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Auburn basketball to play in 2024 Maui Invitational, per report Published: Feb. 02, 2023, 6:23 p.m. 2–3 minutes Head Coach Bruce Pearl during the Men's Basketball game between Texas A&M Aggies and the #15 Auburn Tigers at Neville Arena in Auburn, AL on Wednesday, Jan 25, 2023. Steven Leonard/Auburn TigersSteven Leonard/Auburn Tigers Auburn is heading back to Hawaii. The Tigers are set to return to the Maui Invitational in 2024, according to a report from FanDuel’s Jon Rothstein. While no official announcement has been made, Auburn is expected to be the final team in the eight-team field, joining North Carolina, UConn, Michigan State, Memphis, Iowa State, Colorado and Dayton in the annual nonconference showcase tournament. Read more Auburn basketball: Bruce Pearl saw Allen Flanigan’s season-best performance against Georgia coming No. 25 Auburn steamrolls Georgia with treacherous stretch looming Auburn lands five-star 2024 point guard Tahaad Pettiford Bruce Pearl was asked about the report Thursday afternoon, and while he could not confirm the news, he acknowledged the Tigers have been working to return to the prestigious event. “I don’t know what the status (is) – I know we’re working on it,” Pearl said. “I don’t know what year it is. But I know we’re working on trying to get back to Maui for sure.” Auburn’s return to the Maui Invitational will mark the program’s first time competing in the tournament since the Tigers’ Final Four season in 2018-19. That season, Auburn made the late-November trip to Hawaii to participate in a field that included Duke, Xavier, San Diego State, Iowa State, Illinois, Gonzaga and Arizona. The Tigers went 2-1 during the 2018 Maui Invitational, defeating Xavier before losing to top-ranked Duke in the semifinals and then defeating Arizona in the third-place game. Auburn went on to win 30 games that season, winning the SEC Tournament and making the Final Four for the first time in program history. Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

Why Auburn football's Cadillac Williams wanted USF transfer RB Brian Battie Richard Silva 2–3 minutes AUBURN — When Auburn football recruiting assistant Ty Holder showed Carnell "Cadillac" Williams some film on South Florida transfer Brian Battie, the running backs coach wanted to get him on campus. And on Jan. 9, the Tigers landed a commitment from the 5-foot-8 playmaker out of the backfield. "First of all, the speed, the explosiveness," Williams said of what impressed him about Battie. "But I love the fact that the first guy, he either made him miss or he broke the tackle. The first guy is never going to bring him down or tackle him. And then also, I know he's a smaller guy, but he's a natural runner between the tackles. "Like he's a running back. He is a football player. He's a guy that understands leverage and angles. A guy that's going to break tackles. And he's strong, he's very competitive and he wants to be one of the best. We are getting a complete back that can do it all with him." QUARTERBACK SITUATION:Hugh Freeze on Auburn football adding a transfer QB: 'I'll know more after spring practice' PLAY-CALLING DUTIES:Why Auburn football's Hugh Freeze isn't calling plays for first time as a head coach Battie's father, Tommie, told the Montgomery Advertiser in January that Williams wants to get Battie more involved in the passing game. Battie caught 14 passes for 91 yards at South Florida in 2022. "To me, that'd take our offense to a different level because now you can have a guy like that, put him in the slot or even bring him out the backfield where now he's matched up on guys he's more athletic than. He should win. ... So, if he can add that component ... he becomes even more valuable," Williams said. Battie rushed for 1,186 yards and eight touchdowns in his junior season with the Bulls in 2022. He was also a consensus All-American kick returner as a sophomore, logging 650 yards and three scores on 20 returns. Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18.

Why Auburn coach Hugh Freeze finds lists distracting Updated: Feb. 02, 2023, 4:01 p.m.|Published: Feb. 02, 2023, 3:46 p.m. 4–5 minutes AUBURN, AL - February 02, 2023 - Auburn Head Coach Hugh Freeze during press conference at the Woltosz Football Performance Center in Auburn, AL. Photo by Austin PerrymanAustin Perryman / AU Athletics Hugh Freeze isn’t a fan of lists, particularly the ones that come across his desk at Auburn’s new football complex. Auburn’s first-year coach hasn’t been in his office much since taking over the program at the end of November — the last two months have been consumed by a flurry of recruiting, traveling and staff assembly — but this week he finally got a chance to settle into his new digs as the Tigers turn their attention to preparation for spring practices, which begin Feb. 27. With plenty still to do between now and then, the last thing Freeze wants is a distraction. And to him, that’s what the lists that come his way are representative of. Read more Auburn football: Auburn’s top 2023 offensive recruit signs letter of intent Auburn adds commitment from 2024 in-state cornerback Auburn picks up first commit of 2025 class with Opelika’s Malik Autry “If you’re showing up on a lot of lists, it’s not a good sign,” Freeze said Thursday. “That distracts me, and I don’t care for it very much at all.” The lists—which Freeze refers to as his “distraction lists” — are ultimately about accountability within the program. Players’ names will appear on a list, prepared by other staffers within the building, for various reasons — parking tickets, academic issues and any other infraction or slip-up that can cause disruption or concern. It’s why Freeze hates to see them come across his desk at any point; it just creates one more thing to worry about, and as it stands, the Tigers’ new coach doesn’t have time to spare with a seemingly endless list of things to accomplish this offseason. Freeze made clear that there haven’t been an abundance of names appear on those lists to this point, and he hopes to keep it that way as attention is turned to winter workouts and the lead-up to spring practice. “I don’t understand, man,” Freeze said. “I don’t understand how hard it is to park in the right spot, or to be on time. And I’m not saying that ours are dealing with that a lot right now, but I’d rather it be zero, truthfully.” Especially when Freeze has yet to have an opportunity to sit down with every player for individual meetings and get to know them. His last two months have been a nonstop marathon of recruiting—the early signing period, the first transfer portal window, making inroads with high school programs throughout the state and region, hosting junior day on campus last weekend—and putting together his first staff. Wednesday was his first full day in his office since taking the job, and he hopes to meet one-on-one with players next week as he better familiarizes himself with the roster he inherited as spring practice rapidly approaches. “I’m just listening and watching but looking forward to getting to know our team, truthfully,” Freeze said. “It’s one of the most uncomfortable things about transition right now, and the way you have to recruit is you don’t get to know your guys, so I’m excited to get to know them. Next week will be a big week for that.” As Freeze gets to know his players better, though, they’ll likewise get to know the first-year coach — and certainly his disdain for “distraction lists” — as he tries to rebuild a program that went 11-14 the last two years and implement his vision and the way to go about instilling it. “I just think they’ve got to understand the whole makeup of what it is,” Freeze said. “You’re going to get coached hard, but that doesn’t mean we don’t believe in you. And you can’t blink when something negative happens. We’ve got to play the next play. So again, all of this talk that I’m doing — is it total reality? I don’t know, because I haven’t coached them a single rep yet. But I think what I’m saying to them is truth. “And they’ve been they’ve been incredible to visit with. And I’m being very honest with them, and they’re being honest with me, and I’m excited about spring ball with them.”

Garrett says newcomers will provide a 'huge boost' for Auburn's defensive line Jason Caldwell 5–7 minutes AUBURN, Alabama—While the offensive line has been a big issue for the Auburn Tigers for several seasons because of a lack of depth and recruiting, the defensive line has been a position of strength for the program for much of the last decade. However, that changed during the Bryan Harsin era with transfers following the 2021 season and guys like Derick Hall, Colby Wooden and Eku Leota taking their shot at the NFL. It forced Hugh Freeze and new defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett to hit the ground running to finish off the 2023 recruiting class, not only from the high school ranks but also junior college and the transfer portal. “I think we added some good pieces to the room,” Garrett said. “We added some good depth to the room. We added some experience to the room, and we have some talented young guys as well. I’m just really excited about what we added and I think we added the right people for our culture, guys who are going to come in and work and want to earn their spot. That’s good.” The results were astonishing. When Bryan Harsin was fired on October 31, Auburn had just two defensive line commitments in Wilky Denaud and edge Ashley Williams. Williams later decommited from the Tigers and wound up at Iowa State, leaving just one holdover from Harsin’s recruiting on the defensive line for the entire class. Auburn started the turnaround on the defensive line under interim coach Cadillac Williams when the Tigers got a commitment from 4-star Darron Reed, but things took off when Freeze and Garrett got on the Plains. Adding Brenton Williams, Stephon Johnson and Stephen Johnson from the high school ranks before flipping 4-star FSU commitment Keldric Faulk on signing day, Auburn got a huge head start towards the future with a very solid prep class. They added to that with junior college signee Quientrail Jamison-Travis, but maybe the biggest work was done in the transfer portal. Looking for big, athletic bodies with experience at the highest levels, Auburn added big bodies Justin Rogers from Kentucky, Lawrence Johnson from Purdue, Mosiah Nasili-Kite from Maryland and edge Elijah McAllister from Vanderbilt to provide an opportunity for immediate help up front for the Tigers. “That’s a huge boost,” Garrett said of their experience. “You’re expecting those guys to come in and contribute immediately. The main thing is those guys are coming in and we added to the group already here. We were like ‘let’s build our room that’s a competitive room. Let’s get as good as we can get.’ I want guys coming in knowing ‘I can’t take a day off, I can’t take a play off, because the guy next to me is ready to go also.’ I think that’s how you build a room and build a competition. At the same time, I want those guys to be together. It’s a competition, but we are one unit. When we sub guys in and out, there shouldn’t be any downfall. It should just keep going and being productive.” Competition is the key word for Garrett as he looks to build his defensive line room. That means guys pushing each other everyday to get better. That’s something that should push Auburn’s defensive line towards the ultimate goal of having wave after wave of players ready to go, something that was an issue up front the last two seasons. Far too often under Harsin, Auburn teams ran out of gas in the fourth quarter because of lack of developed depth on the defensive line. Garrett said that’s something that is a big deal to him. “We wanted those guys to be mid-year type guys as much as possible that could get in and learn the system and work,” Garrett said. “It’s just critical to have depth in the SEC. I played in the SEC and if you have guys that are taking 70 snaps or sometimes more in a game, that’s not good. Over the course of the season they’re going to be beat down. You want to have a really good rotation and play as many guys as you can so those guys can play extremely hard and be violent and make plays for you the entire year. That’s the thing I want recruits to see is ‘hey, we’re going to play as many as can play.’ If that’s eight or nine, however many guys that can play, I’ll roll you in and we’ll find a role for you.” 8COMMENTS With spring practices starting on February 27, Garrett said the next order of business is to see what everyone brings to the table on the field. Before that happens, first they have to show it off the field and in the weight room. That’s the first step toward getting into the playing rotation, but sooner or later the cream will rise to the top. That’s what he’s anxious to see. “The first thing I would say, he’s got to show up and put the work in,” Garrett said. “I watch everything. I want to see how they workout. I want to get that report from Dom (Dominic Studzinski) and see their work ethic in the weight room, guys who are willing to strain. Obviously the physical traits, you want guys with some twitch that can create knock-back and be violent and get off blocks. I would say the identity I want to have when you turn on the tape and watch our defensive line is that they play fast, they play physical, and they play together as a unit. The tape don’t lie. I tell the guys that’s our resumé. I want them to put that on display. The guys that do that can play for me.” ">247Sports

247sports.com Auburn's top 2023 recruit good to go for spring practices Nathan King 3–4 minutes AUBURN, Alabama — The biggest fish in Auburn's 2023 class will be ready for spring practices. Early enrollee Keldric Faulk played through a wrist issue his senior season at Highland Home High School, then had minor work done after the year. He'd been in a wrist cast and a sling for the first few weeks of Auburn's winter workouts, but his new defensive line coach said Faulk isn't expected to miss time once spring practices kick off Feb. 27. "He'll be available for practice," Jeremy Garrett said during a chat with reporters Thursday. Faulk was a huge target for Auburn's previous staff but committed to Florida State in July. Once Hugh Freeze and company arrived, though, they picked things back up, as Garrett and Zac Etheridge didn't accept defeat on the No. 9 in-state player. On signing day, just a few weeks after meeting Garrett, Faulk flipped to Auburn and became the top-rated prospect in Freeze's first class. "He’s an Auburn man — we knew that from the beginning," Garrett said. "We just had to give him a reason to fall in love with it again. I felt like he always wanted to be here, we just had to recruit him hard and give him a reason to come. That way he trusts us. The whole staff, the whole building, did a great job of showing his mom and himself and the family that this is the place where he can grow and develop and this is a place that needs you as a cornerstone piece to help build this front.” A top-75 recruit and the No. 10 defensive lineman in the country, per the 247Sports Composite ratings, Faulk clocked in at 6-foot-5 and 270 pounds last month at the Army All-American Bowl. Garrett said he expects the true freshman to play both defensive end and Auburn's new "Jack" pass-rusher spot. "He can play multiple spots," Garrett said. "It's good to have guys who can come in and do both." Auburn can use the all the help it can get along the defensive front in 2023, with pass-rushers Derick Hall, Eku Leota and Marcus Bragg all gone, as is star defensive tackle Colby Wooden. In addition to Faulk, Auburn added former LSU commit Darron Reed in the 2023 class, and also picked up transfers Justin Rogers from Kentucky, Mosiah Nasili-Kite from Maryland and Lawrence Johnson from Purdue. "You want to have a really good rotation and play as many guys as you can so those guys can play extremely hard and be violent and make plays for you the entire year," Garrett said. "That’s the thing I want recruits to see is ‘hey, we’re going to play as many as can play.’ If that’s eight or nine, however many guys that can play, I’ll roll you in and we’ll find a role for you.” *** Subscribe to Auburn Undercover for the latest news and intel, podcasts, recruiting coverage and more*** *** Get Auburn news straight to your inbox with the Auburn Undercover newsletter *** ">247Sports

'Auburn sells itself': Hugh Freeze talks recruiting, culture, spring practice Auburn University Athletics 3–4 minutes AUBURN, Ala. – Three weeks from the start of spring practice, Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze and his assistants are fine-tuning the schemes and systems they'll teach the Tigers beginning Feb. 27. In his first two months on the job, Freeze focused primarily on recruiting, scouring the transfer portal and signing Auburn's 2023 class while making inroads with prospective student-athletes in the classes of '24 and '25. "The one thing I knew about Auburn is I felt like Auburn sells itself," Freeze said. "If it has someone leading with a vision that people can see and buy in. I do think I have a gift to be able to say, 'Here's what my vision is for you individually and for us collectively as the Auburn football family.' "If you can get them campus, to come and see, I think they can sense the energy and a feel about this place that is attractive to a lot of players. I come in with a pretty strong belief that we can get something done." When assembling his staff, Freeze hired assistants whose strengths complement the areas in which he says he needs help. "One of the things that I do feel very strongly about is the ability to take a group of people, formulate a staff, and say this is the direction we're going in," he said. "It only works if we all are talking alike, believing the same, and are moving in that same direction. "One of the reasons we've been able to turn programs around really fast is because of that." When it's time to install Auburn's offense and defense, Freeze will prioritize quality over quantity. "I don't care if we have just three install days and the rest are just us getting better at those three things," said Freeze, echoing the same theme on defense. "I don't care if we get two fronts in. Let's get all of those things down and let's go get the ball and take the ball away. Defensively, we must play hard, we must be physical and we must tackle well." It's been nonstop since day one, but nothing new for someone who grew up on a Mississippi dairy farm, milking cows 365 mornings each year while playing sports after school. "Never took a break," he said. "I guess that's why I'm a morning guy now. I don't like staying up late at night and I get up really early in morning. We learned hard work. I value the lessons that I learned." During a recent team meeting Freeze challenged the Tigers to be about team success over individual rewards. "You have to decide what your identity is going to be," he said. "If you don't get this settled, it's going to be a wrestling match that wins against you time and time again, if your identity is only tied up in what I do or what I get. "I'm praying and hoping that we can make Auburn different to where the culture we cultivate here, and their value and identity, is gotten from who they're becoming on the journey." 'I come in with a pretty strong belief that we can get something done' Jeff Shearer is a Senior Writer at AuburnTigers.com. Follow him on Twitter: @jeff_shearer

Hugh Freeze’s play-calling days aren’t behind him just yet Updated: Feb. 02, 2023, 4:29 p.m.|Published: Feb. 02, 2023, 4:26 p.m. 6–7 minutes Hugh Freeze will have some help when it comes to calling Auburn’s offense this fall, but the Tigers’ new head coach isn’t completing ceding play-calling duties entering Year 1. During his introductory press conference in late November, Freeze entertained the idea of giving up play-calling as he takes over on the Plains, and while new offensive coordinator Philip Montgomery will handle primary play-calling duties for Auburn, Freeze will still have a say — particularly in certain situations. Read more Auburn football: Why Hugh Freeze finds lists distracting Auburn’s top 2023 offensive recruit signs letter of intent Auburn adds commitment from 2024 in-state cornerback “I’m still going to call a share of them, depending on what that looks like — probably more in the warp-tempo world,” Freeze said Thursday. “We really don’t know exactly what it looks like, but I know that I have great confidence in Philip as a play-caller, and I have great confidence in he and Kent (Austin, offensive analyst) and Jake (Thornton, offensive line coach) and Ben (Aigamaua, tight ends coach) and Cadillac (Williams, running backs coach) and Marcus (Davis, wide receivers coach) and those guys that we brought to help formulate a gameplan, should I need to be elsewhere making sure that our program is right.” Freeze is prioritizing the other aspects of being a head coach in the current landscape of college football, particularly as it pertains to recruiting, NIL and overseeing the day-to-day of the program as he works to rebuild it and implement his culture. He doesn’t believe it’s in the best interest of the program for him to have complete control of the offense — not with so many other responsibilities on his plate — but as a career play-caller dating back to his days as a high school coach in Tennessee, it’s understandable that Freeze would have a hard time completely letting go of that aspect of the job, even with a veteran play-caller like Montgomery overseeing the offense. Montgomery, who was Tulsa’s head coach for the last eight seasons and before that was a successful coordinator at Baylor under Art Briles, had discussions with Freeze about their dynamic before accepting the job. The two share similar offensive philosophies, which helps, and as a former head coach himself, Montgomery has a perspective that has been shaped by the understanding of what that role entails compared to being solely an offensive coordinator. “As we sat down and started talking about all of those scenarios and what that looked like, I think that’s why it was important for him to find somebody that had the same mindsets that he did, the same type of philosophy background that he had, to try to make that transition as smoothly as possible,” Montgomery said. “And so those conversations went really well for us, and we were able to kind of build and move forward from there.” The two clicked pretty quickly during those conversations, and Montgomery jumped on board as Auburn’s offensive coordinator, bringing with him 29 years of experience on that side of the ball, including eight as a college coordinator and eight more as a head coach. “I think we’re all a product of our experiences, and then obviously Philip having a vast amount of those is always helpful,” Freeze said. “…When you’re the primary play-caller, there’s a lot of times you feel like you need to be on the defensive channel, as a head coach and aware of, oh, we need a timeout here. But you’re also torn because you need to be on the headset saying, ‘Guys, what the heck are we going to do on the next series to fix this?’ So, I think, obviously Philip’s experiences are great, but ultimately the game management part rests on me, and I think that will also help me be more in-tune in the moment of things we need to do, we really need to slow this down. Sometimes, when you’re the play-caller and you feel like, ‘Look, I know what we can do right now,’ that doesn’t necessarily mean that’s what’s best for the entire team. “I think that I — when you’re calling it and you feel like this is what’s best for us to move the ball, is that the best thing for the team at that moment? I’m not sure. So, I think his experience is going to be helpful, but also I just think that’s another positive of me having people that have a great ability to do that.” While Montgomery will handle primary play-calling and Freeze will have his areas and moments of specific decision-making on that front, the two expect to be on the same page with their offensive approach for Auburn this season. “I think Coach and I have the same philosophy now because there’s going to be opportunities where we want to call like our hair’s on fire,” Montgomery said. “And there’s going to be other opportunities where we want to be able to control the tempo.” Of course, there will be a learning curve as the two familiarize themselves with each others’ offensive philosophies and try to mesh their systems to create Auburn’s scheme for the upcoming season. “Philip and I are trying to marry two systems — they’re very similar, we believe in the same things, but it’s a lot of different ways to get to them, and a lot of different things to call them,” Freeze said. “Somebody’s got to learn a new world, and I truthfully have called the offense that we’ve run pretty much the same verbiage since I was a high school coach, and so you’re taking 30 years of me calling this ‘cat,’ and he wants to call it ‘dog,’ which I’m really open, believe it or not. I’m really open to new ways. I just want to do what’s best, but it is a learning curve.” Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

AOC, Ilhan Omar Call Out Republican Racism in Fiery Speeches Ryan Bort 7–9 minutes Skip to main content AOC, Ilhan Omar Call Out Republican Racism in Fiery Floor Speeches It's not a huge secret why the GOP kicked the Minnesota representative off the Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., conducts a news conference with Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., on being removed from committees assignments, in the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty Images The House of Representatives voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday. The final tally was 218-211, with one member voting present. The vote was largely seen as revenge for Democrats electing to strip Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) of their committee assignments for suggesting violent action be taken against their political opponents. The vote didn’t stop Democrats from going to bat for their colleague, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) pinpointing the real reason for the vote during a fiery speech on the House floor. “One of the disgusting legacies after 9/11 has been the targeting and racism against Muslim-Americans throughout the United States of America, and this is an extension of that legacy,” she said. “There is nothing consistent with the Republican Party’s continued attacks, except for the racism and incitement of violence against women of color in this body.” “Don’t tell me this is about consistency,” she continued. “Don’t tell me this is about a condemnation of antisemitic remarks when you have a member of the Republican caucus who has talked about Jewish space lasers and other tropes and also elevated her to some of the highest committee assignments in this body. This is about targeting women of color in the United States of America.” AOC is referring to Greene, who despite pushing antisemitic tropes — including the idea that a satellite funded by a Jewish family is responsible for the California wildfires — has been embraced by Republican leadership and given plum committee assignments. She also called out the GOP for elevating Gosar, who in 2021 posted a video depicting AOC’s murder. Republicans have tried to argue that the move to boot Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee is related to her past criticism of Israel. Omar in 2019 tweeted “It’s all about the Benjamins baby” in trying to explain why politicians are so committed to defending Israel. She later wrote “AIPAC!” in response to a tweet asking her who she thinks is giving politicians money to support Israel, referring to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a pro-Israel lobbying group. Omar was accused of antisemitism, prompting her to apologize “unequivocally.” On Thursday, Omar signed onto a resolution recognizing Israel as a “legitimate” ally of the United States. Editor’s picks House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said earlier this week that it would be “dangerous” for Omar to continue to serve on the committee, while misrepresenting Omar’s past comments. Trending Omar also spoke in her own defense on Thursday. “There is an idea that you are a suspect if you are an immigrant or if you are from certain parts of the world or a certain skin tone or a Muslim,” she said. “It is no accident that members of the Republican Party accused the first Black president, Barack Obama, of being a secret Muslim. It is no accident that former President Donald Trump led a birther movement that falsely claimed he was born in Kenya. To them, falsely labeling the first and only [Black] president a Muslim and African immigrant somehow made him less America. Well, I am Muslim. I am an immigrant and, interestingly, from Africa. It anyone surprised that I am being targeted?” “I will continue to speak up, because representation matters,” Omar said.

really? you a trump guy and YOU loved him and crowed about how wonderful he was. you gave him a pass on so many things and called us nothing more than being partisan and seeing things that were not there. rape. stealing from charities. insulting the handicap. insulting POW's. insulting five star families and a son who gave his life to save his squad winning the medal of honor. lets he did not pay his bills and forced small american business folks to go under. he uses religion as a tool and nothing more. my point is biden will never be anything like trump and the way you dig up stuff on biden when you fully supported trump is laughable at best. it is a bad look. they all have baggage but trump was the oscar winner in that and yet you give him a pass tho you claim to admit NOW he is a crook. you are not being reasonable you are just another partisan shill slinging crap at everyone when you are sitting in your own much bigger pile you and trump made. because make no mistake YOU enabled trump and did so for years. you argued in bad faith for a long time taking up for trump when you knew in your heart what a piece of crap he was and even though you finally admitted trump was scum you still try to make biden out as worse. that is what we call a really bad look. and i have not even touched on trumps racism yet. they are miles apart.....................

that hate for biden is gonna give you a stroke................lol

another cat i do not like. he plays too loosely with the truth. that being said i believe now and or at least one time he became more popular than hannity.

just thinking out loud i wonder if golf will be in the book as it is around his time frame i believe. golf is laid back and funny but i can see him knocking the hell outta folks on the practice fields or even a real game.

i looked this up on amazon and it is written by an auburn grad. and i cannot wait to hear what all henley says in the book.i am told he is probably the funniest if not one of the funniest men to ever play football at auburn. i want his auto and they have one on ebay but there is no verification it is legit so i am wary of it. did you happen to hear how bo used to play ping pong? it was in the last folk hero and the info is eye popping but would be hard to explain in polite company.lol if you are interested or i have not already told you let me know and i will message a short version. i think you would laugh........

Auburn Football New book ‘Teammates for Life’ tells story of Auburn’s 1972 ‘Amazin’s’ Published: Feb. 02, 2023, 6:00 a.m. Auburn's Bill Newton (56) blocks one of two Alabama punts during the 1972 Iron Bowl, both of which teammate David Langner returned for fourth-quarter touchdowns in a 17-16 Tigers victory. The game was immortalized as "Punt Bama Punt."Alabama Media Group Signed-in readers now can bookmark stories to read later. NEW! By Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com A recently published book tells the story of one of the most-glorious — and unexpected — seasons in Auburn football history. Jeff Miller’s “Teammates for Life: The Inspiring Story of Auburn University’s Unbelievable, Unforgettable and Utterly Amazin’ 1972 Football Team, Then and Now,” hit shelves in late November. Miller — an Auburn graduate and veteran sportswriter who has worked for The Huntsville Times, among other stops — will sign copies of the book at Fairhope’s Page and Palette at 6 p.m. Thursday. Miller has written in the past about football at Army, in Texas and in the professional ranks, but for his fifth book decided to tackle a subject close to the heart of generations of Auburn fans. Led by stars such as running back Terry Henley, quarterback Randy Walls, defensive linemen Danny Sanspree, Benny Sivley and Bill Newton and defensive back David Langner, Ralph “Shug” Jordan’s 1972 team — dubbed “The Amazin’s” — is among the most beloved in the school’s 100-plus-year football history. “That team really was a victory of the human spirit,” Miller told AL.com this week. “Auburn has the ‘Auburn Creed,’ which begins ‘I believe in work, hard work’ and that really was the formula for success for this team. Running the same plays over and over and over again. It was just a matter of repetition. Their philosophy was ‘When we get in games, nobody has outworked us in practice, and we can impose our will on opponents.’ That was really the simple key to victory for them.” Miller enrolled at Auburn in the fall of 1973, which means he just missed witnessing the exploits of the 1972 team in-person. A year after the departure of Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Pat Sullivan, All-America receiver Terry Beasley and other stars, the Tigers of 50 seasons ago pulled off a series of improbable victories on their way to a 10-1 finish and No. 7 final national ranking. Picked to finish sixth in the 10-team SEC in the preseason, Auburn beat No. 4 Tennessee 10-6 in late September, then knocked off nationally ranked Ole Miss a week later. The season culminated with a 17-16 victory over No. 2 Alabama in the Iron Bowl, the game immortalized as “Punt Bama Punt.” “I arrived as a freshman in the fall of ‘73, and Auburn proceeded to lose the next nine in a row against Alabama,” said Miller, a New Jersey native. “Not many of them were close. At times, it seemed like Auburn might never beat Alabama again in football. So that game in my mind’s eye just grew exponentially. “I’m not from the South. So when I got there, I really didn’t know the details. I knew they won the game. But soon after, I learned the details of 17-16. For years, I thought this would be this would be something to write about. And then maybe four or five years ago, I determined that if I was ever going to do that, I needed to have it done in time for the 50th anniversary of the game, and I barely got that done.” The 1972 Iron Bowl is among the most glorious victories in Auburn history, and until the “Kick Six” in 2013 arguably the most improbable. The Tigers gained just 80 yards of total offense that day at Legion Field in Birmingham against a Crimson Tide team that had already clinched the SEC championship, but Newton blocked two punts — and Langner returned the both for touchdowns as Auburn rallied from a 16-3 deficit in the final six minutes. The stunning upset came on the heels of an off-the-cuff dig at Auburn’s agrarian heritage by legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant at a meeting of the Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club the previous week. Asked one too many times about an upcoming matchup with Texas in the Cotton Bowl, an exasperated Bryant blurted out “I’d rather beat the cow college than beat Texas 10 times.” Bryant’s insult, still felt more than 50 years later by many Auburn fans, was a galvanizing moment for the 1972 team, Miller said. Though the two reporters at the event — Alf Van Hoose of the Birmingham News and Bob Phillips of the Post-Herald — buried Bryant’s “cow college” remark within stories largely focused on Texas, the message still got through to the Tigers. “In those days, the Birmingham News, you could get home delivery in Auburn. They would have those papers in the lounge at the athletic dorm, Sewell Hall,” Miller said. “Terry Henley, of course, seized upon that and made it a rallying cry. It kind of was the kick in the pants motivation just before that game.” Miller interviewed dozens of members of the 1972 Tigers for “Teammates for Life,” as well as close relatives of many who are no longer living. Among those he talked extensively with are Ralph Jordan Jr. — the coach’s son — and several family members of Langner, who died of cancer in 2014. The heartbeat of the story is Jordan, the consummate “Auburn man” who by 1972 had been head coach at his alma mater for more than 20 years (he died from leukemia in 1980 at age 69, five years after retiring from coaching). A walk-on who became a three-sport standout with the Tigers in the early 1930s, Jordan populated the Auburn roster with players a lot like himself, Miller said. “Coach Jordan served in World War II and earned a Purple Heart, but as his son told me, he didn’t really like to talk about all that stuff,” Miller said. “But it was obviously a pivotal experience in his life. … Auburn was known as a welcoming program for walk-ons. Bill Newton was a walk-on, Gardner Jett, the kicker, was a walk-on. It goes back to coach Jordan himself being a walk-on, being able to show that kind of appreciation and compassion for somebody who went through all those head-busting drills for four years.” In addition to his signing on Thursday in Fairhope, Miller will also appear at Read Herring (also known as New South Books) in Montgomery at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 and at Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers from 10 a.m.-noon on Feb. 11. The latter appearance will also include former Auburn athletics director David Housel — who wrote the foreword for “Teammates for Life” — signing copies of his popular book, “From the Back Booth at Chappy’s.” Creg Stephenson has worked for AL.com since 2010 and has covered college football for a variety of publications since 1994. Contact him at cstephenson@al.com or follow him on Twitter at @CregStephenson. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one o

Bruce Pearl saw Allen Flanigan’s season-best performance vs. Georgia coming Published: Feb. 02, 2023, 8:00 a.m. 4–5 minutes Allen Flanigan (22) during the game between the Georgia Buldogs and the #25 Auburn Tigers at Neville Arena in Auburn, AL on Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023. Zach Bland/Auburn TigersZach Bland/Auburn Tigers Bruce Pearl sent Allen Flanigan a text Tuesday night. The Auburn coach had an inkling, and he wanted to share it with his senior wing. Pearl had a gut feeling that Flanigan was going to come through big for No. 25 Auburn in its rematch against Georgia at Neville Arena. “You’re going to have a bunch of points,” Pearl told Flanigan. “You’re going to have a bunch of rebounds. You’re going to play great defense, and you’re not going to turn the ball over.” Read more Auburn basketball: No. 25 Auburn steamrolls Georgia with treacherous stretch looming Rewinding Auburn’s blowout win against Georgia Auburn lands five-star 2024 point guard Tahaad Pettiford Pearl’s premonition wasn’t spot-on — not quite, but it largely came to fruition during the Tigers’ 94-73 flattening of the Bulldogs on Wednesday night. Flanigan scored a season- and game-high 22 points against Georgia, and while he grabbed only one rebound, he committed zero turnovers and played strong defense, coming up with two of the team’s eight steals in a must-have game for Auburn. “I love it when I’m right,” Pearl said. While Pearl went 3-of-4 on his predictions for Flanigan, the 6-foot-6 senior was even more efficient than that when it came to his scoring. He finished 8-of-10 from the floor, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc, and he didn’t miss a shot attempt after halftime, going 5-of-5 from the field, 2-of-2 from deep and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line in the second half. Along with his proficient shooting from 3-point range—which matched Wendell Green Jr.’s clip from deep against Georgia — Flanigan’s explosive athleticism was on display. He threw down three dunks on the night, including an alley-oop from Green off a steal early in the first half and another lob from Green with 6:43 left in the game to put Auburn ahead by 26. Not only was it a season high for Flanigan, eclipsing the 18 he scored against South Florida in nonconference action and against Arkansas last month, but it was his highest-scoring performance since he dropped 22 against Mississippi State in the final game of his sophomore campaign during the 2020-21 season. It was also two off his career high of 24, which he had against South Carolina as a sophomore. In other words, it was Flanigan’s best offensive night since the Achilles injury he sustained in the preseason heading into his junior year. Wednesday was Flanigan’s second straight game in double figures, and it continued a relatively consistent stretch of play for the senior since the calendar flipped to 2023—beginning with Auburn’s trip to Georgia on Jan. 4. During that nine-game stretch, Flanigan has averaged 11.3 points per game on 50.6 percent shooting, including 37.5 percent from beyond the arc. He has also pulled down 5.4 rebounds per game while being one of Auburn’s best defensive rebounders. More than just returning to form after that Achilles injury derailed most of his junior campaign, Flanigan has reemerged as a crucial piece for an Auburn team that finds strength in its depth. Flanigan isn’t quite in double figures for the season — averaging 9.4 points per game — but he has been able to provide another scoring punch behind the Tigers’ trio of double-figure scorers: Green (13.8), Johni Broome (13.6) and Jaylin Williams (10.8). He has also settled into the starting role at the three after being inserted into the lineup following Chris Moore’s shoulder injury last month. “When Al plays with that kind of rhythm and tempo, right? And plays without a turnover, and he does things inside and out and defensively, (he can be a factor),” Pearl said. 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.

Auburn basketball dismantled Georgia: Will it carry over with Tennessee, A&M and Alabama ahead? Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser 4–5 minutes AUBURN — It's almost like the circumstances surrounding Auburn basketball's game against Georgia on Wednesday were opposite of the first matchup between the two teams. The Tigers first played Georgia this season on Jan. 4. Auburn traveled to Stegeman Coliseum in hopes of securing their second straight SEC win to begin conference play after outlasting Florida the game prior. Instead of stringing together a couple of victories, though, the Bulldogs humbled the Tigers, sending them home with a 76-64 loss. The response from coach Bruce Pearl's team couldn't have been much better. Auburn rattled off five straight wins, including three on the road, following the loss in Athens. The Tigers then stumbled, however, dropping two straight contests for the first time since November 2020. RECRUITING:5-star PG Tahaad Pettiford commits to Bruce Pearl, Auburn basketball BEATING GEORGIA:Johni Broome dominates as Auburn basketball gets revenge with win over Georgia That led Auburn to Wednesday's matchup with Georgia for the second time this season. With the threat of losing three consecutive games looming, the Tigers had arguably their best showing of the season, demolishing the Bulldogs en route to a 94-73 win in Neville Arena. It's the highest point total Auburn has logged all season. The loss against Georgia earlier in the month propelled Auburn to its best stretch of the season so far. Conversely, can a dominant win against the Bulldogs do something similar? Pearl better hope so. The Tigers are tasked with going to play Tennessee in Knoxville, Texas A&M in College Station and Alabama in Neville Arena in their next three games. The Vols, despite losing to Florida and Pearl's protégé Todd Golden on Wednesday, are ranked No. 2 in the nation and are 10-1 at home this season. The Aggies are threatening, too, proving that with a win over Auburn in Neville Arena on Jan. 25. And the Crimson Tide, despite recently getting walloped by Oklahoma, is as dangerous as any team in the country when freshman phenom Brandon Miller has it going. "We've got to beat the teams that we can and pick off some (other) ones (where) we're going to be an underdog," Pearl said of his team's goals through the final portion of the regular season. "We've got nine games left, and we're probably going to be a dog in six of them. Auburn Tigers guard Wendell Green Jr. (1) goes up for a layup as Auburn Tigers takes on Georgia Bulldogs at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala., on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2023. Auburn Tigers lead Georgia Bulldogs 42-24. "We've got to win the ones we're supposed to win and can win, and then we've got to see if we can pick off a couple that are going to be really, really hard to get, starting Saturday at Tennessee, which is going to be tough. They've just been blowing people out at home, playing great." This final stretch of the season − starting with Texas A&M on Jan. 25 and running through the schedule's final game − was always going to be what defined Auburn's 2022-23 campaign. The Tigers have largely won the games they've been supposed to win. But beyond that, it's now time to see if they can channel some of the positive energy built against Georgia into some late-season upsets. “Everybody knew that we got Tennessee on Saturday, but I feel like the guys and myself had to come out and put on a show today in order to prepare for that game," said Johni Broome, who had 19 points and 18 rebounds against the Bulldogs. "We knew we couldn’t come out and play around with Georgia. "And now we’re getting our eyes on Tennessee.” Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18. This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: How Auburn basketball can use its win over Georgia to generate momentum

California police fatally shoot double amputee, raising the question: Was lethal force justified? Marquise Francis·National Reporter Wed, February 1, 2023 at 5:38 PM CST 6–8 minutes A frame of video showing two Huntington Park Police officers pointing their guns at 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr., a double amputee, moments before he was shot and killed by police. (via Twitter/Mike Sington) A Los Angeles County police department is facing intense criticism this week after a video surfaced on social media of two officers fatally shooting a double amputee moving away from them. The short video showed the 36-year-old Black man, Anthony Lowe Jr., missing the bottom halves of both legs, holding a knife but leaving his wheelchair and shuffling away from the officers. Jeffrey Fagan, a Columbia University law professor who is an expert on policing, told Yahoo News in an email that the details of the case call into question whether the use of lethal force was warranted. “It's hard to imagine that the police couldn’t disarm a man in a wheelchair with either a Taser or some other less lethal force,” Fagan said. “Police often observe a ‘20-foot rule’ as the zone around a suspect when they are free from danger, and that they are in danger within that zone. ... I think most reasonable people would have thought the police had overstated the threat and were using an unreasonable level of force.” The family of double amputee Anthony Lowe Jr. is demanding answers as to why Huntington Park police officers shot and killed a man whose lower legs were amputated last year. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times) According to police, the Huntington Park, Calif., officers responded to a stabbing incident last Thursday afternoon in which the victim suffered a collapsed lung and internal bleeding. The victim claimed that a suspect matching Lowe’s description stabbed him and fled in his wheelchair. The responding officers said they identified Lowe as the suspect and attempted to apprehend him. The police statement said they tased Lowe twice after he resisted detainment, “but the deployment of the Taser was ineffective.” The two officers eventually fired about 10 rounds at Lowe, according to the Huntington Park Police Department’s Lt. Hugo Reynaga, who told the Los Angeles Times that the incident was under investigation. Lowe’s family doesn’t accept the police explanation and they are pushing for the officers to be charged in his death. Lowe’s sister Yatoya Toy told the Times that his legs were amputated “after an altercation with law enforcement in Texas, and that the family also has questions about that incident.” “Something is not right with this situation,” another sister, Tatiana Jackson, told the paper about Lowe, a father of two. “My daughter is 4, and she adores him. It’s going to break my heart to let her know.” Family and friends of Anthony Lowe. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) “They murdered my son, in a wheelchair with no legs,” Lowe’s mother, Dorothy Lowe, said Monday at a press conference. “They do need to do something about it.” The department did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Yahoo News, but in an official statement said that authorities “recognize the impact on the community and the families” that the shooting may have caused and ensure a “comprehensive investigation” with transparency and integrity. But critics are skeptical of the police account, particularly after other high-profile incidents in which police killed other Black men and exaggerated the threat posed by them. Last Friday, the city of Memphis released a shocking video of police officers fatally beating 29-year-old Black man Tyre Nichols. The police report had said Nichols tried to fight with officers, but the video showed him complying with their requests and growing increasingly limp as the physical abuse continued. In the Huntington Park shooting, the police statement said Lowe twice tried to throw the knife at officers. But Reynaga told the Times that Lowe “did not throw the knife ultimately, but he made the motion multiple times over his head like he was going to throw the knife.” Keyenie Jackson, in red hoodie, center, sister of Anthony Lowe, comforts Arian Lowe, 15, daughter of Anthony Lowe, Jan. 30. (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times) Local activists feel the inconsistency is part of an attempt to make Lowe seem like a bigger threat to the officers than he was. “Anthony was brutally executed by Huntington Park police officers last Thursday in an attack that was vicious and cowardly,” Cliff Smith, an organizer with the Coalition for Community Control Over the Police, said at Monday’s press conference, adding that community members don’t have confidence in the investigation. “Anthony has a strong family, and we’re here to stand with his family to fight for justice.” The brief cellphone footage of the police chasing Lowe does not capture the shooting, and details about the incident are scarce. Reynaga said the names of the officers would be released in the coming days. He said Huntington Park officers don’t wear body cameras. “The video is only one piece of the investigative process,” Keith Taylor, a 23-year NYPD veteran and adjunct professor at CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, told Yahoo News. The Huntington Park Police Department is under heavy criticism for the police-involved killing of Anthony Lowe Jr. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) Taylor noted that questions about where Lowe was running and who else he could have been running towards remain unanswered. “If officers are using lethal force, in their minds, they have to believe that they or someone else is in imminent danger of serious physical injury or death,” he said. “That’s standard throughout the country. The investigation has to look at videos, witnesses and officers, themselves, as to why their thought process had to use that level of force to stop the individual with a knife.” The nonprofit Mapping Police Violence released a report this week that found police killed 1,192 people in 2022, more than any year in the past decade. The report also claimed that many of these killings could have been avoided by changing law enforcement’s approach to such encounters, such as sending mental health providers to certain 911 calls. _____

What Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze said he'd like to accomplish before spring practice Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser 4–5 minutes AUBURN — Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze's world has been spinning since he got hired in November. He arrived 24 days ahead of the early signing period and recently hosted dozens of players from the classes of 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027 during Auburn's Junior Day last Saturday. The Tigers have also brought in 12 transfers since he got the job, plus an additional two from junior college. All the while, he's been building his inaugural staff. Now is the time for the foot to come off the gas a bit, right? An opportunity to get a few weeks off to reset before spring practice begins. Wrong. Freeze revealed last week that Auburn's spring practice starts Feb. 27. The work to get ready for those 15 practice sessions begins now. "We’re going to have to grind some in February," Freeze told reporters last week. "Normally, you try to take a little dead period in February to give us a break from what we’ve gone through, but we can’t do that ... we’ll have to get after it in February." Here are a few items Freeze identified he'd like to accomplish before spring practice begins. RECRUITING:What Thompson QB Trent Seaborn, Antwann Hill said about Auburn football at Junior Day QUARTERBACKS:Why Hugh Freeze said he wonders if Auburn football's 2023 quarterback is already on campus SPRING PRACTICE:When does Auburn football start spring practice? Hugh Freeze reveals start date Assess the incoming transfers Freeze's comments last week came in his first interaction with the media since Auburn added its 12 transfers. When asked to give his thoughts on the transfer class, he was candid. "I don't know yet. I wish I did," Freeze said. "I mean, I obviously liked them to sign them, but I have not (had the chance to truly evaluate them). I'm so excited just to get in the office next week and be at a workout and be around our players." Those newcomers from the portal include offensive linemen Gunner Britton (Western Kentucky), Avery Jones (ECU) and Dillon Wade (Tulsa), defensive linemen Lawrence Johnson (Purdue), Mosiah Nasili-Kite (Maryland) and Justin Rogers (Kentucky), linebackers Austin Keys (Ole Miss) and DeMario Tolan (LSU), edge Elijah McAllister (Vanderbilt), running back Brian Battie (South Florida), wide receiver Nick Mardner (Cincinnati) and tight end Rivaldo Fairweather (Florida International). Install new offensive, defensive systems There are only two holdovers from the last regime on the coaching staff, and neither of those retentions − running backs coach Carnell "Cadillac" Williams and safeties coach Zac Etheridge − are coordinators. Freeze hired Philip Montgomery to run the offense and Ron Roberts to handle his defense in December. Two new coordinators means two new schemes to work in. And Freeze is sure to have his fingerprints on the offense, which adds another wrinkle of complication, even though he said he's handing playcalling duties on that side of the ball to Montgomery. "It’s going to be normal practice," Freeze said of spring ball. "It’s just going to make our February pretty stressful trying to get everything installed with new staff on both sides. It’s such a fast turnaround." Freeze conceded everything won't be able to get installed in time, which he said was "fine," but he also added that the Tigers "better get good at something." 'Get to know' his roster Even something as simple as getting to know players returning from last season has been a challenge for Freeze. He explained how that opportunity "hasn't existed yet" because he's been out recruiting so often. He described it as "something I've got to dive into next week, fast." "I've got to get to know our team and see who struggles with what and who succeeds at what and who we can count on when things get tough," Freeze said. "I'm looking forward to that a lot." Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18. This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Hugh Freeze: Auburn football coach to-do list before spring practice

i posted a video or article this morning that has all of cobbs stats in high school and they are eye popping to me. i think he will be better but i admit i am a novice for the most part. they say he might be a better receiver than running back and he has track speed. and what a hundred TD's rushing and 25 more receiving touchdowns or something like that. some compare him to tre and tre was a warrior and played with heart. i know the transition from high school to college is huge but if he takes that next step holy cow! and i think Jarquez is underrated. plus out line can be no worse and i think we got some good folks for the o line.

No sweep: Broome, Tigers brush off Bulldogs Mark Murphy 6–7 minutes AUBURN, Alabama–Johni Broome dominated play inside and got plenty of scoring support from his teammates as the Auburn Tigers avenged an earlier loss to Georgia with a 94-73 SEC basketball victory on Wednesday night at Neville Arena. Broome scored 19 points and pulled in season-high 18 rebounds for the Tigers. Broome hit 8-11 field goals and finished with seven offensive rebounds, plus 11 on the defensive boards. Auburn pulled in 37 rebounds, 10 more than the visitors. The Tigers dominated the points in the paint 48-18 on the way to scoring a season-high total of 94 points. Broome's rebound total was the most in a SEC game for an Auburn player since Walker Kessler grabbed 19 at Arkansas in overtime on Feb. 8, 2022. It was also tied as the third-most rebounds in a single game in the Pearl Era. Combined with an Auburn season-low five turnovers the Tigers weren’t threatened even though the Bulldogs got hot from three-point range in the second half, making 10-19 in the period and 14-34 for the game. Auburn got 22 points from Allen Flanigan, who hit 8-10 field goals. It was a season-high for the senior forward, who helped the Tigers improve to 17-5 overall and 7-2 in the SEC. “When Al plays with that kind of rhythm and tempo, he plays without a turnover, and he does things inside-and-out defensively (the results are strong)," Coach Bruce Pearl said. "I actually texted him last night that he was going to have a big one. I said, ‘You will have a bunch of points and a bunch of rebounds. You are going to play great defense and you are not going to turn the ball over.’ And, I love it when I'm right.” Wendell Green finished with 18 points and six assists, and the fourth Tiger in double figures, K.D. Johnson, came off the bench to score 13 points. When Green was on the court the Tigers outscored the Bulldogs by 18 points, making the junior guard the plus/minus leader. For the game the Tigers outscored UGA 20-10 in points off of turnovers, which Pearl said was one of the keys to the victory. "It was a good win," Pearl said. "They were better than us in January. It is a good sign we have made progress." Dylan Cardwell added eight points and five rebounds off the bench. "We absolutely dominated the post position tonight," Pearl said. Broome said Auburn's 12-point loss to Georgia in game two of the SEC season was on the mind of the players on Wednesday night. “We knew we let that game slip. That was a game we were supposed to get, but you know, it happens. It’s a part of basketball. They came out ready to go so we knew today, on our homecourt, we had to come out there and show what we were supposed to do.” Georgia scored the first points, but after that the first half belonged to the Tigers, who led 42-24 at the break on the strength of a 17-0 run. Pearl said the run was a result of sticking with the defensive game plan and running the offense more efficiently than the Tigers have a times this season. Broome led the charge with 13 points and 12 rebounds in the half as the Tigers out-rebounded the Bulldogs 23-14 in the period. Allen Flanigan attacks the basket vs. Georgia. (Photo: Greg McWilliams, Inside the Auburn Tigers, 247Sports) Green scored 11 points in the first half while Flanigan added nine points as the Tigers hit 45.5 percent of their field goals, 4-14 threes and 8-11 free throws. The Tigers helped build the lead by turning the ball over only twice in the half while Georgia turned the ball over eight times. The Bulldogs hit 31.8 percent of their first half field goals and were 4-15 from three and 6-9 at the foul line. In the second half the defense left something to be desired for both teams. Auburn scored 52 points in the period, but gave up 49. For the game the Tigers shot 56.3 percent to 44.2 percent for Georgia. Auburn made 9-25 threes and 13-21 free throws. UGA hit 13-19 free throws. Pearl said he really liked finishing the game with 22 assists and just five turnovers. "We watched a lot of film this week and we broke down a lot of our transition, and we held our guys accountable saying look, this is not a good shot," he said. "This is not a good decision to take it one-on-three, we don't have any numbers here. "To the kids' credit, they really listened and recognized and then when we run something -- it doesn't matter what we run, but just run something. If we don't have numbers, pull it out and run something. You're going to get a better shot, you're going to get in better rebounding position, and we're not going to turn the ball over. As a result, we were able to do that. Now, again, Tennessee will climb all in us and pressure and make it really hard for us to run our stuff. Georgia doesn't turn you over much." Georgia got 20 points from Mardrez McBride, who got hot from three-point range hitting 6-9 for 20 points. However, the guards who led UGA to a 76-64 victory at Athens, Terry Roberts and Kario Oquendo, were held in check. Roberts hit 2-5 field goals and scored seven points. Oquendo hit 2-8 shots and finished with 10 points. The Bulldogs dropped to 14-8 overall with the loss to the 25th-ranked Tigers and are 4-5 in league play. Stat of the Game: Auburn finished plus 30 for points in the paint. Worth Noting: Flanigan scored in double digits for the ninth time this season and 36th time as a Tiger. It was his sixth 20-point performance at Auburn. Up Next: The Tigers will play the Tennessee Volunteers at 1 p.m. CST on Saturday at Knoxville. The Vols were upset on Wednesday night at Florida. Pearl said he plans to study the video of how the Gators pulled off that win in Gainesville, but noted the Vols are tougher at home than on the road.