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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: AUChizad on September 15, 2011, 09:45:05 AM
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I saw this kid get ejected. Thought it was bullshit.
http://theplainsman.com/bookmark/15522293
Throwing tradition out the window
by Nick Bowman / OPINIONS EDITOR The Auburn Plainsman
3 hrs 42 mins ago
Throwing a football out of Jordan-Hare could get you more than time on the JumboTron.
The football semi-tradition entails students catching footballs from the field goals and extra points scored by the opposing team and throwing them from the stadium.
Unlucky or conspicuous fans will find themselves escorted from the stadium by Auburn police.
The first ejection occurred during Utah State.
“If that type of behavior occurred, as a minimum the person would be escorted from the stadium,” said Captain Tom Stofer of the Auburn police. “But, we could take other action.”
That other action is an arrest on a charge of theft of property. No arrests have been made in relation to the practice, but students are still annoyed by the possibility of punishment.
“It’s just a football,” said Adam Lucy, freshman in biomedical sciences. “It’s just kind of a waste of time for them. It’s not like they need it.”
Kirk Sampson with athletic media relations says that police have discretion in the stadium to carry out the policies in place.
The Auburn Fan Guide lays out the law on throwing anything from Jordan-Hare.
“Do not throw objects, including cups and ice, from the stands or any other area of the stadium. Anyone caught throwing objects will be subject to ejection from the stadium and/or arrest.”
Others feel the University should do more to keep students out of trouble than enforce policies.
“If the University doesn’t want students to toss footballs out of the stadium after field goals and extra points, there should be nets behind the goal posts,” said Brandon Frye, graduate student in materials engineering. “Throwing students out of a game for participating in a tradition after they’ve been pressured by the student section and displayed on the JumboTron doesn’t make much sense.”
Stofer said that although police could charge a fan with theft of property, it’s unlikely they would.
“We have a lot of good fans, and they’ll do what they need to do and return the ball to the field,” Stofer said.
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“It’s just a football,” said Adam Lucy, freshman in biomedical sciences. “It’s just kind of a waste of time for them. It’s not like they need it.”
This was a really shitty statement to make by an Auburn student. :facepalm:
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And another....
“If the University doesn’t want students to toss footballs out of the stadium after field goals and extra points, there should be nets behind the goal posts,” said Brandon Frye, graduate student in materials engineering. “Throwing students out of a game for participating in a tradition after they’ve been pressured by the student section and displayed on the JumboTron doesn’t make much sense.”
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I saw this kid get ejected. Thought it was bullshit.
http://theplainsman.com/bookmark/15522293
Shitty to eject him? Probably, but the thought processes displayed by the student's quoted is disturbing.
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I remember when this bullshit started.
Sorry, but I'm glad they're getting ejected.
There's nothing profitable from throwing a football out of the stadium. It could seriously injure someone on the ground, and it causes a nuisance to the game and wastes money.
Besides a few laughs from the student section, what's the point of it?
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I remember when this bullshit started.
Sorry, but I'm glad they're getting ejected.
There's nothing profitable from throwing a football out of the stadium. It could seriously injure someone on the ground, and it causes a nuisance to the game and wastes money.
Besides a few laughs from the student section, what's the point of it?
Biggest cheer of the day from my daughter was when a ball went out. She thought it was hilarious.
What's the point of fans at Wrigley throwing home run balls back? It's what they do.
And nobody could be injured by one tossed out. You should know the layout. It's not hitting the street, it's landing in that open area behind the fence. Nobody is in there during games.
Time for an old man story...
Was at the GA Tech game in the early 80s. Sitting in the end zone, front row. AU led 31-7 at the half and nearly got beat.
Errant Auburn pass into the endzone hit the ground and hopped right into my hands. Split second hesitation with that beautiful half-stripe ball and Auburn brand in my hands. Then I decided to run for it. My friend and I did the Cal-Stanford remake running from security and tossing the ball back and forth with the idea of getting out of the stadium somehow and... well... the plan didn't go much farther than getting out of the stadium. Guess we thought it was like the border to a foreign country and if we could just get out they wouldn't follow.
We didn't get out. Cops walled us in short of the exit. Took the ball away and we got to leave.
Couple of years later I was leaving Tuscaloosa after an Auburn had beaten the Tide in basketball. Walking up the hill toward Druid City Hospital I see something bounding down the street. Three somethings. I dodge traffic and grab them. Three brand new leather basketballs with AU branded in them. Fell out of an equipment truck? I dunno. I played with those balls (insert joke here) for years. Wore them down to nubs.
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At the 1996 Iron Bowl at Legion Field, I was in the Auburn block which at the time were just metal bleachers, directly behind the goal posts... that the Alabama kicker was warming up on. Every time we caught a ball, we would drop it under the bleachers. An Alabama assistant would cuss us out, crawl under the bleachers, get the ball, and they would warm up again. After about 5 times crawling under the bleachers, they just left an assistant under them to get the balls. At which point we began kicking cokes on him, but at least we threw the balls back to the kicker.
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Biggest cheer of the day from my daughter was when a ball went out. She thought it was hilarious.
What's the point of fans at Wrigley throwing home run balls back? It's what they do.
And nobody could be injured by one tossed out. You should know the layout. It's not hitting the street, it's landing in that open area behind the fence. Nobody is in there during games.
^ Gets it.
Even if people were back there, really? I'd like to see the mythbusters drop a football from 50 feet or whatever and drop it onto someone. It can't hurt worse than a paintball.
It's just a "what's the harm in it" kind of thing for me.
It's like the wave, except it costs the university a whopping like $10 for the football. I'm sure they can't be paying much more than that since they're buying them in bulk.
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Don't we make the claim that we're the fanbase with class? That we aren't the uneducated, redneck assholes of the state?
It's a classless, pointless "tradition" that serves nothing. It doesn't contribute to the competition of the game nor does it instill a sense of pride in the fans.
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^ Gets it.
Even if people were back there, really? I'd like to see the mythbusters drop a football from 50 feet or whatever and drop it onto someone. It can't hurt worse than a paintball.
It's just a "what's the harm in it" kind of thing for me.
It's like the wave, except it costs the university a whopping like $10 for the football. I'm sure they can't be paying much more than that since they're buying them in bulk.
Their equipment guy goes back there and picks it up anyway. I've been back there when one came over. Hit the pavement behind the press room. One of their guys was already there and grabbed it.
I think it's funny. I like it. If I was in the student section I'd throw it out, too. If they don't like it, they can just not score. Suits me. Don't kick your dirty balls into my stadium.
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^ Gets it.
Even if people were back there, really? I'd like to see the mythbusters drop a football from 50 feet or whatever and drop it onto someone. It can't hurt worse than a paintball.
It's just a "what's the harm in it" kind of thing for me.
It's like the wave, except it costs the university a whopping like $10 for the football. I'm sure they can't be paying much more than that since they're buying them in bulk.
It's ok to relieve the opposing team of their property because they can afford it? Cool!
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It's ok to relieve the opposing team of their property because they can afford it? Cool!
I steal their shit all the time.
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If there's someone back there ready to retrieve it...and telling people they may want to duck....no big woop.
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It's ok to relieve the opposing team of their property because they can afford it? Cool!
We stole bama’s dignity (of what they have) last year.
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I'm shocked at the general tightbuttholery of this group over this "issue".
Also shocked that the only other one with unclenched sphincter is Kaos...
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I'm shocked at the general tightbuttholery of this group over this "issue".
Also shocked that the only other one with unclenched sphincter is Kaos...
Agreed. The ONLY time I cringed at something almost doing a Peter Pan over the back wall, was a goal post after the 1997 Iron Bowl.
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I saw some genius in the student section throwing the ball back after we made the field goal during the Miss St. game. I'm not sure some of these kids get the point.
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I'm shocked at the general tightbuttholery of this group over this "issue".
Also shocked that the only other one with unclenched sphincter is Kaos...
I beg your pardon. My ass lips are flapping in the breeze like Elton John's.
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I beg your pardon. My ass lips are flapping in the breeze like Elton John's.
Get over here buttercup. Uncle Dan wants you to sit in his lap.
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I'm shocked at the general tightbuttholery of this group over this "issue".
Also shocked that the only other one with unclenched sphincter is Kaos...
Don't get them started on the subject of lung cancer.
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Don't get them started on the subject of lung cancer.
The Creed, man. The Creed.
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We stole bama’s dignity (of what they have) last year.
Yes but "bammer dignity" really has no value at all.
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This was a really shitty statement to make by an Auburn student. :facepalm:
Yeah, I did a facepalm on that one too. What can I say, its the new Obama generation of kids.
I bet if they were paying for that football, they wouldn't be making those statements. Easier to piss away someone else's expenses.
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Yeah, I did a facepalm on that one too. What can I say, its the new Obama generation of kids.
I bet if they were paying for that football, they wouldn't be making those statements. Easier to piss away someone else's expenses.
The little tradition isn't so bad really. I agree it's funny. It is only footballs to a university, and I imagine most are recovered anyway. But still, that's not the point.
Those two statements I quoted are evidence of really warped thinking. One essentially says: "I want to do it, it's fun, and someone else should pay for my fun because they can afford it." The other one which essentially says "How am I supposed to control myself if others are egging me on, besides if they really didn't want us breaking a rule they should do something to prevent us from being tempted to break it." The fuck?
Then there's this issue too...with our defense it's possible a trip to Jordan-Hare for some visiting teams could get very expensive!
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The little tradition isn't so bad really. I agree it's funny. It is only footballs to a university, and I imagine most are recovered anyway. But still, that's not the point.
Those two statements I quoted are evidence of really warped thinking. One essentially says: "I want to do it, it's fun, and someone else should pay for my fun because they can afford it." The other one which essentially says "How am I supposed to control myself if others are egging me on, besides if they really didn't want us breaking a rule they should do something to prevent us from being tempted to break it." The fuck?
Then there's this issue too...with our defense it's possible a trip to Jordan-Hare for some visiting teams could get very expensive!
We may not beat them but we will damn sure break them.
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We may not beat them but we will damn sure break them.
Roof could make a sign to hold up...
"Keep scoring motherfuckers, it's gonna get expensive"
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Roof could make a sign to hold up...
"Keep scoring motherfuckers, it's gonna get expensive"
I like the new defensive philosophy.
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Roof could make a sign to hold up...
"Keep scoring motherfuckers, it's gonna get expensive"
Playing on the jumbotron as they kick th XP.
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You know there is way to fuck with the balls without getting in trouble. Whoever catches it stick a small pin hole in the ball and throw it back. Ball deflates very slowly and by end of the game (with our defense) they have alot of slowly deflating balls.
Will call it "Rooofing" the ball.
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Playing on the jumbotron as they kick th XP.
(http://i1198.photobucket.com/albums/aa454/pvrguy/GIFs/Money.gif)
You know there is way to fuck with the balls without getting in trouble. Whoever catches it stick a small pin hole in the ball and throw it back. Ball deflates very slowly and by end of the game (with our defense) they have alot of slowly deflating balls.
Will call it "Rooofing" the ball.
They really should call it flooring
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Jesus...ya'll are some uptight, no-fun loving motherfuckers.
Reading too much into a college student's sound byte? yep.
Fucking hell people. It's not a referendum on the state of the economy and the younger generation's liberal-leaning tendencies.... it's fucking with a football opponent and doesn't cost anyone ANYTHING.
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Jesus...ya'll are some uptight, no-fun loving motherfuckers.
Reading too much into a college student's sound byte? yep.
Fucking hell people. It's not a referendum on the state of the economy and the younger generation's liberal-leaning tendencies.... it's fucking with a football opponent and doesn't cost anyone ANYTHING.
Welcome to Obama's America.
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It's against the stated policy. You can either abide by the rules or get tossed from the game. What's the problem?
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It's against the stated policy. You can either abide by the rules or get tossed from the game. What's the problem?
The policy isn't funny. I always choose funny over policy.
BTW? Alcohol in the stadium is against the policy, too. I guess everybody with a mini needs to pack their shit up and leave.
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The policy isn't funny. I always choose funny over policy.
BTW? Alcohol in the stadium is against the policy, too. I guess everybody with a mini needs to pack their shitake up and leave.
No, but if you are sitting there swigging straight from the bottle of everclear with the feed being shown live on the jumbotron you really don't have much to bitch about when the nice man with the earpiece asks you to leave.
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No, but if you are sitting there swigging straight from the bottle of everclear with the feed being shown live on the jumbotron you really don't have much to bitch about when the nice man with the earpiece asks you to leave.
So if they don't show the person chunking the ball out on the Jumbotron, we're good with it?
Just trying to clarify when it's okay to break the rules.
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So if they don't show the person chunking the ball out on the Jumbotron, we're good with it?
Just trying to clarify when it's okay to break the rules.
I had the cruise control set on 74 on the way to Auburn while driving on I-85.
The speed limit is 70.
I also snuck a bottle of Woodford Reserve in the stadium.
I mixed it with Coke product.
Then I drank it.
I wasn't sitting in the end zone so I didn't get a chance to catch/throw the football.
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The policy isn't funny. I always choose funny over policy.
BTW? Alcohol in the stadium is against the policy, too. I guess everybody with a mini needs to pack their shit up and leave.
Whew! Mine isn't a mini.
I'm good right?
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So if they don't show the person chunking the ball out on the Jumbotron, we're good with it?
Just trying to clarify when it's okay to break the rules.
Break the rules don't break the rules, whatever, just saying that when you get caught and punished for it don't bitch about it. Since there is only one football in play, and only one person can catch the ball in the stands, and only one person can throw it over the edge, then it is kind of obvious who is breaking the rule in that case (hence my example of getting caught with the everclear on the jumbotron).
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Break the rules don't break the rules, whatever, just saying that when you get caught and punished for it don't bitch about it. Since there is only one football in play, and only one person can catch the ball in the stands, and only one person can throw it over the edge, then it is kind of obvious who is breaking the rule in that case (hence my example of getting caught with the everclear on the jumbotron).
So if a bunch of people brought footballs into the stadium and threw them ALL out at the same time so it would be harder to identify the real one, we're good?
Again, clarification.
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The policy isn't funny. I always choose funny over policy.
BTW? Alcohol in the stadium is against the policy, too. I guess everybody with a mini needs to pack their shit up and leave.
I know it's against the rule to take my flask in. I have done it, and think it's a stupid rule that you can't drink at the game, BUT I know it's against the rule, and make an effort not to get nabbed. If I got caught, I'd expect to be shown the way out. I might think the rule is stupid, but I still know it's a rule, and I wouldn't bitch about it being chicken shit and be quoted in the paper acting like they were wrong for enforcing it. I wouldn't whine about them not taking enough measures to prevent me from breaking the rules. I wouldn't claim I had no control over my own behavior because my buds all brought their flasks in.
And yes, I know you're just going for the reaction.
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not sure that it is relevant to the discussion but: unless things have changed, AU nor any other major football program pay for their footballs.
They are supplied by Nike or UnderArmour or Wilson or whoever. The University actually gets paid to use a company's football.
I use to get AU footballs all the time (free of charge) and I threw 'em all over the place.
WDE
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So if a bunch of people brought footballs into the stadium and threw them ALL out at the same time so it would be harder to identify the real one, we're good?
Again, clarification.
yes, that would be OK.
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