football already, say what?

Yes, football already -- in a way. The Auburn Tigers are up for five ESPY awards and you can vote through July 9 at espn.com/espys or facebook.com/espn.

Auburn is nominated in the following categories:
Best Team
Best Coach/Manager (Gene Chizik)
Best Breakthrough Athlete (Cam Newton)
Best Game (Auburn defeats Alabama)
Best Male College Athlete (Cam Newton)

Go vote. Go Tigers!

That's How We Roll

War Eagle!

Here's 2 You

photo courtesy of auburntigers.com

Yes We Cam Did

War &*#% Eagle

If you are anywhere in the state of Alabama today, you know that even bigger than the Black Friday deals is the Iron Bowl. And there ain't no stinkin' deal good enough to make me miss this one. So, fellow super shoppers, you can have my leftovers beginning around noon today when I'll order up a plate of wings, wash it down with some sort of libation, and scream at the top of my lungs for my Tigers... 'cause I got a feeling. War Eagle!

Bo Knows

Bo knows that even though he's been topped, we still love #34.

I mean, how could you not love someone in those shoulder pads, right?

Power of Positive Thinking

It takes but one positive thought when given a

chance to survive and thrive to

overpower an entire army of negative thoughts.

Robert H Schuller

Don't Stop Now

CAM you believe it? Newton's a semi-finalist for the
Davey O'Brien Quarterback Award.
Don't stop voting now - you have until November 21
to help vote him one of the three finalists.

Tunnel Vision

Coach of the Year

You're already voting for Cam (you are, aren't you?) so let's share the love with Coach Chizik. Vote for him as Coach of the Year, presented by Liberty Mutual.

Disclaimer: I do not work for Liberty Mutual, nobody asked me to say their name, and Coach Chizik wouldn't know me from the water boy. Vote anyway.

Strike Up the Band

Vote 4 the Best Cam QB in College Football

AU family: be counted when it counts. Click the banner above to vote for Cam Newton for the 2010 O'Brien Quarterback Award. All 120 FBS quarterbacks are on the ballot and so far Cam is in second place for the fan's portion of the vote. We can do better than that - show him some love.

Brotherly Love

It takes some brotherly love to get the job done each week.

War Eagle and all.

I'm So Blue

How many songs can you name with the word blue in the title?

Blue Suede Shoes

Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain

Blue Bayou

Devil with a Blue Dress On

Blue on Black (my honey will be proud of me for knowing that one)

Give me a shout out with others.

And while we're talking blue, all you die hard Auburn fans remember today is

TRUE BLUE

at Jordan Hare. Be there. Or be square. (Flashback.)

Auburn: All In

Hey, Auburn fans, are you all in?

Happy Birthday, Cody!

How Do You Spell Relief?

Last week, following the opening of college football season in the state, many local commentators couldn’t figure out why so many of us diehard Auburn fans were so excited about the upcoming season. Most commented that we shouldn’t be so sure we were such a great team after only one win to a less than formidable opponent.

Here’s what I think (‘cause I know you were just about to ask…)
It isn’t so much that I think we are a great team, it’s more like we all let out the collective breath we’d been holding since January when we realized we might not be as bad as we were last year. Be honest, fellow weaglers, we really weren’t all that impressive in the ’08 season.

Here’s why I think what I think
Three things contributed to the collective sigh of relief: coaching, cooperation, and confidence.

First, we have a coaching staff that is on the same page. Face it, Tony Franklin never had a chance to succeed. He couldn’t bring anyone with him and he just couldn’t stand alone. With a fresh direction under fresh personnel, we have a chance to be good.

Second, we have a cooperative team. Nobody seems to be a showboat yet. In fact, some players have already given credit to their success on the field to other team members doing their part. Last year, it was every man for himself. Who can forget the quarterback debacle?

Last, the team has a sense of confidence not seen in some time. I don’t think any of us could have imagined the effect selecting one person as quarterback would have on the overall confidence of the team. Once it was settled, I think it allowed players to be secure in their place on the team, and not have to worry about if they would be playing. Rather they could concentrate on how well they should be playing.

Are we in the meat of our schedule yet? No. Do I feel better than I did a year ago about our prospects for at least an 8-4 season? Yes.

War Eagle.