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Auburn will be playing in a New Year’s Day Bowl.
An Auburn athletic official confirmed to AuburnSports.com that Auburn will accept a bid to the Outback Bowl, which will be played Jan. 1 in Tampa, Fla.
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The Outback also gets the No. 3 selection from the Big Ten. With Ohio State and Iowa expected to play in a BCS Bowl, Auburn’s likely opponent would be Wisconsin (8-3) or Northwestern (8-4).
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Auburn has never played Northwestern. The Tigers lost to Wisconsin 24-10 in the 2005 Capital One Bowl and defeated the Badgers 28-14 in the 2003 Music City Bowl.
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The Outback Bowl is scheduled to kickoff at 10:00 a.m. CT in Raymond James Stadium. It will be carried live on ESPN.
http://blog.al.com/auburnbeat/2009/01/chaz_ramseys_career_is_over_bu.html
A quick update from the Ramsey family. I’ll flesh out the story a little bit either later tonight or perhaps when I wake up in the morning. For background, the original story is here.Former Auburn offensive lineman Chaz Ramsey underwent a second back surgery Wednesday and will not attempt to return to football, Ramsey’s father Key told the Press-Register.Key Ramsey said that doctors expect his son to have a normal and pain-free life after the surgery.Chaz Ramsey alleged in a Press-Register story last week that Auburn’s training staff disregarded doctor’s rehab instructions after his initial back surgery.Ramsey was one of three offensive linemen who started as true freshmen in 2007. But he injured his back in December of 2007 and the subsequent dispute with the training staff was one of the factors leading to his departure from the team in 2008.Auburn announced last week that head football trainer Arnold Gamber had been relieved of his duties. The university said the move was unrelated to the Press-Register’s story on Ramsey. In an e-mail message to the Press-Register, Ramsey’s father said he wanted to thank Auburn fans for their thoughts and prayers. He also thanked Auburn team physician Dr. Michael Goodlett for his “support and compassion.”
http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2008/12/tommy_tuberville_is_out_as_aub.html
Tommy Tuberville is out as Auburn’s football coach, The Birmingham News has learned.
An official announcement could come today.
Tommy Tuberville
Tuberville was 85-40 in 10 years at Auburn, and is 110-60 in 14 years as a college head coach. His final season at Auburn ended with a 36-0 loss to Alabama last Saturday to finish off a disappointing 5-7 record.
Tuberville met with Athletics Director Jay Jacobs on Tuesday and Wednesday. He met with university President Jay Gogue on Monday.
Tuberville is fourth all time in wins in Auburn. He was the fourth-longest tenured coach in school history. Tuberville’s best season was also Auburn’s best season. The Tigers were 13-0 in 2004.
ATLANTA — The gas shortage suddenly got serious; college football in the Deep South serious.
A petroleum executive suggested Thursday that Gov. Sonny Perdue should cancel Saturday’s football game between Georgia and Alabama.
Tex Pitfield, president and CEO of Saraguay Petroleum in Atlanta, said in a radio interview there might not be enough gas in the Athens area for all of the football fans driving to the game.
“That gas needs to be used for people to go to work, and for people to take care of their families,” Pitfield told WGAU in Athens.
The governor’s office quickly rejected the idea.
“The governor is not going to consider a ridiculous idea like this,” Perdue spokesman Bert Brantley said late Thursday. “We’re also not going to stop living our lives. People understand there are common-sense things they can do.”
Pitfield also criticized Gov. Perdue for flying to Europe on Saturday on a business trip.
“I’m amazed that the governor of Georgia, who for all intents and purposes, is the president and CEO of a multi-billion-dollar corporation — and the corporation is on its knees. It’s been given the death blow,” said Pitfield. “And here he is, he’s jetting off to Europe on Saturday with complete abandon.”
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