Rules change. Uniforms turn into space suits. Stadium capacities quadruple. But bad officiating—ah, that is college football's one constant... Actually, in Auburn's first (varsity) game played in Jordan-Hare (then Auburn Stadium), it wasn't so much a case of bad officiating as it was a case of the timekeeper (who was either a Georgia Tech or Texas A&M grad) just being an … [Read more...] about Poor communication by official cost Auburn a win over Florida in first game played in Jordan-Hare Stadium
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Bjork wrote a song about Auburn’s ‘Hey Day’ tradition—true story
BJORDAN-HARE Today is Hey Day at Auburn University, a friendly tradition dating to the 1940s... and that just so happens to have been immortalized in song by Bjork--that Bjork, actress and internationally renowned Icelandic "queen of experimental pop." True story. At least Auburn grad Mia Dentice thinks it's true. After all, the song is called "Hey." And … [Read more...] about Bjork wrote a song about Auburn’s ‘Hey Day’ tradition—true story
Ill-Eagle Procedure? War Eagle IV trainer cries fowl on urban legend about eagle’s 1976 encounter with Florida star resulting in Auburn penalty
UPDATE: Hey, you can listen to a great interview with David here! Auburn's eagle attacked a Florida player and the refs made them pay for it. That was the story. It's still the story. We were right to be skeptical of the story. The story is wrong. David Hermecz tries to set the record straight whenever he can. Hermecz, Alpha Phi Omega's War Eagle trainer on duty in Gainesville … [Read more...] about Ill-Eagle Procedure? War Eagle IV trainer cries fowl on urban legend about eagle’s 1976 encounter with Florida star resulting in Auburn penalty
An interview with Auburn punting legend Terry Daniel on Inflategate ’93
I've talked tons about that time Mississippi State accused Auburn of punting funny footballs in 1993.. tons... tons... just, you know, never actually with the man himself. So, yeah, this was great. (It's available on Apple Podcasts and Google Play and Spotify and Stitcher and everything, too. Just search for "It's Pronounced Jordan," and if you'd like to see more stuff … [Read more...] about An interview with Auburn punting legend Terry Daniel on Inflategate ’93
Jimbo Fisher made Bo Nix’s dad feel the worst he’s ever felt in his life
First off, credit where credit is due—that image comes from Justin Lee's latest OA-News story on Jimbo's thoughts on Bo Nix's pedigree, which you should check out post-haste. Only use it here because it's just absolutely perfect. Now, for what you're about to get in the latest episode of It's Pronounced Jordan, I don't remember hearing about it. But I hope Bo Nix does. … [Read more...] about Jimbo Fisher made Bo Nix’s dad feel the worst he’s ever felt in his life