Still Wanted: Auburn and Alabama Fans Who Attended the Other School

by War Eagle Atlanta on May 12, 2009 8:10 PM CDT Comment 6 comments

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I put the word out last week in the Fanpost section of both TET and RBR, but have only recieved two responses. I'd like to get more, so if you know anyone, email them this link so hopefully they can participate. Otherwise, I might have to scrap the whole idea.

For a future thread, I'd like to get the stories of born and raised Auburn fans who actually went to school at UA, either for a short interval or for the whole ride. It doesn't matter if it was 40 years ago or last week. I'd like to hear about the challenges you felt when you 'came out of the closet', either on game day or every day, and find how how difficult it was for you to cross that 'matriculation' line in the sand, and how it factored into your relationships with family and friends. I'm soliciting the inverse over at Roll Bama Roll.

Send your contributions to my email: glg68@aol.com. You can remain anonymous, or I can credit you for any stories that I may use. In the spirit of detente, this will not be a partisan thread and no information obtained from you will be used to belittle you or your university, nor will any information be used to bolster one side and/or discredit the other. I will also allow the posting of this thread on RBR if they agree.

Please be honest and very detailed. I reserve the right to question you about your collegiate career, including the drawing of detailed maps around campus!

WEA

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what exactly are you looking for?

I just graduated law school there after spending my time in auburn – i’d give you a few paragraphs about it if that’s what you’re talking about.

by aufanatua on May 13, 2009 10:50 AM CDT reply actions

Yea, about your game day/week experiences

or something along those lines.

by War Eagle Atlanta on May 13, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

I would sooner cut off my right arm

than go to school at Infraction U.

"Tigers make history. Undefeated, unmatched, undeniably the best team in Auburn football history, and the best team in the nation. They are YOUR NATIONAL CHAMPIONS, Auburn fans. The TIGERS are 13-0!" -- Rod Bramblett, AU Network, 01.03.05

by AUshorecm on May 13, 2009 5:57 PM CDT reply actions

Infraction U?

Oh, you think Bama has more infractions than AU. I see what you did there…

"There's a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success" - Coach Bryant

by TopDaddy on May 14, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Raised "uat" but saw the light ...

My mother was born in Tuscaloosa and my entire family before me went to Tuscaloosa. When I graduated high school, I had an uncle who was a professor in mathematics at uat. Long story short: the whole family, including me, bled red.

My first year of college was spent at the University of Oklahoma … no problems there. The challenge was when I decided to return home and go to school. From my perspective, 1) one of the best engineering schools in the country vs. a school trying to establish legitimacy, 2) a full scholarship, and 3) a girlfriend at AU made for an easy decision. I distinctly recall my mother crying and asking “How could you do this to us??!!” :)

Today, everyone in my immediate family has followed me to Auburn (I’m the oldest). We now have a total of 4 undergraduate degrees, 2 masters, and a PhD from Auburn and AUM. Ohhh … Mom also has season tickets to Auburn, bleeds orange and blue, and can’t understand what folks see in those ignorant rednecks in the northwest part of the state! LOL

Ever wonder why God painted a beautiful sky blue and a breathtaking sunset orange?

by Tigerz on May 15, 2009 4:37 AM CDT reply actions