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my opinion is if no one is getting hurt it is none of our business. sometimes we worry about others too much and not enough about ourselves. and this is just a statement and not a shot at you bro. we normally have a lot in common. but too many americans are judgemental in my opinion. i am one and i know it. i have often wondered why this country seems to glorify violence and when it comes to beauty like tasteful nudes is a nono. think i am wrong? go check out the violence kids can go see and even play in games but dare to show one breast of a nude and suddenly kids cannot go to the movies if it has nudity. well maybe with a parent.

UCF hires former Auburn player, Texas State assistant Kam Martin as running backs coach Chris Boyle, The Daytona Beach News-Journal ~3 minutes Auburn’s Jarrett Stidham (8) hands the ball off to Auburn’s Kam Martin (9) at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. Auburn leads Southern Miss 14-3, the game went into a weather delay with 4:27 left in the second quarter. Gus Malzahn brought back one of his former Auburn ball-carriers to his coaching staff at UCF. Kam Martin was named the Knights' running backs coach Wednesday afternoon, as first reported by 247Sports' Brandon Marcello. Martin rushed for 1,564 yards at Auburn between 2016-19. Big 12 releases football schedule:Here's who UCF will play in their inaugural season UCF TRANSFER TRACKER:Former Gators wide receiver Trent Whittemore commits to Knights 'PROGRAM CHANGER':Osceola All-American John Walker becomes UCF's highest-ranked signee Martin entered the coaching ranks in 2021 as a recruiting and offensive assistant at UCF. He left after a year to join GJ Kinne's staff at Incarnate Word, and then followed the Knights' former co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach when he was hired as head coach at Texas State in December. Incarnate Word rushed for 3,011 yards last season, reaching the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision semifinals and shattering the school's previous high mark for rushing yards by more than 1,000. The Cardinals led the country in scoring as well, at 51.5 points per game. A former four-star recruit and Texas high school 4x200-meter relay track champion, Martin takes over for Tim Harris Jr., who was hired for the same position last week by Miami. Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn and Auburn senior running back Kam Martin (9) walk off the field during the Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. Minnesota defeated Auburn 31-24. Malzahn's staff has undergone several significant changes ahead of UCF's first campaign as a member of the Big 12. Offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey and defensive coordinator/linebackers Travis Williams coach departed — for North Carolina and Arkansas, respectively — just before the early signing period in December. UCF promoted defensive backs coach Addison Williams to defensive coordinator, and hired UAB offensive coordinator Darin Hinshaw — one of the Knights' most prolific passers in program history — at the beginning of January. Ernie Sims takes over as linebackers coach, and former Charlotte head coach Will Healy joined the staff as an offensive analyst. This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: UCF football: Kam Martin to rejoin staff as running backs coach

Kendall Simmons to be Auburn’s assistant offensive line coach JD McCarthy Thu, Mar 2, 2023, 4:16 PM CST1 min read With Joe Bernardi leaving the Plains to become Troy’s offensive line coach the Tigers will be leaning on former player Kendall Simmons, who has been promoted to assistant offensive line coach, according to a report from FootballScoop. Simmons has been an offensive analyst for the Tigers since 2019. When Cadillac Williams was promoted to interim head coach last season he served as Auburn’s offensive line coach before Hugh Freeze hired Jake Thornton as the new offensive line coach. Simmons is one of the greatest offensive linemen in Auburn’s history. He was named to the First-Team All-SEC in 2000 and 2001 and was a Third-Team All-American in 2000. He was then drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 30th overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. He was named the team’s Rookie of the Year and won Super Bowls XL and XLIII with the Steelers.

hey man i am pretty nice in person. i can agree to disagree. i do save the fighting and arguing for the boards. in fact if an auburn republican was hungry i would buy them a meal. hell i can take a chewing out as well. just do not put your hands on me in anger because i might not can stop your take off but i will **** that landing if i am still physically able..............

well mr mims i do have senior moments. um, an occasional pot moment as well. i just hope that i am one of your favorites on here...............wiggles eyebrows.

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Hot-shooting Tigers fall at No. 2 Alabama 90-85 in OT Auburn University Athletics 4–6 minutes TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – K.D. Johnson led four Tigers in double figures and Auburn led most of the way before falling to No. 2 Alabama 90-85 in overtime Wednesday at Coleman Coliseum. "To come in and play the best team in the country, play so well and play so hard," Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said. "We are a proud program. We have great respect for Alabama. We congratulate them on winning the championship, they're a very worthy champion but we came here to win a basketball game." Auburn ended the game with its starting frontcourt on the bench with five fouls. Johni Broome fouled out with 7:31 to play, and Jaylin Williams and Allen Flanigan both fouled out in OT. "Incredibly outnumbered at the end," Pearl said. "Alabama did a great job of getting downhill." Auburn led throughout until two Alabama free throws gave the home team a 75-73 lead with 1:37 to play. Flanigan rebounded a missed Alabama 3-pointer and made a layup on an assist from Wendell Green Jr. to tie the score at 75-75 with 55 seconds remaining. After an Alabama turnover, Auburn had a chance to win in regulation but Green's 15-footer bounced off the rim with five seconds remaining to send the game to overtime. "He got a pretty clean look," Pearl said. "If it goes in, were celebrating." Alabama scored the first five points in OT before Flanigan and Johnson hit 3-pointers to twice pull the Tigers within two points. With Alabama leading by four, Chris Moore grabbed an offensive rebound and scored on a putback to cut the lead to 87-85 with 35 seconds to play. Alabama made one of two free throws with 22 seconds left to lead by three, then Auburn's shot was blocked with 11 seconds to go and the Crimson Tide hit a pair of free throws with six seconds remaining to secure victory. Johnson hit 4 of 5 3-pointers and led the Tigers with 21 points, Flanigan scored 17 and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds, Williams added 15 and Broome scored 10. "I thought the bench was terrific," Pearl said, highlighting the play of Johnson, Moore and Tre Donaldson. "K.D. is an athlete who is hard to stay in front of. He did a good job driving downhill." Auburn led 40-33 at the half but Alabama made three consecutive 3-pointers to open the second half, tying the score at 42-42 before Flanigan hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Tigers ahead by six. Broome scored six points in an 8-0 run that put the Tigers on top 56-44, then Johnson hit a 3-pointer in a 6-0 run that gave Auburn a 62-46 lead. Auburn led by 17 and had the ball midway through the second half but the Tigers committed five turnovers and Alabama made five consecutive shots in a 16-0 run to pull within one point with 4:57 to play. Williams opened the game with a 3-pointer then added a corner 3 to give Auburn an early 6-2 lead before heading to the bench with two fouls at the 16:53 mark. After sitting for a few minutes, Williams returned, made a steal and assisted Johnson for a transition 3-pointer that put the Tigers ahead 15-9 with 11:33 to play. Auburn used a 7-0 run to take a nine-point lead on Williams' floater, Johnson's 3-pointer and Donaldson's jumper from the free-throw line, forcing an Alabama timeout with 7:25 to play in the half. The Tigers extended their lead to 10 on Flanigan's turnaround jumper and led by 12 after a pair of Green free throws with 2:40 to play in the half. Brandon Miller scored six straight points to cut Auburn's lead in half but Lior Berman answered with a corner 3-pointer with 19 seconds left in the half before Alabama's Mark Sears made a layup at the buzzer. Auburn shot 75 percent from 3-point range in the half, making 6 of 8 attempts while outrebounding Alabama 17-14 in the half. The Tigers were 12-for-20 on 3-pointers in the game, including 2 of 3 in overtime. "Our guys have been through a lot," Pearl said. "I'm really proud of our guys. We should be confident. Our guys have paid the price. The most important thing is to not lose our confidence." The Tigers (19-11, 9-8) conclude the regular season Saturday at Neville Arena hosting No. 12 Tennessee at 1 p.m. CT on ESPN and the Auburn Sports Network. Jeff Shearer is a Senior Writer at AuburnTigers.com. Follow him on Twitter: @jeff_shearer

Pearl's message: 'We should be confident' after heartbreaking loss at Alabama Nathan King 5–7 minutes TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Auburn’s heartbreaking defeat at Alabama was season-defining in the worst way. The overtime loss was the latest in a long line of “what if” games this season, in which the Tigers seemed only a few — or perhaps just one — possession away from a victory that would have their NCAA Tournament resume and SEC standing on much stronger footing than it is now. Only this time around, the stakes were even higher — and Auburn’s blown lead was even bigger. The Tigers were up 17 midway through the second half, playing easily their best game of the season, before No. 2 Alabama stormed back, helped by Auburn’s severe foul trouble, to score 41 of the game’s final 60 points and win 90-85 in overtime. Bruce Pearl is tired of it, if not only because he’s seen his players absorb so many agonizingly close defeats. "Boy, these kids have been through an awful lot,” Pearl said postgame. The loss marked Auburn’s sixth single-defeat defeat on the road this season, including five over the past month and change (USC, West Virginia, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and Alabama). Five have been Quadrant 1 opportunities for the Tigers, who are 2-9 on the season in such games. The six losses have been by a combined 21 points. And the most recent might be the best example of the kind of resiliency Auburn, a team with plenty of veteran leadership, has had all year. The Tigers’ ability to wipe the slate from game to game has allowed them to play each night in a vacuum. They went from a 32-point annihilation at Kentucky on Saturday to a performance that allowed them to lead the No. 2 team in the country, on its home floor, for 37 minutes. That’s why it’s been difficult to find Pearl upset with his team this season. Auburn’s execution down the stretch has often left much to be desired, sure. But the ninth-year Auburn coach’s priority has been keeping his players’ chins held high — especially in the midst of what’s now eight losses in their last 11 games. If their mindsets had faltered, they may not even be in a position to make the tournament at all right now. After all, Pearl’s not sure he’s ever coached a team this snakebitten. “I don't know that I've had this many close losses against so many great teams,” Pearl said. “I'm really proud of our guys. To give them confidence, I said — what happens is you lose those games, you lose confidence, you lose it in yourself, you lose it in your teammates, you lose it in what we do. I was like, 'Look, we should be confident. You guys have paid the price. You guys have worked really, really hard.’ So the most important thing is to not lose your confidence.” Pearl almost wouldn’t blame the Tigers for being more angry — as he was with the officiating after the Alabama loss. “We've just been getting pounded,” Pearl said. “When you lose five straight Saturdays, at West Virginia, at Tennessee, at Kentucky, at home to Alabama, at Vandy — that's five straight. No matter how good the message is on Sunday morning, that's tough. These guys have been resilient.” K.D. Johnson’s season-high 21 points helped Auburn balloon its lead to as large as 17 points with 10:27 remaining. The Tigers shot the absolute lights out, making nine of their first 11 attempts from beyond the arc and a season-high 12-of-20 (60 percent) for the game. Alabama responded with a 16-0 run, though, helped in large part by Auburn center Johni Broome, one of the best rim protectors in the country, fouling out with 7:27 left after a scuffling sequence that led to double technicals on Wendell Green Jr. and Jahvon Quinerly, ejections for Charles Bediako and Rylan Griffen, and Broome’s fifth foul after he and Quinerly were tangled up going for a loose ball. Green Jr. had a good look, Pearl said, for a game-winning jumper at the end of regulation, but the shot was just off. By the time overtime came, Auburn was walking a tightrope, and it quickly snapped. Jaylin Williams and Allen Flanigan fouled out on back-to-back possessions, putting three Auburn starters on the bench for the rest of the action. Backup center Dylan Cardwell injured his ankle and hobbled off, too, leaving 6-foot-6 Chris Moore playing the 5 spot. Still, as has been the case all year, Auburn’s competitiveness against most of the best teams on its schedule provides stability for what would otherwise be an already fractured NCAA Tournament outlook. The Tigers didn’t fall a single spot in the NET ratings after the loss, holding firm at No. 37. Even after all the dramatics Wednesday night, Auburn is in the same position it was last week, and possibly the week before: win, and you’re in. Holding on in Coleman Coliseum would have punched the Tigers’ March Madness ticket. In all likelihood, beating Tennessee at home on the last day of the regular season will do the same. Whether Auburn can finally snag one more quality win, in its last chance to do so in the regular season, is another question. And Pearl’s confidence certainly wasn’t affected by Wednesday’s result. If anything, it was bolstered. “A team that can come here and give them the best game they've had all year here?” Pearl said. “That's a pretty good team.” 5COMMENTS *** Subscribe to Auburn Undercover for the latest news and

theplainsman.com Offensive line remains main focus of Auburn’s rebuild - The Auburn Plainsman 5–6 minutes Change was inevitable on the Plains when Auburn athletic director John Cohen announced Hugh Freeze would be the Tigers' next head coach. Since then, new and old faces have joined Auburn football's rebuild. On Dec. 22, 2022, Freeze named Jake Thornton the new offensive line coach. Thornton spent the last two years with Ole Miss, where he mentored All-SEC offensive linemen and played a big role in the Rebels' electric offense. "As far as the pressure, this is the SEC, so any situation, any team, any game, everything is a pressure field. That's why we as competitors do that and why we accept these challenges," Thornton said. "And I'm so excited about it. I couldn't ask for a better group as far as work ethic, and they want to be good. They want to flip the script." Freeze and Thornton recognized this challenge and have added many new faces to the offensive line to aid the Tigers offense. "We have a lot of new faces, but for me, all of them are new," Thornton said. "So, I tried to do the best I could knowing strengths and weaknesses and kind of figuring out what they were good at and not so good at and what we need to work on." Auburn has been busy adding veteran transfers and young freshmen to its roster as the Tigers hope these new additions play a major role in 2023. Tulsa transfer Dillon Wade, Western Kentucky transfer Gunner Britton and East Carolina transfer Avery Jones were mentioned specifically by Thornton as players that bring years of experience and leadership to the offensive line. "None of the three are extremely vocal, but their presence out there is certainly felt. Yesterday, you can tell that Gunner (Britton) has played a ton of football at multiple positions in the way he practices and the way he carries himself," Thornton said. "Wade's got a big personality. He's a competitor. He wants to finish. He looks to finish, so he brings that element to it. Avery (Jones) being the guy in the middle, also playing a ton of ball, he brings an element of leadership, making the calls and getting everybody in the right direction." Thornton mentioned his plan to teach all of his linemen how to play all five positions, and he explained why it is valuable for all offensive linemen to learn each position. "I want all my guys to know how to play all five. I think that's the best for their personal development if they want to play in the National Football League, and unless you're the $40 million first-round left tackle, you need to know how to play all five of them," Thornton said. He emphasized the importance of understanding each lineman's role, and if his guys don't understand their roles, he has "failed them as a coach, and they're not going to be fully prepared." By allowing each lineman an opportunity to try each position, Thornton's system may help these players find where their skill set is better suited. "I might have a guy that's playing this position, and if we move them inside or outside, their skillset might be better at that position, and you don't know that until you try that," Thornton said. "Fortunately for us, with the way Coach Freeze manages our practices, it's gonna give us a lot of opportunities to play around and figure out who our best five guys are and what spot they're in." With spring training in session, Thornton expressed his excitement about being a coach on the Plains. "It was great getting out there and working with the guys," Thornton said. "When I walked out there, I had to take a minute and let it soak in... I thought they worked really hard. Obviously, a lot of stuff to clean up, but there's also a ton of good to build off of, so it was fun being out there again." Do you like this story? The Plainsman doesn't accept money from tuition or student fees, and we don't charge a subscription fee. But you can donate to support The Plainsman. Caitlyn Griffin | Sports Writer Caitlyn Griffin is a freshman from Huntsville, Ala. majoring in journalism. She started with The Plainsman in fall 2022. Twitter: @caitlyngrif99

Auburn LB DeMario Tolan has knack ‘smashing stuff,' former LSU teammate says Published: Mar. 02, 2023, 7:00 a.m. ~4 minutes Alabama offensive lineman Tyler Steen (54), quarterback Bryce Young (9), and LSU linebacker DeMario Tolan (32) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. LSU won 32-31 in overtime. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)AP Micah Bakersville didn’t take long to notice DeMario Tolan on the field at LSU. Bakersville, LSU’s top returning tackler last season, was a veteran; last fall was his fifth year with the program, so he’d seen plenty during his time in Baton Rouge, La. Still, Tolan quickly caught his attention as a true freshman last season. It started with a kickoff. Read more Auburn football: Owen Pappoe wants to prove at NFL Combine why he’s nicknamed “The Freak” Limited by calf strain, Eku Leota still hopes to impress at NFL Combine Hugh Freeze assesses the good and the “really bad” from Auburn’s QBs on Day 1 of spring “Just him coming down on kickoffs, smashing stuff — he’s got a real knack for being physical, hitting people,” Bakersville said Wednesday at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. “That’s something I knew about him right off the bat.” The 6-foot-1, 203-pound Tolan appeared in 12 games as a freshman at LSU last season, and while he didn’t make a start at linebacker, he contributed to the rotation at the position and saw time on special teams as part of the Tigers’ kickoff coverage team. The former four-star prospect, who was part of LSU’s 12th-ranked class in 2022, finished his lone season on the bayou with 10 tackles before entering the transfer portal in January. While his time at LSU was short-lived, Tolan’s former fellow linebacker believes the Orlando, Fla., native has a bright future ahead of him. “He’ll fit in well anywhere, you know?” Bakersville said. “He’s a great, talented player who can play. When he gets his opportunity, I know he’s going to run off with it.” That opportunity for Tolan could come at Auburn this season. Tolan relocated to the Plains in January as part of an impressive transfer haul for first-year head coach Hugh Freeze. Tolan was one of a dozen transfer additions for Auburn, which signed the nation’s fifth-ranked portal class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. The former blue-chip recruit got in his first set of practices with his new team this week, as Auburn opened spring practice Monday and returned to the field Wednesday. Tolan is looking to make an impact in a linebacker room that is replacing leading tackle Owen Pappoe while looking for more consistent production from veterans like Cam Riley and Wesley Steiner and adding in another transfer in former Ole Miss linebacker Austin Keys. The opportunity to crack the rotation is there for Tolan this season, even if Freeze and his coaching staff aren’t keeping track of a depth chart this spring. That could be a benefit for someone like Tolan, who will get ample reps over the next six weeks as he adapts to his new team and tries to bring that physical, thumping style of play to the middle of Auburn’s defense. “He’s a great kid; he’s real physical,” Bakersville said. “He has a great twitch to get to the ball—some of the best I’ve ever seen. He’s just got to stay doing what he’s doing, and he’s going to be good.” Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.

Tempo back on the Plains for the Tigers Jason Caldwell 3–4 minutes AUBURN, Alabama—Tempo is back for the Auburn Tigers and it’s a welcome sight on both sides of the ball as Hugh Freeze takes over the program following back-to-back losing seasons. Wanting to get back to being fast and physical, Freeze brought in former Baylor OC Philip Montgomery to run the offense with Ron Roberts leading the defense. The result has been tempo, tempo and more tempo. “Man, it's every period,” defensive lineman Marcus Harrissaid. “Like every team period we have is so fast-paced and up-paced. And it's so different because preparing us and getting us in shape. It's just showing us, like getting us ready for some of our opponents we have to go against this season. “I really, personally, like it because it's getting me back in football shape quicker than usual. It takes normally like a week to get back in football shape. But yesterday I kind of felt like I was getting in football shape toward the end of practice.” Saying that he believes the offense is going to help them beat a lot of defenses because of the tempo, running back Jarquez Hunter added the biggest thing is getting used to the speed of the game. “I mean it's going to take a little bit for everybody,” Hunter said. “Quarterback, O-line, receivers, all just to be on one thing. But we're going to get it eventually because that's going to help us out this season.” It’s something that should help out the Auburn defense as well. Learning a new system this spring, the tempo on offense is forcing the players to get a better feel for things and doing it quicker on the field. “It's teaching us, if we don't have a call, like just line up a play, because a lot of times in practice Monday, we really didn't have a call, but like we had a set call that we'd just go to and just line up and play if everybody didn't get the call,” Harris said. “So it's just teaching us little stuff like that in case we do get in the game against a fast-tempo team.” Tempo is particularly tough for the guys in the secondary because of the running they’re doing throughout the game. Having to be mentally into the game while being tired takes some getting used to, something this spring is helping with. 21COMMENTS “I definitely think it’s a great thing,” Keionte Scott said. “We see tempo a lot in this league and being able to get it from our own offense. Especially at practice most of the time, we’ll end up going faster than some of the teams we’ll play. So that’s a plus for us. “It definitely helps us get ready as far as our defensive line, being able to get them in shape a little bit and getting us in shape. During the tempo, the reason for it is to kinda get you off your brain and have to think fast. So being able to get those reps in practice, that’s a plus for us.” ">247Sports

al.com Ex-Maryland teammate: Auburn getting a ‘dog’ in transfer Mosiah Nasili-Kite Published: Mar. 02, 2023, 3:12 p.m. 3–4 minutes Michigan State tight end Maliq Carr, left, is upended by Maryland defensive lineman Mosiah Nasili-Kite, top, and linebacker Fa'Najae Gotay (9) while running with the ball during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP Jakorian Bennett first crossed paths with Mosiah Nasili-Kite when the two played on opposing defenses at Hutchinson Community College and Independence Community College, respectively, in Kansas. Then they became teammates for three seasons at Maryland. In going from competitors to teammates, the two defenders became something like family; Bennett this week at the NFL Combine said Nasili-Kite is “like a brother” to him. So, who better to dish on what the former Maryland defensive lineman is bringing to Auburn this season than someone who has seen him up close each of the last four years? Read more Auburn football: Derick Hall’s best NFL trait? ‘They pay the guys to get (quarterbacks) on the ground’ Anders Carlson explains how an arm injury cut his Auburn kicking career short New Auburn linebacker DeMario Tolan has a knack for “smashing stuff,” former LSU teammate says “He’s a dog,” Bennett said Thursday in Indianapolis. Bennett, a defensive back out of Mobile who was a standout for Maryland, played three seasons alongside Nasili-Kite, a 6-foot-2, 288-pound defensive lineman who earned All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2020. According to Bennett, the two share a similar mindset since they both took the less conventional route in their college careers. Bennett, a former three-star prospect out of Mobile, didn’t have any serious Division-I offers coming out of McGill-Toolen. So, he opted to go to JUCO, spending two seasons at Hutchinson before transferring to Maryland in 2020. That same year, Nasili-Kite signed with the Terrapins after spending the 2019 season at Independence CC. At Independence, Nasili-Kite had 32 tackles and a sack in his lone season as the program went 8-2. His stint at JUCO was preceded by a year at Washington, where he initially signed in 2018 but didn’t see the field as a freshman. “He just has that different mindset to go out there and just go eat,” Bennett said. At Maryland, Nasili-Kite flourished. In his three seasons with the Terrapins, he tallied 80 tackles, with 14.5 for a loss and nine sacks. He posted four sacks in each of his first two seasons at Maryland, earning honorable mention all-conference recognition in the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign and recording a career-high 37 tackles in 2021. Last season, he had just 26 tackles and one sack in 12 games before transferring to Auburn this offseason. Bennett believes his former teammate will thrive in his new role in the SEC this season, and he’s eager to see how it plays out for Nasili-Kite at Auburn. “He’s just trying to go out there and be dominant, be the most dominant player out there — and he can be,” Bennett said. “He will be.” Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.