Posts Tagged ‘Sullivan013’

Consecrated Ground

By Posted on: June 16th, 2013 in Featured Article 3 Comments »

Photo courtesy of farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7497321358_99429108b4_z.jpg The echo of a low and constant rumble comes to us from the far horizon. Is it difficult to determine if it is a summer thunderstorm or a ghostly cannonade. Dimly heard on the wind is the mournful mutter of a far off battlefield. Spectral voices call back to us from a Continue Story…

Turning Point – 1942

By Posted on: June 4th, 2013 in News, Uncategorized 8 Comments »

I wrote the following for my nephew when he joined the Navy in 2007.  Pardon the length and the topic as it is unrelated to Auburn Football, but I thought I’d share this for the 71st anniversary of the critical moment of the Battle of Midway.  Seventy years ago in 1943 there was no Auburn Continue Story…

A New Day

By Posted on: March 26th, 2013 in Featured Article, Football 3 Comments »

Day breaks over Jordan-Hare stadium.  The groundskeepers have prepared the field. The lines are newly marked. The last of the off-season maintenance has been completed. The full moon dips below the western horizon as the sun peeks above the rim of the stadium. Shadows recede from the dew kissed emerald grass as the annual gathering Continue Story…

The Road to Auburn

By Posted on: March 20th, 2013 in Featured Article, Uncategorized 15 Comments »

 I’m leaving my parent’s house, finally cleaned out and ready to rent after their passing. After saying goodbye to my sister who is flying out later that day, I resolve to make a short stop in Auburn on the way home to Charlotte. At a gas station on the edge of town I further decide 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…

What Gus is sayin,…

By Posted on: February 12th, 2013 in Football 11 Comments »

“What Gus is saying here is that we’ve got to stick together on this deal.”* We’ve all seen evidence of Gus Malzahn’s offense at Arkansas, Tulsa, Auburn, and Arkansas State. We’ve personally watched him take an injured and questionable Chris Todd and make him the most offensively productive Auburn quarterback since Daymeyune Craig, only to Continue Story…

Dining on Elephant at Cafe Malzahn

By Posted on: January 16th, 2013 in Football 14 Comments »

A statistical analysis of the last six seasons of BCS Championship teams, Alabama under Nick Saban and what Auburn needs to do.  How do you eat an elephant?  One bite at a time.How good was Auburn in 2010 as a BCS Champion?  Outstanding in terms of offense, but the numbers show some interesting statistics when Continue Story…

Poem for the Holidays

By Posted on: December 19th, 2012 in Uncategorized 4 Comments »

  Give the Gift of You by Pat SullivanPause life for just a momentStay the turning of the yearSet aside what hurries your dayAnd hold close those who are dearIf they are small, hug them twiceSoothing words to calm any fearThey are safe and with you nowHere at the ending of the yearThe bells and Continue Story…