A letter to Jay J.

Dear Mr. Jacobs,
As an Auburn Alum and Avid fan I just wanted to give you a few words of advice when hiring a new baseball Coach.
DON'T SCREW UP!!!!........pretty please

I hope you cans see there are two great candidates within 2 hrs of campus, so no need to get a privateer, or any of Florida’s leftovers.
Casey Dunn has shown great potential at Samford and would be a great #1 choice, and then you can look toward Troy.
Bobby Pierce has done well down there, not a bad second choice....even if he is a Bama guy.
If those guys are not your style you could always take a chance on a new name. I am a huge fan of Mark Kingston the Associate Head Coach @ Tulane.

I am sure you will make the right call. And if you don't we will always have our Basketball team to lift our spirits.
War Eagle,
Emmett

Old D&B Email

Here were some thoughts I had the NFL draft

Email sent to TheShow@DandBradio.com on April 28/08

- I might be forced to pull for the Bears in the future. With Farve out of G.B. I don’t have any allegiance to anyone in the NFC North.
The major reason is that they Drafted my Favorite colloge Running Back from last year Matt Fortee from Tulane. Kid can run, he had no talent around him and other teams knew it. It reminded me of L. Tomlinson’s situation out of TCU. Eight or nine guys in the Box and still over 2000 yards this season. Then you toss in Earl Bennett, Kellen Davis and Marcus Monk…those are some big time bargain picks in my opinion. Its just too bad none of them can play Quarterback.

- My Saints let me down again…what a surprise. You trade up and draft a DT then take a Corner that is a “Project” player. It’s like they took mistakes from the last few drafts and combine them into one. Granted I think the Ellis is much better that Sullivan was it still seems like history repeating. At least I know Fred Thomas is not there to teach Porter how to choke in the NFC championship game.

- Donnie Avery better be a steady WR within the next 3 years, wow.

- The Colts stole Pollack and Heart will be a great #2 Tailback. I think he will flourish in thunder and lightning system.

- I hope the Jags have enough D-Ends this season, I would hate for them to run short.

- Wow, nothing like a vote of confidence for Aaron Rodgers. Brohm will be a tough Battle for him in the 09 spring camp. Personally I think Matt Flynn could ultimately be the man to take the snaps in G.B. 3 years from now. He makes good reads and has hidden speed.

- Its always weird to hate other SEC players but pull so hard for them in the draft. They are like the good kid from the trash family that live down the street. For years their dad drove over your mailbox, his uncle threw beer cans in your yard and heck…maybe one time their little bro. set your barn on fire (and a van). But later on you when you see him doing well for himself you are happy for him; you don’t think of the Home (School) he came from, you’re proud because he is a Hometown (SEC) guy.

- If ESPN sticks their head any further…..well lets just say they are checking Pete Carroll for polyps.

-While the wife was getting ready to leave she made an interesting point. “They are showing a lot of Auburn on TV”. That got me thinking and I watched any clips with Blue and Orange much closer. Every Defensive pick that played against Auburn had highlights shown from that game, and it has made me very optimistic for next season. Why…well its simple. As much as I hate to say it, I am happy because we will not have Brandon Cox. The highlights were of players intercepting a Cox pass, sacking Cox, Making him throw it away…it goes on and on. When Chicago drafted a DT from Ark. The clip was Cox calling an audible that lost yards………I know I am bashing the guy, but the cards are stacked against him. I am also excited because King Kong Dunlap was drafted. If that 315lbs of Useless is good enough to play pro ball, Maybe our promising O-Line could be much more than I first thought. And yes I called him useless, A sophomore (being carried off the field) grabbed him by the facemask and told him to get off his a** and block….most people would get fired up and earn their starting role back….but not our King Kong.