Posts Tagged ‘Auburn’

Posted on August 19th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Auburn’s 2009 record will be…

Auburn’s 2009 record will be…

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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Posted on August 16th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Football’s [almost] back

Football’s [almost] back

It occurred to me as I was watching the Hall of Fame Game last Sunday [...]

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Posted on June 26th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Happy Anniversary to me…and Gene Chizik

Happy Anniversary to me…and Gene Chizik

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.

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Posted on June 10th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

LOW TIDE: “Ears” Whitworth and the Lost History of Alabama Football

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.

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Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Jesse Chambers

Alabama novelist Ace Atkins visits the Devil’s Garden

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?

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Posted on April 29th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

2009 Auburn Football Preview: Game-by-Game Predictions

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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Posted on April 28th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

2009 Auburn Football Preview: Position Breakdown

2009 Auburn Football Preview: Position Breakdown

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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Posted on April 27th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

2009 Auburn Football Preview: Five Bad Things

2009 Auburn Football Preview: Five Bad Things

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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Posted on April 24th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

2009 Auburn Football Preview: Five Good Things

2009 Auburn Football Preview: Five Good Things

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.

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Posted on April 23rd, 2009 by Matt Hooper

2009 Auburn Spring Football Preview

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.

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Posted on January 30th, 2009 by Matt Hooper

Terry Bowden, unplugged

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.

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Posted on December 18th, 2008 by Matt Hooper

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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Posted on December 10th, 2008 by Matt Hooper

BS’ing about the BCS

BS’ing about the BCS

Thursday’s paper will be the first to feature a regular sports column since the early [...]

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