10.21.2008

Take Me To WVU, Country Roads

Jim Beam & Mountain Dew News

At the beginning of this year this was supposed to be the battle of two Top 10 teams and now it's just a battle to get to a bowl game. For AUBURN it's a battle for PRIDE. With the firing a few weeks ago and another loss to a weaker SEC team the program has hit a LOW that we have not seen since the beginning of the 2003 year.

This will be the northernmost city we have played since traveling to Syracuse, NY in 2001.

Auburn's all-time record on Thursday night games is 6-1. Who was the loss to?

Even though he in no longer with us. It looks like John Denver is picking the War Eagles to WIN!

I do hope the Country Roads of West Virginia guides us back to the WINNING PATH!!!

Hope Dye is telling Tuberville to GET IT TOGETHER!!!

PATRICK FAIN DYE - APPROVES THIS MESSAGE!!!

Please Let Me Run Into This Guy Thursday

10.20.2008

What tha hell?

AU - FUCKIN - BURN

WRAS is coming and hell is coming with us!

We are leaving Wednesday morning and are ready for anything the hillbillies have in store.

I just now started wearing jeans and long-sleeved shirts on a regular basis and now we're going to have to brave temps in the 30s for this game. This could be the coldest game I've been to since the 9-0 Iron Bowl win in 2000 when I had to resort to drinking Jim Beam Black and coffee b/c the Turds wouldn't serve me a Coke at halftime. Though they let the people behind me order, must've been the hat I was wearing or the beat down they were receiving at the hands of Rudi Johnson. Beam Black and coffee don't mix, I had to resort to straight bourbon. Hopefully it won't get that bad in Morgantown.

10.17.2008

WRAS Picks the SEC - Week 8

Georgia (-14.5) vs. Vanderbilt

Walt Flanagan: UGa 28 - Vandy 10
Morris Fenderbaum: UGa 27 - Vandy 17
Mickey Goldmill: We all knew it was a fluke right? The Dore’s downfall has begun. Mickey likes UGay to roll Vandy 33 – 14.

SPUAT (-13) vs. Ole Miss

Walt Flanagan: SPUAT 28 - Ole Miss 10
Morris Fenderbaum: Ole Miss 20 - SPUAT 17 CANNONBAAAAALLLLL!!!!!
Mickey Goldmill: As much as it pains Mickey to admit it, the Turds are looking pretty solid heading into this match up with Colonel Reb. Unfortunately, Mickey expects more of the same. Turds 34 – Rebs 17

Tennessee (-8) vs. Mississippi State

Walt Flanagan: UT 17 - MSU 13
Morris Fenderbaum: MSU 13 - UT 9
Mickey Goldmill: Mickey expects the Vols to bounce back after last week's loss to UGay. Will it be enough to save Phil? Doubt it. UT 17 – MSU 14 Oh, and check out this read… Http://www.govolsxtra.com/news/2008/oct/15/terminator-destroys-job-security/?partner=RSS

LSU (-3.5) @ South Carolina

Walt Flanagan: LSU 21 - USC 17
Morris Fenderbaum: LSU 24 - USC 6
Mickey Goldmill: It’s such a cruel, cruel world as Mickey sees everything lining up for the Turds. Next on the list South Carolina beating LSU to give them two conference losses and take them out of SEC West contention. USC 26 – LSU 24

Kentucky (-9.5) vs. Arkansas

Walt Flanagan: UK 21 - Arkansas 13
Morris Fenderbaum: UK 31 - Arkansas 17
Mickey Goldmill: Kentucky is favored by 9.5 over Arky? Damn, Auburn sucks. Ouch. Whatever. Cats 30 – Hogs 20

Bonus Pick:
Auburn 3 - Bye Week 0

Last Week:

Walt: (1-4 straight up, 1-4 versus the spread)
Morris: (2-3, 2-3)
Mickey: (2-3, 2-3)

Total:

Walt: (37-16, 23-30)
Morris: (38-15, 27-26)
Mickey: (40-13, 23-30)

Pardon the Interruption

I was listening to PTI the other day and they were talking about if any other college coaches would be fired this season. Guess who they mentioned? Fat Phil Fulmer and Tommy Tuberville. AU gets mentioned on PTI once this year and this is what they are talking about. Ugh.

Bammer of the Week

10.16.2008

Tray Blackmon Out For The Year

Where has the time gone? The Little Ball of Hate will be a senior next year and he's probably played only about a season's worth of games in three years.

10.14.2008

At Least We're Not Like Clemson Fans...

...and calling into TV shows crying like babies (yet).

Courtesy of EDSBS...

10.13.2008

Job Posting on CareerBuilder.com

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/10/tuberville_burns_will_start_re.html

So, what Tubs is saying is that Auburn is going to run the spread next year but might NOT HAVE A SINGLE COACH ON STAFF WITH EXPERIENCE IN IT!?!? Really? The requirements listed in that article look like something I might read on http://www.careerbuilder.com/.

If they burn Trotter's redshirt, I'll have a fit. I was against them burning Kodi's last year and I'm against this as well.

I'm behind Tuberville and want him as Auburn's head coach as long as he wants to be but this is insanity (see my post from earlier today).

Weakness vs. Strength

Albert Einstein once said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Well, unfortunately, Albert Einstein isn't Auburn's offensive coordinator.

In the cruelest twist of all this past weekend, a weekend that saw our former OC come back to Auburn the same week we fired an OC, I ran into Al Borges walking out of Jordan-Hare Saturday night. He looked just like a dad who just finished enjoying a football game with his son (who happened to be wearing an Auburn hat). I walked up and patted him on the shoulder and told him he was a "stand up guy". He said, "Thanks, I appreciate that." I walked on and let him be. I did not want Borges fired at the time but I bought into the spread hook line and sinker after the fact (Bammers fire away, I know you're reading).

What is Auburn's strength right now? Running back and offensive line, not wide receivers. So why gear the offense towards the passing game. Auburn is trying to run the offense of a fired offensive coordinator with a staff who has no experience running it and does not believe in it fully. Tuberville has said that AU will hire an outside OC next year, what are the odds he will run the exact same offense? Not likely. So why continue? All of the players that see significant time on offense have experience in a pro-style running offense. So name Kodi Burns the unquestioned starter for the rest of the season and go back to what works with these players.

Chris Todd does not deserve the abuse he has received from Auburn fans who boo him. It is inexcusable and shouldn't happen. I'm sure he's played his last down as an Auburn Tiger and it's probably for the best. Personally, I know he did the best that he could but he is not an SEC quarterback. He has a problem with his arm and I watched him on the sidelines holding his elbow and trying to shake it out while warming up. I felt equally as bad for him Saturday night as I did for Kodi during the early parts of the Tennessee game. Brad Lester and Kodi Burns once again proved their worth as they each spent several minutes with Todd talking to him and doing their best to help him.

Do I think this season is over? No. Will it be difficult to win the rest of the way? Yes. But it can be done and I believe it will but that is up to the coaches.

10.11.2008

WRAS Picks the SEC - Week 7

Florida (-4) vs. LSU

Walt Flanagan: LSU 24 - Florida 21
Morris Fenderbaum: LSU 24 - Florida 21
Mickey Goldmill: LSU travels to the swamp to take on Florida in what should be one of the best conference games of the year. Despite Florida’s struggles, they lead the league in scoring at 30 points per game. For the GAYtors to be successful Tebow will have to have a big day throwing the football. Despite the fact they are underachieving compared to preseason expectations, LSwho’s front four is probably the best in the land. Mickey’s prediction: 24,318 pairs of jorts in one place at one time spells disaster. LSU 23 – UF 21

South Carolina (-1) @ Kentucky

Walt Flanagan: UK 17 - USC 10
Morris Fenderbaum: UK 18 - USC 17
Mickey Goldmill: Most folks around the country will tune in to see Oklahoma and Texas shoot it out at 11 Saturday, but your now filmed in hi-def but still broadcast on a low-def channel broadcast formally known as Lincoln Financial formally known as JP, but now known as Raycom features a match up which on paper looks like a snoozer but has Mickey intrigued. Kentucky has already played and won all four of its non-conference games and had its first bye week before losing a close one to the turds last week. South Carolina is 4 – 2 with the losses coming to Vandy and UGAy. Add in the fact that USC has a six game winning streak over Kentucky and this……is still the early game between Kentucky and USC. I tried to get excited, but never mind, Mickey will be watching UT and OU. USC 27 – UK 16

Vanderbilt (-2) @ Mississippi State

Walt Flanagan: Vandy 13 - MSU 9
Morris Fenderbaum: MSU 13 - Vandy 10 CANNONBAAAAALLLLL!!!!!
Mickey Goldmill: Vandy is banged up and Mississippi State should bring some serious physicality to the match up. Doesn’t matter, as Mickey is drinking the Vandy Kool-Aid. At least for one more week. Vandy 20 – MSU 14

Georgia (-13) vs. Tennessee

Walt Flanagan: Georgia 31 - Tennessee 14
Morris Fenderbaum: Georgia 31 - Tennessee 17
Mickey Goldmill: This will be the nail in the coffin for Fulmer. Mickey is gonna miss all those fat jokes. UGAy 31 – UT 13

Auburn (-19) vs. Arkansas

Walt Flanagan: Auburn 21 - Arkansas 7
Morris Fenderbaum: Auburn 24 - Arkansas 10
Mickey Goldmill: Auburn giving up 19? Are you frikin’ serious? Mickey has zero confidence that Auburn can score 19. [insert your Casey Dick joke here] AU 16 – Arky 9

Last Week:

Walt: (3-2 straight up, 2-3 versus the spread)
Morris: (3-2, 3-2)
Mickey: (4-1, 4-1)

Total:

Walt: (36-12, 22-26)
Morris: (36-12, 25-23)
Mickey: (38-10, 21-27)

10.10.2008

Potential New Book Titles For Tony Franklin

Spread Eagle - How I got Raped Again

How to Ruin a National Program in Less than 10 Months

The AUdacity of Hope - Thoughts on Reclaiming the Auburn Dream

The System - How to Score Fewer Points than Al Borges

The System - Better Organized than my Hair

WTF: The CTF Story

Jim Beam & Mountain Dew News

I just don't know what to say this week. Sorry it's so short and does not have much thought but this has to be the craziest week since Bowden left in 1998.

Like others, I'm still frustrated with the Vandy loss and I just feel like the program is in a heavy fog and no one knows what the HELL is going on!!! With Franklin hitting the road it's time to come TOGETHER and SUPPORT our players and coaches MORE than EVER!!!


I BELIEVE IN AUBURN AND LOVE IT

No stat's or crazy thoughts this week just point blank - BEAT ARKANSAS!!!

The 1st time we played the Hogs in SEC play #34 was retired.


PATRICK FAIN DYE - IS PISSED BUT STILL APPROVES THIS MESSAGE!!!


10.09.2008

Tony Franklin Leaves AU



Tony Franklin leaves Auburn












Pictures and Video by Charles Goldberg, The Birmingham News

10.08.2008

What a debacle...

...the Tony Franklin era was. Unbelievable.

10.06.2008

Technical Difficulties

This site is temporarily under construction until Auburn wins a game.

10.03.2008

Jim Beam & Mountain Dew News

Only 3 touchdowns against 3 SEC schools!!! Are you kidding me? Our defense has 3 for the whole season so far. Maybe we should fire Tony and let Fine6aum run the offense and defense.
I hope the spread is a good recruiting tool because the offense is averaging 329.4 yards per game so far through 5 game and through 5 game's in 2007 it was 330.4. One whole yard!!! Killing ME!!!

But anyway -

We made it out of September with one loss which is better than last year but our offense has stepped back light years. This is not the time for the program to start going backwards. With the evil empire to the west growing with strength a loss would be catastrophic to the AUBURN nation. This is Vandy we are talking about. They are last in the conference in offense and defense and may be ranked and have Gameday coming but still, its Vanderbilt. Enough said!!!


Auburn has a 2-1 record with a total of 38 points scored against SEC schools. This is the lowest output of points since scoring 22 in 1960 in 3 SEC games and we went 2-1 also.

The last time we lost to Vandy was in 1955. Only 2 of our coaches were born at that time - Tuberville was 1 and Dunn was 2 years old.

Vandy is GONNA need a to beat AUBURN!!!!!

As we start the month of October we should leave this month with 3 more wins. Hopefully the offense will come around and get some momentum going into November before we hit Amen Corner.

Maybe Auburn will find its identity with the offense and remember how we made it through the years...


PATRICK FAIN DYE - APPROVES THIS MESSAGE!!!



WRAS Picks the SEC - Week 6

Auburn (-4.5) @ Vanderbilt

Walt Flanagan: Auburn 24 - Vandy 7
Morris Fenderbaum: Auburn 28 - Vandy 10
Mickey Goldmill: Going into Week 6 of the season Vandy is ranked #19 in the AP poll, leads the SEC East at 4-0 overall and 2-0 in league play. ESPN will televise the Commodore’s game in their prime time spot and College Gameday (built by the Home Depot) will broadcast from Vandy’s campus. You must be thinking to yourself...what the…is this 2028? No, it’s 2008 and Vandy is playing your Auburn Tigers this week. As that goober head Corso will likely say tomorrow, “Not so fast my friend!” Vanderbilt is still last in the league in both total offense with 282.8 yards per game and total defense with giving up 364.2 yards per game. Tubs and Franklin have finally conceded to running a hybrid spread with more I-formation and an under center QB. Mickey expects the Tigers to have a big game and crush the hopes and dreams of Vanderbilt once again. AU 20 – VU 7

Tennessee (-16) vs. Northern Illinois

Walt Flanagan: UT 38 - NIU 0
Morris Fenderbaum: UT 41 - NIU 10
Mickey Goldmill: Don’t expect Tennessee to cover in this one. I saw UT play last week and I’m not sure they can score enough to cover 16. UT 26 – NIU 13

SPUAT (-16.5) vs. Kentucky

Walt Flanagan: SPUAT 27 - Kentucky 14
Morris Fenderbaum: SPUAT 27 - Kentucky 24 - CANNONBAAAAALLLLL!!!!!
Mickey Goldmill: The Turds are coming off a big emotional win. Mickey smell’s a letdown. Turds 31 – UK 20

Florida (-24.5) @ Arkansas

Walt Flanagan: UF 41 - Arkansas 10
Morris Fenderbaum: UF 52 - Arkansas 13
Mickey Goldmill: Who saw Tebow cry after the game last week? Dude loves football. What can I say. UF 42 – Arky 13

Ole Miss (-2.5) vs. South Carolina

Walt Flanagan: Ole Miss 21 - USC 17
Morris Fenderbaum: Ole Miss 17 - USC 16
Mickey Goldmill: Ole Miss goes to Gainesville and upsets Florida in The Swamp. What can you expect but a huge letdown and a upset at the hands of that pesky Stephen Orr Spurrier. USC 24 – UM 23

Last Week;

Walt: (5-2 straight up, 3-4 versus the spread)
Morris: (5-2, 4-3)
Mickey: (5-2, 4-3)

Total:

Walt: (33-10, 20-23)
Morris: (33-10, 22-21)
Mickey: (34-9, 17-26)