Aubie’s Highlights from 2011-2012
Here is some history on the tiger, the myth, the legend we all know and love, followed by various scenes from the football season set to various hip-hop jams. I do think this highlight video may be a bit premature. Why not wait and add the footage from the Final Four and College World Series?
Either way, we don't need no stinkin' Capital One Mascot Challenge title to know who is the best. Admit it, every time you see him you turn into a 4-year-old. I know I do.
Get to Know Auburn’s New Defensive Coordinator
Moments ago, Atlanta Falcons head coach, Mike Smith, announced that his defensive coordinator, Brian VanGorder, had taken the same position at Auburn. Soon after, Auburn announced the same.
You may remember VanGorder from his time as the defensive coordinator at Georgia, which if you're like me, is gonna take a minute to get over. I know I live in a dream world where college football is all about loyalty and business is nowhere to be seen, but just give me a day or so, and I'll be okay.
This is a huge hire for Chizik and Auburn, and I know it. Just let me forget all those bad things I thought about when I saw him on the opposing sideline. He has been with the Falcons for the past few years, so I've grown to like him, so don't expect this Muschampian transition to last long.
In an attempt to learn as much about VanGorder in as little time as possible, I took to Wikipedia and YouTube. There I learned that he is a native of Michigan and played linebacker at Wayne State.
Defending BCS Champs for a Few More Hours
After tonight, Auburn will no longer be the defending BCS national champions (until next year), so let's take a look back at how that magical night on January 10, 2011 played out. I was there. It was glorious, although the 1:30 mark stings a little bit right about now.
Top 5 Plays of the 2011 Chick-fil-A Bowl
These were voted on by those that tweeted their entries into @AUAthletics over the weekend. Three of the five are special teams' plays. Well isn't that special?
Cam Newton Does ESPN the Magazine’s NEXT Issue
Cam Newton, that guy who was pretty good for Auburn last year, will be on the cover of this week's ESPN the Magazine's NEXT issue. Here's some footage from the photo shoot, some candid scenes that will probably infuriate anybody who he has beaten, and parts of a sit down interview. Enjoy.
Top 10 WarBlogle.com Posts of 2011
I know 2011 still has a few more days until its end, but I don't see any Earth-shattering posts coming out of me in the coming days. Therefore, I'm going to go ahead and give you my top ten most read posts of the year. This also happens to be my 1000th post on the 'Blogle so that's the main reason I'm doing this now. I wanted it to be special.
Let me give you a quick update (brag) on the past year. This year, WarBlogle.com had over 1.5 million hits, up from just over 400,000 last year. That's probably due to the fact that I never missed more than two days without posting a blogle this year, but still. 1.5 million? I love y'all.
Twitter followership went from around 4,000 to over 16,000. This is my pride and joy. I wish all of those 16,000 were reading the 'Blogle every day, but I'll take it. In this "gimme quick news now" world, I guess it should be expected. I know some people just don't like to read. But seriously, couldn't all of you just give me a dollar a month? How hard would that be?
Anyway, this was a big and exciting year for me as the WarBlogler, and I will try recap it in a post before the end of the year, though that may happen after New Year's. For now, here are the top 10 posts. Notice that five of them are uniform related. I know what you guys like.
10. A Few of the Rumored Uniform Changes Confirmed (8/15/11, Views: 6,733)
Let's see, last week it was the 'War Eagle' and the two stars that were spotted on the replica jerseys in Auburn's bookstores. A few months ago it was the 'War Eagle' on the belt line of the back of the pants that was spotted in the EA Sports NCAA 12 preview. I come to tell you today that all are real, and all are on Auburn's uniforms this year.
I Love Eltoro Freeman
It's officially bowl week. That means Auburn is now in Atlanta preparing for Virginia. That means player interviews. And today, that means quotes and video of Eltoro Freeman.
"The Bull" hasn't been the greatest player in Auburn history (and he'll admit that), but he definitely talks and acts exactly like an Auburn Tiger should. He cares about the team, the fans, and the future of Auburn.
In today's interview, he dedicates his last game to the Auburn fans. Well alright then, I'll dedicate my sore throat to you 'Toro. He goes on to say that he may have not hit his goals, but the fact that his relationship with God has grown stronger during his time at Auburn is more important to him. Lastly, he wants the bowl game to set the tone for next year's team. How many times do you hear that from a guy that didn't get a ton of playing time that's also on his way out? Seriously, the dude, the bull, gets it.
Oh, and there was also this and this (0:12 mark). I love you, Eltoro.
Video from al.com.
Terry Bowden Takes His Jowls to Akron
It was announced today that ex-Auburn head coach, Terry Bowden, would be leaving his job at North Alabama to take over as the head man at the University of Akron. To most Auburn people, this is no big deal. They actually probably chuckled when they heard the news.
I don't know many fans that have much love for the one they call "Shortie" because of his early departure during the 1998 season, the worst of the last 25 years at Auburn. So why a blogle about a coach we don't really care for? Easy. HAVE YOU SEEN HIS JOWLS LATELY?
Also, it's worth noting that he was so close to being able to use his old motto/slogans from Auburn. If Akron wasn't known the "University of", he could have easily used "AUdacity" and "AttitUde" again.
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