NCAA President Myles Brand has written a few articles for the Huffington Post about why players shouldn’t be paid - Part I, Part II, Part III. Do you agree or disagree? I’ll have an article on the topic posted soon.

Mgoblog released their preseason blogpoll. We get a ballot this year and here’s how we voted this week.

Gabe McKenzie moves from Tight End to Defensive End.

The New York Times previews the 2008 Auburn Tiger football team. They’re nice to Auburn, but I wonder how much research they did considering that when describing Auburn’s “Low Point” of 2007, they don’t mention Mississippi State.

Another SEC blog, Cock ‘n Fire, has asked us to participate in a weekly SEC poll. Since preseason polls are worthless anyways, they asked us to rank the SEC coaches for the preseason poll. Here’s how I responded, tell me what you think.

The Auburner “Coaches Poll”

The most difficult thing I have found about creating this poll is that
I have come to find that I hate every single one of these coaches. So
I listed them in the order of how much I actually respect them,
considering I loathe each and every one of their existences.

1. Tommy Tuberville (obviously)
2. Mark Richt
3. Urban Meyer
4. Sylvester Croom
5. Houston Nutt
6. Steve Spurrier
7. Les Miles
8. Bobby Petrino
9. Phil Fulmer
10. Rich Brooks
11. Bobby Johnson
12. Nick Saban (obviously)

The accumulated results from all SEC blogs participating should be up by Thursday

Great interview with four former Tigers now playing for the Seattle Seahawks.

Nick Saban is on the cover of Forbes as “Sports’ Most Powerful Coach”.

Blackmon’s time to shine?

Please note the witty comeback included; Where’s Saban?

Funny SEC motivational posters.