George Petrie, father of Auburn football. And PowerPoint. And putting the fear of God in small children. From a December 1896 issue of the Opelika Post: Last Friday evening in the college chapel Dr. George Petrie lectured on Dante to a very large and attentive audience. The lecture was exceedingly instructive and entertaining, the lecturer giving not only an account of … [Read more...] about Petrie’s Inferno
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That time Auburn tried to replace the ‘AU’ logo and people went loco
Last week, in the unrelenting pursuit of brand betterment, Auburn officially declared the Auburn logo the Auburn logo. The university is replacing the high-contrast Samford Hall, one of the only surviving designs from the school's 2006 sesquicentennial logo-palooza, with one classic look to rule them all— academics, athletics, everything. "We kept (the Samford Hall … [Read more...] about That time Auburn tried to replace the ‘AU’ logo and people went loco
21 Auburn Phi Mu photos from the late ’70s and early ’80s
Sorority sisters just living their lives in a great time and place for life-living. I could write more about it. But there's no real need to. Playboy parties. New Orleans trips. Costumes. Beer. War Eagle. Enjoy. (You can help keep more coming by supporting TWER here or here.) … [Read more...] about 21 Auburn Phi Mu photos from the late ’70s and early ’80s
Check out the ‘important factors’ pertaining to festivities for the 1984 Liberty Bowl between Auburn and Arkansas
Auburn won. And Bo was the MVP. Sounds like a game we'd hear a lot about. But we don't. But it happened. It was a real thing. In fact, on Dec. 12, 1984, it was probably the most important thing going in the life of Bud Dudley, Executive Director for the Liberty Bowl, which he founded in 1959. He had to make sure Pat Dye and his players and his coaches and the wives of all … [Read more...] about Check out the ‘important factors’ pertaining to festivities for the 1984 Liberty Bowl between Auburn and Arkansas
How the anchor of Auburn’s 1967 defensive line became The Creature from Black Lake
Roy Tatum was a defensive tackle, but he told producer Jim McCollough he wanted to play Bigfoot more like a middle linebacker. "He said, 'well, how do you see this creature," Tatum says. "I said 'well, you know what a middle linebacker looks like? Well, I think you're in a crouch, you're moving that way, you're not stumbling or falling around, but you're kind of doing a Lon … [Read more...] about How the anchor of Auburn’s 1967 defensive line became The Creature from Black Lake