You can hide, but you can't run....

O.K., so it is a little twist on a common phrase. I will return to my (thank you Dr. Harvey in English 101) "thesis statement" momentarily. First, I digress....

I do NOT plan to write a blog each day, but like every new toy that a child gets, most of the "playtime" happens when it is new. This is my new toy, and I am playing with it. Hence, a new blog post today. Back to the thesis.

Thinking about the Auburn running game, or lack thereof, for the past couple of days, I began to wonder....just where is the Auburn running game? Where is it hiding? It certainly isn't running. O.K., Fannin ran but it was straight into the doghouse. Hopefully, he finds the doorway out before Saturday.

But what about the others? And what about those who have gone before them?

You remember those names from the past that caused our foes to tremble! Certainly THERE will I find the true Auburn running backs, for they will not hide!

Ronnie Brown....remember him, and how he combined a Tennessee player on the goal line like he was a row of peanuts? Well....this past week he rushed 11 times for 32 yards for the Dolphins. No touchdowns, but no fumbles. Where are you hiding, Ronnie?

Carnell Williams....ah, yes, the Cadillac. Breaking away on the first play from scrimmage to rush 80 yards for a touchdown against the hated Crimson Ti...(I can't bring myself to even say their name). This past week, he rushed 12 times for 60 yards with no touchdowns and 1 lost fumble for the Scallywags. Oh, and got hurt as well. Where are you hiding, Cadillac?

Rudi Johnson....1 year at Auburn and every true blue Auburn fan will always remember him. You guessed it....rushed 18 times for 50 yards. Didn't score a touchdown, but lost a fumble that almost cost his Bengals the game. Where are you hiding, Rudi?

Speaking of Bengals, Kenny Irons.....Injured Reserve....enough said.

Heath Evans.....you remember him don't you? A true fullback if ever there was one. He's a Patriot now, and he rushed the ball 2 times for 1 yard. But, he scored a touchdown. Didn't touch the ball again. Where have you been hiding, Heath?

Tony Richardson....yep, still in the league. Think back and you will remember that he was running the ball when we didn't have anybody to run the ball. Today, he's a Viking. Hugging the bench. No carries and no yards. Tony...are you hiding down there on that bench??

Soooo....if you are looking for Auburn's running game and you can't seem to find it.....well, I have been looking also. And what I found was that none of our running backs....present OR past....are doing very well.

Except.....

Enrique Davis, at Hargrave Military Academy, rushed for 217 yards against Louisburg Junior College last week. And THERE, my friends, is where the Auburn rushing game is.

War Eagle...

WJLaneSr