FlaBouy
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Oct 16, 2008 | 10:10 AM
#16
Since you brought it up:
According to Wikipedia Auburn was established in 1856 and played it's first football game in 1892.
LSU was established in 1860 and played it's first football game in 1893.
So who's copying who?
And heres a quick and dirty on the "War Eagle" story.
There are many stories surrounding the origins of Auburn's battle cry, "War Eagle." The most popular account involves the first Auburn football game in 1892 between Auburn and the University of Georgia. According to the story, in the stands that day was an old Civil War soldier with an eagle that he had found injured on a battlefield and kept as a pet. The eagle broke free and began to soar over the field, and Auburn began to march toward the Georgia end-zone. The crowd began to chant, "War Eagle" as the eagle soared. After Auburn won the game, the eagle crashed to the field and died but, according to the legend, his spirit lives on every time an Auburn man or woman yells "War Eagle!" The battle cry of "War Eagle" also functions as a greeting for those associated with the University. For many years, a live golden eagle has embodied the spirit of this tradition. The eagle was once housed on campus in The Eagle's Cage, but the cage was taken down and the eagle moved to a nearby raptor center.
According to Wikipedia Auburn was established in 1856 and played it's first football game in 1892.
LSU was established in 1860 and played it's first football game in 1893.
So who's copying who?
And heres a quick and dirty on the "War Eagle" story.
There are many stories surrounding the origins of Auburn's battle cry, "War Eagle." The most popular account involves the first Auburn football game in 1892 between Auburn and the University of Georgia. According to the story, in the stands that day was an old Civil War soldier with an eagle that he had found injured on a battlefield and kept as a pet. The eagle broke free and began to soar over the field, and Auburn began to march toward the Georgia end-zone. The crowd began to chant, "War Eagle" as the eagle soared. After Auburn won the game, the eagle crashed to the field and died but, according to the legend, his spirit lives on every time an Auburn man or woman yells "War Eagle!" The battle cry of "War Eagle" also functions as a greeting for those associated with the University. For many years, a live golden eagle has embodied the spirit of this tradition. The eagle was once housed on campus in The Eagle's Cage, but the cage was taken down and the eagle moved to a nearby raptor center.
Oct 16, 2008 | 12:21 PM
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So, what's the deal with the tiger mascot??
I wish I had more time to ***** off, the plant caught on fire Monday so we've been busy as hell the past few days
I wish I had more time to ***** off, the plant caught on fire Monday so we've been busy as hell the past few days
Oct 16, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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