Guess the trees are done.

[dallaswareagle]

http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/02/final-rolling-of-toomers-oaks-scheduled-for-april-committee-doesnt-see-possibility-of-survival/   


There’s going to be a “Celebrate the Tradition” block party at Toomer’s Corner on Saturday, April 20, after Auburn’s A-Day football game.

Make sure you bring a special roll.

Auburn’s Office of Marketing and Communications today announced that the event will mark Auburn fans’ final opportunity to roll the Toomer’s Oaks before the trees are removed.

“The Oaks at Toomer’s Corner have been a part of Auburn tradition for generations,” said Debbie Shaw, Auburn University vice president for alumni affairs and executive director of the Auburn Alumni Association, said in a press release. “Their removal will in no way diminish the Auburn Spirit, which has grown even stronger during these past two years.”

A date for the oaks removal has yet to be determined but according to a press release “members of the university’s Tree Preservation Committee say they do not see the possibility of survival.”

And there’s more big news. The university will unveil the future landscaping plans for Toomer’s Corner on A-Day as well.

“The architects are combining their expertise and experience with the terrific input from the Auburn Family to come up with a future plan that we will all be proud of,” said Dan King, assistant vice president for Auburn University Facilities Management.

The university and city will create a temporary wire structure to keep the tradition alive after the oaks are gone.

“We want people to be upbeat about the future of this area,” Shaw said. “Rolling the corner is a uniquely Auburn tradition, and whether we roll trees or other structures, the camaraderie and sense of togetherness is part of what makes Auburn a special place.”

[Snaggletiger]

Sad day indeed.  Not sure what they really need to change as far as a future plan for Toomer's.  The two main oaks were definitely the center piece but they didn't take up that much room. Tons of trees to roll and I'd think they'd try to bring in suitable replacement trees for that particular spot. Hope they're not planning on making wholesale changes to that area.

[dallaswareagle]

Sad day indeed.  Not sure what they really need to change as far as a future plan for Toomer's.  The two main oaks were definitely the center piece but they didn't take up that much room. Tons of trees to roll and I'd think they'd try to bring in suitable replacement trees for that particular spot. Hope they're not planning on making wholesale changes to that area.

Doubles my efforts to make the A-day game.

[Townhallsavoy]

Fuck Updyke, Finebaum, and the rest of the Shanes of that fanbase. 

[oldautiger]

Fuck Updyke, Finebaum, and the rest of the Shanes of that INBRED fanbase.

Fixed that for ya

[WiregrassTiger]

Better get that A Day ticket early, that's for sure. This will be the last hoorah and a good one for the kids. I can't wait to plant the new ones for hopefully our great great grand's to be able to roll.

[The Prowler]

Better get that A Day ticket early, that's for sure. This will be the last hoorah and a good one for the kids. I can't wait to plant the new ones for hopefully our great great grand's to be able to roll.

They'll plant full grown trees (WOTS).

[JR4AU]

Fuck Updyke, Finebaum, and the rest of the Shanes of that fanbase.

Just more reason to hate the fuckers:

WarBlogle.com ‏@WarBlogle

Here you go. WE @CrimsonCorner: @WarBlogle It will be a great day for the state of Alabama when those stupid trees are forever gone!

It would be a momentous day for the State if the bammers like this, their wives, and children (AKA cousins/nieces/nephews) would burst in to flames.

[WiregrassTiger]

Just more reason to hate the fudgeers:

It would be a momentous day for the State if the bammers like this, their wives, and children (AKA cousins/nieces/nephews) would burst in to flames.

What amazes me is that there are what I would consider otherwise intelligent people that feel the same as this guy out there. They think that it was all overblown. If the damage were done to the chimes or walk of famous drunks, I wonder if they would think it overblown.

[Townhallsavoy]

What amazes me is that there are what I would consider otherwise intelligent people that feel the same as this guy out there. They think that it was all overblown. If the damage were done to the chimes or walk of famous drunks, I wonder if they would think it overblown.

They'd think it's worse.

From what I've gathered from listening to idiots in real life and idiots on Finebaum and reading vomit spewed by idiots on message boards, they truly believe they are "just trees" that don't stand for anything meaningful. 

If someone blew up the chimes or truly chopped off Bryant's statue head or smashed Saban's statue to pieces, they'd want the governor to sanction Auburn University. 

[AUChizad]

If someone blew up the chimes or truly chopped off Bryant's statue head or smashed Saban's statue to pieces, they'd want the governor to sanction Auburn University.

And every one of those things can be easily replaced.

[AUChizad]

http://www.collegeandmagnolia.com/2013/2/4/3950174/farewell-to-a-friend

Farewell to a Friend

By PlainsmanParkingLot on Feb 4, 8:17a +

The University sent out the final word. The Toomer's Oaks are coming down. It's time to say one final goodbye.
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"A date for the trees’ removal has not been set"

-Auburn University


It’s rare that ten simple words can be strung together to form such a verbal gutpunch. I read that sentence, buried in a University press release multiple times before being able to continue. There it was. Ten simple words that eliminated any hope Auburn fans had that the Toomer’s Oaks could be saved. They were coming down.

It was now time to say goodbye.

If I used the Kubler-Ross model then this news would be the first step of "acceptance". I had been stuck between "depression" and "bargaining" for a while. "Anger" left long ago and when it subtly returned on Friday I was flooded with the reasoning behind it.

I’ve had some friends ask why I was so upset when I learned that the Oaks were poisoned. Why I shut my door at work, turned off my phone, and buried my head in my hands after reading the press release for the fifth time.

I was angry for so many reasons. I was furious that the trees had been poisoned out of spite and righteous vengeance that was fueled by half-truths and a need for fame on a popular radio show. I was enraged that it was a slow process. That I would have to slowly watch something die and be reminded every time I went downtown for drinks with friends. I was incensed that a experience that was uniquely Auburn has now been taken from me. When I have children, I will not be able to take them to the corner and celebrate. I will never be able to see the joy in their faces as they try to heave roll after roll of toilet paper. That moment will never be and for that, I was irate.

The anger was gone. The depression had been overcome. The bargaining was for nothing.

All that was left was to accept and the press release opened that door. It proved that there was no more fighting. It was over.

One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.*

- Troilus And Cressida Act 3, scene 3,


I went by Toomer’s early Sunday morning. For one last goodbye. Just me and the Oaks. I touched them as close as I could from behind the barriers. The barriers initially used to protect the trees while the University tried to discover courses of actions to save two trees that meant so much to so many people. That were a common connection between millions of students, alumni, residents. A bond that made each of us "kin".

I also apologized. I apologized to taking the Oaks for granted. I’m a local. I grew up in Opelika. I’ve been visiting and rolling the trees for my entire life and have never known a time when they weren’t there. Because they’ve always stood, and because I could never imagine a world when they weren’t there, I had never truly appreciated them until now. For that, I was and am, regretful.

It’s difficult to explain why a tree can mean so much to a small Alabama town. Historically, the corner signified the beginning of the city of Auburn and the campus of Auburn University. The Oaks stood at the apex of that corner and the significance of that position can’t be understated. The corner might have marked the limit; the barrier where one place ended and one place began; but the trees were able to mix in between both of them. The roots needed both the city and the campus to live. They reached, mingled, and connected. They showed how both the city and the campus needed each other to live. They are symbiotically linked and one grows stronger and feeds the other. The Oaks were the bloom of that simultaneous growth.

"I am sorry," sighed the tree.

"I wish that I could give you something... but I have nothing left.

- The Giving Tree, Shel Silverstein


The Oaks have given so much to the University, to the Alumni, to the city of Auburn. The Oaks gave Auburn a place to meet, to celebrate, to reflect. They didn’t ask for anything. They just were, like many things, quiet and strong.

I’m sure I will attend the "Final Ceremony" on April 20th, but I needed a private moment. The Oaks. These beautiful and inspiring trees. Their time was ending.

I took time on Sunday morning to touch the trees one last time. I said goodbye.

Farewell Old Friend.
Thank You for being a symbol of strength.
Thank You for inspiring millions.
Thank You for uniting a town, a University, a community.
Farewell Old Friend.
Thank You for the memories.
Thank You for the celebrations.
Thank You for being Auburn.
Farewell Old Friend.

[Saniflush]

Fuck.  There's something in my eye.

[AUownsU]

http://www.collegeandmagnolia.com/2013/2/4/3950174/farewell-to-a-friend

[Godfather]

Fuck.  There's something in my eye.

Balls?

[djsimp]

Balls?

I thought those would be on his chin?

[Tiger Wench]

Balls?

There a time and a place for this kind of response and this wasn't it.  Disappointed in you.

I am devastated over our loss.  My hatred for that inbred fuck and his fanbase knows no bounds.  I hope that some night he just quietly disappears from his bed and no one ever knows what happened to him.

[Godfather]

There a time and a place for this kind of response and this wasn't it.  Disappointed in you.

Seriously...kiss my ass Jen.  I am as devastated as I can be, but this is the X get over yourself.

[chinook]

There a time and a place for this kind of response and this wasn't it.  Disappointed in you.

you are correct.  i think it would have been more appropriate if his response was directed at AWK or Vandy Vol.  in this case a more appropriate response would have been a 13 year old asian girl. 

[Godfather]

you are correct.  i think it would have been more appropriate if his response was directed at AWK or Vandy Vol.  in this case a more appropriate response would have been a 13 year old asian girl.

So vagina juice it is then? The jokes vagina juice?