And we converted some others...

[Tiger Wench]

Was on the Plane Train at ATL Sunday.  Standing next to me was a guy wearing a brand spanking new AU t-shirt, right off the hanger.  Of course, I said War Eagle, and what a game! 

He said, "That was my first one."

Me - "???"

Turns out he and the three guys with him are Boston College graduates.  They pick one game a year at random and fly out to meet up for that game. Been doing it for nearly 10 years.  This year it was Auburn - Georgia.

According to them, we are the friendliest campus they have ever been to.  They could not stop with the compliments and the raves about how great we all were, and how pretty campus is and such.  They said that their second best trip had been to TAMU the year before they joined the SEC.  But when I commented about how TAMU was "too" friendly, as in cultish and kind of creepy, one of the guys goes "I told you guys it wasn't just me that thought that!!  I told you they creeped me out!!"

It was also, naturally, the best game they'd ever seen in person.  They were blown away with the noise and intensity.

I love it when totally neutral parties leave Auburn with such a great experience to remember.

[Snaggletiger]

Cool story, bro.  Seriously, that's awesome and a pretty consistent take.  I'll never forget the article written by the Syracuse guy after coming down for the game.  It was like, "We think we get it up here.  We have no clue. THIS is what college football is all about."

On a side note, I love what those guys are doing.  I've always wanted to pick some venue each year and road trip like that.  Were they doing exclusively college football games?  There are several I want to go to but also want to hit places like Fenway, Jerry World, Ithaca College....you know, the real famous places.

[AUChizad]

Talked to TWO SEPERATE groups of dudes doing exactly this at Supper Club. One group was from Connecticut, the other was from New York City.

Both groups had a distant connection, i.e. one guy in the group's cousin graduated from Auburn. The Connecticut group made T-Shirts with some witty phrase in Orange & Blue that I was too drunk at the time to recall now. The New York group stocked up on T-Shirts from Wal-Mart the day before the game.

Also, it's like I'm a celebrity here in Corndog land. Everyone talking about what an amazing game that was, and praying we beat Bama.

[Tiger Wench]

Also, it's like I'm a celebrity here in Corndog land. Everyone talking about what an amazing game that was, and praying we beat Bama.

I can't get shit done today either - too many corndogs and Aggy stopping by to relive the moment.

I am headed to Arkansas tomorrow.  I am going to be on a field visit at one of our facilities, so jeans and steel toed boots.  The plant manager and most of the employees are Hawgs and the Ops manager is a Turd.

Thinking I will be in some orange and blue...

[GH2001]

Cool story, bro.  Seriously, that's awesome and a pretty consistent take.  I'll never forget the article written by the Syracuse guy after coming down for the game.  It was like, "We think we get it up here.  We have no clue. THIS is what college football is all about."

On a side note, I love what those guys are doing.  I've always wanted to pick some venue each year and road trip like that.  Were they doing exclusively college football games?  There are several I want to go to but also want to hit places like Fenway, Jerry World, Ithaca College....you know, the real famous places.

Cool story but it was no BIL story.

[Snaggletiger]

Cool story but it was no BIL story.

I can't dazzle and amaze you people all the time.  It would be too much for you, thinking nobody's life can be that exciting.

[Saniflush]

On a side note, I love what those guys are doing.  I've always wanted to pick some venue each year and road trip like that.

You should start with the Patriot League.

[Snaggletiger]

You should start with the Patriot League.

I hear the Southland Conference has some incredible basketball teams.

[AU_Tiger_2000]

Cool story, bro.  Seriously, that's awesome and a pretty consistent take.  I'll never forget the article written by the Syracuse guy after coming down for the game.  It was like, "We think we get it up here.  We have no clue. THIS is what college football is all about."

On a side note, I love what those guys are doing.  I've always wanted to pick some venue each year and road trip like that.  Were they doing exclusively college football games?  There are several I want to go to but also want to hit places like Fenway, Jerry World, Ithaca College....you know, the real famous places.

Been to Fenway.  I tell you there was some real history in that column that I was sitting three feet behind.  Yessir, just thinking of all the great baseball that that column has prevented people from seeing over the years gave me goosebumps.