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re: Ever seen a prominent coach in public just by chance?
Posted on 2/22/21 at 8:46 pm to MickeyZofko
Posted on 2/22/21 at 8:46 pm to MickeyZofko
Ran into Doug Barfield outside a convenience store. Ran into Pay Dye at the Hotel Talasi. Ran into Tuberville at the SEC bball tournament. Ran into Sonny Smith at Hardees.
Used to see Shug walking his dog all the time. Took him some butterbeans once.
Used to see Shug walking his dog all the time. Took him some butterbeans once.
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:07 pm to SpotCheckBilly
Saw Dabo at a Chick-fil-A in Oxford, likely recruiting Kwon Alexander.
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:13 pm to Auburn80
Stood in line to get into BCSNCG in NOLA with Barry Switzer. Had a great time he’s quite a guy.
This post was edited on 2/22/21 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:13 pm to SpotCheckBilly
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Ran into Sonny Smith at Hardees.
I took an elective at Auburn my junior year called "Coaching Basketball". Coach Smith was the instructor. Without a doubt, my absolutely most favorite class at Auburn. The entire hour (held three days/week) was a non-stop comedy show. It was the most popular elective course when I was at Auburn.
Frank Thomas was also in that class FWIW.
Good times....
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:20 pm to Auburn80
One I left off was standing at the luggage carousel at the Nashville Airport and seeing Frank Robinson on the other side from me.
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:24 pm to labamafan
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Yes Les Miles. Met him before a game I was umpiring in Baton Rouge. His son played at a private league. Super nice guy sat down and talked with me for like 20 minutes.
THIS. I got to visit with Les on a few occasions at the old Drillers Diamonds when my nephew was playing baseball in a league with his son. Les would stand behind the the scorer’s box behind home plate and talk to whomever walked up to him. At the ballpark, he was “just another Dad” watching his son play. I thought that I would never have been able to visit with Nick Saban at one of his son’s games because he wouldn’t have been there. He would have been studying game film somewhere.
A couple of years later, I visited with him on the sideline at my son’s Ymca basketball game when his youngest was also playing. I joked with him that there was “no coaching allowed” from the bleachers. He smiled and said his daughter told him the same thing. LOL. I remember complementing him on a great recruiting class that year, and he said that he had the best coaching staff around.
Posted on 2/22/21 at 9:47 pm to Auburn80
Thomson has a bunch (for it’s size)of NFL guys and gets a fair number of coaches scouting. So we would see guys grabbing a bit to eat often. Thanks to the masters in Augusta I ran into Spurrier and Muschamp once.
He’s not a coach but last time I was in Eatonton Ga I was at a builder supply shop visiting a college buddy and Lynn Swann ordered some stuff for his lake house. He’s an Auburn fan.
He’s not a coach but last time I was in Eatonton Ga I was at a builder supply shop visiting a college buddy and Lynn Swann ordered some stuff for his lake house. He’s an Auburn fan.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 1:18 am to Auburn80
I met Bear twice at AL games in the team hotel.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 2:06 am to Auburn80
I'd always hoped to see Will Muschamp, so I could knock him the frick out.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 3:32 am to Jacknola
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My brother and I were just back from Vietnam in 1969, enrolled at Alabama. We were eating breakfast at 5:30 AM in cafe in Northport when Coach Bryant walked in.
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Jacknola
Now I cant stop picturing a 70+ year old man sitting at his laptop making hilariously awful shitposts about Auburn and LSU. The visual is pretty funny but extremely pathetic as well. Thanks for your service though.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 6:12 am to Auburn80
Met Gene Stallings before an AU - A&M game at the student center. Chatted a few moments. Real, genuinely, friendly guy.
Then a woman's voice rang out, "Gene. Come over here, I want to show you what I want to buy."
Gene turned his head back to me, nodded, and then called back, "Yes dear, be right there.", as he trudged off like the dutiful husband he is.
Then a woman's voice rang out, "Gene. Come over here, I want to show you what I want to buy."
Gene turned his head back to me, nodded, and then called back, "Yes dear, be right there.", as he trudged off like the dutiful husband he is.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 6:55 am to Auburn80
was in line behind fat Bert to get a muffin in Destin during SEC coaches conference. He was wearing his kool-aid man suit at 7 am.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:17 am to Auburn80
Ran into Les Miles at Whole Foods shortly after he was fired. We were parked right next to each other and were both unloading our groceries into our vehicles. We made small talk and I thanked him for the time he was at LSU. He responded in typical Les fashion with “boy we had some fun didn’t we”
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:41 am to Lord Randall Cunny
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Why else would he be in Lake Charles, all weekend, the week before the season opener doing nothing football related?
Because his son is the QB at McNeese.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:54 am to Auburn80
Seen Saban many times at boat church up at Lake Burton.Jim Donnan at Athens Country Club,Bill Curry at a fish fry and Hubje Brown at a pro wrestling event at the old Omni in Atlanta.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:55 am to mays
In the early 80s I went to a convenience store in Montgomery and Ray Perkins was in line. He asked if anyone knew how to get to Interstate 85 north. I gave him directions and he thanked me.
He added he and his wife had been to Huntingdon College for a basket ball tournament.
He added he and his wife had been to Huntingdon College for a basket ball tournament.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 8:58 am to Auburn80
Not me but my brother was taking a leak at a Saints game and looked to his left and Mike Ditka(post Saints) was taking a leak next to him
For the record my brother has no shame, once they washed hands he asked Ditka for his autograph
For the record my brother has no shame, once they washed hands he asked Ditka for his autograph
This post was edited on 2/23/21 at 9:00 am
Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:10 am to Auburn80
Saw Kirby Smart eating chicken fingers in Opelika. Waited until he was in the parking lot to speak. Very nice.
Saw coach Stallings waiting to check in at the Winfrey Hotel. Such a gentleman.
Saw coach Stallings waiting to check in at the Winfrey Hotel. Such a gentleman.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:16 am to Xignals
I had to check Brother Bill Oliver’s lake house for a house alarm and he was home. Super nice guy and offered to take me to breakfast but I was working.
Posted on 2/23/21 at 9:24 am to mays
McNeese’s season was already postponed to the spring at the time. And his son was not with him. By the looks of it, he must’ve been paid to just sit by the pool all weekend and attract people to the casino since they were slow due to Covid.
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