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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: AUownsU on May 15, 2013, 08:05:24 PM
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sure was a sad one. R.I.P brother Jim. I sure miss your calls..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ErOAv4XKOE&feature=fvwp&NR=1
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Sat in my office and cried like a baby. No one out here could understand why his loss tore me up so much. Some things you just cannot explain.
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Sat in my office and cried like a baby. No one out here could understand why his loss tore me up so much. Some things you just cannot explain.
Everytime I listen to his calls the damn dust around my my computer gets stirred up.
Found this little jewel yesterday. FFW 2:40 for the game action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMlYfn3ShPs
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Everytime I listen to his calls the damn dust around my my computer gets stirred up.
Found this little jewel yesterday. FFW 2:40 for the game action
Damn your hide. Now I got mascara all over my face.
God bless Jim.
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Eleven and 0! Eleven and 0! Eleven And 0!!!
That may be my favorite call of his!
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Here was my experience with Jim Fyffe:
Spring 2003 - Accepted into Auburn.
June 2003 - Camp War Eagle - Lots of talk about a guy named Jim dying. I have no idea who he was.
Late August 2003 - It's announced that the opening football game will pay tribute to a guy named Jim
Fyffe. Neighbor at The Commons breaks into tears when recalling a story about a radio show.
September 2003 - My first college football game ever. Some fat male cheerleader with orange hair says that one side of the stadium will be touchdown and the other side will be Auburn. I think the student section was the Auburn side. It was to honor that guy named Jim who died doing his radio show. Everyone around me was super stoked and drunk about how we were going to get to make the radio guy's touchdown call.
September 2003 - We don't score a touchdown the first two games of the season.
September 2003 - I wonder why the radio host named Jim cursed Auburn.
Sorry to all the old guys that are about to shake their canes at me.
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Here was my experience with Jim Fyffe:
Spring 2003 - Accepted into Auburn.
June 2003 - Camp War Eagle - Lots of talk about a guy named Jim dying. I have no idea who he was.
Late August 2003 - It's announced that the opening football game will pay tribute to a guy named Jim
Fyffe. Neighbor at The Commons breaks into tears when recalling a story about a radio show.
September 2003 - My first college football game ever. Some fat male cheerleader with orange hair says that one side of the stadium will be touchdown and the other side will be Auburn. I think the student section was the Auburn side. It was to honor that guy named Jim who died doing his radio show. Everyone around me was super stoked and drunk about how we were going to get to make the radio guy's touchdown call.
September 2003 - We don't score a touchdown the first two games of the season.
September 2003 - I wonder why the radio host named Jim cursed Auburn.
Sorry to all the old guys that are about to shake their canes at me.
Get off my lawn, punk
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I read his book and lol'd at so many stories. There was one in particular where on the morning of game day, I believe it was against Florida State, Fyffe was having breakfast and sitting at a table next to him were two FSU assistant coaches. They didn't know who he was and were talking about how they were going to blow everyone away with the very first play on offense, running some crazy double reverse or something. Fyffe said as soon as breakfast was over, he went straight to the Auburn coaches and told what he overheard. He was right. They ran the play and Auburn stuffed it for a huge loss.
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Here was my experience with Jim Fyffe:
Spring 2003 - Accepted into Auburn.
June 2003 - Camp War Eagle - Lots of talk about a guy named Jim dying. I have no idea who he was.
Late August 2003 - It's announced that the opening football game will pay tribute to a guy named Jim
Fyffe. Neighbor at The Commons breaks into tears when recalling a story about a radio show.
September 2003 - My first college football game ever. Some fat male cheerleader with orange hair says that one side of the stadium will be touchdown and the other side will be Auburn. I think the student section was the Auburn side. It was to honor that guy named Jim who died doing his radio show. Everyone around me was super stoked and drunk about how we were going to get to make the radio guy's touchdown call.
September 2003 - We don't score a touchdown the first two games of the season.
September 2003 - I wonder why the radio host named Jim cursed Auburn.
Sorry to all the old guys that are about to shake their canes at me.
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Here was my experience with Jim Fyffe:
Spring 2003 - Accepted into Auburn.
June 2003 - Camp War Eagle - Lots of talk about a guy named Jim dying. I have no idea who he was.
Late August 2003 - It's announced that the opening football game will pay tribute to a guy named Jim
Fyffe. Neighbor at The Commons breaks into tears when recalling a story about a radio show.
September 2003 - My first college football game ever. Some fat male cheerleader with orange hair says that one side of the stadium will be touchdown and the other side will be Auburn. I think the student section was the Auburn side. It was to honor that guy named Jim who died doing his radio show. Everyone around me was super stoked and drunk about how we were going to get to make the radio guy's touchdown call.
September 2003 - We don't score a touchdown the first two games of the season.
September 2003 - I wonder why the radio host named Jim cursed Auburn.
Sorry to all the old guys that are about to shake their canes at me.
That's a shame. He was such a part of my Auburn experience.
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That's a shame. He was such a part of my Auburn experience.
Yep.
Listening to him on the radio was a huge part of that experience...
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That's a shame. He was such a part of my Auburn experience.
I didn't realize how great he was until '93. No TV, no tickets, only option you had was Fyffe.
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I didn't realize how great he was until '93. No TV, no tickets, only option you had was Fyffe.
Even outside of that year, we used to always turn down the TV and turn up the radio to hear Fyffe.
I'm sure we weren't the only ones to do so.
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Even outside of that year, we used to always turn down the TV and turn up the radio to hear Fyffe.
I'm sure we weren't the only ones to do so.
Same.
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Same.
+2
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Here was my experience with Jim Fyffe:
Spring 2003 - Accepted into Auburn.
June 2003 - Camp War Eagle - Lots of talk about a guy named Jim dying. I have no idea who he was.
Late August 2003 - It's announced that the opening football game will pay tribute to a guy named Jim
Fyffe. Neighbor at The Commons breaks into tears when recalling a story about a radio show.
September 2003 - My first college football game ever. Some fat male cheerleader with orange hair says that one side of the stadium will be touchdown and the other side will be Auburn. I think the student section was the Auburn side. It was to honor that guy named Jim who died doing his radio show. Everyone around me was super stoked and drunk about how we were going to get to make the radio guy's touchdown call.
September 2003 - We don't score a touchdown the first two games of the season.
September 2003 - I wonder why the radio host named Jim cursed Auburn.
Sorry to all the old guys that are about to shake their canes at me.
Well then man do both of us a favor and watch some of these videos..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Om6PYXvbjk
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgfJw6879bk
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+3
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Well then man do both of us a favor and watch some of these videos..
It's as much the context of hearing him, the time and place, as it is the actual call.
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It's as much the context of hearing him, the time and place, as it is the actual call.
This guy knows. It's hard to replicate.
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It's as much the context of hearing him, the time and place, as it is the actual call.
Thats true to an extent. Eventhough I wasn't around for it, I still get a 1/4 chub seeing highlights from Punt updick Punt.
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Thats true to an extent. Eventhough I wasn't around for it, I still get a 1/4 chub seeing highlights from Punt updick Punt.
Had this call on a 45. Listened to the broadcast at the house. I went running through the neighborhood like a mad man after AU blocked the 2nd punt to win.
The call on the second punt is hilarious to listen to. Sanders is hollering "It is blocked....It is blocked" while Gusty Yearout can't do anything except scream.
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Check out the 2nd blocked punt and the yahoos in the background
http://youtu.be/ZCzEEE129SE
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Had this call on a 45. Listened to the broadcast at the house. I went running through the neighborhood like a mad man after AU blocked the 2nd punt to win.
The call on the second punt is hilarious to listen to. Sanders is hollering "It is blocked....It is blocked" while Gusty Yearout can't do anything except scream.
I was at the movie theater (Village theater??) watching "The time machine", when they announced the score the place went wild. People went to the bathroom to get TP, left there and headed for TC, which by then was a madhouse, Forgot the time, mom came to pick me up and I was no where in sight so she sat there and waited (and was getting pissed) I finally showed up and got my ass chewed and grounded for life when I got home. My old man came into my room and asked how much fun I had and told me he would have done the same thing. He later talked mom into reducing the punishment to time served.
I too had it on a 45 and then converted it to cassette and now on DVD. Also have the DVD set which has a good background on that game. Been known to come home after per taking a beverages and pop one of the DVD's in to watch.
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One thing about Fyffe and so many other great radio play by play guys, is that he was still calling games in a time when there weren't 150 games on the tube every week. Unless AU is playing New Mexico Tech School For The Blind, you're pretty much going to be able to find them on TV somewhere. During Fyffe's time, you still relied on the radio a good bit of the season to hear Auburn foosballz. And not only did he do a great job of being a homer, he was great at painting the picture for you and keeping you current on time left, position on the field, score, down and distance etc. Not everyone can do that. Eli Gold is a prime example of being a complete bust at play by play.
During the season, there are invariably going to be times, mostly when I'm driving to or from JHS, when I want to check out what Bama is doing. I don't know how many times I've cursed the radio because Gold is so inept at keeping you up to date, you can go 10 minutes without knowing the score or even what quarter the game is in.
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One thing about Fyffe and so many other great radio play by play guys, is that he was still calling games in a time when there weren't 150 games on the tube every week. Unless AU is playing New Mexico Tech School For The Blind, you're pretty much going to be able to find them on TV somewhere. During Fyffe's time, you still relied on the radio a good bit of the season to hear Auburn foosballz. And not only did he do a great job of being a homer, he was great at painting the picture for you and keeping you current on time left, position on the field, score, down and distance etc. Not everyone can do that. Eli Gold is a prime example of being a complete bust at play by play.
During the season, there are invariably going to be times, mostly when I'm driving to or from JHS, when I want to check out what Bama is doing. I don't know how many times I've cursed the radio because Gold is so inept at keeping you up to date, you can go 10 minutes without knowing the score or even what quarter the game is in.
At home I'd say we would be a +5.
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At home I'd say we would be a +5.
Easily
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http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/052013aaa.html
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i listened to many a game called by Jim while sitting in a tree stand. I'm not sure I ever killed a deer during those broadcasts. I probably had the deer thinking I was having a seizure up in those trees.
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http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/05/top-25-jim-fyffe-calls-with-accompanying-video-watch-it/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Okuv6icKA
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http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/05/top-25-jim-fyffe-calls-with-accompanying-video-watch-it/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Okuv6icKA
Without a doubt the greatest link I've seen you post.
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http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/05/top-25-jim-fyffe-calls-with-accompanying-video-watch-it/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Okuv6icKA
Not only does that video make me miss Jim, it also makes me miss Frank Sanders, Lawyer Tillman, Jim Donnan, Mike Dubose, Gerry Dinardo, Curley Hallman, and Jamie Howard.
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Not only does that video make me miss Jim, it also makes me miss Frank Sanders, Lawyer Tillman, Jim Donnan, Mike Dubose, Gerry Dinardo, Curley Hallman, and Jamie Howard.
Yeah, all of this. But I miss Jim the most.
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I miss a defense