With the start of the 2009 college football season just days away, fans are beginning to wonder what they can expect from first-year Auburn coach Gene Chizik. Well…
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Football’s [almost] back
It occurred to me as I was watching the Hall of Fame Game last Sunday [...]
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June marks six months since Gene Chizik was hired as Auburn’s new head football coach, a move critically panned by yours truly in this column, which is also six-months old.
Read the rest of this entry »LOW TIDE: “Ears” Whitworth and the Lost History of Alabama Football
With a 4-24-2 record in three years as the head football coach at the University of Alabama, it’s no wonder that J.B. “Ears” Whitworth has been designated a pariah by the Tide fan base. But should the former coach shoulder all the blame for Alabama’s wayward years in the mid-to-late 1950s? Find out as Birmingham Weekly’s Matt Hooper pulls back the curtain on the darkest chapter in Crimson Tide football history.
Read the rest of this entry »Alabama novelist Ace Atkins visits the Devil’s Garden
Ace Atkins’ latest novel is centered on the real-life murder trial of silent film comic Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle in 1921. Why is this crime and historical novelist drawn so inexorably to material that deals with violence and betrayal?
Read the rest of this entry »2009 Auburn Football Preview: Game-by-Game Predictions
How many wins can Gene Chizik pull off in his first season as Auburn’s head coach? The Weekly knows…
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The 2009 Auburn Football Preview rolls on with in-depth analysis of how the Tigers stack up position-by-position on both sides of the ball.
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No one knows at this point exactly how Auburn’s 2009 season will play out, but here are five things that could spell doom for Gene Chizik’s crew this season.
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No one knows at this point exactly how Auburn’s 2009 season will play out, but here are five things that could spell success for Gene Chizik crew this season.
Read the rest of this entry »2009 Auburn Spring Football Preview
April 23-30 is our inaugural Spring Football Preview series for Auburn University. Throughout the week, look for articles and blog postings previewing the 2009 Tigers.
Read the rest of this entry »Terry Bowden, unplugged
If you didn’t get enough Terry Bowden in this week’s paper, then you’re in luck! Here are those extended interview excerpts we promised from Matt Hooper’s conversation with the former Auburn and new UNA head football coach.
Read the rest of this entry »Chizik an underwhelming end to an embarrassing search
Auburn fired Tommy Tuberville for this? Gene Chizik’s 5-19 record is hardly impressive in a league that includes the likes of Saban, Richt, Meyer, Miles, Petrino and Nutt. Regardless, he’s the Tigers’ new head football coach.
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Thursday’s paper will be the first to feature a regular sports column since the early [...]
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