"On a humorous note, Nimoy began speaking of experiments conducted by Dr. Werner Von Braun dealing with flashes of light. He related the flashing theory to the Auburn crowd by saying the flashing is happening now in the form of what we call streakers." Yes, it was a heck of a week for Spock to visit the Plains; the kids who would one day be piloting flights from to energy … [Read more...] about Never-before-seen photos of Leonard Nimoy’s 1974 star trek to Auburn
That time Bear Bryant lost a recruit to Auburn in the shower
If you like TWER, please consider becoming one of the 100. Thanks! In early 1981, when young sports columnist Paul Finebaum's story on how Bear Bryant was "losing his grip" on the state of Alabama appeared in the Birmingham Post-Herald, assistants under brand new Auburn head coach Pat Dye pounced. It wasn't so much the words that had them smiling. It was the photo that went … [Read more...] about That time Bear Bryant lost a recruit to Auburn in the shower
How petty Georgia fans delayed an Auburn grad’s career as a best-selling children’s author by a decade
So I wrote the cover story for the 2019 winter issue of Auburn Magazine, and it's about how James Dean, the Auburn engineering grad behind the whole, amazing Pete the Cat thing, doesn't hate Auburn, despite popular belief in Bulloch County, Georgia. I mean, would a guy who hated Auburn draw this eagle? Speaking of, I only just now realized that the story behind the eagle … [Read more...] about How petty Georgia fans delayed an Auburn grad’s career as a best-selling children’s author by a decade
What Auburn SGA campaigning looked like in 1973
Auburn's SGA elections are this week, and the concourse looks about the same as it did this time 47 years ago. Only difference this go round? Perhaps less a little intrigue. Yes, I have it on decent authority that the power to the cooler storing the chocolate chip Baskin Robbins ice cream SGA presidential candidate Chip Stillwell was scooping out for voters was somehow cut … [Read more...] about What Auburn SGA campaigning looked like in 1973
Before the First Time Ever, Pat Dye tried to get clever
It's the 30th anniversary of the '89 game, so you're going to see a lot about the First Time Ever, about Dye the Liberator, and everything. And, yeah. But you probably won't hear much about the wacky way Dye wanted to go about righting the rivalry when he first got here. Turns out that back in 1981, minus any movement on bringing Bama to Auburn, Dye's initial idea wasn't for … [Read more...] about Before the First Time Ever, Pat Dye tried to get clever