The 87th draft in the history of the NFL recently took place. This was the first to ever be held in LasVegas, and it was one of the more exciting drafts of recent years. There had initially been a plan inplace to host the 2020 draft in Vegas, but this was cancelled, so the 2022 […]
Auburn’s 1977 Freshman Orientation Brochure (is the stuff of nightmares)
As if 1977 wasn’t a confusing enough time to start Auburn, the university decided to put this freaky little friend on the cover of its Freshman Orientation Brochure. Seriously, what’s up with that giant death palm (with bonus wart?)? It’s terrifying. It’s only worse on the inside. You wouldn’t want that little fella looking at […]
The profile of Bo Jackson that played during the 1985 Heisman Trophy ceremony
Rarest among the clips Lulu-vision has been killing it with lately: the Bo Jackson featurette that aired during the broadcast of the 1985 Heisman Trophy ceremony. It probably comes across even rarer because, judging by the voice over, the producers thought it was supposed to be a 1970s educational film (so yeah, it’s too bad […]
Fantastic home movie from the 1963 Iron Bowl
The magic of YouTube has alacazam’ed another Iron Bowl home movie for us, this time the 1963 edition. It was Auburn’s first win since 1958, our last until song-worthy 1969 (we were robbed during the ’67 Mud Bowl, but I digress). All hail Jimmy Sidle. It was also Auburn’s second game after John F. Kennedy […]
The sports Auburn excels in
Tracing its history all the way back to 1856, Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama is one of the country’s leading educational institutions. Currently home to over 31,000 students, its range of outstanding academic undergrad and postgrad courses are well known throughout the USA. Of course, this university is also home to some top sporting programs […]