Just Trees (After the felling of the Toomer’s Oaks) Aren’t they just trees? Yes, they are—they were. And weren’t they dying anyway? Yes, they were—and I am—and you are too. Dying. But someone killed them. (Yes, you can kill something that is already dying. If you doubt that, shoot someone with a terminal illness, then [...]

It took almost three years, but ol’ Harvey Updyke proved the only thing he’s ever been capable of proving, that spirit goes beyond a football game, that a place is more than a jersey, and heart is more than a scoreboard. Saturday was the big day, the last roll of the old Toomer’s Corner oaks. [...]

Sometimes ‘Auburn Family’ just makes sense. Sometimes, no matter what journalism school or conventional writing etiquette tells you, you just have to come out and say it. Sometimes there isn’t any other way to describe it. This weekend was one of those times. The Auburn Family rolled the trees at Toomer’s Corner for the final [...]

In addition to talk of spring practice and A-Day, Van and John are joined this week by Michael Skotnicki, author of Auburn’s Unclaimed National Championships, to discuss his book as well as theirs– Decades of Dominance: Auburn Football in the Modern Era. You can also find it on iTunes. … Van Allen Plexico managed to attend Auburn (and score student football tickets) [...]

When the Roopstigo story by Selena Roberts hit on Wednesday, I was busy getting ready for a 6 p.m. Sports, Media, and Culture graduate class.  While we did talk about it a little, mainly we talked about research on sports talk radio and social media.  Not as exciting, but it’s what the State of Alabama [...]

I had hoped to put this post together weeks ago when the Auburn baseball season was just getting started and hope filled the air, but that obviously didn’t happen. A prolonged losing streak and an oh-fer in the SEC so far has turned that hope to anguish and the idea of a baseball only post [...]

War Eagle Relics has always been about sharing the great trinkets and collectables that the Auburn family has amassed throughout the years and was never intended to be some kind of online garage sale for hawking our wares. Until now! In lieu of a normal post (which is coming soon, I hope), below are a [...]

After reading this interview with Deadspin Editor-in-Chief Tommy Craggs, libel attorneys might have their business cards ready to draw. The interview, by Manny Radwaha of Indiana University’s National Sports Journalism Center, was typical manic Deadspin.  Craggs seemed unable to avoid the sarcasm, particularly when talking about others. That’s his option; it’s his reputation and image.  He [...]

I just found the picture again and smiled again and I don’t want to lose the flush of wonder and purpose and ThankyouGod like I lost the photo, so I’m just going to start writing. Well, I didn’t lose the photo, I misplaced it. Which is one reason it took me so long to get [...]

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve had a chance to put a War Eagle Relics together, but here are a few things I’d like to share with you on this fine February morning. Auburn Clown “Well, I have some stuff you might like. I don’t know why I haven’t sent you any of these [...]