Friday Ramblings- The Year of the Quarterback
by KoolBell777 on Dec 9, 2011 10:17 AM CST
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The year of the QB.....
Remember at the beginning of the season, the media hype surrounding all the great QB play we were going to see in the SEC this year? What happened?
That's a good question, and one that deserves an answer. You see what happened was, two former SEC quarterbacks are having stellar years. In the NFL!
Tim Tebow, and Cam Newton are having fantastic years with their respective teams, and each of those guys are doing it their own way. Tebow is willing himself and his Denver Bronco team mates into the playoffs, and Newton is setting all kinds of rookie QB records at Carolina. I find it delightfully entertaining watching the Broncos highlights and then listening to the coaches try to explain how Tebow did what he just did.
The thing that makes all of this worth watching is, the media experts all said Tebow and Newton weren't good enough for the NFL, or at the very least, it would take quite a bit of time to get them "league ready".
Tour ready...
Karlin Beck and Cydney Clanton qualified for the LPGA tour this week. Each year a qualification tournament is held for all nonexempt players, and those who finish in the top ten receive an automatic exemption.
"We are just so proud of Cydney and Karlin for earning their way onto the LPGA Tour," said Auburn women's golf coach Kim Evans. "They had clear vision and clear goals for what they wanted to accomplish and they went out and executed."
The Final Qualifying Tournament was the last of the three stages of qualifying for the 2012 LPGA Season. The 90-hole tournament took place on the Champions and Legends Courses at LPGA International in Daytona Beach, Fla.- auburnathletics.com
Congratulations ladies.
RIP....
AN Oregon State player died of an apparent heart attack Wednesday night. According to a release from the University, Fred Thompson, a 6' 4" 317 pound Defensive Tackle, from Richmond, California suffered the fatal heart attack while playing basketball. From there he was transported to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Our condolences go out to the Thompson family, and Oregon State.
In 1983 Auburn's projected starting fullback, Greg Pratt, suffered and died from an apparent heart attack** while participating with the team in preseason practice. Coach Dye told the media the entire "team was running 440 yard sprints, when Greg started complaining about cramps, and then collapsed". It was the first day of fall practices.
Coach Dye spoke at Pratt's funeral services, telling those in attendance "Everything Greg stood for was honorable, everything he stood for was good".
We share a common bond with Oregon State today.
** It was determined later that the cause of Pratt's death was Heatstroke.
Bwahahhahha....
The University of Kansas hires Charlie Sheen Weiss as their new head coach. It'll be old news by the time you read this, but really, what were they thinking?
All I have ever seen Weiss accomplish is getting less results out of more talent. Of course, that is a basketball school, right?
more after the jump
Freshmen All SEC...
Reese Dismukes, a true freshman center for Auburn has been selected as a member of the South Eastern Conference All-SEC Freshmen team.
Dismukes started all 12 games for Auburn this season.
Remember Utah State?...
Yeah, the team Auburn played at the beginning of the season. You know, that same team that seemingly had it's way with our defense? (sorry, CapnV) Well hang your head in shame no more. Utah State finished the season ranked 6th in rushing, and is a Bowl bound team. The Aggies will be playing in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, I kid you not.
Recruits...
The strongest language I have heard, on the Ted Roof departure from any of Auburn's recruits, came from Cassanova McKinzy, a 4 star prospect that is projected as a Linebacker. McKinzy was close to Ted Roof of course, since that was the position that Roof coached.
Auburn is not in the habit of having just one coach recruit a player. This is a good reason why Chizik recruits the way he does.
I hope Mr. McKinzy gets this message. "Your Auburn family wants you to feel welcome, regardless of who your position coach will be".
BCS, the travesty.....
I can not help but feel anger and severe disappointment in the way the BCS handled their respective Bowls this year. I know each of you think I'm about to blast them, because Alabama has been selected to play for it all, but I am not.
I don't like that Bama is going to play for another championship, but they are the only logical choice, other than Oklahoma State. That is not what's wrong. What's got me fired up so hot that I could set off a firecracker just looking at it, is the Sugar Bowl.
After years and years of South Eastern Conference support, and revenue, filling their stadiums, and really, making it the Bowl it has become, the Sugar Bowl officials seen to it to snub the SEC in favor of Michigan and Virginia Tech. This is in no way a rant against VaTech, or Michigan, I truly respect their programs, and Frank Beamer. This falls squarely on the heads of those in charge of the Sugar Bowl it's self.
Their selfish greed in picking VaTech and Michigan simply because they travel well is sickening. It disgusts me that Arkansas, and Georgia were passed over, it creates the atmosphere of distrust that much higher ranked teams were not picked to play against one of our top 4 SEC teams.
Michigan was blown out by Michigan State. The score was only a 2 touchdown difference, but the Wolverines were never a threat to win that game. Virginia Tech lost to Clemson twice, one time in the conference championship game, by an average of 24 points per.
If the goal of the BCS is to put the best teams in their Bowl games, they missed the target badly here. In fact, they shot themselves in the foot. If indeed, the Sugar Bowl has full authority, with no guidelines to go by, to decide who they want in their Bowl game, then they should be shunned, at all costs, by the SEC in any future endeavor.
Unfortunately, this will never happen. It truly is criminal to those teams that have put great seasons together, such as Arkansas, Houston, Kansas State, and others, to get shunned because of the corporate greed the Sugar Bowl has shown here.
It is absolutely filthy, disgusting, good old boy bull crap, that feeds BCS Bowl money to two schools that have not earned the right to play in them. It's a horrible miss on the part of the Sugar Bowl officials, and it smells of backroom handshakes, and promises of the rich and wealthy taking care of themselves. "Screw the little guys", that is the message that the Allstate Sugar Bowl is sending any college team that tries to make it to the big time.
Bad timing...
At the time of this writing, especially the rant against the Sugar Bowl, the December 8th shootings on the campus of Virginia Tech had not happened. I want to reiterate that my feelings are directed solely at the Sugar Bowl selection committee and not the teams that were selected.
Our heart and prayers go out to our friends in Blacksburg, Virginia.
WAR EAGLE!
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BCS can't take SEC team
Just happened to be up and see this…
The BCS can’t take an SEC team bc two teams are already in BCS games. The only way they could take one with LSU and Alabama still in the NCG is if Georgia beat LSU and the top two remained unchanged.That didn’t happen. Don’t get me wrong, Vtech shouldn’t have been picked (I would’ve gone with K-State or TCU), but there is a rule that no more than two teams from conference can get in BCS bowls in a single year.
Yeah, what he said...
Michigan was a semi-legit pick…
Va Tech was mind blowing. K-State and Boise deserved that spot.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the face of the Alabama fanbase, the Manager of the blog RollBamaRoll.com, and the kind of person Alabama fans get their football perspective from:
"Been saying it for six f**king years now...That g**damn hurricane just wasn’t big enough." - Outsidethesidelines, Manager, RollBamaRoll.com
http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2011/12/3/2607240/sec-championship-game-open-thread#
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by LSU Jonno on Dec 9, 2011 7:53 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Rec'd
for agreement and truth.
The Michigan one smells just a bit, since Michigan State beat them head-to-head….but I’ve got a soft spot for Michigan (deep, dark, dirty secret), so it’s all good. The fact that it pisses off Ohio State fans too is just icing on the cake.
The Va. Tech pick was pretty indefensible. Kansas State and Boise State both got jobbed on that one. I expected that Boise State would get left out (see also: last year), but the Kansas State snub was rough.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
Jaw dropping.....
OMG, why didn’t I see it before??!!!
.but I’ve got a soft spot for Michigan (deep, dark, dirty secret)
Everything is so crystal clear now. Suddenly I have the clarity of all thousand points of light……
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 9, 2011 10:54 AM CST up reply actions
Yes, I'll admit it
Regional ABC broadcasts featured a lot of Michigan games, and when I casually watched football as a kid (everyone else in my family HATES sports), I grew fond of them.
The alternative was Notre Dame, and I can’t say why, but I never liked them much. Chalk it up young, irrational hatred, but there it is. In retrospect, that appears to have been a prescient decision by my younger self.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
Question...
Where do you get this….
“there is a rule that no more than two teams from conference can get in BCS bowls in a single year.”
I’d like to see it.
WDE
Even though below is 'proof' of the 'rulez', it's criminal that VT is playing in the Sugar Bowl. Clemson beat them twice. CLEMSON BEAT THEM TWICE!!!
From this site.…a snippet of the bs…
At-large Eligibility
If there are fewer than 10 automatic qualifiers, then the bowls will select at-large participants to fill the remaining berths. An at-large team is any Football Bowl Subdivision team that is bowl-eligible and meets the following requirements:
A. Has won at least nine regular-season games, and
B. Is among the top 14 teams in the final BCS Standings.
No more than two teams from a conference may be selected, regardless of whether they are automatic qualifiers or at-large selections, unless two non-champions from the same conference are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the final BCS Standings.
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 9, 2011 8:51 AM CST up reply actions
Sorry everything below ‘At-large Eligibility’ should have been in block-quote form……..
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 9, 2011 8:52 AM CST up reply actions
I see that I am not the only one who thinks this...
And it has absolutely nothing to do with bammers anywhere. I don’t care for their team… but that doesn’t mean that I am doing this out of spite or repayment for last year. Oh, and there is PLENTY there to repay. No, this has to do with fairness. And I believe when the rest of the football world finally gets there head around what happened they are going to see that this was the wrong thing to do. Further, it wouldn’t matter if this was USC, Boise State, or Michigan… it’s just plain wrong.
And yes. I do understand the “purpose of the BCS”… it’s just that in this case… you can’t have a Conference champion play another team who didn’t win theirs. Isn’t that the argument used against Boise all the freaking time and in large part why they are joining the Big East??
Honestly, I don’t blame bama… yeah, they think they “deserve” to be there. Got it. The only thing they are focused on is an opportunity to win #14. But they can’t look past the facts that they didn’t win their division… nor their conference. So how is it that they get into the big game again??
Hells bells… Oregon won their division and conference. Ok State was the eventual champion of their conference. Even Clemson won theirs.
I think it’s total BS. And further, the SEC is a willing participant to the slaying of the golden goose that has produced them 5 going on six national championships. I guess even the GG at some point has to be put on the kitchen table as dinner. I suspect there will be backlash over this. And it will affect the rest of us.
Further… if this is allowed to continue… you might as well go ahead and tell schools like Clemson and OK State and some Big 10/Big East teams that you know what… you don’t need to worry about competing for the National Championship. Only the schools with deep pockets do… you know, the ones that can afford to buy a ringer coach, get away with stuff in recruiting and hide behind a damn computer and faulty formula to back their way into the game.
Again… it’s total BS.
But try telling that to a bama fan when they ask you. Watch them contort into a pretzel when they argue about the sanctity used by the BCS to get them into the game.
LOL
Whatever – for now. But the people will eventually be heard.
WDE
"Get away with stuff in recruiting"
hahaha wut?
please, please elaborate on “stuff”
oh god this is like a month long Christmas – even better are the Auburn message boards vowing to send packets of “evidence” they got off a facebook profile to Oklahoma newspapers
jesus is this what we looked like with the whole Cam thing? it is hilarious
People who live in glass houses should not hang out with Charles Barkley.
by Wallacewade04 on Dec 9, 2011 9:13 AM CST up reply actions
Yes, get away with "stuff"...
Like having a non-family member take a kid across state lines for signing day, and not letting him answer his phone, to make sure he signs with your team. That kinda “stuff”.
Don’t say it didn’t happen, the kid has already told the story.
Now go back over to RBR and cuss us some more.
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by KoolBell777 on Dec 9, 2011 9:29 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
haha I will
and I’ll be looking over my reservations in NOLA, easily one of my favorite cities to visit, expensive but worth it and thank god we paid for the BCSNCG tickets before the season started – I’d be broke!
y’all have a good weekend!
People who live in glass houses should not hang out with Charles Barkley.
by Wallacewade04 on Dec 9, 2011 9:38 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, this is rich
jesus is this what we looked like with the whole Cam thing? it is hilarious
Go back and look for yourself. Coming from someone who has to fake most of his hate for ‘Bama (most times I’m just apathetic), I can tell you that it was much worse.
Don’t believe me? Go back and read the meltdowns — or better still, the whole threads themselves — for the 2010 Iron Bowl and/or last year’s MNC game.
Don’t get me wrong — this ain’t bad as far as bitching and moaning goes (and I’ve done a little myself, though not about ’Bama specifically). This, however, is bush league stuff compared to the quality (and quantity) of butthurt RBR churned out.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
This is baby shit compared to the near constant wailing coming out of the Tragic city...
during the Camtastic ’10 campaign.
The mere fact that you feign ignorance makes me think you are one of those folks thats gots so riled up that that they forgot to stop breathing and stroked out.
Turds of all ages made incontinance the leading form of psycological affliction as they lost their shit every time they got on the internet.
Please WW4, your fan base was complete and utter embarrasment last year and most of this year….the Toomers Oaks murder was just the cherry on the sundae the nuts were much more prevalent.
I love the smell of Auburn in the autumn.....it smells like....victory.
He most definitely was one of those...
Really horrible at RBR, and then come over here to start $%^&
He’s garbage as far as I’m concerned
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Surprised Auburn didn't get more on the list...
Reese Dismukes, a true freshman center for Auburn has been selected as a member of the South Eastern Conference All-SEC Freshmen team.
I think LSU lead the league with 5 Freshman All-SEC selections. #winthefuture
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the face of the Alabama fanbase, the Manager of the blog RollBamaRoll.com, and the kind of person Alabama fans get their football perspective from:
"Been saying it for six f**king years now...That g**damn hurricane just wasn’t big enough." - Outsidethesidelines, Manager, RollBamaRoll.com
http://www.rollbamaroll.com/2011/12/3/2607240/sec-championship-game-open-thread#
outsidethesidelines@gmail.com
Concerning Auburn Golf....
In case more than two of you are interested. THIS article at golfweek.com is highly complimentary of AU men’s golf coach Nick Clinard.
Here is part of that…
Each year, Clinard tries to put his team in the best tournaments across the country, and his players are proving they can play with anyone with the nation’s toughest schedule.
War Eagle!
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Hey Kool, no comment of the week?
I just hope they erect the Saban statue/altar/shrine before he leaves
Please accept my apologies...
This is meant for everyone.
I try to wait until late Thursday to pick the “COTW”, and I got so involved in the Va Tech incident, that I didn’t pull one out. Iknow that’s more of an excuse, instead of a reason, but it is the truth.
Apologies to all.
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You don't need to apologize, KB
Your Friday Ramblings more than make up for it.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
Maybe this is KB’s way of nicely saying, “you guys are all idiots and said nothing worth quoting.”
To that I say:
by Jumpn_JackFlash on Dec 9, 2011 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
Oh, we'll give him something quotable
No…seriously….one of us usually says something dumb enough to get singled out and ridiculed for it. I know I’m good for at least five to ten myself (maybe less, now the the weekly writing is on hold).
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
On hold my donkey's rear end....
Now you have to find something to write about. Bwahahahaha….bwahahahaha
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Given how much of a revelation...
…it apparently was to ToTM, that I liked Michigan, maybe guilty pleasures and dirty secrets of our football fanhood ought to be sussed out.
Think of the possibilities for the comments section: Sparkey admits to crying and listening to this, when he found out Keith Marshall committed to Georgia.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
So wrong. That’s just so wrong……..
although, after thinking about it, maybe dead-on….
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 9, 2011 1:26 PM CST up reply actions
What revelation???...
I’ve been crying all week over it. TJ Yeldon gave me a towel and Jovon Robinson slipped me a role of Charmin tissue paper extra soft so it wouldn’t hurt to rub my face a whole lot wiping off my tears and that helped a little bit. Latu told me to quit crying and I at least shaped up while he was around me. That’s a big individual. It is so hard to move on now knowing that Marshall is headed to Georgia. I am crushed, no devastated, no devastated-crushed he’s not coming to Auburn. I guess I wasn’t good enough for him. I take my tears away and I keep them as a memory of what could have been.
Sorry, but the music is way before my time. I’ve never heard that song before now and I am sorry I ever did. So long Keith Marshall, you have now become my enemy instead of my love fest. I’m still in tears over it.
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
You're a good sport, Sparkey
I meant to throw in a few examples, but ran out of time, and cut it short with just the one.
It’s extra important to use the double-ply when wiping away the tears. Signing day last year taught me that. (Calloway, Kuandjo, etc….)
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
Understandable, I always look forward to it, there are always some gems.
I just hope they erect the Saban statue/altar/shrine before he leaves
Hey Todd, looks like we are being singled out
Now that the statue/altar/shrine is up, is it in Sabans contract that he gets to take it with him when he leaves?
You do realize...
Please tell me you realize, that as an Alabama fan, you are one of the few that visit here and not just to spew? I know of what character that ’wade fellow is, but you are nothing like him, so that option was not for you, per say…
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"tip o the hat"
Thank you :)
it was meant as a joke though totally.
by lastmilefire on Dec 9, 2011 11:06 PM CST up reply actions
Friday was much more interesting,
when Mark Richt was going to Texas A&M…….
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 9, 2011 3:09 PM CST reply actions
You are so cool
and I’m so glad you’ve got your Sac on again!
It's Auburn against the world. Good luck world.
I love it
It’s like Mark Richt has got a real-world troll that he doesn’t even know about.
She’s probably got a closet shrine with clippings that have his face scratched out, a voodoo doll, and the whole works.
"The ball will be spotted at the six-inch-yardline."
Why would you waste good closet space on that???
"We see the door; we're here to knock it down"-Cam Newton
by Tiger on the mountain on Dec 12, 2011 8:41 AM CST up reply actions
I’m a Bammer who voted, ″No.″
"The same things win today that have always won, and they will win years from now. The only difference is the losers have a whole new bunch of excuses why they don’t win or can’t win."-Bear Bryant
Robot Chicken Star Wars should be canon.
by the thin red line on Dec 9, 2011 7:54 PM CST reply actions
Proof that...
There are those among the Bama faithful that actually reason. It’s nice to see that we can agree on a few things.
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