Riley: JeffCo must avoid bankruptcy Oct 2, 2009
Riley, the keynote speaker at s Business Network breakfast at the Wynfrey Hotel Thursday, said the county should exhaust every alternative before contemplating bankruptcy. Jefferson County is saddled with $3. (Birmingham Business Journal, AL)
Mississippi looks ready to swim with sharks Jul 26, 2009
There was Alabama coach Nick Saban, strolling through the Wynfrey Hotel early Thursday morning while grown men screamed "Roll Tide!" and a middle-aged woman covered her mouth with her autograph book and nearly fainted. Florida coach Urban Meyer peacocked around the joint, too, fashionably late and explaining (straight-faced) that linebacker Brandon Spikes possibly the SEC's best talker decided he was too shy to show up. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Spurrier admits not picking Tebow Jul 25, 2009
He confessed upon arrival at the Wynfrey Hotel and took blame, while simultaneously pointing the finger at an administrator for the blunder. An underling had prepared his All-SEC ballot, Spurrier said, and the coach signed off on it with only a desultory glance. (Nola.com -- Sports)
STAPLES:Spurrier, Tebow hoopla product of Southern fandom Jul 25, 2009
For those who haven't been paying attention to SEC media days or following every athletic director, coach, player and beat writer on Twitter, allow me to summarize the topics that have blasted out of the Wynfrey Hotel and into the consciousness of football fans across the country. One by one, the 11 league coaches not named Urban Meyer denied leaving Tebow off their first-team ballot. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
SEC Media Selects Gators Over Tide Jul 25, 2009
Every media representative registering at Southeastern Conference Kickoff--better known as Media Days--at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover this week was given a ballot to select a pre-season All-SEC team and to select the order of finish in each division and an SEC champion. Reports have it that upwards of 900 registered. (BamaMag.com)
Tebowgate Dominates SEC Media Days Jul 24, 2009
It would be very difficult to not vote (for) Tim, but I guess somebody did, Georgia coach Mark Richt said Thursday morning, standing in front of a room full of reporters inside the Wynfrey Hotel. Maybe there was a mistake in the calculation, I dont know. (HawgsIllustrated.com)
Saban remains miffed over way Tide's season ended Jul 24, 2009
So you saw what kind of team we had for 13 weeks, and then what kind of team we have for the 14th game that we played," he added, simmering. That disappointment hasn't lessened the enthusiasm of Tide fans, of course, and they packed the Wynfrey Hotel in this suburb of Birmingham as usual for Saban's appearance. The adoring crush doesn't bother him, Saban insisted. "Well, you know, my daddy always says, 'You only have a problem if no one's asking for your autograph,' " he said. "So when there's... (Nola.com -- Sports)
Slow-building recruiting class inside nation's top 5 Jul 24, 2009
Alabama head coach Nick Saban signs autographs during the second day of the Southeastern Conference Media Days at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala. on Thursday. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Dogs hear less buzz this year - and that's music to their ears Jul 24, 2009
University of Georgia coach Mark Richt speaks Thursday during Southeastern Conference Media Days at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala ... University of Georgia coach Mark Richt talks with former Bulldog David Pollack on Thursday during Southeastern Conference Media Days at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala ... Defending national champion Florida and Media Days favorite Tim Tebow shared the spotlight with Alabama, whose trip to the Wynfrey Hotel annually generates the biggest stir among the... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Schultz's media daze photos Jul 24, 2009
And for anybody who tells you Alabama has come a long way in the last 100 years, they ve never experienced the wireless at the Wynfrey Hotel. But here you go: The first in a series of Schultz s Digi-Blogs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Joe Cox meets the press Jul 24, 2009
So Cox pretty much knew, when he arrived at the Wynfrey Hotel in suit and tie at 7:45 a.m. Thursday, what the theme of the day would be. I figure a lot of questions will be about how we re going to come back this year after losing so many guys, about everybody s expectations, Cox said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Richt apparently done talking about Georgia-Florida site Jul 24, 2009
On a day when Urban Meyer, Mark Richt, Houston Nutt, and Nick Saban were in the same location, Tebow drew the largest crowd of autograph seekers here at the Wynfrey Hotel. I asked Tebow if he could believe this would be his last appearance at SEC Media Days. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Ching: Owens tries out career in media Jul 24, 2009
- Jeff Owens bounded off the Wynfrey Hotel elevator and into the throng of photographers waiting to take his picture ... - Jeff Owens bounded off the Wynfrey Hotel elevator and into the throng of photographers waiting to take his picture. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Petrino More Comfortable In Year Two Jul 23, 2009
Bobby Petrino arrived at the Wynfrey Hotel on Wednesday knowing he wouldnt have to face the same firing squad that awaited him a year ago. He smiled, strolled through the hotel, and aside from a question about Michael Vick, wasnt asked about his time with the Atlanta Falcons on the first day of the Southeastern Conferences Media Days. (HawgsIllustrated.com)
SEC Media Days about to start Jul 22, 2009
The three-day event kicks off Wednesday at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala. New Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen will make his media days debut on Day 1. (WSJA.com, AL)
SEC Media Days: The Circus Has Arrived Jul 22, 2009
This is the circus that will take place inside the Wynfrey Hotel over the next three days, as the Southeastern Conference holds its annual football media days in Hoover, Ala ... So getting to the bottom of the shocking mystery should be big news at the Wynfrey Hotel. (HawgsIllustrated.com)
Event affords league priceless exposure Jul 22, 2009
"We probably need to quantify it a little bit with our dollars," Bloom, the Southeastern Conference's associate commissioner, said Tuesday, as he worked to set up the event at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala. "For three days we have between 25 and 30 radio stations going live from the hotel," Bloom said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
How much love will/should Georgia get at SEC Media Days? Jul 22, 2009
But here are five burning questions that Ill be trying to answer over the next three days at the Wynfrey Hotel ... Kiffin s lack of experience, inarticulateness, immaturity, and upcoming disastrous season must be embarrassing for the SEC coaches amidst a professional and sophisticated atmosphere at The Wynfrey Hotel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
10 Tigers make coaches all-SEC list Jul 17, 2009
This year, the event will be held next week, Wednesday through Friday, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover , Ala. LSU's players were. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Nine Tiders Make Coaches SEC Team Jul 17, 2009
This year, the event will be held next week, Wednesday through Friday, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover. Alabama players selected to the first team in addition to Jones, Cody and McClain are. (BamaMag.com)
Five Commodores get PS All-SEC honors Jul 17, 2009
This year, the event will be held next week, Wednesday through Friday, at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala. The 2009 SEC Coaches Pre-Season All-SEC Football Team is listed below. (VandyMania.com)
Players Chosen For SEC Media Event Jun 26, 2009
SEC Football Media Days is July 22-24 at the Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover. Coach , senior offensive lineman , and junior linebacker will be one of four teams featured on Thursday, July 23. (BamaMag.com)
