Archive for November, 2011

Stop the Tide!

By Posted on: November 26th, 2011 in Member Post Comments Off
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 War Eagle, everybody! It’s Iron Bowl Saturday. Today at 2:30 PM Central Time, the Alabama Crimson Tide visits Jordan Hare Stadium. A heavy underdog, theAuburn Tigers hope to put together their first complete game of the season, and derail Alabama’s BCS championship hopes! Yesterday, Bama’s SEC title hopes were dashed with bruising LSU win over Arkansas. It’s up Continue Story…

“I Have To Do A Better Job Coaching”

By Posted on: November 26th, 2011 in Football Comments Off

The UTEP Miners shot a blistering 65 percent from the field, including 71.4 percent from 3-point range in the Diamond Head Classic’s Consolation game Sunday night, to defeat theAuburn Tigers 83-76. Head Coach Tony Barbee almost sounded baffled by his team’s performance in post game remarks, “I am disappointed in my team. I have to do a better job with Continue Story…

Can Auburn Match Up in the Iron Bowl?

By Posted on: November 25th, 2011 in Football Comments Off
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War Eagle, everybody! We’re almost to the biggest day of the year in Alabama! Tomorrow is the Iron Bowl, at 2:30 PM Central Time on CBS. As usual, bragging rights and titles are on the line. With a big enough win over Auburn, and an LSU loss today, Alabama could make it to Atlanta to Continue Story…

Nick Fairley – A Driven Man

By Posted on: November 24th, 2011 in Football Comments Off
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In the Spring of 2007 a  6’5″ 298 lb offensive lineman and part time tight end from Williamson High School in Mobile committed to play football for Auburn University. However, he was  detoured to Mississippi’s Copiah-Lincoln Community College to prepare academically. After a redshirt year at Copiah-Lincoln he was moved to defense. Today he is an Continue Story…

Auburn Women Win 3rd Place In NEW York Life Holiday Tournament

By Posted on: November 24th, 2011 in Baseball Comments Off
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“We gutted one out. It was definitely a gut-check time for us and the kids really came out pressing and really working hard,” said Auburn Head Coach Nell Fortner after her Tigers won the consolation game of the New York Life Holiday Tournament. The games were hosted by Hofstra University in Hampstead, New York. Auburn freshman Hasina Muhammad led Continue Story…

Chizik Finalist for National Coach of the Year Award

By Posted on: November 23rd, 2011 in Football Comments Off

Gene Chizik, Head Coach of the Auburn Tigers has been named a finalist for the 2010Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award by the Football Writers Association of America. Coach Chizik has led his team to an SEC Western Division Championship and a spot in The SEC Championship Game December fourth in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome. He has guided Continue Story…

Time to Give Thanks…

By Posted on: November 23rd, 2011 in Football Comments Off

It’s hard to believe another Thanksgiving is upon us. One thing I’ve learned as I’ve aged is that time moves faster. This is my sixth year doing the annual Thanksgiving column. It started as a tribute to former Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Furman Bisher. Since I was a child, I’ve raced to the paper box and now the Continue Story…

Can’t They ALL Lose? SEC Dominates BCS Poll, Pushes Limits of Rankings

By Posted on: November 22nd, 2011 in Football Comments Off

In one of the wildest late-season weekends in the BCS since 2007, three top 5 programs lost, opening up the race for the #2 slot to a host of one-loss teams. For the first time EVER, one conference has three members atop the standings. Ordinarily, that might seem like a temporary problem, with #1 LSU Continue Story…