Comments on: Signing Day: a final countdown

By: Gabe

Gabe — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:19:34 +0000

Ledarius Phillips is better than Lattimore. He could be our best goal line RB in Auburn history. They will need to have two or three guys to bring Ledarius down and after he is done punishing linebackers, they are going to have trouble catching up to McCaleb and Newton running around the perimeter. You watch, malzahn is getting salivating like Gary Kasparov with 3 knights and a 2 queens.

By: Tntiger

Tntiger — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:45:45 +0000

Damn. Lattimore to sc

By: tpain

tpain — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:35:36 +0000

Anyone have a link to a live feed on the Lattimore decision?

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We need more Bandwidth Captain! »Coolweather — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:11:20 +0000

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By: We need more Bandwidth Captain! « Joe Auburn, walkabout

We need more Bandwidth Captain! « Joe Auburn, walkabout — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:59:09 +0000

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By: sechomer

sechomer — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:40:30 +0000

Yeah I too get that feeling that Lattimore will stay in SC. You don’t call a presser at your hometown church to tell folks your leaving the state do you? Seems like a (Richard) move to me. Regardless, I just feel “the Trunk” brings more excitement than Dyer or Lattimore. Remember how Reggie Bush or Dexter McCluster just made people look stupid while breaking long TD runs. Seastrunk is that kind of back. With the hyper agg defenses in the SEC, a back that can cutback and juke like Seastrunk would have been gold…even if he is a weirdo. Well at least when he is on ESPN juking 4 guys on a long TD run, it won’t be in the SEC. Plus Dyer is a great back, no doubt about that.

By: WarBlogEagle

WarBlogEagle — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:02:55 +0000

El Carg: post will be up before the afternoon is out.

On Seastrunk: Seastrunk himself told a fan Auburn had already cooled pre-Army game. Why is something we’ll never really know, but I think it was probably a combination of 1. confidence in Lattimore 2. Seastrunk’s erratic personality. The coaches were probably willing to put up with the latter from the second back in the class … but not the third. They should get the benefit of the doubt.

But with Lattimore looking less likely by the minute AND Howard out of the mix, you may be proven right, SEChomer: flaky or not, no one’s questioning Seastrunk’s physical ability, which would be an even better fit for Auburn’s offense than Latt’s. Auburn’s coaches may end up regretting this decision if/when Lattimore does indeed stay home at SC and McCalebb gets hurt again.

By: J.M.

J.M. — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:51:50 +0000

At least Auburn has a buzz surrounding it heading into the final day … can’t say the same about our cross-state rival. It’s all tumbleweeds and crickets on al.com as far as Tide recruiting right now. (Well … sorta … Coleman could royally screw that up for Auburn.)

By: Alex P in Smyrna G

Alex P in Smyrna G — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:38:43 +0000

Word is that Seastrunk’s work ethic was shown to be lacking at the Army All American Game. Auburn cooled after that point.

By: sechomer

sechomer — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:33:55 +0000

Awesome job by the coaching staff. But I have to nitpick on one thing. I think AU missed out big on Lache Seastrunk. I don’t know if Oregon outworked AU or if AU was so enamored by Dyer and Lattimore that they relaxed their efforts. Seastrunk is a one of a kind talent. His change of direction and explosiveness are unmatched by almost anyone including current NFL backs. I don’t really understand why he was ranked lower than Dyer or Lattimore unless he has fumblitis, is weak in the passing game, or is injury prone. He is just about as big as those guys, faster, and more agile.