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So Much for That "Friendly Rivalry": Why the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers Hate Each Other, and Should
On Monday, I was contacted by a reader who frequents both Dawg Sports and "The Bunker," Rivals.com’s subscription-only message board for fans of the Auburn Tigers. (Yes, they call it "The Bunker." I hope for their sakes that they have a greater sense of irony than I suspect they possess, but, if...
Sunday Night Dawg Bites: Mike Hamilton, Bill Stewart, Trooper Taylor, and the Latest on the Georgia Bulldogs
It’s been a full week in these parts generally, but it’s been a full week for me personally, too, so I haven’t kept on top of everything the way I ought to have, so this is my chance to catch up on a few news items you likely didn’t miss, but that I felt warranted a degree of attention and...
Don't Believe the Talk; Auburn's Football Program Remains Solid
When news broke Friday of the arrest of four Auburn players for armed robbery, I thought back to a comment ESPN's Colin Cowherd made a few years ago regarding successful college football programs. "Show me a super successful college football program and I'll show you one that's had trouble with the...
Heralded Freshman Class Already Making An Impact
With the Jordan-Hare Stadium game clock now under three weeks, things are starting to come into focus for this 2010 Auburn football team. While security is like Fort Knox during scrimmages, news is beginning to leak out about the direction Gene Chizik's second team is taking. What's the biggest...
NCAA Rule Change A Badge of Honor For Auburn Coaches
Most Auburn fans were angry when they got the word Friday that the NCAA was stepping in to put a stop to Tiger Prowl. Don't be mad. Take it as a compliment. Auburn coaches got creative and did some outside the box thinking. That irritates the suits in Indianapolis more than rolling Toomer's Corner...
Auburn Takes Hit On Big Cat Weekend
Apparently last May's Big Cat Weekend was a bigger violation than originally thought. Auburn officials revealed last night that working alongside the SEC office, the school self-imposed recruiting restrictions on its coaches for much of the fall as a result of a secondary NCAA violation. Auburn was...
National News and Notes
Because we're all playing for bowl positioning now, and that only goes so far. Congrats to the Frogs. You may recall a couple weeks ago that I pointed out that TCU, despite playing big time football, hasn't been drawing fans like a big time program. Well as a follow up to that, I'm pleased to...
Who Is Having Fun?
I am not really one to have a rebuttal to another person’s article but ole Finebaum wrote an article here that really got me thinking. If you don’t want to read his gibberish, I will sum it up for you. "Calm down Auburn fans! You have beaten no one yet. You can talk trash when you...
The Chizik Era Starts With A Bang
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Being an Auburn Man, and Turning It Around
With the postings about "Being an Auburn Man," "Turning it Around" and the like, I would like to throw my two cents in. There are good things happening on The Plains. If Eric Smith would have not blown it by getting arrested, there would be nothing but positive things coming out of...
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