Indiana Auburn Fan Chiming In

[IndyKMB]

First post, so a short history of my road to becoming an Auburn fan.

I'm an Indiana grad, and attended IU at a time when we were actually a bowl program.  Many of you will remember that IU and Auburn actually squared off in a Bowl game way back when (Peach Bowl, I believe).

Anyway, a friend of mine attended Auburn and in the spring of 1993 I visited him for a night on the way down to Panama City for spring break.  That day and night on that BEAUTIFUL Auburn campus transformed me into a Tiger fan for life.  Basketball is everything here in Indiana, and you can feel that all over campus at any time during the year.  And I felt that same passion for Auburn football during that first visit, even on the eve of a BRUTAL snowstorm that wound up crippling traffic for days just north of Montgomery. 

That was 20 years ago this past March, and I love Auburn and it's programs (especially football!) as much as I do IU.  I get the same pangs of anxiety and waves of emotion during Tiger FB games that I experience during Hoosier BB games, and with both sides of my family being Sicilian Italian it can be very emotional! Out of sheer coincidence (or was it ....) my wife, whom I met at IU, also had a friend attending Auburn at the exact same time, so she is a big Auburn fan as well, and we went back to Auburn in 1996 for her friend's wedding on campus.

Anyway, found the site after looking for a good board after the Iron Bowl and wanted to share a short story about what I did with my classes today.

I teach 7th grade SS and instead of our normal warm-up I talked to all six classes about the Iron Bowl finish and showed them the ESPN clip with the fan reactions.  The kids LOVED it, and tried to challenge me on the fact that the Auburn-Alabama rivalry makes IU-Purdue and Michigan-OSU look like child's play.  They've seen that large Auburn flag hanging in my classroom all year, and now they know first-hand what a great thing is brewing down in Auburn.

Thanks for reading, and War Eagle from Central Indiana!

[AUTailgatingRules]

First post, so a short history of my road to becoming an Auburn fan.

I'm an Indiana grad, and attended IU at a time when we were actually a bowl program.  Many of you will remember that IU and Auburn actually squared off in a Bowl game way back when (Peach Bowl, I believe).

Anyway, a friend of mine attended Auburn and in the spring of 1993 I visited him for a night on the way down to Panama City for spring break.  That day and night on that BEAUTIFUL Auburn campus transformed me into a Tiger fan for life.  Basketball is everything here, and you can feel that all over campus at any time during the year.  And I felt that same passion for Auburn football during that first visit, even on the eve of a BRUTAL snowstorm that wound up crippling traffic for days just north of Montgomery. 

That was 20 years ago this past March, and I love Auburn and it's programs (especially football!) as much as I do IU.  I get the same pangs of anxiety and waves of emotion during Tiger FB games that I experience during Hoosier BB games, and with both sides of my family being Sicilian Italian it can be very emotional! Out of sheer coincidence (or was it ....) my wife, whom I met at IU, also had a friend attending Auburn at the exact same time, so she is a big Auburn fan as well, and we went back to Auburn in 1996 for her friend's wedding on campus.

Anyway, found the site after looking for a good board after the Iron Bowl and wanted to share a short story about what I did with my classes today.

I teach 7th grade SS and instead of our normal warm-up I talked to all six classes about the Iron Bowl finish and showed them the ESPN clip with the fan reactions.  The kids LOVED it, and tried to challenge me on the fact that the Auburn-Alabama rivalry makes IU-Purdue and Michigan-OSU look like child's play.  They've seen that large Auburn flag hanging in my classroom all year, and now they know first-hand what a great thing is brewing down in Auburn.

Thanks for reading, and War Eagle from Central Indiana!

I was at that bowl game. It was in he old Fulton County Stadium.  Welcome to the x

[The Prowler]

Quick question Indy, do you own any dogs?

[IndyKMB]

Quick question Indy, do you own any dogs?

Used to, but our Husky died about five years ago.

50+ lb dog that would climb into my wife's lap when I was watching IU or Auburn on TV, as she would sense my anxiety and get nervous!  Planning on getting another Husky pup for the kids this coming spring.

[War Eagle!!!]

First post, so a short history of my road to becoming an Auburn fan.

I'm an Indiana grad, and attended IU at a time when we were actually a bowl program.  Many of you will remember that IU and Auburn actually squared off in a Bowl game way back when (Peach Bowl, I believe).

Anyway, a friend of mine attended Auburn and in the spring of 1993 I visited him for a night on the way down to Panama City for spring break.  That day and night on that BEAUTIFUL Auburn campus transformed me into a Tiger fan for life.  Basketball is everything here in Indiana, and you can feel that all over campus at any time during the year.  And I felt that same passion for Auburn football during that first visit, even on the eve of a BRUTAL snowstorm that wound up crippling traffic for days just north of Montgomery. 

That was 20 years ago this past March, and I love Auburn and it's programs (especially football!) as much as I do IU.  I get the same pangs of anxiety and waves of emotion during Tiger FB games that I experience during Hoosier BB games, and with both sides of my family being Sicilian Italian it can be very emotional! Out of sheer coincidence (or was it ....) my wife, whom I met at IU, also had a friend attending Auburn at the exact same time, so she is a big Auburn fan as well, and we went back to Auburn in 1996 for her friend's wedding on campus.

Anyway, found the site after looking for a good board after the Iron Bowl and wanted to share a short story about what I did with my classes today.

I teach 7th grade SS and instead of our normal warm-up I talked to all six classes about the Iron Bowl finish and showed them the ESPN clip with the fan reactions.  The kids LOVED it, and tried to challenge me on the fact that the Auburn-Alabama rivalry makes IU-Purdue and Michigan-OSU look like child's play.  They've seen that large Auburn flag hanging in my classroom all year, and now they know first-hand what a great thing is brewing down in Auburn.

Thanks for reading, and War Eagle from Central Indiana!

Awesome story!

Most people that don't like Auburn have never been or are Alabama fans. Most anyone that has been to Auburn has come away with the same type of respect that you have.

Thanks for the post! I enjoyed reading that and I hope you stick around. As long as you don't take yourself too seriously around here, you will enjoy it!

[djsimp]

Planning on getting another Husky pup for the kids this coming spring.

Well, Jumbo, sounds like you will have to wait on this one.

[AUJarhead]

I'm a higher ed consultant, and worked at IU back in early 2004.  Around the same time that Al Borges was hired, when I asked the IU people I worked with to tell me how good a coach he was, no one could answer.  However, when they asked me how good Marco Killingsworth was, I told them I could give a shit less.

[Saniflush]

Welcome.
That being said there only two rules on here. No nudity and no racism.

everything else is open game.

if salty language offends then you may want to make sure your fucking filter is on.

enjoy.

[AWK]

Penisboob.

[Jumbo]

Welcome, do you like movies about Gladiators?

[IndyKMB]

Welcome, do you like movies about Gladiators?

Only those that involve Gladiators vs. long-nosed pachyderms.

[dallaswareagle]

Welcome.
That being said there only two rules on here. No nudity and no racism.

everything else is open game.

if salty language offends then you may want to make sure your fucking filter is on.

enjoy.

Damn it, I just about to post pictures of a naked female klanswomen.