re: Charles barkley... he just called out auburn

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"When I was recruited at Auburn [university], they took me to a strip joint. When I saw those titties on Buffy, I knew that Auburn met my academic requirements."

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"All I know is, as long as I led the Southeastern Conference in scoring, my grades would be fine."

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EJ: "Did you graduate from Auburn?"
Charles: "No, but I have a couple people working for me who did."

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Ernie: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort."
Charles: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

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After retiring from basketball "I'm just what America needs - another unemployed black man.

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"I can be bought. If they paid me enough, I'd work for the Klan."

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Typical... I hope they do for LSU's sake.

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I second that.

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There is absolutely no chance of whomever we hire doing a better job than TT did.

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AU lost a damn fine coach. Whether he quit or was fired (my money's on the latter), he'll be hard to replace.

For the sake of the LSU-AU rivalry and my life-long loathing of Bammer, I hope you find a diamond in the rough.

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to hire a black coach

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why does it matter what fricking color he is??


some people are so racist, and they don't get called out for it, ex. Charles Barkley, I'm so tired of this bullshite.

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We have a black f**king president, most major cities have black mayors, when will this racist bullshite stop?? It is statements like Barkley's the reason why racism will never stop. Yes, it is time for blacks to quit their chip on the shoulder mentality. I hate to start some political bullshite, but the same reason blacks voted for Obama (a sense of entitlement) is why we will never have racial harmony in this country. Quit trying to cry racism & prove to us you are the best candidate in ANY job- guess what?? It will probably work!!

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yeah, the shite needs to stop

Very few whites bring up race but nearly all blacks do in every situation. It gets f---ing old.

Barkley may have just assured that Gill won't get the job. Calling half the fan base and just about all the Trustees rednecks just drew a line in the sand for some. Hopefully Auburn hires someone good and will get their program back up and running, and if it's Gill, then more power to em, but Charles' piehole should be at a buffet, not on ESPN.

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some people are so racist, and they don't get called out for it, ex. Charles Barkley, I'm so tired of this bullshite.

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i don't think Barkley is racist

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Quick question. Why are fans of schools outside of Auburn taking such great offense to his statements? I really don't see any backlash from the Auburn people and his statements were directed specifically towards Auburn.

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I can't speak for my fellow Auburn alumni/fans, but I have heard Sir Charles shoot off at the mouth for as long as I can remember. That's just his personality - and while I may not always like or agree with what he says, he has a right to his thoughts and feelings and can express them anytime he feels like it.

I doubt that the Auburn administration will pay much, if any attention to him, and no matter who gets hired Barkley will be supportive. The man has given a large chunk of money to the athletic department over the years and goes to more games (both football and basketball) than most would realize.

All in all, it's just Barkley being Barkley and the Auburn family is used to it. If it was someone like Bo Jackson to come out and say this, then maybe it would bring a different reaction, but this is just typical behavior from Barkley.

Why didn't he do this when Alabama was hiring a new coach??? Because he is not a Uof A alum.. he is an AU alum.

BTW, I think Turner Gill is a damn fine coach and would do okay at AU. Probably not as good as Tubbs, but okay. agree...