Archive for November, 2010

Time to Give Thanks…

By Posted on: November 22nd, 2010 in Football Comments Off

As I reach middle age, I’ve learned to appreciate Thanksgiving. As a kid, the last Thursday in November was nothing more than a speed bump on the way to Christmas morning. Like Auburn’s season, Thanksgiving just keeps getting better and better with time. I hope you will stop for a moment this week and give Continue Story…

Week 12 TET Pick Em Results

By Posted on: November 22nd, 2010 in Football Comments Off
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Only two more weeks left. Numbers one through five are probably still up for grabs. Anything below that and it’s better luck last year. Haven’t seen the slate for this week. I sure hope the Iron Bowl is on there tomorrow morning. Vegas currently has Alabama at -3, although that’s not necessarily what Yahoo will Continue Story…

1st and Five: All-Time Most Respected Players from the Other Sideline

By Posted on: November 22nd, 2010 in Football Comments Off
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Gonna try something a little different than to go negative with all these Iron Bowl threads. We’re going to raise the level of discourse just a tad. Sure, Auburn wants to beat Alabama more than any other team, and Alabama wants to beat Auburn. And sure, a lot of fans genuinely dislike or even hate the other with Continue Story…

A Day to Give Thanks!

By Posted on: November 21st, 2010 in Football Comments Off
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War Eagle everybody, and Happy Thanksgiving! As I write this, it’s Wednesday afternoon on a gray day, and everyone’s home and toasty warm in the living room, digging into the stack of DVDs and Blu-Rays checked out of the library. The smell of buttery-baking Chex Mix is in the air, and this great holiday is Continue Story…

Iron Bowl Week Is Here!

By Posted on: November 20th, 2010 in Football Comments Off
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Saturday College Football Television Schedule

By Posted on: November 20th, 2010 in Football Comments Off

Saturday, November 20th (Printable Schedule)    VMI at Gardner-Webb 10:30 a.m. SS Indiana vs. Penn State (Landover, MD) 11:00 a.m. BTN (HD) Lehigh at Lafayette 11:00 a.m. DirecTV 617 / ESPN-GP / FCSA (cable) North Carolina State at North Carolina 11:00 a.m. ESPN-GP *2 / ACC Network Oklahoma State at Kansas 11:00 a.m. FSN (HD) Continue Story…

Boise State Finally Gets to Tackle SEC Teams in Kickoff Game

By Posted on: November 19th, 2010 in Football Comments Off
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Good God, this helmet pic turned out to be huge–just like Boise fan’s heads.   Just anounced this afternoon, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game has inked Boise State in two upcoming contests, one next year in 2011 against Georgia, and the other in 2014 against Ole Miss. Boise was originally supposed to be a home game Continue Story…

Off Week Tidbits.

By Posted on: November 18th, 2010 in Football Comments Off
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War Eagle, everybody! While Auburn fans take a week off from Tiger football, rest assured that Iron Bowl preparations are already under way for the SEC Western Division Champions. The Tigers hope to keep on doing what they do, which is to bulldoze opposing defenses to rubble, while making enough plays on defense to allow Continue Story…