Tiger Prowl came through Phenix City today...

For those of you who are unaware, the Auburn coaching staff has taken an unprecedented approach to recruiting. Instead of using this time period, which is generally alloted for seven coaches to go out on recruit evaluations, to send coaches out to as many schools as possible, the Auburn staff has decided to group all seven together and send them in a stretch Hummer (decked out with AU magnets, flags, etc.) to select schools around the state. 

They say this sends a message that Auburn is no longer going to be beaten in Alabama. And I AGREE.

I got the awesome opportunity to meet and speak with all seven coaches for about an hour and a half today as they went about their business in the school. I was only able to get an interview with Luper because they were so short on time, and only had time for a couple questions; I wish I could have asked about ten more... But anyway, They are absolutely as cool as can be. 

The plan was also for them to go to Smiths Station High, Auburn and Opelika Highs, Stanhope Elmore and Prattville High today. I know they made it to Smiths Station (for about 10 minutes), but I don't know about the others.

Basically what they did at Central High (Phenix City) is sit and talk with different coaches (about them, their families and different players/prospects), meet administrators, tour the facilities and watch kids if they are working out or practicing, etc. A few kids tried to converse with the coaches but all they replied with was War Eagle before the HS coach took them aside and explained the rules.

Today, coaches Luper, Taylor, Roof, Lolley, Malzahn, Rocker and Thigpen were on the Prowl.

Oh, and by the way, I asked Coach Roof why he had a different shirt than everyone else yesterday and the day before and he said he spilled coffee on it (haha!) and his wife had to get it dry cleaned. So that's that.

Check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDvFrQLh4TU

I talked to a High School coach today...

and he confirmed that AU DEFINITELY has some silent commitments. Granted, I can assure that NONE are from his school, but he did say he has recently attended a coaching clinic at Auburn and plans to bring his team to a passing camp there soon. Apparently he has had some contact with these coaches and, like I said, is positive we have some silent commitments. Don't know exactly how he would know, but he said it.

I didn't try to get names, but the way I see it, if they are silent, they are silent for a reason and I would hate to be the one to violate that, right?? Not to mention my previous suspicion about what LB7 said a few days ago ( I said I was pretty sure one of the big three guys we've been talking about was one of those silent commits) - I have no further proof and actually am less sure than I was when i posted that. BUT, what this coach told me makes me feel pretty good.

He also gave me some insights as to how Satan recruits. And he said basically everything we talk about as far as helping family members find jobs and suitcases "appearing" on doorsteps is true.

IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS COACH IS NOT AN AUBURN FAN.

Check it out:

I know this is a copout as far as a new blog post goes, but I enjoyed reading this article and made a few personal references to Auburn and the possible complacency of the Tommy Tuberville staff.

It's an easy comparison to make, but I guess it's just nice to see that Auburn is not the only school that suffered due to key coaching changes (ie, Borges, Franklin, etc.)

The bottom line is this: Tuberville and his staff have never really produced great offenses. They usually have a strong running game and extremely stout defense. Nine out of ten times, this results in wins. But then there's that tenth time when other teams stack the box, stop your run and begin to wear out your defense (= loss). That's what happened last season and I absolutely loved Tommy Tuberville as Auburn's head man, but it's good to see a defensive guru at the helm who has connections on the offensive side of the ball. Hopefully, when some of his guys begin to leave for other jobs, he'll continue bringing in good coaches who have good chemistry with his other coaches.

Anyway, here's the link:

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3971150&name=feldman_bruce&action=login&appRedirect=http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=3971150&name=feldman_bruce