tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post8462430982363618702..comments2023-06-12T05:10:59.076-07:00Comments on Having A Blast On The Net: Another year in paradise-ishJay G. Tatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00119396304618793321noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-28724078960837632372021-02-24T08:56:12.626-08:002021-02-24T08:56:12.626-08:00Oh rats! I've been waiting to see it here firs...Oh rats! I've been waiting to see it here first and just now I realized AU hired a coach back in December. Boy, do I feel like a dummy.Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-86837811996812480292021-02-24T08:52:02.393-08:002021-02-24T08:52:02.393-08:00Are we ever going to get a new football coach?Are we <i>ever</i> going to get a new football coach?Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-47327736181751393122020-12-18T10:58:47.065-08:002020-12-18T10:58:47.065-08:00Is this the first place you'll announce who AU...Is this the first place you'll announce who AU has chosen to be their next football head coach?Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-41733127392805643692020-12-18T10:57:50.942-08:002020-12-18T10:57:50.942-08:00yo, JayG, whaddup?yo, JayG, whaddup?Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-555279046597049722019-07-16T14:33:16.642-07:002019-07-16T14:33:16.642-07:00I obviously don't know the difference between ...I obviously don't know the difference between odd and even. I guess if I want to learn how to recognize odd, I should spend more time in front of a mirror.THThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177083929036779203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-6772239474214222952019-07-16T14:28:52.619-07:002019-07-16T14:28:52.619-07:00Ok, we'll even up the post count... The third ...Ok, we'll even up the post count... The third time I knew the outcome of a game was the 2010 Iron Bowl. Unlike the two times in 1972 where I woke up that day knowing, the 2010 Iron Bowl outcome was known from a day much earlier, I think maybe late July or early August, way before we had any idea AU would be a super great team that year. Normally, a 24-0 deficit would have me turning the TV off and going outside to burn off some steam. But not that day. I kept watching, getting giddier with every ua-t score in the first half (ok, giddy might not be entirely accurate), knowing how much more painful the AU win would be to all those bammers. Yes, I reveled in the reverse bammer-jammer cheer afterwards, and I have no remorse about that at all.THThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177083929036779203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-61230136859140410692019-07-16T14:17:19.889-07:002019-07-16T14:17:19.889-07:00Well, you asked for it. There have been three time...Well, you asked for it. There have been three times in my life when I had zero doubt about the outcome of an Auburn football game before it happened, the first two occasions were in 1972. The first time was September 30, 1972. I woke up that morning and just new the heavily favored Vols would fall in defeat to my Auburn Tigers. This was one week after AU barely beat UT-Chattanooga, 14-7. The next time was Dec 2, 1972, the day of the Iron Bowl. I told my dad that morning that AU was going to win. We drove to Eden, NC, to spend the day with my maternal grandparents since the game wasn't televised in our area. As a teenager, I spent most of the day outside playing my Iron Bowl version of the game. Since it was just me and an official Auburn football (received from trainer Kenny Howard), I played a punt game where I just punted it back and forth with each "team" trying to get it as close to the goal line as possible. I have zero recollection of how I actually kept score, or even if there was scoring. My dad would come outside and give updates whenever he saw the score on TV. At the start of the 4th qtr he said it was 16-0 and it didn't look good. I told him not to worry, AU was going to win. Knowing my awful temper tantrums when AU loses (MrsTHT still knows those), my dad tried to get me mentally prepared for a loss, but I'd have no part of it. I knew the outcome. We left during the 4th qtr with the last reported score of 16-0. On the way out of town, my mom wanted to stop at a store, so my dad and I laid in the front floorboard of the station wagon (that's where the radio speaker was) trying to find the game on the AM radio, without success. About halfway between Eden and Burlington, we were listening to a scoreboard show and they announced the final score. My dad and i went bonkers and he ran off the road a bit and I thought we might end up in Haw River. When we got home I rang the great big bell that was outdoors (where or why he got it, I have no earthly idea). It was a glorious day that ended just how I knew it would.<br /><br />Aw, man. You tricked me! Now we have an odd post count.THThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10177083929036779203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-20867866883849698762019-07-16T11:05:35.696-07:002019-07-16T11:05:35.696-07:00Go on, THT. Go on, THT. michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08211866181943348106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-10184066998578576192019-07-12T18:15:47.034-07:002019-07-12T18:15:47.034-07:00Speaking of hearing more, I'm expecting to hea...Speaking of hearing more, I'm expecting to hear more crickets, but at least the post count is now back to an even number.Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-29684683433649887182019-07-12T18:14:55.905-07:002019-07-12T18:14:55.905-07:00less than a month away from the 7th birthday of Ha...less than a month away from the 7th birthday of Having a Blast on the Net, aka Hv3.0, and I realized this is the one version of HABOTN where I have not yet bored you with my vivid recollection of the AUsome event on December 2, 1972. Let me know if you want to hear more.Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-85190715095490927882017-12-06T09:13:21.460-08:002017-12-06T09:13:21.460-08:00Right now, my biggest concern is how far behind I ...Right now, my biggest concern is how far behind I am stocking shelves :(Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-73480242962644833252017-12-06T08:22:52.376-08:002017-12-06T08:22:52.376-08:00JS stays. KJ gone. Holland is 50/50. He's said...JS stays. KJ gone. Holland is 50/50. He's said he's staying, but if he gets a favorable evaluation I could see that changing. D line will be fine either way, though. DBs should be a step down but I'm thinking it wont be too bad. <br /><br />O line is my biggest concern. It'll have a combined start total south of 40? That's not good. bubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939605586819150696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-46163065382382205702017-12-06T06:36:55.150-08:002017-12-06T06:36:55.150-08:00If KJ and JS go to NFL to avoid getting killed beh...If KJ and JS go to NFL to avoid getting killed behind an inexperienced OL, I think it will be time to throw caution to the wind and take all restraint off of your pessimism. Jeff Holland will be gone? DBs gone.Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-91421747833912734652017-12-06T06:28:37.161-08:002017-12-06T06:28:37.161-08:00The offensive line still causes me concern. Nice a...The offensive line still causes me concern. Nice article, but I'm cautiously pessimistic. bubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939605586819150696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-60269558307679615352017-12-06T06:07:10.509-08:002017-12-06T06:07:10.509-08:00I've been concerned this morning about the abi...I've been concerned this morning about the ability of our 2018 QB/RB to survive without all the O-linemen who are leaving this year. I googled Auburn offensive line 2018 and <a href="https://www.seccountry.com/auburn/auburn-football-offensive-line-2018-starters-calvin-ashley" rel="nofollow">This offered some hope.</a>Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-65856256522586256022017-12-06T05:30:50.600-08:002017-12-06T05:30:50.600-08:00Turner Gill will be bringing his Liberty Flames to...Turner Gill will be bringing his Liberty Flames to JHS next November. I hope he doesn't exact revenge for us forcing him into the Kansas job.<br /><br />I think it would be funny if Phil Fulmer tried to hire himself as coach at UT.Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-34822778892432027552017-12-05T14:00:16.953-08:002017-12-05T14:00:16.953-08:00Sounds like Arkansas is getting close to a deal wi...Sounds like Arkansas is getting close to a deal with Chad Morris. I've thought he would be a good hire for us if things went differently. But I was also on the Turner Gill bandwagon. Hopefully I'm wrong about Chad, too. bubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939605586819150696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-71299528705309411562017-12-05T13:13:30.905-08:002017-12-05T13:13:30.905-08:00By then, Gus's contract will have been extende...By then, Gus's contract will have been extended through the 2088 season.<br /><br />I wonder if Nike-man will offer Kiffin the HC job at Oregon. I wonder if any coaches... besides Jimbo Fi$$$$her regret taking a new job now that Oregon has an opening.Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-13440651820361050192017-12-05T13:02:08.399-08:002017-12-05T13:02:08.399-08:00Well on our way to a Beasley post here around the ...Well on our way to a Beasley post here around the year 2020.E-Brohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06437273424369903291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-82105675541552354552017-12-05T12:32:54.699-08:002017-12-05T12:32:54.699-08:00I wonder if Arkansas has even bothered developing ...I wonder if Arkansas has even bothered developing a Plan B. I think it would be cool for them to try a season without a head coach.Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-50951272031660586892017-12-05T12:21:56.835-08:002017-12-05T12:21:56.835-08:00I hope you didn't break it! The post times on ...I hope you didn't break it! The post times on this thread make me want to eat lunch... again.Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-47898402948337889952017-12-05T11:22:05.075-08:002017-12-05T11:22:05.075-08:00BTW - I like how I have the ability to post from t...BTW - I like how I have the ability to post from the past here. bubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939605586819150696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-68493737503203537052017-12-05T11:21:05.929-08:002017-12-05T11:21:05.929-08:00CAN'T STOP ME NOW!CAN'T STOP ME NOW!bubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939605586819150696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-68197590754350198892017-12-05T11:09:04.415-08:002017-12-05T11:09:04.415-08:00maybe we shouldn't let bubbs post here. After ...maybe we shouldn't let bubbs post here. After all, he's all but admitted that he broke blogger.Tar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018012356952167148.post-49888317447553147762017-12-05T11:00:03.573-08:002017-12-05T11:00:03.573-08:00well, at least until Feng gets the other one repai...well, at least until Feng gets the other one repairedTar Heel Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167435325748590035noreply@blogger.com