It's late July and football season is fast approaching! Van and John --and the newly revived sound board-- look at what's happening with the team, plus the entertaining results of our patron survey and listener questions. … [Read more...] about The AU Wishbone Podcast: Revenge of the SoundBoard
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‘Like a herd of buffalo’: Keith Hernandez on Bo Jackson
Nolan Ryan talked about Bo saving his life in 2014 biography "Nolan Ryan: The Making of a Pitcher." Keith Hernandez talked about Bo nearly ending his life in an interview about his 2018 memoir "I'm Keith Hernandez." "The only time I was ever scared, when I was older, in my last year in Cleveland, Oakland Raider running back that played for Kansas City, … [Read more...] about ‘Like a herd of buffalo’: Keith Hernandez on Bo Jackson
‘The Egg-shaped Affair’: More tales of pre-historic Auburn football
If you like TWER, please consider becoming one of the 100. Thanks! Add to the evidence that football wasn't some completely foreign concept at Auburn prior to Papa Petrie, PhD bringing his sophisticated, scrum-less version in 1891 this speech by an "old Auburn star"--possibly Dutch Dorsey--at a 1904 meeting of the Atlanta Athletic Club describing what was likely Auburn's … [Read more...] about ‘The Egg-shaped Affair’: More tales of pre-historic Auburn football
Shug Jordan thought playoffs were for the pros
If you like TWER, please consider becoming one of the 100. Thanks! Auburn's first great coach was all about a college football playoff. Shug was not. Yes, pretty much every other NCAA sport had one. But add four games to a football schedule? Maybe more? Just go ahead and take the "college" off the game, because in terms of time commitment and physical toll, that there … [Read more...] about Shug Jordan thought playoffs were for the pros
Golf Channel highlights Auburn win over Bama with half a minute on the Kick Six
The two-minute segment... on the Golf Channel... on Auburn's dramatic win over the Tide last week opened with 25 seconds on the Kick Six. So yeah, we'll get over it when the Golf Channel gets over it. Video: Jeff Poor Related: Here’s every national news segment on the 2013 Iron Bowl. … [Read more...] about Golf Channel highlights Auburn win over Bama with half a minute on the Kick Six