Elegance, sophistication and debonair. These words can be used to define a cigar. Daniel Watkins, sophomore in aviation management, said he usually smokes a cigar with a group of friends since it is a social activity.
A couple weeks ago, if I were to tell you the Missouri Valley Conference champion would be playing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA basketball tournament, you would laugh in my face.
Rain caused the Auburn University football team (7-5, 3-5 SEC) to practice inside Saturday.It was the Tigers' first practice in preparation for the Outback Bowl against the Northwestern University Wildcats (8-4, 5-3 Big Ten) Jan 1.
It has been reported by many media outlets Auburn football will be playing in the Outback Bowl in Tampa, Jan. 1, 2010.The University will be offering student tickets to the game at $35, half the price of the tickets' face value, limiting the half-price tickets to one per student.
Last Friday, we saw Auburn come up short against arch rival Alabama.The atmosphere was not one of disgust however, but of hope.The No.
In the 74th meeting between Auburn University (7-5, 3-5 SEC) and No. 2 University of Alabama (12-0, 8-0 SEC) football teams, Alabama came out victorious, 26-21.
In the first leg of Amen Corner, Auburn was on the 11th green poised to beat Georgia, but four putted and ended up losing the game.The first putt that went awry was the play calling.On the first two drives, Auburn's offense had its way with the Bulldog defense.Chris Todd completed his first eight passes and had two touchdown passes during those drives.All the passes were short, no more than 15 yards, and over the middle during the first two drives and were extremely effective.Why did the play calling change?If something is working, run it until the other team can stop it, then move onto something new.If anything, it wasn't a lack of coaching that lost the game, it was too much coaching.The second missed putt was the offensive line.Injuries and fatigue along the front five led to three Georgia sacks and nine tackles for loss.The line couldn't provide the rushing attack the lanes and push to make a difference in the game.When coaches switch the game plan from short passes to long passes, the offensive line needs to establish a running game to allow the deep throws to open up.Ben Tate needs to be gaining more than 67 yards in a big rivalry game, especially when he is wearing No.
ATHENS, Ga. -- At the half at Sanford Stadium, Auburn leads the University of Georgia 14-7.The Tigers controlled the first quarter, scoring two touchdowns to take a 14-0 lead.Senior quarterback Chris Todd was nine for 10 with two touchdowns and zero interceptions.
ATHENS, Ga. -- Auburn football traveled to Athens Saturday to take on the Georgia Bulldogs in the latest chapter of The Deep South's Oldest Rivalry.The Bulldogs won the game 31-24."I am very proud of our team, this one is a tough one to handle," said Auburn head coach Gene Chizik.
Auburn football won Homecoming 2009 over Furman University 63-31"It was a good team win," said head coach Gene Chizik.Auburn was led in the first half by senior quarterback Chris Todd."It was good to see him come out and fire on all cylinders," Chizik said.Todd was 17 of 18 passing, connecting on his first 14 pass attempts, for 256 yards and four touchdowns.Todd was quick to pass the credit along to his teammates on the offensive line and in the receiving corps."They stepped up and had a really great game today and we had some receivers do a really good job," Todd said.Senior running back Ben Tate, like most of the starters, only played the first half of the game.He was still able to gain 75 yards on 12 rush attempts."It was good, but I think I could have done some things better," Tate said.
