It feels like we've seen this exact headline every February since Cyrus Kouandjio went rogue, doesn't it? AU’s Malzahn pleased with ‘drama-free’ National Signing Day https://t.co/J5yaRfw2wo — The Anniston Star (@AnnistonStar) February 2, 2017 On-field, the Gus Malzahn era hasn't seen Auburn become any less the Georgia Cyclone of college football teams, but on the … [Read more...] about Auburn 2017 National Signing Day: No news is good news
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Actually, Gus Malzahn’s quarterback development is good
Ask Auburn fans on the Internet what Gus Malzahn needed in a new offensive coordinator, and other than "not be Noel Mazzone," one criterion emerged above all: He's got to be able to develop quarterbacks. The No. 1 thing is developing quarterbacks. Just as long as he can develop quarterbacks. Even Malzahn himself seemed to agree: "I'm excited to welcome Chip Lindsey to the … [Read more...] about Actually, Gus Malzahn’s quarterback development is good
The things I’m mad about, the things I’m not
For 60 divine minutes, we had an answer. (90, if you count the first half in Starkville.) The question, of course, had hung in the Auburn air since at least the 2010 Arkansas barnburner, and maybe since Chris Todd was slinging darts in the rain against West Virginia: How good could a Gus Malzahn team be if he developed a top-tier, Tuberville-caliber defense to … [Read more...] about The things I’m mad about, the things I’m not
Fight Song
Of my 847 favorite things about Auburn's 2013 football season, the early mornings got as close as anything to being most favorite of all. Waking up on a 2012 fall Saturday was an exercise in swinging your feet out of bed and knowing -- before they'd even touched the floor -- that by the time you got back under the sheets, you'd have spent four hours of your finite life … [Read more...] about Fight Song
Here’s another quarter, yes I wish to continue
Sports fandom being inherently irrational, I've felt a good of measure of how deeply I've swan-dived into my support of a given team has always been how irrational that support has become. Exhibit A: setting my DVR to record three consecutive hours of late-night SportsCenter last Tuesday night, because I wanted -- needed -- to see Tiffany Howard land at No. 1 on the #SCTop10. … [Read more...] about Here’s another quarter, yes I wish to continue