Quietmaninthecorner

I am sooooo curious about Hank Brown. Didn't he set records in Tennessee with some impressive stats? Supposedly he has all the tools and can "make all the throws" Per CHF. When he committed He just needed to: 1. Gain some weight. I think I read a recent chart and he he gained like 13 pounds. 2. Learn the playbook/ read defenses. I have no idea how that is coming along. I am kind of a worry wart about playing a true freshmen at QB. It CAN be done successfully, but there is a large risk of creating a basket case if things go sideways. I still want to see him for my own curiosity. Does anyone have a mini report that has actually seen him in game like situations @ practice?

I can agree with a lot of that. but, I think you do not give enough credence to fans attitudes towards players and the team. 1/2 our recruits or more talk about choosing Auburn because of the family atmosphere. But that fades away quickly with mistakes and miscues.

If you think it holds NO sway, what do you think is the common denominator of our QB issues over the last 12 years? Talent? They seem to do fine elsewhere. Coaching? we picked 4 coaches in a row that cant teach QBs (probably 8 OC's and QB gurus) You may not want to admit it, but fan's attitudes do effect players. As I said before. It is not the only thing, but it does have an effect.

It has nothing to do with quality of fans. We are a passionate group. Being very passionate is not always a positive thing.

JMO Not solely because of the fans, but it has a large effect on transferring before they hit their stride. We are not more critical than other fans, but we are hyper-critical of EVERY QB. It doesn't matter if they deserve it or not. It doesn't matter if they have potential or not. Go back and look at the very early season game threads from the past 10 years. Notice how fast the opinions on our QB's change after 1 or 2 mistakes. See people trash a QB's talent only to have him transfer and excel. When we do have a great QB he still gets trashed. Newton caught the least amount of heat early and was the only QB we have had without much internal controversy. Partly because it was "us against the world" because of external controversy. Mostly because he was an exceptional and rare talent.

I would suggest the reason is that, historically, our fans trash our QBs before they even have a chance to settle in and learn. We are hyper-critical. We expect a QB to be great from play one of game one. If not we demand the QB gets benched for another QB. or just trashed on the internet. immediately. I was embarrassed by the way some Auburn fans treated Nix before he decided to transfer. Very few QBs have come through Auburn since Tuberville have been accepted long enough to gain a large % of fan support. The rest eventually transfer, get time and fan support and do very well at other schools. At this point there is no easy fix. CHF knew what we had at QB and brought in the best QB transfer he could get. I still think our QB situation is serviceable and not 100% the problem. unfortunately the QB issues are compounded with all the other issues we have. (techniques/ knowing the playbook/ fundamentals, etc) most of our issues are small. ALL of which can be overcome. there is just a shitload of them spread out across the whole team.

Maybe I should change my name to Nostradamusinthecorner LOL

so you are saying your head is too big for the avatar? j/k WDE

An improvement in the fundamentals and techniques of football. Line up correctly Run correct routes Hold the ball correctly high and tight. in the correct hand. finger placement. proper footwork/ hand work/ polished specific techniques and moves etc. Anything else will just be dressing. Can we really learn much from stats vs Samford?

Tank was an extremely good back. To me, Tank was exceptional before his injury, but since the injury, I have thought Jaquez was a better all around back.

I still like Hunter as #1. Cobb #2 DA #3 As a side note, do we have a package of Sean Jackson and Battie together in the backfield? One of the leagues largest RBs and one of the leagues quickest/squirmiest RBs. Someone will get a mismatch.

Sorry for the ear worm, But Asante needs his own Chant. ANY IDEAS? May be a real musician can come up with better lyrics. This will get stuck in opponents heads all game. It's difficult to hear this and not get this stuck in your head. When a turf hits your eye like a big pizza pie That's ASANTA When you see stars in your eyes like you've had too much wine That's ASANTA

Sorry for the ear worm, But Asante needs his own Chant. ANY IDEAS? May be a real musician can come up with better lyrics. This will get stuck in opponents heads all game. It's difficult to hear this and not get this stuck in your head. When a turf hits your eye like a big pizza pie That's ASANTA When you see stars in your eyes like you've had too much wine That's ASANTA Listen if you enjoy ear worms...

The game is one thing, I wasn't feeling so great during the game either, but to me CHF looked sincerely/legitamately ill all night including pregame.

So, he didn't want to play in your dad's embarrassing offense defense. Some players asked your incompetent dad if they could transfer out of Auburn completely specifically to not play in your dads crappy offense defense

Did anyone else think Freeze looked like he had the flu or something? The way the game played out, a lot of us felt a little queasy, but CHF looked like he legitimately had the flu all day.

Jet lag is a real thing and the change in daylight biological times have some effect, but these are 18-23 year old kids. Virtually all of them stay up really late playing video games and/or dicking around on the internet. They really do not have good sleeping habits to begin with. A game that goes until 1:00 am by their body clock is not that big of a deal. Telling a collage age kid they have to stay up late is an easy sell. Now going the other way... lets hope in 2024 we return the favor by having an 11:00am kick off when Cal comes to Auburn. That's , what? , an 9:00am kickoff by their body clock. Their guys will have to get up in the wee hours of the morning (body clock time) to play. Sell that to your collage age son. LOL

Make it a point to go. It is great fort all ages,. It is life changing for kids.

Hell I have some worries about U Mass. Not so much their team, but first game jitters for ours, communication confusion, a few not fully understanding the playbook yet. new pressure with new teammates at a new school, etc. U Mass now has a game under their belt as a" new team" to have those wrinkles ironed out. It is their only advantage, but I have seen some screwed up things happen in first games. Enough to make me worry about a first game against anyone. Add to that I have not seen one AU practice, just highlights and opinions on the net. I have read about but have never seen more than 50%+ of our players play. so I honestly have no Idea what to expect. I do not expect a loss. I do not expect a close game. I do expect it to be closer than makes me feel all comfy (AU by 20). I hope for, but do not expect a 60 point total blowout.

I agree. I don't think Gr8 was claiming otherwise unless it happened way earlier in the thread. I am just catching up for the day, so I am skimming a lot of posts. WDE DAG.

I thought his point was - in todays transferable world, a team, like ours (and Umass) can be vastly different than the years before. I didn't feel he was worried about Auburn vs U Mass. Like all of us, hoping the change is drastic and for the good. The similarities are how much a team can now change from year to year.

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