How will you survive the next eight days? Like a freakin’ patriot.

TWER goes guerrilla at the Opelika Chamber of Commerce business breakfast with Tony Barbee.

A brief interlude before getting back to the business of 2010 football … BASKETBALL So, yeah, Luke Cothron and Shawn Kemp’s son aren’t coming this year. Between those two guys, Sullivan’s injury, and Armstrong’s injury, that’s 4 of the planned 13-man roster gone … and, I think it’s safe to say, three probable starters, plus [...]

You know, you would think building a freaking cathedral in basketball’s honor in the middle of a place that worships a different sport entirely would be enough. But nooooooooo, whatever transgression Auburn made in the way-back-when against the old-school deities that oversee hoops, they’re still seeking vengeance for it: Guard Frankie Sullivan underwent knee surgery [...]

War Eagle, Marcus Rowland. Rowland is the very, very, very quick gentleman pictured above. He’s currently in Eugene, Ore., for the NCAA outdoor track-and-field championships, where he sailed through his heat and will be gunning for a national title in the 100-meter dash Friday night. Yep, the 100 meters. The fastest man in college could [...]

Rod Bramblett’s call was as perfect as the home run itself.

You don’t see it expressed too often. Not in polite Auburn company, anyway. But occasionally, you’ll see an Auburn fan respond to failure in a sport that isn’t football–and as we know, we’ve seen plenty of failure the last several years on the baseball diamond and basketball court–with a shrug. “It’s not football,” they’ll say. [...]

Smattering of links and such for your Friday afternoon as we await the start of Auburn’s first Regional since 2003 … – Speaking of, good news for tonight’s tilt with Jax State: the Gamecocks have suspended their top home run hitter after an extraordinarily ill-timed undisclosed violation of team rules. Still no firm word on [...]

Prepare yourself. We’re about 28 hours fr0m Auburn taking on Jacksonville St. at Plainsman Park in their opening game of the NCAA Tournament. So it’s awfully nice timing to hear good news like this: Injured Auburn outfielders Brian Fletcher and Trent Mummey are nearing a return, just in time for the Tigers’ NCAA regional opener [...]

When we last left the Auburn baseball team here at WBE, we were waiting out a rain delay before the Tigers took on Ole Miss in the third round of the SEC Tournament. Since then, a lot of things have happened: 1. Auburn lost that game 10-7 in extra innings, eliminating them from SEC tourney [...]