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Showing posts with label Auburn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Auburn. Show all posts
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Malzahn 1, Nutt 0
Or, more accurately, 33-20. And 401 yards of offense by Auburn against Ole Miss.
I wonder if Nutt has any fingernails left after today?
I wonder if Nutt has any fingernails left after today?
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Five Things
1. And now, we reach "The Most Pivotal Game in the Razorbacks' Season!" Again. For the second or third time, depending on who is talking.
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.)
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.)
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Monday, December 08, 2008
Timing is everything
Dec. 2: Colonial Bank (and CEO Bobby Lowder) gets a $550 million bailout from the U.S. government.
http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily12.html
Dec. 3: Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville is fired.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3742934
Coincidence? I think not.
http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/12/01/daily12.html
Dec. 3: Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville is fired.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3742934
Coincidence? I think not.
Friday, August 03, 2007
USA Today releases first preseason poll
Auburn at No. 14 and Arkansas at No. 20? It surprises me that Auburn is ranked that high. Another surprise: No Notre Dame in the Top 25.
1. Southern California (45)
2. LSU (4)
3. Florida (9)
4. Texas
5. Michigan (2)
6. West Virginia
7. Wisconsin
8. Oklahoma
9. Virginia Tech
10. Ohio State
11. Louisville
12. California
13. Georgia
14. Auburn
15. Tennessee
16. Rutgers
17. UCLA
18. Penn State
19. Nebraska
20. Arkansas
21. Florida State
22. TCU
23. Boise State
24. Hawaii
25. Texas A&M
Others receiving votes (with 2006) records:
Boston College (10-3) 150; Georgia Tech (9-5) 150; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 91; Notre Dame (10-3) 90; South Carolina (8-5) 90; Wake Forest (11-3) 71; Missouri (8-5) 58; Oregon State (10-4) 52; Brigham Young (11-2) 47; Clemson (8-5) 30; Oregon (7-6) 30; South Florida (9-4) 26; Texas Tech (8-5) 20; Alabama (6-7) 16; Oklahoma State (7-6) 15; Southern Mississippi (9-5) 14; Iowa (6-7) 12; Kansas State (7-6) 8; Memphis (2-10) 5; Houston (10-4) 4; Arizona (6-6) 1; Duke (0-12) 1; Kentucky (8-5) 1; Washington State (6-6) 1.
1. Southern California (45)
2. LSU (4)
3. Florida (9)
4. Texas
5. Michigan (2)
6. West Virginia
7. Wisconsin
8. Oklahoma
9. Virginia Tech
10. Ohio State
11. Louisville
12. California
13. Georgia
14. Auburn
15. Tennessee
16. Rutgers
17. UCLA
18. Penn State
19. Nebraska
20. Arkansas
21. Florida State
22. TCU
23. Boise State
24. Hawaii
25. Texas A&M
Others receiving votes (with 2006) records:
Boston College (10-3) 150; Georgia Tech (9-5) 150; Miami (Fla.) (7-6) 91; Notre Dame (10-3) 90; South Carolina (8-5) 90; Wake Forest (11-3) 71; Missouri (8-5) 58; Oregon State (10-4) 52; Brigham Young (11-2) 47; Clemson (8-5) 30; Oregon (7-6) 30; South Florida (9-4) 26; Texas Tech (8-5) 20; Alabama (6-7) 16; Oklahoma State (7-6) 15; Southern Mississippi (9-5) 14; Iowa (6-7) 12; Kansas State (7-6) 8; Memphis (2-10) 5; Houston (10-4) 4; Arizona (6-6) 1; Duke (0-12) 1; Kentucky (8-5) 1; Washington State (6-6) 1.
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Auburn under investigation again
Student loan kickbacks inquiry widens
Athletics departments, including Auburn’s, receive subpoenas
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is now investigating whether top college athletics departments nationwide — including those at Auburn University, Ohio University and Texas Christian University — steered athletes and other students to education lenders in exchange for kickbacks.
Cuomo said Wednesday that he served 39 universities with subpoenas and requests for documents about deals between athletics departments and Student Financial Services Inc., which operates as University Financial Services. He said he is studying how team names, mascots and colors were used to suggest the company was the college’s preferred lender.
“Students trust their university’s athletics departments because so much of campus life at Division I schools centers around supporting the home team,” said Cuomo. “To betray this trust by promoting loans in exchange for money is a serious issue, especially when Division I schools already generate tremendous revenue from their student athletes.”
Athletics departments, including Auburn’s, receive subpoenas
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is now investigating whether top college athletics departments nationwide — including those at Auburn University, Ohio University and Texas Christian University — steered athletes and other students to education lenders in exchange for kickbacks.
Cuomo said Wednesday that he served 39 universities with subpoenas and requests for documents about deals between athletics departments and Student Financial Services Inc., which operates as University Financial Services. He said he is studying how team names, mascots and colors were used to suggest the company was the college’s preferred lender.
“Students trust their university’s athletics departments because so much of campus life at Division I schools centers around supporting the home team,” said Cuomo. “To betray this trust by promoting loans in exchange for money is a serious issue, especially when Division I schools already generate tremendous revenue from their student athletes.”
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