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Monday Musings
Call him the comeback kid. Against the odds, Gene Chizik looks to have landed his third consecutive top 10 recruiting class. It may have taken three days beyond signing day to get there, but Auburn coaches have done the seemingly impossible. With the signing of five-star offensive linemen Jordan...
For What It's Worth: Final Recruiting Rankings
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The Truth About College Football Recruiting
This time of year is when you start to feel it. By Wednesday you know it's over. I'm of course talking about college football. With only one football game - college or pro - left on the docket, Wednesday's National Signing Day is the biggest day of the year until early September. Like Auburn's...
Another Strong Hire By Chizik
He's buddies with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. He was born in Barberton, Ohio, home of legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler. If lineage is an indicator of success, then Auburn has found its man in Scot Loeffler. The man hired to run Auburn's offense will not get the headlines...
Auburn at a Crossroads
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A-Day Holds Answers To Many Questions
After a long winter of discontent, it's finally here again: Game week! Well, maybe not exactly game week, but we'll take it. While Saturday's A-Day won't get the juices flowing like a fall weekend on the Plains, this Saturday does hold a lot of anticipation for Auburn people. With practices closed...
Spring Practice Is A Snoozer
Raise your hand if this year's Auburn spring practice has you excited about football season. I'll assume those of you with your hands still up get excited about football even during your annual rectal exam. God love you. I guess we can chalk it up as a sign of the times, but closing spring practice...
As Good A Story As It Gets
Good Friday to all of you. I have a short post on this holiday morning, but I think you are going to like it. Gumptown Tiger sent me this earlier in the week and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. With all the bad news we get in the media about college athletes, there are still lots of...
The Comeback Kid
Sitting in Plainsman Park Saturday watching Auburn take on South Carolina, I glanced to my right and noticed sitting directly behind home plate the most maligned man in Auburn Athletics, Bobby Lowder. No more than 20 feet away sat former Athletic Director David Housel. Neither man acknowledged the...
Who is Ken Rice?
Ken Rice on the set of the Ed Sullivan Show. He's on the front row, second from right. When it was announced last week that former Auburn lineman Ken Rice had been placed on the ballot for this year's College Football Hall of Fame, many Tiger fans were undoubtedly left scratching their heads,...
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