We were playing for basically nothing, except to kindle some hope in the post-Potato era that Auburn would again play competitive football.

And on that particular night, inspired to give Cadillac Williams every conceivable advantage to get his first SEC head coaching win, well, the Auburn people did what we always do. It was magical to be there, and unless you're an Auburn fan, would have trouble comprehending why and how Jordan-Hare was so insanely loud and intense that night.

Enjoy ...

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Even polymarket getting closer. Trump +12. Was +35 three days ago.

Predict it: Harris +7. Was Trump +20.

Kalshi: Trump +4. Was +27.

I tried to tell you betting markets do not matter.

aka TOUIOOBK


CFB good offenses + their OFFENSIVE COORDINATORS



OCs that are "WR COACHES" (wouldnt mix well with our staff) or "OL coaches"

-Tim Leger (louisiana)
-Mike Shanahan (indiana)
-Conor Riley (kst)
-Grimes (kansas)

teams/OC with good "POTENTIAL PORTHOLE QUARTERBACKS"

-Ezell(south ala) - GIO LOPEZ
-Arbuckle (wash st) - MATEER
-Beck (new mexico)- DAMPIER
-Riley (kst)- AVERY JOHNSON
-Grimes (kansas)- JALON DANIELS

(would add army/navy but they arent really viable porthole guys. navy runs the WINGT stuff so dont think hugh would go that route anyways)


also right by WASH ST = kendal briles with JOSH HOOVER. pretty good combo there



from the PFF METRICS heres some more offenses to look at

TOP 25

the G5 guys - wmu, texas st, liberty

WMU- Walt bell (QBs). no portal viable qb
TEXAS ST- Leftwich (QBs). no portal viable qb
Liberty- Willy Korn (QBs)- Salter

power conferences = rugers, smu

Rutgers- Ciarrocca (QBs). no viable portal qb. GOOD COACH was at minnesota a little bit and turned a terrible rutgers offense around quick
SMU- Casey Woods (TEs). Jennings is the qb. rhett the jet runs the show

TOP OFFENSES BY EPA/PLAY




Arizona State- Marcus Arroyo (QBs)- stud qb in Sam Leavitt. dilly dilly runs the show over there



these teams are where id look if we were gonna try to change the offense via the PERSONNEL ROUTE + maybe poaching a QB with em. the big CAVEAT here is does hugh give up playcallin/how much control would he give up to bring one of these guys in + is he willin to boot out current personnel. BIG DECISIONS TO BE MADE

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Just kidding. I do think Sam Turner is our next Darius Slayton though

Insane if true.
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Slow. On FS1

It seems we are going to switch parties every 4 years. Trump lost due to Covid plus the unnecessary chaos he created. Biden/Harris due to inflation, wars and the border (the border was due to Biden). McCain list due to the crash and wars. There will be chaos for 4 years and the Dems will have the senate, WH and house in 29/30.

So what can trump do that will stick around. In the first term, his lasting effect was lower corporate taxes and the Supreme Court. The SC will be cemented the next two years for a majority for a decade or two. If I were advising him, lower Corp rates of 25% or under will stay even if he goes to 15% so I would advise against lowering it again. Instead, I would advise him to do something that is more populism that actually helps peole like waiving taxes on SS earnings. No party would dare reverse that but they would reverse a 15% Corp rate.

The legacy would be the worst and just chaotic president ever but he would have the SC and SS taxes as part of his legacy also.

Obviously, I don’t think he does the above. It makes too much sense. He will instead have morons running things, crazy tariffs taxing US Citizens, more tax breaks, etc. I really just hope he keeps us out of war and Ukraine, Taiwan, Europe, survives.

That is all. Knock yourself out. 🤣

Friday
Play 18 at RTJ Greenville
Dinner at Waverly Local with my AU senior

Sat
play 18 at RTJ Grand National
Last AU home game with my AU senior

Sun
Play 18 at RTJ Greenville on the ride back to Baldwin County

Tough life but struggles such as these make the wins more enjoyable

WWIII is one minute closer.

I could dig up the old thread but will just start a new one. Expect more of this with the wink and nod open border policies from the Border Czar.



Officials from Aurora, about nine miles east of Denver, told Fox News Digital the Tren de Aragua gang has gained a strong foothold in their city, commandeering apartment complexes and drumming up violent crime and sex trafficking.

"We currently have entire complexes under gang control — complexes where staff have been beaten up, they've been threatened, their families have been threatened [and] complexes where there are no staff left on the property," Aurora City Council Member Danielle Jurinsky said. "These complexes are being run by this Tren de Aragua gang.

"They start brokering apartments themselves when someone leaves out of fear or whatever. They go in and take pictures of the apartment themselves. Then, I've been told, within hours, a Venezuelan family moves in.

"Parts of the city are absolutely under this gang control. The local media is downplaying this," she said. "I believe politics is being played with people's lives. ... Nothing is being done to help the American citizens that are being trapped under this gang's control."

He’s just a sunshine PUMPA trying to make it in this big world

I would have to go with Jourdin Crawford. Dude is 89th on ESPN and 100th on 247, with both having him in the top 15 at his position, but only the 48th best DT on here.

My second surprise would be Shamar Arnoux. Rivals seems to think very highly of him, moving him up in each update, but he's a low 3-star on every other site.

He was hoping for a target rich environment in a Harris/Walz administration, but he gets Trump

Trump overwhelmingly destroyed Kamala by 30% in S. Dakota. South Dakota is Trump country, and the new Senate Majority Leader understands this.

Trump or Turtle, Turtle, Trump...either way, gonna be fun.

Merry Christmas John!

Auburn and Spencer Dowland are heading in different directions. He has announced his decommitment on social media.
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Did we cut him loose?


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to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid? Is this real life?

JGT: You got burned by your optimism on Payton Thorne during the summer

BMatt: I did

Stultz: I think we all did... I know who else did... Hugh

BMatt: That all offensive staff got burned.... by the OTs and the QB positions


Im somewhat confused about the idea that Hugh and company were "burned" by Thorne.

He was a mediocre QB at Michigan State. He was not good last year. Did they actually expect him to be better than mediocre in 2024?

They watched him all of 2023, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, and Fall Camp AND now they are burned by his performance?



Let's break this down even further... Generally speaking, the expectation for this season was in the 7-8 win range.

Payton obviously looked like complete dogshit vs. Cal.


However, I would suggest that outside the Cal game, Payton Thorne has been exactly the QB he has been since 2022 at Michigan State. You can look at his QBR and his Passer Rating. You see that he performs slightly above and below his Career Averages, especially in the games that we typically would have counted as hopeful wins in the preseason.


I guess my confusion is.. Who did Hugh and company think they were going to see this fall?

And maybe what is even more confusing or concerning is the fact that they benched him following the Cal game, which prevented him from getting more game reps with the new offense for the New Mexico game. Then they decided to go back to him in the Arkansas game after watching Hank drown for a half... a game that I fully believe could have been a win with Thorne for the full game.

So a guy they watched for all of 2023, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, and Fall Camp was benched after the second game in the season. And then re-inserted halfway through the 4th game of the season.


They looked at the offense all of 2023, Spring 2024, Summer 2024, and Fall Camp said thought lets hitch our wagons (hopes and dreams) to this guy. A guy that helped Michigan State win 5 games in 2022. A guy that helped Auburn win 6 games in 2023. I guess getting to 7 was just part of that natural progression.



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If not, discuss….

I can’t decide if it is, or not… 🤔

Why am i not so excited about this Boog team. #4 in the Country doesn’t even seem like a big deal
Thoughts?

Elon is crazy, but he knows rockets.
Going for Catch #2. Weather looks good. Starship should splashdown in daylight this time.

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