December 4, 2007
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Fewer than 48 hours after the Chick-fil-A Bowl’s selection of 22nd-ranked Auburn and 15th-ranked Clemson for its 40th annual bowl, Chick-fil-A Bowl officials have declared the game a complete sellout.
This is the Chick-fil-A Bowl’s 11th consecutive sellout and a continuation of the Bowl’s distinction as the highest-attended non-BCS bowl game in the country over the last decade. Only the Rose and Fiesta Bowls have longer sellout streaks.
“I’m not sure if I can remember a game where both teams sold through their ticket allotments so quickly,” said Gary Stokan, Chick-fil-A Bowl president. “I probably should’ve had a stopwatch handy.”
“These are two sets of passionate fans, and there is no doubt the atmosphere in the Georgia Dome will be electric on New Year’s Eve,” Stokan added.
In 2006, the Virginia Tech match-up with Georgia set the all-time Georgia Dome attendance mark at 75,406 - a figure that surpassed the previous record of 75,125 set by the Chick-fil-A Bowl between Clemson and Tennessee in 2004.
“All indications are that we’ll make a run at that milestone again this year,” Stokan said.
The 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl will be played Dec. 31 at 7:30 p.m. (EST) and will be nationally televised by ESPN.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl is the longest-running rivalry series of top-ranked teams from the ACC and SEC and is recognized as one of the most competitive bowl games in college football. The Chick-fil-A Bowl owns exclusive rights to the first selection in the ACC - after the BCS - and will set records this year with its 11th straight sellout and an all-time high $5.83 million in total team payout. The Chick-fil-A Bowl is the highest-attended non-BCS game in the country and leads all bowl games in charitable and scholarship contributions.
Source: AuburnTigers.com
December 2, 2007
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The 22nd-ranked Auburn football team (8-4) accepted an invitation Sunday to play 15th-ranked Clemson (9-3) from the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 40th annual Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta. The game will be played at the Georgia Dome beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET on December 31, 2007. It will mark the program’s fourth trip to the Atlanta-based bowl.
Read more at AuburnTigers.com
November 12, 2007
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The Auburn (7-4, 4-3 SEC) football game against Alabama (6-4, 4-3 SEC) on Nov. 24 at Jordan-Hare Stadium will be televised by ESPN, the Southeastern Conference announced Monday. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. CT.
It will mark the fifth time this year that the Tigers have been on ESPN. ESPN televised Auburn’s wins over Kansas State, Florida, and Arkansas, and loss at LSU.
Auburn has an open date this Saturday.
November 12, 2007
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The Nov. 24 Iron Bowl won’t be a CBS afternoon game. You can bet on that.
The network with the first choice in picking SEC games chose to air Tennessee at Kentucky at 12:30 p.m. followed by Florida State at Florida at 4 p.m.
That leaves the Auburn-Alabama game to fall to be ticketed as a night game on either ESPN or ESPN2.
Source: The Birmingham News Breaking News Blog on AL.com
November 12, 2007
Athletics, General
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With the Iron Bowl moving back to its traditional Thanksgiving week, Auburn University has modified its game-day plan in the interest of campus security and safety. The university will close the core of campus (the area bounded by Samford Avenue, Wire Road, Magnolia Avenue and College Street) from 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, through 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23.
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Employees working during this time must display an A or B zone hangtag if they want to park in the campus core. Additionally, tailgate sites may not be reserved in any manner until 6 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23. Individuals and groups will not be permitted to loiter or sit on campus to reserve a preferred site until this time. Tape, rope, chairs, small tents and any other site markings placed prior to Friday will be removed.
Auburn and Alabama will play in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 24; the time will be announced later. For more information on the Iron Bowl week plan, visit www.auburn.edu/gameday.
Source: AU Daily
November 11, 2007
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As the University of Georgia did last weekend with their “Blackout”, could Auburn be thinking of the ultimate ALL AUBURN ALL ORANGE event for the Alabama football game next weekend against Alabama by wearing ORANGE jerseys? After all, it is a designated an “All Auburn All Orange” event according to Auburn University’s Wire Eagle.
According to The Goldmine Scoop blog on AL.com, Tuberville probably won’t do it:
“One thing for sure, Tuberville isn’t going to counter with the Tigers breaking out their old and seldom-seen orange jerseys. Tuberville said he’s too much of a traditionalist for that, added he has trouble even recognizing teams on TV when they wear modern tricked-up colors and, besides, he’s not going to get in trouble by wearing orange, which would be bound to be as controversial as packing up the car and moving to College Station.”
Personally I thought the black at UGA looked great, not just on the field, but in the stands! If we could rally the troops and send some emails, maybe it would happen?
Your thoughts?
October 29, 2007
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After not making it on the air against Troy
this week, Georgia will be back on in the premiere Saturday slot against Auburn as CBS has picked up the Nov. 10 game and will air it at 3:30 p.m.
Georgia is 1-1 on CBS this year. It beat Florida this past weekend and lost to Tennessee earlier this month. Georgia (6-2, 4-2) has moved to No. 10 in both the BCS and AP polls. Auburn (6-3, 4-2) will play host to Tennessee Tech this week. Georgia and Auburn have split the last six games, with Georgia winning last season in Auburn.
Source: AJC.com
