Pat Dye—> Augusta National—> Mildred Bailey

Today’s book is “The One that Got Away: A Memoir” by Howell Raines.

More than 500 Tiger fans poured out into the streets of Manhattan last weekend and hit “Tiny Toomer’s” on 3rd Avenue after the SEC Championship. This week the NYC Auburn Club, an alumni group in New York City, wants to try something different but also an Auburn fan staple: a Tiger Walk. The spin? It’s for Cam Newton, his guest* Coach Gene Chizik and President Jay Gogue as they head into the Best Buy Theater.

You are allowed to strut your stuff this morning … hell … for the rest of the year and part of the next. It’s in the “Official Fanatic Bylaws of the Southeastern Conference.” Stick out your chest. You sir and madam, are the proud fan of the SEC’s top team … your team and mine … the Auburn Tigers. 2010 SEC champs. Undefeated.

Check back often. Updating throughout the morning. Let’s cruise around the Internet. [9:25 p.m. CST] Heh heh heh. Via AP and Todd Van Emst. [8:20 p.m. CST] Auburn Undercover gathers quotes about Auburn’s defense. My favorite from Ted Roof: On defense’s habit of making dramatic improvement in second half “Maybe we can blindfolds on them [...]

It’s a special week of course and Smilin’ (and fightin’) Jack won’t let you down. Let’s just say the man was prolific when it came to the Iron Bowl. Of course, we’re saving some of his doo-wah ditty-ditties for next year (and the year after). So stick around and we’ll make it worth your while. Eventually.
The first selection this week is entitled “Skin the Bear.”

Test subject experienced severe case of “evil eyes.” “Candy” could cook a turkey at 10 paces w/ her unholy gaze.

“Weagle weagle! War Damn Eagle! Kicked Uga’s butt for a Cocky sequel!” (Sorta rhymes. It’s very close. Cut me some slack!) Note: “The Gravy Train” (this post’s unofficial nickname that I came up with just now. Like the photo to the side? I hope no one is hungover this morning. That photo and thinking about [...]

(Refresh the screen every once in a while. We’ll be updating down below throughout the morning. War Eagle!) Ten wins. Let that sink in for a second or two. Ten wins?!?! No losses. If you’re an Auburn Tiger, every morning is biscuits and gravy. Let’s cruise around the sites and see what we can find [...]

The Tiger With No Name is feeling loved by the BCS computers … in fact, he is feeling downright “lurved” by the micro-sized mess of cables, chips, boards, beeps and bloops.
Input: SEC membership, cold hard facts, wins and NO losses.
Output: whole lotta tiger lovin’.