Hey everyone. Here are two items of interest. They didn't deserve a full blog on their own, but together they deserve more than a mention in the comments.A.) BB&T, which absorbed Colonial Bank, has signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with Auburn. Here is what I received in the inbox:
BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) announced today it will become the retail banking partner in three Auburn University athletic venues, including Jordan-Hare Stadium, through an agreement with the Auburn ISP Sports Network. It is the first major sports marketing agreement for BB&T in Alabama.
B.) The Southeastern Conference has issued its "final" credential policy for the 2009 season. It includes changes that my parent company, Gannett, considers positive. Those changes include additional flexibility in internet news coverage, uses of photographic images and clarification in the provisions of blogging.
I am now cleared to accept credentials and cover games. This is good.
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ReplyDeleteO'Reary?
ReplyDeleteDeuce
ReplyDeleteSO now that you have credentials, wht changes should we expect on this blog?
ReplyDeleteCrap
ReplyDeleteAlternatives to the Pythagorean Theorem and Other Life-Changing Ideas.
ReplyDeleteThis is totally OT but here is a feel good story...
ReplyDeleteFinally Winners
Way to flex your muscle, Gannett!
ReplyDeleteWonderful news Jay. I knew they wouldn't pull Jay G. this early in the season. He is just too valuable to the team.
ReplyDeleteDL- Nice to see you back in form.
ReplyDeleteWay to go DL!!! Now we're ready for some football!!!
ReplyDeleteCare to elaborate on the changes?
ReplyDeleteI like BB&T. Over my years with sate and national level non profit's, I did business with their marketing and sponsorship people. My opinion has been that they are a good company with a healthy, socially responsible corporate culture. I hope this will be a good partnership with Auburn.
ReplyDeleteSo you will be able to live blog during the game like last year?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great story, FSJ. Football can be very beneficial to a community such as this. It brings everyone together and offers hope. I lived in a small NC town, I know.
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about the business/banking world. What does this mean exactly. Please put it in terms my feeble mind can understand.
ReplyDeleteWhy was the SEC so reluctant to include provisions for "new media" as a part of the credentialing process?
ReplyDeleteand I'm talking about this:
ReplyDeleteretail banking partner in three Auburn University athletic venues, including Jordan-Hare Stadium
Luv, it means the Auburn Network has a sponsor, if I read correctly. Somebody has to pay the bills.
ReplyDeleteI take it to mean that everywhere you previously saw Colonial in those venues, you will now see BB&T. That is the first step in the right direction for me.
ReplyDeleteThey'll have the logo all over the place, the radio program may say brought to you by BB&T, etc.
ReplyDeleteUhm, did I just hear that Doug Amos is leaving WMSP's Roundtable?
ReplyDeleteAnyone have any idea how much they pay Auburn to have their logo all over the place?
ReplyDeleteBB&T was also the bank who refused to lend money to developers who were taking over folks property via eminent domain to build hotels and such. That made me like them too.
ReplyDeleteEddie, I take it you weren't a big fan of Colonial?
ReplyDeleteSo tweet, blog, and snapshot at your leisure, eh? Glad to hear that you'll have something to fill your Saturdays, Jay.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad they listened to reason, even if it was social networking reason (which may be an oxymoron).
Good for them, Monica!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they have to say how much the sponsorship is costing them? I don't think they would have to spell it out specifically. I don't think...
ReplyDeleteLuv- Not a fan at all. Had an account there and they screwed it up every which way more than once.
ReplyDeleteChizik makes another confusing comment.
ReplyDeleteIs it just me?
While it might be beneficial from a depth standpoint, the partial-contact practices haven't necessarily helped the team establish the physical brand of football it aims to play.
"I don't know exactly where we are in that department," Chizik said Tuesday. "But I feel good with where we're at."
THT - There's an ice cream party at my office at 4:00 for some of the board members.
ReplyDeleteYou're invited.
"I am now cleared to accept credentials and cover games. This is good."
ReplyDeleteJay for us Hotties....This is great! Keep up the awesome work!
Doug is leaving the roundtable????
ReplyDeleteI think he meant he just won't be doing the show tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteDarn...you guys had my hopes up for a minute.
ReplyDeleteI hate pants.
That is all
JZ- No pants equals terrible show. Sorry, but Bags struggles to hold the show together when Doug is not there.
ReplyDeleteYou misinterpreted...I wish they were both off the air and Mr. Tate was on solo in that time slot.
ReplyDeleteThe pants thing means, literally, I hate pants.
Great, now Camtasia doesn't even wanna work right for me...I have somehow sincerely angered the computer gods today.
ReplyDeleteFrom the prior thread RE: Mon's bammer fb friend. I've found that heaving flaming bags of poo at someone tends to deliver the appropriate message in these situations.
ReplyDeleteYou're not tipping her enough.
ReplyDeleteSo who wants some fresh yellowfin for dinner?? It's all over the place down here.
ReplyDeleteCamtasia? Are you doing the whole webcam girl thing again?
ReplyDeleteOK, I'm back ... but I have to take Mrs. Jet to the doc.
ReplyDeleteEddie, I'm witcha ... Livin' On a Prayer needs to go. But they can keep playin' Word Up! forevah!
"Socially responsible bank?" Does that mean the management wears condoms?
Later taters!
Monica, if all else fails, my old standby is swift and blinding violence.
ReplyDeleteNo, that means they're all Democrats.
ReplyDeleteNO SHE DIDN'T!
Uh...yeah.
ReplyDeleteYou can do that with Camtasia?? Shoot I was just using it to make an mp3 from a .wmv file.....sweet!
ReplyDeleteWill that be available for download, and if so, what will it set me back?
ReplyDeletenote to self: if you have any BB&T stock... SELL
ReplyDeleteNegotiable
ReplyDeleteThanks for the clarification, Monica.
ReplyDeleteDoug is just taking a day off - I must have misheard that.
On a side note, Living on a Prayer is like Live to Punt - something some dumba said that should have been forgotten long ago.
dumba? You speaking Italian now too Sensi? :-)
ReplyDeleteLiving On a Prayer = SUCKTACULAR
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of downloadables - download the Auburn Football Insider Podcast for FREE on ITunes.
ReplyDeleteNow back to your regularly scheduled posting.
I meant dumb a but forgot to hit that space bar thingy.
ReplyDeletei used to listen to my Born to Run casette tape on the drive over to intramurals. Any tunes from that would be peachy.
ReplyDeleteYes, i've found some support in my get rid of "Livin' on a Prayer" movement.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of bon jovi, isaw bon jovi in high school. My buddy had his lighter out for every note of "never say goodbye". Upon the song ending he let out a hearty "whooo" and reached to scratch his face and in a yelp i can still hear this day he sticks the backside of the lighter under his eye giving himself an awesome horseshoe burn under his right eye. I laugh everytime i hear bon jovi because it all circles back to that moment for me.
ReplyDeleteI voted to ban that douche of a song the night that "Kicker on a Stick" was born.
ReplyDeleteDon't care for the Living on a prayer message, but I like the tune. Kind of like when we used to play all I need is a miracle. Always thought that that didn't send the right message. Ofcourse we changed the lyrics to all I need is a Michelob which was a great message to send during the game.
ReplyDeleteWell what do y'all think about them playing Sweet Caroline?
ReplyDeleteI think the whole stadium should sing Jan Terri's "Losing You" instead of Living on a Prayer.
ReplyDeleteEddie & Sensi,
ReplyDeleteGreat show last night!
I haven't seen much support for my James Taylor movement.
ReplyDeleteI with you Hot-n-tots on the ban "living on a prayer" wagon. Although is was quite appropriate last year.
ReplyDeleteKristina -- umm no offense to all the Sawx fans out there, but no.
ReplyDeleteEddie & Sensi, thanks for all the Todd love on the insider. I haven't listened to the entire show, but I like the positive message.
ReplyDeleteI suppose Onward Christian Soldiers wouldn't fly?
ReplyDeletenot even when we're playing the infidels?
ReplyDeleteI think Get Down Goblin is more catchy, says "Saturday" to me.
ReplyDeletemytommy, I wasn't suggesting it. The band played it a lot last year Red Sox style. Was curious what people thought about that.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, how about "We're not gonna take it" by Twisted Sister.
ReplyDeleteThrow in a little "War Machine" by KISS.
ReplyDeleteI agree Jay, but it's Halloween themes might not be suitable for the entire season.
ReplyDeleteMaybe a different Jan Terri song each month is in order.
How about "Bulls on Parade" for when Eltoro walks into the stadium?
ReplyDeleteIn preparation for the upcoming season, I got a copy of a wav of Jim Fyffe going "Touchdown Auburn"!!! I highly recommend everyone get a copy. Hopefully I will be playing it a lot in a little over a week.
ReplyDeleteI will second "Get Down Goblin" if they'll put that awesome video on the bigscreen.
ReplyDeleteTouchdown Auburn ring tone. Cannot be beat.
ReplyDeleteCheck it.
ReplyDeleteBe sure to read the caption under Charlie Manson.
Rk & Steve- Thanks for listening!
ReplyDeleteehyou - the remnants of shirts on those guys is the funniest part to me. I'm sure they were Bama shirts, even though you can't tell in the pictures.
ReplyDeleteI've seen people walk into the Swamp with shirts like that on. That's too close to call.
ReplyDelete+1 for Get Down Goblin!
ReplyDelete"Sweet Caroline" is a good drinkin song...but I don't think it's football appropriate. "Living on a Prayer" is most definitely not football apropriate...But I do like the band's rendition of "Word up!"
ReplyDeleteI have a mp3 of a Jim Fyffe "TD Auburn"... I used it as the SMS notification on my blackberry, but now it just sits on my iphone wishing to be used...
ReplyDeleteIf only...
ehyou just ruined the productivity of my entire office for the afternoon as we split up the Wal-marts in metro bammerham to see what we could find....thanks!
ReplyDeleteI need chocolate...
ReplyDeleteMan...I missed the first 20 minutes of the Die Bammer Die hour.
ReplyDeleteLet the hate and violence commence.
Kristina, I had no idea that our band planned that. I guess they were on the Sawx bandwagon too for some reason.
ReplyDeleteBig Bird - can't wait to see that! Those other photos will be put to shame. Let everyone know when you have some available for viewing.
ReplyDeletewhat is get down goblin?
ReplyDeleteMe too, Sensi.
ReplyDeleteDmiller is sentenced to 2 hours of Jan Terri videos on youtube.
ReplyDeleteIf only chocolate could be sent via e-mail. I would hook y'all up.
ReplyDeleteAnd we would keep you busy Scott Choc
ReplyDeleteMaybe Michael can get Jan Terri in on the no-shaving thing.
ReplyDeleteI am still looking for chocolate around the office. This may require a trip to the bookstore...
ReplyDeleteNo shaving? What's that all about? Jan Terri is a lady who will be hard to convince to give up any of her current hygiene measures.
ReplyDeleteOh my, if you click on "about us" on the people of wal-mart site, you'll get a treat. I laughed so hard no sound came out for a while.
ReplyDeleteI would have taken photos for free but they are giving away $100 for the best photo of every month! whoohoo!
Just Like You Imagined, Auburn Football 2009
ReplyDeleteDMiller...
ReplyDeleteYoutube it and prepare to be entertained.
okay, now I am a Friend of the People of Walmart! What a crazy site and what crazy sites!!Hope I don't end up on it! Thanks for the laughs!
ReplyDeleteThis would be Jet's vote for music
ReplyDeleteMonica, the comments on that video are worse than al.com!
ReplyDeleteHowever, I AM READY FOR SOME FRAKKIN FOOTBALL!!!
LOL yeah, I noticed that too. Crazy.
ReplyDeleteJust Like You Imagined, Auburn Football 2009 (Alternate Version)
ReplyDeleteNow this is a site just for JZ!!
ReplyDeletewww.songstowearpantsto.com
Hmm...michela, I'm not sure I wanna click on anything you label "alternative"
ReplyDeleteI got rick rolld jan terri style!
ReplyDeleteJake the black Lab has been adopted!!!! YAY!
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ReplyDeleteSean = Goob
ReplyDeleteI thought he was an idiot.
ReplyDeleteMonica, not a fan?
ReplyDeleteReally,you guys don't like Error 404? They kick @$$.
ReplyDeleteDid my link error out?
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'm the idiot. I can't get your link to work. What am I missing out on?
ReplyDeleteBut it's a REALLY long tune j-z
ReplyDeleteAh, I was going for the straight up Rick Roll but then after I posted, Monica had her bit about Rick Roll Jan-Terri style...basically, FAIL.
ReplyDelete119
ReplyDeletetry again
ReplyDeleteDon't follow Michael's links, don't follow Michael's links, don't follow....dang!!!! did it again!!!
ReplyDeleteAnother great one:
ReplyDeletewww.lamebook.com
Has really funny facebook entries. A must read. And read like 5 pages of it.
And now everyone is reading lamebook... or the puppets have them...
ReplyDeletec'mon people - i need some entertainment
ReplyDeletei had forgotten the true genius of 'Get Down Goblin'. nice.
ReplyDeleteAre brown recluse spider bites bad? Just askin'.
ReplyDeletecongrats on the puppy adoption Monnie. great news.
ReplyDeleteLike the UGA pic at the bottom of page1, Michael. Really that explains a lot, about the school my son is now going to ... great.
ReplyDeleteMchuela, speaking of being captured by puppets...how was the sale at Penny's?
ReplyDeleteIsn't that awesome, Scottie! thanks
ReplyDeleteI was all prepared for mr wvu and he left. loser
ReplyDeleteummm.... speechless
ReplyDeletesometimes complicated relationships really aren't so complicated at all
ReplyDeleteTold you so D.
ReplyDeletei started sketching a new painting out last nite Monnie. i'll keep you updated.
ReplyDeleteWhy do I get the feeling 2.0 is lurking around here somewhere?
ReplyDeleteooooo what's it going to be?
ReplyDeleteehyou - I've tried to resist telling you this, but your new profile pic makes me HAWT!
ReplyDeleteOh, Kristeenuh, it was alright. I already had most of the dress socks on sale. It was a bit of a waste of time. But you know me, when I hear there is a sale, I run right to it.
ReplyDeleteHow did you escape the puppets, Kreestinuh? Do you still have both hands?
ehyou's pic is such a hottie. makes me want to listen to Strawberry Fields over & over & over.
ReplyDeleteMon, he wore #16 and his initials are D.C. ssshhhhh.....
Wow, I didn't know the womenzes liked the porkchops thing. Gonna have to re-evaluate.
ReplyDeletei like it when you talk super duper secret code - can't wait to see it
ReplyDeletej-z - she says she hasn't been lurking for the past couple of hours; busy getting ready for her trip (hopefully)
ReplyDeleteDon't resist Mon. The fu manchu has that effect of the ladies.
ReplyDeleteRest easy ehyou. You pick doesn't make me hawt.
ReplyDeleteSteve, you're a heartbreaker.
ReplyDeletej-z was only hoping she was lurking...
ReplyDeleteWeather likely to impact practice today.
ReplyDeleteTrue Frosh, Matt Barkley, has been named starting QB for SoCal Condoms.
ReplyDeleteYes, I still have both hands. No thanks to you.
ReplyDeleteTHT, tell 2.0 thanks for being willing to contract puppetitis for me. I know who has my back now.
Kristeenuh, you can't make me feel guilty. I clearly stated that if I wasn't busy, I would have helped you. What more do you want from me?!
ReplyDeleteEurasia is dead to me. You're like France!
ReplyDeleteouch...
ReplyDeleteShe could have at least said Luxembourg
OHHHH NO!!! WE HAVE LOST THE SUPPORT OF KRISTEEENUHH! OH HEAVENS! I AM SO SCARED! HOW SHALL OUR STATE SURVIVE??!!!
ReplyDeleteOh wait, we're effin Eurasia. We stand alone on our own awesomeness. Never mind.
I have it on a very reliable source Eurasia is harboring puppets and WMD and that it's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only
ReplyDeleteYou know, Eurasia's number one business is Awesomeness. Do you know what the second biggest money generator is? Antacid manufacturing. Awesomeness is awesome, but it gives you terrible heartburn.
ReplyDeleteehyou,
ReplyDeleteJust catching up with earlier posts. Your Walmart site had me rolling.
.....but what were you looking for exactly when you stumbled on that site?????
I could fill up that site from our local Walmart! We've got some real lookers over here in east Georgia.
If by "harboring puppets" you mean drowning puppets by the harbor in Eurasia Bay, then your statement would be accurate.
ReplyDeleteyes, I do believe he was hoping, D. Miller ;-) wink wink
ReplyDeleteExcellent Auburn Insider show, but I disagree about the fans influence on who wins the game. I am convinced it is my intensity staring at the TV that determines whether Auburn wins or loses. Of course, it is just a theory.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Steve.
ReplyDeletedid ya get it, sensi?
ReplyDeletehmm seems i left off a few quote marks....ah blast, too busy to make a coherent post.
ReplyDeleteback to the grind
A dopo tutti!
The running game thing is going to be interesting. While we will do power running, it will be mixed in with misdirection and the option.
ReplyDelete"A dopo tutti" is Italian for "A dope just farted"
ReplyDeleteStill searching, Mon.
ReplyDeleteIt's like a conspiracy to keep chocolate from me.
Damn The Man.
Monica ...
ReplyDeleteThe video and the music rocked.
By the way, due to Wade Christopher, I now predict Auburn coming in second in the West.
ReplyDeletePeople knock unrealistic expectations, but I choose to believe in them.
ReplyDeleteJay G.,
ReplyDeletePeople knock unrealistic expectations, but I choose to believe in them. - SteveFC
That should be the front quote. It's much more apropos as we near season start.
I had high expectations for last year ... a few weeks into the season, I needed an expectorant.
ReplyDeleteI think the front quote should be mundane for once. You know, reward mediocrity. Maybe make Steve's earlier quote, "The running game thing is going to be interesting" the headliner. Kind of like a 6-6 team going to a bowl game (like Auburn might be this year)
ReplyDeleteGotta love the far east...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5V-2PPa4fQ
Can't we just keep a pic of Randy
ReplyDeleteCampbell's wife where we currently keep the front page quotes?
But Michael, you must look at the positive side. We might go 6-6, but we could do the Bama thing and claim the national title anyway.
ReplyDeleteJet I"m so glad you liked it!
ReplyDeleteSensi - I'd help you out if I could.
Boy, puppet hour is really slow. I think I'm just going to eat that forbidden doughnut in the fridge.
ReplyDeleteRandy outkicked his coverage when he met Mrs. Campbell to be sure.
ReplyDeleteGood evening hot ones
ReplyDeleteAlive and kicking and 'good' busy.
War Eagle.
Person with the initials BW who is requesting to be in the FB group. Please let me know who you are on here either thru post or email.
ReplyDeleteEltoro out again today...
ReplyDeleteGive the Bull his horns back!
New thread up
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