We know Fort Smith's coaching wunderkind Gus Malzahn (aka the man done wrong by Broyles and Nutt) has turned the Auburn WarPlainsEagles' offense around in less than a season. Yes, we know Fort Smith's Kodi Burns has become an Auburn legend for his speech about team unity after being moved to WR and Wildcat QB before the season started.
But that takes a backseat to the real news about this game - it's starting at 11 a.m.
Not 11:30 a.m. as SEC fans grew used to thanks to the Jefferson Pilot games with the Three Daves. Thirty minutes earlier than that.
When the SEC's big TV deal with ESPN was announced Hog fans (and other SEC types) celebrated. They dreamed of evening games on ESPN or ESPN2. Nobody realized some weeks the game would kickoff before some restaurants quit serving breakfast.
Even worse than the kickoff time itself might be the slugs assigned by ESPN to work the game. Dave Pasch, Bob Griese and Chris Spielman are so far down the ESPN roster in quality, viewers will be begging for Dave, Dave and Dave to storm the booth.
2. Dez Bryant ruled ineligible? Well, time to break out this old chestnut.
3. Miami plays Florida A&M this week in a game that will be more notable for what happens AFTER the final whistle. The FAMU band will play at halftime and postgame.
“I’ll be watching it,” said Miami head coach Randy Shannon, who helped hatch the idea for the after-game festivities. “It’s very rare that you get an opportunity to play a team like Florida A&M. And then you get a band to perform that everybody knows about. After enjoying a game and coaching in a game like that, you can’t miss out on enjoying that band.”
4. Recurring Items
The SportsJournalists.com Top 25 is here.
AwfulAnnouncing.com provides us with the announcers' schedule here and the Pammy Awards for idiotic TV announcing comments here.
5. M8B Prediction
Will Arkansas (+3) beat Auburn?
(Views expressed by the Magic 8 Ball do not necessarily reflect the views of this blog, the blog owner nor this post's author. Advice from the M8B is for entertainment purposes only and not for actual wagering ... even though the Magic 8 Ball is 4-3 this season.)
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