SOWAL NCAA pick'em

Rutgers @ Louisville
Fresno State @ New Mexico State
Miami(Ohio) @ Central Michigan
Navy @ Army
Tulsa @ Central Florida
Florida Atlantic @ Troy
Oregon State @ Oregon
UCLA @ Southern Cal
Arizona @ Arizona State
Boston College vs Virginia Tech (ACC title game in Jacksonville)
Missouri vs Oklahoma (Big XII title game in San Antonio)
LSU vs Tennessee (SEC title game in Atlanta)

Rutgers @ Louisville
Fresno State @ New Mexico State
Miami(Ohio) @ Central Michigan
Navy @ Army
Tulsa @ Central Florida
Florida Atlantic @ Troy
Oregon State @ Oregon
UCLA @ Southern Cal
Arizona @ Arizona State
Boston College vs Virginia Tech (ACC title game in Jacksonville)
Missouri vs Oklahoma (Big XII title game in San Antonio)
LSU vs Tennessee (SEC title game in Atlanta)

Don't you go trying to pick Louisville late:nono1:

Well, actually I had them picked and a certain spawn of mine told me otherwise. He is out of the will now.

Oh, I thought you were talking about me, until I realized you didn't spawn me.

Bad boy Joshy. :nono1:

Keep an eye on him for me LadyD

Not so shocked...not so much caring either. I'm getting word from many in the southeast that Tubbs is going back home. Western division whore.:funn:

You don't care? Don't care that the greatest coach in Auburn history might make a lateral move?

If it makes any difference, all the Arkansas media outlets that reported this last night as a "done deal" are starting to back off a bit. The reporting was premature, bordering on irresponsible. I understand Tubs is pretty ticked off about it.

I honestly never believed he was leaving and won't believe it until I see him standing behind a podium in Fayettenam.

Rutgers @ Louisville
Fresno State @ New Mexico State
Miami(Ohio) @ Central Michigan
Navy @ Army
Tulsa @ Central Florida
Florida Atlantic @ Troy
Oregon State @ Oregon
UCLA @ Southern Cal
Arizona @ Arizona State
Boston College vs Virginia Tech (ACC title game in Jacksonville)
Missouri vs Oklahoma (Big XII title game in San Antonio)
LSU vs Tennessee (SEC title game in Atlanta)

Sorry Auburn buddy, we're winding down and I just don't know about Oregon State and Tennessee.

I understand, I had a rough one last week and with family ties to the Big Orange I had to go with them.

You don't care? Don't care that the greatest coach in Auburn history might make a lateral move?

If it makes any difference, all the Arkansas media outlets that reported this last night as a "done deal" are starting to back off a bit. The reporting was premature, bordering on irresponsible. I understand Tubs is pretty ticked off about it.

I honestly never believed he was leaving and won't believe it until I see him standing behind a podium in Fayettenam.

I mean I care, but I'm not losing sleep over it. I think Auburn would take it really personally, and I think it's a pretty dick move. But it's like he's had this in his back pocket. Who knows...we'll see. My dad left me a message saying don't be suprised.

But he also referred to the Brombergs ads as "life lessons". Did you happen to catch those in the paper before the Iron Bowl?

You don't care? Don't care that the greatest coach in Auburn history might make a lateral move?

If it makes any difference, all the Arkansas media outlets that reported this last night as a "done deal" are starting to back off a bit. The reporting was premature, bordering on irresponsible. I understand Tubs is pretty ticked off about it.

I honestly never believed he was leaving and won't believe it until I see him standing behind a podium in Fayettenam.

Media outlets being irresponsible and broadcasting done deals before their done, who would have thunk it. For once ;-), I agree with you completely especially after your experience this past year.

I understand, I had a rough one last week and with family ties to the Big Orange I had to go with them.

No worries.

I mean I care, but I'm not losing sleep over it. I think Auburn would take it really personally, and I think it's a pretty dick move. But it's like he's had this in his back pocket. Who knows...we'll see. My dad left me a message saying don't be suprised.

But he also referred to the Brombergs ads as "life lessons". Did you happen to catch those in the paper before the Iron Bowl?

I heard about the Brombergs ads and was pretty surprised...particularly since Frank Bromberg is a former UA BOT member. I'm in marketing and one thing you learn as an undergrad is you NEVER divide your customer base. Brombergs did just that.

Media outlets being irresponsible and broadcasting done deals before their done, who would have thunk it. For once ;-), I agree with you completely especially after your experience this past year.

Two words: Jimmy Sexton. He's behind all of it.

Two words: Jimmy Sexton. He's behind all of it.

It wouldn't surprise me at all especially while he's trying to drive up the cash and length of time of the Auburn offer.

"According to a source, three people have got together the money necessary to buy Tommy Tuberville out of his contract. I know there have been a lot people linking Jerry Jones to this, but this particular source would not name him or any others. It is also unknown as to whether or not the buyout has been lowered from $6 million.

Another name through a different source linked to all this is David Griffin, a businessman out of Helena who is said to be hunting with Tuberville this weekend. No indication as to whether or not he is one of the three involved in raising money for the buyout, but he too has deep pockets and has been heavily linked with trying to get Tuberville to Arkansas. The two are longtime friends.

Again, no source confirmed that any of these two men were confirmed to be involved in the trio getting together money for the buyout, but their names have been floating around a lot recently in connection with Tuberville through various sources. The first source, close to the program, did say three unknown men were involved in getting money together. There is also no guarantee, according to the first source that Tuberville will accept the buyout to go to Arkansas.

There have been reports that it may cost $31.5 million in salary over 10 years to get Tuberville out of Auburn, provided his demands at Auburn are not met through a new contract. Combined with the 6 million in buyout money, that puts a price tag over $37 million."

That's a lot of moohla....

Regarding Tubby: Some things to think about.

1. Kimmi says it's a "dick move". Memories are short, but not Tubbies. Remember, just a few years ago, there was a large coup attempt by BOT/Big Time Boosters to boot him. He still has those enemies. By staying with AU now after this....would be suicide Unless he has a golden parachute.
2. Tubby has about 10 years left before he is interested in retirement. Based on everything going on....he won't last 10 years with AU and would have to seek options in the next couple of years, possibly for less money. The Arkansas move would give him that last coaching position with the retirement plan.
3. Tubby wanted to come to Arkansas 10 years ago and had a done deal until the HDN players got involved. Now, all of those players are paying through the nose to make this happen.
4. Tubby is from Arkansas and has expressed several times that he would like to go home and be with all of his family again.

Now stating that....If AU meets his requirement of a major golden parachute, full control of football and he knows his life there is probably short...then he may stay. BUT, I think that he has peed in his Wheaties and that the AU powers will never forgive him....but they had it coming based on what they have done to him in the past....Payback....

Two words: Jimmy Sexton. He's behind all of it.

Sexton is about as foxy as they get....He is a genious at playing both sides. A few years ago, HDN was a done deal to go to Nebraska. Nebraska actually had their jet on the field in Fayettenam and HDN was about to board it, when Arkansas countered meeting Sexton's demands and the rest is history...

Wouldn't surprise me if we see the same soap opera happen with Tubby..

I heard about the Brombergs ads and was pretty surprised...particularly since Frank Bromberg is a former UA BOT member. I'm in marketing and one thing you learn as an undergrad is you NEVER divide your customer base. Brombergs did just that.

What were the ads? I didn't get to see them.

What were the ads? I didn't get to see them.

Basically, they were ads that ran prior to the AU/UA game that dinged both UA and AU fans, playing on the "mixed marriage" thing. Story copied below.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007
ROY L. WILLIAMS
News staff writer
Bromberg's is apologizing for a tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign
that offended some Auburn University fans with references to
tobacco-chomping relatives and burped versions of the school's fight
song.

The Birmingham jeweler received phone calls and e-mails from upset
Auburn fans over an ad that described the school as a "Cow College" and
mentioned "tobacky spittin'" grandmothers.

Bromberg Executive Vice President Frank Bromberg III said Monday the
Auburn ad and a similar one targeting Alabama fans still living in the
Bear Bryant era were meant in jest.

"The point of the ad was to show that true love conquers all, even if
one person is an Alabama fan and the other is an Auburn fan," Bromberg
said.

Bromberg, a University of Alabama graduate, said the jeweler didn't get
complaints from Alabama fans. That's because the Auburn ad was
mean-spirited, said Auburn graduate Kara Kennedy, who works as director
of external affairs at Samford University' School of Business.

"Bromberg's just offended half of the state, and that's not good
marketing," added Kennedy, who has worked in public relations for over
a decade. "They've lost me as a customer."

The Auburn ad reads: "Whoever said love conquers all' obviously wasn't
in love with a Cow College grad. But even though her grandma was the
state tobacky-spittin' champ and she can burp out every bar of War
Eagle, your world revolves around her. So turn her thoughts from blue
and orange to wedding white with the perfect engagement ring from
Bromberg's."

The Alabama ad talks being in love with "Tide Pride gal" and "countless
stories of rigged officials and national championships won 20 years
before she was born."

Bromberg said the ad was created by Birmingham's Intermark Group. He
said Bromberg's approved the ad, but now wishes it hadn't. The ads
appeared in the chain's stores and in Friday's Birmingham News.
Bromberg said posters displaying both ads have been pulled from stores.

"If we had known this would be so offensive, we wouldn't have run the
ad," Bromberg said. He added: "In retrospect we now know the Auburn ad
went probably a lot further than it should have."

Jerry Chandler, an assistant professor of communications at
Jacksonville State University, said Bromberg's advertising misstep is
taking attention off its good name and long history in Alabama.
Bromberg's, around since 1836, is believed to be the state's oldest
family-owned business.

"They created a problem that didn't exist, and that's the last thing
you want to do," Chandler said. "Companies are supposed to try to put
out flames, not create them."

Bromberg said fallout from the ad spread further Saturday when copies
of the Auburn ad were distributed outside Jordan-Hare Stadium without
showing the Alabama ad, leading some to feel Bromberg's was picking on
Tiger fans.

"Some are calling for a boycott of Bromberg's," Bromberg said. "We are
responding to anybody that contacts us to say we're sorry."

Intermark issued a statement Monday saying the two ads were meant to be
humorous, poking fun at the history and traditions of Alabama and
Auburn.

"We hope that graduates and fans of both schools took the ads in the
spirit of fun in which they were intended," Intermark said. " In no way
were the ads to be taken seriously or literally and we sincerely
apologize if anyone was offended."

It looks like someone may not be kept on as Bromberg's marketing firm in the future....

The Auburn ad reads: "Whoever said love conquers all' obviously wasn't
in love with a Cow College grad. But even though her grandma was the
state tobacky-spittin' champ and she can burp out every bar of War
Eagle, your world revolves around her. So turn her thoughts from blue
and orange to wedding white with the perfect engagement ring from
Bromberg's."


I think I met grandma a few years ago at Busters during a Arkansas/Auburn game. She also had so much plastic remodeling done, I was afraid that if she got next to a candle she would melt......

SKUNKY!!! Aren't you the one who told me not to ever, ever pick against my school again, after I picked BC to beat FSU and we won? WTH do you think I picked FSU to win last week, which would have required nothing short of a miracle?

You absolutely must suck it up and change yours to LSU. That's all. ;-)

SKUNKY!!! Aren't you the one who told me not to ever, ever pick against my school again, after I picked BC to beat FSU and we won? WTH do you think I picked FSU to win last week, which would have required nothing short of a miracle?

You absolutely must suck it up and change yours to LSU. That's all. ;-)

No, I said that if your SOWAL nickname incorporated a mascot you were obligated to choose that team. I think there is a AA or NAIA team with some sort of gorilla for a mascot, but no skunkapes. Although now that I think about it, I think South Florida should change their nickname to 'skunkapes'. South Florida Skunkapes sounds better to me than South Florida Bulls.

Keep an eye on him for me LadyD

Someone has to. ;-)

No, I said that if your SOWAL nickname incorporated a mascot you were obligated to choose that team. I think there is a AA or NAIA team with some sort of gorilla for a mascot, but no skunkapes. Although now that I think about it, I think South Florida should change their nickname to 'skunkapes'. South Florida Skunkapes sounds better to me than South Florida Bulls.

Pittsburg State...The Gorillas. I think Dennis Franchione coached there early in his sorry-ass career.

Keep an eye on him for me LadyD

Look out for that BR, too. ;-)

SKUNKY!!! Aren't you the one who told me not to ever, ever pick against my school again, after I picked BC to beat FSU and we won? WTH do you think I picked FSU to win last week, which would have required nothing short of a miracle?

You absolutely must suck it up and change yours to LSU. That's all. ;-)

Agree! Skunky, I am ashamed of you! :nono1:

Look out for that BR, too. ;-)



Agree! Skunky, I am ashamed of you! :nono1:

Jeez, it isn't like I am wearing orange! I am simply predicting Tennessee will win. Being objective is a good thing.

Jeez, it isn't like I am wearing orange! I am simply predicting Tennessee will win. Being objective is a good thing.

:roll:...not buying it.