1973 was a disappointing year (6-6).
That never stopped us from beating Ole Miss.
War Eagle.
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Shug’s 1972 letter from the Presidente De La Comisión Técnica De Foot Ball Americana
Most archived letters to Shug are paired with form letter replies. There are exceptions. There wasn’t a form letter reply to the Felds, of course, because you don’t send form letters to kids named Tiger — you send honorary scholarships. Nor was there a form letter reply to the Presidente De La Comisión Técnica De […]
That time 70 Kentucky football players almost quit the team over an Auburn man
In the 1930s, Kentucky football was, you know, Kentucky football, and they thought Auburn’s Chet “He Played For Notre Dame” Wynne could change that. Sure, Wynne had gone 5-5 at Auburn in 1933 — pretty decent by Wildcats standards — but his 1932 Tigers had been undefeated Southern Conference champs! That still had to mean something! […]
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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