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Saturday, November 8, 2008

Auburn-UT Martin pregame

You're looking LIVE at (the mostly empty student section of) Jordan-Hare Stadium for today's game between Auburn and, as Anniston Star scribe Luke Brietzke said, bizarro Auburn ... I mean, Tennessee-Martin.

If it's not enough that the Skyhawks' home jerseys look exactly like Auburn's, the UT Martin pep band was playing the Tigers' fight song.

Some pre-game notes:
  • A couple players are not dressed today, including DT Sen'Derrick Marks and DE Antonio Coleman. Zach Clayton and Antoine Carter will start instead.
  • CB Jerraud Powers, WR Rod Smith and NG Tez Doolittle are dressed, although Chris Slaughter will start in Smith's place and Mike Blanc will start for Doolittle.
  • Mike Berry will start for Byron Isom at right guard.
  • Little windy out here today, witha 16 mph wind out of the West Southwest. That should definitely play a role in the kicking game.
  • Sure enough, Auburn's wearing white and UT Martin is wearing orange. I feel like I've seen two opposing teams wear solid-colored jerseys in the same game before. Couldn't Auburn have still worn blue? It seems like the colors are different enough.
  • Not a great crwod so far. I can't imagine this place will sell out, but you'd typically expect a pretty big crowd for homecoming, right?

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