Comments on: Behind Enemy Lines – Part 2 http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/15/football/behind-enemy-lines-part-2/ A place for Auburn talk and banter. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:21:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bandwagon http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/15/football/behind-enemy-lines-part-2/#comment-142 bandwagon Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:30:22 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=327#comment-142 Duh Alabama's probation was awful! Thankfully they have Nick Saban. He's probably the best coach in college football. Tommy Tuberville's career is reaching it's end no doubt. It's only a matter of time. Duh Alabama’s probation was awful! Thankfully they have Nick Saban. He’s probably the best coach in college football. Tommy Tuberville’s career is reaching it’s end no doubt. It’s only a matter of time.

]]> By: willheath http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/15/football/behind-enemy-lines-part-2/#comment-139 willheath Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:52:41 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=327#comment-139 I'm saying it was a conflagration of a lot of things. Auburn came through its probation period OK because its leadership made the right choices; Alabama suffered because its leadership bungled every important decision, which made the strip job done by the NCAA that much worse. wlh I’m saying it was a conflagration of a lot of things. Auburn came through its probation period OK because its leadership made the right choices; Alabama suffered because its leadership bungled every important decision, which made the strip job done by the NCAA that much worse.

wlh

]]> By: The WarBlogler http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/15/football/behind-enemy-lines-part-2/#comment-138 The WarBlogler Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:29:48 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=327#comment-138 So now you're saying it's coaching, but before you said it was probation... So now you’re saying it’s coaching, but before you said it was probation…

]]> By: willheath http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/15/football/behind-enemy-lines-part-2/#comment-137 willheath Wed, 15 Oct 2008 22:16:16 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=327#comment-137 I can't recall the raw numbers, but Alabama's probation was the worse of the two. Auburn was banned from television for a season, yes, but the "probation" for Auburn lasted a mere two seasons, as I recall. 'Bama's lasted from 2002 until ... actually, it didn't technically end until after the '06 season. Also, it's worth noting that Auburn was under relatively steady leadership during that time -- Bowden, then Tuberville, and Auburn's leadership hit a home run with that hire. Alas, 'Bama's leadership was fleeced by Franchione, then made comical mistakes with Price and Shula before anteing up to hire the right guy. Will it matter 20 years from now how bad Alabama was — both because of the NCAA and its own stupid mistakes — during this period? Probably not to the Auburn folks, no. But we'll remember it differently on this side. wlh I can’t recall the raw numbers, but Alabama’s probation was the worse of the two. Auburn was banned from television for a season, yes, but the “probation” for Auburn lasted a mere two seasons, as I recall. ‘Bama’s lasted from 2002 until … actually, it didn’t technically end until after the ’06 season.
Also, it’s worth noting that Auburn was under relatively steady leadership during that time — Bowden, then Tuberville, and Auburn’s leadership hit a home run with that hire. Alas, ‘Bama’s leadership was fleeced by Franchione, then made comical mistakes with Price and Shula before anteing up to hire the right guy.
Will it matter 20 years from now how bad Alabama was — both because of the NCAA and its own stupid mistakes — during this period? Probably not to the Auburn folks, no. But we’ll remember it differently on this side.

wlh

]]> By: The WarBlogler http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/15/football/behind-enemy-lines-part-2/#comment-135 The WarBlogler Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:35:21 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=327#comment-135 Auburn really only had one year that was just terrible during the post-probation years. Not to mention the 11-0 season while on probation, yes it was the first year so it hurt the least but still. Bama's been struggling for 10 years. Auburn really only had one year that was just terrible during the post-probation years. Not to mention the 11-0 season while on probation, yes it was the first year so it hurt the least but still. Bama’s been struggling for 10 years.

]]> By: trigger http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/15/football/behind-enemy-lines-part-2/#comment-133 trigger Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:23:58 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=327#comment-133 I'm not taking a shot at Bammers I just wanna say that I love it when they point out that they were on probation during the troubles Bama had with Auburn. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Auburn come under stricter sanctions by the NCAA and was still able to beat Bama? I’m not taking a shot at Bammers I just wanna say that I love it when they point out that they were on probation during the troubles Bama had with Auburn. Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t Auburn come under stricter sanctions by the NCAA and was still able to beat Bama?

]]> By: The WarBlogler http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/15/football/behind-enemy-lines-part-2/#comment-132 The WarBlogler Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:14:52 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=327#comment-132 y'all really aren't getting the point... y’all really aren’t getting the point…

]]> By: krisb http://www.warblogle.com/2008/10/15/football/behind-enemy-lines-part-2/#comment-131 krisb Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:23:23 +0000 http://www.kurtbranch.com/warblogle/?p=327#comment-131 Well done wlh. Well done wlh.

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