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'''Louie Says''' was an [[Indie Rock|indie rock]] [[Trio (music)|trio]] on the [[RCA Records]] label. The group consisted of Clark Stiles, [[Sam Slovick]], and Josh Crawley. They released two [[Compact Disc|CDs]] in 1997, one was a [[Demo (music)|demo]] [[EP]] called ''Cold to the Touch'', the other was their debut (and only) [[album]] entitled ''Gravity, Suffering, Love, and Fate''.
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|Year=2007
|Team=Auburn Tigers
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The '''2007 Auburn Tigers football team''' will represent [[Auburn University]] in the 2007-2008 [[college football]] season. Head coach [[Tommy Tuberville]] returns for his ninth season at Auburn, the third longest tenure among current [[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] head coaches. He is joined by returning offensive coordinator Al Borges and returning defensive coordinator Will Muschamp. Auburn will play its eight-game home schedule at [[Jordan-Hare Stadium]], the ninth largest on-campus stadium in the NCAA seating 87,451. Conference foe Vanderbilt returns to the schedule while non-conference opponents South Florida, New Mexico State, and Tennessee Tech will play the Tigers for the first time.<ref name="06MediaGuide"> {{cite web |title=2006 Auburn Football Media Guide - History |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |url=http://www.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/06-mg-history |accessdate=2007-06-21}}</ref>
Despite the group's short lived career they produced one notable song, ''[http://www.bluelyrics.net/l/louie_says_lyrics/she_lyrics.html| She]''. ''She'' was featured in popular American television shows such as [[Dawson’s Creek]] (Episode #111 - [http://dawsonscreekmusic.com/music/eps110.shtml| Double Date]) and [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] (Episode 2x05 - [[Reptile Boy]]) when they appeared on the now defunct [[The_WB_Television_Network|WB network]].
==Pre-season==
Senior quarterback [[Brandon Cox]] returns for his third and final season as a starter. Finally healthy after being hampered the entire 2006 season with injuries, Auburn hopes he returns to his sophomore form.<ref name="ESPN-SECSpring">{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2880066 |title=Breaking down the SEC |author=Schlabach, Mark |publisher=ESPN |date=2007-05-24 |accessdate=2007-06-05}}</ref> Cox is joined in the backfield by a stable of talented backs including [[Brad Lester]], Ben Tate and freshman Mario Fannin.<ref name="ESPN-SECSpring" /><ref name="Lindy's">{{cite web |publisher=Lindy's Sports |title=Lindy's 2007 college football Top 25 countdown: No. 25 to No. 21 |url=http://www.lindyssports.com/content.php?id=1156 |author=Lindyssports.com staff |date=2007-05-18 |accessdate=2007-06-05}}</ref>
==Members==
Auburn returns one of the best defensive lines in the SEC, if not the country, anchored by senior nose tackle Josh Thompson (43 tackles), senior defensive end and sack-leader [[Quentin Groves]], and sophomore(RS) sensation Sen'Derrick Marks,<ref name="ESPN-SECSpring" /><ref name="Lindy's"/> who moves to end from defensive tackle where as a freshman he was named to the ''Sporting News'' and Coaches' SEC All-Freshman Teams.
* Clark Stiles - Guitar, Bass, Drums, etc.
* Sam Slovick - Lead Vocals
* Josh Crawley - Keyboards and Vocals
==Discography==
Prior to the season, a new, $2.9 million, 30-foot high by 74-foot wide [[High-definition television|high definition]] Daktronics [[LED]] video display was installed in the south end-zone of Jordan-Hare Stadium. Auburn is the first SEC school to install an HD video display and the second in the NCAA (after Texas' [[Godzillatron]]). <ref name="AU-HDVid">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/032707aaa.html |title=Auburn To Install High Definition Video at Jordan-Hare Stadium |date=2007-03-27 |accessdate=2007-05-21 |publisher=Auburn Athletics Department}}</ref>
* ''Cold to the Touch'', EP, 1997
* ''Gravity, Suffering, Love, and Fate'', LP, 1997
===Rankings=External Links==
* [http://online.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=895930| ''Louie Says'' Page on MusicMatch.com]
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<nowiki>#</nowiki> 11 - Sportsline<ref>{{cite news | last =Dodd | first =Dennis | title=Spring Top 25 | language =English | publisher =sportsline.com | date =[[2007-03-26]] | url=http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/story/10089235| accessdate=2007-06-01}}</ref><br />
[[Category:Rock_trios]]
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 14 - Rivals.com<ref>{{cite news | last =McClellan | first =Mark | title =Rivals.com 2007 Preseason Top 25 | language =English | publisher =ESPN | date =[[2007-01-09]] | url =http://collegefootball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=627579| accessdate =2007-01-18}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 14 - CollegeFootballNews<ref>{{cite web | title=2007 Preseason Rankings, National Title Contenders - No. 1 to No. 25 | url=http://cfn.scout.com/2/609740.html| publisher=Scout.com | accessdate=2007-01-16 | language=English | format=HTML}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 16 - Sports Illustrated<ref>{{cite web |author=Mandel, Stewart |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/24/spring.power.rankings/index.html
|title=Rights of spring |publisher=CNNSI.com |date=2007-04-24 |accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 16 - The Sporting News<ref>{{cite news |title=Sporting News releases rankings |url=http://www.ncaasports.com/football/mens/story/10221016 |publisher=NCAA/LSU |accessdate=2007-06-10 |accessdate=2007-06-12}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 16 - NationalChamps.net<ref>http://www.nationalchamps.net/2007/earlybird/index.htm</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 21 - Athlon Sports<ref>{{cite web |title= No. 21: Cox's health key to Tigers' SEC hopes |url=http://www.athlonsports.com/college-football/10734/no-21-coxs-health-key-to-tigers-sec-hopes |publisher=Athlon Sports |accessdate=2007-06-05}}</ref><br />
<nowiki>#</nowiki> 23 - Lindy's Sports<ref name="Lindy's" />
===Watchlists and honors===
*[[Outland Trophy]] watchlist - King Dunlap<ref name="DunlapGroves">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/061207aaa.html |title=King Dunlap, Quentin Groves Named To Preseason Watch Lists |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |date=2007-06-12 |accessdate=2007-06-25}}</ref>
*[[Bronko Nagurski Trophy]] watchlist - Quentin Groves<ref name="DunlapGroves"/>
*[[Chuck Bednarik Award]] watchlist - Quentin Groves<ref name="BednarikWatch">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/062507aaa.html |title=Quentin Groves Named To Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |date=2007-06-25 |accessdate=2007-06-25}}</ref>
*[[Ted Hendricks Award]] watchlist - Quentin Groves<ref name="HendricksWatch">{{cite web |url=http://auburntigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/070307aaa.html |title=Quentin Groves Named To Hendricks Award Watch List |publisher=Auburn Athletic Department |date=2007-07-03 |accessdate=2007-07-03 }}</ref>
==Schedule==
The 2007 Tigers schedule was ranked the 5th hardest in the country by Sports Illustrated<ref name=Megargee0621>{{cite web | url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/06/19/schedules.top25/index.html |title=Top 25 toughest schedules |author=Megargee, Steve |publisher=SI.com/Rivals.com |date=2007-06-21}}</ref> and 6th hardest by ESPN.<ref>{{cite web |title=Can't accuse these teams of ducking anyone |author=Schlabach, Mark |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=2923693 |publisher=ESPN.com |date=2007-07-03 |accessdate=2007-07-03}</ref> The road schedule with all four opponents finishing in the Top 25 in 2006 including the defending BCS champion Florida Gators, was ranked as the 2nd toughest.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news;_ylt=ArtvqpQefn2niKTGykZ7ji8cvrYF?slug=rivals-133598&prov=rivals&type=lgns | title=Road to glory will be tough one for Seminoles | author=Steve Megargee | publisher=Rivals.com | accessdate=2007-06-21}}</ref>
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==Coaching staff==
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Position !! Years<br />at AU* || [[Alma mater]] (Year)
|- align="center"
| [[Tommy Tuberville]] || Head Coach || 8 || [[Southern Arkansas University]] (1976)
|- align="center"
| [[Al Borges]] || Offensive Coordinator<br />Quarterbacks || 3 || [[California State University, Chico]] (1982)
|- align="center"
| [[Hugh Nall]] || Offensive line || 8 || [[University of Georgia]] (1983)
|- align="center"
| [[Eddie Gran]] || [[Running back]]s<br />Special teams || 8 || [[California Lutheran University|California Lutheran]] (1987)
|- align="center"
| [[Steve Ensminger]] || [[Tight end]]s || 8 || [[Louisiana State University]] (1982)
|- align="center"
| [[Greg Knox]] || [[Wide receiver]]s<br />Recruiting Coordinator || 8 || [[Northeastern State University|Northeastern State]] (1986)<br />[[Northeastern University, Boston|Northeastern]] (1990)
|- align="center"
| [[Will Muschamp]] || Defensive Coordinator<br />Secondary || 1 || [[University of Georgia]] (1994)
|- align="center"
| [[Don Dunn]] || Defensive tackles || 8 || [[East Tennessee State University|East Tennessee State]] (1976)<br />[[Union College]] (1980)
|- align="center"
| [[Terry Price (American football)|Terry Price]] || Defensive ends || 8 || [[Texas A&M]] (1992)
|- align="center"
| [[James Willis]] || Linebackers || 1 || [[Auburn University]] (2003)
|}
<nowiki>*Entering season</nowiki>
==Game Notes==
===Kansas State===
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|Road=Wildcats
|R1= ||R2= ||R3= ||R4= ||RT=
|Home=Tigers
|H1= ||H2= ||H3= ||H4= ||HT=
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Auburn is undefeated in two previous meetings with Kansas State in 1978 and 1979.<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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===South Florida===
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|Road=Bulls
|R1= ||R2= ||R3= ||R4= ||RT=
|Home=Tigers
|H1= ||H2= ||H3= ||H4= ||HT=
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{{seealso|2007 South Florida Bulls football team}}
This will be Auburn's first game against the [[Big East Conference|Big East]]'s South Florida Bulls.<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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===Mississippi State===
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|Road=Bulldogs
|R1= ||R2= ||R3= ||R4= ||RT=
|Home=Tigers
|H1= ||H2= ||H3= ||H4= ||HT=
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Mississippi State last won at Auburn in 1999 as Auburn leads the series at home 25-5 and 56-22-2 overall.<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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===New Mexico State===
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|Road=Aggies
|R1= ||R2= ||R3= ||R4= ||RT=
|Home=Tigers
|H1= ||H2= ||H3= ||H4= ||HT=
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The Aggies travel to Auburn for the first meeting between these two teams.<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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===Florida===
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|Road=Tigers
|R1= ||R2= ||R3= ||R4= ||RT=
|Home=Gators
|H1= ||H2= ||H3= ||H4= ||HT=
}}
{{seealso|2007 Florida Gators football team}}
Auburn makes its first trip to The Swamp since 2002. Auburn's defeat of Florida was the Gators' only loss in their [[2007 BCS National Championship Game|2006 BCS Championship]] season. Auburn holds a slight edge in the overall series with a 41-38-2 record.<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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===Vanderbilt===
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|Road=Commodores
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|Home=Tigers
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The Commodores rotate back onto Auburn's schedule for the first meeting since 2003. Auburn's all-time record against Vanderbilt is 20-19-1.<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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===Arkansas===
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|Road=Tigers
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|Home=Razorbacks
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{{seealso|2007 Arkansas Razorbacks football team}}
Auburn looks to avenge last year's 27-10 home loss to Arkansas. AU signed the top two Arkansas high school football prospects out from under the Razorbacks during the off-season.
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===LSU===
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|Road=Tigers
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|Home=Tigers
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{{seealso|2007 LSU Tigers football team}}
Auburn has scored only five wins in eighteen attempts at tough Tiger Stadium. The stakes are high, as this game has become a key matchup for a berth in the [[SEC Championship Game]].<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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===Ole Miss===
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|Home=Tigers
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Ole Miss has only beaten the Tigers in Auburn twice in 1999 and 2003; Auburn leads the series 23-8.<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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===Tennessee Tech===
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|Home=Tigers
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The Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles will travel to Auburn to meet the home-standing Tigers for the first time.<ref name="06MediaGuide" /> Tech will be greeted by Auburn's own golden eagle, Nova - [[War Eagle|War Eagle VII]], who will circle the field prior to the game in what is one of college football's most exciting traditions.
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===Georgia===
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|Road=Tigers
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|Home=Bulldogs
|H1= ||H2= ||H3= ||H4= ||HT=
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{{seealso|2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team}}
AU travels to Georgia for the 111th meeting of the [[Deep South's Oldest Rivalry]]. Oddly, Auburn leads the series in Athens 18-9 and has won 10 of the last 12 matchups in [[Sanford Stadium]].<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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===Alabama===
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|Home=Tigers
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{{seealso|2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team}}
Though this in-state rivalry known as the [[Iron Bowl]] is considered one of the most bitter and intense in all of sports, this will be only the ninth meeting at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium and the first meeting at JHS on [[Thanksgiving]] weekend.<ref name="06MediaGuide" />
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== Related pages ==
*[[Auburn Tigers football]]
*[[Auburn Tigers]]
*[[Auburn University]]
*[[Southeastern Conference]]
*[[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season]]
*[[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings]]
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== External links ==
*[http://www.auburntigers.com/ Auburn Tigers Official website]
==References==
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