Published on: 8th October, 2009
Will tomorrow's early morning start be a wake-up call for the resurgent Auburn Tigers or will the Arkansas Razorbacks hit the snooze button on another SEC season? All signs point to a high noon (well, high elevenish at least) wild SEC West shootout. When the dust clears in the streets ...Published on: 7th October, 2009
What if Heisman campaigns were fast-food franchises? Who'd have the best fries? Who would serve the frostiest shake? Let's take a look at a few of the front-runners. Tim Tebow = McDonald's When you say fast food, your mind immediately thinks McDonald's. Try it. Fill in the following: (_blank_) hamburgers. How many of ...Published on: 5th October, 2009
Eric Berry for Heisman? Sorry, but no. Auburn running back Ben Tate derailed that fleeting notion when he lowered his shoulder in the third quarter of the Tigers' 26-22 Saturday win over the Vols and flung the Tennessee safety through the air like a rag doll. Heisman Trophy candidates do not fly ...Published on: 4th October, 2009
The Auburn Tigers knocked off the Tennessee Volunteers 26-22 on Saturday night in Knoxville, surviving a 16-point Volunteer fourth quarter. While the Tigers answered a number of nagging questions in Rocky Top, others persist. First the good news. Auburn is 5-0. With a game against Furman still to come, the Tigers are ...Published on: 1st October, 2009
Saturday's showdown between first-year coaches Lane Kiffin of Tennessee and Gene Chizik of Auburn offers a variety of interesting subplots. As both replaced coaching legends whose stars had dimmed, and as each are tasked with re-establishing the proud traditions of their respective programs, this head-to-head matchup is inevitably a major ...Published on: 28th September, 2009
Auburn head football coach Gene Chizik schlumped into his weekly press conference, flopped wearily into his chair, adjusted the microphone, and issued a resigned sigh. He reached up, tugged at the knot of his tie and eyes bulging declared: "No respect, I tell ya. We get no respect at all. "When the ...Published on: 22nd September, 2009
Due to the potential for excessive violence and simulated sacrificial slaughter, network censors mandated a 6 p.m. kickoff for Saturday's showdown between Auburn and Ball State. Despite the late start, the game will likely carry a parental warning. Cover your eyes, kids. What the Tigers do to the Cardinals won't ...Published on: 20th September, 2009
Auburn 41 - West Virginia 30. This is Auburn football. It's not the Auburn football you grandfather remembers. It's not the Auburn football your father remembers. In fact, it's not even the Auburn football you remember unless you were born prior to Sept. 5, 2009. Auburn fell behind 14-0 and trailed 21-10 to ...Published on: 20th September, 2009
The former champion lay battered and bruised on the canvas, belted to the ground by a faster opponent with a chip on his shoulder. Months of conditioning and reconditioning, a complete change in attitude and approach led him precisely where he was the last time he'd battled this challenger—flat on his back. In ...Published on: 17th September, 2009
Today's West Virginia at Auburn college football preview is brought to you by the number three and the letter "C." Three was Auburn's unlucky number in last season's 34-17 meltdown at Morgantown, where the Tigers took a 17-0 lead and then surrendered 34 unanswered points. Four times in the second half of ...