Gustav is a viking?

By Joe McAdory

I keeping hearing what a bizarre name Hurricane Gustav is. I really wasn’t sure if the name was Russian, Cuban or some other Latin descent. So I decided to Google the name and find out.

According to the folks at Wikipedia, “Gustav or Gustaf is a male given name of Old Swedish origin, means “staff of the Goths,“ derived from the Old Norse elements Gautr (“Goth”) and stafr (“staff”). This name has been borne by seven Kings of Sweden, including the 16th-century Gustav Vasa and the current king, Carl XVI Gustaf. It is a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa.“

Swedish? So Gustav is a viking? Not very tropical. I don’t get it.

Thanks for buying tickets, now go home?

By Joe McAdory

Is it just me, or are there more students in Jordan-Hare’s student section than seats available? Hmm ... and if so, are students who purchased tickets being turned away at the gate?

That’s the hot rumor. But let’s remember, that’s just a rumor. I wouldn’t know. I’m inside the stadium.

From the doghouse to the end zone
AU coach Tommy Tuberville demoted receiver Robert Dunn on the depth chart last week. There’s a reason why he was still the Tigers’ first-string punt-returner. Dunn returned a ULM punt 66 yards late in the first quarter for the Tigers’ second score and a 14-0 lead.

Maybe coach will give him a hug now.

Almost gametime

By Joe McAdory

We’re roughly 50 minutes from kickoff at Jordan-Hare Stadium. I couldn’t help but notice a subtle change inside.

The murals along the south scoreboard are different. Gone is Mike Donahue. Enter the 1957 championship team. Gone is the old Sullivan-Beasley photo. Enter a different Sullivan-Beasley photo. Another mural, with Zeke Smith, Tracy Rocker and Carlos Rogers, is new too. Don’t know what it replaced.

Anyway, Braves pitcher and Auburn alum Tim Hudson was spotted outside the stadium, right arm in a brace, left arm carrying a child. That’s the spoils of fatherhood I guess.

Got to give kudos to the nice press box elevator lady at Jordan-Hare. This woman must sit confined in this space-heater all day and all night. It’s a sauna in there. Give the woman some air conditioning, a fan, something.

A last note to Dusty Thibodeaux, publisher of WarhawkReport.com: I never said last September that ULM had the longest losing streak in college football. We both know that honor at the time went to Florida International, which is best remembered for the 2006 steel cage match with the Miami Hurricanes.

Palin’s listed in the phone book

By Joe McAdory

This may not last long, but Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin, along with her husband, Todd, is listed in the telephone directory. Living in Wasilla, Alaska, the couple’s number is 907-373-3113.

Something tells me she’s not home and it may be very difficult to get through. I still found this to be interesting.

A real wind tunnel

By Joe McAdory

God bless The Weather Channel’s Stephanie Abrams. Her battle against Mother Nature during a hurricane in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., in 2004 was legendary. But please, someone give the poor girl some protective headgear and perhaps an anchor.

Check out the link to the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHr-JxqotQU