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let me say F U to you. those "twits" were trying to save lives. it is just that simple. lets hope you are a child or family memeber need help and people do not take the F you when YOU might need it. good grief. you have no shame dude.

i had two people mouth off on me in the same day. one called me white trash and stupid so i took a break. i left the guilty party a very bad private message so i might or might not get in trouble for that and get a time out but at least i make it private. all because i posted a video bashing auburn to get folks to call them out as liars like i did. it caught me off guard and crushed my soul. so i took a break.

i agree that any child should go through a battery of tests. but i also think most caring parents know more about their children than strangers. i do not see the evil. you guys have been raising hell about this with the bathroom dustups and all the ensuing stuff. i know a family that had a daughter that is now a son and it basically saved her life as she was suffering from depression and suicidal thoughts because she did not understand. but i will also admit i think she was sixteen or seventeen before they started everything to give her her wish. but it worked and she is a very happy and productive member of society. my question is what makes you think these kids or whatever are not already going through tests before they do something to ruin someones life? if they are doing it wrong they need to be held accountable. but is they are doing it right it is none of your business.

pot meet kettle.anyway how have you been scooter? i say that with love by the way.

dude join the real world. i have seen blacks with stellar education get turned down over and over because of their skin color. now you can denie this all you want but the feds had to step in with their own hiring as well as other corps,etc. this is a fact you cannot denie. it was so bad the feds did a thing where they basically forced federal agencies like a depot to hire minorities over more qualified opponents. this is not a shot at blacks. this is a shot at the agencies that did the good ol boy hirings instead of hiring the best qualified. this also includes women as well. and white folks were pissed but they had no one to blame but themselves because their hiring practices were shady at best. i saw this stuff with my own eyes. and they used to good ol"over qualified" for blacks and women of all races. now maybe it has gotten better since i retired and i hope it has. what fool in their right mind would not hire someone that might be over qualified? hell you hire the best and brightest. so it is not as simple as want to make it out to be.

let us remember the thug known as trump take a private yet ALL THE TIME. see how that works? and i bet trump jets around more than biden by a huge margin.

aj brown showed out yesterday for the few minutes i had the game on.

Trio of former Auburn teammates heading to Super Bowl LVII Taylor Jones 2–3 minutes Auburn Football was well represented during the 2022-23 NFL season with 26 former players gracing professional rosters. As the season draws closer to an end, three former Tigers remain as the field is set for Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Buy Tigers Tickets The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday, 31-7 to advance to the Super Bowl, which means that former Tigers jack driscoll and Arryn Siposs will get the chance to compete for the league’s ultimate prize. On the other side, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated Cincinnati Bengals on a late field goal, 23-20 to win the AFC Championship, meaning that former Auburn lineman Prince Tega Wanogho is also heading to the Super Bowl. It will be a reunion between those three Tigers, as all three players were a part of Auburn rosters during the 2018 and 2019 seasons before beginning their professional careers in 2020. Driscoll, who transferred to Auburn from UMass, was taken No. 145 overall by the Eagles while Siposs signed an undrafted rookie contract with the Detroit Lions. Wanogho was the longest-tenured Tiger out of the bunch, playing from 2015-19. In 2020, he was ironically taken No. 210 overall by the Eagles, the team that he will be facing in the Super Bowl. Driscoll saw action at both left and right tackle for the Eagles this season. In ten games, Driscoll has participated in 357 snaps according to Pro Football Focus with 207 being at right tackle. Siposs has punted the football 44 times for Philadelphia this season for an average of 45.7 yards. His longest punt of the season totaled 57 yards, and he has placed an impressive 19 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Wanogho has played in six games this season for Kansas City, playing 45 snaps at right tackle, and 15 at left tackle. The Eagles will compete for their second Super Bowl crown in franchise history on Sunday, Feb. 12, while the Chiefs look to earn their third.

AuburnSports - BMatt’s Monday musings Bryan Matthews AuburnSports BMatt’s Monday musings 38m ago 5–7 minutes AUBURN | Auburn hosted close to 200 recruits for its Junior Day. There was plenty of quality too with a number of Rivals100 and Rivals250 players along with several current SEC and Power 5 commitments. It comes on the heels of Hugh Freeze and his staff spending 16 consecutive days on the road recruiting. That relentless effort paid off big-time with Saturday’s turnout. Auburn’s football program desperately needed this level of commitment to recruiting from its head coach and finally found its talisman in Freeze. It’s so refreshing to witness and quite a contrast to last year’s first Junior Day, which was held Jan. 29 and included just 13 visitors. The staff had tried to throw together a last-minute Junior Day a week earlier for a home basketball game against Kentucky but couldn’t get anyone to show up. The lack of planning, execution and effort is really beyond pathetic when you look back at it now. It was embarrassingly poor leadership from Bryan Harsin. His recruiting efforts in just over 22 months in charge of Auburn were nothing short of a dereliction of duty. He didn’t deserve a penny of his $15.3 million buyout, but that’s not a fight AU was going to win regardless. That Auburn’s recruiting immediately improved the moment Harsin exited the building is all you need to know about his tenure. The Tigers hosted 27 high school prospects during the crucial official visit period last May and June. Only one of those players, running back Jeremiah Cobb, committed and will sign with Auburn. One of 27. Shortly after Harsin was fired and before Freeze was brought in, Cadillac Williams and AU’s remaining staff managed to flip defensive lineman Darron Reed from LSU. Two of 27. Freeze arrived Nov. 28 and was key in AU flipping center Connor Lew from Miami and edge Keldric Faulk from Florida State. Four of 27. Now, that’s still not a good return on your official visitors but it’s four times better than what Harsin was going to accomplish. And who knows if Cobb would have stuck with his commitment if that clown-show had been allowed an additional year. But that’s the past. It’s over. There’s a new dawn in Auburn with Freeze at the helm. He’s restocked AU’s roster with 21 new players this month and he’s set his staff on the path to even bigger returns in the 2024 class. Auburn is a force in recruiting for the first time in more than a decade and it’s a sight to behold. *** So what comes next? A bit of a break in recruiting. The dead period begins today and lasts through the end of February. You can still call, text and DM recruits, but face-to-face contact is prohibited for the next 30 days. Prospect visits and Junior Days will return March 1 and coaches will be eligible to get back on the road starting April 15, which is a week after A-Day. The dead period couldn’t come at a better time for most of this staff who launched into recruiting immediately after the end of the season and haven’t slowed down since. It’s non-stop now with the transfer portal and December signing period. Now they’ll have a month to better assess their needs, top targets and adjust their recruiting boards as needed. February will also be a great month for team building. All that time devoted to recruiting over the last couple of months can be poured into winter workouts and the more than 70 players scheduled to go through spring practice. There might even be some well-earned time off for the staff. Perhaps Freeze can even get a round or two in on the links.

College football: Miami, Auburn, Oklahoma, Nebraska poised to make 'big jumps' in 2023, Josh Pate says Grant Hughes With the 2022 college football season in the books, 247Sports’ Josh Pate looked ahead to 2023 on Friday’s episode of Late Kick and labeled Miami, Auburn, Oklahoma and Nebraska as teams that should be significantly improved from a season ago and make big jumps in the fall. Auburn and Nebraska each fired their coaches amid losing seasons in 2022. The Tigers entered the season with second-year head coach Bryan Harsin at the helm and let him go following a 3-5 start that included four consecutive losses. The Cornhuskers weren’t as patient, canning Scott Frost three games into the season. Miami and Oklahoma fell short of their usual standards under first-year head coaches Mario Cristobal and Brent Venables, respectively. The Hurricanes (5-7) won less than six games in a season for the first time since 2007, while the Sooners (6-7) stumbled to their first losing season since 1998. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. Keep scrolling to see why Pate says Miami, Auburn, Oklahoma and Nebraska can make big jumps next season. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal (Photo: Scott Utterback, Getty) Coming off a 7-5 record in 2021, Miami fired head coach Manny Diaz and lured Mario Cristobal away from Oregon with a 10-year, $80 million deal, making him the second-highest-paid coach in the ACC (Clemson's Dabo Swinney). The Hurricanes fell short of expectations in 2022 with their first losing record since 2007 (5-7). Despite Miami's poor finish, Cristobal has been flexing his recruiting muscles. During the Early Signing Period in December, Miami received national letters of intent from 25 of its 26 commitments in a 2023 class that ranks No. 4 in the nation. The 2023 Miami recruiting class is the highest signed by Cristobal during his 12-year coaching career and is poised to give the Hurricanes their first top-5 finish in the recruiting rankings since 2008. Pate's take: "They can't really get much worse, but how big will the jump be? They were a bad team last year. They have a lot of true freshmen that I think will be immediate contributors. They started three quarterbacks last year. Offensively, they were out of sync. I think Miami fans are wondering if the totality of the upheaval has concluded. Are there going to be more staff changes? I think maybe. Their running game is not good enough, but they're bringing in a high four-star running back and a couple of offensive tackles." Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze (Photo: 247Sports) Auburn went 5-7 last season and parted ways with Bryan Harsin along the way. The Tigers hired former Ole Miss and Liberty head coach Hugh Freeze to take the helm in November, a move that has paid dividends in the transfer portal. In convincing eight four-star transfers to join him on The Plains ahead of the 2023 season, Freeze signed the nation's No. 2 transfer class. The portal's No. 4 defensive lineman, Justin Rogers (Kentucky), highlights the Tigers' class. The Tigers return Robby Ashford at quarterback after he completed 49.2% of his passes for 1,613 yards and seven touchdowns with seven interceptions a season ago. He added 710 yards and seven more scores on the ground. Pate's take: "I expect them to get better. But with this schedule they play, even if you improve a little bit, you still got LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Texas A&M. Maybe some of those teams fall short of expectations, but you can't count on that. Auburn could be improved, but they're still 7-5 instead of 5-7. They have the No. 3 portal class in the country right now. I don't think the country has watched much Robby Ashford, but he is a guy I expect to be the starting quarterback. He strikes me as a guy that has a skill set that hasn't been tapped into yet. If I were to pick a guy that could tap into that, I'd probably pick Hugh Freeze. How many guys on Auburn's roster were not being properly utilized? There could be a few guys on this roster that could surprise you." Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables (Photo: Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman, USA TODAY Sports) Brent Venables' debut season at Oklahoma went hardly as planned, with the Sooners stumbling to their first losing record (6-7) since 1998. However, Oklahoma's poor performance on the field has yet to carry over to the recruiting trail. The Sooners are one of two teams in the nation with a top-5 recruiting class and top-10 transfer portal class for the 2023 cycle. Five-star quarterback Jackson Arnold, who enrolled at Oklahoma on Jan. 16 as the No. 8 prospect and No. 4 quarterback in the Class of 2023, headlines the OU recruiting class. He is the third-highest-rated signal-caller to commit to Oklahoma since 2000, behind Rhett Bomar and Caleb Williams. Pate's take: "You have to expect Oklahoma to make a big jump this year. Oklahoma is certainly going to improve on (last year), I think by leaps and bounds. They're well on their way to replenishing the roster. They've done a really good job of balancing traditional recruiting with the transfer portal. I'm interested in the fact they have a top-5 recruiting class and the top-10 portal class. They have Jackson Arnold possibly pound-for-pound my favorite quarterback in the cycle. I just happen to believe he's got the right stuff to come in there and compete for a starting job right away. And here's the thing about that. It's kind of a blessing if he wins the job. It's because he was good enough. And if he doesn't win the job, it's not because he wasn't good enough. It's just because Dylan Gabriel beat him out." Nebraska went 4-8 in 2022, including a 3-6 record under interim coach Mickey Joseph after the firing of Scott Frost. The Cornhuskers handed the keys to former Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule, a known program-builder among the collegiate ranks with successful stops at Temple and Baylor. Rhule went 11-27 over two seasons and five games with the Panthers. Prior to his stint in the pros, Rhule churned a Baylor program that went 1-11 in his first year to a 7-6 mark the next season and an 11-3 season in year three, one that ended with the Bears in the Big 12 Championship Game. Rhule reeled in former Georgia Tech star Jeff Sims via the transfer portal, giving Nebraska a potential playmaker at quarterback. 1COMMENTS Pate's take: "I remember Matt Rhule at Baylor; that is why I am so confident that Nebraska is going to massively upgrade, even in year one. They do not have Ohio State or Penn State this upcoming year. I have this very strange fascination with Jeff Sims and what he could be there. We are probably going to look at Nebraska and view them as a product that is vastly improved in October and November than what they were to start the season in September. That is the team Nebraska is going to be." ">247Sports

Former SEC quarterback believes Hugh Freeze can win national title at Auburn Taylor Jones ~3 minutes Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze has not stopped working since being hired to take over the position in late November. He has hauled in the nation’s No. 17 recruiting class according to 247Sports and has snagged the No. 3 transfer portal class, behind only LSU and Florida State. Buy Tigers Tickets The recent improvements to the program have many Auburn fans excited for the future, and college football analysts believing that he can lead Auburn to the top within a few seasons. One of those analysts is ESPN’s Aaron Murray. In a recent episode of Snaps, a podcast hosted by the former Georgia quarterback and former LSU lineman T-Bob Hebert, the duo ranked their top five coaches who could win a title, with the only criteria being that said coaches have not won a title before. Murray included Freeze at No. 3 on the list. LSU has won titles under Nick Saban, Les Miles, and Ed Orgeron over the last 20 years. Auburn has also seen that success by winning a title under Gene Chizik and playing for another under Gus Malzahn. Murray uses that point to share why he added Freeze to his list. “You look at Auburn, two of their past three head coaches have either won a national championship or have been to a national championship,” Murray said. “At least it has been shown in the last 13 years that you can win a national championship at Auburn, you can win the SEC at Auburn, and you can get to a national championship.” Murray also believes that Freeze has come into Auburn at a good time, citing that Nick Saban could retire from Alabama at some point in the near future, which could make way for Freeze to reach the top of the mountain. Freeze has also shown signs of regret for his past faults during his time at Ole Miss, which can also be a sign of great things to come. “Ever since he has set foot on campus at Auburn, he as recruited at a high clip, he also has a top transfer portal class as well. They have plenty of money at Auburn, they are doing a great job when it comes to NIL as well,” Murray said. “Hugh Freeze, the offense, the connections, the fact that he has had success in this league, the fact that Auburn has won championships in the past gives me confidence that he can get that thing going again in the next four years.” The first time that Auburn fans can see a Hugh Freeze-led team on the field will be on April 8 for the annual A-Day spring game. The official opening day for spring practice has yet to be determined. https://t.co/pWq7pI9Vp0 pic.twitter.com/AcDMjlHFjH — Aaron Murray (@aaronmurray11) January 27, 2023

Five expectations for Auburn football's quarterbacks under Hugh Freeze New Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze is known as a bit of a quarterback guru. Now entering his first season on the Plains, Freeze will have that reputation put to the test. Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford was thrown into the fire as a freshman and unsurprisingly struggled in a variety of areas - accuracy, decision making, turnovers, etc. However, he did flash glimpses of potential, rushing for over 700 yards and finished sixth in the SEC in yards per completion (min. 100 attempts). Unless Freeze decides to roll with a quarterback out of the portal, he's going to have the chance to build on Ashford's foundation and unlock his potential. Regardless of who the signal-caller is, here are five things we can expect out of Freeze's quarterbacks at Auburn. More gambling Jason Homan/ Auburn Daily Over the course of his ten seasons coaching Division I college football, Hugh Freeze quarterbacks throw an interception on 2.9% of their passes. Compare this to Auburn, who from 2013-2022 threw a pick on 2.1% of their passes. The gap between these two styles of play starts to shift when you look at interception totals - Hugh Freeze QB's 117 interceptions to Auburn's 65 - but that's not a fair comparison because of two reasons. One, the Tigers have thrown the ball significantly less than the average SEC team over the last decade. Two, there's a two-year gap in the Hugh Freeze numbers because he was out of coaching. Only twice has Auburn eclipsed double-digit interceptions since 2013. Hugh Freeze quarterbacks have done it seven out of his nine seasons. More turnovers come with throwing the ball more. Especially in Freeze's offenses. More explosive play Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports While turnovers may be a downside, more explosive play is also to be expected from Freeze signal-callers. During his time at Ole Miss, Freeze never had a passing offense finish outside of the top five in the SEC in yards per game and only had one aerial attack step outside the top five of the league in yards per attempt. If we're looking at this year specifically, there's reason to expect Auburn's receiver room to be used pretty differently considering the blend of size and speed the Tigers have in the rotation. Physical, big-bodied receivers are what have thrived in Freeze's systems in the past - and part of it has to do with the downfield passing from his quarterback. This isn't Joe Burrow and the 2019 LSU Tigers by any stretch. However, fans should be excited about a more, well, exciting passing game. Better accuracy Eric Starling/Auburn Daily Seven of Freeze's ten offenses have seen better completion percentages than Auburn's passing attacks in the same year. We won't sit here and tell you that every year Freeze beat out the Tigers' passing attack by a wide margin in that category, but it's not unfair to say Freeze's quarterbacks have had a consistent edge over Auburn's from a raw numbers perspective - more reps, completions, accuracy, etc. If we're talking specifically about this upcoming season, there's little doubt that Ashford will improve on his 49.5% completion percentage. Dual-threat abilities Eric Starling/Auburn Daily Freeze has utilized his quarterback's legs to not just produce yardage, but to actually get in the endzone. His starting signal-callers have averaged 447.1 yards on the ground per season to go along with 7.5 rushing touchdowns. What's interesting about Freeze's use of dual-threat quarterbacks is that the more he's used them in a given season, the better the team has done overall. Now, the utilization of a QBs legs may not directly correlate to wins, but it does indicate that the offense probably performs better and therefore the team as a whole is more competitive. Four of Freeze's ten seasons have included his starting quarterback rushing for over 500 yards. Those teams went a combined 38-11 (0.78 win percentage) and produced all three of his ten-win seasons. It does make one wonder what could be in store if Auburn were to ride with Robby Ashford and improve his passing game... Big performances in big wins Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Excluding 2012, Hugh Freeze is 5-7 against top 10 opponents. In those five wins, his quarterbacks produced some solid (averaged) stat lines: - 314.4 passing yards per game - 10 total TD/2 INT - 79.6 QBR When the quarterback plays well in important contests, the team plays well.

Opinion: Auburn Football Is Gonna Be Okay Matthew Redding 7–9 minutes At 28 years old, having bled blue and orange since birth, I have grown up witnessing some of the finest moments from one of the finest programs in America. My dad, Jeff Redding, made sure that the reason I cheered for Auburn wasn't just because I wanted to be like my old man (which I still do) but because I loved its rich history and trendsetting traditions, and that no matter the weather of the season, I wouldn't just crawl under a rock and wait until a better year came around like some "fans" of the OTHER school would do. And at 28 years old, I have seen plenty. No, not as much as your grandfather or legendary columnist Philip Marshall. I was never in the stands for "Bo Over the Top" or welcomed Georgia Tech to Auburn with slicked-down railway tracks. But I was there to watch Brodie Croyle get sacked fifty bajillion times in '05. I was there the year before when Auburn went 14-0 without a national championship and a few years later when Cam took us 14-0 again WITH a national championship. I was at a college banquet watching Auburn on my phone when the Prayer at Jordan-Hare was answered as we sunk Georgia, and who can forget where they were when the Kick-Six happened? (For me, it was in the living room and my mom screamed so loud that my eardrum almost burst as Davis rounded the 50 yard line). My family and I were at a funeral for my grandfather, having the most balanced of emotions as the side of grief of losing someone was counterbalanced by the side of "whipping the dog crap" out of No. 1 Georgia all night that night (no doubt, Grandad Redding was smiling too from above). It also, unfortunately, means that I have seen some of the lowest. That same 2017 year was the 20-0 blown lead at LSU. 13 seconds from a national title in 2013. 3-9 in Chizik's final year at the helm the year before, and 5-7 the year Tuberville resigned in '08. Games that slipped away in the last quarter or second, penalties that go the other way (or should never have happened) to hiring coaches from up north who know nothing of the juggernaut that is SEC football and southern recruiting. When it rains, it pours. Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports Thankfully, this year, Auburn has learned how to dance in the rain. The media reaction from the 13-10 victory over Texas A&M this year at Jordan-Hare was as electric as a power plant. Our own coach Freeze even admitted that it "looked like a national title game" with everything on the line. Coach Cadillac was handed an unfair hand with a team sitting in a muddle of doubt and a 3-5 record. Bowl eligibility was on the line, but the prestige of the Cheese-It Bowl is lost in the age of the College Football Playoff. What was left to play for now? Pride. The Auburn Spirit and Auburn pride. Upon being named the interim, his message echoed that sentiment. "I don’t know if we’re going to win a ballgame or not" he had said "One thing that’s going to make me happy is if we play good football - and hard, Auburn football. I honestly -- that’s what I want to get these kids to do, man -- play hard and compete. At the end of the day, I told these kids, win, lose or draw, if we do that, not only will we make ourselves proud, but I know the Auburn family will be proud of us, too." And who can forget the whirlwind of emotions as Auburn looked for the next man up. Names from Dabo Swinney to Jeff Grimes to the four-week favorite Lane Kiffin circled Twitter like buzzards over TCU's offense against Georgia. John Cohen eventually went the Bruce Pearl route and gave a former SEC coach a second chance and went with Hugh Freeze. The reactions were... Immediate, so to say. Personally, I was underwhelmed after all the speculation of a big-name playoff coach coming to the Plains, but I thought he was worth a shot. His recruiting abilities in the dirty south and offensive prowess made him a far better option than the previous regime. Others were not so accepting of the former Ole Miss coach, and World War III took place on Twitter between Auburn and... Well, Auburn. At the end of the day, the only thing to do was wait and see what his next moves were as the new head man at Auburn. And what a delivery. All Freeze did was put together a sneaky good staff while bringing Auburn recruiting from nothing to the #16 class in the country (per 247) and brought in the #2 transfer class per On3's rankings. The offensive line grew faster than the Grinch's heart on Christmas Day. Auburn flipped a five star in Keldrik Faulk on signing day and for the first time in what feels like a while, the national media is gushing over what's going on in an Auburn offseason. And he's only getting started. Todd Van Emst/AU Athletics So what now? Should we believe again just because of top-20 recruiting class and a cool new "Yahtzee" catchphrase? The short answer is simple: yes. Yes indeed. Any coach who begins recruiting for their school 20 minutes after taking the job is going to have some early returns as a reward for their hard work. In Auburn history, every time a new coach is hired, a title-contending season is usually not far behind. Tuberville went from jet-gate to undefeated in two years after being relatively new to the job. Chizik coached the team to the promised land in year 2 at the helm, and Gus almost topped them both with a title in year ONE. But the gimmicky plays that powered fluke years are over, as Freeze has demonstrated that his recruiting plan is not just for a miracle season, but for sustained success. At Ole Miss, he wasn't afraid to make changes that were crucial for continuous winning. When he realized that the solution to quarterback after Bo Wallace wasn't on the roster, he took a shortcut rather than frustrating development and got Chad Kelly to come to Oxford, all while recruiting five-star quarterback Shea Patterson to come sit behind him and learn the ropes. That kind of thinking is why Georgia and Alabama are always in the SEC championship. That kind of thinking is now on the Plains. As we wrote here, Hugh Freeze's passing offenses averaged 293 yards per game at Arkansas State, 290 at , and 250 at Liberty. Auburn hasn't seen that kind of passing attack since Jason Campbell. No, I don't think that we have a huge chance of winning the national championship game in the 2023 season, but if TCU taught us anything, it's that anything can happen, and if there's one thing the 2013 Auburn Tigers taught us, it's not to count out the loveliest village every football season. If there's one thing I do believe- and something we should all look to as Spring practices warm up- It's the statement our own Cadillac Williams made after the victory over Texas A&M "Auburn football is gonna be ok." Related Stories

Hugh Freeze starting fast at Auburn through transfer portal, Cole Cubelic says Brad Crawford 3–4 minutes First-year Auburn coach Hugh Freeze has signed the nation's third-best transfer class during the 2023 recruiting cycle, according to 247Sports — a testament to how hard his staff has worked in the portal, former Tiger and current SEC Network analyst Cole Cubelic says. Not only did the Tigers land a dozen players with previous college experience, but several are expected to be Day 1 starters on The Plains next fall. "The line of scrimmage had to be addressed immediately, it wasn’t a position of concern on both sides of the ball, it was almost a position of panic on both side s of the ball based on where it’s been the last few years," Cubelic said this past week on The Paul Finebaum Show. "You bring in a tackle from Tulsa who I think will be a starter on the left side, you bring a center from ECU that is athletic and I think has a a chance to start right away and a tackle from Western Kentucky who has a chance to start at right tackle." Freeze landed several defensive stalwarts at the line of scrimmage as well, including Kentucky's Justin Rodgers, one of the top transfers available. “You went and got big, physical bodies on the defensive side that can help you right now,” Cubelic said. Auburn did not sign a quarterback and many assumed Freeze would considering the lack of depth returning at the position. "I know people wanted another quarterback, (Coastal Carolina's) Grayson McCall had some potential issues getting in and Hugh decided to go a different direction with (Oklahoma State's) Spencer Sanders, some of that hasn't worked, but I don't think it was emergency mode there," Cubelic said. "Look at how these quarterbacks are being stocked up at different schools. Hugh just realized we must have as much quarterback talent in that room as possible to give us the best chance to be successful no matter what. "That's whether Robby works or doesn't work. He sees the fact that Robby Ashford still overall hasn't played a ton of football and there's a lot of development there." Cubelic did say wide receivers still need to be addressed Auburn ahead of the 2023 season and he worries a bit within that position group. Cubelic, an Auburn center from 1996-01, is not the only former Tiger impressed with Freeze thus far. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. "I think he's done a pretty good job to this point of bringing in new blood," said Takeo Spikes, a two-time Pro Bowl selection in the NFL and former Auburn linebacker from 1996-97, said this week on McElroy & Cubelic in the Morning. "You have to change the culture. What Hugh is doing is bringing in outside guys from other schools, as you mentioned. And he's tapping into the portal where you have guys with different experience, some of them from successful programs. I think he's doing a good job so far of bringing in the guys. Ideally we'd love to see more five-stars, but at the end of the day, I don't get too caught up on that." ">247Sports

all this crap and you people still do not get it. did god or jesus not tell us to take care of our planet? i am pretty sure i read that somewhere. we have places here in alabama that on certain days they tell you NOT to go swimming in the water. this is fact. and the same folks tell you not to eat catfish are they contain poisons and are not healthy to eat. it has been on al.com several times. but at the end of the day we should search for the truth and no partison crap on either side. also let me point out i know christians that say no need to worry or do anything because the rapture is coming and there is no need. i have heard it a few times starting back in the eighties. now is this just a handful or a whole ton of people? and does it include christian pols as well?

i have no use for anyone who steals from charity which still was not clear to me. but this kind of crap should not be any kind of party line crap. they are scum. just like trump was scum to do so. so tell me exactly who did they steal from and how much? were they arrested or did they pay the money back?

si.com Five expectations for Auburn football's quarterbacks under Hugh Freeze Lance Dawe 5–6 minutes Home Auburn Daily Football Hank Brown talks about Hugh Freeze Hank Brown talks about Hugh Freeze. 0 seconds of 1 minute, 50 secondsVolume 0% Here are five things we can expect out of Hugh Freeze's quarterbacks at Auburn. New Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze is known as a bit of a quarterback guru. Now entering his first season on the Plains, Freeze will have that reputation put to the test. Auburn quarterback Robby Ashford was thrown into the fire as a freshman and unsurprisingly struggled in a variety of areas - accuracy, decision making, turnovers, etc. However, he did flash glimpses of potential, rushing for over 700 yards and finished sixth in the SEC in yards per completion (min. 100 attempts). Unless Freeze decides to roll with a quarterback out of the portal, he's going to have the chance to build on Ashford's foundation and unlock his potential. Regardless of who the signal-caller is, here are five things we can expect out of Freeze's quarterbacks at Auburn. More gambling Jason Homan/ Auburn Daily Over the course of his ten seasons coaching Division I college football, Hugh Freeze quarterbacks throw an interception on 2.9% of their passes. Compare this to Auburn, who from 2013-2022 threw a pick on 2.1% of their passes. The gap between these two styles of play starts to shift when you look at interception totals - Hugh Freeze QB's 117 interceptions to Auburn's 65 - but that's not a fair comparison because of two reasons. One, the Tigers have thrown the ball significantly less than the average SEC team over the last decade. Two, there's a two-year gap in the Hugh Freeze numbers because he was out of coaching. Only twice has Auburn eclipsed double-digit interceptions since 2013. Hugh Freeze quarterbacks have done it seven out of his nine seasons. More turnovers come with throwing the ball more. Especially in Freeze's offenses. More explosive play Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports While turnovers may be a downside, more explosive play is also to be expected from Freeze signal-callers. During his time at Ole Miss, Freeze never had a passing offense finish outside of the top five in the SEC in yards per game and only had one aerial attack step outside the top five of the league in yards per attempt. If we're looking at this year specifically, there's reason to expect Auburn's receiver room to be used pretty differently considering the blend of size and speed the Tigers have in the rotation. Physical, big-bodied receivers are what have thrived in Freeze's systems in the past - and part of it has to do with the downfield passing from his quarterback. This isn't Joe Burrow and the 2019 LSU Tigers by any stretch. However, fans should be excited about a more, well, exciting passing game. Better accuracy Eric Starling/Auburn Daily Seven of Freeze's ten offenses have seen better completion percentages than Auburn's passing attacks in the same year. We won't sit here and tell you that every year Freeze beat out the Tigers' passing attack by a wide margin in that category, but it's not unfair to say Freeze's quarterbacks have had a consistent edge over Auburn's from a raw numbers perspective - more reps, completions, accuracy, etc. If we're talking specifically about this upcoming season, there's little doubt that Ashford will improve on his 49.5% completion percentage. Dual-threat abilities Eric Starling/Auburn Daily Freeze has utilized his quarterback's legs to not just produce yardage, but to actually get in the endzone. His starting signal-callers have averaged 447.1 yards on the ground per season to go along with 7.5 rushing touchdowns. What's interesting about Freeze's use of dual-threat quarterbacks is that the more he's used them in a given season, the better the team has done overall. Now, the utilization of a QBs legs may not directly correlate to wins, but it does indicate that the offense probably performs better and therefore the team as a whole is more competitive. Four of Freeze's ten seasons have included his starting quarterback rushing for over 500 yards. Those teams went a combined 38-11 (0.78 win percentage) and produced all three of his ten-win seasons. It does make one wonder what could be in store if Auburn were to ride with Robby Ashford and improve his passing game... Big performances in big wins Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports Excluding 2012, Hugh Freeze is 5-7 against top 10 opponents. In those five wins, his quarterbacks produced some solid (averaged) stat lines: - 314.4 passing yards per game - 10 total TD/2 INT - 79.6 QBR When the quarterback plays well in important contests, the team plays well.

Wendell Green Jr. more than Auburn's leading score. He's the Tigers' closer Published: Jan. 15, 2023, 10:15 a.m. 6–7 minutes Auburn’s offense was out of sync late Saturday night, struggling to cobble together points for a 4 ½-minute stretch late in the second half as Mississippi State crept closer and closer. The Bulldogs cut the Tigers’ lead, once as large as 13 points, down to four with 2:34 to play. Bruce Pearl wanted a timeout to talk things over and draw up a play to get Wendell Green Jr. and Allen Flanigan, who was playing the four after Jaylin Williams fouled out late, at the top of the key. Flanigan got the ball on the right side of the floor and took a hard dribble toward the top of the key, drawing Green’s defender just enough to create sufficient space for a dribble-handoff to the Tigers’ point guard, who circled back behind Flanigan. Read more Auburn basketball: No. 21 Auburn sets season high from deep, holds off Mississippi State for 69-63 win Rewinding No. 21 Auburn basketball’s 69-63 win against Mississippi State Allen Flanigan is back to his old ways for Auburn Green gathered his feet from the outskirts of the halfcourt AU logo and spotted up, drilling the deep 3-pointer to snap Auburn’s lengthy scoring drought and push the lead back to seven with 2:13 to play at Neville Arena. Moments later, Green got a steal on the other end of the floor and raced downcourt for a layup that put Auburn up by nine, eventually staving off Mississippi State for a 69-63 win. “It was a big shot,” Pearl said. “It was what we wanted. And then come down to the other end and Wendell makes a great defensive play, and all of a sudden, now the game is ours. Making plays on both ends of the floor is what you’ve got to do to win.” No one has seemingly affected winning more for Auburn in SEC play than Green, the audacious point guard and the team’s leading scorer this season. In all four of the Tigers’ conference wins, Green has come up big in late-game situations — with Saturday’s late surge against Mississippi State, when he scored 11 of Auburn’s final 12 points, the latest example. Closing out games is nothing new for Green. He was in the closing lineup throughout last season, even when he wasn’t starting games for Auburn in his first year with the program. Now, the poised veteran has not only been closing out games for the Tigers, but he has undeniably been Auburn’s certified closer in late-game situations. “I’m experienced,” Green said. “Coach trusts me out there. Last year, I was in, so you know, I have experience, just over from last year (to) this year. And my guys expect me, you know, to take care of the ball the end of the game, make my free throws. And it’s just what’s expected.” In each of Auburn’s four SEC wins this season, Green has impacted the game late, which has helped the Tigers get off to such a strong start in league play, sitting just behind Alabama and Texas A&M — both of which are undefeated in SEC action — in the standings. In Auburn’s SEC opener against Florida, a tight game at Neville Arena on Dec. 28, Green hit a tough left-handed layup in transition off a Chris Moore steal in the closing seconds to seal the Tigers’ 61-58 win. Green finished that game with a team-high tying 14 points and five rebounds. The 5-foot-11 junior struggled in a loss at Georgia to open the new year, but he has responded in a big way in the three games since, each of them Auburn wins. He is averaging 19.7 points, five assists and 3.3 steals per game during that stretch while shooting 41.2 percent from the field, 40 percent from beyond the arc and 92.6 percent (25-of-27) from the free-throw line. Green scored five of Auburn’s final eight points, including 3-of-4 free throws in the final minute, during the team’s bounceback win against then-No. 13 Arkansas last weekend. He scored or assisted on all three of Auburn’s final made baskets of the game and finished with 19 points and five assists while posting his most efficient shooting performance (5-of-8 overall) of the season. Then on the road at Ole Miss on Tuesday, Green poured on a season-high 23 points and seven assists, with most of his damage coming in the second half. Despite a quiet first half, when he shot 1-of-7 overall and 0-of-2 from deep for five points, Green found his rhythm after halftime, scoring 18 points while going 2-of-3 from 3-point range and 8-of-8 from the line in the second half of the 82-73 win. He accounted for Auburn’s final eight points of the game, including a 6-of-6 clip at the free-throw line to seal the win in the final three minutes. Then came Saturday’s clutch effort down the stretch against an unforgiving Mississippi State defense, when Green finished with 17 points while scoring 11 of the Tigers’ final 12 of the game. Included in that stretch: his long-range 3 and fastbreak layup—which Williams, and many others in the building, thought might be a rare dunk from the 5-11 guard—as well as a 6-for-6 effort from the free-throw line to ice the game. “Obviously, the experience,” Pearl said. “He’s got a swag and a confidence, and he’s able to make plays. He’s not afraid of the moment. He’s fearless, and he’s a really smart player.” Perhaps making Green’s finish against the Bulldogs—and his penchant for making big plays late—more impressive was the fact he wasn’t having a particularly great game until those final three minutes. Prior to his drought-ending 3-pointer, Green had just six points on the night and was just 2-of-9 from the field with two turnovers, three assists (none in the second half) and no rebounds. Despite that, the only thing going through his mind during the timeout with 2:34 to play was to find a way to win another tough SEC game. “Do whatever,” Green said. “I struggled offensively throughout the game, but got it going, like you said, the last 2 1/2 minutes, and we ended up winning. And that was my goal.” Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.

si.com SEC men's basketball power rankings: Auburn moves up Cooper Posey ~3 minutes It was a wild weekend of basketball in the SEC. Auburn puts another game in the win column while Tennessee and Arkansas both take a loss. Alabama and Texas A&M remain the only two teams undefeated in conference play. Let's rank each team 1-14. 1. Alabama Crimson Tide (15-2) Alabama remains unbeaten in conference play, along with some big wins early in the season it's hard to argue anyone else would be in the number one spot. 2. Auburn Tigers (14-3) The Tigers extended their home winning streak this weekend against Mississippi State. Auburn is at number two because they are the second-highest-ranked SEC team in the RPI rankings. 3. Tennessee Volunteers (14-3) Tennessee falls to number three after a poor performance against Kentucky. Despite their big wins this season the Vols didn't seem to have it together this weekend. 4. Arkansas Razorbacks (12-5) Despite their four SEC losses the Razorbacks still remain in the top 25 at #15. 5. Missouri Tigers (13-4) Missouri is 2-3 in the SEC and is ranked #20th in the country. 6. Texas A&M (12-5) The Aggies remain unbeaten in conference play including a win over Missouri but with Auburn and Arkansas coming up on their schedule many don't expect them to remain undefeated. 7. Kentucky Wildcats (11-6) Kentucky moves from nine to seven after their win against Tennessee. 8. LSU Tigers (12-5) LSU is 1-4 in conference team and only has one impressive win this season. 9. Georgia Bulldogs (13-4) Georgia is 3-1 in SEC play with a win over Auburn. 10. Florida Gators (10-7) Florida has a win over Missouri and their only in-conference loss is to Texas A&M. 11. Mississippi State (12-5) Of the Bulldogs' four SEC losses, three of those came from Alabama, Tennessee, and Auburn. As the season progresses we will find out what kind of team Mississippi State actually Is. 12. Vanderbilt Commodores (9-8) Yes, they beat Arkansas but they do not have any other impressive wins so far. 13. South Carolina Gamecocks ( 8-9) The Gamecocks have been beaten by a large margin more than once this year. 14. Ole Miss Rebels (8-9) Ole Miss has still not won an in-conference game this season.

kenpom vs. the world Ken Pomeroy | 11.01.22 I have previously acknowledged my appreciation for the preseason AP poll. Once the season starts, the poll becomes a clerical exercise that isn’t useful in the analytical realm, but before the games are played, humans and computers alike are trying to do the same thing: figure out which teams are the best. Get 60-65 experts together and you should have something more powerful than what a computer rating can provide. Wisdom of crowds and all. For that reason, whenever I have the typical 6-10 outliers in the top 25 to start the season, I usually assume the AP poll has the better ranking. Wisdom of crowds will generally beat my simple algorithm. But I never really tested how the preseason ratings do when it’s kenpom vs. the world, and instead of continuing to kiss the AP’s butt in the preseason, I wanted to know how good kenpom is when it disagrees with the computer. So I designed a study like so… (more…) 2022 NCAA tournament probabilities Ken Pomeroy | 03.13.22 Rd2 Swt16 Elite8 Final4 Final Champ 1W Gonzaga 97.9 84.4 70.8 53.7 38.5 27.5 1S Arizona 97.1 76.3 47.2 29.1 18.1 8.9 1MW Kansas 96.4 68.7 44.3 27.9 14.6 6.6 1E Baylor 94.5 71.9 43.3 25.2 11.6 6.4 2E Kentucky 91.1 64.9 41.3 23.6 11.0 6.2 2MW Auburn 91.5 68.8 47.9 26.3 13.2 5.6 3S Tennessee 91.5 65.4 39.2 20.0 11.4 5.1 5S Houston 77.3 54.4 29.8 17.6 10.5 5.0 3W Texas Tech 89.7 63.7 38.2 15.4 7.9 4.0 4E UCLA 88.4 58.2 31.4 17.2 7.4 3.8 2S Villanova 89.4 58.8 32.3 15.7 8.5 3.6 5MW Iowa 80.5 60.4 31.4 18.3 8.7 3.5 2W Duke 90.4 63.6 35.5 13.6 6.7 3.3 3E Purdue 89.0 50.5 24.1 11.4 4.2 1.9 6MW LSU 62.4 40.2 18.2 7.6 2.8 0.9 6E Texas 55.5 27.9 12.2 5.2 1.8 0.7 5E Saint Mary's 63.0 27.5 11.7 5.1 1.7 0.7 5W Connecticut 70.6 39.1 9.9 4.4 1.7 0.7 4S Illinois 68.8 28.2 10.8 4.7 2.1 0.7 4W Arkansas 64.5 36.0 8.5 3.6 1.4 0.5 8MW San Diego St. 61.0 21.2 10.1 4.6 1.6 0.5 10S Loyola Chicago 54.3 22.2 9.0 3.1 1.2 0.4 10E San Francisco 54.8 19.1 8.6 3.2 0.9 0.3 3MW Wisconsin 75.5 34.8 13.1 4.5 1.3 0.3 11E Virginia Tech 44.5 19.9 7.6 2.8 0.8 0.3 6W Alabama 62.3 23.1 9.9 2.4 0.8 0.3 6S Colorado St. 50.4 16.7 6.5 2.0 0.7 0.2 7S Ohio St. 45.7 16.9 6.2 1.9 0.7 0.2 7E Murray St. 45.2 14.1 5.7 1.9 0.5 0.2 8W Boise St. 50.6 8.1 3.9 1.5 0.5 0.2 11S Michigan 49.6 16.0 6.2 1.8 0.6 0.2 7MW USC 54.5 16.8 7.8 2.5 0.7 0.2 8E North Carolina 55.3 16.1 5.9 2.0 0.5 0.1 11MW Iowa St. 37.6 19.8 6.7 2.1 0.6 0.1 4MW Providence 55.9 18.9 5.7 2.1 0.6 0.1 9W Memphis 49.4 7.1 3.3 1.2 0.4 0.1 10W Davidson 49.8 17.1 6.1 1.3 0.4 0.1 9S TCU 49.9 11.7 4.0 1.3 0.4 0.1 7W Michigan St. 50.2 17.2 6.1 1.3 0.4 0.1 8S Seton Hall 50.1 11.5 3.9 1.3 0.4 0.09 9MW Creighton 39.0 9.7 3.6 1.2 0.3 0.06 10MW Miami FL 45.5 12.3 5.1 1.4 0.3 0.06 12S UAB 22.7 9.7 2.5 0.8 0.3 0.06 9E Marquette 44.7 11.1 3.6 1.1 0.2 0.05 13W Vermont 35.5 14.9 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.05 12E Indiana 21.1 7.0 2.2 0.7 0.2 0.05 11W Notre Dame 22.9 7.0 2.4 0.5 0.1 0.04 13MW South Dakota St. 44.1 12.3 3.0 0.9 0.2 0.03 13S Chattanooga 31.2 7.7 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.02 12E Wyoming 15.9 4.8 1.3 0.4 0.08 0.02 12MW Richmond 19.5 8.4 1.8 0.5 0.10 0.01 12W New Mexico St. 29.4 9.9 1.2 0.3 0.06 0.01 11W Rutgers 14.8 3.8 1.1 0.2 0.04 0.008 14MW Colgate 24.5 5.3 0.9 0.1 0.01 0.001 15MW Jacksonville St. 8.5 2.1 0.4 0.06 0.006 <.001 14W Montana St. 10.3 2.4 0.4 0.03 0.005 <.001 13E Akron 11.6 2.5 0.4 0.05 0.004 <.001 15E Saint Peter's 8.9 1.9 0.3 0.04 0.004 <.001 14S Longwood 8.5 1.8 0.3 0.03 0.004 <.001 15S Delaware 10.6 2.1 0.3 0.03 0.002 <.001 15W Cal St. Fullerton 9.6 2.2 0.3 0.02 0.002 <.001 14E Yale 11.0 1.7 0.2 0.02 0.001 <.001 16W Georgia St. 2.1 0.4 0.07 0.009 <.001 <.001 16E Norfolk St. 5.5 0.9 0.1 0.009 <.001 <.001 16MW Texas Southern 2.8 0.4 0.05 0.006 <.001 <.001 16S Wright St. 1.6 0.3 0.02 0.002 <.001 <.001 16S Bryant 1.3 0.2 0.02 0.002 <.001 <.001 16MW Texas A&M Corpus Chris 0.8 0.07 0.003 <.001 <.001 <.001