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Pat Dye Field => War Damn Eagle => Topic started by: Snaggletiger on May 25, 2019, 11:26:21 PM
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Bramblett and his wife in a horrific wreck tonight. Preliminary reports are that his wife has passed and he is hanging on. Hit in the rear by a 16 year old on Shug Jordan Parkway.
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Bramblett and his wife in a horrific wreck tonight. Preliminary reports are that his wife has passed and he is hanging on. Hit in the rear by a 16 year old on Shug Jordan Parkway.
That's horrible. Having been there, the physical damage is only a small part of it. Wish I knew what to say.
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That’s horrible. Hopefully he can pull through. Life will never be the same.
Prayers for him and his family.
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https://www.oanow.com/news/auburn/voice-of-the-auburn-tigers-rod-bramblett-critically-injured-wife/article_1bddb256-7f61-11e9-bbe4-03c154fc8dd2.html
RIP Rod and Paula
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I just saw they both died. Dammit man.
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This just sucks. No words. Just numb.
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Fuck
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I feel sick.
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After Jim died, Rod took the torch like a champ and did the damn near impossible which was filling Jim’s huge shoes.
He did as good of a job as one could have done and became great in his own right. The raw emotion he displayed by only someone who was somewhat personally invested in the team was evident. And I loved it.
Godspeed Rod.
This really f—-n sucks.
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A great voice silenced far too soon. Thoughts and prayers with the Bramblett's kids and the kid still hanging on in the hospital involved in the accident. Tragic.
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This is so tragic that words just escape me. Prayers to the Bramblett family and the family of the youngster who survived. Unbelievable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE9oVEse9-M
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“There goes Davis. There goes Davis...â€
Always have that ingrained in my mind.
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And now Bart Starr died so that'll be the end of it as far as the media is concerned. They'll be moving on to that.
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Funeral Thursday.
Public memorial service prior.
https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2019/05/memorial-service-announced-for-voice-of-the-auburn-tigers-rod-bramblett-and-wife-paula (https://www.theplainsman.com/article/2019/05/memorial-service-announced-for-voice-of-the-auburn-tigers-rod-bramblett-and-wife-paula)
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Rod was ga for a class I took. Maybe 10 folks in it. I think it was one of his first while he was a grad student.
Not saying this just because he died. But he was a natural at teaching . Guy was not much older than me but he was ahead of his time. He was engaging and encouraged discussions. He was a sit on top of the desk type and walk around.
I was skeptical after Jim died. After all, he was a legendary in my book.
Rod filled the shoes. Embraced Jim and the opportunity. He was down to earth and a genuinely nice guy.
And it is definitely not fair that two teenage kids are now without a dad or a mom.
I just don’t get it.
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Rod was ga for a class I took. Maybe 10 folks in it. I think it was one of his first while he was a grad student.
Not saying this just because he died. But he was a natural at teaching . Guy was not much older than me but he was ahead of his time. He was engaging and encouraged discussions. He was a sit on top of the desk type and walk around.
I was skeptical after Jim died. After all, he was a legendary in my book.
Rod filled the shoes. Embraced Jim and the opportunity. He was down to earth and a genuinely nice guy.
And it is definitely not fair that two teenage kids are now without a dad or a mom.
I just don’t get it.
Well said, Rob.
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I didn’t know him and don’t want to make out like I did. But back when I had sideline passes and pressbox access I did cross paths with him several times.
Jay Jacobs was the antithesis of an Auburn man. Pompous, condescending, smarmy, oily, self-important. Bramblett was the opposite. The guy exuded Auburn spirit. He was friendly and gracious to everybody in the box (much like David Housel was). Clearly respected and appreciated by all.
He loved Auburn. You could hear it in his voice. And he wasn’t afraid to be disappointed or critical when we stunk it up. I’m going to miss that. Fyffe was a legendary broadcaster. Rod was Auburn. I can’t get my head around how it’s going to be now. Where do we go from here?
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Just an FYI Rod and Paula had two kids a girl, Shelby, Sophmore at Auburn and a boy, Joshua, a 10th grader. If y'all can spare anything a family friend setup a gofundme.
https://www.gofundme.com/rod-and-paula-bramblett-family-memorial-fund (https://www.gofundme.com/rod-and-paula-bramblett-family-memorial-fund)
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Fucking Tim Cook...War Damn Eagle. *Shivers*
Bramblett Memorial Fund which by the way is not even 24 hours old yet is up to $186,000
(https://i.imgur.com/XjsptyV.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/BOqrBix.png)
Gotta love the AU family!!!
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Whatever. The important thing is what time Bart Starr's funeral is.
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Whatever. The important thing is what time Bart Starr's funeral is.
I can assure you that al.com is all over it. Well, as soon as they get off the phone with the NCAA about Purifoy's mom anyway.
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I do not need or want the recognition, so I keep doing it under the name “anonymous†but I can’t seem to stop giving to this fund.
I have given numerous times yesterday and now today. It’s just the kind of guy that I am.
But on a serious note, this is unbelievable how quickly this fund has almost raised 200k. Not even 2 days.
Edit: already at 214,000. Amazing. I hope it reaches 500k.
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I do not need or want the recognition, so I keep doing it under the name “anonymous†but I can’t seem to stop giving to this fund.
I have given numerous times yesterday and now today. It’s just the kind of guy that I am.
But on a serious note, this is unbelievable how quickly this fund has almost raised 200k. Not even 2 days.
Edit: already at 214,000. Amazing. I hope it reaches 500k.
At .50 a lick, you can afford to give multiple times...
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But on a serious note, this is unbelievable how quickly this fund has almost raised 200k. Not even 2 days.
Edit: already at 214,000. Amazing. I hope it reaches 500k.
Try just over 24 hours and it is about to go over 220k.
As sad as I am about this whole thing it does make my heart happy to see the true outpouring of love and support from the Auburn Family. War DAMN y'all!
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I love Bruce Pearl.
https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2019/05/bruce-pearl-wants-to-memorialize-the-late-rod-bramblett-at-auburn.html (https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2019/05/bruce-pearl-wants-to-memorialize-the-late-rod-bramblett-at-auburn.html)
He's got more heart than maybe any coach we've ever had. Most of you don't remember the kind of man Shug Jordan was, but Pearl is right there with him in my book. He's got the same kind of heartfelt love and adoration for his players that Pat Dye had in his early days.
Wins/losses aside? The man moves me.
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I love Bruce Pearl.
https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2019/05/bruce-pearl-wants-to-memorialize-the-late-rod-bramblett-at-auburn.html (https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball/2019/05/bruce-pearl-wants-to-memorialize-the-late-rod-bramblett-at-auburn.html)
He's got more heart than maybe any coach we've ever had. Most of you don't remember the kind of man Shug Jordan was, but Pearl is right there with him in my book. He's got the same kind of heartfelt love and adoration for his players that Pat Dye had in his early days.
Wins/losses aside? The man moves me.
Having a leader like Pearl definitely helps ease the sting of a loss like this. Either he is the best actor of all time or he is passionate about Auburn.
At the same time, I’m concerned that your “love†of Pearl is a little over the top.
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Having a leader like Pearl definitely helps ease the sting of a loss like this. Either he is the best actor of all time or he is passionate about Auburn.
At the same time, I’m concerned that your “love†of Pearl is a little over the top.
Whats really cool here is that you think this is the thread for the Bullshit jokes.
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Whats really cool here is that you think this is the thread for the Bullshit jokes.
Whatevs. Not meant to disparage Rod.
Notables: Other than Tim Cook, I've noticed Coach Thompson (5k), Jeff Shearer and a few other names that rang a bell. And this is still in the early stages. As GF posted, the 25k by Cook really is significant. I don't care how much money the guy has. He grew up normal. He knows how much that will buy. It was a very thoughtful gesture.
I'd love to see this fund reach 500 but I don't know where that number comes from. It's already great. Maybe it goes to 300 today. Maybe a few other big names get it rolling. There were some 1-5 k donors who I didn't know. It's just awesome.
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The more I read on Rod Bramblett, the more this whole thing just punches me harder in the gut. Not that I knew that much about the man or his family prior to this happening. He was the voice of the Auburn Tigers. That's all I cared to know. Of course, people are far more apt to focus on the positives after someone is gone. But by all accounts, this guys was genuine...the real deal.
In one sense, for a lot of us, this is the loss of a family member. Yes, a much more extended family, but a loss just the same. Being long in the tooth like I am, I grew up with radio being a huge part of entertainment in general. Before you could watch every single Auburn or Alabama game, or any game 24/7 for that matter, you relied on the radio to paint that picture. I was 11 years old when Gary Sanders and Gusty Yearout (Yes, we had Gusty play long before Go Gaytah) made the call in the Punt Bama Punt game. I'm sure most of you have, but if not, go back and pull up that call and it will give you the same chills as Bramblett's Kick 6 gem. Their uncontrolled excitement sent me running through the neighborhood like an idiot on fire, trying to tell everybody I could find what just happened.
Back then, I also spent many a night listening to John Forney and Doug Layton call the Bama games. Even though I was pulling for the other team, they were still the voices I had grown up with. As crazy as this sounds, I was actually a little pissed when Ray Perkins came in and cleaned house, including this pair. I think Jim Fyffe transitioned seamlessly into calling Auburn sports. You could tell his love for Auburn in all his calls, plus he was pretty damn good at his craft. I had a Bama friend of mine tell me one time that he could listen to Fyffe and wish he was calling Bama games. At all times, you knew what was going on in the game…time…quarter…score… and you actually knew what was happening on every play. Not something all announcers are good at but Fyffe did it effortlessly. I have to admit though, it took a little time for his “Touchdown Auburn†call to grow on me. It seemed a little cheesy at first, but then it quickly became something you looked forward to. It was as much a part of Auburn football as just about any tradition on the Plains. And just as Fyffe had established himself as an Auburn icon, he was taken away from us in the blink of an eye.
Enter Rod Bramblett. Admittedly, I wasn’t sure about Bramblett in the beginning. And while I understood the need for the early Touchdown Auburn calls in tribute to Jim Fyffe, I wanted him to establish his own identity…his own signature call. Touchdown Auburn was uniquely Fyffe. It was something to remember him by. But Rod kept up the call and delivered it with more enthusiasm each and every time and something that was uniquely Jim Fyffe, evolved into something uniquely Auburn. And I think we all became more comfortable with Bramblett and realized that he was equally capable of painting that picture for the fans through words. Also blatantly obvious in his delivery was his love of Auburn and that healthy dose of homerism you want your play by play announcer to have. When the good guys were rolling, he was a fan like everyone else. If the other team scored, his delivery dripped of that same healthy dose of “Well shit!â€
I can’t tell you how many times I drove home from a Saturday in Auburn and listened to the post game show until it went off the air. Win or lose, it was like being with family during both good and bad times. It was our family and Rod was the patriarch. And now, that too has been taken away. I feel for whoever they choose to take over for Rod Bramblett. They have some mighty big shoes to fill and no matter how well they do, it’s still going to take some time before it feels comfortable again in the Auburn family.
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My guess would be Andy Burcham
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I saw this on the Twatters and had never seen this version of the call before.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1132631839955406848
It was originally posted by producer, Jessie Duvall
What amazes me outside of the pure jubilation is Rod is still working and talking to the audience as he is celebrating. He has the wits to continue to call for those that might have been listening to the game. Truly amazing.
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His look at the 14-15 second mark is all of us.
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The more I read on Rod Bramblett, the more this whole thing just punches me harder in the gut. Not that I knew that much about the man or his family prior to this happening. He was the voice of the Auburn Tigers. That's all I cared to know. Of course, people are far more apt to focus on the positives after someone is gone. But by all accounts, this guys was genuine...the real deal.
In one sense, for a lot of us, this is the loss of a family member. Yes, a much more extended family, but a loss just the same. Being long in the tooth like I am, I grew up with radio being a huge part of entertainment in general. Before you could watch every single Auburn or Alabama game, or any game 24/7 for that matter, you relied on the radio to paint that picture. I was 11 years old when Gary Sanders and Gusty Yearout (Yes, we had Gusty play long before Go Gaytah) made the call in the Punt Bama Punt game. I'm sure most of you have, but if not, go back and pull up that call and it will give you the same chills as Bramblett's Kick 6 gem. Their uncontrolled excitement sent me running through the neighborhood like an idiot on fire, trying to tell everybody I could find what just happened.
Back then, I also spent many a night listening to John Forney and Doug Layton call the Bama games. Even though I was pulling for the other team, they were still the voices I had grown up with. As crazy as this sounds, I was actually a little pissed when Ray Perkins came in and cleaned house, including this pair. I think Jim Fyffe transitioned seamlessly into calling Auburn sports. You could tell his love for Auburn in all his calls, plus he was pretty damn good at his craft. I had a Bama friend of mine tell me one time that he could listen to Fyffe and wish he was calling Bama games. At all times, you knew what was going on in the game…time…quarter…score… and you actually knew what was happening on every play. Not something all announcers are good at but Fyffe did it effortlessly. I have to admit though, it took a little time for his “Touchdown Auburn†call to grow on me. It seemed a little cheesy at first, but then it quickly became something you looked forward to. It was as much a part of Auburn football as just about any tradition on the Plains. And just as Fyffe had established himself as an Auburn icon, he was taken away from us in the blink of an eye.
Enter Rod Bramblett. Admittedly, I wasn’t sure about Bramblett in the beginning. And while I understood the need for the early Touchdown Auburn calls in tribute to Jim Fyffe, I wanted him to establish his own identity…his own signature call. Touchdown Auburn was uniquely Fyffe. It was something to remember him by. But Rod kept up the call and delivered it with more enthusiasm each and every time and something that was uniquely Jim Fyffe, evolved into something uniquely Auburn. And I think we all became more comfortable with Bramblett and realized that he was equally capable of painting that picture for the fans through words. Also blatantly obvious in his delivery was his love of Auburn and that healthy dose of homerism you want your play by play announcer to have. When the good guys were rolling, he was a fan like everyone else. If the other team scored, his delivery dripped of that same healthy dose of “Well shit!â€
I can’t tell you how many times I drove home from a Saturday in Auburn and listened to the post game show until it went off the air. Win or lose, it was like being with family during both good and bad times. It was our family and Rod was the patriarch. And now, that too has been taken away. I feel for whoever they choose to take over for Rod Bramblett. They have some mighty big shoes to fill and no matter how well they do, it’s still going to take some time before it feels comfortable again in the Auburn family.
So well put.
I remember Gusty and Gary too. And I still have a 45 record of the punt Nama punt call. Some of my best memories from childhood are of being at my grand parents house playing in the yard while granddaddy grilled burgers and the Auburn football game played from an AM radio sitting on the back porch.
Fyffe is linked to Bo Jackson, Randy Campbell, Pat Dye and a completely different time in my life. But even then because of work mostly I listened to more games than I watched.
Rod was different. By the time he came along ESPN showed almost every game. Watched more and listened less. But when I was nervous about the game, pissed or frustrated or when something great happened I often found myself running out to my truck to hear his take. (No, I don’t have a radio in my house. That’s something I just realized).
Eli Gold sucks. His voice is like two flu-ridden warthogs fucking on a rickety wooden table.
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So well put.
I remember Gusty and Gary too. And I still have a 45 record of the punt Nama punt call. Some of my best memories from childhood are of being at my grand parents house playing in the yard while granddaddy grilled burgers and the Auburn football game played from an AM radio sitting on the back porch.
Fyffe is linked to Bo Jackson, Randy Campbell, Pat Dye and a completely different time in my life. But even then because of work mostly I listened to more games than I watched.
Rod was different. By the time he came along ESPN showed almost every game. Watched more and listened less. But when I was nervous about the game, pissed or frustrated or when something great happened I often found myself running out to my truck to hear his take. (No, I don’t have a radio in my house. That’s something I just realized).
Eli Gold sucks. His voice is like two flu-ridden warthogs fucking on a rickety wooden table.
I have no words. Only a chortle.
Gold is awful. Even most Bama fans I know agree on that. The polar opposite of Fyffe/Bramblett. Their complaints are the same as mine. Not just his voice, but his call can leave you in the dark for half an hour. I recall making my way up to the Loveliest Village one Saturday and decided to check in on the Bama/Tennessee game. I found it and probably drove for 15 minutes and through two commercial breaks before Eli even said the score. His play by play was mostly:
"His father was a great player in his own right. He really loved to hunt big game and made a trip to North Dakota every winter. That pass sails over the tight end's outstretched arms. But he would go with a group every winter and one time they got snowed in for a week at the hunting lodge. There were 8 of them and there were only provisions for 3 days. That play picks up 4. So he sets out on a snowmobile to get help and winds up running into the Game Warden about 5 miles from the lodge. And that will turn it over on downs. We'll take a quick commercial break. This is Crimson Tide football."
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I have no words. Only a chortle.
Gold is awful. Even most Bama fans I know agree on that. The polar opposite of Fyffe/Bramblett. Their complaints are the same as mine. Not just his voice, but his call can leave you in the dark for half an hour. I recall making my way up to the Loveliest Village one Saturday and decided to check in on the Bama/Tennessee game. I found it and probably drove for 15 minutes and through two commercial breaks before Eli even said the score. His play by play was mostly:
"His father was a great player in his own right. He really loved to hunt big game and made a trip to North Dakota every winter. That pass sails over the tight end's outstretched arms. But he would go with a group every winter and one time they got snowed in for a week at the hunting lodge. There were 8 of them and there were only provisions for 3 days. That play picks up 4. So he sets out on a snowmobile to get help and winds up running into the Game Warden about 5 miles from the lodge. And that will turn it over on downs. We'll take a quick commercial break. This is Crimson Tide football."
Not to derail it, but what I loathe about Eli is:
First and ten Aluhbammuh from the Bismark Buffalo 43 yard line. HUUUUUUGE hole up the middle, there goes DAQUWON FUCKERSTIEN!! He was banging bodies in there like a pinball machine. Sets up second and nine for the Tide.
Plus he always sounds like he's gargling a ham sandwich.
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Eli Gold was glorious when Northern Illinois beat them. I wish I had a recording of it.
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Broadcast of memorial service Thursday
(https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/5/26/general-rod-and-paula-bramblett-memorial-service-information.aspx) (https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/5/26/general-rod-and-paula-bramblett-memorial-service-information.aspx)
(https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/5/26/general-rod-and-paula-bramblett-memorial-service-information.aspx)http://www.sportsradio740.com/ (http://www.sportsradio740.com/)
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Broadcast of memorial service Thursday
(https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/5/26/general-rod-and-paula-bramblett-memorial-service-information.aspx) (https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/5/26/general-rod-and-paula-bramblett-memorial-service-information.aspx)
(https://auburntigers.com/news/2019/5/26/general-rod-and-paula-bramblett-memorial-service-information.aspx)http://www.sportsradio740.com/ (http://www.sportsradio740.com/)
Also FYI
https://twitter.com/augoldmine/status/1134086673820770305?s=21
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Go fund trending upward still. 289k. (295,839 at 1pm Thur 5/30/19)
There’s a link to share on the Facebook. I did but don’t have very many friends, sadly.
Encourage all to get the word out.
https://www.gofundme.com/rod-and-paula-bramblett-family-memorial-fund
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The service today was gutwrenching.
Except for an overly long hillbilly-infused "been done seen" verbally illiterate eulogy from some woman I didn't recognize it was all very well done and fitting. I think she was a personal friend of Rod's wife, but I just didn't care for her remarks or presentation.
Bruce Pearl, though? Amazing. Auburn is so fortunate to have him.
I didn't see the end because I had to turn it off to take a conference call, but just hearing how they closed the service was enough to make me choke up in public.
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I think when Bruce was talking, it hit me the hardest when he said, right before he finished, that he wasn't looking forward to the first pregame interview, 90 minutes before tipoff, because it wouldn't be Rod doing it.
I thought Andy gave an amazing eulogy to Rod, and we would all do well to take take his advice. Tell your friends and family that you love them.
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The service today was gutwrenching.
Except for an overly long hillbilly-infused "been done seen" verbally illiterate eulogy from some woman I didn't recognize it was all very well done and fitting. I think she was a personal friend of Rod's wife, but I just didn't care for her remarks or presentation.
Bruce Pearl, though? Amazing. Auburn is so fortunate to have him.
I didn't see the end because I had to turn it off to take a conference call, but just hearing how they closed the service was enough to make me choke up in public.
https://youtu.be/MhyB_eUOnF8