Comments on: Krootin’: the 2011 Overview (defense)

By: Krootin’: Justin Garrett to lead wave of commitments? | The War Eagle Reader

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:46:03 +0000

[...] of must-have recruits at the position, the feeling is that Auburn is done at linebacker. I’d projected 2 in the class, and we’re at 2.5 already, with high-profile athlete and alleged Auburn lean [...]

By: AuburnAlum05

AuburnAlum05 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:03:31 +0000

WBE,
Good to hear. I think we share the same expectations. I am not speaking to the efforts of Chizik on Co. I was speaking more to the mentality of SOME (and I have faith it is a shrinking minority) Auburn fans that we must and will always play the role of the underdog. Auburn is great and the greats are never satisfied with and never settle for second place.

War Eagle.

By: WarBlogEagle

WarBlogEagle — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:16:17 +0000

It was always idiotic to think Auburn’s coaches would accept a commitment from an average player from Delaware. Niles got a bump, too, which also only makes sense when you look at his offer sheet.

Our coaches know what they’re doing.

By: doug

doug — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:57:58 +0000

Looks like the sleeper in Angelo Blackson has woken up. He is 4 star by scout. Good on the coaches finding him before many others.

By: WarBlogEagle

WarBlogEagle — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:59:33 +0000

First off, AUAlum, thanks for the nice words. I don’t think we’re really that far off each other in terms of expectations–I agree that expecting a top 7-10 finish is perfectly reasonable (if maybe just a hair lower if we ever get around to signing a 16-18-member class) and that so is staying in the upper echelon of the SEC. Fortunately, that’s exactly what we’re on pace for–a top-10 class and a big season. The Chicken Littles out there seem to think that just because there’s not as much “buzz” as there was at this time last summer and a few out-of-state prospects of the sort we plucked away last year have gone elsewhere, that suddenly the staff is getting outworked and they were a flash-in-the-pan and maybe we shouldn’t get all that excited. Which I think is bunk.

Hard work and excellence, yes, that should be expected. A second straight top-5 class featuring five-stars at RB, QB, and WR and several other states’ best prospects … not necessarily.

By: AuburnAlum05

AuburnAlum05 — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:35:28 +0000

Great post. As a non rivals/scout/etc. subscriber I was needing a synopsis of Auburn’s current recruiting to help me get an understanding of what it was really looking like. Though, I do have to take issue with your last paragraph.

Maybe it is because I grew up in the Dye era, and know very little personally about the Barfield and Bryant days, but I consider Auburn to be one of the premier programs in the country. So why is it outrageous to expect Auburn to finish in the top 7 or 10 in the country every year in recruiting and more importantly in the top 3 or 4 in the SEC? I don’t have time to fact check it but I thought I remembered that Auburn has won the same number of SEC Championships as bama since 1982 and has a winning record over Alabama since Dye came on. And no, I don’t think beating Alabama is the only thing that matters but I do think it is a good indicator that we are in a new era of college football.

I think, as you have illustrated in your great post here, that we have already gotten commitments from some great players in this class and will continue to build on that with some commitments from the other targets we have out there. But that is what I, as an Auburn fan, expect and I think the rest of the Auburn family is entitled to expect those things too. We love our football as much as anyone else in the country, and I think we love our University more than anyone. So why is it out of touch with reality to expect the best? Keep your pills, and I will keep my expectations of hard work and excellence.

Seriously though, I really do love the blog. Great work.

By: WarBlogEagle

WarBlogEagle — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:28:52 +0000

Rick, no way there’s AUfficial ties there. But it’s a cool idea.

BD, thanks. I do think the season itself will only help, and Chizik and Co. have shown themselves to be pretty adept at finding some big talents late in the process. The only hitch: if the season’s so good Malzahn (or Taylor, or Thigpen) moves on. But I can live with that.

WDR, that may be the case. But they may also find a scholarship on the back end of the class, a la Ryan Smith. We won’t know for a while.

By: WokDontRun

WokDontRun — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:53:16 +0000

Im starting to think that the coaches are going to try to convince JaMicheal Payne to walk-on. I think they like him, but wont have room..

By: bigdawgAU

bigdawgAU — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:47:05 +0000

Great post WBE! It’s this type of outside the box thinking that I like about this blog. I think Chizik & co. can at least maintain what they accomplished last year. If any recruits looked at our spring game on ESPNU they could see by our depth that there is a chance to play early. Besides once Cam Newton and these great group of seniors start winning big games, the recruiting will take care of itself! WDE

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:31:32 +0000

Has anyone seen this new site http://www.smartestauburntiger.com?

It looks pretty cool and a fun game. Is this sponsored by the University?