Auburn Iron Bowl 2010 WAR EAGLE!

November 26, 2010 | Jemian, and other Plainsmen

[Jemian]

WAR EAGLE!

Today is the day that we all wait for.  It comes once a year.  Every year.  It is all down to this.  And NOTHING else matters.

IRON BOWL DAY!

Beat Bama!

I grew up in Auburn.  I was moved there in the fall of 1962 when my dad became a professor in the School of Engineering.  We lived across from Magnolia Dormitory, right in between the Day Boarding House and Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Nixon's home.    Bodie Hinton was the director of the Auburn Marching Band.  Ralph Brown Draughon was the President.  Jimmy Sidle was the quarterback of the team.  Ralph "Shug" Jordan was the football coach.  I was 7.  I joined the family.

It is family.  Most Auburn supporters have attended Auburn University, or their family members did, or they have worked for Auburn University.  They are connected to it in some fashion.  It is family.

There are tales told at family reunions.  There are tales told a parties, weddings and funerals.  There are tales told in a parking lot on a crisp Saturday morning, enjoying  a feast which puts the White House Caterers to shame.  Elegance and fun!  Everyone is invited.  We're family!

Today is the Day.  The 2010 Iron Bowl played in Tuscaloosa.  Not Birmingham.  Not Birmingham anymore.  We're now rotating back and forth from Jordan-Hare to Bryant-Denny.  As it should have been all along.

Just to get us in the mood (as if we need encouragement!) here are some videos:  Click the links!

The 2010 Tunnel Video Watch this first. Then watch ...

The student reacion to the tunnel video  It is what the students are doing while they watch the 2010 Tunnel Video.

Auburn University Marching Band IntroAuburn University Marching Band Intro AUMB Pre-Game from the 2007 Iron Bowl
I chose this one because my daughter is in the Tenor Sax section. It was her last year. She has now joined her mom, her dad, her aunt, and uncle and has now been joined by her two cousins. It is a family thing.

The Greatest Iron Bowl
I was there, just a freshman at Auburn and in the band. Frankly, we were getting beat up all up and down the field. It was a miserable, dismal. We were looking at another year of taunts and teasing from the other team’s supporters whenever we went to K Mart or a tractor pull. The score at the end of three quarters was 16 – 0. Finally, with just 10 minutes left, we scored a field goal. At least we weren’t going home empty handed.
But, with 5:31 left it all changed. We held Bama to their own side of the field. Greg Gantt was poised to punt it safely away. But our Bill Newton blocked the ball back into Gantt’s face. David Lagner picked it up and sprinted into our endzone for the score. The PAT was good and the score was 16 -10. Not a win yet. We rejoiced for the score, but we were all expecting to lose anyway. Their next possession didn’t go so hot … for them. Again, Gantt had to punt it away. AGAIN, the punt was blocked and AGAIN, David Lagner picked it up and went in to the end zone for the score. The PAT was good. There was no time left on the clock. Game over. 17 – 16. We must never forget the words of their coach when he said, prior to the game,

I’d rather beat that cow college once than beat Texas 10 times.Dr. Lou on Rick and Bubba this week.

 

THE AUBURN CREED
George Petrie (1945)

I believe that this is a practical world and that I can count only on what I earn. Therefore, I believe in work, hard work.

I believe in education, which gives me the knowledge to work wisely and trains my mind and my hands to work skillfully.

I believe in honesty and truthfulness, without which I cannot win the respect and confidence of my fellow men.

I believe in a sound mind, in a sound body and a spirit that is not afraid, and in clean sports that develop these qualities.

I believe in obedience to law because it protects the rights of all.

I believe in the human touch, which cultivates sympathy with my fellow men and mutual helpfulness and brings happiness for all.

I believe in my Country, because it is a land of freedom and because it is my own home, and that I can best serve that country by "doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with my God."

And because Auburn men and women believe in these things, I believe in Auburn and love it.

Our alma mater was composed by Bill Wood in 1924, with a word revision in 1960. The author of the 1960 revision was unclear for 40 years. In 2000, an Auburn professor, Dale Coleman, discovered the author to be Emma O’Rear Foy. Before you ask, yes, she was related to James Foy, former Dean of Men. Both Dean and Mrs. Foy were University of Alabama alumni who saw the error of their ways and became two of the most well-known and beloved boosters of Auburn University and its traditions. It is with sadness that I relate to you both have passed away. Dean Foy died at the age of 93 just this past October. Shortly after his death, fellow band member Denny Turner related to me this story. While we were Freshmen and Sophomores the music department was located in Hargis Hall next to Samford and also up on the Hill in the Goodwin Building (which was built as the result of a wager won when we beat Bama 17 – 16. True fact!). We would often have to haul our hinnies across campus in 10 minutes to make to one class or another. Denny would load up with flute, saxophone, books, and other necessary music paraphenalia. It was a heavy and awkward load. Quite frequently, Dean Foy would see Denny, stop his car and yell, “Hey Denny! Would you like a ride?” Denny said that to this day he never figured out how Dean Foy knew his name. Dean Foy was like that.

The Auburn Alma Mater

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On the rolling plains of Dixie 'Neath its sun-kissed sky, Proudly stands our Alma Mater Banners high. To thy name we'll sing thy praise, From hearts that love so true, And pledge to thee our loyalty The ages through. We hail thee, Auburn, and we vow To work for thy just fame, And hold in memory as we do now Thy cherished name. Hear the student voices swelling, Echoes strong and clear, Adding laurels to thy fame Enshrined so dear. From the hollowed walls we'll part, And bid thee sad adieu; Thy sacred trust we'll bear with us The ages through. We hail thee, Auburn, and we vow To work for thy just fame, And hold in memory as we do now Thy cherished name.

[dfwgator]

Got to admit, I cracked up when I saw this picture

[Hoodat]

I work with two engineers who graduated from Auburn. They are both top rate.

[Hoodat]

You stole my thunder - lol.

[aliquando]

Go get your wooden stick, roll of toilet paper, and box of detergent. Then you can root for your team.

[goseminoles]

“Who cares about them?”

Me...

[Jemian]

I like that one, too.

[Jemian]

I NEVER make a prediction about a game. Too much can happen. I was there in 1972.

[Treeless Branch]

As a Gator and Razorback, screw Auburn. Cheaters is all they are. The Hogs and LSU should be playing for the West tomorrow. It will be revealed that the cheating runs deep. Both the Hogs and Bama lost players to them at the very last minute. Cam is not the only one on the take there.

[Hoodat]

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[NeverForgetBataan]

So.... Is your mascot a Cat or a Buzzard?

And why do you need them both?

[MamaB]

I have not heard from him since he left to see his son and family. So, just praying everything is going ok. I have sent him several emails like he requested me to do. It is so hard to lose anyone this close to Thanksgiving but it is even worse when it is your mom. It is 37 here and I think it was in the 70’s yesterday. Crazy weather. I saw where it was snowing just west of where Rick is. I would like to copy this record to a cd. Do you know any place that does that? It has some very good patriotic songs on it, plus War Eagle, Tiger Rag, Glory to Ole Auburn, Samford Tower, AU Alma Mater, plus some I have never heard of. Ride on King Jesus, Sing and Rejoice, Marching Lorraine, and The White Rose March. Are those last songs band songs? I remember playing On Wisconsin when I was in the high school band. Have no idea why a school in MS would be playing that but it was a fun song.

[Jemian]

Thank you. It is always very scrappy when our teams meet. However, I hope, even with a fever, to get down to Toomer’s Corner in a couple of hours and celebrate.

Why don’t you start a Bama thread and we’ll see who gets the most posts by the end of the day? Obnoxious posters on either thread are subtracted from the total.

[dfwgator]

Obnoxious posters on an SEC Football thread? Say it ain’t so.

[Hoodat]

Q: How many Alabama fans does it take to screw in a light bulb?

A: Three. One to screw in the bulb, and two to stand around and talk about how great the old bulb was.

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[Jemian]

Yes, I do know. Here there is the “Sounds of Music”, a studio which does exactly that. But, I bet there are places in Huntsville which do that, too. You’ll need to get out the yellow pages.

I bet you dollars to doughnuts I played on that album. All those tunes are very familiar.

[Jemian]

LOL! I knew it would be so. Sad.

[swift15]

I was there in ‘72, I remember the newspaper headline:

Alabama : # 1 in USA, #2 in SEC

War Eagle!

(BCE Class of ‘75, MS ‘76)

[Jemian]

LOL! We tend to talk about our old traditions, too.

[del4hope]

Great Job on the thread post!!! It is beautiful.

[Jemian]

War Eagle!

I graduated in ‘76, BS in Music Education. Married a classmate. We raised Auburn fans. You know what we’re doing today. In fact, when the times we’re overseas in Indonesia, we get up early and pray our internet connection will hold out long enough for us to listen to the game.