Eighty-five football seasons.
Eighty-four years and ten months.
That’s how long Ralph O’Gwynne’s name was on the top line in the Auburn football record book for the longest scoring run from scrimmage: 92 yards.
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When Terry Bowden fell in love with Auburn… in 1973
Terry Bowden “fell in love with Auburn” — his words — 20 years before they got hitched. It was the summer of 1973. Bobby Bowden was coaching West Virginia. Terry, an All-State running back, was heading into his senior year at Morgantown (West Virginia) High School. He was short. But Auburn apparently didn’t care about […]
‘I told Bobby we came to play’: 1981 audio of Pat Dye talking about butting heads with Bobby Bowden over recruits
“I told Bobby we came to play and he said he understood that.”
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Waxing on about the Auburn adventure of ‘Cobra Kai’ star Mary Mouser
In 2017, fear did not exist in the Bojo.
The TODAY Show, The Weather Channel, Jeopardy! — it’s War Eagle Week in America
Yesterday, it was — once again — Trebek and the Gang. Today? TODAY. … and The Weather Channel, thanks to Reynolds Wolf, of course. Wait — no! “War Eagle” Wolf wasn’t even in the studio! His reputation alone was enough to elicit Auburnisms from meteorologist Felicia Combs! What a week! Beat Kentucky.
Another Auburn reference on ‘Jeopardy!’
And with 98 days left, the At Least Annual Auburn Reference On Jeopardy streak continues. Not that 2020’s first was all that impressive, especially compared to last year’s entry — Arkansas? Get it together, Sameer… — but still… h/t Tim Lacey