In response to Ronnie Sanders' latest column over at the Aubarn Eagle, "Nobody's little brother", I feel it's necessary to contradict every word of nonsense he typed. I know it's your job to feed the incestuous Aubarn family the exact thing they crave, but you're merely contradicting yourself, thus making it harder for the readers with more than half a brain to take you seriously.
For starters, if you weren't Alabama's little brother, you would be basking in the glory of winning your second tainted national championship in school history (and first under the name of Aubarn University), rather than comparing your accomplishments to Alabama. That's a given.
And with that being said.......
The Records...
As far as your accomplishments are concerned, on paper, they are somewhat impressive, especially compared to Alabama's, despite the fact that the last decade was by far, Alabama's worst period in the history of their storied program. However, it appears those "accomplishments" are more misleading than they are factual.
Exhibit A:
Undefeated Seasons
Auburn: 3 (1993, 2004, 2010)
Alabama: 2 (1992, 2009)
Three undefeated seasons over the course of 21 years is pretty impressive, but here's what Ronnie doesn't want you to know: in 1993, Aubarn finished the REGULAR SEASON 11-0. They were banned from postseason play due to -- you guessed it -- paying players, which I'll get to that in a minute. Aubarn did not play in the postseason, therefore this season should be deemed irrelevant for two reasons: the postseason ban and fielding a franchise team (if you know what I mean). By this dizzy logic, Alabama could claim 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1994, and 2008 as undefeated seasons since 'Bama finished the regular season undefeated in each of the aforementioned years, but lost in postseason play.
And I'll expose the illegitimacy of 2004 in the next few paragraphs.
NCAA Probations since 1981
Auburn: 1
Alabama: 3
Thankfully Eric Ramsey was more of an "Aubarn Man" than the rest of the trash infesting that program, or else we would've never been made aware of the fact that Pat Dye was the biggest cheater in Aubarn history andAubarn would've named the field in his honor and still welcome him, around the program, with open arms Aubarn would have zero NCAA probations since 1981. With that being said, when Pat Dye took over the Aubarn program, unless I just absolutely know nothing about corrupt people in general, I'm certain his cheating ways didn't begin in the 1990s, therefore everything he ever accomplished at Aubarn should be dismissed by Alabama fans, especially when it's thrown back into their faces. To further prove that, star basketball player Charles Barkley, went against the Aubarn mantra of "keeping it down home, cuz" by admitting he was paid while playing basketball for Aubarn, and even saying, "Most of the players I know borrowed money from agents." which was during the Pat Dye era in football, as well.
Simply put: All Alabama fans should vacate EVERY accomplishment (trophy, Iron Bowl win, etc) Pat Dye's Aubarn teams achieved.
When Pat Dye took over the Aubarn program, he knew that just coaching, alone, would not gain success for the Aubarn Tigers, so he had to do a little thinking outside the box and ever since then, the Aubarn football program, despite it's "probation record" has had more controversy surround it than Roberty Downey Jr. and OJ Simpson combined.
Even former coaches such as Terry Bowden and Tony Franklin have either admitted this or implied it. I don't want to hear a single Aubarn fan say, "It's because they're disgruntled, ex-coaches". If that's the case, Aubarn University's "Powers That Be" wouldn't have their ex-coaches sign non-disclosure agreements and pay them millions of dollars just because "it's the right thing to do".
Keep in mind if you factor in all the scandals that have surrounded the Aubarn program, such as being placed on academic probation, jetgate, and the 2004 Sociology scandal (which half of their players had no business suiting up to begin with) which was strangely swept under the rug, Aubarn would hold a slight edge in this category.
But don't think for a second the corruption is no longer present as it's as bad now as it's ever been. You don't fire your most successful coach in modern history and replace him with a 5-19 loser, who'd only been a head coach for 2 years and was on the verge of being fired at his previous job, no matter what drivel your AD feeds you. Gene Chizik was a hired puppet and the corrupt Aubarn BOTs accomplished exactly what they invested in doing...
And how does a 5-19, three year head coach, at a second-rate program located in the third-worst SEC town (and a backwoods hellhole at that, certainly not the ideal place for an 18-22 year old), manage to out-recruit all of the SEC coaching veterans -- especially when his cross-state superior is coming off an NC season? It's simple:
And as far as the textbook vs. Sociology scandal is concerned, The University itself took no part in the illegal distribution of textbooks and when they uncovered the violation, they self-reported it immediately and forced the players to repay the debt, which they did. In Aubarn's case, players were receiving FREE CLASS CREDITS, despite not showing up for class, taking any tests, or turning in any work. It took the head of the Sociology department to uncover this and report it, yet Aubarn University took no action and the ineligible players continued to play and nothing ever came out of this. But why are we surprised? Aubarn University is the only University in America to graduate players who can't read, players who are illiterate, and players who don't even know how to write a check!
Selective Memory...
This is a typical Aubarn fan's favorite card to play: From 1980 - this very day, even considering the biggest cheater in the history of college football was 6-6 vs. 'Bama. But since you guys like to play the selective memory card (beginning with the year your cheating coach inflicted the corruption upon your program), I'll play along as well...
Alabama has won 2 out of the last 3 Iron Bowls. In addition, Alabama's record over the last 3 years is 36-5, while Aubarn's record is 27-12. Alabama has appeared in 3 bowls, while Aubarn has only appeared in 2.
Also, if you factor in the vast majority of the 2000s was the worst period in Alabama history (scholarship restrictions, 5 coaches in seven years) and knowing Alabama lost to UCF, Northern Illinois, Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, etc. and posted an embarrassing record against its three main rivals, by factoring those years out, since 1990 (excluding 2002-2007), Alabama is 10-5 against Aubarn. Had it not been for scholarship restrictions and nearly half a dozen coaches in half a decade, the odds of Aubarn winning 6 straight over the Tide would've been slim to none, much like the odds of Aubarn winning an untainted title.
2010
It's a shame Alabama fans found themselves cheering for these cheaters against Oregon, without even considering the consequences of what they'll have to deal with afterwards (starting with Ronnie's article).
So much smoke, yet Aubarn fans claim there's no fire, despite the fact that an investigation is ongoing. A father solicits money from one school, yet fails to solicit money from the second-most penalized school in the country who's still being ran and operated by the most corrupt group of people in the state, even though his son didn't consider them until late in the recruiting process... "The money was too much". Then there's allegations surfacing regarding sure LSU locks that suddenly became Aubarn Men after "getting this I-Phone from visiting Aubarn". But it's far from over, you've also got Dakota Mosley, a sure Arkansas lock, but strangely enough, he becomes an Aubarn lock and around signing day, he's posting pictures of himself on Facebook holding $100k worth of cash. Lastly (that we know of), after signing day, Corey Lemonier posts a pic of his brand new Corvette which he said, "New car I got for signing with Aubarn". I should also note a player Aubarn recruited, Lache Seastrunk's mom, boldly stated Aubarn is a dirty school, just a few weeks ago.
And to top it all off, you've got bingo-gate, all involving Aubarn boosters and the fall of Colonial Bank. You have former feds, now serving as lawyers, leaking information from their sources claiming pay for play schemes will be revealed and everything Aubarn accomplished this season will evaporate in a split second, yet Aubarn fans deny it, just as they denied Eric Ramsey's case and the Sociology case. They denied Cecil solicited money from MSU, despite the fact that he admitted it weeks later...
So these guys are willing to funnel money to state legislatures, yet they're not willing to pay players, despite having done so in the past? You can't be anymore delusional than an Aubarn fan!
That, in a nutshell, sums up this entire counter-response. When Alabama hired Saban, Aubarn's inferiority complex level skyrocketed. Saban began thumping them in recruiting and destroyed them to the point of no return on the field. They fired their most successful coach in modern history and replaced him with a puppet. They resorted back to their old tactics, went "All In" and began buying every player they possibly could. In 2010, their mission was accomplished, even if it affected their program on down the road, they don't care because they finally won a national championship. And why did they do this you ask? Because they are Alabama's little brother.
For starters, if you weren't Alabama's little brother, you would be basking in the glory of winning your second tainted national championship in school history (and first under the name of Aubarn University), rather than comparing your accomplishments to Alabama. That's a given.
And with that being said.......
The Records...
As far as your accomplishments are concerned, on paper, they are somewhat impressive, especially compared to Alabama's, despite the fact that the last decade was by far, Alabama's worst period in the history of their storied program. However, it appears those "accomplishments" are more misleading than they are factual.
Exhibit A:
Undefeated Seasons
Auburn: 3 (1993, 2004, 2010)
Alabama: 2 (1992, 2009)
Three undefeated seasons over the course of 21 years is pretty impressive, but here's what Ronnie doesn't want you to know: in 1993, Aubarn finished the REGULAR SEASON 11-0. They were banned from postseason play due to -- you guessed it -- paying players, which I'll get to that in a minute. Aubarn did not play in the postseason, therefore this season should be deemed irrelevant for two reasons: the postseason ban and fielding a franchise team (if you know what I mean). By this dizzy logic, Alabama could claim 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1994, and 2008 as undefeated seasons since 'Bama finished the regular season undefeated in each of the aforementioned years, but lost in postseason play.
And I'll expose the illegitimacy of 2004 in the next few paragraphs.
NCAA Probations since 1981
Auburn: 1
Alabama: 3
Thankfully Eric Ramsey was more of an "Aubarn Man" than the rest of the trash infesting that program, or else we would've never been made aware of the fact that Pat Dye was the biggest cheater in Aubarn history and
Simply put: All Alabama fans should vacate EVERY accomplishment (trophy, Iron Bowl win, etc) Pat Dye's Aubarn teams achieved.
When Pat Dye took over the Aubarn program, he knew that just coaching, alone, would not gain success for the Aubarn Tigers, so he had to do a little thinking outside the box and ever since then, the Aubarn football program, despite it's "probation record" has had more controversy surround it than Roberty Downey Jr. and OJ Simpson combined.
Even former coaches such as Terry Bowden and Tony Franklin have either admitted this or implied it. I don't want to hear a single Aubarn fan say, "It's because they're disgruntled, ex-coaches". If that's the case, Aubarn University's "Powers That Be" wouldn't have their ex-coaches sign non-disclosure agreements and pay them millions of dollars just because "it's the right thing to do".
Keep in mind if you factor in all the scandals that have surrounded the Aubarn program, such as being placed on academic probation, jetgate, and the 2004 Sociology scandal (which half of their players had no business suiting up to begin with) which was strangely swept under the rug, Aubarn would hold a slight edge in this category.
But don't think for a second the corruption is no longer present as it's as bad now as it's ever been. You don't fire your most successful coach in modern history and replace him with a 5-19 loser, who'd only been a head coach for 2 years and was on the verge of being fired at his previous job, no matter what drivel your AD feeds you. Gene Chizik was a hired puppet and the corrupt Aubarn BOTs accomplished exactly what they invested in doing...
And how does a 5-19, three year head coach, at a second-rate program located in the third-worst SEC town (and a backwoods hellhole at that, certainly not the ideal place for an 18-22 year old), manage to out-recruit all of the SEC coaching veterans -- especially when his cross-state superior is coming off an NC season? It's simple:
And as far as the textbook vs. Sociology scandal is concerned, The University itself took no part in the illegal distribution of textbooks and when they uncovered the violation, they self-reported it immediately and forced the players to repay the debt, which they did. In Aubarn's case, players were receiving FREE CLASS CREDITS, despite not showing up for class, taking any tests, or turning in any work. It took the head of the Sociology department to uncover this and report it, yet Aubarn University took no action and the ineligible players continued to play and nothing ever came out of this. But why are we surprised? Aubarn University is the only University in America to graduate players who can't read, players who are illiterate, and players who don't even know how to write a check!
Selective Memory...
This is a typical Aubarn fan's favorite card to play: From 1980 - this very day, even considering the biggest cheater in the history of college football was 6-6 vs. 'Bama. But since you guys like to play the selective memory card (beginning with the year your cheating coach inflicted the corruption upon your program), I'll play along as well...
Alabama has won 2 out of the last 3 Iron Bowls. In addition, Alabama's record over the last 3 years is 36-5, while Aubarn's record is 27-12. Alabama has appeared in 3 bowls, while Aubarn has only appeared in 2.
Also, if you factor in the vast majority of the 2000s was the worst period in Alabama history (scholarship restrictions, 5 coaches in seven years) and knowing Alabama lost to UCF, Northern Illinois, Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, etc. and posted an embarrassing record against its three main rivals, by factoring those years out, since 1990 (excluding 2002-2007), Alabama is 10-5 against Aubarn. Had it not been for scholarship restrictions and nearly half a dozen coaches in half a decade, the odds of Aubarn winning 6 straight over the Tide would've been slim to none, much like the odds of Aubarn winning an untainted title.
2010
It's a shame Alabama fans found themselves cheering for these cheaters against Oregon, without even considering the consequences of what they'll have to deal with afterwards (starting with Ronnie's article).
So much smoke, yet Aubarn fans claim there's no fire, despite the fact that an investigation is ongoing. A father solicits money from one school, yet fails to solicit money from the second-most penalized school in the country who's still being ran and operated by the most corrupt group of people in the state, even though his son didn't consider them until late in the recruiting process... "The money was too much". Then there's allegations surfacing regarding sure LSU locks that suddenly became Aubarn Men after "getting this I-Phone from visiting Aubarn". But it's far from over, you've also got Dakota Mosley, a sure Arkansas lock, but strangely enough, he becomes an Aubarn lock and around signing day, he's posting pictures of himself on Facebook holding $100k worth of cash. Lastly (that we know of), after signing day, Corey Lemonier posts a pic of his brand new Corvette which he said, "New car I got for signing with Aubarn". I should also note a player Aubarn recruited, Lache Seastrunk's mom, boldly stated Aubarn is a dirty school, just a few weeks ago.
And to top it all off, you've got bingo-gate, all involving Aubarn boosters and the fall of Colonial Bank. You have former feds, now serving as lawyers, leaking information from their sources claiming pay for play schemes will be revealed and everything Aubarn accomplished this season will evaporate in a split second, yet Aubarn fans deny it, just as they denied Eric Ramsey's case and the Sociology case. They denied Cecil solicited money from MSU, despite the fact that he admitted it weeks later...
So these guys are willing to funnel money to state legislatures, yet they're not willing to pay players, despite having done so in the past? You can't be anymore delusional than an Aubarn fan!
That, in a nutshell, sums up this entire counter-response. When Alabama hired Saban, Aubarn's inferiority complex level skyrocketed. Saban began thumping them in recruiting and destroyed them to the point of no return on the field. They fired their most successful coach in modern history and replaced him with a puppet. They resorted back to their old tactics, went "All In" and began buying every player they possibly could. In 2010, their mission was accomplished, even if it affected their program on down the road, they don't care because they finally won a national championship. And why did they do this you ask? Because they are Alabama's little brother.
