This past weekend, Auburn hosted a veritable who’s who of 2010 recruits on the plains. Lache Seastrunk, the Rivals ranked No. 1 RB, was joined by Scout’s No. 1 RB Marcus Lattimore, alongside highly touted OG Eric Mack, OT James Stone, OT Shon Coleman (all of whom we actually need more than either Seastrunk or Lattimore), LB Khairi Fortt, LB Jessie Curry (son of former NFL linebacker Buddy Curry), WR Trovon Reed, WR Jeremy Richardson, and 14 other elite recruiting prospects.
The inaugural “Big Cat Weekend” (I’m assuming the coaching staff is planning to do this again) seemed to be a hit with the recruits, and continued Auburn’s somewhat unorthodox (someone please provide me with the orthodox recruiting handbook if you would. I can’t seem to find mine) recruiting tactics that have garnered a tremendous amount of attention over the past several months. The other big recruiting innovation was a limo tour of high schools by seven assistant coaches last month, which apparently made us stand out enough that UA fans spent three weeks complaining about how tacky it was on Finebaum.
The highlight of the weekend, both for AU fans and detractors, was an impromptu rolling of Toomer’s Corner, including a bold callout of UA coach Nick Saban by Seastrunk, who, if I have my facts right, is not committed to Auburn and has never played a down of college football. To that I say, “Good on you, Mr. Seastrunk. Now sign with Auburn next year, and back up the check that your mouth just wrote.”
There is some question as to whether the rolling of Toomer’s corner was a spontaneous event, or a planned event (which would make it a secondary recruiting violation) in the media at large. Incoming freshmen and prospective students (who were also being hosted at Auburn last weekend) often roll Toomer’s Corner as part of the festivities put on for them, and I would guess that the presence of such a large group of high profile recruits didn’t do anything to hurt the attendance. For the UA fans claiming that the six or seven police officers present proves that it was a conspiracy, I suggest trying the following: Get a hundred plus people together quickly on the UA quad (Use facebook and twitter) and start throwing shit at Denny Chimes. See if at least seven UA police officers don’t show up. I’ll take the over on that one.
I’m glad to see that the new coaching staff is focusing on recruiting the best of the best. If we get even one of these high profile recruits, it will help set us up for future successes. Alabama is the undisputed recruiting champion currently, but it is nice to see Auburn putting up a fight instead of rolling over on the prison cot and waiting for their nightly visit from Big Tony. In other news, the Auburn Alumni Association will be holding an inaugural “Big Drank” drive where alumni can donate high end booze and cash to facilitate recruiting trips to strip clubs chaperoned by Charles Barkley.
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