Thought this was hilarious. Buddy of mine is a huge Bama fan, but happens to go to Auburn (go figure, their vet program isn't too shabby) and received this e-mail in his student inbox.
It was a low key day. Alabama was supposed to dismantle Auburn . Their
heisman candidate had a national stage to take center spotlight. But
something unexpected happened. Our tailgate was a fun morning. We hosted many Bama friends who came by. The food was fabulous, the music was toe tapping, and the weather was perfect.
We went to our traditional "Tiger Walk" and cheered the team and coaches
into the stadium-like gladiators into their arena knowing a hungry
undefeated opponent was on the other side pacing and suiting up for a David and Goliath moment. But something unexpected happened. The sea of orange filled the sun kissed stadium. Every seat was filled. Our Eagle,Tiger, flew around the tops of our heads and landed midfield The teams entered to thunderous applause, fanfare and frenzied fans. Bama fans wore stickers that said " Fear the shutout". But something unexpected happened.
Auburn, fueled by the fans and faith of spirit with hard work, threw
everything they had at Alabama. And for 56 minutes Auburn prevailed. The
score, the stats, the noise, the pride-For 56 minutes we owned it. But
something unexpected happened. Alabama put together a successful last minute drive and scored the go ahead points. The TV announcers loved the battle for ratings. No one in thestadium moved. But something unexpected happened.
The Alabama fans stayed and "sabaned" their victory. Their band played.
Their victory ended a perfect scheduled season. But something unexpected
happen. What possibly could be wrong? The Bama fans had suffered, sweated, cursed, paced and prayed for 56 torturous minutes and their team finally pulled it out and won. But what they saw next was not supposed to happen...either.
The Auburn family stayed. They were supposed to flee in defeat but alas the opposite happened. We stayed in our seats and waited for our team to walk off the field. 80,000 family members escorted them off with thunderous
applause and chants of "It's great to be an Auburn Tiger". The recruits
stayed and watched this family of ours lift up our team who served up a
whole humble pie to #2 Bama.
It reminded me of the scene in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" when the
Who's in Whoville gathered after their presents and decorations were missing but lifted their voices loudly anyway to lift up their gratitude and
celebrations. For us it was about thankfulness, honor, and family. For 56
minutes we were fans, but as our team walked off the field for a few minutes we were all one family. It was a great feeling and we had not even won the game...on the scoreboard.
We walked out of the stadium chanting AU cheers down the ramps. Alabama fans were quiet and shocked. Their Heisman candidate was disposed of. Their defense was embarrassed. Their haughtiness was silent. I have not mentioned the crudeness and ugliness that continued but being jerks to others-even to children. However after the game they were silent. Eerily quiet. One would have thought they lost the game. The lack of the
cries of "Roll Tide" was noticeably absent.
But something happened. Auburn continued to make us proud, played their
hearts out, made idiots out of the sports announcers who proclaimed earlier
this was a waste to play, and silenced the visiting fans. Yes, something happened. Auburn won everything but the scoreboard. This was not suppose to happen!!! Alabama was not supposed to allow this!! It was
just Auburn for goodness sakes, right?? Wrong.
Not a perfect day but an AUsome day. And with already picking up some of the top recruits in the nation (#8 class in the nation), a new coaching staff
that have eyes of the tiger, and an AU family ready to support them all, we
only have one question-when does the 2010 season start?
War Eagle!
You silly barners and your moral victories.
It was a low key day. Alabama was supposed to dismantle Auburn . Their
heisman candidate had a national stage to take center spotlight. But
something unexpected happened. Our tailgate was a fun morning. We hosted many Bama friends who came by. The food was fabulous, the music was toe tapping, and the weather was perfect.
We went to our traditional "Tiger Walk" and cheered the team and coaches
into the stadium-like gladiators into their arena knowing a hungry
undefeated opponent was on the other side pacing and suiting up for a David and Goliath moment. But something unexpected happened. The sea of orange filled the sun kissed stadium. Every seat was filled. Our Eagle,Tiger, flew around the tops of our heads and landed midfield The teams entered to thunderous applause, fanfare and frenzied fans. Bama fans wore stickers that said " Fear the shutout". But something unexpected happened.
Auburn, fueled by the fans and faith of spirit with hard work, threw
everything they had at Alabama. And for 56 minutes Auburn prevailed. The
score, the stats, the noise, the pride-For 56 minutes we owned it. But
something unexpected happened. Alabama put together a successful last minute drive and scored the go ahead points. The TV announcers loved the battle for ratings. No one in thestadium moved. But something unexpected happened.
The Alabama fans stayed and "sabaned" their victory. Their band played.
Their victory ended a perfect scheduled season. But something unexpected
happen. What possibly could be wrong? The Bama fans had suffered, sweated, cursed, paced and prayed for 56 torturous minutes and their team finally pulled it out and won. But what they saw next was not supposed to happen...either.
The Auburn family stayed. They were supposed to flee in defeat but alas the opposite happened. We stayed in our seats and waited for our team to walk off the field. 80,000 family members escorted them off with thunderous
applause and chants of "It's great to be an Auburn Tiger". The recruits
stayed and watched this family of ours lift up our team who served up a
whole humble pie to #2 Bama.
It reminded me of the scene in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" when the
Who's in Whoville gathered after their presents and decorations were missing but lifted their voices loudly anyway to lift up their gratitude and
celebrations. For us it was about thankfulness, honor, and family. For 56
minutes we were fans, but as our team walked off the field for a few minutes we were all one family. It was a great feeling and we had not even won the game...on the scoreboard.
We walked out of the stadium chanting AU cheers down the ramps. Alabama fans were quiet and shocked. Their Heisman candidate was disposed of. Their defense was embarrassed. Their haughtiness was silent. I have not mentioned the crudeness and ugliness that continued but being jerks to others-even to children. However after the game they were silent. Eerily quiet. One would have thought they lost the game. The lack of the
cries of "Roll Tide" was noticeably absent.
But something happened. Auburn continued to make us proud, played their
hearts out, made idiots out of the sports announcers who proclaimed earlier
this was a waste to play, and silenced the visiting fans. Yes, something happened. Auburn won everything but the scoreboard. This was not suppose to happen!!! Alabama was not supposed to allow this!! It was
just Auburn for goodness sakes, right?? Wrong.
Not a perfect day but an AUsome day. And with already picking up some of the top recruits in the nation (#8 class in the nation), a new coaching staff
that have eyes of the tiger, and an AU family ready to support them all, we
only have one question-when does the 2010 season start?
War Eagle!
You silly barners and your moral victories.
