It won’t look as impressive Sunday because they got it all off the street. But just barely. The sheer volume of toilet paper (two or three feet deep in some spots) covering the downtown block of College Street (video here) after the final rolling of the Toomer’s Oaks actually clogged one of the City of [...]

It clogged the street sweeper. That’s how much there was stretching from Auburn First Baptist to past Samford Hall. The video we shot didn’t even start at the oaks, which is where I actually had to rescue my eight-year-old daughter from drowning in a drift. We ended at Samford Lawn. Here’s a picture. Related: Auburn [...]

Here’s how God saw it. And the guy flying in the helicopter. AU photo via @AUFamily. Related: Auburn unveils new plans for Toomer’s Corner. More on the the Toomer’s Oaks: That tree in the old picture of Toomer’s Corner is not one of the Toomer’s Oaks / Toomer’s Corner rollings didn’t start with Punt, Bama, Punt, [...]

… and make that the continuation of the final rolling of the Toomer’s Oaks, which actually started last night. Related: Auburn University’s official Toomer’s Corner tribute video. … Keep Reading: * Auburn grad pays tribute to Toomer’s Oaks with giant back tattoo * Auburn’s 70s Super Fan * Selena Roberts, Auburn student journalist * Apple [...]

If we’re going by the AuburnArt cash registers, Saturday could be the biggest downtown gathering of Auburn fans ever. “I think it (the number of people in attendance at Auburn’s Celebrate The Tradition event) is going to be absolutely huge,”says AuburnArt owner Cliff L. Hare (great grandson of that Cliff Hare). How huge? “I think [...]

The Toomer’s Oaks were given a base coat of toilet paper Friday night before the final rolling slated for Saturday afternoon, mostly by kids looking to beat the rush. The young’uns were occasionally allowed to retrieve the stray rolls from behind the barricades, but that’s all. The oaks are being monitored by security guards on [...]

You see it framed and hanging up everywhere, and it’s been used in pretty much every writeup on the history of Toomer’s Corner in the history of Toomer’s Corner histories. Some wagons on the left, Toomer’s Drugs on the right, and there in the middle, an awesome tree. Auburn horticulture expert Gary “Toomer’s Oaks” Keever [...]

Al from Dadeville signs, Chizik Republic shirts, and honking for the trees. You start going back through your files and you find things. Related: ESPN changes A-Day coverage plans, won’t be coming for final Toomer’s Oaks rolling. More on the the Toomer’s Oaks: Toomer’s Corner rollings didn’t start with Punt, Bama, Punt, says History / Did Auburn students celebrate [...]

Our old, dear, dear friend, the Krystal Marquee is back, and with some sage rolling advice for A-Day. Overhanded? Granny-style? The question of which throwing technique maximizes toilet paper distribution in the oaks is as old as the over / under debate in the bathroom. But people, it’s not really going to matter if you’re [...]

In February TWER was told Gus Malzahn, AU president Jay Gogue, and Auburn Mayor Bill Ham were likely candidates for the Celebrate The Tradition speaking gig. We were told right. Gus Malzahn confirmed his participation in the event this morning, and TWER has learned that he, Gogue, and Ham will joined by other Auburn VIPs: [...]