Insider Info..

Just a little inside scoop here. Phil Steele is picking Auburn to finish second in the west this year and possibly heading into T-town with an 11-0 record.
Phil Steele only does football, so their preseason rankings carry a lot of weight in my book
Finally somebody is giving us some respect!

WAR EAGLE!

Happy Mothers Day...Late

I hope all you Mom's out there had a tigerific Mothers Day. Since the Ladies are the talk today let's start with the Auburn Tiger softball team only SWEEPING their series this past weekend!
http://www2.oanow.com/oan/sports/college/article/auburn_university_softball_tigers_sweep_clinches_7-seed/152192/

Andrea Adelson with the Orlando Sentinel had a moment with Coach Yoxall, among others. Interesting read here.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/os-adelson-college-insider-0510-20100506,0,3385871.column

Mr. Charles Goldberg gives us the run down on Auburn's newest football commit.
http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2010/05/delaware_defensive_lineman_ang.html

Jay Coulter over at Track 'Em has a bright and cheery outlook in this next piece.
http://www.trackemtigers.com/2010/5/10/1465095/baseball-fever-hits-auburn

Go here to check out AuburnTron, and while you are at it, vote for the intro video and song for the upcoming football season.
http://www.auburntron.com/2010/05/07/voting-for-video-intro-song/

WAR EAGLE!

Friday Ramblings 5/7/10

Jay Coulter over at Track 'Em Tigers has a great perspective on the NCAA's ban recent rulings concerning the number of coaches that can visit at one time.
http://www.trackemtigers.com/2010/5/3/1455099/ncaa-rule-change-a-badge-of-honor

Coach Chizik was in Montgomery this past week speaking to the Auburn club there. Thanks to Jay G. Tate for the report.
Shout Out to the HOTTIES!
http://jaygtate.blogspot.com/2010/05/gene-chizik-speaks-in-montgomery.html

AuburnTron's BomexLex has the scoop on the Auburn A-Day attendance rankings..
http://www.auburntron.com/2010/05/06/auburn-spring-game-brings-record-numbers/

Mr. Charles Goldberg at al.com is full of confidence about Auburn's ability to recruit with the new handcuffs courtesy of the NCAA.
http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2010/05/its_back_to_basics_for_auburn.html

Auburn's baseball team is looking squarely at making Hoover for the SEC tourney and hosting a regional in the NCAA tourney as well. PPL has the info for all your diamond fixations.
http://auppl.blogspot.com/2010/05/one-wacky-weekend.html
http://auppl.blogspot.com/2010/05/regional-radar-may-6.html
http://auppl.blogspot.com/2010/05/late-notes-may-6th.html

Ladies Golf is at it again. Go for the big prize ladies, and WAR EAGLE!
http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/recaps/050610aaa.html


WAR EAGLE!

As Chris low reports at ESPN the pre-season Lombardi watch list has been released. Two Auburn Tigers are on here, and here's to hoping they will finish the season strong.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/10563/checking-out-the-lombardi-watch-list

WAR EAGLE!

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

How and why do I love Auburn University?

I never attended classes there. I never lived in Auburn. I can honestly say I have been visiting Auburn since the 1970’s. I was a fan of the football team years before then, although I truly fell in love with Auburn the first time I visited there in 1972.

I was a member of my high schools vocational agriculture land judging team. We went to Auburn to learn more about land characteristics and to compete in an event. I cannot remember who won, or if we did well.

I can however tell you that Auburn has stuck ever since. I was as enamored with those beautiful grounds as I had been with any girl until then.

I will not make any excuses my family could not afford to send me to Auburn. It’s a good thing for me in a selfish sense, because I met my wife of nearly 32 years the next year at a Technical College.

Now I have heard that to truly love a place you must attend school there, or live there. For the most part I would agree, except with Auburn. The old girl just draws her lovers close, keeps them warm and comfortable.

WAR EAGLE!

Conference Expansion

That's the big talk around the SEC this week and rightfully so.
The Big Ten conference has been talking about expanding their conference to 12 or 14 and even 16 teams.
Coach Joe Paterno said last week in an interview that he endorses an expansion to 14 teams.
With all this in mind, we have a few links for your perusal, come back and talk about it here if you like.
http://www.trackemtigers.com/2010/4/26/1444109/coming-soon-a-bigger-sec

http://blog.al.com/kevin-scarbinsky/2010/04/scarbinsky_slive_sends_big_ten.html

http://blog.al.com/solomon/2010/04/slive_sec_internally_studies_e.html

If you read all the stories above, then you know my stance on this.
For those of you who didn't read them here is a recap.

Should the SEC decide to expand, and this seems more likely than not, they should really consider looking at four divisions of SEC play for basketball and football. There could be a final four series in Atlanta every year. First look at the TV exposure this would be a tremendous draw for many of the nations top schools.
Second the TV contract could be renegotiated to include the expansion filling schools. Use the basketball, and football teams that are normally very good as a determinate to choose which schools to invite into the SEC.

These options would be so overwhelming to all but the most financially able schools that it would be very hard for them to turn down the invitation.

I certainly hope as stated earlier it does not come to expansion for the conferences. If it does however, I hope the SEC takes the initiative to include some of the schools that could benefit from joining the SEC and add to the quality of the SEC as well.

Earth Shattering News!-sorta...

Cameron Newton, the five star, number one rated JUCO transfer, was named starting quarterback for the Auburn Tigers for the coming season.
His being tabbed as the starter leaves senior Neil Caudle as the odd man out again. Caudle is the only quarterback to throw a pass in competition for Auburn on the roster.
Here are two stories by, first Charles Goldberg at al.com and Acid Reign over at Track 'Em...
http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2010/04/quarterback_decision_cam_newto.html
http://www.trackemtigers.com/2010/4/29/1449643/thursday-newsbits

Become a Fan

This just made me smile, and I became an instant Taylor Swift fan..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnBtN4cdanY&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rfop980ra4&feature=related

Congrats to you guys for pulling this off. You got the hug and a peck on the cheek, front row seats and a live performance from Taylor and her band. All of them sporting Auburn colors too!

WAR EAGLE!

Chris Low of ESPN has this about the seniors to watch next season. Two Auburn players made his list. I would have thought more, but of course I see the world through Orange and Blue glasses.
http://espn.go.com/blog/sec/post/_/id/10473/top-returning-seniors-in-the-sec
Mike Herndon of al.com gives us this look at Monday evening’s meet and greet in Mobile, AL which concluded the Monday Tiger Prowl.
http://blog.al.com/press-register-sports/2010/04/tiger_prowl_hits_mobile.html
Every time Coach Taylor speaks I feel blessed we have him as a coach at Auburn.

There is a lot of talk of expansion for the SEC if the Big twelven decides to add more teams.
I hope it stays just talk. More on this later.

 Hunter Morris is recognized for his play.
 http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/042610aaa.html

Golf is good at Auburn, so is the future.
http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/042710aaa.html

Women's Equestrian failed to win the Hunter Seat National Championship although showing amazing competitive spirit. War Eagle Ladies!
http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-equest/recaps/041710aab.html

Women's Golf has some braggin' points here,
http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/042710aaa.html

The Ladies also are focused on the big prize.
http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/w-golf/spec-rel/042610aab.html

Thanks to Jay G. Tate and his "Hotties" we have pics from Mobile, during the Tiger Prowl meet and greet.
http://jaygtate.blogspot.com/2010/04/reportage-from-ground-in-mobile.html

And here from Montgomery Tuesday night..
http://jaygtate.blogspot.com/2010/04/back-from-prowl.html

WAR EAGLE!

Recruiting

And the recruiting starts back with a fury.....

http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2010/04/auburns_tiger_prowl_recruiting.html