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Plainslinks is in a hurry

Plainslinks is in a hurry

Hope you’re enjoying SEC Media Days, folks, and enjoying even more the delightful timing that handed us Agentpalooza just as Nick Saban was forced to take the biggest, most unavoidable, most un-controllable media podium he has to take all year. Then again, he seemed to sort of relish delivering that “pimp” line, didn’t he? I’d [...]

Rediscovering (an email detailing) my thoughts on the Auburn gameday experienece

Rediscovering (an email detailing) my thoughts on the Auburn gameday experienece

I flashed a Prov. 25:22 kind of smile. I thought they’d appreciate the coal reference.

2010 Cheese Puff Previews: South Carolina

2010 Cheese Puff Previews: South Carolina

A week-by-week preview of Auburn’s 2010 opponents. But since you can find straightforward overviews in a half-dozen magazines and a ton of places across the web, these are a little more … disposable. Light. Cheese-puffy. Previously: Arkansas St., Mississippi St., Clemson. Presenting: South Carolina! What their logo tells us about their football team: Oh Lord. [...]

Expectationswatch: goin’ over/under on the SEC

Expectationswatch: goin’ over/under on the SEC

So Vegas has released a big set (though not a complete one) for their season total win bets. Even if you’ve never gambled so much as your Chips Ahoy at the school lunch table on the outcome of a college football game, you should take a look, since the win totals provide a rough view of how well Vegas expects each team to perform.

Notes from the Beat, 7/20

Notes from the Beat, 7/20

The good news on Zac Etheridge is clearly the big headline of the day, but there’s lots more out there on the Auburn beat today: – Six Tigers made the coaches’ preseason All-SEC team: Ziemba and Bynes on the first unit, Stevens, Pugh, Adams, and Thorpe on the second. I’m with Jay Tate that most [...]

Etheridge a go

Etheridge a go

As first reported by Zac Etheridge, Zac Etheridge has recovered from last season’s terrifying neck injury and has been cleared to resume his football career at Auburn. Ted Roof, your thoughts? “This is certainly quite a boost for all of us … He was so tough about it — he never sulked, never had that [...]

Krootin’: Sammie Coates, Jaylon Denson commit (etc.)

Krootin’: Sammie Coates, Jaylon Denson commit (etc.)

This should have been an interesting last weekend, krootin’-wise, what with Auburn hosting some 300-400 football players for their final big senior camp of the summer. And whaddya know, it was. But not for the big names in attendance, the Mike Blakelys and Kris Frosts. Instead, the headlines were that Auburn offered and got commitments [...]

Pious for Dyas

Pious for Dyas

Dr. Ed Dyas and his glorious leg in their heyday.

Friday randomness

Friday randomness

Real Life says make this quick: – The Zac Etheridge “can he play?” countdown has reached just four days. For his part, Etheridge is confident: “It’s been a long road,” Etheridge said. “I know everybody is as anxious as I am. “Everything feels great. I don’t have any numbness, tingling or anything. The next step [...]

Google surveys the recruits: Ladarious Phillips

Google surveys the recruits: Ladarious Phillips

In which a recruit’s name is plugged into Google and the bits of information that trickle out–guru ratings, newspaper profiles, YouTube highlights, all that stuff–are synthesized in the hopes of getting a clearer picture of the player we’ll see at Auburn next fall. Previously: Jessel Curry, Craig Sanders, Roszell Gayden, Brandon Mosley, Demetruce McNeal, Jake [...]

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