The post about Cam Newton's JUCO coach mentioning that Auburn coaches Thigpen and Roof were surprised to find out Cam Newton was committing to Auburn. It made me think of a few other surprises.

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I found this on TideFans and thought it deserved to be shown here:

The little boy pictured is terminally ill and has a very short period of time to live. The illness has also recently caused him to go blind.

A cold call was made to the University of Alabama and after verification that the story was true a meeting was set up with the team, the boy and his family. I was told they spent 5 hours with the boy and toured the whole facility and that the players stayed with him the whole time.

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For auburn fans who are still convinced that Auburn "DOMINATED" Alabama during the Iron Bowl, show them this list. Here is a list of each drive and the team who one the drive. You can get this info here: <a href="http://espn.go.com/ncf/drivechart?gameId=293310002" ></a>.

What you can gather from the information below is this:

1. Alabama's offense dominated Auburn's defense for -- 19:21
2. Alabama's defense dominated Auburn's offense for -- 17:46
3. Alabama dominated the final score 26-21
4. Auburn did however dominated offensive production by a total of 332-291

ALABAMA POSSESIONS

Drive Winner        Start       Qtr   Poss.       Yard       Plays       Yds       Result

• Auburn        15:00    1    01:38    ALA 40    3            5      Punt
• Auburn        05:42    1    01:58    ALA 40    3            0      Punt
• Alabama     02:37    1    04:11    ALA 42    10          58     Rushing Touchdown
• Auburn       11:16    2    02:08    ALA 35    4            22     Punt
• Alabama     07:49    2    02:18    AUB 45    5           45     Passing Touchdown
• Auburn       04:34    2    02:42    AUB 48    6            23    Field Goal Missed
• Push          00:39    2    00:39    ALA 12    2            11    End of Half
• Auburn       13:01    3    01:09    ALA 22    3             1     Punt
• Auburn       11:05    3    02:24    ALA 46    4             9    Turnover on Downs
• Alabama     06:57    3    01:25    AUB 33    5           23    Field Goal Good
• Alabama     04:48    3    04:24    AUB 43    7           30    Field Goal Good
• Auburn       12:25    4    01:48    ALA 2    3               2    Punt
• Alabama     08:27    4    07:03    ALA 21    15          79    Passing Touchdown

AUBURN POSSESSIONS
Drive Winner        Start       Qtr   Poss.       Yard       Plays       Yds       Result

• Auburn          13:22    1    01:42    AUB 20    4          80      Rushing Touchdown
• Auburn          11:40    1    05:58    AUB 42    12        58      Passing Touchdown
• Alabama        03:44    1    01:07    AUB 18    3          5       Punt
• Alabama        13:26    2    02:10    AUB 36    3         -4       Punt
• Alabama        09:08    2    01:19    AUB 11    3         -6       Punt
• Alabama        05:31    2    00:57    AUB 20    3        28       Fumble
• Alabama        01:52    2    01:13    AUB 25    6        36       Punt
• Alabama        15:00    3    01:59    AUB 23    3         6        Punt
• Auburn           11:52    3    00:47    AUB 24    2        76       Passing Touchdown
• Alabama        08:41    3    01:44    AUB 45    3         -1       Punt
• Alabama        05:32    3    00:44    AUB 40    2          2       Interception
• Alabama        00:24    3    02:59    AUB 35    5         19      Punt
• Alabama        10:37    4    02:10    AUB 44    3        -16      Punt
• Alabama        01:24    4    01:24    AUB 25    7         38      End of Game

TOTAL DRIVES: 27
Drives Won By Alabama:
16

Drives Won By Auburn:
10

Push:
1


Time of Possession:
Alabama:
33:47

Auburn:
26:13

Domination Time:

Alabama Offense:
04:11
02:18
01:25
04:24
07:03
TOTAL: 19:21 OF DOMINATION

Alabama Defense:
01:07
02:10
01:19
00:57
01:13
01:59
01:44
00:44
02:59
02:10
01:24
TOTAL: 17:46 OF DOMINATION

Auburn Offense:
01:42
05:58
00:47
TOTAL: 8:27 OF DOMINATION

Auburn Defense:
01:38
01:58
02:08
02:42
01:09
02:24
01:48
TOTAL: 13:47 OF DOMINATION

PUSH:
0:39

TEAM STAT COMPARISON
                                     Bama    Auburn    Domination

• 1st Downs        17    15    BAMA
• 3rd down efficiency    5-14    4-12    BAMA
• 4th down efficiency    0-1    0-0    AUB
• Total Yards        291    332    AUB
• Passing            218    181    BAMA
• Comp-Att        21-32    15-27    BAMA
• Yards per pass        6.8    6.7    BAMA
• Rushing            73    151    AUB
• Rushing Attempts    35    32    AUB
• Yards per rush        2.1    4.7    AUB
• Penalties        4-26    8-68    BAMA
• Turnovers        0    2    BAMA
• Fumbles lost        0    1    BAMA
• Interceptions thrown    0    1    BAMA
• Possession        33:47    26:13    BAMA

• Final Score            26            21      BAMA

STAT Category Total Domination: Bama 10 Aub 5

I know that no one wants to talk about this right now with A-Day this weekend, but, does anyone here at RBR or anyone else with inside info have any clue about who will suffer from attrition between now and August? If at least 25 guys make it in from this year's signing class isn't it something like around 15 players currently on scholarship that will either be taken off the team due to medical reasons or be asked to try to find another school to play at.