I've rewatched this play a lot lately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK8JX4KL6AM Obviously, a different fourth-down completion has since emerged as the go-to example for anyone delving into the intersection of Auburn victory over Georgia and good fortune/divine intervention (delete as applicable). But it's easy to imagine prayer at work in this one, too. Given how … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Georgia 21, Auburn 14
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First impressions, Auburn men’s basketball 2019-2020
via @AuburnMBB Bruce Pearl and his Auburn men's basketball team tipped off their encore season to March's SEC tournament championship and Final Four berth by downing Georgia Southern 83-74 at Auburn Arena Tuesday night. And now that we've reminded ourselves that Auburn men's basketball won an SEC tournament championship and Final Four berth last season, let's talk about that … [Read more...] about First impressions, Auburn men’s basketball 2019-2020
Bo Jackson, the Birmingham Stallion?
Pat Dye always called him a thoroughbred. Had things gone differently, we might have called him a Stallion. Yes, lost in the tug of war between baseball and football, between the NFL and the MLB, was that Bo Jackson was in the spring of 1986 being courted by a third professional sports league. It wasn't just rumors of phone calls or whatever. He met with team … [Read more...] about Bo Jackson, the Birmingham Stallion?
February 3rd now, please (On Auburn basketball, after LSU)
That Q1 record is a doozy It's been the same damn thing all damn season, except for the part that's different. If they'd only shot a little better against Duke. If they'd only shot at all against NC State. If only Harper's shot had gone down against Kentucky. If only they hadn't been so bleeping sloppy with the ball against Mississippi State. What makes … [Read more...] about February 3rd now, please (On Auburn basketball, after LSU)
Let’s talk about Auburn basketball!
On Dec. 19, 2018, Bruce Pearl's Auburn men's basketball team traveled to NC State and lost to the host Wolfpack, 78-71. Three days later, they would return home to down Murray State, 93-88. Also, a movie ticket cost a dime and everyone was doing a new dance called the Happy Rabbit. Now here we are, eons later, in the wild future: it's the year 2019, where movie tickets cost … [Read more...] about Let’s talk about Auburn basketball!