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"Fans are loyal to college football because it is built on its tried-and-true traditions. From Chief Osceola at Florida State to Southern California’s Traveler, from rubbing Howard’s rock at Auburn to Touchdown Jesus at Notre Dame, the sport has rich ties to the past."
I-Man: beat writer for the AUbarnie aka
"If they get beat, it will be an upset," Dye told a huge crowd at the Montgomery Quarterback Club's meeting Tuesday night. "But you have to be lucky to go undefeated, I don't care how good you are.
"If they are not at the top of their game and the team they're playing is at the top of their game, that team will have a chance to win. The SEC is just too tough a league."
"This is kind of hard to say as an Auburn man, but Alabama is a fun team to watch," he said. "They play the game the way it ought to be played.
"Alabama's got the right man in there now," Dye said, referring to Tide head coach Nick Saban. "But it took them 20 years. We've got a good coach at Auburn right now, and the fans need to trust him.
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"The big thing is, Auburn needs to worry about what's happening at Auburn and not worry about what's happening across the state. Because we can only control what goes on at Auburn. If we are the best that we can be at Auburn, then that'll take care of Alabama."


Jay Jacobs wants to make one thing perfectly clear. The Auburn Tigers are not copycats.The Auburn AD is very much aware that his biggest rival is finishing its second major expansion in the last four years, that Bryant-Denny Stadium now looks like Jordan-Hare on HGH.
But if you're waiting for Auburn to follow Alabama's lead, don't hold your breath until you turn blue. Or orange.
"We're not going to increase our capacity just because someone else is increasing their capacity," Jacobs said. "We're going to do what's best for us."
One is "Charles from Reeltown." The other is "Tammy," who lives so far out in the boondocks of Coosa County that rattlesnakes have free rein and mail carriers don't come to her house off a dirt road because it's a mile beyond the delivery limit.What these grandparents have in common is
a love for the Auburn Tigers anda disdain for most things crimson. As expected, they can't wait for the season to start Sept. 4.Satellite listeners are now familiar with them as they tune in the Paul Finebaum Radio Network and hear them castigate Alabama and Coach Nick Saban.
"I call him Nick the dictator or just 'Nictator,'" said "Charles," whose real name is Kenneth Fomby -- born and raised in Tallassee, but living in Reeltown the past quarter century.
"Fame ain't affected me none," said Tammy Hethcox. "I'm a redneck woman, and I'll always be one."

1. Auburn (No. 2 in 2008, No. 6 in 2010 AJC.com poll): Because Tiger fans still worship at the tainted feet of Pat Dye. Because they run off coaches on a whim. Because they’ve grown as arrogant as Alabama backers without one-tenth the justification. Because they’re still whining over the national championship they didn’t win in 2004. Because the world’s worst fan — the Montgomery banker Bobby Lowder — is an Auburn man. And because I would pay money (though not a lot) to see Bobby Lowder in jean shorts.-AJC

"Southern California has been stripped of its 2004 Grantland Rice Trophy, which was awarded to the Trojans for winning the national championship that season.
However, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) declined to name a replacement for USC"s vacated spot.
There was some thought that Auburn might be named the 2004 national champion by the FWAA with USC being stripped of the title, and that was a scenario that was discussed. Ultimately, the FWAA decided not to name anybody."
-USC's Loss Isn't Aubarn (AL)'s Gain
And him's bringing the Mountain Man Band along with hims!
“Oh, no doubt,” the starter said. “Anytime you turn on the TV or you turn on the sports talk radio show or anywhere, they’re talking about the other team ... Of course, we know that they’re an excellent team as well. We feel like we’re not being mentioned as we should be.”






