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OK, so Tommy Tuberville had a little fun following a flag football game in the Middle East last week. He threw up seven fingers - as in practicing what he may do if Auburn beats Alabama for a seventh straight time this season. Of course it rubbed some Alabama fans the wrong way, and that’s certainly understandable. Nobody wants the enemy rubbing it in. Tuberville said he’s just having some fun, enjoying the win streak while it’s ongoing. Who can blame him? The Bama folks will have their fun in due time. Word of the seven fingers in the air certainly got the Alabama and Auburn folks talking, but that’s nothing new. It’s made for more chatter on the Internet message boards and radio talk shows than anything else concerning Tuberville’s trip with four other college coaches to visit with U.S. military personnel. Folks in this state talk Tiger and Tide football practically every day of the week. And quite frankly, things such as the Tuberville gesture just gets us all fired up for the upcoming football season even more.
So bring it on Tubs. And Nick Saban, you’re certainly welcomed to add some fuel to the fire when you’re ready.
There’s nothing like a little Iron Bowl chit-chat on a hot summer day.
Posted by Jon Johnson on 05/28 at 06:22 PM
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So Auburn loses 7-foot-1 Boubacar Sylla to Wyoming, gets guard Tony Neysmith from Oklahoma and junior college transfer Francis Aihe from Sante Fe Community College in Gainesville, Fla. All in a couple of days.
For most basketball programs, this would raise more than a few eyebrows. For Auburn since Jeff Lebo’s arrival, the revolving door of players has become routine.
I, like many, am convinced Lebo is a good coach on the sidelines. I, like many, am not convinced his recruiting skills and player/coach relationship skills are worth a darn.
Auburn should have a good basketball team this year, barring another incredible string of bad luck injury-wise. Lebo’s teams have been snakebit every season with injuries.
If somehow Auburn can avoid the injury bug this season, I really believe the Tigers can be one of the best teams in the SEC. Don’t laugh. If you can put Vot Barber, Josh Dollard, Dewayne Reed, Tez Robertson and Rasheem Barrett on the floor at the same time, the Tigers can compete with anyone.
There’s also a quality group of recruits coming in that will finally give Lebo’s bunch a little depth. That is, if the recruits hang around.
If things fall apart this season for any reason, then Lebo’s tenure may be over.
No doubt this is a make-or-break season for the coach.
I hope we get a chance to see how Lebo can do with a strong lineup to work with.
Posted by Jon Johnson on 05/22 at 10:19 PM
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