My son played there for three years (03, 04, 05) and had a great experience not only on the field but off the field too. The baseball facility is top drawer being selected as the top colligate facility in the nation by Baseball America two of the three years he was there. The Southeastern Conference is undeniably one of the most storied conferences in the country.
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Understand that there are many factors that come into play when determining proper "fit" between a program and a player. What might be a great experience for one player might be a nightmare for another. I don't think any program is inherently "good" or inherently "bad" but rather a perception of good or bad is created by each player's experience. Auburn does have a lot to offer. Fungo I almost forgot --- good luck and War Eagle!
Posts: 5234 | Location: Spring Creek (Jackson),Tennessee | Registered: December 26, 2002
Linc Jarrett, who recently joined the staff at Auburn is first class guy. Don't know the rest of the staff (although I beleive they are all highly regarded), but Coach Jarrett is a good one. Everywhere he goes, the teams get better....so my guess would be is that Auburn is going to become a much better program - soon.
Posts: 330 | Location: Maryland | Registered: January 13, 2004
Also Fungo, did your son every "Roll Toomer's Corner?"
Not that I know of. I think the players leave the rolling to the frenzied fans! But I think that's where he picked up his TP for the bathroom. )
Justbaseball makes reference to a long standing tradition of "rolling" an area called Toomer's corner of downtown Auburn, Alabama after an Auburn victory. The clean-up crews do an amazing job of restoring the area back to normal by the next morning.
Posts: 5234 | Location: Spring Creek (Jackson),Tennessee | Registered: December 26, 2002
I will agree with the previous comment about Link Jarrett. I grew up and played with Link and have known him for 30 years. Link is a true ROLE MODEL that just happens to be a GREAT baseball guy. Auburns recruiting coordinator Scott Foxhall is the same kind of person and baseball guy. Coach Pawlawski has surrounded himself with two of the finest PEOPLE in college baseball. Auburn will do very well in the near future.
Ryan Robinson
Posts: 241 | Location: USA | Registered: February 09, 2005
Don't know about the new coaches but I do know that the field is just as beautiful as the girls!
"You can't sit on a lead and run a few plays into the line and just kill the clock. You've got to throw the ball over the plate and give the other man his chance. That's why baseball is the greatest game of them all. " ~Earl Weaver
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Texas Haven. Yes, Auburn does get walk-ons or at least they did 30+ years ago when I walked on. Auburn actually has a long time tradition/history of walk-ons in several sports. Unfortunately it looked like we had alot of walk-ons playing football against Kentucky on Saturday night.
thanks S. Abrahms. Good information. It was rough Saturday for the Tigers. Then the question is, how often does it happen that walk-ons see action on the field.
Posts: 11 | Location: Dallas | Registered: May 22, 2009
Walk-ons honestly won't see much much time unless they really show something to the coaches (my playing time was very limited...alot of splinters were collected and heard some great jokes; I was not a stud by any stretch of the imagination).
Pitchers have the best shot. Position players may get in during blowouts or pinch hitting but realistically are going to ride the bench during most games. Best shot most walk-ons have will be an injury situation to a starter. My career (??) was cut short due to a severe ankle injury that didn't heal well...I don't think some of the coaches even knew I was gone.
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