I got a chance to sit down with Auburn running backs coach and recruiting coordinator Curtis Luper this week to discuss the Tigers' recruiting efforts this spring.

He talked about limos, perception, not getting caught up in a commitment race and going after some top-notch players. I wrote about it in today's newspaper here.

A couple things that struck me:

• Luper said head coach Gene Chizik was concerned about the perception of sending the entire coaching staff around the state in limos. But ultimately, it was a far more economical thing to do than the usual method of sending seven coaches in seven different directions, with seven flights, hotels and rental cars.

• He was not concerned about the fact that Auburn only has four commitments right now (at this time last year, Auburn had 10). Alabama and Florida, by comparison, each has 12. "We're not in a commitment race," he said. "People in their haste to get early commitments, may not evaluate as thoroughly as they should. So we want to thoroughly evaluate every aspect of every potential student athlete. And we're not going to make any mistakes in character and some of the other intangibles that we can find out.'

• And by far my favorite quote was when I asked about Auburn going after some top-notch names in its recruiting quest. "It's just like the pretty girl, you know?" Luper said. "Most guys won't approach her because she's beautiful. So when someone does, she may be taken by it."