On May 9, 1962, sophomore Jim Dinsmore penned a column, "Cluttered Heart Cries for Expression on Issues," in The Auburn Plainsman. The column wandered over a variety of topics. One paragraph would ignite a firestorm. That was it. A single paragraph on integration that turned out to be accurate in its forecast. But meetings and statements and letters later, Dinsmore … [Read more...] about That time a cluttered Auburn heart cried for expression on integration (and paid the price)
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Please turn with me in your hymnal to the correct pronunciation of Shug Jordan’s name
Shug used to joke that it was pronounced Jordan, "like the river"... as if the name of the site of Jesus Christ's baptism was, you know, pronounced the way he pronounced his last name (and wanted everyone else to pronounce it), not the way that basketball player or Martha Reed Garvin pronounces it. Only thing is, he may not have been joking. Because just like how the … [Read more...] about Please turn with me in your hymnal to the correct pronunciation of Shug Jordan’s name
That time Bear Bryant kinda maybe almost asked a just-fired Doug Barfield to come help him at Bama
If you like TWER, please consider becoming one of the 100. Thanks! Bryant never said exactly what it was he had in mind, which is one reason Doug Barfield thinks it might have just been an attempt at some sort of houndstooth head game—not with him, but with Auburn. Sure, they'd just fired him and turned his name into a byword, but having their former coach immediately join … [Read more...] about That time Bear Bryant kinda maybe almost asked a just-fired Doug Barfield to come help him at Bama
Auburn football fashion, 1892
Today, Wright and Ditson is still a thing, and they will charge you more for a women's San Francisco Giants ($42) tank top than they charged George Petrie to uniform the entire Auburn football team. But only because Papa Petrie charmed them into a discount right before Christmas. Let's talk about it. (Visuals below.) You can listen to previous episodes of It's … [Read more...] about Auburn football fashion, 1892
Emmy-winning Auburn grad producer recalls ‘nightmare’ reality show shot in Greenville
Do you remember that weird ABC show "My Kind of Town?" Came out in 2005... the series premiere was shot in Greenville--as in Greenville, Alabama--and was hosted by this British guy you've never heard of... they stole a woman's house and gave another woman a toilet full of cash and had townsfolk pose basically naked for a pretend calendar shoot and had the house band play "Sweet … [Read more...] about Emmy-winning Auburn grad producer recalls ‘nightmare’ reality show shot in Greenville