Figured I'd add to the spirit of Iron Bowl week and share this recent post I read.
War Eagle, y'all.
It's hard to watch your team go 13-0 and miss the chance to have a national title.
It's hard to finally get that championship and have the NCAA
and media breathing down
your neck the whole time.
your neck the whole time.
It's hard to watch your team go winless in the SEC and 3-9
overall, and then see your beloved trees ripped from the ground because one of
your detractors doesn't know the difference between rivalry and hatred.
It's hard to see your program's rich tradition and moments
of greatness denied by a never-ending chorus of haters who don't care what it
means to believe in Auburn and love it.
But it's also hard to think of a greater memory than Tommy Tuberville leading the perfect team out arm-in-arm onto the field.
It's hard to find a better pre-game tradition than an eagle circling the stadium to the soundtrack of 90,000 people united in our rallying cry.
It's hard to find a fan base that could take the death of another tradition in the wake of a terrible season and turn it into a picturesque celebration of everything Auburn.
It's hard to catch a ball you can't even see, to juggle the weight of an improbable comeback and an improbable year, and then carry it into the end zone like you meant to do it the whole time.
It's hard to find a better coach than Gus.
The truth is, I'm not too worried about this Saturday. We are the underdogs, and it'll be hard work to pull off the upset. But hard work is exactly the kind of work we believe in. And no matter how easy it might be right now to just roll with the Tide, I will look back when it's all settled and know that the hardest moments and how we dealt with them are just part of why it was, is, and always will be
But it's also hard to think of a greater memory than Tommy Tuberville leading the perfect team out arm-in-arm onto the field.
It's hard to find a better pre-game tradition than an eagle circling the stadium to the soundtrack of 90,000 people united in our rallying cry.
It's hard to find a fan base that could take the death of another tradition in the wake of a terrible season and turn it into a picturesque celebration of everything Auburn.
It's hard to catch a ball you can't even see, to juggle the weight of an improbable comeback and an improbable year, and then carry it into the end zone like you meant to do it the whole time.
It's hard to find a better coach than Gus.
The truth is, I'm not too worried about this Saturday. We are the underdogs, and it'll be hard work to pull off the upset. But hard work is exactly the kind of work we believe in. And no matter how easy it might be right now to just roll with the Tide, I will look back when it's all settled and know that the hardest moments and how we dealt with them are just part of why it was, is, and always will be
GREAT TO BE AN AUBURN TIGER.
