It was early in the 1970's when I rode the Jundah Plains, a small town but a vast countryside. I worked the Caplin Station, a large cattle station, heading towards Longreach. The mob in the yards were a wild bunch but reliable, they would always have your back. There was Noat, a name given to him whilst sharpening axes years ago, consequently a job not to be undertaken when drunk leaving him with no toes on his left foot. Then there was Terry, the Romanian with attitude (Huh! Imagine that!) As well as the Taylor brothers, Dave and Jack.
The biggest games, the best bowls, the greatest players and coaches to ever wear the orange and blue-- it's all here in this celebration of Auburn Football in the Modern Era. In its more than 300 pages of colorful memories, statistics, humor, Top Ten lists, and much more, DECADES OF DOMINANCE passionately argues for Auburn's greatness on the football field. Here are just a handful of the many chapter topics included: Dye Hard: The Pat Dye Era Top Ten Bowl Games Running Back U: Auburn's Top Rushers and their Statistics The Rise and Fall of the Bowden Empire Top Ten Greatest Games Played in Jordan-Hare The Tommy Tuberville Era Auburn's Records vs the Rest of the SEC and vs All Other Conferences The Future of Auburn Football AND MUCH MORE! As a special bonus, this book includes the Complete History of Jordan-Hare Stadium, as well as the scores from every season, every game, and every bowl game in Auburn's Modern Era, 1981-present. Van Allen Plexico and John Ringer, authors of the bestselling SEASON OF OUR DREAMS and "Wishbone" columnists and podcasters for The War Eagle Reader, poured every ounce of their passion for Auburn football into giving you DECADES OF DOMINANCE: AUBURN FOOTBALL IN THE MODERN ERA. "A compendium unapologetically celebrating the greatness of Auburn football. Every Auburn fan should own it." -- Michael Skotnicki, author of AUBURN'S UNCLAIMED NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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The BCS National Championship was only the last step in a long and astonishing journey for the Auburn Tigers in 2010. This resilient and focused team drove relentlessly on toward the biggest prize of all: a fabled Date in the Desert with Oregon in Glendale, AZ. Van Allen Plexico and John Ringer-- "Wishbone" columnists for the War Eagle Reader-- covered the season as it was happening, game by game, week by week, offering analysis, insights and observations with a humorous bent and an eye firmly fixed on Auburn history. This book contains all of their columns plus a stadium full of extras, from the preseason through the BCS Title Game, all from the minds and keyboards of two Tiger alums who never stopped believing in Auburn-- and loving it.
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