Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Malzahn to Maryland
Maryland now has interest in Malzahn. Hopefully, this will not be a distraction.
The Road to Glendale (2)
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STARKVILLE, Miss. – It was Nick Fairley’s coming out party.
Fairley, a junior defensive tackle, had shown flashes of brilliance late in the 2009 season, his first at Auburn after spending two seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. But he wasn’t even preseason All-Southeastern Conference, much less viewed as future Lombardi Award winner.
On Sept. 9, a Thursday, Auburn went to Davis Wade Stadium to take on Mississippi State. And Fairley showed up in a big way. Fairley had three sacks, 3. 5 tackles for losses, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble as No. 21 Auburn held on for dear life to win 17-14.
“My ends got pressure across the board,” Fairley said. “I made them step up so I could make a couple plays. The defense overall, we did well. We came into tonight, and we said we would have to hold them down because they had a good offense. We just wanted to get our offense the ball, and we did that tonight."
It was special night for quarterback Cam Newton. He had played for Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen for two seasons when Mullen was offensive coordinator at Florida. After the game, Newton had an emotional reunion with Mullen and Mullen’s wife, Megan.
Statistically, it was Newton’s least productive game of the season. He completed 11-of-19 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns. He threw an interception and was sacked twice. He ran 18 times for 70 yards.
Mississippi State managed just 246 yards of offense.
Auburn broke fast out of the gate, taking a 7-0 lead on a 39-yard pass from Newton to Emory Blake with 11:22 left in the first quarter. Mississippi State tied with 2:30 left in the quarter when quarterback Chris Relf fumbled into the end zone and Gabe Jackson recovered.
Auburn went back on top on a 12-yard pass from Newton to Darvin Adams with 8:37 left in the half and went up 17-7 on a 34-yard Wes Byrum field goal 4:29 left.
Mississippi State pulled closer on a 1-yard Vic Ballard run with 8:55 left in the third quarter.
As time ran short, Auburn drove to the Mississippi State 20, using up 6:08. But with 2:19 left in the game, Byrum’s field goal attempt was blocked. The Bulldogs had one last chance. They moved to a first down at the Auburn 41 after a pass interference call on third-and-14. But four Relf passes fell incomplete and Auburn escaped with a victory to move to 2-0.
Auburn coach Gene Chizik saluted his defense and coordinator Ted Roof.
"Coach Roof had a great game plan for a very potent offense,” Chizik said. “I thought the players played extremely hard and they executed what we ask them to do most of the time about as good as we could do it. We didn't play perfect, but I think Coach Roof had them in the right spots and they played physical and hard.
“It was encouraging to see them play as hard as they did, because they were relentless down to the last snap. I was proud to see that."
Key statistics
TEAM
First downs: Auburn 21, MSU 16
Rushing yards: Auburn 190, MSU 117
Passing yards: Auburn 158, MSU 129
Passes: Auburn 12-21-1, MSU 16-35-1
Total offense: Auburn 348, MSU 246
Sacks by: Auburn 3, MSU `2
Fumbles-lost: Auburn 1, MSU 1
Third-down conversions: Auburn 6-14, MSU 5-15
Time of possession: Auburn 31:48, MSU 28:12
Penalties-yards: Auburn 4-35, MSU 2-25
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING
Auburn: Cam Newton 18-70, 0 TD; Onterio McCalebb 12-68, Mike Dyer 9-50.
MSU: Chad Bumphis 3-27, 0 TD; Chris Relf 14-26, 0 TD.
PASSING
Auburn: Cam Newton 11-19-1, 136 yards, 1 TD.
MSU: Chris Relf 12-26-0, 110 yards, 0 TD.
RECEIVING
Auburn: Terrell Zachery 4-32, 0 TD; Darvin Adams 3-38, 1 TD; Emory Blake 2-39, 1 TD.
MSU: Chad Bumphis 5-34, 0 TD; Arceto Clark 2-28, 0 TD.
DEFENSE
Auburn: Eltoro Freeman 9 tackles, 1 TFL; Aairon Savage 6 tackles; Josh Bynes 6 tackles; Zac Etheridge 6 tackles; Nick Fairley 5 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FR, 3 QBH.
MSU: Chris White 11 tackles, 1 TFL; K.J. Wright 10 tackles, 1 INT; Pernell McPhee 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL.
STARKVILLE, Miss. – It was Nick Fairley’s coming out party.
Fairley, a junior defensive tackle, had shown flashes of brilliance late in the 2009 season, his first at Auburn after spending two seasons at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. But he wasn’t even preseason All-Southeastern Conference, much less viewed as future Lombardi Award winner.
On Sept. 9, a Thursday, Auburn went to Davis Wade Stadium to take on Mississippi State. And Fairley showed up in a big way. Fairley had three sacks, 3. 5 tackles for losses, intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble as No. 21 Auburn held on for dear life to win 17-14.
“My ends got pressure across the board,” Fairley said. “I made them step up so I could make a couple plays. The defense overall, we did well. We came into tonight, and we said we would have to hold them down because they had a good offense. We just wanted to get our offense the ball, and we did that tonight."
It was special night for quarterback Cam Newton. He had played for Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen for two seasons when Mullen was offensive coordinator at Florida. After the game, Newton had an emotional reunion with Mullen and Mullen’s wife, Megan.
Statistically, it was Newton’s least productive game of the season. He completed 11-of-19 passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns. He threw an interception and was sacked twice. He ran 18 times for 70 yards.
Mississippi State managed just 246 yards of offense.
Auburn broke fast out of the gate, taking a 7-0 lead on a 39-yard pass from Newton to Emory Blake with 11:22 left in the first quarter. Mississippi State tied with 2:30 left in the quarter when quarterback Chris Relf fumbled into the end zone and Gabe Jackson recovered.
Auburn went back on top on a 12-yard pass from Newton to Darvin Adams with 8:37 left in the half and went up 17-7 on a 34-yard Wes Byrum field goal 4:29 left.
Mississippi State pulled closer on a 1-yard Vic Ballard run with 8:55 left in the third quarter.
As time ran short, Auburn drove to the Mississippi State 20, using up 6:08. But with 2:19 left in the game, Byrum’s field goal attempt was blocked. The Bulldogs had one last chance. They moved to a first down at the Auburn 41 after a pass interference call on third-and-14. But four Relf passes fell incomplete and Auburn escaped with a victory to move to 2-0.
Auburn coach Gene Chizik saluted his defense and coordinator Ted Roof.
"Coach Roof had a great game plan for a very potent offense,” Chizik said. “I thought the players played extremely hard and they executed what we ask them to do most of the time about as good as we could do it. We didn't play perfect, but I think Coach Roof had them in the right spots and they played physical and hard.
“It was encouraging to see them play as hard as they did, because they were relentless down to the last snap. I was proud to see that."
Key statistics
TEAM
First downs: Auburn 21, MSU 16
Rushing yards: Auburn 190, MSU 117
Passing yards: Auburn 158, MSU 129
Passes: Auburn 12-21-1, MSU 16-35-1
Total offense: Auburn 348, MSU 246
Sacks by: Auburn 3, MSU `2
Fumbles-lost: Auburn 1, MSU 1
Third-down conversions: Auburn 6-14, MSU 5-15
Time of possession: Auburn 31:48, MSU 28:12
Penalties-yards: Auburn 4-35, MSU 2-25
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING
Auburn: Cam Newton 18-70, 0 TD; Onterio McCalebb 12-68, Mike Dyer 9-50.
MSU: Chad Bumphis 3-27, 0 TD; Chris Relf 14-26, 0 TD.
PASSING
Auburn: Cam Newton 11-19-1, 136 yards, 1 TD.
MSU: Chris Relf 12-26-0, 110 yards, 0 TD.
RECEIVING
Auburn: Terrell Zachery 4-32, 0 TD; Darvin Adams 3-38, 1 TD; Emory Blake 2-39, 1 TD.
MSU: Chad Bumphis 5-34, 0 TD; Arceto Clark 2-28, 0 TD.
DEFENSE
Auburn: Eltoro Freeman 9 tackles, 1 TFL; Aairon Savage 6 tackles; Josh Bynes 6 tackles; Zac Etheridge 6 tackles; Nick Fairley 5 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 3 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FR, 3 QBH.
MSU: Chris White 11 tackles, 1 TFL; K.J. Wright 10 tackles, 1 INT; Pernell McPhee 6 tackles, 1.5 TFL.
Monday, December 27, 2010
The Road to Glendale (1)
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Auburn Uncercover/The 247Road to Glendale: Auburn 52, ASU 26
Phillip Marshall, Senior Editor
ShareOver the next two weeks, AuburnUndercover.com will look back at each of Auburn’s victories on the road to a 13-0 record and a matchup with Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 10.
Mario Fannin gathers in one of his two TD passes against Arkansas StateAUBURN - Cam Newton threw his first Auburn touchdown pass, a 36-yarder to Mario Fannin, with one minute left in the first quarter of Auburn’s season-opener against Arkansas State.
But it was in the second quarter that he gave the first real signal of what was to come.
Dropping to pass, Newton saw the field open in front of him. He pulled the ball down and took off, outrunning the Arkansas defense for a 71-yard touchdown. Newton added touchdown passes of 48 yards to Quindarius Carr and 38 yards to Fannin. He ran 2 yards for another.
Kodi Burns scored on a 3-yard run after Arkansas State took a 6-0 lead. Freshman Mike Dyer scored Auburn’s final touchdown on a 2-yard run. Wes Byrum kicked a 24-yard field goal. Auburn had 608 yards offense.
Newton broke an Auburn record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 171 yards on 15 carries. He completed 9-of-14 passes for 186 yards.
Arkansas State coach Steve Roberts certainly was impressed.
"I don't know if I have seen an individual performance better than Cam Newton's,” Roberts said. “He is the best player I have ever seen live.”
It was a shaky start defensively. Arkansas State quarterbacks passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns. Overall, there was little to indicate a championship run had begun.
Gene Chizik, who began his second season as head coach, said when it was over that much remained to be done.
“Obviously if you watched the game, there were a lot of glaring things that weren't very good,” Chizik said, “but they were things that I think are very fixable and things I think we can build on.”
Newton gave himself and his team mixed reviews.
“We are always happy with the win, but there are things we made mistakes on,” Newton said. “We just have to come out the next game and do better. I didn’t play the best game I could have played, but I have to watch film tomorrow and correct my mistakes.”
Key statistics
TEAM
First downs: Auburn 23, ASU 22
Rushing yards: Auburn 367, ASU 43
Passing yards: Auburn 241, ASU 323
Passes: Auburn 11-16-0, ASU 33-49-0
Total offense: Auburn 606, ASU 366
Sacks by: Auburn 4m ASU `1
Fumbles-lost: Auburn 2, ASU 0
Third-down conversions: Auburn 5-10, ASU 5-18
Time of possession: Auburn 25:37, ASU 34:23
Penalties-yards: Auburn 7-60, ASU 5-28
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING
Auburn: Cam Newton 15-171, 2 TD; Mike Dyer 14-95, 1 TD; Onterio McCalebb 9-80, 0 TD.
ASU: Derek Lawson 16 -45, 1 TD; Jerry Robertson 7-20, 1 TD.
PASSING
Auburn: Cam Newton 9-14-0, 186 yards, 3 TD.
ASU: Ryan Aplin 28-42-0, 278 yards, 1 TD.
RECEIVING
Auburn: Mario Fannin 4-65, 2 TD; Quindarius Carr 2-87, 1 TD; Darvin Adams 2-58, 0 TD.
ASU: Dwayne Frampton 8-74, 1 TD; Taylor Stockemer 6-58, 0 TD.
DEFENSE
Auburn: Daren Bates 10 tackles, 1 QBH; Aairon Savage 7 tackles, 1 TFL; Antoine Carter 4 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks; Nick Fairley 4 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks.
ASU: M.D. Jennings, 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 FR; Tausean Holmes, 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 FF.
Auburn Uncercover/The 247Road to Glendale: Auburn 52, ASU 26
Phillip Marshall, Senior Editor
ShareOver the next two weeks, AuburnUndercover.com will look back at each of Auburn’s victories on the road to a 13-0 record and a matchup with Oregon in the BCS National Championship Game on Jan. 10.
Mario Fannin gathers in one of his two TD passes against Arkansas StateAUBURN - Cam Newton threw his first Auburn touchdown pass, a 36-yarder to Mario Fannin, with one minute left in the first quarter of Auburn’s season-opener against Arkansas State.
But it was in the second quarter that he gave the first real signal of what was to come.
Dropping to pass, Newton saw the field open in front of him. He pulled the ball down and took off, outrunning the Arkansas defense for a 71-yard touchdown. Newton added touchdown passes of 48 yards to Quindarius Carr and 38 yards to Fannin. He ran 2 yards for another.
Kodi Burns scored on a 3-yard run after Arkansas State took a 6-0 lead. Freshman Mike Dyer scored Auburn’s final touchdown on a 2-yard run. Wes Byrum kicked a 24-yard field goal. Auburn had 608 yards offense.
Newton broke an Auburn record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 171 yards on 15 carries. He completed 9-of-14 passes for 186 yards.
Arkansas State coach Steve Roberts certainly was impressed.
"I don't know if I have seen an individual performance better than Cam Newton's,” Roberts said. “He is the best player I have ever seen live.”
It was a shaky start defensively. Arkansas State quarterbacks passed for 323 yards and two touchdowns. Overall, there was little to indicate a championship run had begun.
Gene Chizik, who began his second season as head coach, said when it was over that much remained to be done.
“Obviously if you watched the game, there were a lot of glaring things that weren't very good,” Chizik said, “but they were things that I think are very fixable and things I think we can build on.”
Newton gave himself and his team mixed reviews.
“We are always happy with the win, but there are things we made mistakes on,” Newton said. “We just have to come out the next game and do better. I didn’t play the best game I could have played, but I have to watch film tomorrow and correct my mistakes.”
Key statistics
TEAM
First downs: Auburn 23, ASU 22
Rushing yards: Auburn 367, ASU 43
Passing yards: Auburn 241, ASU 323
Passes: Auburn 11-16-0, ASU 33-49-0
Total offense: Auburn 606, ASU 366
Sacks by: Auburn 4m ASU `1
Fumbles-lost: Auburn 2, ASU 0
Third-down conversions: Auburn 5-10, ASU 5-18
Time of possession: Auburn 25:37, ASU 34:23
Penalties-yards: Auburn 7-60, ASU 5-28
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING
Auburn: Cam Newton 15-171, 2 TD; Mike Dyer 14-95, 1 TD; Onterio McCalebb 9-80, 0 TD.
ASU: Derek Lawson 16 -45, 1 TD; Jerry Robertson 7-20, 1 TD.
PASSING
Auburn: Cam Newton 9-14-0, 186 yards, 3 TD.
ASU: Ryan Aplin 28-42-0, 278 yards, 1 TD.
RECEIVING
Auburn: Mario Fannin 4-65, 2 TD; Quindarius Carr 2-87, 1 TD; Darvin Adams 2-58, 0 TD.
ASU: Dwayne Frampton 8-74, 1 TD; Taylor Stockemer 6-58, 0 TD.
DEFENSE
Auburn: Daren Bates 10 tackles, 1 QBH; Aairon Savage 7 tackles, 1 TFL; Antoine Carter 4 tackles, 3.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks; Nick Fairley 4 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.5 sacks.
ASU: M.D. Jennings, 11 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 sack, 1 FF, 1 FR; Tausean Holmes, 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1 FF.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
No More Blue-Gray Game
Freddy remarks about the Blue-Gray game that used to be played on Christmas Day. I do miss it. I remember us watching it in 1992 when Auburn couldn't go to a bowl game. This was an all-star for non-bowl teams, and with so many bowls now, the game if it were being played today, would certainly have far fewer players to choose from.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Malzahn Stays
Phillip Marshall says Gus is staying. If in fact Malzahn turned down 15 million guaranteed, he's a better man than me. If it were me, I'd take the money and run even if it is Vanderbilt.
Will He or Won't He?
We wait this morning to see if Gus Malzahn will take the Vandy job. As far as I know this moment, he has not made up his mind.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Federal judge grants an Auburn University fan's request to delay trial for BCS title game
BY Kent Faulk
09 December 2010
The Birmingham News
A Birmingham lawyer -- and lifelong Auburn football fan -- asked a judge this week to hold off scheduling a trial so he and his family can go to the team's Jan. 10 national championship game, fearing he might not ever get another chance.
The judge understood his predicament.
Michael Mulvaney, one of the attorneys representing the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. in a civil case in federal court in Mobile, filed a motion Wednesday requesting that a trial scheduled for January begin on Jan. 17 or be continued to February in light of the championship game.
"As a life-long Auburn fan, I am asking the Court for grace and mercy to allow me to take my family (wife and 3 daughters) to the game, which is set for January 10, 2011. We have purchased non-refundable plane tickets and hotel rooms," Mulvaney writes in his motion. "We have not yet bought tickets to the game."
"Since the last National Championship Game for Auburn was 1957 (and I was born in 1965) it is fair to say that this is a once in a life-time opportunity," Mulvaney wrote. "Without Cam Newton (or Nick Saban as our coach) it is hard to imagine this ever happening again."
Along with his motion, Mulvaney filed a photo of his daughters -- Ellie, Grace, and Sellers -- wearing Auburn football jerseys that he said was taken seven years ago. He also filed a photo of his daughters taken last year.
Later on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose, whose court is in Mobile, granted Mulvaney's request, ordering that the trial not be held on Jan. 7-11.
"The Court has a unique understanding of the predicament of Hartford's lead counsel. See Exhibit A," she said in her order.
Exhibit A attached to the judge's order was a photograph of a young girl in what appears to be an Auburn cheerleader outfit with a stuffed tiger sitting next to her. It is not clear who the girl is in the photograph.
Calls to clerks in DuBose's office requesting a comment from the judge were not returned today.
When asked about the reference to Nick Saban as the Auburn coach, Mulvaney said he was "hedging my bets in case the judge was an Alabama fan."
"But to set the record straight, I don't want Nick Saban for my coach," Mulvaney said. "I love Gene Chizik -- he is my coach."
Mulvaney said he was thankful for the judge's response: "Judge DuBose was incredibly gracious and incredibly cool to grant our motion. But of course she is -- she is an Auburn fan, what more would you need to know about her."
Attorneys for the other side in the case didn't object to a Jan. 17 trial date, but didn't want it to go into February.
David McKnight, one of the attorneys representing The Mitchell Co. Inc., the other side in the civil case, said he didn't personally mind Mulvaney's request. "I'm an Auburn fan, so I was actually rooting for Michael on that," he said.
McKnight has a son who plays football for Air Force and plans to attend the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl in Shrevport, La., where that team will play Georgia Tech on Dec. 27.
Attorneys -- and Alabama fans -- last year made similar requests of judges for that team's national championship game in January. At least one was approved.
Mulvaney said he tried to be respectful in his request.
"I did not want to assume that my schedule is more important than anybody else," he said. "But for the love -- this is huge, this is Cam Newton and Auburn -- I had to ask."
Chuck Dauphin, an Alabama fan and another attorney for the other side in the case, said: "Courts did it for Alabama fans last year, so I think they need to do it for Auburn fans this year.
"It's great for the state."
09 December 2010
The Birmingham News
A Birmingham lawyer -- and lifelong Auburn football fan -- asked a judge this week to hold off scheduling a trial so he and his family can go to the team's Jan. 10 national championship game, fearing he might not ever get another chance.
The judge understood his predicament.
Michael Mulvaney, one of the attorneys representing the Hartford Fire Insurance Co. in a civil case in federal court in Mobile, filed a motion Wednesday requesting that a trial scheduled for January begin on Jan. 17 or be continued to February in light of the championship game.
"As a life-long Auburn fan, I am asking the Court for grace and mercy to allow me to take my family (wife and 3 daughters) to the game, which is set for January 10, 2011. We have purchased non-refundable plane tickets and hotel rooms," Mulvaney writes in his motion. "We have not yet bought tickets to the game."
"Since the last National Championship Game for Auburn was 1957 (and I was born in 1965) it is fair to say that this is a once in a life-time opportunity," Mulvaney wrote. "Without Cam Newton (or Nick Saban as our coach) it is hard to imagine this ever happening again."
Along with his motion, Mulvaney filed a photo of his daughters -- Ellie, Grace, and Sellers -- wearing Auburn football jerseys that he said was taken seven years ago. He also filed a photo of his daughters taken last year.
Later on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Kristi DuBose, whose court is in Mobile, granted Mulvaney's request, ordering that the trial not be held on Jan. 7-11.
"The Court has a unique understanding of the predicament of Hartford's lead counsel. See Exhibit A," she said in her order.
Exhibit A attached to the judge's order was a photograph of a young girl in what appears to be an Auburn cheerleader outfit with a stuffed tiger sitting next to her. It is not clear who the girl is in the photograph.
Calls to clerks in DuBose's office requesting a comment from the judge were not returned today.
When asked about the reference to Nick Saban as the Auburn coach, Mulvaney said he was "hedging my bets in case the judge was an Alabama fan."
"But to set the record straight, I don't want Nick Saban for my coach," Mulvaney said. "I love Gene Chizik -- he is my coach."
Mulvaney said he was thankful for the judge's response: "Judge DuBose was incredibly gracious and incredibly cool to grant our motion. But of course she is -- she is an Auburn fan, what more would you need to know about her."
Attorneys for the other side in the case didn't object to a Jan. 17 trial date, but didn't want it to go into February.
David McKnight, one of the attorneys representing The Mitchell Co. Inc., the other side in the civil case, said he didn't personally mind Mulvaney's request. "I'm an Auburn fan, so I was actually rooting for Michael on that," he said.
McKnight has a son who plays football for Air Force and plans to attend the AdvoCare V100 Independence Bowl in Shrevport, La., where that team will play Georgia Tech on Dec. 27.
Attorneys -- and Alabama fans -- last year made similar requests of judges for that team's national championship game in January. At least one was approved.
Mulvaney said he tried to be respectful in his request.
"I did not want to assume that my schedule is more important than anybody else," he said. "But for the love -- this is huge, this is Cam Newton and Auburn -- I had to ask."
Chuck Dauphin, an Alabama fan and another attorney for the other side in the case, said: "Courts did it for Alabama fans last year, so I think they need to do it for Auburn fans this year.
"It's great for the state."
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The 2010 Regular Season
2010 AUBURN FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Schedule 2010
Date Opponent Result / Time
9/4 vs. Arkansas State W 52 - 26
9/9 at Mississippi State W 17 - 14
9/18 vs. Clemson W 27 - 24
9/25 vs. 12 South Carolina W 35 - 27
10/2 vs. Louisiana-Monroe W 52 - 3
10/9 at Kentucky W 37 - 34
10/16 vs. 12 Arkansas W 65 - 43
10/23 vs. 6 LSU W 24 - 17
10/30 at Mississippi W 51 - 31
11/6 vs. Chattanooga W 62 - 24
11/13 vs. Georgia W 49 - 31
11/26 at 9 Alabama W 28 - 27
12/4 at 18 South Carolina W 56 - 17
1/10 vs. 2 Oregon 5:30 PT6:30 MT7:30 CT8:30 ET1:30 GMT9:30 北京时间6:30 MST8:30 EST
Copyright © 2010 by STATS LLC.
All rights reserved.
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Schedule 2010
Date Opponent Result / Time
9/4 vs. Arkansas State W 52 - 26
9/9 at Mississippi State W 17 - 14
9/18 vs. Clemson W 27 - 24
9/25 vs. 12 South Carolina W 35 - 27
10/2 vs. Louisiana-Monroe W 52 - 3
10/9 at Kentucky W 37 - 34
10/16 vs. 12 Arkansas W 65 - 43
10/23 vs. 6 LSU W 24 - 17
10/30 at Mississippi W 51 - 31
11/6 vs. Chattanooga W 62 - 24
11/13 vs. Georgia W 49 - 31
11/26 at 9 Alabama W 28 - 27
12/4 at 18 South Carolina W 56 - 17
1/10 vs. 2 Oregon 5:30 PT6:30 MT7:30 CT8:30 ET1:30 GMT9:30 北京时间6:30 MST8:30 EST
Copyright © 2010 by STATS LLC.
All rights reserved.
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Monday, December 6, 2010
How football coaches voted in their final regular-season poll
Here is are snippets from the article:
BY Jon Solomon
06 December 2010
The Birmingham News
At one point, this was going to be the first year that coaches no longer had to reveal their final regular-season ballots. Coaches didn't like awkward moments sometimes created by revealing where they rank certain teams, so the American Football Coaches Association sought to keep the ballots confidential.
The public got up in arms about the lack of transparency. So did conference commissioners, who ultimately decide what polls get used in the BCS formula. The final ballots remain open.
The ballots submitted yesterday in the USA Today Coaches' Poll show most coaches (or other school officials who vote for them -- wink, wink) typically don't stray from conventional thinking on these subjective polls. But there are still some awkward moments, which we'll gladly point out. Some nuggets from the voting:...
* Auburn had three coaches not vote the Tigers in the top two: Idaho's Robb Akey (TCU 1, Oregon 2); New Mexico's Mike Locksley (Oregon 1, TCU 2); and Utah's Kyle Whittingham (Oregon 1, TCU 2). Locksley and Whittingham both coach in the Mountain West against TCU.
* No. 18 Alabama's highest vote was 12th, by Mississippi State's Dan Mullen. Navy's Ken Niumatalolo put the Crimson Tide 13th. Alabama's lowest vote was 23rd by New Mexico's Mike Locksley, who put five teams ahead of the Crimson Tide that ended up finishing behind them. Locksley, who is 2-22 in two years at New Mexico, ranked Alabama behind Utah, Hawaii, Mississippi State (which lost by 20 to Alabama), West Virginia and Central Florida.
* Alabama coach Nick Saban ranked Auburn No. 1 and Alabama No. 15. He was the only coach from the state of Alabama. Voters are selected randomly based on their conference affiliation.
Nick Saban's Ballot
1. Auburn
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Stanford
5. Ohio State
6. Michigan State
7. Wisconsin
8. Arkansas
9. Oklahoma
10. LSU
11. Boise State
12. Virginia Tech
13. Missouri
14. Oklahoma State
15. Alabama
16. Texas A&M
17. Nebraska
18. Nevada
19. West Virginia
20. South Carolina
21. Mississippi State
22. Utah
23. Florida State
24. Central Florida
25. Connecticut
* There were no hard feelings from two former Auburn coaches. Tommy Tuberville, now at Texas Tech, voted Auburn No. 1. So did Iowa State's Paul Rhoads, a former Auburn defensive coordinator.
* Five of the six SEC coaches voted Auburn No. 1, including Mississippi State's Dan Mullen. By now, you've probably heard who didn't: Florida's Urban Meyer, who put the Tigers No. 2 behind Oregon. Bad feelings over Cam Newton, or strong respect for Oregon's offense, which Meyer has described as "mesmerizing"?
* All five of the Pac-10 coaches voted Oregon No. 1....
BY Jon Solomon
06 December 2010
The Birmingham News
At one point, this was going to be the first year that coaches no longer had to reveal their final regular-season ballots. Coaches didn't like awkward moments sometimes created by revealing where they rank certain teams, so the American Football Coaches Association sought to keep the ballots confidential.
The public got up in arms about the lack of transparency. So did conference commissioners, who ultimately decide what polls get used in the BCS formula. The final ballots remain open.
The ballots submitted yesterday in the USA Today Coaches' Poll show most coaches (or other school officials who vote for them -- wink, wink) typically don't stray from conventional thinking on these subjective polls. But there are still some awkward moments, which we'll gladly point out. Some nuggets from the voting:...
* Auburn had three coaches not vote the Tigers in the top two: Idaho's Robb Akey (TCU 1, Oregon 2); New Mexico's Mike Locksley (Oregon 1, TCU 2); and Utah's Kyle Whittingham (Oregon 1, TCU 2). Locksley and Whittingham both coach in the Mountain West against TCU.
* No. 18 Alabama's highest vote was 12th, by Mississippi State's Dan Mullen. Navy's Ken Niumatalolo put the Crimson Tide 13th. Alabama's lowest vote was 23rd by New Mexico's Mike Locksley, who put five teams ahead of the Crimson Tide that ended up finishing behind them. Locksley, who is 2-22 in two years at New Mexico, ranked Alabama behind Utah, Hawaii, Mississippi State (which lost by 20 to Alabama), West Virginia and Central Florida.
* Alabama coach Nick Saban ranked Auburn No. 1 and Alabama No. 15. He was the only coach from the state of Alabama. Voters are selected randomly based on their conference affiliation.
Nick Saban's Ballot
1. Auburn
2. Oregon
3. TCU
4. Stanford
5. Ohio State
6. Michigan State
7. Wisconsin
8. Arkansas
9. Oklahoma
10. LSU
11. Boise State
12. Virginia Tech
13. Missouri
14. Oklahoma State
15. Alabama
16. Texas A&M
17. Nebraska
18. Nevada
19. West Virginia
20. South Carolina
21. Mississippi State
22. Utah
23. Florida State
24. Central Florida
25. Connecticut
* There were no hard feelings from two former Auburn coaches. Tommy Tuberville, now at Texas Tech, voted Auburn No. 1. So did Iowa State's Paul Rhoads, a former Auburn defensive coordinator.
* Five of the six SEC coaches voted Auburn No. 1, including Mississippi State's Dan Mullen. By now, you've probably heard who didn't: Florida's Urban Meyer, who put the Tigers No. 2 behind Oregon. Bad feelings over Cam Newton, or strong respect for Oregon's offense, which Meyer has described as "mesmerizing"?
* All five of the Pac-10 coaches voted Oregon No. 1....
Ingredients of Greatness
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Phillip's blog: Ingredients of greatness
Phillip Marshall, Senior Editor
What does it take to have a perfect season, to win a championship? It takes talent, of course. No matter what else a football team has, of the players aren’t good enough, it doesn’t matter. It takes a cohesive coaching and staff pulling in the same direction.
Phillip Marshall, Senior Editor, AuburnUndercover.comAuburn’s 2010 Southeastern Conference champions certainly have those things. But those things alone aren’t enough. Over the years, great seasons I’ve observed have had five common denominators:
Chemistry and leadership. This Auburn team certainly has these qualities. A senior almost two dozen has played a major role in Auburn’s run to a 13-0 record. Like on the unbeaten 2004 team, the most talented players on this team are all about the team. As defensive coordinator Ted Roof likes to say, the strength of this team is the team itself. A team with selfish players won’t likely be a champion.
Injury luck. The only two significant injury losses the Tigers have suffered are safety Aairon Savage and offensive tackle A.J. Greene. Brandon Mosley at tackle and Mike McNeil at safety proved more than adequate replacements.
Plain luck. Every unbeaten team I’ve covered, somewhere along the way, won a game because the ball bounced the right way. This one is no different. There was a busted coverage in overtime against Clemson, and quarterback Kyle Parker simply missed a wide-open receiver in the end zone. Clemson made a field goal to force a second overtime, only to see it wiped out by an illegal snap penalty. The next try went wide and Auburn won.
Quarterback. Not every great team I’ve seen has had a great quarterback, but every one of them has had a winner at quarterback who is respected by his teammates. Auburn quarterback Cam Newton certainly is respected and admired by his teammates. They respect him personally as much or more than they do as a football player. And he has been, for this season, the best quarterback ever to play in the SEC and maybe the best in college football history.
Strength up front. If a team can’t win the physical battles at the line of scrimmage, not much else matters. More often than not, Auburn has won that battle on the both sides of the ball. There are four seniors on the offensive line, led by All-America tackle Lee Ziemba. All will be chosen in the NFL draft. There are four seniors in the playing rotation on the defensive line. The main man is junior Nick Fairley, the most dominating defensive tackle in the game.
Because the 2010 Tigers have these things, they are one win away from an undisputed national championship.
Phillip's blog: Ingredients of greatness
Phillip Marshall, Senior Editor
What does it take to have a perfect season, to win a championship? It takes talent, of course. No matter what else a football team has, of the players aren’t good enough, it doesn’t matter. It takes a cohesive coaching and staff pulling in the same direction.
Phillip Marshall, Senior Editor, AuburnUndercover.comAuburn’s 2010 Southeastern Conference champions certainly have those things. But those things alone aren’t enough. Over the years, great seasons I’ve observed have had five common denominators:
Chemistry and leadership. This Auburn team certainly has these qualities. A senior almost two dozen has played a major role in Auburn’s run to a 13-0 record. Like on the unbeaten 2004 team, the most talented players on this team are all about the team. As defensive coordinator Ted Roof likes to say, the strength of this team is the team itself. A team with selfish players won’t likely be a champion.
Injury luck. The only two significant injury losses the Tigers have suffered are safety Aairon Savage and offensive tackle A.J. Greene. Brandon Mosley at tackle and Mike McNeil at safety proved more than adequate replacements.
Plain luck. Every unbeaten team I’ve covered, somewhere along the way, won a game because the ball bounced the right way. This one is no different. There was a busted coverage in overtime against Clemson, and quarterback Kyle Parker simply missed a wide-open receiver in the end zone. Clemson made a field goal to force a second overtime, only to see it wiped out by an illegal snap penalty. The next try went wide and Auburn won.
Quarterback. Not every great team I’ve seen has had a great quarterback, but every one of them has had a winner at quarterback who is respected by his teammates. Auburn quarterback Cam Newton certainly is respected and admired by his teammates. They respect him personally as much or more than they do as a football player. And he has been, for this season, the best quarterback ever to play in the SEC and maybe the best in college football history.
Strength up front. If a team can’t win the physical battles at the line of scrimmage, not much else matters. More often than not, Auburn has won that battle on the both sides of the ball. There are four seniors on the offensive line, led by All-America tackle Lee Ziemba. All will be chosen in the NFL draft. There are four seniors in the playing rotation on the defensive line. The main man is junior Nick Fairley, the most dominating defensive tackle in the game.
Because the 2010 Tigers have these things, they are one win away from an undisputed national championship.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
It's Official
Updated: Sunday, December 05, 2010, 7:31 PM
Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, It's official. Auburn will play Oregon for the BCS championship on Jan. 10, thanks to the final BCS standings that were released Sunday night.
Auburn is No. 1. Oregon is No. 2.
Auburn coach Gene Chizik says he's not sure the details of his practice schedule, or when the Tigers will go to Glendale, Ariz., for the game, "but when it's time to go to work, it's all business. When it's time to back off and have a little fun, we should do that, too.
"We all know the ultimate goal is to win. That's not a new concept for anybody."
Auburn is 13-0. Oregon is 12-0.
BCS Standings List
Harris USA Today Computer BCS
Rk Pts Pct Rk Pts Pct Rk Pct Avg Pv
1. Auburn 1 2809 .9856 2 1437 .9742 1 1.000 .9866 1
2. Oregon 2 2773 .9730 1 1450 .9831 2 .960 .9720 2
3. TCU 3 2613 .9168 3 1348 .9139 3 .900 .9102 3
4. Stanford 5 2421 .8495 5 1239 .8400 5 .820 .8365 4
5. Wisconsin 4 2443 .8572 4 1276 .8651 8 .690 .8041 5
6. Ohio St. 6 2293 .8046 6 1200 .8136 9 .680 .7660 6
7. Oklahoma 9 1926 .6758 t8 1008 .6834 4 .830 .7297 9
8. Arkansas 8 1992 .6989 t8 1008 .6834 6 .800 .7274 7
9. Michigan St. 7 2104 .7382 7 1104 .7485 11 .590 .6922 8
10. LSU 11 1625 .5702 12 826 .5600 7 .720 .6167 10
11. Boise St. 10 1800 .6316 10 914 .6197 12 .580 .6104 11
12. Missouri 13 1368 .4800 14 712 .4827 10 .620 .5276 12
13. Virginia Tech 12 1623 .5695 11 900 .6102 18 .330 .5032 15
14. Oklahoma St. 15 1232 .4323 13 718 .4868 13 .550 .4897 14
15. Nevada 14 1302 .4568 15 640 .4339 16 .410 .4336 17
16. Alabama 16 1155 .4053 18 521 .3532 14 .540 .4328 16
17. Texas A&M 18 1077 .3779 17 542 .3675 15 .500 .4151 18
18. Nebraska 17 1136 .3986 16 607 .4115 17 .370 .3934 13
19. Utah 19 685 .2404 19 375 .2542 t19 .270 .2549 20
20. South Carolina 20 631 .2214 20 345 .2339 t19 .270 .2418 19
21. Mississippi St. 22 500 .1754 22 255 .1729 21 .200 .1828 22
22. West Virginia 21 519 .1821 21 261 .1769 24 .040 .1330 24
23. Florida St. 23 274 .0961 23 156 .1058 22 .140 .1140 21
24. Hawaii 24 191 .0670 25 98 .0664 23 .100 .0778 NR
25. Cent. Florida 25 190 .0667 24 143 .0969 28 .000 .0545 NR
Charles Goldberg/Auburn Bureau, The Birmingham News, It's official. Auburn will play Oregon for the BCS championship on Jan. 10, thanks to the final BCS standings that were released Sunday night.
Auburn is No. 1. Oregon is No. 2.
Auburn coach Gene Chizik says he's not sure the details of his practice schedule, or when the Tigers will go to Glendale, Ariz., for the game, "but when it's time to go to work, it's all business. When it's time to back off and have a little fun, we should do that, too.
"We all know the ultimate goal is to win. That's not a new concept for anybody."
Auburn is 13-0. Oregon is 12-0.
BCS Standings List
Harris USA Today Computer BCS
Rk Pts Pct Rk Pts Pct Rk Pct Avg Pv
1. Auburn 1 2809 .9856 2 1437 .9742 1 1.000 .9866 1
2. Oregon 2 2773 .9730 1 1450 .9831 2 .960 .9720 2
3. TCU 3 2613 .9168 3 1348 .9139 3 .900 .9102 3
4. Stanford 5 2421 .8495 5 1239 .8400 5 .820 .8365 4
5. Wisconsin 4 2443 .8572 4 1276 .8651 8 .690 .8041 5
6. Ohio St. 6 2293 .8046 6 1200 .8136 9 .680 .7660 6
7. Oklahoma 9 1926 .6758 t8 1008 .6834 4 .830 .7297 9
8. Arkansas 8 1992 .6989 t8 1008 .6834 6 .800 .7274 7
9. Michigan St. 7 2104 .7382 7 1104 .7485 11 .590 .6922 8
10. LSU 11 1625 .5702 12 826 .5600 7 .720 .6167 10
11. Boise St. 10 1800 .6316 10 914 .6197 12 .580 .6104 11
12. Missouri 13 1368 .4800 14 712 .4827 10 .620 .5276 12
13. Virginia Tech 12 1623 .5695 11 900 .6102 18 .330 .5032 15
14. Oklahoma St. 15 1232 .4323 13 718 .4868 13 .550 .4897 14
15. Nevada 14 1302 .4568 15 640 .4339 16 .410 .4336 17
16. Alabama 16 1155 .4053 18 521 .3532 14 .540 .4328 16
17. Texas A&M 18 1077 .3779 17 542 .3675 15 .500 .4151 18
18. Nebraska 17 1136 .3986 16 607 .4115 17 .370 .3934 13
19. Utah 19 685 .2404 19 375 .2542 t19 .270 .2549 20
20. South Carolina 20 631 .2214 20 345 .2339 t19 .270 .2418 19
21. Mississippi St. 22 500 .1754 22 255 .1729 21 .200 .1828 22
22. West Virginia 21 519 .1821 21 261 .1769 24 .040 .1330 24
23. Florida St. 23 274 .0961 23 156 .1058 22 .140 .1140 21
24. Hawaii 24 191 .0670 25 98 .0664 23 .100 .0778 NR
25. Cent. Florida 25 190 .0667 24 143 .0969 28 .000 .0545 NR
Saturday, December 4, 2010
What a Dominating Peformance
Auburn completely dominates South Carolina. What a football team! What a player in Cam Newton! This football team is unlike any other in Auburn history. The togetherness, the toughness, the desire of this team is amazing. Let us enjoy. Let us ENJOY!
The 2010 SEC Championship Game
Will this game follow our normal pattern: we get behind and have to come from behind in the second half? Last week was the quarter finals. This is the semi-finals for the national championship.
FIRST HALF
USC wins the toss and defers. Why? Why would they give Auburn the balls first?
First possesion Auburn goes 74 yards in 4 plays. The score comes on a 12-yd. toss to McCalebb.
Auburn 7 South Carolina 0
USC comes right back and drives the touchdown.
Auburn 7 South Carolina 7
Auburn drives again on their second possession. Cam runs it in from the 5. Twelve plays and 74 yards.
Auburn 14 South Carolina 7
Next possession as our defense stars to hold USC there's a 55 yd. TD pass to Adams.
Auburn 21 South Carolina 7
Adams drops what would have a touchdown pass in the end zone. Byrum misses a FG attempt as the quarter winds down. USC drives for a touchdown.
Auburn 21 South Carolina 14
With only seconds left, with USC seizing the momentum and getting the ball to start the second half, Cam lofts a ball about 60 yards into the end zone and Adams catches it on a tip!!! You rarely see this work. A last second pass the end zone, a tipped ball, and touchdown Auburn! The Tigers regain the momentum literally on the last play of the quarter. We sure feel better than we were feeling just seconds ago. Wow!
Auburn 28 South Carolina 14
SECOND HALF
The Tigers roll in the second half.
Our defense does its usual brilliant effort, holding the chickens to just 3 points.
Our offense is literally unstoppable.
Auburn 56 South Carolina 17
The Tigers win the SEC Championship!
It's great to see the Tiger fans on TV celebrating after the game.
We see the trophy presentation.
How great is is to be an Auburn Tiger!
We will have a relaxing evening.
Auburn is on its way to play Oregon for the National Championshp.
Arizona here we come!
FIRST HALF
USC wins the toss and defers. Why? Why would they give Auburn the balls first?
First possesion Auburn goes 74 yards in 4 plays. The score comes on a 12-yd. toss to McCalebb.
Auburn 7 South Carolina 0
USC comes right back and drives the touchdown.
Auburn 7 South Carolina 7
Auburn drives again on their second possession. Cam runs it in from the 5. Twelve plays and 74 yards.
Auburn 14 South Carolina 7
Next possession as our defense stars to hold USC there's a 55 yd. TD pass to Adams.
Auburn 21 South Carolina 7
Adams drops what would have a touchdown pass in the end zone. Byrum misses a FG attempt as the quarter winds down. USC drives for a touchdown.
Auburn 21 South Carolina 14
With only seconds left, with USC seizing the momentum and getting the ball to start the second half, Cam lofts a ball about 60 yards into the end zone and Adams catches it on a tip!!! You rarely see this work. A last second pass the end zone, a tipped ball, and touchdown Auburn! The Tigers regain the momentum literally on the last play of the quarter. We sure feel better than we were feeling just seconds ago. Wow!
Auburn 28 South Carolina 14
SECOND HALF
The Tigers roll in the second half.
Our defense does its usual brilliant effort, holding the chickens to just 3 points.
Our offense is literally unstoppable.
Auburn 56 South Carolina 17
The Tigers win the SEC Championship!
It's great to see the Tiger fans on TV celebrating after the game.
We see the trophy presentation.
How great is is to be an Auburn Tiger!
We will have a relaxing evening.
Auburn is on its way to play Oregon for the National Championshp.
Arizona here we come!
Friday, December 3, 2010
The Day Before the Game
It's hard not to think about the game. How will it go? We hear that USC is better; I like to think Auburn is better also since we played them in September. We've had trouble defending the pass (at least in the first half) all year. No reason to think this won't continue tomorrow. We've had success defending the run. I hope this continues tomorrow. My main wish is that we simply play 4 quarters and don't have to come back in the second half. But then that's not the personality of our team, is it?
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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