Looks Like We're Claiming 'Em

WiregrassTiger · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2014, 12:48:39 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on January 31, 2014, 12:46:52 PM

What the hell does this even mean?

He thinks you're gonna shoot him.

Godfather · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2014, 12:52:55 PM »

Quote from: Townhallsavoy on January 31, 2014, 12:46:06 PM

We're the anti-bammer. We don't lie to ensure recruiting goes the way we need it to go in order to not harm ourselves. We don't claim national championships to validate our existence.

Auburn University was thriving as an average top tier football program. Our numbers were sky high starting back in early 2000 and through the Tuberville years. Not once did we attribute our university funding, population, and reputation on the quality of our football team. It was a focal point of our culture, but not the reason for being. It's why we focus on family and not one head coach and not one football team and not a select few seasons that featured our best football teams.

But at Alabama, they've seen vast improvements to their university and time and time again, I hear them credit Nick Saban's arrival as the reason. It's their head coach. It's their football team. It's all they have.

Let's be honest, their claim to fame as an academic institution is their law school and their business school. Not all lawyers and business men are scumbags, but I'd say there are ample more examples of shitty, arrogant, blowharded individuals coming from those colleges than there are coming from the engineering, agriculture, nursing, pharmacy, and veterinarian schools at Auburn. That is if we're comparing the two university's best college programs.

So, no, Jay Jacobs, we don't need to look at what everyone else is doing. Sure, we don't have as much consistent success as other schools. But we have more class. We don't have as many national titles as other schools. But we have more unity and bonding.

How often do you hear alums talking about moving back to Auburn one day? How many people showed up to send off a couple of plants? How often do you hear about Auburn fans and Auburn alums getting arresting for harming others over the result of a football game? How many pages would an "Isolated Incidents" thread be if it were focused on Auburn?

We are very, very different from most big time sports schools. It's what makes us different and special. It's why everywhere we go, the opposing fans speak of the classiness and generosity of Auburn people. If we start adopting the ways of other schools, we'll become more like other schools.

Because what honestly will come of this? Just more ammo to brag and fight on shows like Finebaum and message boards like the SECRant and more cause for fist fights in bars and anger and vitriol and eventually leading to piling it on and on and on and suddenly we have our own Harvey Updykes.

THIS...BOOM

/end discussion

Buzz Killington · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:02:46 PM »

Quote from: Snaggletiger on January 31, 2014, 12:46:52 PM

What the hell does this even mean?

I really don't know

WiregrassTiger · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:07:15 PM »

Quote from: Kaos on January 31, 2014, 12:43:29 PM

I don't really like doing it because when Ole Miss just out of the blue started claiming three national championships back in the mid 90s I was like:

I said then that NOBODY would ever accept that fraud because they'd never ever, ever, ever won one. But the Rebel Black Bear fans took it to heart. They raised flags. Printed banners. Got t-shirts. Put it on their team trucks. Put it on cups, hats, mugs, shot glasses, notebooks .. pretty much everywhere they could.

I still said nobody would buy it. I was wrong.

I've seen people on this board mention Ole Miss' "three titles" as if they were universally accepted.

To my amazement I watched one of their games this season and heard the announcers refer to the school's "three national titles" as if it were unanimous and gospel.

It doesn't have to be true. Just say it and it will eventually become fact. So... I don't want to do it, but if we do we need to unify behind it and say it as if it's a long-known fact. We have to embrace it if the powers who be decide this is our path.

The only thing I will add to this is that I have a huge penis.

CCTAU · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:15:23 PM »

Quote from: Kaos on January 31, 2014, 12:43:29 PM

It doesn't have to be true. Just say it and it will eventually become fact. So... I don't want to do it, but if we do we need to unify behind it and say it as if it's a long-known fact. We have to embrace it if the powers who be decide this is our path.

This.

But. The first got 9? I see, I will punch a bitch in the face. She might whip my ass, but it will be worth it!

Saniflush · « **Reply #25 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:17:57 PM »

Quote from: WiregrassTiger on January 31, 2014, 01:07:15 PM

The only thing I will add to this is that I have a huge penis in my mouth and butt.

fixt.

WiregrassTiger · « **Reply #26 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:21:15 PM »

Quote from: Saniflush on January 31, 2014, 01:17:57 PM

fixt.

Hey now. I don't have anything in my mouth.

AU_Tiger_2000 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:23:13 PM »

I just want everyone to know that you're are invited to my house this weekend as I raise three banners for winning the national championship in something at sometime. Light h'orderves will be served.

edit: I am aware of the difference between your and you're, but my fingers are not.

The Six · « **Reply #28 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:58:59 PM »

Quote from: AU_Tiger_2000 on January 31, 2014, 01:23:13 PM

I just want everyone to know that your are invited to my house this weekend as I raise three banners for winning the national championship in something at sometime. Light h'orderves will be served.

'Scuse me, sir. I was told there would be punch and pie

Godfather · « **Reply #29 on:** January 31, 2014, 02:32:11 PM »

Why don't we just go ahead and give Jake the Heisman while we are at it.

WiregrassTiger · « **Reply #30 on:** January 31, 2014, 02:41:47 PM »

Quote from: AU_Tiger_2000 on January 31, 2014, 01:23:13 PM

I just want everyone to know that you're are invited to my house this weekend as I raise three banners for winning the national championship in something at sometime. Light h'orderves will be served.

edit: I am aware of the difference between your and you're, but my fingers are not.

You're are one of my favorite posters.

Snaggletiger · « **Reply #31 on:** January 31, 2014, 03:29:53 PM »

Quote from: WiregrassTiger on January 31, 2014, 02:41:47 PM

You're are one of my favorite posters.

Your crazy. Their's better ones.

Tiger Wench · « **Reply #32 on:** January 31, 2014, 03:31:41 PM »

No. We ain't them.

wesfau2 · « **Reply #33 on:** January 31, 2014, 04:04:00 PM »

Agree with Snags, Godfather, THS and the Wench.

Fuck this shit...in the ear.

The Six · « **Reply #34 on:** January 31, 2014, 04:20:31 PM »

Jay Jacobs

Townhallsavoy · « **Reply #35 on:** January 31, 2014, 04:30:32 PM »

Quote from: wesfau2 on January 31, 2014, 04:04:00 PM

Agree with Snags, Godfather, THS and the Wench.

Fuck this shit...in the ear.

Some people are into that sort of thing. It has its own lubricant.

AUownsU · « **Reply #36 on:** January 31, 2014, 05:12:01 PM »

Glad were doing it. What's the worst that will happen, media & gumps talk shit about it? Atleast we get to determine the topic this time.

Token · « **Reply #37 on:** January 31, 2014, 06:01:27 PM »

God I hope this happens.

DnATL · « **Reply #38 on:** January 31, 2014, 07:35:38 PM »

Quote from: Townhallsavoy on January 31, 2014, 12:46:06 PM

Not all lawyers and business men are scumbags, but I'd say there are ample more examples of shitty, arrogant, blowharded individuals coming from those colleges than there are coming from the engineering, agriculture, nursing, pharmacy, and veterinarian schools at Auburn. That is if we're comparing the two university's best college programs.

What about architecture?
(Or is that excluded by the "blowharded individuals" limitation?)

Pell City Tiger · « **Reply #39 on:** January 31, 2014, 08:03:05 PM »

Quote from: WiregrassTiger on January 31, 2014, 12:48:05 PM

The only argument that I've seen is that it would look bad coming off the BCS natty loss and it looks Bammerish. Anything else? Then to address the first one, we just wait a year or so.

All I want to know is what the upside/downside is. The biggest upside I see is it helping in a small way with perception and recruiting. The biggest downside is that it's Bammerish? Is that all?

Give me a more compelling reason.

That's enough of a reason for me.