Game Week!
by Jay Coulter on Aug 31, 2009 1:00 AM CDT
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It looks like we made it. Through the hiring of Gene Chizik to the adventures of Big Cat Weekend to the naming of Chris Todd as quarterback, the longest off-season in Auburn history is finally over. It feels good to say, "It's Game Week!"
This season feels more different than any in a decade. When the Tigers take the field Saturday night the familiar face of Tommy Tuberville will be missing. Even after all these months, the loss of the most beloved Auburn coach since Shug Jordan still leaves an empty feeling in the hearts of many Auburn fans.
At the same time, there's excitement around the start of the Gene Chizik era. Gone is the shock of his hiring, replaced by optimism that maybe this will work out after all. National attention has been scant this summer. A fifth place pick in the SEC West will do that to you. Contrast this with a year ago when Auburn was picked to win the division and challenge Florida for the SEC Championship and it seems the program has aged a 100 years.
Still, there is hope this season. Has Chris Todd's arm really healed enough to throw with authority down field? Are these freshman receivers really as good as Trooper Taylor says they are? Will Antonio Coleman provide stability and leadership to a defense that's talented but lacks depth? And finally, can Chizik step up to the big time, put the horrors of the past two seasons behind him and grow into more than just a talented defensive coordinator?
Mercifully, it's time for the talking to stop. Speculation turns to reality in a few short days.
As you've undoubtedly heard, Auburn will be adding new television content this year with the debut of Auburn Football: Everyday. This half-hour show will take you behind the scenes of Auburn football throughout the season. I knew it was going to be a huge hit when Bama fans started ridiculing it. If only they had thought of it first. Who wants to bet they'll have their own show next year?
According to the Auburn website, "You'll see the high and lows of competing as an SEC football player. With wired up coaches and players you'll see the Tigers in a way you can only find with Auburn Football: Every Day." The show airs on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings prior to network college football throughout the fall in all markets. Click here for to find the channel in your area.
For a kid that grew up in the 1970's when Auburn was lucky to get even one appearance annually on national television, this year's college football coverage is beyond my wildest dreams. Following the SEC's historic contract with CBS and ESPN there's been a flood of new coverage planned for this season.
Keeping up with all of the games is near impossible. We'll try to provide you with listings of the times and stations of the best matchups each week. Here's this week's television schedule (all times CT)...
Thursday, September 3rd
South Carolina at North Carolina St. (6 p.m. ESPN)
Oregon at Boise State (9:15 p.m. ESPN)
Friday, September 4th
Tulsa at Tulane (7 p.m. ESPN)
Saturday, September 5th
Kentucky vs. Miami-Ohio (Cincinnati) (11 a.m. ESPNU)
Minnesota at Syracuse (11 a.m. ESPN 2)
Navy at Ohio State (11 a.m. ESPN)
Western Kentucky at Tennessee (11:20 a.m. SEC Network)
Jackson State at Georgia Tech (Noon, ESPN 360)
Georgia at Oklahoma State (2:30 p.m. ABC)
Jackson State at Miss State (2:30 p.m. ESPNU)
Nevada at Notre Dame (2:30 p.m. NBC)
San Jose State at USC (2:30 p.m. Fox Sports Net)
Western Michigan at Michigan (2:30 p.m. ESPN 2)
Middle Tennessee at Clemson (5 p.m. ESPN 360)
BYU vs. Oklahoma (Dallas) (6 p.m. ESPN)
Charleston Southern at Florida (6 p.m. Fox Sports South)
Louisiana Tech at Auburn (6 p.m. ESPNU)
Western Carolina at Vanderbilt (6:30 p.m. CSS)
Alabama vs. Virginia Tech (Atlanta) (7 p.m. ABC)
Maryland at California (9 p.m. ESPN 2)
LSU at Washington (9 p.m. ESPN)
Sunday, September 6th
Grambling vs. South Carolina State (1 p.m. ESPN 2)
Ole Miss at Memphis (2:30 p.m. ESPN)
Colorado State at Colorado (6 p.m. Fox Sports Net)
Monday, September 7th
Cincinnati at Rutgers (3 p.m. ESPN)
Miami at Florida State (7 p.m. ESPN)
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Auburn Football: Every Day
Any word as to whether the show will be available online in either a streaming or downloadable version?
Yes, it will be available on auburntigers.com...
I’m not sure whether you’ll have to join their premium content site. I hope that’s not the case.
Track'em Tigers.com
If you live in the Montgomery Area
it will be on WCOV FOX 20. Everyday will air at 12a (only place it would fit in programming) and the football review will air Sunday nights at 9:30
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Aug 31, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry
12a on Friday
"Jay Jacobs can't go to the bathroom without Bobby Lowder's permission" - Paul Finebaum
by GumptownTiger on Aug 31, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I belive it would be hard to argue...
that Dye was more beloved than Tuberville. Tuberville connected with Auburn fans in a way that Dye never did. Don’t get me wrong, Dye was loved, but I believe he was loved more for winning football games than his personality.
Track'em Tigers.com
I agree, Jay.
…..There was stuff Dye did, that drove us crazy! Offensive play calls, for one. 3rd and 10, and everyone in the house KNEW a draw play was coming. There was stuff like Brent Fullwood skipping class his senior year, and Dye wouldn’t even address it. There was tight play in big games, too. Things like taking a totally unnecessary 34-6 whipping from FSU in 1987. “This one ain’t important. It ain’t an SEC game,” said Dye, before the game. The team was evidently listening… That 17-15 loss in the 1984 Iron Bowl, to a 4-6 Bama squad, INFURIATED me! How can you not have ’em ready to play for the Iron Bowl? We were asking the same thing of Tub, though, after 2001.
AU wallops La Tech.....
35-10. And speaking for myself, yes, I liked Tubs a helluva lot more than Dye.
I would have gone to bammer if my grades hadn't been good enough to go to AU
I have to agree...
I’ll always like Tubs. He will always be an Auburn man in my book. I wish him the best in everything he does in the future, unless of course he ends up on the opposite sideline from CGC at some point. War Eagle!
"We're at AUBURN. I think that says it all. We're going after the best in the country -- no matter when, what, where, how. That's how we're going to do it. We're going to work really hard to try to get that done every year -- including this one." -- Auburn University Head Football Coach Gene Chizik
I think this game will be a bellwether
If we roll early and big, I think we are in for a promising season.
If we struggle to move the ball (like we did in last year’s opener) I think we are in for a repeat of 5-7.
I’m ever the optimist: AU 41-13, with the starters resting by end of the 3rd.
Still can't say I've gotten over Tubs being ran off
but I have all the faith in the world in CGC.
And no we wont finish 5-7 again. If our offense hadn’t gone through what they did last year we would’ve finished no worse than 7-5 and you have to remember Ole Miss, Arkansas, Vanderbilt, LSU, Georgia, and West Virginia were all close games.
With the current offensive staff we have now, there’s no doubt in my mind that side of the ball will be handing any games over this year.
Look out for AU to be the dark horse in the SEC West. I’m calling it RIGHT NOW!
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