A Thank You Note from John Pawlowski
Tonight, I received an email that included a thank you note from Jay Jacobs that included a thank you note from Auburn head baseball coach John Pawlowski. Have a read:
Dear Auburn Family,
It's great to be an Auburn Tiger. The incredible spirit of the Auburn Family came through once again for the 2010 NCAA Baseball Regional. On behalf of the Auburn Athletic Department, I want to personally thank you for your support of our baseball team.
The game-day atmosphere made the NCAA Regional an event to remember for our players, and most especially our seniors who had never before experienced the post-season. Those memories will last a lifetime for every one of them.
I know you join me in congratulating Coach John Pawlowski, his staff and our student-athletes on an outstanding season. With your support and his leadership, we look forward to many great years to come.
Please take a moment to read Coach Pawlowski's letter below.
Thanks again for your spirit and your support. God Bless and War Eagle!
Jay Jacobs
Director of Athletics
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Notes on Recruiting and A Warning to ‘Bama Graduates
I'm really sorry for the lack of real posts lately. It's just very hard for me to get excited about spring football because it's just a tease. I also don't tend to get overly excited about guys committing to our 2011 football team, in their junior year, when the 2010 season isn't even close to beginning. Is it good news? Yes. Is it exciting right now? Not really.
That being said, as most of you know, Coach Gene Chizik picked up a huge commitment yesterday in Spanish Fort's Reese Dismukes. In one of the most awkward, what is he going to do with that Auburn hankie moments, Dismukes chose the Tigers over Alabama. He also had offers from Georgia Tech and Stanford. Sound like a smart kid. Wait...did I say chose the the Tigers over Alabama. No way! Not again! That does not happen!
Anyway, when the news came through of Reese's decision, I immediately thought of the typical "we didn't want him anyway" Bammer response. I even tweeted it. A few other Auburn fans thought the same thing as shown in the comments of the announcement on al.com. The thing about that is that I, and the other Auburn fans out there, we're pretty much joking. Not completely, because we know there are Bammers out there that think this way, but pretty much joking.
However, I would like to thank the Bammer who called into the Press-Register Sports Soundoff to leave this little nugget and turn our joke into an all out reality:
Don't need Dismukes
Paul Finebaum was talking about how Auburn recruited Reese Dismukes from Spanish Fort. Alabama didn't want him anyway. Alabama is getting all the recruits it needs. They're just stockpiling talent for next year and the year after. If he went to Auburn, then Alabama didn't want him or need him.
I don't think there's really anything else to say other than that's just really sad. Would Alabama have turned him down if he chose the Tide? Did Saban not offer him a scholarship? Were they all not waiting to see who he'd pick? It's a joke, and the Bama fans who think this way (the majority), are beyond pathetic.
Again, I thank you Bammer for representing your school, oh wait, you didn't attend the University? Not surprising at all. For the people who can claim Alabama as their school, I'd do something about this...and quick. As an actual graduate, you can't be happy when idiotic things like this are spouted out and even posted to a website, can you?
Interesting Tidbits After a While
Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but the amount of news that anyone actually cares about has been slim at best. Some of these are a little old, maybe so old that you forgot about them. You're welcome.
- Auburn's uniform has made the finals and will be taking on....wait...who?...Missouri? Yes, Missouri. You know... black helmet, puke gold numbers? That's the one. There is no way we can let that beat this. Vote now and often.
- Over the past decade, Auburn football has been better than Alabama football. Even the back-to-back undefeated SEC regular seasons couldn't put Alabama ahead of Auburn in any of these categories. Not one. Expected Bammer comment: "Wul ha mini nashunul champeeunships y'all gaht?"
- There's a war a'coming, and it's on the Auburn practice field.
- Is Cam Newton definitely the guy to beat?
- Pale Finebaum knows EXACTLY how Nick Saban tastes.
- Here's a composite schedule for the 2010 SEC football season.
- Want a closer look at the SEC West schedules?
- How about the SEC East schedules?
- What about a look at what to expect from the SEC West this spring from Chris 'I have to do widescreen videos so my face will fit, therefore I hate Auburn' Low?
- A few Scout.com guys make a few preseason predictions for the SEC. (Part 2)
- Darvin Adams finally gets a little credit, but it's just preseason hype.
- You've already seen this, but here's the last time Auburn wore orange jerseys. I'm over it.
- Ben Tate tore up the combine, and I like his confidence.
- You probably saw this too, but Marquis Daniels has a lot of money and a lot of creativity...or something like that.
- Baseball season has started, which shows how old this is, but the coaches picked Auburn to come in 5th in the SEC West. Of course they did...why wouldn't they?
- Tonight is the last game in Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum history as the Tigers take on Mississippi State. I will be there, and you should too.
Interesting Tidbits after Kentucky
I will attempt to stay away from last Saturday's debacle with today's tidbits, but I'm sure something will show up about it somewhere.
- The Auburn/LSU game will be televised by ESPN2 at 6:30pm this Saturday. Signs of the times...Auburn/LSU on the deuce.
- For more signs of the times, Auburn/Ole Miss will be played at 11:21am on the SEC Network. Well, at least I get to trick-or-treat.
- Despite the outcome of last Saturday's game, the Tigers picked up a 4-star commitment. His rating will drop to 2-stars now that he has committed to Auburn.
- In the Homerun Derby Friday night, Gabe Gross won with 26 homers, Bo Jackson surprisingly had none even though he was using an aluminum bat. We should have known right then that it was going to be a bad weekend.
- Auburn is 10th in Chris Low's new power rankings. Just put us 12th, you know you want to.
- For some reason, there has been a little bit of Todd bashing and Chizik has already backed him up. Question...who else do you want to play?
- Charles Goldberg has a few notes about Eltoro and others.
Interesting Tidbits before Kentucky (Friday Edition)
Uh-oh...it's back, the Friday grab-bag of 'bits. Come on, I dare you not to click all of them.
Predictions/Previews
Stories
- Tidbit #7
- Tidbit #8
- Tidbit #9
- Tidbit #10
- Tidbit #11
- Tidbit #12
- Tidbit #13 (Basketball)
- Tidbit #14 (Baseball)
Other Stuff
Interesting Tidbits before Tennessee (Midweek Edition)
I was noticing a lot of interesting things around the internet today regarding the Tigers, the Vols, and a few recruits. I figured I'd do the dirty work for you and put them all in one place. That's right. You are welcome.
- You may have heard, but it seems that Tennessee is trying to tell Auburn that "for safety reasons" they won't allow Tiger Walk outside Neyland Stadium. They claim that in 2004, the crowd at Tiger Walk was too large for EMTs to promptly respond if some sort of tragedy had happened. Sounds like what they are scared of is a nice 2004 (34-10) butt whooping and will do their best to disallow the recurrence of anything that happened that night. Sorry guys, there will be a Tiger Walk. Try to stop us. Auburn fans I implore you to FIGHT THE POWER!
**An update on this situation: fans can greet the players, but the band and the cheerleaders will not be allowed to participate. What is this...Nazi Germany? - In other absolutely crazy news, the unthinkable has happened. Nick Saban has lost a recruit to Auburn. Repeat: Nick Saban has lost a recruit to Auburn. Not just a recruit, but a verbal commitment. Craig Sanders, a 4-star defensive end from Ariton, AL, has de-committed from the University of Alabama and has switched his "allegiance" to Auburn. Someone please check that the Earth is still spinning, things like this DO NOT happen. Oh, and if you want a laugh, look here. They don't care, they didn't need him anyway.
- In other recruiting news (dang it, I feel like a Bammer), ESPN.com has Auburn's 2010 recruiting class ranked #12. Don't buy into this though. Sabantastic will steal all of these recruits by National Signing Day. Woe Eagle.
- Some people think an Auburn victory this week would be an upset. I'm not being cocky yet, but I think that regardless who wins, there will be no upset, unless you're totally going by Vegas. But then again, a 2 point underdog winning isn't an upset is it?
- Chizik has already beaten Kiffin once. Remember Texas 41, USC 38?
- Tennessee fans are dying to see a win.
- In some baseball related news, Auburn has announced their lineup for the Annual Celebrity Homerun Derby. The lineup is pretty amazing. I am now convinced that Bo Jackson hated Tommy Tuberville. During the Tuberville regime, he was on campus maybe once a year for an in-game introduction. Now you can't get him off campus to save his life, which I prefer. Bring it on Bo.
New Era…New Look
Auburn football has received a face-lift and so has the 'Blogle. I hope you like it. Please leave a comment below with any suggestions, likes, or dislikes about the new look. Seriously, anything. I will be making some minor changes in the next few days. I just wanted to get it out this week because if the 'Blogle wasn't prepared for the new season, then the team wouldn't be prepared, and would lose all our games, and it would totally be all my fault, right? But anyway, this post was mainly just to let you all know about the new look.
Also, a quick reminder and update about the weekly football season posts. The schedule will go as follows:
Monday - Game Reviews (hopefully of the Tigers' last win)
Tuesday - Game Preview (usually written by a guest 'Blogler).
Wednesday - Behind Enemy Lines (a look at the Tigers from the other side).
Thursday - Weekly Predictions (written by the 'Blogler)
Friday - Game Preview (written by the 'Blogler)
Of course there will be other ramblings of anything else that moves me to let you hear about it. If anybody has any ideas for other features or would like to write a weekly perspective piece, let me know.
Slap the Tide
We raise 'em right in the south. Slap him, kid. Don't listen to that Bammer.
Best Throw Ever?
Taking a little break from football, and I kinda need it, we have a video of one of the best throws for an out at home plate in the history of baseball. Guess who threw it.
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