Pat Dye Syracuse Tie “You know those Pat Dye Syracuse ties? This is one of them, and maybe the only one signed by both Dye AND Syracuse’s coach, Dick Macpherson.  Sent by that dude who owns /owned that Tiger Prowler thing — His explanation of how he acquired it: ‘the man that sold it to [...]

Birmingham is sports crazy, and these days sports radio in Birmingham is almost as crazy. I wrote about Paul Finebaum and the changes that might be on the horizon as his contract with Citadel/Cumulus broadcasting comes to an end. But where Birmingham sports radio is concerned, expect more. In particular, ESPN 97.3 the Zone, the [...]

Part Two of Van and John’s look back at the Pat Dye era of Auburn football: You can listen to previous episodes here. … Van Allen Plexico managed to attend Auburn (and score student football tickets) for some portion of every year between 1986 and 1996. He realizes that’s probably not something one should brag [...]

When it comes to sports, few broadcasting markets are as hungry and crazed as Birmingham.  Thus, the changes that are on the horizon should bring as much attention as fiscal cliff negotiations.  Forget that: more attention.  I mean, here the negotiations will result in real change. Probably the two biggest changes, which will interest all fans, involve [...]

Van and John look back at the Pat Dye era of Auburn football, beginning with his hiring after the 1980 season, in this special episode. You can listen to previous episodes here. … Van Allen Plexico managed to attend Auburn (and score student football tickets) for some portion of every year between 1986 and 1996. [...]

  When I started this post way back in late April I figured I would be lucky to get beyond a couple installments. Thirty-plus posts and hundreds of unique and interesting items later, I think it’s fair to say my expectations were exceeded. Just a bit. As the months went on and real life responsibilities [...]

This week John and Van have a lot to discuss, what with the hire of Gus Malzahn as the new Auburn head coach. They analyze the future of the program and wrap things up with Van’s interview with Mickey Ryan on Arkansas sports radio KNEA to discuss our hiring of their coach! You can listen [...]

This is not one of those wild parallel reality articles; I’m not that talented. It’s my take as a faculty member on the just-concluded search for a head coach. For those nine days, I lived in fear that somehow, Auburn would name Bobby Petrino as head football coach. Yes, I know that most Auburn fans [...]

The recent media frenzy about NCAA investigators asking questions about Auburn’s football program prompted the repeated chorus of “Auburn is the cheatingest bunch of cheaters in college football” from around the region.  As we pointed out last year after Auburn was cleared in the Cam Newton investigation, Auburn is not a frequently punished cheater in [...]

John and Van discuss the outcome of the Iron Bowl and the firing of Coach Gene Chizik and his staff, sift through some of the astonishing statistics from the game and from the 2012 season overall, and look at the other big games from Rivalry Weekend. You can listen to previous episodes here. Related: Auburn fires [...]