A weekly update on how Auburn’s future opponents are faring and where Tiger fans’ worry level should be headed. Week 5: Tennessee. Last week I spent a good chunk of words in the Stockwatch explaining why Tennessee’s fabulous triumph in meekly succumbing to Florida was more hot air and wishful thinking than actual improvement. So [...]

‘They’re not real’ – Kenny Smith double-dips into Chizik’s mental fondue

Entry No. 4,737 in the ongoing Auburn Football “What a Difference a Year Makes” Chronicles: last fall I’m following the UT-Martin game via the AUfficial site’s Gametracker, with its little animated cones and triangles and bouncing footballs, and when the tiny triangle Robert Dunn fumbles into the end zone for a Skyhawk touchdown, ‘m not [...]

… the inside of Donahue Dr. eatery Insomnia is how you decorate your establishment. Did you see something AUsome? Weird? Today? Whenever? Send it to us at photos@thewareaglereader.com.

The news on Auburn’s injury front in the wake of the Ball St. game has actually been pretty encouraging so far — no word yet on Zach Clayton, but both Kodi Burns and FAST McCalebb sound like they’ll see the field against Tennessee. (McCalebb will bear watching, as obviously having his speed compromised would be [...]

Gene Chizik is 4-0 as Auburn’s head coach. Only 27 teams in Auburn history have started a season 4-0. Eight of those occurred after 1974.
Kevin Strickland takes a look at what a 4-0 start typically means for the Tigers.
Here’s a hint:
it’s good.

Actor, author, and former Auburn split end (1972-74) Thom Gossom talks Auburn’s new offense and the emergence of Darvin Adams while signing books at J&M Bookstore before the Ball State game. Thom’s memoir “Walk On: My Reluctant Journey to Integration at Auburn University” can be ordered at www.walkongossom.com and Amazon.com.

FULL-TIME –First: sorry for no halftime update. It may surprise you to learn that Internet connections on Indian reservations aren’t always 100 percent reliable. – The good: starters out with a good few minutes to play left in the third quarter. – The bad: we found out exactly why our starters have played so many [...]

What’s at stake: For Ball State, not much at all. The real victory came when Auburn agreed to tack on that extra $50,000 on the check or whatever. I suppose being on the blunt end of one of those 50-point woodsheddings where the favorite piles up four touchdowns in the first quarter and goes scrubbing [...]

J.M. Comer inquires into the selective hearing of “Sports Radio”