Archive for ‘July, 2011’

British TV Bombshell Caroline Flack Sports Vintage Auburn Shirt in Maxim

British TV Bombshell Caroline Flack Sports Vintage Auburn Shirt in Maxim

… and we really don’t care why.

Media Days Rewind: And It All Begins Again

Media Days Rewind: And It All Begins Again

Good news football fans: it’s officially the preseason to the preseason. But before we completely put SEC Media Days in the rearview — and after a weekend to let the dust settle and the information digest — it’s time to take a look back at the Birmingham media blitzkrieg and offer up some thoughts on [...]

New University Shooting Club Takes Aim at SGA Approval

New University Shooting Club Takes Aim at SGA Approval

The next Top Shot could be an Auburn student.

‘I Hate Auburn’ Shirt Sellers Claim to Have Given Shirts to Bama Coaches, Players

‘I Hate Auburn’ Shirt Sellers Claim to Have Given Shirts to Bama Coaches, Players

Even Eric “I Hate Auburn Shirt” Blackerby can smell the hypocrisy.

First mention of Paul Finebaum in Alabama sports media was in 1977 Plainsman story on Toomer’s Corner

First mention of Paul Finebaum in Alabama sports media was in 1977 Plainsman story on Toomer’s Corner

It was also found that no other SEC school had a student newspaper with a sports editor quite like Tennessee’s.

Sociology Scandal, Plus Five

Sociology Scandal, Plus Five

AU journalism prof. John Carvalho probes the sociology of Auburn’s sociology scandal five years later.

Eagle-O-Vision

Eagle-O-Vision

It’s possible this photo taken by Todd Van Emst’s monopod thing at last year’s LSU game and currently floating around (and available for purchase) on the Auburn Athletics homepage has been around for a while, but it’s the first time we’ve seen it. [click to enlarge.] In fact, probably the only people to have had [...]

What’s On Cam Newton’s iPod?

What’s On Cam Newton’s iPod?

Turns out Cam Newton is a dual-threat at DJ well. After rattling off a roster of mainstream rap (Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, and “all the cats that’s reppin’ Atlanta”) when asked to name his favorite artists by a red carpet reporter at The ESPYs, the Blessed Individual reverses stylistic field with shout outs to the Black [...]

TWER Contributors Featured in Auburn Annual Published by Maple Street Press

TWER Contributors Featured in Auburn Annual Published by Maple Street Press

Despite how quickly everyone is predicting us to hit bottom, I can’t freakin’ wait to watch an Auburn football game from the top. And thanks to my job editing the inaugural issue of Tigers Kickoff (hinted at here, and here, with a letter from the editor being re-purposed before your eyes, and in stores now), I kind of feel like I have a better idea of what it’s going to look like than anyone else in the universe right now. (Sorry God.)

Smells Like Anything Less Would Be Uncivilized: Watch Charles Barkley and Nirvana Shoot an SNL Promo

Smells Like Anything Less Would Be Uncivilized: Watch Charles Barkley and Nirvana Shoot an SNL Promo

Forget Barcelona—the host and musical guests for the season (19) premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 25, 1993 was a real Dream Team (cameos by Muggsy Bogues and RuPaul, for cryin’ out loud!), and they lived up to the hype. Barkley got his Stuart Smalley on, Nirvana played “Heart-Shaped Box” and “Rape Me.” Speaking [...]

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