Posts Tagged ‘sec football’

Oklahoma Coach Says SEC Not America’s Dominant Football Conference

By Posted on: May 8th, 2013 in Football, News 8 Comments »

During the BCS era the Big 12 has won 2 BCS National                         Championships. That’s twice as many championships as any other conference in America, except for one … the South Eastern Conference. Yet Oklahoma Coach Bob Stoops said yesterday that the SEC is not the dominant conference in Continue Story…

Decoding Auburn’s Depth Chart

By Posted on: May 3rd, 2013 in Featured Article, Football 8 Comments »
Auburn Drunk Tiger Logo

War Eagle everyone. Earlier this week, Auburn released its final depth chart for the close of spring practice. Let’s take a look and see whose  been working hard and whose been hardly working. 

Friday from the Eagle’s Nest

By Posted on: February 15th, 2013 in Featured Article, Football, News 20 Comments »
Eagles Nest

Once again, it is time to re-visit some of the major headlines from the previous week in college football. They certainly do not lack intrigue. There were players arrested, players napping in extreme positions, players partying hard, and players being questioned on whether or not they’ll even play this upcoming season. On top of that, Continue Story…

A Strange Year in the Books

By Posted on: December 31st, 2012 in Football 10 Comments »

On behalf of the team here at Track’em Tigers, let me be the first to wish you a Happy New Year’s. This past year will be among the most memorable for Auburn football for all the wrong reasons.More than a month after the season ended, it’s still surreal to look back and see what transpired Continue Story…

My Christmas Wishlist for Auburn and College Football in 2013

By Posted on: December 21st, 2012 in Featured Article, Football 35 Comments »

One of my fondest childhood memories is of the annual crafting of my Christmas wishlist. They weren’t so much lists, as they were handwritten catalogues of every toy and gadget a boy could dream of.  I toiled over them in a manner similar to a general orchestrating a large-scale invasion. “What would you like Santa Continue Story…

Monday Musings…

By Posted on: December 10th, 2012 in Football 20 Comments »

The hiring of Gus Malzahn last week was met with a collective yawn by the college football community. Considering Auburn’s last football hire was met with bewilderment and laughter, I suppose things are improving.Clearly, Malzahn was the safe choice. In the end, it will likely prove to be the right one. When you’ve recruited the Continue Story…

Hurry Up and Wait

By Posted on: December 7th, 2012 in Featured Article, Football 71 Comments »
Gus Malzahn will lead Auburn into a new football era.

Tom has Jerry, Batman has the Joker, Charles Barkley has his golf swing, and now Nick Saban has Gus Malzahn. For the first time in many months, Auburn fans had reason to rejoice earlier this week when Gus Malzahn was introduced as Auburn’s new head football coach. The hire does not come without criticism. Some Continue Story…

Shadow Days – Auburn’s Post-Chizik Era Begins

By Posted on: November 30th, 2012 in Featured Article, Football 28 Comments »
It is imperative for Auburn to make a homerun hire.

“Did you know that you could be wrong and swear you’re right?” – John Mayer, Shadow DaysJohn Mayer’s track, Shadow Days, bears no similarity to Auburn athletics, but this opening lyric lines up perfectly with where Auburn’s football program now finds itself. Gene Chizik banked an enormous amount of trust when he led Auburn to Continue Story…