Saturday, June 20, 2009
The Countdown 2009: 77 Days to Go
Friday, June 19, 2009
The Countdown 2009: 78 Days to Go
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Bowling with the Atlanta Falcons
Robert Shiver played in 38 games during his career at Auburn. He is competing for the starting snapper job with the Falcons.
Robert Shiver, originally from Thomasville, GA, is looking to catch on with the Falcons as the long snapper. He said his entire family is Georgia fans and he said it really sucked being on the losing end of the Blackout game in 2007. I asked him what the major differences he has noticed between football in the SEC and in the NFL. He said the biggest thing is the complexity of the game, not just in how plays are called but how a minor mistake in execution can cause a major problem. We talked some about Tubberville being fired at Auburn, and he agreed that it was not a good move. Chizik was an assist with Auburn his freshman year, and he said he was not sure if he is the right man for the job. Only time will tell.
While I talked openly about the 2007 blackout with Shiver, I did not bring the game up with JPW.
John Parker Wilson, with his Alabama bangs, was another great guy to talk to. We talked a bit about playing in the SEC and I asked how it was having Nick Saban as a coach. He said off the field, he is a great guy and fun to be around. But on the field, he said is super intense and not really that much fun to be around. I also talked to him about his brother, Ross, who appeared on the MTV Show "Two-A-Days". He said that if it would have been him being filmed, he probably would have gotten into trouble and never have gotten into college. He said it sucked for his brother and he really didn't want to do the second season but kind of had to because he was the only returning guy and the quarterback.
L to R: Robert Shiver, Melissa(my wife), Me, John Parker Wilson
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Countdown 2009: 80 Days to Go
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
The Countdown 2009: 81 Days to Go
Monday, June 15, 2009
MacBear
Maybe ASF can get Gary Oldman and Tim Roth to play two bit players from Alabama's 1968 football team who have no control over their destiny but are just told to make the guy in front of them eat dirt over and over again...
Sorry, this was just an excuse to play my favorite scene from R&G Are Dead...who's serve?
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead...and so is the Bear.
Is this ASF play Much Ado Nothing or is it A Midsummer Night's Dream for Alabama fans awaiting the autumn months?