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Bama has a very high count of National Merit Scholars attending. It would not surprise me that they are subsidized.

Auburn is seen by the State Legislature as "THE university of Alabama" as it serves the interests of the state and has a higher percentage of state residents attending. Alabama is the flagship school, but ... lately has been accepting FAR more students from other states, particularly Georgia and...

ESPN can make it financially attractive for everyone to dissolve it.

If ESPN wants the ACC to self-destruct, they can make that happen.

The GTAA has two issues (talent-wise) and that's a) there are a LOT more sports marketing jobs in ATL that pay better than the GTAA, so you are not attracting the best. That's NOT true in a place like Knoxville and the UT Athletic Office has top notch people (who are also well paid). The other...

Lots of comments on this thread. In no particular order, Deion Sanders. Deion is not coming to Tech. First, he's coaching to make an impact at HBCU's and that's not Tech. Second, he's probably a bit too much flash for a school that isn't flashy. Third, he's had health problems and lost some...

That's generally true, or used to be. Auburn now has a medical school and has branched out. It still serves the state whereas Alabama has more out of state students than in-state.

Auburn's mission is to provide graduates to the State of Alabama. Recruiting is heavily state (or nearby state) focused. Most students are from Alabama and tend to stay here. You will find them at Alabama Power, the State Docks, Airbus, etc. If you want to look outside of Auburn, Tim Cook (CEO...

Since leaving corporate, I have taught at several universities. Although the record isn’t great in football, athletics permeates Auburn. You can’t get away from it … the school, the students, the alumni, the fans … all One Family. This didn’t just happen. There is an intense focus on creating a...

Bama is most likely not lose another, but Ole Miss should put up a good game. Bama does not have the secondary they used to have (defense in general has degraded for the last few years) and they don't have the receivers they did even a year ago. The biggest difference I see in Bama this year vs...

I asked my athletes “What does every player want” … the universal answer is, “a path to the league.” They would study Mortuary Science is they could. If that meant they had a shot.

I was at the UT-Alabama game. The UT folks said “screw-it”, beating Bama is worth the fine.

Heupel was a QB under Mike Leach. He runs an up tempo veer and shoot.

Just spoke to my brother in law, a big Bama booster. He said J is a great hire. We'll see.

Not sure about that. Older alumni remember when it was Alabama chasing Tech.

Love it. When I was at Tech, we used to run the quarter mile at Grant Field. Buddy Fowlkes was the track coach (and part-time Atlanta councilman). Many of my frat brothers would run stairs at the field. In Spring, we used to visit "Grant Beach" where folks would lay out catching rays. Good times.

And I will close with this: Greene was extremely well respected by the Auburn community and by others outside of Auburn. Whatever. He's not a fit at GT. Fine. As for me, I had the opportunity to speak, off the record, with the players as it occurred. I'm in the Athletic Dept a few times a...

Yes, we all know that what we read on the internet is true. I don't have any more to add. If you trust a journalist who NEVER spoke to the AU president, you get what you deserve.

I don't care if Greene is hired or not. It's not my call. What I CAN say (and you can't) is that I didn't READ about events as they unfolded, I spoke to the direct source. Did you? Did the writers you profess to follow? I doubt it. I was in the F'in room when it was discussed off the record...

Not inconsistent. Auburn is NOT a rational environment. If you think it is, you will fail here. I would not recommend you apply.