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Getting right to it:--The most surprising development from Tuesday's practice: Auburn's first-team defensive front was Antonio Coleman, Jake Ricks, Mike Blanc and Nick Fairley. Antoine "Hot" Carter also subbed in.Attention Michael Goggans: if this is an accurate representation of the current starting front four, I'm afraid you've just been officially put on notice. A returning starter...

The official poster: I think the misspelling is particularly apt here. He'll have to earn the "a," right?If you've got any other "Todd 2: the Toddening" 'shop submissions, send 'em on.(Thanks to friend-o'-the-blog Rod for this one.)

Quickly going through the list of developments from the past couple of days ... --SHOCKER: DeAngelo Benton will start. This update sponsored by the Department of the Obvious. Darvin Adams and Terrell Zachery are the other two confirmed starters, as expected. I'm not going to look up how many catches our three leading receivers have combined for in their careers, because it'll just...

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No wonder Chizik seemed a little bit more upset than the circumstances seemed to call for on Friday: Auburn University tailback Eric Smith will surrender to Auburn police Monday in the wake of additional charges filed by the victim of an alleged, third-degree assault early Friday morning, the Opelika-Auburn News has learned.A warrant for the arrest of Smith was issued Friday, according...

It's a Saturday, so this is going to be brief.-- Eric Smith is apparently hanging by a thread, but the guess here is that if he was gone for good, Chizik would be straightforward enough to at least tell us that. (I think.) Which, you know, fine. Severe punishment (for what looks like a pretty severe lapse in judgment), sure. Make him earn his way back, sure. But a straight boot from...

Let's get this out of the way. Here's to hoping Eric Smith's timing in hitting the hole is better than his timing in getting freaking arrested. Eric, some of us are trying to get our holier-than-thou on out here, all right? This isn't helping.Punishment depends on whether the details go any further beyond a quick round of wrasslin' or fisticuffs or whatever in the bar. If not, he...

Lee Ziemba on Gene Chizik: Ziemba said there's no mistaking what the identity of this program will be under Chizik."He's always preaching to us about continuing what Auburn was built on, and that's down and dirty hard work," Ziemba said. "A man can only count on what he earns. That's basically what coach Chizik is trying to instill in us.A head coach that preaches the Creed to his...

As we'd expect for this point in the process, not a ton of new info to report.--If there is any bright side to the continuous onslaught of defections to "Muscle Beach," it's that many of them are probably--well, hopefully--more precautionary than legitimately, uh, playing-time threatening. That's always been the hunch, and when Malzahn says of Terrell Zachery (or maybe Darvin Adams...

Back by popular demand blogger fiat, it's your No. 1 most favorite tolerated series of near-substanceless, air-injected preview puffery. As always, it should in no way be mistaken for actual preseason football nutrition, but hopefully you find the series unaccountably tasty and even habit-forming. And so it is unofficially sponsored by:Kentucky, huh? Long-time no-see, Wildcats. By...

Maybe that explains it? Everyone's favorite porcine strain of influenza is back in the news, causing the cancellation of Ole Miss's "Meet the Rebels" Day and prompting the guys at RCR to round up a, uh, call it a bevy of less-than-flattering portrayals of fans of everyone's favorite porcine-nicknamed SEC team. And while I generally don't go in for the whole LOOKIT THIS DUMMY WHAT...

Maybe that explains it? Everyone's favorite porcine strain of influenza is back in the news, causing the cancellation of Ole Miss's "Meet the Rebels" Day and prompting the guys at RCR to round up a, uh, call it a bevy of less-than-flattering portrayals of fans of everyone's favorite porcine-nicknamed SEC team. And while I generally don't go in for the whole LOOKIT THIS DUMMY WHAT...

With two-a-days and the quarterback brouhaha behind us, there's not as many new developments to keep track of on Auburn's practice field. Thank goodness. But with the usual thanks to the beat hacks, here's what we did learn:--New additions to the walking wounded: Tate, Zachery, Isom (!), Thorpe, Jonathan Evans (!!), newly-minted scholarship wideout John Cubelic, Jake Ricks. Clayton...

It's a good thing Chad Slade is so freaking big, because he may have a lot of weight to carry on those shoulders.This is a perfect time to panic. Just so we know where we stand, here is a comprehensive list of scholarship Auburn linemen with eligibility remaining beyond the 2010 season: 1. Jared Cooper2. A.J. Greene3. Andre Harris4. Aubrey Phillips5. Vance Smith6. John SullenBear...

Attention linebackers: you're eating this for breakfast every morning through the end of the season. Also, here's a Black Cat Repellent system to wear on your belt and a Ladder Warning Siren to alert you to any you might walk under. No chances left at this point.Better and better. The good thing about finding out that Eltoro Freeman was wearing a cast on his hand was that the coaches...

He-said-he-said. Given how much help the man has been in helping us understand what we're going to be seeing from Gus Malzahn's offense, it's only fair I point you towards Chris Brown's new Smart Football site. But new site or no, Chris's most cutting comment about Auburn of late came on his Twitter feed, where he summarized: (Yes, the "slmandel" in question is that Mandel.) The...

He-said-he-said. Given how much help the man has been in helping us understand what we're going to be seeing from Gus Malzahn's offense, it's only fair I point you towards Chris Brown's new Smart Football site. But new site or no, Chris's most cutting comment about Auburn of late came on his Twitter feed, where he summarized: (Yes, the "slmandel" in question is that Mandel.) The...

OK, so the real title is "Auburn Football: Every Day ...", and if I have the nagging feeling they could have picked out a catchier title (who uses ellipses in their title? Pretentious socially-conscious hip-hop acts, that's who), this is an outstanding development on a couple of different levels:1. There is no such thing as not enough Auburn on one's television set, and this promises...

Auburn's new commitment ... Mysterio!So last night Auburn picked up their 15th commitment of the 2010 class in Linden (and/or Sumter County) defensive end Justin Delaine. Beaver's rounded up the pertinent details I suggest you take a look at, but to review ...--Delaine not only hasn't been ranked by the major services, at the time of his commitment he didn't even have a profile up...

Once again, it's time to look over a smattering of comments left in the JCCW's comment threads that deserve an airing and more public response, this time with a special emphasis on Auburn's quarterbacks because, hey, that bovel we're all collectively writing about them isn't finished just yet. We'll start with a question that's cropped up in more than one Auburn-related Internet...

I know it's a pretty sweet football, Zach, but you really should give it back now. (Via.)How far we've come? No practice over the weekend, so no real developments to follow from, you know, an actual football perspective. But Fan Day is a good opportunity to reflect on the tidal surge of optimism that's swept the fanbase since Chizik started hiring his assistants ... and the OA-News...

Now that we know how his name is pronounced, I have a question: When he starts completing touchdown passes against Auburn's opponents, are we going to say they've been "Tyrik-rolled?" I hope so.Yesterday was scrimmage day. Developments:--The post-scrimmage theme was pretty much the same everywhere you looked: the offense go things done yesterday. No turnovers, touchdowns on three...

A few quick notes before Saturday's scrimmage, which will assuredly clear up nothing whatsoever:--Chizik and Roof on The Toro's injury: "He wasn't in full gear this morning, but I'm encouraged," Chizik said.Defensive coordinator Ted Roof did not specifically comment on the injury, either."I coach them when they are ready to go," he said.Oh heavens. I suppose if the Chiznick is encouraged...

Via Rivals and Beaver, Taikwon Paige has been denied eligibility by the NCAA Clearinghouse. He hopes to enroll in January.With Paige's status squared away, you can close the book on Auburn's class of 2009. A few brief data points:--Not including the late-arriving Aubrey Phillips, Auburn signed 28 players. Six of those players--Terrance Coleman, Josh Jackson, Izauea Lanier, Reggie...