Monthly Archives: November 2013
Season Summary in 2 Plays
True Freshman Trigger Tray Matthews earned the starting safety spot in the preseason but has been hurt most of the year and is finally back from injury. At the hybrid secondary athlete position we call “Star”, Sophomore Josh Harvey-Clemmons starts. Unable to intercept virtually any passes all year as a team defense, these two young […]
Historic Rivalry as Year Nears End
February 20, 1892, Piedmont Park, Auburn (then, as now, Alabama’s big state agriculture school, but pre the school being named “AU-Barn”) joined the fold. The Dawgs had whipped little Mercer earlier that winter, but Mercer isn’t up to snuff enough to be a rival. Aubie is. The Deep South’s Oldest Rivalry was played six times […]
When Pollsters Miss
Ole Miss has the same record as LSU and recently beat them. In fact, the Bayou Bengals are now down to 5th in, not the whole of the SEC, but the SEC West. So, of course that equates to #18 in the NCAA. Wrong? Right, according to pollsters, who consistently fail to do their homework […]
Mark Richt Era Wins Ranked:
This year’s Florida win feels like the biggest win of the year, though beating LSU is always good and breaking the three-game South Carolina series run was important. I’d say the Cocktail Party win of 2013 belongs at #9 on the list below: 1. At Auburn (Michael Johnson grab results in SEC East crown)-Year 2. […]
McGarity Factor & Ghosts of Parties Past
If you like big neutral site American college football games, and I certainly do and heartily recommend them to others, end of year bowl trips are generally a nice time, but they don’t quite live up to the intensity of what shall forever be the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party. We know you – we […]
Big Hairy Blawg 