Last week, you got a taste of things to come this offseason as we countdown to kick off on September 1st. This week, the official 100 day countdown to kick off, kicks off. Today’s countdown takes us to the turn of the century when a new era of Auburn football was dawning on the Plains.
After Terry Bowden’s dramatic collapse in 1998, the Tigers stole Tommy Tuberville away from SEC West rival Ole Miss to get things back on track. It was a bumpy first year for Tubs going 5-6 and missing a bowl but 2000 would see the Tigers bounce back in a big way.