College and Magnolia: FanPosts

Aerial Panoramic of the Final Rolling

2013-05-13T20:59:31Z

Usually I wouldn't post any product information like this, but since it's a fundraiser for Auburn University that benefits Auburn students through a special scholarship fund hopefully this doesn't violate TOS...

via www.panoramas.com

This is a Limited Edition panorama that was shot from a helicopter of the final rolling. 35% of all proceeds are going back to the college. There is a commemorative piece of the oak and the limited editions are hand numbered (only 500 available)

via www.panoramas.com

Details at : www.panoramas.com

A-Day Preview 2013: It’s a New Day

2013-04-19T02:19:29Z

Check out this preview for A-Day and let me know what you think. What else will you be watching for on Saturday?

http://finalscoreauburn.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-day-preview-2013-its-new-day.html

Also, please participate in the attached poll. I think the average Auburn fan will be looking out for the quarterbacks on Saturday, but if the defense doesn't get turned around...it won't make a difference next season

Check out this preview for A-Day and let me know what you think. What else will you be watching for on Saturday?

http://finalscoreauburn.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-day-preview-2013-its-new-day.html

Poll

What will you be watching for on Saturday?

Quarterbacks

1 votes

Linebackers

0 votes

Receivers

0 votes

Secondary

0 votes

Running Backs

0 votes

Other

0 votes

1 votes | Poll has closed

This site is a joke

2013-04-12T20:07:48Z

With everything going on with AU right now there hasn't been a new post in 4 days. I mean just shut the damn site down already. Ther has been nothing about spring practice. A few links to stuff other people have written on SBN sites. To cap it all off the top story for the past 4 days has been a terrible parody of a terrible song. Get your shit together guys.

If someone from SBN is reading this, what the hell are y'all thinking with this site. Bring back TET. At least they posted stuff.

Fearless and True: The Oaks

2013-02-05T01:54:38Z

On thirteen Saturdays of the 2010 season, I, along with several thousand "family" members, gathered to witness a time-honored tradition. I would have been here for the fourteenth celebration on that Monday, but I celebrated in the desert, instead. There’s nothing that I enjoy more as a two-time Alumnus, a member of the Auburn family, and resident of the city of Auburn than driving to the intersection of Magnolia and College on Sunday morning to be greeted by the waving of white, reminding me of the previous day’s excitement.

The trees are more than trees, as cliché as that sounds from an Auburn fan. See, if you’re like me and my husband, you’ve rolled those trees more times than you can count: for football, baseball, swimming, and maybe even a wedding or two. You’ve waited in a black gown in a gosh-awful line for two hours on a sweltering May afternoon just to have a two second picture taken under the oaks. You’ve passed by them a million times in a car and not thought twice about what you would do if they weren’t there. You’ve walked under their branches on a cool spring night as you take a walk around campus. You’ve seen at least one proposal take place in that exact spot. I could go on, but I think you get the idea.

These are more than two trees that can be so easily replaced- sure, there are other mature Live Oak Trees that we could transplant, but it wouldn’t hold the history that these two guys hold. These trees are a part of our history as a University, they carry the pride that we have 365 days a year, they have seen countless generations pass under their branches, and they have welcomed newbies and veterans alike to the "loveliest village on the Plains". They are the first thing that greets you when you enter the town. They are truly a symbol of the pride that the Auburn Family carries.

The tradition began over one hundred years ago, in the late 1800’s. It began not as papering trees, but as communication within the town. Toomer’s Drug Store, founded in 1896, was the only place in town that had a telegraph machine. When the football team traveled away from the lawn of Samford Hall to compete, Toomer’s Drugs was the first place to receive word about the outcome of the game. When the score came through the telegraph line, the employees at Toomer’s would signal an Auburn victory to the rest of the town by draping the telegraph tape over the branches of the then-relatively-immature oak trees.

The "papering" caught on and before we knew it, the Auburn family began to toss paper into the trees in celebration of the Auburn victory. The papering began in the mid-1900’s. I dated a guy years ago and his grandfather, a 1955 Auburn grad, remembers papering the trees after football wins. Some fifty years later, we’ll paper the trees for just about anything and everything good that happens to the University or in the town itself. To say the trees are a historic landmark in our town would be a mild understatement. They are original to the town and there’s something precious about things that old. How old, you ask? It is estimated that the Toomer’s oaks are approximately 130 years old. Now that is antique.

The trees signal the love that we have for all things Auburn- sports, graduation, and each other. We roll the trees out of respect for tradition, out of respect for what those before us have done-what they have taught us- and we do it because we love all things orange and blue. My heart swells with pride each time that tree is rolled. I love the fact that I was in Atlanta in December 2010 for the SEC Championship game and when I made it home at 1:00am, there was still a crowd rolling the trees. I love that the city hires police officers to automatically shut down "The Corner" after games to allow fans to roll the oaks in safety for a few hours. I love that the city doesn’t hurry to clean the trees first thing Sunday morning. I love the laughter, the cheers, and the hugs that happen under those trees. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve stood at the corner of Magnolia and College smiling, dodging paper rolls, and chanting Bodda-Ghetta.

For those of us who have witnessed and participated in the tradition of rolling Toomer’s Corner, it’s something that we will never forget. You can kill the trees, but you cannot kill the Auburn spirit. Our spirit is, after all, fearless and true.

Toomer's Corner: Why it matters to me

2013-02-04T17:14:10Z

Like many from his generation, my father was not an expressive man. Seemingly, he managed to go his entire life without experiencing any kind of emotional highs or lows- a trait that, apparently, is genetically passed on to one’s son.

He was an important man in his chosen field, and worked long hours. Most of my childhood memories don’t include him, but instead center around my mom and brother. To have dad around for a fun weekend was a rare, if often underwhelming treat.

Don’t get me wrong- my father loved his wife and his kids. When he wanted to be, he was subtly affectionate. I’ve never experienced a single second of neglect or abuse in my entire life. He was a good man, and I loved him and looked up to him just as every little boy does.

I was still a young boy when my father passed away. And while I’ve often felt robbed of the years of potential memories that we could have made together, I am thankful that I have one really, really great memory of a day with my dad. I wasn’t even in kindergarten yet, so you’ll have to forgive me for any fuzziness regarding the details.

You see, my dad was an Auburn fan. Like myself, he attended a different university, but loved the school as much as any alumnus could. I guess lots of things are genetically passed on to one’s son.

My dad took me to my first Auburn football game. I can’t remember the season (had to be around ’87), and I can’t remember the opponent. I can’t remember exactly where we sat, and I can’t remember what we were wearing. However, there are two things that I remember from that day: The trees, and my dad’s face.

Auburn was obviously victorious, because after the game I rode on my dad’s shoulders to the corner of College and Magnolia for the ceremonial rolling of Toomer’s Corner. The crowd was thick, and the streams of toilet paper were plentiful. I vividly remember sitting on my dad’s shoulders under those branches, with my head back and my hands stretched as far as I could get them into the sky. Somehow, I remember smiling until my face hurt. The structured chaos of a Toomer’s celebration was almost more than my tiny heart could stand.

Then, there was my dad. For the only time that I can remember, he was not the emotionless picture of stoicism that he was at home. In that moment, he felt the same joy that I did! He shouted. He cheered. He pumped his fist. My father didn’t not engage in such acts of undignity. But he did on that day. I still remember him looking up at me with an uncharacteristically broad smile. I knew that it was a special day. I assumed that we would have lots of special days like that.

When you are a small boy on your daddy’s shoulders, looking straight up into the inner workings of those live oaks- the trees seemed like giants. Invincible. Impenetrable. Powerful. Undoubtedly permanent.

Kind of like how we see our fathers.

When my father passed away, it broke my world- the same way it would break any little boy’s world. And though I’m not without my related issues, there is one thing that gave me the strength and encouragement to keep putting one foot in front of the other- my family.

All of my family felt the pain of my father’s death- I’m not so foolish to assume that I’m the only one who suffered. Despite their grief, though, they showed love to a small boy and helped me become the man that I am today. We all felt grief but we leaned on each other, loved each other, and occasionally carried each other during the more difficult days.

Since my father’s passing, Toomer’s Corner has symbolized something so much more than just athletic conquest. Since that day, I have associated Toomer’s Corner with that wonderful day I spent with my dad. The way he looked that day under the branches- that’s the dad that I choose to remember. When his name is mentioned around the family dinner table today, I don’t picture him coming home late in an expensive suit- I remember him pumping his fist like a commoner while I tried my best to reach for the branches.

The trees have always reminded me of my dad. And, just as a naïve young boy assumes of his father, I thought that they would always be around. I assumed that as an old man I would gingerly hobble into Toomer’s Drug Store, order a lemonade, and sit silently as I reminisce about better days with my father.

Now, we all know that won’t happen. The trees have fought hard, but are slowly succumbing to the poison of a bitter man. The branches I reached for as I sat atop my dad’s shoulders will be gone, sooner than later. Whether or not it makes sense to outsiders, it’s like losing a loved one all over again.

However, the absence of the Toomer’s Oaks will not signify the absence of my memories on that hallowed ground. Sure, I may not drive by and see the branches- but no imbalanced, hateful man can ever take the memory of that day with me dad away from me.

And no man can ever take the memories you’ve made under those branches away, either.

I mentioned earlier that it was only the love and support of a family that carried me through the difficulty of losing my father. We are all experiencing pain over our trees being hurt, but we are not isolated as we feel this grief. We are a part of a family.

I know that outsiders roll their eyes when they hear us speak of the "Auburn Family." They assume that it’s a marketing ploy designed to make mothers feel good about sending their babies to the Plains. Maybe they’re right, to an extent. But I know what the strength of a family can do for those who are hurting. Now is the time for us prove the cynics wrong. Let’s lean on each other. Let’s hug each other. Let’s cry together. Let’s break bread together.

The Auburn Family is strong. We can get through this together. We need each other.

See you in April. I’ll be the guy unsuccessfully reaching my hands towards the branches one last time.

War Eagle, Dad.

You see, my dad was an Auburn fan. Like myself, he attended a different university, but loved the school as much as any alumnus could. I guess lots of things are genetically passed on to one’s son.

Kind of like how we see our fathers.

And no man can ever take the memories you’ve made under those branches away, either.

The Auburn Family is strong. We can get through this together. We need each other.

See you in April. I’ll be the guy unsuccessfully reaching my hands towards the branches one last time.

War Eagle, Dad.

AU Women's Basketball

2013-01-17T23:44:41Z

It was one year ago that I took my internship at a radio station in Auburn, AL. The big thing about Auburn, AL is Auburn University. Growing up about 45 miles north in the small town of Roanoke, I attended a few Auburn University sporting events occasionally. It was when I moved to Auburn from North Georgia that I began to attend Auburn events regularly. Watching Auburn men's basketball, women's basketball, softball, soccer, football, and baseball every chance I could get and just being around the Auburn "Family" makes me really enjoy living in this town. After the 2011-2012 season, a legend in my opinion, Nell Fortner retired after a fantastic career. While Auburn Women's Basketball wasn't an NCAA Tournament type team, I knew there was something special about this team that everyone would notice in years to come.

Losing three seniors, and two others transferring to different schools, this team had experience, dedication, and chemistry. Not to mention an all new staff including a new head coach, Terri Williams- Flournoy. A head coach who led the Georgetown Hoyas Women's basketball team to three straight NCAA tournament bids in a very tough Big East Conference, something told me that this is what Auburn needs in a Women's basketball coach. A few weeks before the season, I met one of the assistant's on "Coach Flo's" staff. He was telling me about how Summer conditioning and training was going and how he pushed the girls to their full potential. I'm no coach, but if players are determined to get a win on the court and in the classroom without cutting corner's and taking the path of least resistance, they will be successful no matter if it shows on the court or not. By January 10th game vs Ole Miss, The Tigers had 13 wins in 16 games, which matched the total of wins from 2011-2012. This was the staff Auburn needed. Blanche Alverson is having an honorable season so far, Tyrese Tanner and Jet Ourdad never fail to dissapoint, the whole team just seems to have a better chemistry this season than last. The question I have been asked or have heard being asked is "Which team, if any, will go to the NCAA tournament from Auburn University?" The ladies hava a great shot as well as the Men. I'm anticipating a great conference schedule and seeing where the Women's team ends up in the post season.

Poll

Which team has a better chance of going to the NCAA Tournament?

Women's

0 votes

Men's

0 votes

Both

0 votes

Neither

0 votes

0 votes | Poll has closed

Aubstep - Auburn "highlight" reel

2012-12-05T18:12:52Z

What do you get when you combine Auburn with dubstep? Well this:

Of course trying to create a highlight reel for this season was not exactly the easiest of tasks but I tried.

If you're at all curious the song used for the vid is Ellie Goulding - High For This (Patrick Reza Remix). If you do not like dubstep music I really do not care. I like it and I love Auburn football so there 75 fucking words finally.

What do you get when you combine Auburn with dubstep? Well this:

Of course trying to create a highlight reel for this season was not exactly the easiest of tasks but I tried.

This is not about morality; this is pragmatism

2012-11-28T22:45:54Z

We've all heard constant refrain from the Petrino faction -- "We're hiring a football coach, not a pastor." Indisputable! There's even a kernel of unintended wisdom; some of us could use a warning about assuming that a coach is committed to doing things "the right way" because he talks the right talk and shows up in the right place for an hour on Sunday.

So I'm happy to meet this argument on its own terms. No appeals to God, family or creed, for the sake of this discussion. Let's make the case against Bobby Petrino purely on utilitarian terms. If he is hired, I won't be renouncing my allegiance. I'm not capable of that even if I wanted to, and I suspect few are. I'll be there, cheering right alongside the rest of y'all, and hoping I'm wrong. But here are the reasons I'll always be afraid I'm not:

Petrino's failings are not personal, they are professional

Might not be my business what consenting adults you choose to sleep with. But it's at least indirectly my concern when that becomes a factor in your public reputation, especially in a profession where success begins with selling yourself to young men and their parents as a trustworthy leader. And it's absolutely my concern, as a fan, as a supporter of a university and its athletics program, as a citizen and taxpayer, when a man entrusted with his state's highest-paying job literally defrauds his employer for personal gain and lies about it, even engaging the state police in the cover-up.

The affair and the motorcycle ride were distasteful. Lying about it to his superiors was gravely unprofessional. Obtaining a sinecure for his mistress was borderline criminal, and would be an unassailable disqualification for public employment in virtually all other walks of life. You wouldn't hire a dogcatcher with that stain on his record. Why should we take that risk a job where so much more -- namely the reputation of your alma mater and the future of the young men in orange and blue -- is at stake?

His transgressions, unlike some coaches', have never been in service of winning

Petrino supporters are keen to note that very few elite coaches truly have clean hands, that some level of comfort in gray areas may be considered a job requirement. Again, strictly speaking, they may be right on that count: Jim Tressel lost his job for covering up NCAA violations. Pete Carroll skipped town as the NCAA hammer was falling. Chip Kelly may be next in the crosshairs. Nick Saban has yet to be found guilty of any serious violation, but his creative exploits in skirting scholarship limits should be well-known round these parts.

The difference between those guys and Bobby Petrino? If they bend a rule, it's on behalf of their team. Petrino cheats at the expense of his teams. Whether leaving Louisville and Atlanta in the lurch or forcing Arkansas's hand with his insubordination, Petrino has shown zero compunction at betraying anyone foolish enough to grant him their trust. There's no excuse for the job John L. Smith did with the Razorbacks, but who put them in that position?

His latest scandal is not an isolated incident but merely the latest in a well-established pattern

Everyone makes mistakes, as we've been frequently reminded. Nobody's perfect; we all have moments of weakness. But when that "moment" spans a decade, and those "mistakes" start to look like a comprehensive pattern of putting yourself above everyone around you, including your employers and your team, maybe "mistake" isn't the right word anymore. Maybe that's just who you are, and you need to radically reorient your life before you ask someone for a... fifth, is it now? chance.

Nor was this in the distant past. I know it felt like time dilated for us during this regrettable season, but Petrino was fired from Arkansas only seven months ago. Do you really believe this leopard spent a decade earning his spots and then shed them over the summer? Everyone makes mistakes, but everyone who takes a chance on Petrino eventually loses. At some point, don't you start to think these dice might be loaded?

Would he win at Auburn?

There's a good chance -- in the short tern and for a certain value of "win." Nine or ten games, a January bowl? Probably. Championships? He never truly got Arkansas over the hump, failing to win the division and only briefly ascending to the Sugar Bowl when Alabama endured a down year by their standards. He never, even in said down year, actually defeated the Tide, which makes his supporters' delusion that Saban is scared of Petrino all the more baffling. Sure, he would enjoy more resources at Auburn than he did at Arkansas, but the SEC West has only gotten tougher with the addition of Texas A&M. We still don't know the scandal's damage to Petrino as a recruiter (never his strength in the first place), nor its effect on his mindset going forward.

I love Auburn. I think we're better than Arkansas. To me, Arkansas to Auburn looks like a promotion. I'd consider a new job worth tens of millions of dollars at a more prestigious program a reward, not the humbling that this man desperately needs. What message does that send to a guy who already acts like he's untouchable? What kind of behavior is that likely to encourage in the future?

I believe Auburn shouldn't volunteer itself as the test case for those unknowns, to the extent you can even call them unknown. I believe Auburn needs someone who can look a recruit's parents in the eyes and say he has his son's best interests at heart. I believe Auburn deserves better than Arkansas's leftovers. I believe any number of other coaches are far more likely to leave Auburn in better shape than Bobby Petrino is. I believe in Auburn.

Petrino's failings are not personal, they are professional

His transgressions, unlike some coaches', have never been in service of winning

His latest scandal is not an isolated incident but merely the latest in a well-established pattern

Would he win at Auburn?

Compare and Contrast

2012-11-28T22:25:14Z

(Bumped to the main layout. - ed.)

There is without a doubt we, as Auburn fans, are living in very frustrating times. Last night my frustration piqued around 3:30AM as I was replaying an argument I had with an aquaintence of mine who happens to also be an Oregon fan. Hee thought he would take the time to make fun of me for saying K-State was better than Oregon (this referred to another argument we had prior to K-State and Oregon's loses). He continue to claim that Oregon was the best one loss team in the country and could beat any of those other one loss teams. To which I responded, "Except Stanford but they're a two loss team so I guess Oregon wouldn't have to worry about playing them again."

He then proceeded to throw strings of expletives and insults my way (to which I returned with equally vitirolic words), claims that the SEC is top heavy and overrated (to which I said the current "parity" in the PAC-12 is comparable to the ACC) and of course the final straw of any asshole fan, "how does it feel to have paid for a national championship?" I paused for a moment and asked him to explain what he meant.

"Uh, Scam Newton, duh! Everyone knows you guys paid him."

"Cam Newton. Let me ask you something; what position did Cam Newton play for Auburn?"

"What? Quarterback."

"And on what side of the ball is that position?"

"Offense."

"So how did Cam Newton, who played quarterback, which is an offensive position in the game of football, keep Oregon, which ranked first in three different offensive categories, from beating Auburn? How? Tell me how he did that? You want to know who beat Oregon? Auburn's defense, as shitty as it was, beat Oregon. A defense composed of mostly three star players and yes, that includes Nick Fairley. A defense that was coached by a man who hadn't known a winning season in over a decade who came from some of the worst teams at Minnesota ever and was 6-45 at Duke! Ted Roof! Ted fucking Roof and those players held Oregon to 100 yards below their season average, 25 points below their scoring average and held the nations leading rusher and scorer to 43 yards! TED ROOOOOOF! OREGON LOST TO HIM! SO YEAH NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BOUGHT AND PAID FOR YOU [expletive expletive more expletives]!!"

I wish I could say that the argument ended there but it didn't and there was a lot more yelling and cursing and now someone who I actually got along with I'm going to have to ignore for a bit. Afterwards I went home and began thinking about that defense and those players who composed it. None of them were particularly phenomenal with the exception of Nick Fairley. Sure, plenty of them had some really good impactful plays but not with any real consistency or none that I truly remember. With that thought-worm wriggling in my brain it brought me to Auburn's current defense, which ranks currently at 82nd in total defense between NCST and Wazzu. I thought to myself, "how can these guys be so bad? Didn't Auburn recruit some quality players? Especially after the National Championship? I just don't get it." So I did some research.

I decided to look at Auburn's 2011 recruiting class and compare it to Auburn's 2005 recruiting class. Why 2005? Because this was the signing class right after Auburn's 2004 season, which at the time was pretty much considered the pinnacle before 2010. I looked through the 2005 signing list for names of players that had similarities in position on the field, ranking by the recruiting service I was using, Rivals, and also how recognizable those players were to me (objectivity what's that?). Almost immediately I found four players that fit the aforementioned criteria: Walter McFadden, Aarion Savage, Jonathan Wilhite and Jerraud Powers.

All four of these players were recruited as defensive backs for Auburn. Each one of them were ranked at three stars by Rivals. All of them I knew quite well because I yelled at them numerous times through my TV (I apologized to Jerraud though, that pass to Byrd was just all luck and Powers couldn't have covered him better, nothing you could do, bro).

Also all of these guys would see significant playing time. Powers and Savage were named to the All-SEC freshmen team. Powers, Wilhite and McFadden would all go pro with Jerraud still playing for the team that drafted him in the third round, the Colts. Savage was playing on the 2010 Auburn team but was injured in the Arkansas game and now currently works for the football program. In other words these guys were pretty good.

Ok, so now on to the 2011 class and knowing that I would have to find four players who matched the ones listed above otherwise all this nonsense wouldn't work. Well, it so happens that Auburn recruited four defensive backs in 2011: Erique Florence, Jonathan Rose, Robinson Therezie and Jermaine Whitehead. Not only that but each one of these guys were ranked FOUR stars by Rivals and just like the guys six years prior to them they saw playing time right from the get go.

So how do the 2011 players match up to the 2005 signees? Well, the 2011 guys are in their sophomore season so how did the 2005 guys do in 2007? Honestly, the 2005 players blow them out of the water. The 2007 Auburn defense was nationally ranked 6th in scoring allowing 16.7 points per game, 8th in yards per game at 298.3 and racked up 14 interceptions. Yes, I know that's what the team did not the four individuals themselves so let's look at them. Powers led the group we're discussing with 63 total tackles with Wilhite at 30, Savage at 26 and McFadden with 10.

The 2011 signees record as such for the 2012 season: Whithead with 86 total tackles followed by Florence with 8, Therezie with 3 and Rose with none due to having to sit out a year for transferring to Nebraska...wait, what? Well, despite the perceived talent these fellows came onto a team that was crowded at their positions. There were a total of 12 defensive backs that recorded tackles this season. The guys in front of Florence and Therezie who recorded more tackles and saw more playing time? Bell and Holsey are the only 4 stars and Holsey was recruited this year. Granted most of those guys came in the year before that didn't stop Power, Wilhite, Savage and McFadden from getting out on that field.

So what does all this mean? Is this a condemnation of the recruiting rankings? Is this evidence against those that are responsible for these players development didn't do just that? Could it be that their teammates who weren't so highly thought of just put out more effort than them and they earned that playing time?

There's a cynical adage that I like that says talent, technique and teamwork will always overcome heart. Well, we know that pure talent can only carry someone so far and talent really isn't anything without developed technique. Technique itself depends on (in this situation) the individual's ability to work and develop with the team. For that to take place an individual's heart has to be in "it."

Now, look at this team and try your best to remember that 2007 team.

What do you see?

(Bumped to the main layout. - ed.)

"Uh, Scam Newton, duh! Everyone knows you guys paid him."

"Cam Newton. Let me ask you something; what position did Cam Newton play for Auburn?"

"What? Quarterback."

"And on what side of the ball is that position?"

"Offense."

Now, look at this team and try your best to remember that 2007 team.

What do you see?

GOSSIP THREAD!!!

2012-11-26T18:05:26Z

Come on, ladies. Let's hear it!

I don't have a Rivals/Scout/247/Insider/Whatever account so let's get the gossip rolling over here. If you do subscribe to one then fill us in. If no then let's gossip about what we're hearing. There's lots of juicy stuff flying around dem internets so let's talk! True or not it's always fun to speculate. Okay?!?!?!?!

I'll go first!

Spoke with someone earlier who has been talking to Kodi Burns saying that Gus is a possibility.

Come on, ladies. Let's hear it!

I'll go first!

Spoke with someone earlier who has been talking to Kodi Burns saying that Gus is a possibility.

Of Auburn Men and Auburn Coaches

2012-11-14T16:50:46Z

This is going to be a controversial post, and I hope it doesn't blackball me from the site.

I very much believe in the accepted definition of what it means to be an Auburn man/woman. They are principles that I believe in, and know that, for the most part, is embodied in our university.

I also believe that, when it comes to major college football, Shug Jordan is gone. Not just in life, but in principle. I believe we continually kid ourselves, and try to put ourselves on moral high-ground by creating this persona of a coach that despite his shortcomings is worth having because he embodies these principles. Behind the scenes it's typically a different story.

Please don't confuse what I'm saying with me advocating that principles and morals don't matter when hiring a leader. I'm not saying that at all. I'm also not trying to make a case for hiring Bobby Petrino or anyone else with a shady past. What I am saying is that we need to stop pretending like Pat Dye and everyone after were saints, and that just because our fans are exceptional that our coaches are too.

This is going to be a controversial post, and I hope it doesn't blackball me from the site.

I very much believe in the accepted definition of what it means to be an Auburn man/woman. They are principles that I believe in, and know that, for the most part, is embodied in our university.

Georgia Tech vs. Auburn Football Ticket Stubs

2012-11-13T01:02:44Z

Hey guys,

I'm a long time Georgia Tech fan and alum and have been attending Tech football games since I was a young kid. Ever since about 1997, I've kept all of the ticket stubs from games that I attended.

Last December I began collecting Georgia Tech ticket stubs from all seasons. Up to this point, I've amassed a collection of over 900 tickets spanning nearly 600 games back to 1921.

In April I launched a website to display my collection at http://georgiatechticketstubs.com. If you take a look at the site you'll see pictures of all of the unique stubs, full tickets, and press passes in the collection.

I've got many Tech vs. Auburn tickets in the lot, the oldest being a 1923 Auburn at Georgia Tech ticket. You can see this image here:

http://georgiatechticketstubs.com/collection/1920s/1923-season/1923-11-29-georgia-tech-vs-auburn/

There's also a 1924 ticket on there if you care to check it out.

There are still many Tech vs. Auburn tickets that I need, and I was hoping that by posting on here I may locate someone that has some of them. Some years in particular that I need are:

1978 Georgia Tech @ Auburn
1976 Georgia Tech @ Auburn
1971 Auburn @ Georgia Tech
1969 Auburn @ Georgia Tech
1968 Georgia Tech vs. Auburn (Legion Field)
1965 Auburn @ Georgia Tech
1963 Auburn @ Georgia Tech

There are many older than this, but I figured this was a good short list to post to see if it generated any interest. The entire list of what I'm seeking can be found on the Wanted Tickets page of the site.

If anyone has any of these tickets or stubs and is willing to sell or donate them, please shoot me an e-mail at brad@georgiatechticketstubs.com.

I've also got many duplicate ticket stubs that I may be interested in trading for those listed above or others that I'm seeking.

If you don't have any available, then I hope you enjoy the collection! The older games have statistics and game summaries that I wrote based on old newspaper articles written the day after the games.

Thanks for reading!

Hey guys,

I'm a long time Georgia Tech fan and alum and have been attending Tech football games since I was a young kid. Ever since about 1997, I've kept all of the ticket stubs from games that I attended.

Last December I began collecting Georgia Tech ticket stubs from all seasons. Up to this point, I've amassed a collection of over 900 tickets spanning nearly 600 games back to 1921.

I've got many Tech vs. Auburn tickets in the lot, the oldest being a 1923 Auburn at Georgia Tech ticket. You can see this image here:

http://georgiatechticketstubs.com/collection/1920s/1923-season/1923-11-29-georgia-tech-vs-auburn/

There's also a 1924 ticket on there if you care to check it out.

There are still many Tech vs. Auburn tickets that I need, and I was hoping that by posting on here I may locate someone that has some of them. Some years in particular that I need are:

If anyone has any of these tickets or stubs and is willing to sell or donate them, please shoot me an e-mail at brad@georgiatechticketstubs.com.

I've also got many duplicate ticket stubs that I may be interested in trading for those listed above or others that I'm seeking.

If you don't have any available, then I hope you enjoy the collection! The older games have statistics and game summaries that I wrote based on old newspaper articles written the day after the games.

Thanks for reading!

Sloppy Seconds

2012-11-08T15:43:34Z

The more I ponder the upcoming installment of the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, the more I worry. As if the season hasn't gone bad enough, we have to finish against the nation's #5 and #1 ranked teams. 0-8 in the SEC is a definite possibility.

Like many, I blame the coaches. However unlike most people, I don't lay the blame entirely at the feet of CGC. Instead, I look at the fact that we have hired two former UGA coaches to run our defense. The Uncle Rico look-a-like that is Brian Van Gorder used to stalk the sidelines for the Bulldogs prior to running a good Georgia Southern program into the ground in only one horrible year in Statesboro. It is safe to say that he has been atrocious to this point. Never thought I'd want Ted Roof back.

Meanwhile, our coach in the secondary, Willie Martinez was basically ran out of Athens despite being Mark Richt's best friend.

How can we succeed if we are only going to take the sloppy seconds of a program that still crows about a national championship won over 30 years ago. These guys are too clean cut to win on the Plains.

Meanwhile, our coach in the secondary, Willie Martinez was basically ran out of Athens despite being Mark Richt's best friend.

International Man of Mystery ♂

2012-11-08T14:25:41Z

Every week at this time, we focus on the international man of mystery, or the Auburn player that we can't figure out.

This week on the chopping block of The Ploppers: Onterio McCalebb.

Why, many of you patiently wonder?

Onterio McCalebb, who helped lead Cam Newton to a National Championship in 2010, has been very off and on this year. In last week's game against the Aggies, he had 8 rushes for 113 yards and 2 TDs. The week before, against the Aggies, McCalebb had 1 carry for 8 yards. These Ploppers say: What's the deal-ee-yo?

McCalebb, son of Derrick Baker and Staphisa McMillian, may be really hurting from some of the coaching staff changes. Scott Loeffler's schemes do not seem to be as favorable for the dude who's name is from Canada. Gus Malzahn's speed/jet sweep system really featured McCalebb and played to his strengths because he is really good at getting to the corner. However, Loeffler's offense is more of a power offense and McCalebb is not the best up the middle.

In order for Auburn to beat Georgia, McCalebb needs to show up. If he shows up, we have a chance. Yeah, baby, yeah!

~Eyes without a Face

Every week at this time, we focus on the international man of mystery, or the Auburn player that we can't figure out.

This week on the chopping block of The Ploppers: Onterio McCalebb.

Why, many of you patiently wonder?

In order for Auburn to beat Georgia, McCalebb needs to show up. If he shows up, we have a chance. Yeah, baby, yeah!

~Eyes without a Face

Thoughts on Gene, Jay, and Athletics in General

2012-11-07T13:21:38Z

I'm worried. After reading Kevin Scarbinsky's latest article in regards to Earlon McWhorter and his influence and opinion on Jay Jacobs I'm genuinely afraid that the worst-case scenario may come true for Auburn football. I guess I have no reason to expect otherwise considering the way this season has gone.

To me, there are several scenarios that could play out:

Both Jay Jacobs & Gene Chizik are out. We clean house and start from scratch
Jay Jacobs is gone, but we retain Gene Chizik. We give Gene one more season and let the new AD decide Chizik's fate (My ideal choice)
Jay Jacobs and Gene Chizik both keep their jobs. I don't think many trust the security of this roller coaster much longer
Jay Jacobs keeps his job and fires Gene Chizik (to me, this is worst case scenario)

If Chizik goes and Jacobs stays then no real progress happens. Auburn will most likely go out and hire Mike London from UVA, Tim Jackson will create the position of Executive Assistant to the Regional Manager for the Athletic Director (he'll continue to do nothing, but walk around acting like he's doing something), and Auburn will continue to be mediocre at best.
Auburn's biggest problem, and what I believe it's the root cause of our current situation, is that the administration has continued to supply top Athletics jobs with yes-men. Whether they're yes-men to Pat Dye, BOT Members, etc. doesn't really matter.
These are just my opinions

To me, there are several scenarios that could play out:

Both Jay Jacobs & Gene Chizik are out. We clean house and start from scratch
Jay Jacobs is gone, but we retain Gene Chizik. We give Gene one more season and let the new AD decide Chizik's fate (My ideal choice)
Jay Jacobs and Gene Chizik both keep their jobs. I don't think many trust the security of this roller coaster much longer
Jay Jacobs keeps his job and fires Gene Chizik (to me, this is worst case scenario)