i tend to agree with you that AU will try and slow the game down. the AU offense is one of the most deliberate in the country. not as much as say the old Princeton teams from the 90's, but kind of like the way Wisconsin is now. they much prefer to play games in the 50s and 60s. they do shoot...
when i first saw this thread and link i was quite thrilled to think that someone in the "media" was actually giving my beloved eagles a chance to win on friday. however, after seeing his picture i have to agree with some of the people posting that he probably did ride on the short, yellow...
gordon austin?! i think your memory is pretty darn good after 26.5 years. i think the other guy you are referring to is mark bowers. anyway, enjoy the game. should be a relative cake walk for UT.
i remember that game with a little less fondness then you do. AU had really talented teams back then and were perenial contenders in the old ECC conference. the 81-82 AU team made it to the NIT (before the NCAA expanded to 64 teams) that year after losing the conference tournament final to...
Amen! regarding your comment about the Hill rats at AU. my freshmen year roommate at AU was actually from Tennessee and he worked in the offices of a senator from from their named Jim Sasser (sp?) or something like that. every night he would come home and bore me to tears telling me how he got...
LOL! before i got to the end of the sentence regarding your question about the over/under, i immediately thought "5" as well. however, if i get to count the cheerleaders and the ridiculous AU mascot (Clawed D. Eagle) i'll go with 10!
thanks for the reply. i think you and i are the only ones with any ties to AU that have posted on this board. although, from your time there you probably realized that the undergraduate student body is relatively apathetic when it comes to atheletics. i guess i can't blame them since they...