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To See Where You are Going, You Have to Know Where you Have Been

By Posted on: May 22nd, 2013 in Featured Article, Football 7 Comments »
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                                                                      PUNT, BAMA, PUNTIn 1972, Alabama was 10-0 and heading toward a sure National Championship. Then on December 2nd of that year something went terribly wrong. They showed up at Legion Field to play the then 8-1 Auburn Tigers.With the nickname of the “Amazins” the Tigers had astounded everyone by giving up an average of Continue Story…

Auburn’s 15 Greatest Players Over the Past 45 Years

By Posted on: May 13th, 2013 in Football 15 Comments »
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Who are the greatest to ever wear the orange-and-blue? Today, we are going to take a shot at picking the 15 greatest Auburn football players since 1968. That’s 45 years of Auburn football. While the top picks are easy, things get much harder toward the bottom.As with anything, this is a subjective selection. I’d love Continue Story…

Another Summer, Another Auburn Quarterback Race on The Plains

By Posted on: May 7th, 2013 in Featured Article, Football 13 Comments »
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       One thing is for certain about new Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall – He won’t be wearing        number “7.”Spring Football is over on The Plains and just like the last six­­­­­ years the Tigers finished camp and head into summer with no clear leader at the quarterback position. Gus Malzahn Continue Story…

When Gus Turned the Corner at Auburn.

By Posted on: February 28th, 2013 in Football 13 Comments »
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Darvin Adams gave Auburn the lead!      War Eagle, everybody! I don’t know about you, but I am certainly ready for some spring football! We’re about to leave February behind, and it’s time to enjoy the pop of shoulder pads and the smell of freshly cut grass. Unfortunately, we’ve got another three weeks plus till Continue Story…

Attacking the Tampa 2

By Posted on: February 19th, 2013 in Featured Article, Football 13 Comments »

There’s no such thing as too many weapons when facing the Tampa 2 Gus Malzahn versus Ellis Johnson, September 25, 2010Oftentimes a game of football doesn’t rely solely on a memorable play, a single phenomenal athlete, or a critical turnover that results in a game turning moment. It is usually a result of hard work, Continue Story…

Coming Back Home

By Posted on: December 12th, 2012 in Football 26 Comments »
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December 31, 2007 the Auburn Tigers are trailing Clemson in Atlanta’s Chick-Fil-a Bowl. Down 23-20 in overtime, freshman quarterback Kodi Burns’s blast up the middle and cuts back right on a 7-yard touchdown run to lead Auburn to a 23-20 victory.It was the play of the game and helped earn Burns “Player of the Game” Continue Story…

A Handful of Heisman Memories

By Posted on: December 2nd, 2012 in Football 8 Comments »

They hold half of the Heisman trophies ever awarded to SEC Western Division teams, and a quarter of all Heisman trophies ever awarded to the current 14 Southeastern Conference teams. Their likenesses have been cast in bronze and set in the concourse around Auburn’s Jordan-Hare stadium. They are the Auburn men who will cast their Continue Story…

Listing the Top 20 Iron Bowls

By Posted on: November 20th, 2012 in Football 37 Comments »

                         This is it. This is Iron Bowl week. It’s what nearly 5,000,000 citizens in the Heart of Dixie (and millions more across the country) look forward to at the end of Thanksgiving week. It’s the renewal of the nation’s No. 1 rivalry … Auburn vs. Alabama. This is the game coached Continue Story…