Posts Tagged ‘Tennessee Volunteers’
Big Ben rolls over Berry on his way to 128 rushing yards.
By: Kevin Strickland
Eric Berry for Heisman? Sorry, but no.
Auburn running back Ben Tate derailed that fleeting notion when he lowered his shoulder in the third quarter of the Tigers’ 26-22 Saturday win over the Vols and flung the Tennessee safety through the air like a rag doll.
Heisman Trophy candidates do not fly backward through the air for five full yards and hit the ground so hard they dig a trench with their butt. That’s what happened when Tate rammed Berry. The Tennessee safety looked like Superman running in reverse. If Superman started his flight flat on his back with a confused look on his face.
Auburn and it's fans riding high at 5-0
By: Kevin Strickland
The Auburn Tigers knocked off the Tennessee Volunteers 26-22 on Saturday night in Knoxville, surviving a 16-point Volunteer fourth quarter. While the Tigers answered a number of nagging questions in Rocky Top, others persist.
First the good news.
Auburn is 5-0. With a game against Furman still to come, the Tigers are all but assured a bowl game, which at the beginning of the season was considered a reasonable goal for 2009. Given the current state of the SEC, expectations for an upper tier bowl are now not unreasonable.
By: Kevin Strickland
Saturday’s showdown between first-year coaches Lane Kiffin of Tennessee and Gene Chizik of Auburn offers a variety of interesting subplots. As both replaced coaching legends whose stars had dimmed, and as each are tasked with re-establishing the proud traditions of their respective programs, this head-to-head matchup is inevitably a major benchmark in measuring the progress of each.
Come Sunday morning, Tiger fans will have more reason to boast while Volunteer supporters will be left scratching their heads and wondering when they’ll be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
I decided to finally write for my own front page. Since I am jonesing for some football, I give you the 1st annual Godfather Previews the SEC. Who, you might be asking, is the Godfather and why should we care about his SEC preview. To answer those questions I am the Godfather (find out why in our forums) and I don’t really care whether you like my SEC preview or not. I am not however a talking head or media person, I have no insider knowledge, I am a regular guy just like you, who runs this board for fun and really enjoys College Football. So, with introductions out of the way, I shall begin.
