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Never Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story

By Posted on: April 23rd, 2013 in Featured Article, Football, News 16 Comments »
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                     Gene Chizik met with the media Monday and called the ESPN/Selena Roberts                      report “absurd.” By now most well informed Auburn people are aware of the facts that have come out completely refuting the innuendos, half Continue Story…

The [unnamed source] Who Cried Wolf

By Posted on: April 5th, 2013 in Featured Article, Football, News 26 Comments »

Pack it up, folks. It’s time to give in. We had a good run but the jig is up. Auburn football is doomed. If only I had a nickel for every time I have heard that in the previous three years. Auburn University Athletics (football specifically) has once again found itself facing sensationalized accusations.  I Continue Story…

Auburn Falls to 3-27 in SEC Play This Academic Year… And No One Seems to Care

By Posted on: March 18th, 2013 in Baseball, Basketball, Football 18 Comments »

Reflecting on another stellar week of Auburn Athletics, I sat with a group of friends this weekend and tried to put into prospective how bad the situation is on the Plains. In case you missed it, and I pray that you did, Auburn was swept in a three game series by Vanderbilt at Plainsman Park.On Continue Story…

Is the Under Armour Argument Valid?

By Posted on: March 13th, 2013 in Basketball, Football 8 Comments »
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Much has been made about the contract Auburn has with Under Armour and the impact it has on the basketball program. Many argue that because Nike essentially controls AAU basketball and prevents coaches not wearing their brand from attending its sponsored basketball camps, schools like Auburn have a huge disadvantage.It’s a logical argument. It also Continue Story…

Will Auburn’s Gogue Finally Take Action?

By Posted on: March 11th, 2013 in Football 21 Comments »
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So this is what it’s like to be Vanderbilt? In defense of the Commodores, even they can’t say they’ve finished last in the SEC’s two major sports in the same season. But Auburn can. For those at home keeping score, 13 teams finished ahead of the Tigers in both basketball and football this academic year. Continue Story…

Larger than Life and Bigger Every Day

By Posted on: March 8th, 2013 in Featured Article, Football 8 Comments »
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People have always been naturally drawn to legends. Their larger-than-life content feed our inner desire to be more than our tangible selves. We all strive for excellence beyond what is normally expected in one way or another, and legends provide the motivation, hope, and belief that it can obtained.In modern times, it has become almost Continue Story…

Another Weekend, Another Auburn Disaster

By Posted on: February 25th, 2013 in Basketball 17 Comments »
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I know basketball will never come close to reaching the level of excitement that Auburn football generates in a good year, but don’t you feel like you’re missing out on something?With Auburn and school officials choosing to sit out another season of competitive SEC play, all fans had to look forward to this weekend were Continue Story…

Time Running Out For Barbee?

By Posted on: February 18th, 2013 in Basketball 8 Comments »

Listening to Tony Barbee following Auburn’s 31-point blowout to Florida Saturday, he sounded eerily familiar to another embattled Auburn coach.“It is what it is. We’ve got to do our job of continuing to build, continuing to grow. I think we’ve got some really talented yet inexperienced guys in this program that we’ve got to get Continue Story…