my misgivings last year, Jacobs proved me wrong and hired a coach I can believe in and now back 100%. War Eagle. Can't wait until football season. Sullivan013 Question for anyone: Has Gene made a bad decision yet on how the team should be coached, selected, trained, recruited, led?

One that could be compared to Houston Nutt? Lane Kiffin? Phil Fulmer? Mike Shula? Ed Odgeron? Ron Zook? or even Tommy Tuberville?

Try as I might, I just don’t see anything that he has done in the last year or so that I object to. Sure, the team lost a few games that I felt we had a chance to win, but that happens to every program in the BCS.

Stop looking for worse-case. Stop waiting and worrying about the ‘next test’ for this staff and team.

Relax. We’ve got a good coach, who hired a good staff, who coach a really good bunch of kids (and recently selected some other good kids) to play for the team we all love.

Just sit back and enjoy the ride. Despite my misgivings last year, Jacobs proved me wrong and hired a coach I can believe in and now back 100%.

War Eagle. Can’t wait until football season.

Sullivan013

]]> By: WarBlogEagle http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6010 WarBlogEagle Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:29:44 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6010 "Heard"? There was a B'ham News story (linked in the big SD post) confirming that Richardson is a worry, though not without reason--Richardson's had like three close family members pass away in the last 18 months or something. He's the only one there's anything hard on, but there's been whispers about Carter (from Greenville, where the last two D-I prospects also failed to qualify) and Slade. Marmot: I think you make an excellent point, and it's one big reason (along with the fact that this class will be Auburn's biggest and the one in which there's the most PT to offer) I'll be pleasantly surprised if Auburn reaches these kinds of heights again. I'm thinking 6-10 range in the future, and that'll be fine; as I've said many times, it's not necessary to beat Alabama on the trail, we just have to hang with them and let the coaching do the rest. Kenny: Word. Homer: Way too early for me to start tossing around 2010 record predictions, but you're right there seem to be an abnormally high number of toss-up games on the slate, thanks to Auburn getting the stronger teams on the schedule at home and the lower-profile ones on the road. The best- and worst-case scenarios are going to be wide, wide apart. “Heard”? There was a B’ham News story (linked in the big SD post) confirming that Richardson is a worry, though not without reason–Richardson’s had like three close family members pass away in the last 18 months or something. He’s the only one there’s anything hard on, but there’s been whispers about Carter (from Greenville, where the last two D-I prospects also failed to qualify) and Slade.

Marmot: I think you make an excellent point, and it’s one big reason (along with the fact that this class will be Auburn’s biggest and the one in which there’s the most PT to offer) I’ll be pleasantly surprised if Auburn reaches these kinds of heights again. I’m thinking 6-10 range in the future, and that’ll be fine; as I’ve said many times, it’s not necessary to beat Alabama on the trail, we just have to hang with them and let the coaching do the rest.

Kenny: Word.

Homer: Way too early for me to start tossing around 2010 record predictions, but you’re right there seem to be an abnormally high number of toss-up games on the slate, thanks to Auburn getting the stronger teams on the schedule at home and the lower-profile ones on the road. The best- and worst-case scenarios are going to be wide, wide apart.

]]> By: Jonesy http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6007 Jonesy Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:09:00 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6007 Tyler- I heard Jeremy Richardson is a worry. Don't know about others though Tyler- I heard Jeremy Richardson is a worry. Don’t know about others though

]]> By: sechomer http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6006 sechomer Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:00:40 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6006 Seems like they are on the right track fo sho. They are stockpiling talent and won't be as thin depth wise as last season. They may struggle this season at times again, but I think overall, you can expect about the same number of wins in 2010 as in 2009. A lot of the 2010 games are tossups in my mind: Clemson at home, at MSU, SCAR, LSU, UGA, ARK, at Ole Miss, at UK. Bama is the only team that I am pretty sure will beat AU at T-Town and AU has 3 home cup cakes that they should destroy. Talent wise they should beat UK and MSU but SEC road games can be tough. SCar, Clem, and Ark have similar talent but AU has them at home. LSU and UGA have a bit more talent but AU also faces them at home. I predict 9-3 with losses to Bama, LSU, and Ark. Maybe another NYD bowl. However, if Newton is a total badass running and throwing, and the defense improves a lot with the talent added, who knows what the record might be by the time the Bama game comes around. Lot of excitement right now. Seems like they are on the right track fo sho. They are stockpiling talent and won’t be as thin depth wise as last season. They may struggle this season at times again, but I think overall, you can expect about the same number of wins in 2010 as in 2009. A lot of the 2010 games are tossups in my mind: Clemson at home, at MSU, SCAR, LSU, UGA, ARK, at Ole Miss, at UK. Bama is the only team that I am pretty sure will beat AU at T-Town and AU has 3 home cup cakes that they should destroy. Talent wise they should beat UK and MSU but SEC road games can be tough. SCar, Clem, and Ark have similar talent but AU has them at home. LSU and UGA have a bit more talent but AU also faces them at home. I predict 9-3 with losses to Bama, LSU, and Ark. Maybe another NYD bowl. However, if Newton is a total badass running and throwing, and the defense improves a lot with the talent added, who knows what the record might be by the time the Bama game comes around. Lot of excitement right now.

]]> By: Kenny http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6004 Kenny Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:46:45 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6004 As important as the metaphorical building blocks are, the choice of firmament is key, as well. Seems as if I read that somewhere ... Tebow's eye black, perhaps. As important as the metaphorical building blocks are, the choice of firmament is key, as well. Seems as if I read that somewhere … Tebow’s eye black, perhaps.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6002 Tyler Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:23:05 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6002 Are there any big names in this class that look like a long shot to qualify? Are there any big names in this class that look like a long shot to qualify?

]]> By: Marmot http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2010/02/now-build/comment-page-1/#comment-6001 Marmot Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:09:21 +0000 http://www.thewareaglereader.com/?p=9186#comment-6001 It'll be interesting to see how next year's class pans out. The LSU's and South Carolina's of the world will be on high alert whenever Auburn coaches start snooping around. It might be fair to say Auburn "snuck up" on a lot of people this year and pulled their best player out of state before they realized it was their best player (i.e. Shon Coleman). Hope our coaches keep aiming high. (Imagine if we go after another kid from Trovon's high school... their coach will have a coronary next time his best player says "I'm really feelin' Auburn") One skill of this staff that isn't getting a lot of press yet is their ability to find hidden gems. Not enough evidence yet to make any grand proclamations, but with Darren Bates and Anthony Gulley showing well in their first year on the Plains, it seems they know a good thing when they see it. Now the coaches have resigned Izauea Lanier who was also a lowly regarded recruit in 2009... I assume this more than confirms their initial feelings about Lanier. I'll be keeping a close eye on Chris Davis, Chad Slade, Justin Delaine, Ladarious Phillips and the Nigerian kid from Georgia. This group will tell us a lot about Chizik's evaluation skills. (for the record, Tuberville was way over-rated at this.. my calculations from Rivals show that he found one good player for every six or so 2* and below he signed, which I figure is average at best). It’ll be interesting to see how next year’s class pans out. The LSU’s and South Carolina’s of the world will be on high alert whenever Auburn coaches start snooping around. It might be fair to say Auburn “snuck up” on a lot of people this year and pulled their best player out of state before they realized it was their best player (i.e. Shon Coleman). Hope our coaches keep aiming high. (Imagine if we go after another kid from Trovon’s high school… their coach will have a coronary next time his best player says “I’m really feelin’ Auburn”)

One skill of this staff that isn’t getting a lot of press yet is their ability to find hidden gems. Not enough evidence yet to make any grand proclamations, but with Darren Bates and Anthony Gulley showing well in their first year on the Plains, it seems they know a good thing when they see it. Now the coaches have resigned Izauea Lanier who was also a lowly regarded recruit in 2009… I assume this more than confirms their initial feelings about Lanier. I’ll be keeping a close eye on Chris Davis, Chad Slade, Justin Delaine, Ladarious Phillips and the Nigerian kid from Georgia. This group will tell us a lot about Chizik’s evaluation skills. (for the record, Tuberville was way over-rated at this.. my calculations from Rivals show that he found one good player for every six or so 2* and below he signed, which I figure is average at best).

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