BOL Round Table

They always have an excuse.

OMG what a joke.

They already had the 2 linebackers they needed?

And the next paragraph about the alexander twins is a joke too. They never offered his brother until they thought they had a chance with Mackensie. And they dont need corners? Lmao. Mackensie duped them big time.

Yeah I see your point. I guess I just don't expect anything else from a coach where he didn't sign. Of course he is going to talk up his guys. I just don't guess I read it as a slight to RF when I looked at it.

I didn't read it as a slight either. I think they just looked at RF as a bonus guy, but they had met their needs so he didn't leave them with a hole in their recruiting class in regards to getting the needs met. If they didn't think that highly of him and his talent, they wouldn't have left a spot for him. Sort of like us and Vanderdoes. He wasn't a "need" and him not coming to Bama doesn't hurt our numbers at DL, but he would have been awesome to have.

Ellis Fun facts:

has given up 38 or more points in a game every season he coached as DC since 1995...why is 38 the magically number? Thats giving up 6 scores.
also for fun compared to Saban teams.
that the year Ellis became DC and Saban became HC (Not counting Toledo)
used Joe Kines for 05 and 06

@ Clemson / Mich State
1995 (2) Syracuse and FSU - 219 total points (18.2 avg gm) / (2) Neb and Wisky - 338 total points (28.1 avg gm)

1996(2) UNC and Mizzou - 241 total points (20 avg gm) / (3) Stan , Mich, Neb - 302 total points (25.2 avg gm)

@Bama / Mich State

1997 (2) Kentucky and Tenn. -248 total points (20.6 avg gm) / (1) Washington - 237 total points (19.75 avg gm)

1998 (2) Arky and Va Tech - 287 total points (23.9 avg gm) / (2) Penn State and Oregon - 294 total points (24.5 avg gm)

1999 (1) Florida - 265 total points (20.1 avg gm) / (2) Purdue and Wisky - 211* total points (19.18 avg gm) *Saban was gone to LSU for the bowl game. One less game

@Bama / LSU

2000 (1) UCF - 246 total points (22.4 avg gm) / (2)UF and Miss State - 235 total points (19.5 avg gm)

@Miss State / LSU

2004 (2) Barn and LSU put it on him - 280 total points given up (25.5 avg gm) / (1) UGA - 205 total points (17 avg gm)

@Miss State vs. Kines

2005 (1) Arky -259 total points given up (23.5 avg gm) / NFL (2005 Joe Kines) (0) 128 total points (10.66 avg gm)

2006 (2) LSU and WVa - 309 total points given up. (25.75 avg gm) / NFL (2006 Joe Kines) (0) 250 total points (19.23 avg gm)

@Miss State / Bama

2007 (4) LSU Wva Ark South Car. - 301 total given up (23.2 avg gm) / (2) LSU and ARK - 286 total points (22 avg gm)

@USC / Bama

2008 (1) Florida - 274 total points (21 avg gm) / (0) 200 total points (14.3 avg gm)

2009 (1) UGa - 265 total points (20.3 avg gm) / (0) 164 total points (11.7 avg gm)

2010 (2) Ark and Barn - 324 total points (23.1 avg gm) / (0) 176 total points (13.5 avg gm)

2011 (2) Ark and UGA - 239 total points (18.4 avg gm) / (0) 106 total points (8.15 avg gm)

I thought he was a below avg. DC when he was here (just compare him to kines) I think he will do just fine at the barn. I think he is just finishing up to get his retirement.

Some of you are taking that article a lot different than I am. I thought it was a huge compliment to Foster. They were holding a spot for him because he is a great talent, despite the fact that they had already filled the 2 scholarships slots at linebacker. Auburn puts out a lot of garbage stories to keep up appearances, but this is not one of them.

When they went to a 4-2-5 my first thought was honestly they had given up on getting LBs from this state. They know where the best LBs go...

After Jake Holland announced that he was forgoing the NFL draft and returning to Auburn for his senior season, it's pretty much a given that they will be loaded at the linebacker position in 2013. Thank god they allowed us to have Reuben Foster.