Let it be known that I have been on the Towns train 😌
Auburn has signed a kid who’s got a leg and, from every time he had the patience to let me chat with him after a game, the mental approach it takes to be elite.
if anyone saw suni in those last days of auburn’s season where she was battling illness so so hard but still showing up to meets, this smile feels so special.
medal aside, her return is so impressive to see after all of that.
Allen Flanigan on the Metchie celebration: "The football team did it to us...The came right there to the end zone and did the little karate kid so we did it to them after that." The basketball team sits in the end zone and apparently took that very personally.
Jeff Graba says everyone talks about Suni Lee and she is great, but he also thinks Sophia Groth is one of the most dominant athletes in the country. Credits his freshman for their performances.
One thing about Auburn fans and JHS: Through all the highs and lows of the past two years, they've not given Bryan Harsin and this team one negative thing to point to. Those crowds stick them out and provide as good an environment anyone could ask for.
I keep a decibel counter pulled up whenever I'm in Auburn Arena and it's averaging 119 and maxed out at 129. A little louder on average than usual, but the energy in here is unlike it's been for any other game.
Broadcast discusses how Auburn's hotel is over an hour away from the ballpark. They say the team hasn't really discussed it + Butch won't be using that to make any excuses.
I don't understand how you host a literal Super Regional but also don't have rooms for the other team.
@Liv420058782702
i think no one can talk about it because they don't know. if you weren't someone in auburn who happened see her at the last meets, the only update you may have seen online were a diagnosis and maybe some progress videos.
i think she kept the sickness struggles off social media.
Did Jabari Smith just get his only court storming experience as a student 👀 There may be more to come as a player but those guys got to see things from the other side tonight.
"I feel like, if I had to make this decision a thousand more times, I wouldn't go anywhere but Auburn." -Jabari Smith on cherishing his time at Auburn.
Auburn needs to install live cameras outside Auburn Arena (similar to the ones at Toomers) so that we can see what time students are lining up, how long the lines are, etc.
Bruce Pearl on a win against Alabama: "Auburn will always celebrate beating our rival, but when you beat a ranked team on the road, you've really done something."
Cam Coleman arrived in the media room and promptly knocked a chair off the podium.
“Don’t hurt your — I guess that’s Auburn’s problem now,” Patrick Nix jokes as they prep for interviews.
Some ✨personal news✨ for your feed this morning: Tomorrow is my last day at the OA News. It's been a phenomenal 18 months of learning and I'm excited to use it all at my next stop.
Starting January 16, I'll be starting with the Savannah Bananas as their media relations intern.
Bruce Pearl on messages he's gotten throughout the weekend: "You hear from Bo and you hear from Charles and that's always pretty cool...I got about 350 text messages and I returned them all. I'm grateful for the support."
Rivaldo Fairweather says the team comes into the locker room sometimes and there will be notes there from fans. This friendship bracelet was in his envelope and he liked the “be the change” message so he’s kept it on.
He’s also wondering who made it, if anyone knows 👀
We've got an alternating Auburn/Tigers chant from the cheerleaders that's literally using the home and away sides of the stadium. Insane that you can do that in someone else's stadium.
Auburn’s winningest coach Joe Ciampi gets a banner in the Auburn Arena rafters. Very prominent by the American flag and also crammed full with his impressive resume.
"You should get the tomahawk ribeye. It's a beautiful piece of meat." -Bruce Pearl on Wendell Green Jr's Instagram Live.
Is this related to basketball? Absolutely not. Does it mean Bruce has excellent taste in steaks? Yes.
Notre Dame baseball has just broken their single season home run record and if I understood correctly, Auburn AD Allen Green was on the team that formerly held the record.
Robby Ashford hugging Payton Thorne as he walks off the field after that play. Ashford has been on the video board high-fiving and encouraging Thorne multiple times tonight.
Head coach Bruce Pearl said Auburn practiced well yesterday, then will travel to Tampa tomorrow to practice Thursday. Game Friday. Says spring break has allowed his team to focus on basketball and their bodies at a time where that's important.
Started my new gig today! I’ll be working as an intern this spring covering Auburn basketball and all of its goings on. Super excited for this next step.
it’s easy to say auburn was my first love when i think about time spent there growing up and after fours years in the greatest place on earth, i think its more true than ever.
thank you auburn for the countless experiences, friends and lessons i’ve been blessed with. war eagle.
Bruce Pearl is having a Zoom to preview the NBA Draft but he's in his Auburn Omaha shirt and has to take a minute to compliment Butch Thompson and his program.
Suni Lee’s first collegiate 10 on bars was No. 4 on the ESN Top 10 just now.
Who’s next on the list? Just a Wendell Green Jr to Devan Cambridge alley-oop against Georgia.
"I am honored to be part of the Auburn Family. I mean...24 seniors that have been through 2 head coaches, multiple, multiple position coaches, COVID, George Floyd and what happened back three weeks." -Cadillac Williams' opening statement.
“If we can beat a team like Kentucky, there’s no team in the country we can’t beat” -Bruce Pearl, just now on Tiger Talk. We can bring this back up Saturday.
Zep Jasper is live on Instagram right now and someone commented that they’ll name their firstborn after him. His answer? “That’s love for real. Name your first born after me? That’d be love for real.”
Bruce Pearl likens playing at Tennessee to a Final Four game and playing at Mississippi State to a Sweet 16 game. He isn't underestimating what his team goes into.
“Our defense was outstanding. It starts and ends with Walker Kessler,” said head coach Bruce Pearl. “If there’s a better defender, shot-blocker, rim-protector in the country, I haven’t seen him.”
I think the broadcast just showed Bruce Pearl walk over after the game to hug and speak with Derick Hall in the Jungle.
Kind moment to give your thanks to a guy who has gone far out of his way to support your team.
I got to Plainsman Park at 7:45 with a friend. We both swore we were going to see the eagle (at 7:58) and leave. Concourse was crowded, so I said let’s sit and watch Tommy throw *a* pitch.
Four and a half hours later, I just got back to my apartment.
"My coaching staff and my teammates have really put faith in me and really encouraged me to keep shooting...They tell me to shoot every time and as a shooter, as a player, that helps a lot." -Walker Kessler on hitting two threes for the first time in a game.
Derick Hall says he and Bryan Harsin have planking contests all the time where they try to catch each other when the other is tired, but he’s never actually beaten his coach.
Auburn soccer earns a tough road win at LSU. The Tigers scored three unanswered goals to come back against the Bayou Bengals.
Auburn got the win off goals from Sammie Brown, Olivia Candelino and a pair from Anna Haddock.
Bryan Harsin says one thing that "sucks" about being a head coach is trying to evaluate an evasive quarterback when he's also not live and can't truly be sacked.
Auburn baseball will be departing for Corvallis tomorrow at 1 p.m. and fans are allowed to come for reverse Tiger Walk when the team heads to the bus at 12:50 p.m.
Tigers will have their first game on Saturday.
@Deb4AU
you're exactly right. those few glimpses we got right at the end were i think the only view anyone got of her before she got a diagnosis of any kind, and i remember she wasn't even able to stay out on the floor for an entire meet.
Loud cheers from the crowd and team as Auburn equestrian finishes their competition. Trophy will be presented to Auburn soon.
Coolers are being poured on coaches as I type this.
It sounds vaguely like Butch Thompson said “Chicks love Sonny’s long balls” in the press conference and somehow I didn’t catch it until after.
Going to check on this because that may be the quote of the year.
Alex McPherson's extra point went over the Allstate net and straight into the construction zone. Do the equipment managers have to throw on a hard hat to go get it?
"No one hurt more than Koy and DJ...(DJ's) words at his locker were just 'Coach, I let you down.'" -HC Hugh Freeze.
Said on that last play, James may have been alone out there and catching the criticism but that someone should have been over there with him if it went properly.
Everything about today was surreal, but this is definitely at the top of the list. Never worry about me loving what I do.
Thank you so much
@finebaum
for taking the time to speak with us.
We wrap the week at
#SECMD22
with another pair of student reporters, this time from the
@TheAUPlainsman
. So great to see the next generation of journalists getting early experience at this event.