Remembering the spiritual Flubber gas of an Auburn miracle.

From the Nov. 23, 1989 edition of The Auburn Plainsman:

People talk of the orange’n’blue haze, the claustrophobic Tiger Walk, the never-before-or-since ‘lectricity.
But when trying to gauge just how big Alabama’s first trip to Jordan-Hare was, consider the 3 minutes and 33 seconds of “Our House,” track 13 from 1989’s all-but-extinct “Auburn Blue” album: the first time Auburn Spirit was ever set to rap.*
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Friday’s forecast, Chizik channels Dye, Bama parenting in 1989, more to come.

If they’d been boys, it would have been “Sullivan” and “Beasley.”

“Wearing the home blue at Legion Field? Making the trip up U.S. 280 every year to play your arch-rival?
Never again.”
From historical significance to practical implications, 2000 AU journalism grad and former Plainsman editor Bill Barrow interprets The First Time Ever.

Game day – 1989 Iron Bowl. Dear Lord.

20 out of 24 predicted Bama to win in 1989.
“… Alabama… will go into the Sugar Bowl undefeated…”
“… Curry’s crimson cladders have come too far this year to let Auburn ruin the party now…”
“… all that stands in the way is Pat Dye and a quarterback named Slack…”

9:00 a.m. Classes. Noon – Lunch. 1:00 p.m. – Days of Our Lives.

James Joseph, Q, and all the gang at the 12,000-fan strong pep rally at Plainsman Park the night before the ‘89 Iron Bowl.
(Taken by Mike Goodson, from the book Tiger Walk to Victory.)
I referenced the above picture in response to a Bama fan’s response to my immediate response to the 2008 Iron Bowl. Sure you [...]