Being an Auburn Man, and Turning It Around
by WarDamnZach on Aug 25, 2009 9:00 PM CDT
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With the postings about "Being an Auburn Man," "Turning it Around" and the like, I would like to throw my two cents in. There are good things happening on The Plains. If Eric Smith would have not blown it by getting arrested, there would be nothing but positive things coming out of
When it comes to "Being an Auburn Man" and "Turning it Around" I say look no farther than one Kodi Burns. Listen to Coach Trooper Taylor’s comments here, if you have not heard them already and you will see what kind of man he is. While it is no secret that I wanted him to win the QB job, it has become apparent that he was not really in the running at all. Chris Todd has that position locked up. By him not winning the job Kodi has shown what type of man he truly is. I will go ahead and say it… he is an
Coach Chizik had this to say afterwards: "Let me tell you something. He was unbelievable tonight. After we had the team meeting, he wanted to say some words to our team—truly, truly inspirational, very heartfelt. It was a tough day. He showed truly who he is today—just a guy with a lot of character and what a great competitor. Again, he's a true
Kodi was switched to wide receiver and looks to play a good bit at that position. How unselfish can one person be? When most people would be all pouty about losing the quarterback position (which he was supposed to be the second coming of), he is working his tail off to be a great wide receiver. It is yet to be seen if he will be a possession type guy or just one of the six in rotation, but I think he will be out there a good bit.
His leadership must be uncanny. Coach Taylor said that Kodi is working voluntarily after practice and on days off to get better. When other players found out about it, they started doing that as well. That in my mind also shows me that the 2009 Auburn Tigers will "Turn it Around." Whether "Turning it Around" is another 5-7 season or 13-0 season should be irrelevant at this point. Whether the team has made a 180 degree turn around or not is what the measuring stick should be. It sure seems that all the players and coaches are on the same page while in camp. What happens once the season starts is another matter all together. Only time will tell on whether or not these Tigers can "Turn it Around," but Kodi being an Auburn Man is a fact.
Tune in next week when I give my predictions for the upcoming season.
War Damn Eagle
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Very well said
I agree about Kodi being an Auburn man. He won my respect. While I was certain Todd would be the starter if his shoulder healed, I still recognize that Kodi has a lot of athletic ability. I know it was hard on him, but he never seemed to grasp the progressions a QB must go through or show the form that makes of consistency at QB, Kodi learned much more and taught us all how a true Auburn man should behave.
The coaches last season didn’t do him or the team any favors by not making a decisive decision on the QB. I do believe we did a poor job of bring Kodi along as a QB. We though him in the mix in 2007 when he was obviously not ready. We had to play him last season because, obviously, Todd’s arm was gone.
I hope to see Auburn doing a better job of bringing a QB along. I believe Malzahn will do that. Both Kodi and Caudle were high rated QBs coming out of highschool. I do believe their struggles can be explained by how they were taught when the arrived at Auburn. Hopefully, that has now drastically changed.
by SteveFC on Aug 25, 2009 10:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A bit soon yet
I think certainly that Kodi Burns has proved he is an Auburn man. However, I’m not really liking the attitude that Chizik is already an Auburn guy. I certainly am not saying he won’t become one. With that said, he hasn’t spent long enough here to be called an Auburn man. I very much hope that he becomes one. As far as I am concerned though, he is not one until proven so.
by Sparkey on Aug 26, 2009 5:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Just win, baby!
…..and all will be forgiven. Lose, and that “skip out to Texas” thing will be brought up over and over. We’ll be saying “we shoulda known better!”
by Acid Reign on Aug 26, 2009 7:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope everyone is patient....
at least until he is given a fair chance. That being said we both know the knee jerk crowd will be screaming for his head by mid season if things go south early on.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
by Todd92 on Aug 26, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't make me morph into the......
wise old blind shaolin master and smack you with my cain after you fail to “snatch the pebble from my hand” and if that doesn’t work you can pick up the cauldron of hot oil with the dragon branding doo-hickeys on the side with your wrist. Of course if you did all of this it would be bad because they might find you in a bangkok hotel (in about 30 years) where you accidently hung yourself in the nude while having some sort of Thai prostitute tantric sex vacation……..just sayin.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
by Todd92 on Aug 29, 2009 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha!
That’s what they call an untimely end…
by War Eagle Atlanta on Aug 30, 2009 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope
They give him some time. I don’t expect much out of this season-I just want to see the positive direction keep going. From what I’ve seen so far, he is doing all of the right stuff. I’m wondering how long we can keep these assistant coaches. They’re top notch and guys like that usually get their own stuff. If Chizik can keep that bunch together, we will do really well in just a couple of seasons.
by Sparkey on Sep 2, 2009 12:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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