http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/school/507 Recent Yardbarker Articles: Auburn Tigers en-us Congratulations to Pat Fitzgerald and the Northwestern Wildcats for receiving the school's first ever bid to the Outback Bowl and the Cats first bid to a New Years Day bowl since the 1997 Citrus Bowl.  The Cats will be facing the Auburn Tigers who gave the number one Alabama Crimson Tide a scare in the Iron Bowl, a week ago. ARTICLEURL NU finished the season 8-4, 5-3 in the Big Ten. The Wildcats handed Iowa -- ranked No. 4 at the time -- its first loss of the season Nov. 7, and... Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:44:15 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cats_Land_New_Years_Day_Bowl/1695544 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cats_Land_New_Years_Day_Bowl/1695544 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Cats_Land_New_Years_Day_Bowl/1695544 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/b/5b911a67dddf3ad254b60c65cb501a1809ecb6ae/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92709261.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D09C38EE2B09746EEBD9FE47971593CF04A2CB50A1563A8600.jpg By Paul M. Banks The Northwestern Wildcats will play the Auburn Tigers on New Year’s Day in Tampa, Florida in a game that will literally be a catfight. Rar Rar Rar! So much for my inside tips at the highest levels of the Northwestern athletic program, who told me during the Chicago Invitational Challenge that NU was 80% certain they were headed to the Champs Sports Bowl. And that came from people at the very top. And so much for all those bowl game projections you see on college footb... Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:37:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Northwestern_to_Face_Auburn_in_Outback_Bowl/1694577 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Northwestern_to_Face_Auburn_in_Outback_Bowl/1694577 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Northwestern_to_Face_Auburn_in_Outback_Bowl/1694577 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/b/5b58669383aef8c5079659348350ddc1faf77a4c/small/GettyImage.ashx_url_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f92587362.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d77BFBA49EF878921CC759DF4EBAC47D059D5B125E66F93D654CA6813ECC08C9FA3D02F352684D8C4.jpg Earlier today, I was feeling pretty good about the Georgia Bulldogs' prospects for renewing their rivalry with the Clemson Tigers in the Georgia Dome, but, as the ensuing comment thread attests, the Tennessee Volunteers are likely to receive the Chick-fil-A Bowl bid because of the line of toppling dominoes set into motion by the Outback Bowl when it opted for the Auburn Tigers. The Outback Bowl's selection is utterly indefensible, as A... Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:03:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Georgia_Bulldogs_Likely_Independence_Bowl_Bound_Outback_Bowl_Remains_the_Class_Clown_of_SEC_Postseason_Tie_Ins/1664371 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Georgia_Bulldogs_Likely_Independence_Bowl_Bound_Outback_Bowl_Remains_the_Class_Clown_of_SEC_Postseason_Tie_Ins/1664371 alling all Georgia and/or Auburn fans! If you were seated behind the Tigers' bench during Saturday night's game in Sanford Stadium, perhaps you can help clarify whether or not this is, in fact, what it looks like: Because the proprietor of the blog You Are What You Eat ... Or Reheat is reasonably certain it's a portable bathroom rigged up by Auburn staff, and also that it is disgusting. Hard to argue, if true: Sideline bathroom breaks are unprecedented in the modern game, to my kn... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:50:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/I_hope_thats_not_what_we_think_it_is_on_Auburns_sideline/1589580 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/I_hope_thats_not_what_we_think_it_is_on_Auburns_sideline/1589580 Games between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Auburn Tigers are not always close---see 2004 and 2007---but, historically, this has been a series hallmarked by tight ballgames, as befits a rivalry as ancient and storied as this one. Of the 113 clashes between these two teams, 49 have been decided by seven or fewer points. On average, more than two out of every five meetings between the Bulldogs and the Plainsmen have been nailbiters. So it was in Sanford Stadium last night. Georgia recorde... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:30:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Georgia_Bulldogs_31_Auburn_Tigers_24/1571265 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Georgia_Bulldogs_31_Auburn_Tigers_24/1571265 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Georgia_Bulldogs_31_Auburn_Tigers_24/1571265 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/f/7f5dbf576c4f8b76219eed80c63a72f7a5a8e5e0/small/Tennessee_v_Georgia_5767.jpg I was feeling moderately all right about this one until Senator Blutarsky reminded me about the turnovers and I was sent into a tailspin by MaconDawg’s exegesis of the chess match between Bobby Fischer and SpongeBob SquarePants X’s and O’s battle between Gus Malzahn and Willie Martinez. The Senator summed it up nicely by encouraging "an attitude of quiet despair" and Jujdog put the best face on the probability of a 1-2 finish by asking how we felt about the likely silver lining.... Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:30:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Too_Much_Information_Georgia_Bulldogs_v_Auburn_Tigers/1556155 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Too_Much_Information_Georgia_Bulldogs_v_Auburn_Tigers/1556155 by Jim HenryFiled under: Auburn, SECThe Auburn Tigers are suddenly fun to watch again. A bottom-feeder on offense a year ago, the undefeated Tigers are ranked among the nation's leaders in a number of categories after two weeks. Drum roll, please. Auburn currently ranks second in the nation in rushing offense (345.5 yards per game) and fourth nationally in total offense (572.5). The Tigers are eighth nationally in first downs (28) and have had at least 27 downs in each of their first two ... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:41:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Offense_Finally_Roaring_for_Tigers/1171375 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Offense_Finally_Roaring_for_Tigers/1171375 Getting right to it:--The most surprising development from Tuesday's practice: Auburn's first-team defensive front was Antonio Coleman, Jake Ricks, Mike Blanc and Nick Fairley. Antoine "Hot" Carter also subbed in.Attention Michael Goggans: if this is an accurate representation of the current starting front four, I'm afraid you've just been officially put on notice. A returning starter getting beaten out for his own job by a JUCO newcomer who's not even playing hi... Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:57:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Camp_report_826/1049198 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Camp_report_826/1049198 Lee Ziemba on Gene Chizik: Ziemba said there's no mistaking what the identity of this program will be under Chizik."He's always preaching to us about continuing what Auburn was built on, and that's down and dirty hard work," Ziemba said. "A man can only count on what he earns. That's basically what coach Chizik is trying to instill in us.A head coach that preaches the Creed to his players, a head coach that tells his charges not to work hard because they represe... Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:29:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/I_believe_in/1022679 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/I_believe_in/1022679 You could make a "what a surprise, Trooper Taylor's mouth is open" kind of joke here if you didn't know that whatever was coming out of his mouth was freaking hysterical, unless it was freaking insightful. His mouth should be open as often as possible. (Oh, photo by fellow DHS alum Cliff Williams at the OA-News.)Have reports of wideoutpocalypse been premature? So Tuesday I was bemoaning the fact that our apparent top four wide receivers (Terrell Zachery, Darvin Adams, Emory ... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:56:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Camp_report_812/980157 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/Camp_report_812/980157 Man oh man, does the Works have a ton of topics to touch on today. Like, for instance ...Math: This is how I should have approached it back in "the day": Ben Tate: Courtesy Andy Bitter, here's a Ledger-Enquirer story on his lofty 2009 goals (and surpeme confidence he'll meet them) and the requisite b-sides. The most interesting tidbit for me came in the blog post: Tate appears to have a much larger role in setting up the offense between snaps, which I found an odd responsibi... Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:25:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/The_Works_checking_in_on_style/791612 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/The_Works_checking_in_on_style/791612 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/The_Works_checking_in_on_style/791612 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/5/b5796b6288e714eb43886b927367e10be2a46249/small/ATT_Cotton_Bowl_4f8b.jpg Oh, Frenchy, what might have been.I guess offseason roster attrition comes for us all, where "us" equals the college football programs of America. (It comes to some more than others, of course, but you get my drift.) According to AuburnUndercover, it's come to Auburn, with four players now departed from Auburn's 2009 plans. Those four players are: Christian Thompson, Philip Pierre-Louis, Jomarcus Savage, and Cameron Henderson. The first question is: Why? We don't seem to... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Unhappy_trails/739072 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Unhappy_trails/739072 Whither Eric Smith?So this morning I'm looking over the spring Auburn depth chart to try and gauge exactly how likely it is Harris Gaston sees the field this year--50/50 at least, I'd say, with some combination of two-star redshirt Da'Shaun Barnes, safety transplant Marcus Jemison, and Adam Herring (whose two tackles in his redshirt freshman season tied him with Tommy "Not a Tackling Tight End" Trott) the only thing standing between Gaston and a spot on the two-deep--and... Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:05:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/5_Auburn_players_who_will_have_interesting_2009s/729097 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/5_Auburn_players_who_will_have_interesting_2009s/729097 We noticed that several Auburn Tigers fans (presumably) have stumbled across our site in recent weeks looking for Auburn Tigers Lingerie. Unfortunately, you have come to our site and will leave unfulfilled… we don’t really sell Auburn Tigers lingerie. That said, we appreciate your site visit and are here to help. After all, we know the joy [...] Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:29:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Auburn_Tigers_Lingerie/674014 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Auburn_Tigers_Lingerie/674014 Auburn announced last Monday that the new head coach would be Gene Chizik. In case some of you do not know, Gene Chizik was the defensive coordinator for Auburn from 2002-2004, including a perfect 13-0 season for the Tigers in 2004. His defense that year led the nation in scoring defense only giving up 11.3 points per game. So why are Charles Barkley and others upset? Follow the link to see why. Get all the iPhone Sports Apps by InGameNow - InGameNow iPhone App- NFL InGameNow iPho... Sun, 04 Jan 2009 14:07:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Grumblings_over_the_New_Auburn_Coach/451467 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Grumblings_over_the_New_Auburn_Coach/451467 http://www.yardbarker.com/mma/article_external/Grumblings_over_the_New_Auburn_Coach/451467 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/a/2a2c76df210abecffa493c52c03e1636ca223232/small/AuburnFootball.jpg I am a proud alum of the University of Alabama. Now I will not lie, that this botched coaching search somewhat amuses someone like me. After all Auburn fans, mocked Mike Shula and Alabama's botched searches, I feel what's good for the goose is good for the gander. But, I do want to stand up for my fellow Auburn Alabamians. First, I hope no one out there believes that Auburn fans and its administration are one in the same. The biggest fear I have is that the resentment of the Aubu... Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:43:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/From_a_Bama_Fan_Gene_Chizik_Really_Thats_the_Best_You_Got/426430 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/From_a_Bama_Fan_Gene_Chizik_Really_Thats_the_Best_You_Got/426430 http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/From_a_Bama_Fan_Gene_Chizik_Really_Thats_the_Best_You_Got/426430 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/b/dbb119fcf652f244255a83d21fa147f0a3f20394/small/chizik1.jpg