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Please turn with me in your hymnal to the correct pronunciation of Shug Jordan’s name

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Shug used to joke that it was pronounced Jordan, "like the river"... as if the name of the site of Jesus Christ's baptism was, you know, pronounced the way he pronounced his last name (and wanted everyone else to pronounce it), not the way that basketball player or Martha Reed Garvin pronounces it. Only thing is, he may not have been joking. Because just like how the … [Read more...] about Please turn with me in your hymnal to the correct pronunciation of Shug Jordan’s name

That time Bear Bryant kinda maybe almost asked a just-fired Doug Barfield to come help him at Bama

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Bryant never said exactly what it was he had in mind, which is one reason Doug Barfield thinks it might have just been an attempt at some sort of houndstooth head game—not with him, but with Auburn. Sure, they'd just fired him and turned his name into a byword, but having their former coach immediately join the dark side surely would have have ticked off the stepchildren across … [Read more...] about That time Bear Bryant kinda maybe almost asked a just-fired Doug Barfield to come help him at Bama

Watch Auburn’s 1971 comeback win over Tennessee

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Auburn cost Tennessee a possible national championship in 1970. The Vols were out for revenge. They'd waited a year for the game. Auburn trailed for most of it. Pat Sullivan struggled for most of it.... most of it. The Vols did not get revenge. 10-9. We have coaches film for the first three quarters, then the ABC broadcast with its amazing commercials for cigars and Skin … [Read more...] about Watch Auburn’s 1971 comeback win over Tennessee

Check out Auburn’s ‘Pat Sullivan for Heisman’ brochure

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Here's the statistic-packed brochure the Auburn Athletics Department sent out to "gentlemen of the press" as a testament to Sully's Heisman Trophy worthiness. Most everyone agrees that Sullivan won the award with his senior year performance against Georgia (which Auburn won thanks to Georgia students). You can read about what happened after the game here. And you can see … [Read more...] about Check out Auburn’s ‘Pat Sullivan for Heisman’ brochure