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fukk that dude bruh.Not so fast my friend.
good article on Nick Marshall
By Lars Anderson
PINEVIEW, Ga. -- It was late in May when her boy finally came home to Pineview, a dusty speck of a town in rural Georgia best known for its roadside peanut market. He opened the door to his family's three-bedroom house on Commerce Street West, and the first thing Nick Marshall wanted to do was to wrap his arms around his mom, his best friend. Over the previous four months they had talked over the phone several times a week about Auburn's 2013 season, about Marshall coming oh so close to leading the Tigers to the national championship in January against Florida State before falling 34-31. In the spring she quizzed him on what he was doing to become a better passer -- "I know you can throw the ball, Nick," she'd tell him, "you just got to get your timing down better" -- but the two hadn't seen each other much since that winter night in Pasadena. So now Nick, who is so connected to his mother that he can usually hear her screaming voice even when she's in a crowd of 80,000, strode through the front door searching for an embrace.
But Shalina Cliett froze at the sight of her oldest son. She looked at him up and down, studying him, taking measure. Something was different, something profound: For the first time, through the eyes of the mother, her boy looked like a man. "You're growing out of your dang shoulders," she said, noticing the 10 pounds of muscle Marshall has added to his 6-foot-1, 215-pound frame since last January. "You used to eat like a little bird, now you look like you've been eating like you've been starving to death."
Marshall introduced his two friends who had made the 140-mile trip from the Plains with him: wide receivers Tony Stevens and D'haquille Williams. Shalina, known for her country toughness and bluntness, locked eyes with Stevens, a sophomore who caught five passes last season, and then Williams, a junior who was a juco All-America in 2013 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. "When the season starts both of you better catch everything Nick throws in your direction," Shalina told the young receivers. "You hear me. If you don't, I'll come down onto that field and come after you. I will now. I will!"
"Uh, she's not kidding," Nick said, only half-joking.
Later that afternoon, Stevens and Williams followed Marshall out the door and onto the front yard. For more than hour, the Auburn receivers ran patterns around the oaks and pecan trees that shade the well-manicured lawn. As Marshall threw almost every type of pass -- 10-yard darts over-the-middle, 20-yard timed outs, 40-yard arching rainbows -- cars driving by slowed to watch, the passengers hypnotized by the right arm of the preseason Heisman contender, the young man who potentially could be the most electrifying college football player in 2014. Marshall had spent countless hours on this lawn in his childhood hurling passes to his younger half-brother Quez Mahogany and his neighborhood friends, but this throwing session on this blue-sky day in May was different, if for only one reason:
The ball barely touched the grass.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/articl...k-nick-marshall-next-step-passing-game#!XpJ8p
By Lars Anderson
PINEVIEW, Ga. -- It was late in May when her boy finally came home to Pineview, a dusty speck of a town in rural Georgia best known for its roadside peanut market. He opened the door to his family's three-bedroom house on Commerce Street West, and the first thing Nick Marshall wanted to do was to wrap his arms around his mom, his best friend. Over the previous four months they had talked over the phone several times a week about Auburn's 2013 season, about Marshall coming oh so close to leading the Tigers to the national championship in January against Florida State before falling 34-31. In the spring she quizzed him on what he was doing to become a better passer -- "I know you can throw the ball, Nick," she'd tell him, "you just got to get your timing down better" -- but the two hadn't seen each other much since that winter night in Pasadena. So now Nick, who is so connected to his mother that he can usually hear her screaming voice even when she's in a crowd of 80,000, strode through the front door searching for an embrace.
But Shalina Cliett froze at the sight of her oldest son. She looked at him up and down, studying him, taking measure. Something was different, something profound: For the first time, through the eyes of the mother, her boy looked like a man. "You're growing out of your dang shoulders," she said, noticing the 10 pounds of muscle Marshall has added to his 6-foot-1, 215-pound frame since last January. "You used to eat like a little bird, now you look like you've been eating like you've been starving to death."
Marshall introduced his two friends who had made the 140-mile trip from the Plains with him: wide receivers Tony Stevens and D'haquille Williams. Shalina, known for her country toughness and bluntness, locked eyes with Stevens, a sophomore who caught five passes last season, and then Williams, a junior who was a juco All-America in 2013 at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. "When the season starts both of you better catch everything Nick throws in your direction," Shalina told the young receivers. "You hear me. If you don't, I'll come down onto that field and come after you. I will now. I will!"
"Uh, she's not kidding," Nick said, only half-joking.
Later that afternoon, Stevens and Williams followed Marshall out the door and onto the front yard. For more than hour, the Auburn receivers ran patterns around the oaks and pecan trees that shade the well-manicured lawn. As Marshall threw almost every type of pass -- 10-yard darts over-the-middle, 20-yard timed outs, 40-yard arching rainbows -- cars driving by slowed to watch, the passengers hypnotized by the right arm of the preseason Heisman contender, the young man who potentially could be the most electrifying college football player in 2014. Marshall had spent countless hours on this lawn in his childhood hurling passes to his younger half-brother Quez Mahogany and his neighborhood friends, but this throwing session on this blue-sky day in May was different, if for only one reason:
The ball barely touched the grass.
http://www.sportsonearth.com/articl...k-nick-marshall-next-step-passing-game#!XpJ8p
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
went to the Rivals 100 camp in Baltimore over the weekend....Deondre Francois or bust...Jimbo needs to go ahead and get that one locked up brehs
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
he not even the best returner on his squadStacy Coley as a WR and return man >>>>>>>
He's just as good of a returner as Duke breh.
I pray every night that come fall Golden doesn't send Duke out to return punts or kickoffs in the fall. He doesn't need the extra hits that'll put on him this year
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Serious question, no flame. How's Duke's recovery going from his injury? How's Yearby ankle too.
I thought that who yall wanted in the first place. We're still looking at him but most everyone thinks he's an FSU lock.
Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
yea he's a lock, I just wish it was official....
switzer set the UNC career record for punt return touchdowns and punt return yards. and tied the ncaa record for punt return touchdowns with 5
he needs 3 more to tie wes welkers record. as a receiver coley may have him beat
Tide Run This
Veteran
Can the Coli give me a sleeper team in 2014 i'm talking Auburn,UCF,Missouri 2013 type sleeper.
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...b-jalen-mills-charged-with-2nd-degree-battery
EYEON
College Football
Report: LSU DB Jalen Mills charged with second-degree battery
By Jerry Hinnen | College Football Writer
June 11, 2014 10:20 am ET
Jalen Mills was a 2012 freshman All-American. (USATSI)
More college football: Jon Solomon | Dennis Dodd | Jeremy Fowler | Latest news
LSU rising junior defensive back Jalen Mills was arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with second-degree battery, multiple outlets reported.
According to the Baton Rouge police's probable cause report cited by CBS affiliate WAFB, Mills stands accused of punching a female victim in the mouth in a May incident at his local apartment complex. He was released late Wednesday on a $10,000 bond.
LSU sports information official Michael Bonnette told WAFB that Mills has been indefinitely suspended from the team.
Per the probable cause report, the victim knocked on Mills' door while looking for a friend, exchanged words with him, and had the door closed in her face. She was allegedly walking away when she heard someone address her, turned, and was punched in the face by a man she would later reportedly identify in a six-person police lineup as Mills.
The report claims the victim briefly lost consciousness and received four stitches to close a cut on her lip.
Police contacted Mills by phone May 29 but were told he would not be back in Baton Rouge. An appointment to meet with police was made for Tuesday, June 10, and when Mills neither showed nor responded to further calls, the arrest warrant was issued.
Mills is a two-year starter who earned freshman All-American honors as a cornerback in 2012 before moving to safety late in the 2013 season. He was the Tigers' third-leading tackler in 2013 with 67 stops.
EYEON
College Football
Report: LSU DB Jalen Mills charged with second-degree battery
By Jerry Hinnen | College Football Writer
June 11, 2014 10:20 am ET
Jalen Mills was a 2012 freshman All-American. (USATSI)
More college football: Jon Solomon | Dennis Dodd | Jeremy Fowler | Latest news
LSU rising junior defensive back Jalen Mills was arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with second-degree battery, multiple outlets reported.
According to the Baton Rouge police's probable cause report cited by CBS affiliate WAFB, Mills stands accused of punching a female victim in the mouth in a May incident at his local apartment complex. He was released late Wednesday on a $10,000 bond.
LSU sports information official Michael Bonnette told WAFB that Mills has been indefinitely suspended from the team.
Per the probable cause report, the victim knocked on Mills' door while looking for a friend, exchanged words with him, and had the door closed in her face. She was allegedly walking away when she heard someone address her, turned, and was punched in the face by a man she would later reportedly identify in a six-person police lineup as Mills.
The report claims the victim briefly lost consciousness and received four stitches to close a cut on her lip.
Police contacted Mills by phone May 29 but were told he would not be back in Baton Rouge. An appointment to meet with police was made for Tuesday, June 10, and when Mills neither showed nor responded to further calls, the arrest warrant was issued.
Mills is a two-year starter who earned freshman All-American honors as a cornerback in 2012 before moving to safety late in the 2013 season. He was the Tigers' third-leading tackler in 2013 with 67 stops.
http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsport...db-tray-matthews-tweets-hes-headed-to-auburn/
thought for sure he'd follow his teammates to UL but 
Also why does UGA keep letting kids transfer within the SEC
thought for sure he'd follow his teammates to UL but Also why does UGA keep letting kids transfer within the SEC
