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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554</id><updated>2024-03-14T10:26:20.508-05:00</updated><category term="Random football stuff"/><category term="We talking about practice"/><category term="Basketball"/><category term="Recruitin'"/><category term="Shameless self-promotion"/><category term="Baseball"/><category term="Awards and whatnots"/><category term="Video"/><category term="Alabama"/><category term="Georgia"/><category term="Lunchtime links"/><category term="Ex-Auburnites"/><category term="Ole Miss"/><category term="Oregon"/><category term="Bad behavior"/><category term="LSU"/><category term="Media Days"/><category term="BCS title game"/><category term="Kentucky"/><category term="South Carolina"/><category term="Arkansas"/><category term="What channel is the game on?"/><category term="LIVE chat"/><category term="Mississippi State"/><category term="Ramblings"/><category term="Clemson"/><category term="Swimming"/><category term="Tennessee"/><category term="Louisiana-Monroe"/><category term="Furman"/><category term="Golf"/><category term="Q and A's"/><category term="northwestern"/><category term="Olympics"/><category term="Chattanooga"/><category term="A message to my readers"/><category term="Florida"/><category term="Future schedules"/><category term="NFL draft"/><category term="Track"/><category term="Vanderbilt"/><category term="Softball"/><category term="Gymnastics"/><category term="UT-Chattanooga"/><category term="Commentary"/><category term="Polls"/><category term="Soccer"/><category term="Volleyball"/><category term="outback bowl"/><title type='text'>WAR EAGLE EXTRA</title><subtitle type='html'>Get behind the scenes with Auburn football</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default?start-index=26&max-results=25'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2320</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-237064787494987076</id><published>2011-03-14T12:27:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-14T14:50:40.281-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="A message to my readers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Shameless self-promotion"/><title type='text'>The War Eagle Extra is moving</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS_eh6alAKzMPqKNwL7A0t_EKINLVDbXSP3H29eBxOq651oeSrkZFkke4KXbUJRl9hsq8FKXnrf5rynDztaARj8sbeubtZkSB4HBtZVMXaqdiaX20fHJoTPLufGj-YK0S0MCG5xE3ZJ4/s1600/3.14p+le+logo.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 50px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS_eh6alAKzMPqKNwL7A0t_EKINLVDbXSP3H29eBxOq651oeSrkZFkke4KXbUJRl9hsq8FKXnrf5rynDztaARj8sbeubtZkSB4HBtZVMXaqdiaX20fHJoTPLufGj-YK0S0MCG5xE3ZJ4/s400/3.14p+le+logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583988638682737218" /></a>Big news today for the site: the War Eagle Extra is moving.<div><br /></div><div>Because all of you readers have frequented the War Eagle Extra so often, the Ledger-Enquirer has decided to move the blog to a place where we have full control of the site.</div><div><br /></div><div>The good news: The new site will look almost exactly the same. In fact, it's practically a mirror image, although we may tinker with design and formatting in the upcoming months. (Suggestions are welcome. Post in the comments section.) Here's the address -- <a href="http://www.wareagleextra.com/">http://www.wareagleextra.com</a> -- so be sure to change your bookmarks. This page will still exist, although it will redirect you to our new page.</div><div><br /></div><div>(Bonus good news that I forgot to mention: the new site will be more mobile friendly for those of you who check it on your phones. Hopefully this goes off without a hitch, too.)</div><div><br /></div><div>The bad news: I do believe any Blogspot log-in information for commenting purposes will not carry over to the new site. You'll still be able to comment by entering a username and e-mail address (realtalk: it doesn't have to be authentic), so don't let the new system discourage you.</div><div><br /></div><div>We're doing this for a couple of reasons. First, the Wordpress site gives us complete control of the blog. Second, it'll be easier to monetize through the eventual sale of ads. You might hear "ads" and "monetize" and be put off, but the newspaper biz ain't pretty right now economically, so every little bit helps. In fact, we're probably long overdue for this anyway. Any future ads, I'm told, will be unobtrusive (read: no pop-ups).</div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>So thank you for frequenting the blog enough that we can even consider making this switch. And be sure to change your bookmarks so you don't miss out on any Auburn coverage. We'll be making the official switch around 5 p.m. ET today.</div></div></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/237064787494987076/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=237064787494987076' title='9 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/237064787494987076'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/237064787494987076'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/war-eagle-extra-is-moving.html' title='The War Eagle Extra is moving'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNS_eh6alAKzMPqKNwL7A0t_EKINLVDbXSP3H29eBxOq651oeSrkZFkke4KXbUJRl9hsq8FKXnrf5rynDztaARj8sbeubtZkSB4HBtZVMXaqdiaX20fHJoTPLufGj-YK0S0MCG5xE3ZJ4/s72-c/3.14p+le+logo.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>9</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-3062856783768392690</id><published>2011-03-13T15:41:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2011-03-13T17:10:45.033-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baseball"/><title type='text'>Long-awaited big inning helps Auburn avoid weekend sweep against Arizona State</title><content type='html'>AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn was on the cusp of a big inning all weekend, but because of rotten luck, bad baserunning or poor situational hitting repeatedly failed to strike it big.<br /><br />The No. 23 Tigers finally broke through in their last chance, scoring four runs in the eighth inning Sunday to rally for a 10-8 win against No. 7 Arizona State and avoid a three-game sweep at Plainsman Park.<br /><br />“It seemed like every potential big inning we had they just shut us down and we didn’t get the breaks,” Auburn shortstop<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Casey McElroy</span> said. “It really felt nice to finally have that one inning where we got a couple breaks and the balls fell in.”<div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">(Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</span></b>)<br /><br />Auburn (11-5) got a monkey off its back in its biggest non-conference test of the season. The Tigers had lost five straight to the Sun Devils in the last two years, despite leading in every game.<br /><br />“I think it was a real important team win,” Auburn coach <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Pawlowski</span> said. “It was just what the doctor ordered today.”<br /><br />Arizona State (11-3) used a four-run seventh to take an 8-6 lead, chasing Auburn starter<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Derek Varnadore</span>, who gave up six runs on five hits in six-plus innings.<br /><br />But The Tigers rallied in the eighth. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jay Gonzalez</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Fradejas</span> drew walks to put runners on first and second with two outs for McElroy, who helped kill a potential rally an inning earlier by getting caught in a rundown between third and home.<br /><br />ASU lefty <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mitchell Lambson </span>(3-2) tried to get a fastball past him on the first pitch, but McElroy lined it into the left field corner, just inside the foul line. Gonzalez and Fradejas scored to tie the game at 8.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dan Gamache </span>batted next, lofting a high fly ball to left that the wind carried to the base of the wall. ASU left fielder <span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Newman</span> jumped and appeared to catch it at the base of the fence, but he lost control of it as he fell to the ground.<br /><br />McElroy came around to score as the umpires furiously signaled that the play was still alive.<br /><br />“I thought he caught it,” said Gamache, who was 7-for-14 with 9 RBIs in the series. “I thought it got blown up a little bit and was an easy fly ball, but the wind took it and I got lucky.”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wes Gilmer </span>added an RBI single to make it 10-8 Auburn. It was the first time the Tigers scored more than two runs in an inning all weekend.<br /><br />“The first two games we just kind of came up empty-handed, but we were right there until the end,” said McElroy, who was 3-for-5 with three RBIs. “And this game we knew it was going to be another dogfight and this one we just kept believing and coach kept using the word magic.”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zach Blatt </span>(1-1), who entered the day with an 8.31 ERA in three appearances, pitched two perfect innings to close out the game, a much-needed boost both personally and for a bullpen that struggled to hold leads all weekend.<br /><br />Auburn returns to action Tuesday in a non-conference game against Alabama in the Capital City Classic at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery. First pitch is 8 p.m. ET.</div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/3062856783768392690/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=3062856783768392690' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/3062856783768392690'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/3062856783768392690'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/auburn-avoids-sweeps-with-10-8-comeback.html' title='Long-awaited big inning helps Auburn avoid weekend sweep against Arizona State'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-3214454580780792555</id><published>2011-03-12T18:01:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-12T19:42:15.885-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baseball"/><title type='text'>Hard-hitting Arizona State tops Auburn 9-5</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJrAGnCWyvrYFSn6cFbxaIb9QLnBM2Bo7tkEiSW3payynnKpxmXl6TcAuAcoA8p_DvXubvQfX1SBrZ41UXgGei1oYPFKQvZKkrZZRQObvPQW6iVpJ8vYU-91pEX9rS9zIW3WXydsygLc/s1600/3.12p+alvord.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJrAGnCWyvrYFSn6cFbxaIb9QLnBM2Bo7tkEiSW3payynnKpxmXl6TcAuAcoA8p_DvXubvQfX1SBrZ41UXgGei1oYPFKQvZKkrZZRQObvPQW6iVpJ8vYU-91pEX9rS9zIW3WXydsygLc/s400/3.12p+alvord.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583373846084460530" /></a>AUBURN, Ala. — The hits keep coming and coming for Arizona State, with no end in sight.<br /><br />After a 16-hit effort in Friday’s opener, No. 7 Arizona State pounded out 17 hits Saturday in a 9-5 win against No. 23 Auburn at Plainsman Park.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Matt Newman</span> hit two home runs and had four RBIs and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Joey DeMichele</span> was 5-for-5 with three doubles and four runs for the Sun Devils (11-2), who have won five straight against the Tigers (10-5) dating back to last year.<br /><br />“It always seemed like we were pitching with somebody on base,” Auburn coach <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Pawlowski </span>said. “So it puts a lot of pressure on your team, puts pressure on the defense, and they’re a quality team and they’re going to find ways to score runs. And they did today.”<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</span></b>)<br /><br />Arizona State took command of a back-and-forth game in the late innings. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Deven Marrero</span> hit a sacrifice fly off reliever <span style="font-weight: bold;">Andrew Morris </span>(1-1) to break a 5-5 tie in the seventh. Newman followed with an RBI double to make it 7-5.<br /><br />The Sun Devils tacked on two more in the ninth. Newman, who had one extra-base hit all year, hit his third of the day when he launched a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dillon Ortman</span> offering into the right field bullpen. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Xorge Carrillo</span> added an RBI single to push the lead to four.<br /><br />ASU’s six through nine hitters went 12-for-19 on the afternoon with two homers, six doubles and eight RBIs.<br /><br />Auburn had a glut of wasted chances. After scoring four runs in the first three innings, it scored only one more time the rest of the game.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zach Alvord</span> ran through a stop sign at third in the second inning, getting thrown out by a considerable distance at the plate. An inning later, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cullen Wacker</span> whiffed on a squeeze bunt, leaving <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wes Gilmer</span> hung out to dry between third and home.<br /><br />The Tigers twice loaded the bases with one out or less but only managed to score one run in those two innings. They left nine runners on base overall.<br /><br />“We’ve got to keep talking to them about approach and try to find a way offensively to try to get guys on base and manufacture some runs,” Pawlowski said.<br /><br />With the conference opener looming next weekend, Pawlowski said he’ll have to re-evaluate the pitching rotation.<br /><br />Starter <span style="font-weight: bold;">Slade Smith</span> lasted only 3 1/3 innings, allowing three runs on seven hits. The right-hander has gotten through the fifth inning only once in four starts this year and has an 8.00 ERA.<br /><br />“We said that we’ve got to get our guys ready to go,” Pawlowski said. “We may have to make some adjustments.”<br /><br />The teams conclude the series Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Derek Varnadore</span> (3-0, 1.17 ERA) takes the mound for Auburn against Arizona State’s <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kramer Champlin</span> (2-0, 2.50).<br /><br />“Our mindset is it’s a one-game championship tomorrow,” Pawlowski said. “We’ve got to come ready to play. And to our program, to our kids in there, even though it’s non-conference, they are competitive and they want to win.”</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/3214454580780792555/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=3214454580780792555' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/3214454580780792555'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/3214454580780792555'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/no-7-arizona-state-pounds-out-17-hits.html' title='Hard-hitting Arizona State tops Auburn 9-5'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJrAGnCWyvrYFSn6cFbxaIb9QLnBM2Bo7tkEiSW3payynnKpxmXl6TcAuAcoA8p_DvXubvQfX1SBrZ41UXgGei1oYPFKQvZKkrZZRQObvPQW6iVpJ8vYU-91pEX9rS9zIW3WXydsygLc/s72-c/3.12p+alvord.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-1550374628706539673</id><published>2011-03-11T21:53:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-11T22:02:52.125-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baseball"/><title type='text'>Ninth-inning rally lifts No. 7 Arizona State to 8-7 win over No. 23 Auburn in weekend opener</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Hfeivlul7-J2nOOZfldzJ7IjUv3XgGKpIYQefVpJfy__m_GFAuGLaojKXayNRyqaX6H6Q3CirOlONdZaD4BDjkxGkdkDMwDC3qE3T_KzT6tlJF9dj8vMlUlVBt35GJ125YC54PxlbsQ/s1600/3.11p+luckie.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Hfeivlul7-J2nOOZfldzJ7IjUv3XgGKpIYQefVpJfy__m_GFAuGLaojKXayNRyqaX6H6Q3CirOlONdZaD4BDjkxGkdkDMwDC3qE3T_KzT6tlJF9dj8vMlUlVBt35GJ125YC54PxlbsQ/s320/3.11p+luckie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583038367360837010" border="0" /></a>AUBURN, Ala. — Just like last year, Auburn couldn't hold a lead against Arizona State.<br /><br />The No. 7 Sun Devils rallied from three deficits Friday night for an 8-7 win against the No. 23 Tigers at Plainsman Park to start a three-game series.<br /><br />Arizona State (10-2) scored twice in the ninth for the win, tying the game on an <span style="font-weight: bold;">Xorge Carrillo </span>single and going ahead on a single by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zack MacPhee </span>that took a fortuitous bounce into right field.<br /><br />"It's real disappointing," Auburn coach<span style="font-weight: bold;"> John Pawlowski</span> said. "We knew they weren't going away. That's a solid ballclub over there and they play to a high level. We had our chances. It just didn't work out."<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</span></b>)<br /><br />Auburn (10-4) was swept by Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz., last season, despite leading in every game.<br /><br />The Tigers looked like they would break that streak, taking a 7-6 lead in the eighth after an errant throw on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Fradejas</span>' infield single allowed pinch runner <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bobby Andrews </span>to score.<br /><br />But Arizona State (10-2) rallied. Reliever <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ethan Wallen</span> walked<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Austin Barnes</span> to start the ninth. After a bunt moved him to second, Carrillo's RBI single up the middle scored him to tie the game at 7.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andy Workman </span>batted next and hit a sharp grounder up the middle that got past the pitcher's mound and struck umpire <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jay Pierce</span> on the foot. The ball ricocheted to second baseman <span style="font-weight: bold;">Justin Hargett</span>, who was ready to fire to first when Pierce ruled the play dead, putting runners and first and second.<br /><br />Pawlowski argued the call saying the play should have been live, although the umpires were backed up by the rulebook, which says a fair ball that hits an umpire before it passes an infielder other than the pitcher is dead and runners advance one base.<br /><br />"Sometimes those things happen," Pawlowski said. "It's unfortunate the ball hitting the umpire. That's part of baseball."<br /><br />After an ASU runner was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a grounder to short, MacPhee hit a grounder into hole between first and second that took a bad hop over Hargett's head and into right field, allowing Workman to score with the winning run.<br /><br />Wallen (0-1) took the loss, giving up two runs in 2 2/3 innings of relief. Auburn starter<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Cory Luckie </span>struck out eight, one shy of a career-high, giving up three runs on nine hits in 4 2/3<br /><br />Arizona State reliever<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Mitchell Lambson</span> (3-1) earned the win after giving up one run in 2 1/3 innings.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dan Gamache </span>went 3-for-4 for the Tigers, driving in Auburn's first four runs with a double and triple. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kevin Patterson</span> added a two-run homer in the sixth, his second of the year.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Johnny Ruettiger </span>was 2-for-5 for ASU with three RBIs and Barnes was 3-for-4.<br /><br />The Tigers and Sun Devils play again today at 4 p.m. ET. Auburn will start <span style="font-weight: bold;">Slade Smith</span> (1-0, 7.98 ERA) against<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Kyle Ottoson</span> (2-0, 3.46).</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/1550374628706539673/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=1550374628706539673' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/1550374628706539673'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/1550374628706539673'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/ninth-inning-rally-lifts-no-7-arizona.html' title='Ninth-inning rally lifts No. 7 Arizona State to 8-7 win over No. 23 Auburn in weekend opener'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Hfeivlul7-J2nOOZfldzJ7IjUv3XgGKpIYQefVpJfy__m_GFAuGLaojKXayNRyqaX6H6Q3CirOlONdZaD4BDjkxGkdkDMwDC3qE3T_KzT6tlJF9dj8vMlUlVBt35GJ125YC54PxlbsQ/s72-c/3.11p+luckie.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-7013680507793343085</id><published>2011-03-11T13:42:00.034-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-11T19:13:02.333-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Bad behavior"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random football stuff"/><title type='text'>Four Auburn football players dismissed from team after arrest for robbery, burglary, theft of property</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESGIb-pngLCg0vYA-LpJo2Los5YDPnGapOtqipTxiTmZlezLwXABBrNC9uiWdOOyu8YCtxquVQ2YRakaz3Yz-yQbj2AIl91ZVck-IK9WdVmJjLWP5oaR_Q1AaLZtjpI4oEjMObpu_Al4/s1600/3.11p+arrest2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESGIb-pngLCg0vYA-LpJo2Los5YDPnGapOtqipTxiTmZlezLwXABBrNC9uiWdOOyu8YCtxquVQ2YRakaz3Yz-yQbj2AIl91ZVck-IK9WdVmJjLWP5oaR_Q1AaLZtjpI4oEjMObpu_Al4/s400/3.11p+arrest2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582924227368204786" border="0" /></a>AUBURN, Ala. — Four Auburn football players — <b>Mike McNeil, Antonio Goodwin, Shaun Kitchens</b> and <b>Dakota Mosley</b> — have been kicked off the team after being arrested early Friday morning on charges of robbery, burglary and theft of property.<br /><br />The four are currently being held at Lee County Detention Center, each on a $511,000 bond, according to the Auburn Police Department.<br /><br />(UPDATE: <a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/AUBlog/status/46357148137046016">According to the Opelika-Auburn News</a>, Mosley had posted bond.)<br /><br />They were charged with five counts of robbery in the first degree and one count of burglary in the first degree, Class A felonies under Alabama state law, and one count of theft of property in the third degree, a Class A misdemeanor.<div><br /></div><div>A first-degree burglary conviction in Alabama is punishable by 10 years to life in prison and a $60,000 fine.<br /><div><br /></div><div>Auburn head coach <b>Gene Chizik</b> released a statement saying the four have been "permanently dismissed from the team."<div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</span></b>)<br /><br />McNeil, 22, who is from Mobile, Ala., started at safety last season as a junior. He made 56 tackles, including a team-high 14 in Auburn's BCS title game victory against Oregon.<br /><br />Goodwin, 20, and Kitchens, 19, wide receivers from Atlanta and College Park, Ga., respectively, played mostly on special teams as freshmen. Mosley, 19, a tight end from Little Rock, Ark., redshirted.<br /><br />According to the Auburn police, officers responded to a robbery report at a residence located on the 2300 block of Wire Road at 12:25 a.m. The five victims present told police three black males entered the residence, with one displaying a hand gun.<br /><br />Personal property was stolen, although it was not specified. No injuries were reported.<br /><br />A patrolman responded to the area and observed what he believed to be the suspects' vehicle based on the description he was given. Officers stopped the car and found a pistol and the stolen property before transporting the four to the Lee County Detention Center.<br /><br />Chizik offered the following statement: “The players arrested in connection with this deeply troubling incident have been permanently dismissed from our football team. While we realize the legal process will run its course and these young men have a right for their case to be heard, playing for Auburn University is an honor and a privilege. It is not a right.<br /><br />“We hold our student-athletes to a high standard of conduct on and off the field as representatives of Auburn University, and this kind of behavior is not tolerated.<br /><br />“I am extremely disappointed and embarrassed by the actions of these individuals. I want to personally apologize to all of those who were impacted by this senseless act, including the victims, Auburn University and the Auburn family.”<br /><br />Auburn athletics director <b>Jay Jacobs</b> stood behind Chizik's actions.<br /><br />"This type of behavior will not be tolerated at Auburn," he said. "I fully support coach Chizik’s swift and decisive action to dismiss these four student-athletes from our football team effective immediately.”<br /><br />Teammates expressed shock about the players' arrest. Former left tackle <b>Lee Ziemba </b>called the incident "unfortunate" and "embarrassing" during an appearance on <b>Paul Finebaum</b>'s radio show. Former safety <b>Zac Etheridge</b> tweeted: "Prayers going up for those guys. Not like them to do that!!!"<br /><br />It's the second time in the last month Auburn has dismissed a player because of legal issues. Running back <b>Eric Smith </b>was kicked off the team Feb. 28 after being arrested for third-degree domestic violence. It occurred a year and a half after he was arrested for third-degree assault for knocking a fellow student unconscious at an area hotel.</div></div></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/7013680507793343085/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=7013680507793343085' title='15 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/7013680507793343085'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/7013680507793343085'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/four-auburn-football-players-arrested.html' title='Four Auburn football players dismissed from team after arrest for robbery, burglary, theft of property'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjESGIb-pngLCg0vYA-LpJo2Los5YDPnGapOtqipTxiTmZlezLwXABBrNC9uiWdOOyu8YCtxquVQ2YRakaz3Yz-yQbj2AIl91ZVck-IK9WdVmJjLWP5oaR_Q1AaLZtjpI4oEjMObpu_Al4/s72-c/3.11p+arrest2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>15</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-7077013446655438067</id><published>2011-03-10T17:09:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-10T17:18:44.782-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baseball"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Commentary"/><title type='text'>Commentary: Despite disappointing season, Barbee offers Auburn basketball hope</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO_2JN0JIF7TTxt1oKfjVziT9qJ96RN53mH6Zu3uo3bqgI3EDs4S4Yxvkxq3BMUoc2xLAEiVN25X13ygf3CyOKITIgI6Ltic-8voeftx9NITE7c5gszhbFuK8sDtZmkQYwo4i9ye_2Lg/s1600/3.10p+barbee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO_2JN0JIF7TTxt1oKfjVziT9qJ96RN53mH6Zu3uo3bqgI3EDs4S4Yxvkxq3BMUoc2xLAEiVN25X13ygf3CyOKITIgI6Ltic-8voeftx9NITE7c5gszhbFuK8sDtZmkQYwo4i9ye_2Lg/s320/3.10p+barbee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582593884939792162" border="0" /></a>My colleague, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Seth Emerson</span>, had game story duties today at the SEC tournament. <a href="http://www.macon.com/2011/03/10/1482605/georgia-wins-sec-tournament-opener.html">You can read his account here</a>. I wrote a column on the conclusion of Auburn's season instead. Here it is:<br /><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">(Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</span></b>)<br /><blockquote>ATLANTA — There was no comeback, no second-half magic, no late-game rally for the Auburn Tigers on Thursday.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tony Barbee</span>'s first season on the Plains came to a predictable conclusion in a 69-51 SEC tournament loss to Georgia, a much bigger, much better team from top to bottom.<br /><br />But he didn't dwell on it.<br /><br />"Can't look back," Barbee said, echoing a season-long sentiment. "We've got to look ahead."<br /><br />Looking back at the wreckage won't help. The Tigers (11-20) finished with their fewest wins since the 1993-94 season, placing fifth in the SEC West, the fifth time in the last seven years they've been one of the bottom two teams in the division.<br /><br />But here's where things differ from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Jeff Lebo</span> era. There's hope.<br /><br />It's a word rarely spoken in Auburn basketball circles. Lebo's teams never made the NCAA tournament, coming close only once while treading water until the life raft of a new arena could push the program to the next level.<br /><br />Barbee's different. In 20 years as a player or coach, he's missed the postseason only twice. He's been schooled by a noted winner, <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Calipari</span>. And in his only previous head coaching gig, he took UTEP from 10th to first place in the Conference USA in four short years.<br /><br />Why would that pattern change now?<br /><br />Sure, the numbers are bad this season — historically bad, in fact, if you're talking RPI — but look at what Barbee inherited. The team had no seniors. Its best player missed the season with a knee injury. Its top two recruits failed to qualify academically. Going 0-for-the-SEC was in play.<br /><br />Still, the Tigers never folded. They scrapped their way to four SEC wins (I'm guessing the over paid off on that one), had a competitive surge late in the season during which no deficit was too large and gave their fan base reason to believe better days are ahead.<br /><br />"They stayed together as teammates and didn't point, didn't blame," Barbee said. "They knew they had a lot of growing to do because of the inexperience. And I talked about the growing pains from Day 1. And you see how we progressed as a team and got gradually better over the course of the season. And that's what we want to try to do every year."<br /><br />It won't be an instant fix. Auburn needs size and scoring. The Tigers got mauled on the boards Thursday, allowing 18 offensive rebounds. Their signature offensive play this season was the seven-minute scoring drought.<br /><br />There's also the matter of making the scholarship numbers work, which will probably require some maneuvering Auburn fans like to think only takes place under <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Saban</span>'s watch.<br /><br />But it's not as though SEC reclamation projects take a long time. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mark Fox</span> took Georgia from 5-11 in the SEC to the cusp of the NCAA tournament in Year 2. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Anthony Grant</span> had a similar turnaround at Alabama, turning a 5-11 SEC team into Western Division champs.<br /><br />Why can't Auburn, which plays in one of the weakest divisions in Division I basketball and will add injured guard <span style="font-weight: bold;">Frankie Sullivan</span>, transfers <span style="font-weight: bold;">Varez Ward</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Noel Johnson</span> and at least three freshman signees to its current group, make a similar jump?<br /><br />Barbee refuses to sugarcoat the process — "He doesn’t shoot you no crap," forward <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kenny Gabriel</span> said. "He doesn’t tell you what you want to hear." — nor will he slow down to let the stragglers play catchup. Losing isn't in his DNA.<br /><br />"They've got to commit to improving," Barbee said. "If not, they will get left behind."</blockquote></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/7077013446655438067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=7077013446655438067' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/7077013446655438067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/7077013446655438067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/commentary-despite-disappointing-season.html' title='Commentary: Despite disappointing season, Barbee offers Auburn basketball hope'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVO_2JN0JIF7TTxt1oKfjVziT9qJ96RN53mH6Zu3uo3bqgI3EDs4S4Yxvkxq3BMUoc2xLAEiVN25X13ygf3CyOKITIgI6Ltic-8voeftx9NITE7c5gszhbFuK8sDtZmkQYwo4i9ye_2Lg/s72-c/3.10p+barbee.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-9107064880730235546</id><published>2011-03-10T13:55:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-10T14:51:43.396-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Basketball"/><title type='text'>Georgia ends Auburn's season with 69-51 win in first round of SEC tournament</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCaRBxAromsOXYseYpUVd7uVQwL0utG1-e96oNKDO4XSj1-bBhFur4B5Dk2aMbHqF7rvFKdCUNVnef6X1oeE4z_CTo3ovCaut2ZsT8dpVHFXQgh4cH0LEK-Q4TInfESuqND008ecem7M/s1600/3.10p+collision.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCaRBxAromsOXYseYpUVd7uVQwL0utG1-e96oNKDO4XSj1-bBhFur4B5Dk2aMbHqF7rvFKdCUNVnef6X1oeE4z_CTo3ovCaut2ZsT8dpVHFXQgh4cH0LEK-Q4TInfESuqND008ecem7M/s320/3.10p+collision.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582556790460869506" border="0" /></a>ATLANTA — There was no second-half comeback to be had Thursday in the Georgia Dome, where Auburn's season ended with a 69-51 loss to Georgia.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trey Thompkins</span> had 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs (21-10), who kept their NCAA tournament hopes alive, advancing to play Alabama tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.<br /><br />The Tigers (11-20) finished with their fewest wins since the 1993-94 season.<br /><br />Georgia opened things up with an 18-4 run in the first half, taking a 34-23 lead into the break. The Bulldogs dominated the glass, grabbing 18 offensive rebounds.<br /><br />Auburn, which made a habit of overcoming big deficits late in the season, found Thursday's 21-point hole too large to overcome.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Denson</span>, from Columbus, was one of the few bright spots for the Tigers, finishing with a career-high with 21 points off the bench. He went 9-for-10 from the field.<br /><br />But he had little offensive help. Auburn shot 39 percent but was 2-for-14 from 3-point range.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Earnest Ross</span>, who scored a career-high 30 earlier this year at Georgia, went 1-for-10 from the floor and scored only 4 points. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kenny Gabriel </span>was the team's second-leading scorer with 7.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/9107064880730235546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=9107064880730235546' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/9107064880730235546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/9107064880730235546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/georgia-ends-auburn-season-with-69-51.html' title='Georgia ends Auburn's season with 69-51 win in first round of SEC tournament'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCaRBxAromsOXYseYpUVd7uVQwL0utG1-e96oNKDO4XSj1-bBhFur4B5Dk2aMbHqF7rvFKdCUNVnef6X1oeE4z_CTo3ovCaut2ZsT8dpVHFXQgh4cH0LEK-Q4TInfESuqND008ecem7M/s72-c/3.10p+collision.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-1382088776961880886</id><published>2011-03-10T12:48:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-10T13:07:09.570-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Basketball"/><title type='text'>Halftime from Atlanta: Georgia 34, Auburn 23</title><content type='html'>ATLANTA — Auburn will need some second-half magic to keep its season going.<br /><br />The Tigers trail Georgia 34-23 at halftime in the SEC tournament opener at the Georgia Dome.<br /><br />The Bulldogs (20-10), who are playing to keep their NCAA tournament hopes alive, used an 18-4 run near the end of the first half. Georgia led by as many as 15.<br /><br />Center <span style="font-weight: bold;">Trey Thompkins</span> has a game-high 14 points to go with 7 rebounds. UGA has a 24-14 rebounding advantage, with 13 offensive rebounds.<br /><br />Reserve guard <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Denson</span>, from Columbus, leads Auburn (11-19) with 9 points.<br /><br />The Tigers shot 39 percent in the first half (11-for-28) but were 0-for-7 from 3-point range.<br /><br />The game's winner will play Alabama tomorrow at 1 p.m. ET.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/1382088776961880886/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=1382088776961880886' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/1382088776961880886'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/1382088776961880886'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/halftime-georgia-34-auburn-23.html' title='Halftime from Atlanta: Georgia 34, Auburn 23'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-6034909062339255205</id><published>2011-03-10T00:08:00.003-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-10T00:14:09.333-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Basketball"/><title type='text'>Tigers aim to bring momentum into tournament</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ma4_zJC6pQU8rSs7A1T0rlkwsboG2HB_ZfQdc4IVY9fFGrEW0CFC5QqBO2PIp7tjwscJHqG03xnI_0N525_bV6VuF7nRZiaOv5fl-5dG6K_QpnmjAmmhGVKfwcgysVuiYg9ADln88YE/s1600/3.10p+barbee.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ma4_zJC6pQU8rSs7A1T0rlkwsboG2HB_ZfQdc4IVY9fFGrEW0CFC5QqBO2PIp7tjwscJHqG03xnI_0N525_bV6VuF7nRZiaOv5fl-5dG6K_QpnmjAmmhGVKfwcgysVuiYg9ADln88YE/s400/3.10p+barbee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582330483743345970" /></a>I'll be driving to Atlanta this morning for the SEC tournament, which will take place at the Georgia Dome. Auburn, the 5th seed out of the West, plays Georgia, the 4th seed out of the East, at 1 p.m. ET. Here's how today's story starts:<div></div><blockquote><div>AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn isn’t a quick-starting team, so it figures that it began playing its best basketball as the season wound down.</div><div><br />The Tigers (11-19, 4-12 SEC), who finished the regular season with their first back-to-back wins in league play, hope to carry that late-season momentum into the SEC tournament, which starts today at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.</div><div><br />“There’s no question this team has gotten progressively better over the course of the season,” first-year Auburn coach <b>Tony Barbee </b>said. “And right now, we’re playing at our peak.”</div></blockquote><div><a href="http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/03/10/1491994/auburn-basketball-tigers-aim-to.html">Read the full thing here</a>. And <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Here's the full schedule today and tomorrow:</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><div><b>Thursday</b></div><div><ul><li>Game 1: West No. 5 Auburn vs. East No. 4 Georgia, Game, 1 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 2: East No. 6 South Carolina vs. West No. 3 Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 3: East No. 5 Tennessee vs. West No. 4 Arkansas, 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 4: West No. 6 LSU vs. East No. 3 Vanderbilt, 10 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li></ul></div><div><b>Friday</b></div><div><ul><li>Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. West No. 1 Alabama, 1 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. East No. 2 Kentucky, 3:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. East No. 1 Florida, 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. West No. 2 Mississippi State, 10 p.m .ET (SEC Network)</li></ul></div></span></b></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/6034909062339255205/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=6034909062339255205' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/6034909062339255205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/6034909062339255205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/tigers-aim-to-bring-momentum-into.html' title='Tigers aim to bring momentum into tournament'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ma4_zJC6pQU8rSs7A1T0rlkwsboG2HB_ZfQdc4IVY9fFGrEW0CFC5QqBO2PIp7tjwscJHqG03xnI_0N525_bV6VuF7nRZiaOv5fl-5dG6K_QpnmjAmmhGVKfwcgysVuiYg9ADln88YE/s72-c/3.10p+barbee.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-7226911008250695557</id><published>2011-03-09T14:36:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-09T14:38:49.557-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baseball"/><title type='text'>Auburn-Memphis baseball game canceled</title><content type='html'>Auburn's baseball game tonight against Memphis was canceled because of weather. The teams will not make the game up.<div><br /></div><div>Fans holding tickets to Wednesday’s game can exchange them for any other non-conference game, subject to availability.</div><div><br /></div><div>The No. 23 Tigers (10-3) begin a three-game series against No. 7 Arizona State on Friday at 7 p.m. ET at Plainsman Park.<br /></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/7226911008250695557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=7226911008250695557' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/7226911008250695557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/7226911008250695557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/auburn-baseball-vs-memphis-canceled.html' title='Auburn-Memphis baseball game canceled'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-4518781924938565655</id><published>2011-03-09T10:05:00.014-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-09T13:34:43.629-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ex-Auburnites"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="NFL draft"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random football stuff"/><title type='text'>ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. sizes up Cam Newton, Nick Fairley after Auburn's pro day</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqkreqjUoLCB-dwV4XL2WqB1iQAkX9EWMznId03N4SQAWKzrxbN_0dHwjzpOUsBITbRO0juQdunzT4rlQu7rLE_k_qDm9t41Qqq61g08vBOs8khSgGe11N6q-f75MRTLtUaJtTO3eliw/s1600/3.09p+newton.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqkreqjUoLCB-dwV4XL2WqB1iQAkX9EWMznId03N4SQAWKzrxbN_0dHwjzpOUsBITbRO0juQdunzT4rlQu7rLE_k_qDm9t41Qqq61g08vBOs8khSgGe11N6q-f75MRTLtUaJtTO3eliw/s400/3.09p+newton.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582115293706752530" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">As usual after Auburn's pro day, we like to hear what the experts had to say about it. Thankfully, ESPN draft analyst <b>Mel Kiper Jr. </b>did another teleconference today. Here's what he had to say about <b>Cam Newton </b>and <b>Nick Fairley:</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.<br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></b></div><div><b></b>(On Newton's pro day)<br /><blockquote>"I watched it. And you knew that it was going to be better. You knew it wasn't going to be any worse. Pro days are usually the best scenario. And that's why I questioned it, I went on the record, I wouldn't have thrown at the combine. I thought it was was a mistake before. It was a first guess, as <b>Lee Corso</b> says, not a second guess. I said it on the air, on numerous shows and before the combine even began, that if I was advising Cam Newton, I would have advised him not to throw. I wouldn't have had that media day either. I would have just saved it for that pro day. That's the best opportunity to show accuracy. To show the NFL that, hey, I'm going to wow you over with my physical ability and my ability to make precise throws down the field short, medium and long.</blockquote><blockquote>"And he improved. Now, he had some overthrows on the outs, he had some overthrows long, he had some drops. His receiver corps wasn't what he thought it would be going into that workout yesterday, so they had to kind of mix and match there a little bit and pull some guys in late to catch the football. But I think Cam showed well, which a pro day is a great scenario for that. I think he right now is looking at the fourth pick to Cincinnati, seventh pick to San Francisco in that area. Buffalo would be in that mix as well, but I keep hearing maybe not. Carolina could consider him certainly at No. 1. Cam's going to go high."</blockquote><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eTpY_MgDTK7g47HL_CYj-tf6UftyiVSxJj-UALr_UbJuqH18vTpB-byJZ5bg3b7SHGww0uIi3P2-8UT6uNIXLYixazOcfHMp-iMUwQBiRF8ILgBMXO46cjBUCLHp218QKKYd4UFYWSQ/s400/3.09p+fairley.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 329px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582115291826902706" />(On if Fairley measuring up smaller than anticipated affects his draft stock)<br /><blockquote>"Not at all. In fact, I'd prefer to see somebody at that height, because to me it's all about leverage, it's all about the lowest man wins. And he's got the ability to bat down passes, to be disruptive. He's a quickness guy. He's a guy who beats you with that athleticism and weakness. He does some great things from the interior. It's hard to find pass rushers. And this is a guy who can really get after it.</blockquote><blockquote>"He's a guy who is a better pass rusher than (<b>Gerald</b>) <b>McCoy </b>coming out. <b>Ndamukong Suh </b>beats you with power, he was underrated quickness wise. That's why I liked him better than McCoy last year. A lot people liked McCoy better than Suh. I was a Suh guy from Day 1, stayed with it all the way through the draft, because three straight years he dominated. Not one year. Three years. Played four, dominated for three and even showed flashes of brilliance the fourth year. And with Fairley, only one year, really as a starter, only started a few games prior to that. So that's the only thing, that one-year wonder, that one-hit wonder when you're talking about the first or second pick overall that would concern you a little bit with Nick Fairley, other than he was a lights-out player, some lulls in his play sometimes in games, which there usually are for defensive linemen. It wasn't with Suh. That's why he was so great after the fact. He was the No. 1 guy overall for that reason. A lot of other people like McCoy over Suh. </blockquote><blockquote>"But for Fairley, if he had played a couple more years at Auburn at that level, he'd had been clear-cut ... one more great year at Auburn, instead of just the one, he'd have been the clear-cut No. 1 guy in this draft."</blockquote>Kiper also said Fairley could go as high as second, with an outside shot at going No. 1. Worst-case scenario, he said, would be Fairley dropping to eighth. Who has that pick? The Tennessee Titans, who recently hired <b>Tracy Rocker </b>as their defensive line coach.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kiper also came out with his <a href="http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/insider/news/story?page=KiperMockDraft3.0">latest mock draft on ESPN</a>. Here are his top-four picks:</div><div></div><blockquote><div>1. Carolina -- QB Blaine Gabbert, Missouri</div><div>2. Denver -- DT Nick Fairley, Auburn</div><div>3. Buffalo -- DT Marcell Dareus, Alabama</div><div>4. Cincinnati -- QB Cam Newton, Auburn</div></blockquote><div></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/4518781924938565655/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=4518781924938565655' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/4518781924938565655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/4518781924938565655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/espns-mel-kiper-jr-sizes-up-cam-newton.html' title='ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. sizes up Cam Newton, Nick Fairley after Auburn's pro day'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkqkreqjUoLCB-dwV4XL2WqB1iQAkX9EWMznId03N4SQAWKzrxbN_0dHwjzpOUsBITbRO0juQdunzT4rlQu7rLE_k_qDm9t41Qqq61g08vBOs8khSgGe11N6q-f75MRTLtUaJtTO3eliw/s72-c/3.09p+newton.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-5338698005009926100</id><published>2011-03-08T19:03:00.020-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-08T22:26:27.651-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ex-Auburnites"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random football stuff"/><title type='text'>Quarterback Cam Newton answers some questions with solid pro day performance</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYV3rkWNjGUPhlsz1QOzl8GAxambSPn_d5owAR9QH8pUH8Fa-tEZ_S_ytbv5qMeX6HQJkVegXzIg6Lwy7ZLVkcAps5LVrFtdUa-fD5ZpqwlEDB8aBZIzLgkbyRPj2SJyOEWA6lwQsYFs/s1600/3.08p+newton.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMYV3rkWNjGUPhlsz1QOzl8GAxambSPn_d5owAR9QH8pUH8Fa-tEZ_S_ytbv5qMeX6HQJkVegXzIg6Lwy7ZLVkcAps5LVrFtdUa-fD5ZpqwlEDB8aBZIzLgkbyRPj2SJyOEWA6lwQsYFs/s400/3.08p+newton.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581883293801305154" border="0" /></a>It was the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cam Newton </span>show at Auburn's pro day today, with around 125 NFL personnel from every team in attendance to watch the quarterback throw.<br /><br />He didn't disappoint. Newton threw around 65 passes in an extended session near the end of the workouts. He completed all but 10 of them, a far cry from his 11-for-21 performance at the combine nine days ago.<br /><br />"He's a very, very proud athlete, and he's a very competitive guy," said <b>George Whitfield Jr.</b>, Newton's personal quarterback coach. "If <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Jordan</span> one night scores 20 points, you best believe the next team that he faces is going to have deal with 45 going in. I think that's the kind of mindset Cam had today."<br /><br />Despite slightly windy conditions, a far cry from the sterile dome environment in Indianapolis, Newton was sharp, showing zip on his passes and being on target. He went down a roster of passes (perimeter throws, comebacks, out routes, etc), throwing to a group of Auburn receivers he was comfortable with.<br /><br />"He really came out and attacked this deal," Whitfield said. "I think the coaches and scouts, especially when we went back and asked them if they wanted to hear anything else or see anything else, (Cardinals) coach (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Ken</span>) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Whisenhunt </span>asked him to throw maybe two balls, (Titans offensive coordinator <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris</span>) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Palmer </span>asked to see two more balls, and that was it. I asked them many times and they were good.<br /><br />"They thought we put together a good game plan. Cam came out and executed the game plan, and that was a bigger deal."<br /><br />Although head coaches from five teams with five of the first six picks were on hand, none were in a talking mood afterward. However, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Buddy Nix</span>, the general manager of the Buffalo Bills, who own the third pick, spoke about Newton.<br /><br />"I tell you this, workouts are a small piece of the puzzle," he said. "We go by how they play. If the throwing is good, you can tell something about their release, you can tell something about his arm.<br /><br />"But the only way you can tell how a guy can play quarterback is when he’s being rushed and you’ve got coverage and you’ve got to throw it in a tight spot and you’ve got pressure on you. That’s kind of what we go by. The biggest percentage, anyway. Eighty percent, probably."<br /><br />Did he learn anything about Newton he didn't already know?<br /><br />"No," Nix said. "He did good, and I expected him to."<br /><br />Newton also continued to answer questions from teams about his character.<br /><br />“They want to know everything," he said. "They want to know who I really am. During this whole process, I’ve done a lot of explaining about who I really am. I’m extremely comfortable with that, because I know this is a multi-million dollar investment, and they have to know who they’re picking.<br /><br />"Each organization has to do a thorough investigation on who this person really is: what his background is and is he a competitor? It’s just fun and I look forward to talking to team after team about who I really am.”<br /><br />Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.<br /><br />Some other quick notes and quotes<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>from Auburn's pro day:<br /><ul><li>Whitfield was full on analogies. Naturally, he was extremely positive about Newton. "He came out like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Secretariat</span>," he said. "He was pawing at the ground, knew it was a big day, wanted it, waiting for the gates to open. The kid went off."</li></ul><ul><li>Newton's No. 1 goal was to show consistency. "Every quarterback has tendencies, every athlete has tendencies," Newton said. "And that’s my tendency, to get impatient. And when I get impatient, the throws are erratic. That’s one thing I wanted to focus on: to be comfortable today."</li></ul><ul><li>One more Whitfield quote: "We really didn't hit a finish line today. This is just the next game. All he's going to do is continue to get better."</li></ul><ul><li>Representatives from all 32 NFL teams were on hand, including the head coach from teams with five of the first six picks in April's NFL draft. Carolina's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ron Rivera</span>, Denver's <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Fox</span> (with executive vice president of football operations<span style="font-weight: bold;"> John Elway</span> in tow), Cincinnati's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Marvin Lewis</span>, Whisenhunt and Cleveland's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pat Shurmur</span> were all in attendance.</li></ul><ul><li>Newton wouldn't speculate where he'll be taken in April's draft. “That’s not something I’m thinking of right now," he said. "My focus is on me being the best player I can be. Tomorrow is another day for me to work on my craft and become another football player. I’m not going to worry about something I do not have control over, but I do have control over myself. To make this transition a fluid one to the NFL.”</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Fairley</span>’s pro day was brief, the kind you’re entitled to have after doing almost everything at the NFL Scouting Combine. But the former Auburn defensive tackle, who is expected to go near the top of Aprils’ NFL Draft, still went through a variety of position drills. “I can just show that I’ve still been working,” said Fairley, who was pleased with his day. “Even though the combine is over with … I’m still training. I wanted to show those guys that I’m still working to get better.”</li></ul><ul><li>Fairley measured in at 6-foot-4, 297 pounds (six more than in Indianapolis), then stuck with his combine numbers for the individual drills. He took the field for the first time with his fellow defensive linemen for positional drills late in the day, showing agility and footwork while weaving through cones and pads as scouts watched. “If anybody can tell if a guy can play football running through dummies, he’s better than I am,” Nix said. “But you do see athletic ability. He has great ability, feet, speed and bursts and all of those things. He’s a good player. He makes plays on Saturday, and he’ll make them again on Sundays.”</li></ul><ul><li>A number of teams with high picks took an interest in Fairley’s drills. Fox and Elway, whose Broncos pick second, stood among a cluster of scouts watching on. Fairley also spoke with Rivera, whose Panthers own the No. 1 pick. “They’ve been talking to me, but all the teams have been talking to me,” Fairley said. “It would be wonderful if I was able to go there. It doesn’t matter what team I go to — I just want to play football.”</li></ul><ul><li>Fairley wanted to wear a red shirt to match his Nike shorts, but the only one he could was <span style="font-weight: bold;">Darvin Adams</span>' from the combine. So he wore it, even though it was tight. "After this, I'll just peel it off," Fairley joked.</li></ul><ul><li>Asking Auburn’s players which Tiger had the best pro day performance, one name kept coming up: defensive tackle<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Zach Clayton</span>. Clayton had an excellent all-around day. After weighing in at 6-foot-2, 299 pounds, he ran a 4.68-second 40-yard dash. “That even shocked me,” Clayton said.</li></ul><ul><li>He had a 33.5-inch vertical and a 10-foot broad jump, second best on the team to linebacker <span style="font-weight: bold;">Craig Stevens</span>’ 10 feet, 2 inches. Clayton, who has been working out at Auburn, finished the workouts by repping 225 pounds 27 times on the bench press, tops on the team. “I think I helped myself out a lot,” Clayton said. “My goal coming into today was just to get my name out there and open a few eyes. I think I accomplished that today.”</li></ul><ul><li>Cornerback <span style="font-weight: bold;">Demond Washington</span> turned in the fastest 40 time, finishing his second run in 4.30 seconds. He was followed by receiver <span style="font-weight: bold;">Terrell Zachery </span>(4.40), safety<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Zac Etheridge</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>(4.51) and receiver <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kodi Burns</span> (4.55).</li></ul> <ul><li><span>Adams</span> and defensive end/tight end <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gabe McKenzie</span> tied for the best vertical jump at 35 inches.</li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan Pugh</span> finished second on the bench press with 25 reps of 225 pounds, followed by McKenzie (24) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Blanc</span> (23). <a href="http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/auburn-pro-day-times-and-measurements.html">Here are the full stats</a>.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>Lots of folks in attendance, although the players say they weren't bothered by it. "It is not big deal," Burns said. "We are from the SEC, where you play in front of 80,000 week-in and week-out. These scouts are just people. It is all about performing under pressure." </li></ul><ul><li>But, the players' livelihood isn't usually on the line during a game. "A lot if on the line out here," linebacker <span style="font-weight: bold;">Josh Bynes</span> said. "One messed up time or drill can make you not get drafted."</li></ul><ul><li>Pugh on that subject: "It's almost like it's four years in one day. I don't think it's that intense as far as combining all four years in one day, but it's just a way to fill in the blanks as far as what kind of player you are. They get to interact with you and see how you interact with your teammates, and they want to see you compete. I think I did that today. I think we all did that today." </li></ul><ul><li>Bynes, on his expectations on draft day: "It doesn't really matter what they say. All that matters is what happens when the draft comes around, April 28, 29 and 30. You may hear your name called or you might not. The only thing you can do is wait to hear your name called. You may go in the first round or the sixth round, because I have seen that before over the years. So we are going to have to just wait and see what happens." </li></ul><ul><li>Running back<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Mario Fannin </span></span>didn't do a whole lot of drills Tuesday after an impressive combine at which he ran a 4.38 40-yard dash. He still wanted to get the scouts' attention with some positional work, though. "Hopefully I've grabbed it," he said. "Here at Auburn this past season, I kind of did the third down thing. I feel like I did a great job as far as helping my teammates out in that aspect of the game. I just wanted to also show them that I can do other things, too. I think they saw it today.</li></ul><ul><li>Left tackle <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee Ziemba </span>followed up his combine performance by doing some positional drills. He said the feedback from coaches and scouts isn't always instant. "More of a mystery than you think," he said. "It's a waiting game."</li></ul><ul><li>Ziemba felt like he's been shuttling between cities constantly since winning the BCS title. "Since Arizona it has been a whirlwind," he said. "It's been living in and out of suitcases and going from on place to another. You've got to do what you've got to do." He can't wait for the draft to get here. "I'm ready to get settled down somewhere and start playing some football. That's what I'm ready for."</li></ul><ul><li>It was a long day and, quite honestly, my video was a little lacking, so I'm not going to bother posting it. But if you're interested in seeing some video (with better inside access than me), <a href="http://auburntigers.cstv.com/allaccess/?media=235565">have a look at this one done by Auburn</a>. Footage of Clayton's bench press is about 7 minutes in, Fairley's position drills are 11 minutes in and Newton's throwing is around the 12-minute mark.<br /></li></ul></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/5338698005009926100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=5338698005009926100' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/5338698005009926100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/5338698005009926100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/quarterback-cam-newton-answers-some.html' title='Quarterback Cam Newton answers some questions with solid pro day performance'/><author><name>Andy 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stuff"/><title type='text'>Auburn pro day times and measurements</title><content type='html'>Here's the times and measurements for all of Auburn's players at pro day:<br /><br />Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Height and Weight</span><br /><blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">Darvin Adams </span>6’ 1.875” 194<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Berry</span> 6’ 3.125” 318<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mike Blanc </span> 6’ 2.5” 286<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jorrell Bostrom</span> 6’ 2” 339<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kodi Burns</span> 6’ 0.125” 206<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Josh Bynes</span> 6’ 1.625” 240<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wes Byrum </span> 6’ 1.125” 217<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Antoine Carter </span>6’ 3.375” 259<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zach Clayton</span> 6’ 2” 299<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Zach Etheridge</span> 5’ 11.25” 201<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Fairley</span> --- 297<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mario Fannin</span> --- 229<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Goggans </span>6’ 1.625” 263<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Byron Isom </span>6’ 1.75” 304<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gabe McKenzie</span> 6’ 2.5” 261<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cam Newton</span> --- 244<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ryan Pugh</span> 6’ 1.375” 307<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craig Stevens</span> 6’ 1.875” 230<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Todd </span>6’ 2” 229<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Demond Washington </span>5’ 8.625” 180<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Terrell Zachery</span> 5’ 11.25” 205<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lee Ziemba </span>--- 318</blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">40-Yard Dash (Unofficial)</span><br /><blockquote>Mike Berry 5.35, 5.57<br />Mike Blanc 4.94, 4.74<br />Jorrell Bostrom 5.62, 5.60<br />Kodi Burns 4.58, 4.55<br />Josh Bynes 4.70, 4.82<br />Antoine Carter 4.63, 4.70<br />Zach Clayton 4.68, 4.71<br />Zach Etheridge 4.51, 4.51<br />Michael Goggans 4.60, 4.67<br />Byron Isom 5.40, 5.51<br />Gabe McKenzie 4.74, 4.76<br />Ryan Pugh 5.43, 5.32<br />Chris Todd 4.88, 4.88<br />Demond Washington 4.30, 4.43<br />Terrell Zachery 4.40, 4.42<br />Lee Ziemba 5.36, 5.38</blockquote> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bench Press</span> (Repetitions with 225 lbs.)<br /><blockquote>Mike Berry 21<br />Mike Blanc 23<br />Jorrell Bostrom 21<br />Josh Bynes 21<br />Zach Clayton 27<br />Zach Etheridge 14<br />Michael Goggans 14<br />Byron Isom 21<br />Gabe McKenzie 24<br />Ryan Pugh 25<br />Craig Stevens 20<br />Demond Washington 14<br />Terrell Zachery 11<br /></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;">Standing Long Jump</span><br /><blockquote>Darvin Adams 9’ 9”<br />Mike Berry 8’ 3”<br />Mike Blanc 9’ 4”<br />Jorrell Bostrom 8’ 2”<br />Kodi Burns 9’ 4”<br />Josh Bynes 9’ 8”<br />Antoine Carter 9’ 4”<br />Zach Clayton 10’ 0”<br />Zach Etheridge 9’ 9”<br />Mario Fannin 9’ 8.5”<br />Michael Goggans 9’ 7”<br />Byron Isom 7’ 11”<br />Gabe McKenzie 9’ 6”<br />Ryan Pugh 7’ 10”<br />Craig Stevens 10’ 2”<br />Chris Todd 8’ 11.5”<br />Demond Washington 9’ 9.5”<br />Terrell Zachery 9’ 7”<br />Lee Ziemba 8’ 4”</blockquote> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vertical Jump</span><br /><blockquote>Darvin Adams 35”<br />Mike Berry 26”<br />Mike Blanc 28.5”<br />Jorrell Bostrom 26.5<br />Kodi Burns 32”<br />Josh Bynes 33”<br />Antoine Carter 26.5”<br />Zach Clayton 33.5”<br />Zach Etheridge 34”<br />Michael Goggans 32”<br />Byron Isom 25.5”<br />Gabe McKenzie 35”<br />Ryan Pugh 25.5”<br />Craig Stevens 33.5”<br />Chris Todd 28.5”<br />Demond Washington 32.5”<br />Terrell Zachery 32”<br />Lee Ziemba 28”</blockquote></content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-6874878521001965396</id><published>2011-03-08T14:09:00.012-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-08T14:35:54.269-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ex-Auburnites"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random football stuff"/><title type='text'>Auburn pro day off and running; Cam Newton and Nick Fairley haven't done anything yet</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hF5_GOE-mFY1rVrdzt0BgjGeRxzOIOI5Sb5bCoxyTDh4FrFX2MgZrJgH8oFmsxP-uArPuPUaRgp2EElIL-O3nnIoNBTFKlX_Fi45deP5B6AapV0YepJpEr_lG3Z8lO_h1fp10D3j3Hs/s1600/3.08p+elway.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hF5_GOE-mFY1rVrdzt0BgjGeRxzOIOI5Sb5bCoxyTDh4FrFX2MgZrJgH8oFmsxP-uArPuPUaRgp2EElIL-O3nnIoNBTFKlX_Fi45deP5B6AapV0YepJpEr_lG3Z8lO_h1fp10D3j3Hs/s320/3.08p+elway.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581805946873947394" border="0" /></a>Auburn's pro day is in full swing, although there's not too much to report early on.<br /><br />Quarterback <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cam Newton </span>and defensive tackle <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Fairley </span>haven't done any of the drills yet, obviously content with their times in Indianapolis. Position drills are this afternoon, which I'm sure both will be participating in.<br /><br /><div>Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.<br /></div><br />Here are a few early notes:<br /><ul><li>Lots of big NFL names out here today. I've seen the following coaches: Carolina's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ron Rivera</span>, Den Denver's <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Fox</span>, Cincinnati's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Marvin Lewis</span>, Arizona's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ken Whisenhunt</span> and Cleveland's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pat Shurmur</span>. Those teams pick 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th, respectively.</li><li>Also, Denver executive vice president of football operations <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Elway</span> is here. For photographic evidence, look above.</li><li>Fastest 40 time goes to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Demond Washington</span>, who ran it in 4.30 seconds. I believe <span style="font-weight: bold;">Terrell Zachery </span>was second at 4.40.</li><li>Best vertical jump is a tie between <span style="font-weight: bold;">Darvin Adams </span>and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gabe McKenzie </span>at 35 inches. Not surprised by the former, kind of surprised by the latter.</li><li>I'm not a scout and don't pretend to be, but it seems like defensive tackle <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zach Clayton </span>is having a pretty good day. Ran a 4.68, was second in the broad jump at 10 feet even and had a good vertical jump (the number I don't have right now).<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Craig Stevens </span>had the best broad jump at 10 feet, 2 inches.<br /></li><li>Don't have any other official times and measurements yet, but when I do, I'll get them up on the blog.</li><li>Also, the bench press is being done in the visitors locker room and only can be attended by NFL personnel and "select media." Guess who that includes? Not the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, I know that much.<br /></li></ul>Back with more in a bit.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/6874878521001965396/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=6874878521001965396' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/6874878521001965396'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/6874878521001965396'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/auburn-pro-day-off-and-running-newton.html' title='Auburn pro day off and running; Cam Newton and Nick Fairley haven't done anything yet'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6hF5_GOE-mFY1rVrdzt0BgjGeRxzOIOI5Sb5bCoxyTDh4FrFX2MgZrJgH8oFmsxP-uArPuPUaRgp2EElIL-O3nnIoNBTFKlX_Fi45deP5B6AapV0YepJpEr_lG3Z8lO_h1fp10D3j3Hs/s72-c/3.08p+elway.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-9212766651449569593</id><published>2011-03-08T11:47:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-08T11:52:33.827-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ex-Auburnites"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random football stuff"/><title type='text'>Auburn pro day, live from Jordan-Hare Stadium</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNdjC_tiLV57L0l6QBLRKMaJAfBUauxYgnatQE5d2alaObkEMIshzw7FmbMjtK_11-A0iCoVKLX_p35q5lyppBkyOEDVUexiYxMikbUA9dLH6YGVaUTfaCGrtu0q0D-2_7IUCteHHcL8/s1600/3.08p+pro+day.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNdjC_tiLV57L0l6QBLRKMaJAfBUauxYgnatQE5d2alaObkEMIshzw7FmbMjtK_11-A0iCoVKLX_p35q5lyppBkyOEDVUexiYxMikbUA9dLH6YGVaUTfaCGrtu0q0D-2_7IUCteHHcL8/s400/3.08p+pro+day.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581767786383915010" border="0" /></a>It's quiet in Jordan-Hare Stadium, site of Auburn's pro day. There will be close to 250 people here watching, counting pro scouts and coaches and media.<br /><br />If you want to watch, it will be <a href="http://espn.go.com/espn3/index?id=154868">streamed live on ESPN3 right here</a>. The NFL Network will also be doing live cut-ins to the festivities.<br /><br />We'll be back with updates throughout the day, so check back. Also, follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> for instant updates.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/9212766651449569593/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=9212766651449569593' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/9212766651449569593'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/9212766651449569593'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/auburn-pro-day-live-from-jordan-hare.html' title='Auburn pro day, live from Jordan-Hare Stadium'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNdjC_tiLV57L0l6QBLRKMaJAfBUauxYgnatQE5d2alaObkEMIshzw7FmbMjtK_11-A0iCoVKLX_p35q5lyppBkyOEDVUexiYxMikbUA9dLH6YGVaUTfaCGrtu0q0D-2_7IUCteHHcL8/s72-c/3.08p+pro+day.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-2998564253925469946</id><published>2011-03-08T00:01:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-08T21:33:36.863-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random football stuff"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Shameless self-promotion"/><title type='text'>More Auburn book signings on tap</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFCIugU9xHfeawYppK1sxymIvVMmT0Kz0dBRJySs89zrUDkwbQpJyjplAoxrCr9pIKtyEgAlzGovrQ203C2teNjLRyJCIeua06LbpBmcr0aRU2BcxVDdMl_WwVgdX8eKDIN-1hUOs6GE/s1600/2.15p+allin+cover.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFCIugU9xHfeawYppK1sxymIvVMmT0Kz0dBRJySs89zrUDkwbQpJyjplAoxrCr9pIKtyEgAlzGovrQ203C2teNjLRyJCIeua06LbpBmcr0aRU2BcxVDdMl_WwVgdX8eKDIN-1hUOs6GE/s400/2.15p+allin+cover.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581596016116960354" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/03/08/1488638/cam-newton-has-plenty-still-to.html">It's Auburn's pro day</a>, which you can <a href="http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/whos-coming-to-auburns-pro-day.html">read plenty more about</a> later today on the blog and even <a href="http://espn.go.com/espn3/index?id=154868">watch on ESPN3 if you so desire</a>.<div><br /></div><div>But first, another bit of self promotion. If you haven't bought your copy of the Ledger-Enquirer's book, "All In: Auburn's Run for the National Championship," there are some good opportunities coming up.</div><div><br /></div><div>Several players from the Tigers' national championship season will be doing book signings in Montgomery, Hoover and Columbus in the next couple weeks. You can buy a copy of the book at the site and get it signed all in one swoop. What a deal!</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the who, when and where of the upcoming book signings:</div><ul><li>March 9, 4-6 p.m. CT: <b>Demond Washington, Byron Isom,</b> Kinnucan's, Montgomery</li><li>March 10, 4:30-6:30 p.m. CT: <b>Demond Washington, </b>Tallassee High School Football Stadium (Proceeds from the book sales will benefit Tallassee High School)</li><li>March 11, 5:30- 7:30 p.m. CT: <b>Zac Etheridge, </b>Auburn Spirit Store, Riverchase Galleria, Hoover</li><li>March 12, Noon-2 p.m. CT: <b> Zac Etheridge, </b>Charles Henderson High School, Troy (Proceeds from the book sales will benefit Charles Henderson High School)</li><li>March 12, 10 a.m.-noon CT: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Darvin Adams</span>, The Galleria, Hoover</li><li>March 12, noon-1 p.m. CT: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Byron Isom</span>, The Galleria, Hoover</li><li>March 12, 1-3 p.m.: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kodi Burns</span>, The Galleria, Hoover</li><li>March 12, 4-6 p.m.: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Goggans</span>, The Galleria, Hoover</li><li>March 19, 10 a.m.-noon CT: <b>Michael Goggans,</b> Benjamin Russell High School, Alexander City (Proceeds to benefit Benjamin Russell High School)</li><li>March 19: 4-6 p.m. ET: <b>Michael Goggans</b> and <b>Byron Isom, </b>Kinnucan's, Columbus</li></ul><div>Also, thanks to commenter <b>scottie burns</b>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Allinauburn">here's a link to a Facebook page</a> where you can get a copy autographed by Etheridge, Burns, Adams, Goggans, Isom and Washington. It's $44.95 for this copy. (Click on the info tab for ordering instructions.) It is regularly priced at $19.95.</div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/2998564253925469946/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=2998564253925469946' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/2998564253925469946'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/2998564253925469946'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-auburn-book-signings-on-tap.html' title='More Auburn book signings on tap'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFCIugU9xHfeawYppK1sxymIvVMmT0Kz0dBRJySs89zrUDkwbQpJyjplAoxrCr9pIKtyEgAlzGovrQ203C2teNjLRyJCIeua06LbpBmcr0aRU2BcxVDdMl_WwVgdX8eKDIN-1hUOs6GE/s72-c/2.15p+allin+cover.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-1069056759167299179</id><published>2011-03-07T15:51:00.008-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T17:13:47.566-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ex-Auburnites"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random football stuff"/><title type='text'>Who's coming to Auburn's pro day?</title><content type='html'>A lot of folks. Here's a list of <strike>21</strike> 22 players from the Auburn sports information department. It's subject to change:<div></div><blockquote><div>WR <b>Darvin Adams</b><br />OG <b>Mike Berry</b><br />DT <b>Mike Blanc</b><br />OL <b>Jorrell Bostrom</b><br />QB/WR <b>Kodi Burns</b><br />LB <b>Josh Bynes</b><br />PK <b>Wes Byrum</b><br />DE <b>Antoine Carter</b><br />DT <b>Zach Clayton</b><br />S <b>Zac Etheridge</b><br />DT <b>Nick Fairley</b><br />RB<b> Mario Fannin</b><br />DE <b>Michael Goggans</b></div><div>OG <b>Byron Isom</b></div><div><b></b>QB <b>Cam Newton</b></div><div><b></b>C <b>Ryan Pugh</b></div><div><b></b>LB <b>Craig Stevens</b></div><div><b></b>CB <b>Demond Washington</b></div><div><b></b>WR <b>Terrell Zachery</b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">OT <b>Lee Ziemba</b></span></b></div></blockquote><div>2009 Seniors<br /><blockquote>DL/TE<b> Gabe McKenzie</b><br />QB <b>Chris Todd</b></blockquote><b></b></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/1069056759167299179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=1069056759167299179' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/1069056759167299179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/1069056759167299179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/whos-coming-to-auburns-pro-day.html' title='Who's coming to Auburn's pro day?'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-3155248681441884562</id><published>2011-03-07T11:37:00.004-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T11:51:03.633-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Basketball"/><title type='text'>UK's John Calipari thinks Tony Barbee deserves consideration for SEC Coach of the Year</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WxtwvVq6d_xNsZNAAixPFmLhp3fKgBbzKff6NVBGIF3m_7j6r68bVPL5ym6Wc1QQ9cB-jJKFFOACjhV7GbM7jIeYj5wQ1m_HF-KRjiGzuToQsoP4WYVjIKNnY-nIJBlCPJV4mti8Jmk/s1600/3.07p+barbee.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WxtwvVq6d_xNsZNAAixPFmLhp3fKgBbzKff6NVBGIF3m_7j6r68bVPL5ym6Wc1QQ9cB-jJKFFOACjhV7GbM7jIeYj5wQ1m_HF-KRjiGzuToQsoP4WYVjIKNnY-nIJBlCPJV4mti8Jmk/s320/3.07p+barbee.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581392066500222658" /></a>For the second straight week, Kentucky's <b>John Calipari </b>stumped for Auburn's <b>Tony Barbee</b>, his former protege, to be SEC Coach of the Year.<div><br /></div><div>Calipari was asked on today's SEC's teleconference about the job Barbee has done in his first year with the young, short-handed Tigers, who struggled but managed to get out of last place in the SEC West, finishing the the regular season 11-19 overall and 4-12 in the conference.</div><div><br /></div><div>"How about this one? They won as many road games in the league as we have," Calipari said. "I think he should have been considered for Coach of the Year, but we all base it on number of wins. </div><div><br /></div><div>"You want to talk to any coach about what he's done with that team, to keep them into every game they've played, they've had a chance. To be down 20 and to come back and win games or have a chance to win, that's what coaching is. I just think he's done wonders."</div><div><br /></div><div>Calipari has a reason for talking up Barbee. He coached Barbee when he was a player at UMass from 1989-93. Barbee was also an assistant on Calipari's staff as a GA at UMass (1995-96) and as an assistant at Memphis (2000-06).</div><div><br /></div><div>Calipari acknowledged the likely candidates for the honor are Florida's <b>Billy Donovan</b>, Alabama's <b>Anthony Grant </b>and Vanderbilt's <b>Kevin Stallings</b>, but -- predictably -- had a strong opinion about his former assistant getting some consideration.</div><div><br /></div><div>"You've got some haters out there that have got their personal problems that will make jokes about it, but then again they don't know what coaching is," Calipari said. "I think he should be considered."</div><div><br /></div><div>Auburn enters the SEC tournament as the fifth seed out of the West. It will play Georgia, the East's No. 4 seed, at 1 p.m. ET Thursday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/3155248681441884562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=3155248681441884562' title='10 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/3155248681441884562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/3155248681441884562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/john-calipari-thinks-tony-barbee.html' title='UK's John Calipari thinks Tony Barbee deserves consideration for SEC Coach of the Year'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WxtwvVq6d_xNsZNAAixPFmLhp3fKgBbzKff6NVBGIF3m_7j6r68bVPL5ym6Wc1QQ9cB-jJKFFOACjhV7GbM7jIeYj5wQ1m_HF-KRjiGzuToQsoP4WYVjIKNnY-nIJBlCPJV4mti8Jmk/s72-c/3.07p+barbee.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-4014053171476913606</id><published>2011-03-07T11:36:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T11:46:32.357-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Awards and whatnots"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Basketball"/><title type='text'>Kenny Gabriel named co-SEC Player of the Week</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRQHRCTECASRtxp5N_OTvMXe_FucUIEedR8z4ZdNikCRTpaV3DltI2iiqoRHI1wWl7gqssyXzsUQ1pe2Vw5NooEsIwMNrjUd9xQCUpfSyq636Cg9zFGnFqqKonPPk9F7RAYaf5XJ6PbY/s1600/3.07p+gabriel.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRQHRCTECASRtxp5N_OTvMXe_FucUIEedR8z4ZdNikCRTpaV3DltI2iiqoRHI1wWl7gqssyXzsUQ1pe2Vw5NooEsIwMNrjUd9xQCUpfSyq636Cg9zFGnFqqKonPPk9F7RAYaf5XJ6PbY/s320/3.07p+gabriel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581394581566192610" /></a>Auburn forward <b>Kenny Gabriel </b>shared SEC Player of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday.<div><br /></div><div>Gabriel, a 6-foot-8 forward from Charlotte, N.C., averaged 20.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in Auburn's wins against Ole Miss and LSU last week. </div><div><br /></div><div>He shared the award with Mississippi State's <b>Ravern Johnson</b>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Gabriel, a junior, scored a career-high 24 points against Ole Miss to help the Tigers erase a 20-point deficit. He got his first career double-double against an SEC team at LSU, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds.</div><div><br /></div><div>He is the first Auburn player to be named SEC Player of the Week since March 9, 2009, when <b>Korvotney Barber </b>took the honor.</div><div><div><br /></div><div>Gabriel is averaging 10.4 points and 5.9 rebounds this season.<br /></div></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/4014053171476913606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=4014053171476913606' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/4014053171476913606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/4014053171476913606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/kenny-gabriel-named-co-sec-player-of.html' title='Kenny Gabriel named co-SEC Player of the Week'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXRQHRCTECASRtxp5N_OTvMXe_FucUIEedR8z4ZdNikCRTpaV3DltI2iiqoRHI1wWl7gqssyXzsUQ1pe2Vw5NooEsIwMNrjUd9xQCUpfSyq636Cg9zFGnFqqKonPPk9F7RAYaf5XJ6PbY/s72-c/3.07p+gabriel.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-5240080884760612702</id><published>2011-03-07T09:40:00.016-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-07T13:14:20.650-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Random football stuff"/><title type='text'>ESPN3, NFL Network to show Auburn's pro day</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsv6TjcrL8vGKEsRWTE3lkOy9qopUaTSQtl9ziqa5dgGRmCh7IE-YDQKWVRgvKC78bXnhJUgtfeil8Qr9k1M1gNssu8U7NVR-2FKQjeTcdrL3EkaMyWGifkAvA-DvBOu8XYu9oVoszGlw/s1600/3.07p+newton.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsv6TjcrL8vGKEsRWTE3lkOy9qopUaTSQtl9ziqa5dgGRmCh7IE-YDQKWVRgvKC78bXnhJUgtfeil8Qr9k1M1gNssu8U7NVR-2FKQjeTcdrL3EkaMyWGifkAvA-DvBOu8XYu9oVoszGlw/s400/3.07p+newton.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581364448640405266" /></a>Auburn pro day is closed to the public tomorrow, but that doesn't mean you can't watch it.<div><br /></div><div>The Tigers pro day, which features <b>Cam Newton, Nick Fairley, Darvin Adams</b>, <b>Lee Ziemba </b>and the rest, will be <a href="http://espn.go.com/espn3/index">streamed live on the Internet on ESPN3</a> and shown on the NFL Network.</div><div><br /></div><div>Those four and <b>Mario Fannin </b>participated at the NFL Combine at the end of February, but they'll be joined by other NFL hopefuls like <b>Josh Bynes, Ryan Pugh </b>and <b>Zac Etheridge </b>on Tuesday.</div><div><br /></div><div>The festivities start at 1:30 p.m. ET in Jordan-Hare Stadium.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</div></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/5240080884760612702/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=5240080884760612702' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/5240080884760612702'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/5240080884760612702'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/espn3-to-live-stream-auburns-pro-day.html' title='ESPN3, NFL Network to show Auburn's pro day'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsv6TjcrL8vGKEsRWTE3lkOy9qopUaTSQtl9ziqa5dgGRmCh7IE-YDQKWVRgvKC78bXnhJUgtfeil8Qr9k1M1gNssu8U7NVR-2FKQjeTcdrL3EkaMyWGifkAvA-DvBOu8XYu9oVoszGlw/s72-c/3.07p+newton.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-7810944543046857930</id><published>2011-03-06T13:25:00.010-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-06T14:18:50.672-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Basketball"/><title type='text'>Auburn to open against Georgia in SEC tourney</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmiiMLC1G7pbIFKY-AffRg88CGYZ_3d1WYMbMiP_hGGoXce8-bVkkSeVc-HyETc83aRMoCNzmx3bJbS5zZLk_GlDy19-tSW6xMChSBTVG5tvf8Qz3Nsmo4IR40CTzLY-urhDK4qGH4DE/s1600/3.06p+wallace.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmiiMLC1G7pbIFKY-AffRg88CGYZ_3d1WYMbMiP_hGGoXce8-bVkkSeVc-HyETc83aRMoCNzmx3bJbS5zZLk_GlDy19-tSW6xMChSBTVG5tvf8Qz3Nsmo4IR40CTzLY-urhDK4qGH4DE/s320/3.06p+wallace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581051789350607506" /></a>Auburn will play Georgia in its SEC tournament opener Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.<div><br /></div><div>The Tigers (11-19, 4-12 SEC) are the Western Division's fifth seed. The Bulldogs (20-10, 9-7) are the Eastern Division's fourth seed.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Georgia won the teams' only meeting this season 81-72 in overtime in Athens, Ga., on Feb. 5.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>The winner plays Alabama, the top seed out of the West, Friday at 1 p.m. ET.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Tigers won two straight to finish the regular season, rallying from 20 down to beat Ole Miss and 15 down to beat LSU. It was their only back-to-back wins in SEC play this season.</div><div><br /></div><div>"I know this," Barbee said after the LSU win. "There are a lot of teams in the conference that are heading to Atlanta saying, 'I hope we don't match up with that Auburn team.'"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here's the SEC tournament schedule (or <a href="http://www.secdigitalnetwork.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=cPSLldREXeA=&amp;tabid=712&amp;mid=4578">click here for the full bracket</a>):</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Thursday</b></div><div><ul><li>Game 1: West No. 5 Auburn vs. East No. 4 Georgia, Game, 1 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 2: East No. 6 South Carolina vs. West No. 3 Ole Miss, 3:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 3: East No. 5 Tennessee vs. West No. 4 Arkansas, 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 4: West No. 6 LSU vs. East No. 3 Vanderbilt, 10 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li></ul></div><div><b>Friday</b></div><div><ul><li>Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. West No. 1 Alabama, 1 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. East No. 2 Kentucky, 3:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. East No. 1 Florida, 7:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network)</li><li>Game 8: Game 4 winner vs. West No. 2 Mississippi State, 10 p.m .ET (SEC Network)</li></ul><div><b>Saturday</b></div></div><div><ul><li>Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 1 p.m .ET (ABC)</li><li>Game 10: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)</li></ul></div><div><b>Sunday</b></div><div><ul><li>Championship game: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 1 p.m. ET (ABC)</li></ul></div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/7810944543046857930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=7810944543046857930' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/7810944543046857930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/7810944543046857930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/auburn-to-open-against-georgia-in-sec.html' title='Auburn to open against Georgia in SEC tourney'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmiiMLC1G7pbIFKY-AffRg88CGYZ_3d1WYMbMiP_hGGoXce8-bVkkSeVc-HyETc83aRMoCNzmx3bJbS5zZLk_GlDy19-tSW6xMChSBTVG5tvf8Qz3Nsmo4IR40CTzLY-urhDK4qGH4DE/s72-c/3.06p+wallace.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-2004665059508657177</id><published>2011-03-05T19:49:00.007-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-05T20:27:17.225-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Basketball"/><title type='text'>Auburn tops LSU 60-51, earns West's No. 5 seed</title><content type='html'><div>Auburn will go into next week's SEC tournament in Atlanta on a roll.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Tigers beat LSU 60-51 in Baton Rouge, La., on Saturday to get out of last place, earning the SEC West's No. 5 seed in the conference tournament.</div><div><br /></div><div>Auburn (11-19, 4-12 SEC) closed the regular season with its first back-to-back victories in league play.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Kenny Gabriel </b>and <b>Earnest Ross </b>both scored 16 points for the Tigers, who used a 23-4 run over a 10-minute stretch in the second half to erase a 15-point deficit.</div><div><br /></div><div>LSU, which will be the No. 6 seed from the West, fell to 11-20 overall and 3-13 in the SEC.</div><div><br /></div><div>Auburn will play the No. 4 seed out of the East next Thursday in Atlanta at 1 p.m. ET. If Tennessee beats Kentucky tomorrow, the Tigers' opponent will be Vanderbilt. If Kentucky wins tomorrow, Auburn will play Georgia.</div><div><br /></div><div>Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/2004665059508657177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=2004665059508657177' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/2004665059508657177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/2004665059508657177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/auburn-tops-lsu-60-51-earns-wests-no-5.html' title='Auburn tops LSU 60-51, earns West's No. 5 seed'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-1632687170915056423</id><published>2011-03-05T08:53:00.002-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-05T08:57:21.285-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Basketball"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Shameless self-promotion"/><title type='text'>Clash of Tigers to avoid last place in SEC West</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpP1l4asqU96mTnrIjPvJwrcuiWJNWSEC1hCe-QNbEC76Epms0cJlhEHVtz1Ul3Yfelkuytq7uz9bjXiUHHGY74Lbhz29s5RH-6BtF1AmU5JuMvKWq6wdQwNoaQNLhZq3W85XDtUz00c/s1600/3.06p+chubb.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpP1l4asqU96mTnrIjPvJwrcuiWJNWSEC1hCe-QNbEC76Epms0cJlhEHVtz1Ul3Yfelkuytq7uz9bjXiUHHGY74Lbhz29s5RH-6BtF1AmU5JuMvKWq6wdQwNoaQNLhZq3W85XDtUz00c/s400/3.06p+chubb.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580610063228792722" /></a>Auburn and LSU square off tonight to see who won't finish last in the SEC West. Here's how today's story starts:<br /><blockquote>AUBURN, Ala. -- It has been nearly three months since Auburn played LSU in their conference opener, a miserable performance in which it scored only 6 first-half points in an eventual loss.<div><br />It seems like ages ago for the Tigers (10-19, 3-12 SEC), who have shown a competitive streak in the second half of the SEC season.</div><div><br />“I think we’re much better,” Auburn forward <b>Kenny Gabriel </b>said. “We’re all coming along together and playing as one. I think everybody is on the same page.”</div><div><br />Both teams will try to avoid the stigma of finishing in last place when they meet in tonight’s regular-season finale at the Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, La., at 7.</div><div><br />The winner earns the West’s No. 5 seed in next week’s SEC tournament in Atlanta, matching up against the East’s No. 4 in the first game Thursday. The loser is the sixth seed, going up against the East’s No. 3 in the late game.</div></blockquote><div><a href="http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/03/05/1485231/auburn-basketball-clash-of-tigers.html">Read the full story here</a>. Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/1632687170915056423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=1632687170915056423' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/1632687170915056423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/1632687170915056423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/clash-of-tigers-to-avoid-last-place-in.html' title='Clash of Tigers to avoid last place in SEC West'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpP1l4asqU96mTnrIjPvJwrcuiWJNWSEC1hCe-QNbEC76Epms0cJlhEHVtz1Ul3Yfelkuytq7uz9bjXiUHHGY74Lbhz29s5RH-6BtF1AmU5JuMvKWq6wdQwNoaQNLhZq3W85XDtUz00c/s72-c/3.06p+chubb.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-5433051019160415329</id><published>2011-03-04T16:43:00.011-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-04T16:54:38.925-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baseball"/><title type='text'>Auburn pitcher/utility player Justin Bryant to undergo arm surgery, will miss rest of season</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKoXfgRROmTmq3DYL7yChP3vCCACPi3zgrggGRpMwbqs_YUpv363sCDUwl8Vdjx56fvlV2Z4MHrpDF0fLi_43rr_mvDw1tYFQiilBs_oj8fb9wrSo-_pjE834A2tSD8gknGJ0QGqm5ds/s1600/3.04p+bryant.jpeg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 105px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKoXfgRROmTmq3DYL7yChP3vCCACPi3zgrggGRpMwbqs_YUpv363sCDUwl8Vdjx56fvlV2Z4MHrpDF0fLi_43rr_mvDw1tYFQiilBs_oj8fb9wrSo-_pjE834A2tSD8gknGJ0QGqm5ds/s400/3.04p+bryant.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580360649500978866" /></a>Auburn pitcher/utility player <b>Justin Bryant </b>will have surgery on his throwing arm and miss the remainder of the season, the school announced Friday.<div><br /></div><div>Bryant, a senior from Remlap, Ala., started three games in left field and one as a designated hitter this season, batting .182 in 11 at bats with two RBIs. He hit .323 in 99 at bats last year, with 5 home runs and 32 RBIs.<br /><div><br /></div><div>The right-handed reliever pitched in one game this year, striking out two in a four-out save.</div><div><br /></div><div>Dr. <b>James Andrews</b> will perform the surgery on Bryant during the next week.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>Follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/5433051019160415329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=5433051019160415329' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/5433051019160415329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/5433051019160415329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/auburn-pitcherutility-player-justin.html' title='Auburn pitcher/utility player Justin Bryant to undergo arm surgery, will miss rest of season'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKoXfgRROmTmq3DYL7yChP3vCCACPi3zgrggGRpMwbqs_YUpv363sCDUwl8Vdjx56fvlV2Z4MHrpDF0fLi_43rr_mvDw1tYFQiilBs_oj8fb9wrSo-_pjE834A2tSD8gknGJ0QGqm5ds/s72-c/3.04p+bryant.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-607864319113145554.post-6646054022275609506</id><published>2011-03-04T00:45:00.006-06:00</published><updated>2011-03-04T00:55:20.702-06:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Baseball"/><title type='text'>CVCC transfer Derek Varnadore stakes claim to starting job with 'weird' delivery</title><content type='html'><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oFGZQepFcvwq93qP3veJMPP5Z8ysGBvuha1SH7e_A_CKQULpvzB1kG41O_MRwqb7a7p_x848L7PIWRUclsGqTF8nXP7WftmBitDUqu4PVtfcpKbJckwIYi_2K2vN-BoXYHuNtPCrYgY/s1600/3.04p+varnadore.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oFGZQepFcvwq93qP3veJMPP5Z8ysGBvuha1SH7e_A_CKQULpvzB1kG41O_MRwqb7a7p_x848L7PIWRUclsGqTF8nXP7WftmBitDUqu4PVtfcpKbJckwIYi_2K2vN-BoXYHuNtPCrYgY/s400/3.04p+varnadore.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580113657582122994" /></a><b>Derek Varnadore </b>won't pitch until Sunday for the Tigers in the C of C Classic at College of Charleston this weekend. But I wrote about the right-hander's fast start for today's newspaper. Here's how it starts:<br /><blockquote>AUBURN, Ala. -- Auburn pitcher Derek Varnadore’s delivery is, in a word, unusual, although his coaches have a hard time describing it.<div><br />Tigers coach <b>John Pawlowski </b>said the right-hander throws it a little bit across his body, making it deceptive for hitters to pick it up. <b>Adam Thomas</b>, his coach at Chattahoochee Valley Community College for two years, said it looks like he throws it out of his arm pit.</div><div><br />“It’s kind of -- I don’t want to say herky jerky -- but it’s weird,” Thomas said.</div><div><br />Varnadore, who earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors after striking out 13 in a shutout of Radford last Sunday, isn’t going to overthink it.</div><div><br />“If it’s working,” he said, “I’m not going to change it.”<br /></div></blockquote><div><a href="http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/03/04/1483786/auburn-baseball-cvcc-transfer.html">Read the whole thing here</a>. And follow the blog on <a href="http://twitter.com/wareagleextra">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wareagleextra">Facebook</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Auburn (6-3) plays New York Tech today at 1 p.m. ET, College of Charleston on Saturday at 1 p.m. and Western Kentucky on Sunday at 11 a.m.</div></content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/feeds/6646054022275609506/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=607864319113145554&postID=6646054022275609506' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/6646054022275609506'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/607864319113145554/posts/default/6646054022275609506'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://wareagleextra.blogspot.com/2011/03/cvcc-transfer-derek-varnadore-stakes.html' title='CVCC transfer Derek Varnadore stakes claim to starting job with 'weird' delivery'/><author><name>Andy Bitter</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00653266257744434147</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_74ORY2uICKs/SNEoDnSYrBI/AAAAAAAAAGI/Ol-E3lIeqNA/S220/bitter,+andy+mugshot.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oFGZQepFcvwq93qP3veJMPP5Z8ysGBvuha1SH7e_A_CKQULpvzB1kG41O_MRwqb7a7p_x848L7PIWRUclsGqTF8nXP7WftmBitDUqu4PVtfcpKbJckwIYi_2K2vN-BoXYHuNtPCrYgY/s72-c/3.04p+varnadore.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>

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