Did Auburn celebrate when Bear died? NO! The following article shows the Auburn coaches and football players grieving over his death. I read a statement by one Auburn graduate that said he remembered the day and walked right by the area and there was no celebration or rolling of the trees.
No, we did not celebrate Bear’s death. He was already retired! Thank you for posting the thread from the War Eagle Reader. I saw that last night and was going to do it today.
I am just sick about this, too. Frankly, Updyke is just a sick hating person. I’m glad he hurt the trees instead of a person but he must be very twisted. I wonder what the Texas State Troopers have to say about him and why he retired at age 62. It also seems to me that he has held this grudge for years and I wonder why he broke after this year’s Iron Bowl. We had not won the SEC at that point. Cam had not won the Heisman at that point and, of course, we had not become National Champs at that point. So, why then? Does he have a terminal illness and just think he has nothing to lose?
I was going to the “Tree Hug” on Saturday, but after listening to Dr. (?) Enloe at the press conference, I’ll stay away. He said it would be better to stay away.
It makes me sad that the trees which have graced the gates of Samford Park since the beginning of the school have been harmed. Countless numbers of students entered through the gates. Freshman, until the 70s, would defer walking through them because they hadn’t yet proved themselves worthy. They’ve been a beautiful entrance to a beautiful, graceful campus.
Sick, sick, person.