Gamecock Write Up on Auburn's Hospitality....

[AuburnChopper 3.0]

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Auburn hospitality sets standards
Gamecock fans can show team pride without being rude, disrespectful
By Josh Dawsey, Ellen Meder and Kara Apel
The Daily Gamecock

Published: Sunday, September 26, 2010

http://www.dailygamecock.com/v...rds-1.1648337#5
Welcome to Auburn.

Seriously. Welcome to Auburn.

Everyone said it - while giving directions, offering food, serving free
drinks and speaking to all.

They shook hands. They thanked you for visiting.

And some even apologized just in case someone else was mean to you. It
almost felt like there was a planned hospitality committee in this gorgeous,
quaint town on the Plains. We all were in awe- the only rude fans we saw
were wearing garnet and black.

Jordan-Hare Stadium was an incredible experience due to a raucous crowd, a
fantastic gameday environment and a gorgeous eagle that swooped over the
stadium and sat on the sideline. The crowd chanted the entire game, but
there were no rude catcalls toward USC or untoward motions to the fans, at
least from our vantage points.

This small town was the best of the best. Before the game, friends told us
all the campus was like Clemson. Not true. This place was pristine with
class. It had character. And the people had character. They even recycled.

Contrast that with nine days ago during the USC-Furman game. Our students
screamed obscenities at a measly out-of-conference opponent. There were boos
when the other team took the field. We were rude to Furman. Yes - Furman.

And that's not even considering Georgia. We all saw horrible exchanges
during that game, from our students cursing out older fans to belligerent
drunks throwing up in the student section to security guards escorting our
students out by the multitudes.

Sure, other schools are rude. LSU and Georgia are among the worst. But as
some of us have noticed, we're getting a reputation for being among the
worst, too. Do we want that? Football is fierce and intense. But we believe
our student body should desire to be above the fray - above the substandard,
juvenile conduct of others. What does that say about us? Are we holding to
our ideals?

This is not to say we should care less. Let's care more. But let's show some
class, some respect and some South Carolina hospitality. Let's not scream
obscenities or racial slurs at the other team.

It's sometimes said football is a lot like life. If so, we're leaving a lot
to be desired.

Thank you, Auburn. You set the standard for what SEC football should be. If
we have to lose, we'll lose there every time. From what we saw, you gave us
the best of the South and the best college football has to offer. Let's do
the same for Alabama in two weeks.

[Townhallsavoy]

So that's write ups from...

Washington State
West Virginia
Clemson
South Carolina

Not bad for the last few years.

I've noticed it's gotten even better.  My freshman year at Auburn, I thought it was normal to heckle opposing fans.  Hell, I was part of a tailgate where a guy leaped onto a Tennessee car back in 2003. 

Maybe I'm just not hanging around where the morons are.  My tickets Saturday night were right on the border between USCe fans and Auburn fans.  Literally nothing was said between the two fanbases. 

Good find, Chop.

[wesfau2]

So that's write ups from...

Washington State
West Virginia
Clemson
South Carolina

Not bad for the last few years.

I've noticed it's gotten even better.  My freshman year at Auburn, I thought it was normal to heckle opposing fans.  Hell, I was part of a tailgate where a guy leaped onto a Tennessee car back in 2003. 

Maybe I'm just not hanging around where the morons are.  My tickets Saturday night were right on the border between USCe fans and Auburn fans.  Literally nothing was said between the two fanbases. 

Good find, Chop.

Don't forget the Syracuse article.  Most complimentary of the bunch.

[GH2001]

So that's write ups from...

Washington State
West Virginia
Clemson
South Carolina

Not bad for the last few years.

I've noticed it's gotten even better.  My freshman year at Auburn, I thought it was normal to heckle opposing fans.  Hell, I was part of a tailgate where a guy leaped onto a Tennessee car back in 2003. 

Maybe I'm just not hanging around where the morons are.  My tickets Saturday night were right on the border between USCe fans and Auburn fans.  Literally nothing was said between the two fanbases. 

Good find, Chop.

Where is the Clemson article? I would like to see it. Their fans were very nice.

[djsimp]

I would venture to say that Auburn has the best gameday experience. I know I am biased but when you roll into Auburn on gameday, its like the promise land for the football faithful.

[JR4AU]

Don't forget the Syracuse article.  Most complimentary of the bunch.

The one written after the Gameday visit by Scot Van Pelt was the coolest to me.   Never saw either from Wazu, or WVU. 

[AUChizad]

From what we saw, you gave us
the best of the South and the best college football has to offer. Let's do
the same for Alabama in two weeks.

Bad time to start.

[AUChizad]

This guy is calling the author of that write up a liar.
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2010/08/26/the-secs-most-obnoxious-fans-theres-a-new-orange-no-1/

[JR4AU]

This guy is calling the author of that write up a liar.
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2010/08/26/the-secs-most-obnoxious-fans-theres-a-new-orange-no-1/

From this point on in that "hack job": Auburn has switched coaches. (Then again, when doesn’t Auburn switch coaches?) it has ZERO credibility as anything other than some moron exercising their dick skinners on the computer instead of running their cock holster on the air waves.  IOW, complete FAIL.

[Lurking Tiger]

This guy is calling the author of that write up a liar.
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2010/08/26/the-secs-most-obnoxious-fans-theres-a-new-orange-no-1/

Even in Atlanta, no one reads Mark Bradley.

[Saniflush]

Even in Atlanta, no one reads Mark Bradley.

listen to him.  He's premed.

[AUsweetheart]

Bad time to start.

Start with the cousinfuckers?

I think they'll find their resolve tested with that particular venture. Good luck, cocks.

[GH2001]

This guy is calling the author of that write up a liar.
http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-blog/2010/08/26/the-secs-most-obnoxious-fans-theres-a-new-orange-no-1/

Mark Bradley is an idiot. I thought this even before you posted the link.

I will take the actual SC fan's word over some idiotic writer for the AJC.