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In 2000, while still head coach of the LSU Bengalcubs, (anti) St. Nick the Red, (or at that time purple…before was green, after was green again, not sure what color is next) lost to him. He was the offensive coordinator at Oklahoma for two years before becoming a head coach. When Oklahoma State was looking for a head coach, he was named as one of the five best up-and-coming candidates along with --- at that time --- Rich Rodreguez who was the offensive coordinator at Clemson, Les Miles who was with the Dallas Cowboys, Gary Darnell who was the Western Michigan head coach, and Steve Logan who was the East Carolina Head Coach.

He recruited in a state where his team was considered by most to be 4th on the list of universities that a college prospect would want to attend and play ball. He oversaw his teams rise from non-scholarship division III to division 1. And he left UAB for Tennessee Tech.

Of course, I am talking about Watson Brown, the older brother and personal confidant of younger brother, Mack Brown.

He will lead his Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles into Jordan-Hare Stadium this week to take on our Auburn Tigers. The Golden Eagles are 4-5 on the season, and have struggled on several occasions. This past Saturday, they lost to Pat Sullivan’s Samford Bulldogs by a score of 59 – 52.

Tennessee Tech rolled up 488 yards of offense on Samford, including the 7th time this season that running back Derek White rushed for over 100 yards. He now has over 1000 yards for the season. Wide receiver and special teams returner Larry Shipp was named the Ohio Valley Conference’s player of the week, however, as he amassed over 301 all purpose yards in the game. He returned one kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown, which was his 4th kickoff return for a TD this year. How does he do it? Well, he is 5’9”, 185 lbs. and runs a true 4.29 forty yard dash. Shipp also had 7 receptions for 191 yards in the game, and has caught at least 1 pass in all 41 games the senior has played in while at T.Tech.

This is the first ever meeting on the gridiron for Auburn and Tennessee Tech. The game appears to be an obvious mismatch. Auburn has won its last 15 homecoming games, and this should be #16. Auburn is bowl-eligible for the eighth straight season, and that is the second longest streak in school history. Auburn has held 3 of its last 4 opponents to under 10 points, and is averaging giving up 15.8 points per game. Auburn is 2nd in the SEC and 8th in the nation in both points allowed and total defense.

With not much more to say about this ballgame, let me just end it with…

War Eagle!!

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