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The last time Georgia played Auburn in Atlanta
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:03 pm
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World War I was raging and nobody won
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It was late November of 1914. The Plainsmen of Auburn had not lost a game in two years.
In fact, the football team from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, as Auburn was known in those days, had only surrendered two touchdowns over the course of two seasons. The squad had, during that 15-game stretch, outscored foes 410-13.
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The game story that day, what with it being in the Macon paper, bore a decided Georgia slant. The final score was 0-0, yet it was a triumph of sorts for UGA.
“Georgia Holds Auburn For A Scoreless Tie,” the headline declared above a subhead that noted, “Game at Atlanta Replete With the Unexpected.”
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Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:04 pm to AUbagman
They should just have the game in Piedmont park with retro uniforms
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:06 pm to NYCAuburn
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They should just have the game in Piedmont park with retro uniforms
Not gonna lie... it would be fricking awesome.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:06 pm to AUbagman
So they were plainsmen before tigers?
I actually like plainsmen as a mascot. AU should adopt that. It is unique and sorta intimidating.
I actually like plainsmen as a mascot. AU should adopt that. It is unique and sorta intimidating.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:11 pm to ksayetiger
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So they were plainsmen before tigers?
I actually like plainsmen as a mascot. AU should adopt that. It is unique and sorta intimidating.
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To get right to the point, Auburn's only nickname is the Tigers. We're the Auburn Tigers. Auburn has been known as the Tigers since the University first fielded a football team against Georgia in Atlanta in 1892.
The official mascot of Auburn is Aubie the Tiger and all Auburn athletics teams (men's and women's) are nicknamed the Tigers. The nickname "Tigers" comes from a line in Oliver Goldsmith's poem, "The Deserted Village," published in May 1770, "where crouching tigers await their hapless prey..."
"War Eagle" is Auburn's battle cry. Auburn has never referred to any of its teams as "Eagles" or "War Eagles". To the Auburn Family, it's very simple. We are the Tigers who yell War Eagle!
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The Auburn Tigers may have only one official mascot—the Tigers—but Auburn men are sometimes referred to as “Plainsmen.” The reference of the Plains was taken from Oliver Goldsmith’s poem, The Deserted Village, that begins “SWEET AUBURN! loveliest village of the plain.”
The Plainsman is also the name of the school newspaper, and the name given to members of an organization that are hosts on game days and for special university events.
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Auburn has carried the name Tigers for the entirety of their athletic history, but Plainsmen will always be a word used when referring to Auburn men.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:14 pm to AUbagman
So why the flying frick (swidt) does an eagle swoop down before games?
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:17 pm to AUbagman
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AUbagman
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:22 pm to AUbagman
At that time I think Georgia's team was still "The Red and Black".... it was right around that time they were named "Bulldogs" by a newspaper reporter who described them as such in an article.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:24 pm to AUbagman
I was at that game.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:25 pm to deeprig9
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At that time I think Georgia's team was still "The Red and Black".... it was right around that time they were named "Bulldogs" by a newspaper reporter who described them as such in an article.
I thought we picked it up after Yale came down here by rail and we beat them and sent them home
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:26 pm to ksayetiger
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So why the flying frick (swidt) does an eagle swoop down before games?
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Auburn Tradition | War Eagle!
"War Eagle" is Auburn's battle cry -- not a mascot or nickname. "War Eagle" has become a way for the Auburn family to greet and identify with each other all over the world. Anywhere you're wearing something with an Auburn logo on it, chances are you'll hear a friendly "War Eagle!"
The most popular story about the battle cry dates back to the first time Auburn met Georgia on the football field in 1892 and centers around a spectator who was a veteran of the Civil War. In the stands with him that day was an eagle the old soldier had found on a battlefield during the war. He had kept it as a pet for almost 30 years.
According to witnesses, the eagle suddenly broke free and began majestically circling the playing field. As the eagle soared, Auburn began a steady march toward the Georgia end zone for a thrilling victory. Elated at their team's play and taking the bird's presence as an omen of success, Auburn students and fans began to yell "War Eagle" to spur on their team. At the game's end, the eagle took a sudden dive, crashed into the ground, and died.
But the battle cry "War Eagle" lived on to become a symbol of the proud Auburn spirit.
Whenever Auburn people gather, the battle cry "Warrrrrrr Eagle!" is almost certain to be heard. It has been a part of Auburn's spirit for more than 100 years.
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The toughest player on the Carlisle Indian team in 1914 was named Bald Eagle. In an effort to tire him out, Auburn began to run play after play straight at him. Without huddling, the quarterback would simply yell out, "bald eagle" and the Tigers would attack. Spectators mistook "bald eagle" for "war eagle" and began shouting it every time the Tigers came to the line. When Lucy Hairston scored the game-winning touchdown for Auburn, he supposedly yelled "War Eagle," and a new Auburn tradition was born.
War Eagle Legend 3
During a Langdon Hall pep rally in the undefeated season of 1913, the head cheerleader said, "If we are going to win this game, we are going to have to go out there and fight, because this means war." At that moment an eagle emblem fell off a students military hat. Asked what it was, he reportedly shouted, "It's a War Eagle." The next day it became the favorite student cheer when Auburn beat Georgia, 21-7, to win the SIAA championship.
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Some say that Auburn fans adopted the "War Eagle" phrase due to its connection with Saxon warriors who used the yell as their battle cry. When buzzards would circle the battlefields, settling among the dead, the Saxons began calling them "war eagles."
Since the first War Eagle, there have been six other birds throughout Auburn's history which have served as the school's symbol and kept alive the legendary battle cry. War Eagle VII (Nova) currently entertains fans with her customary flight around Jordan-Hare Stadium prior to each home football game.
So who knows really? It's as quirky as rolling trees, but that is the personality of AU and why I like it (besides my degree of course).
This post was edited on 12/1/17 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:30 pm to Dawgholio
Interesting UGA story I never knew...
Also, it was the 1920 team that was first officially called The Bulldogs.
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Pop Warner era (1895–1896)[edit] During its early years, Georgia's greatest success came during Glenn "Pop" Warner's tenure from 1895-1896.[4] It is thought that the first forward pass in football occurred in 1895 in a game between Georgia and North Carolina when, out of desperation, the ball was thrown by the North Carolina quarterback instead of punted and a North Carolina player caught the ball.[5] In 1896, Warner's Georgia team, led by quarterback Richard Von Albade Gammon, recorded the program's first conference championship, winning the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) championship with a 3-0 conference record. Georgia's overall season record was 4–0, which marked the team's first undefeated season, as well.[2]
Charles McCarthy era (1897–1898)[edit] In 1897, the team acquired Reynolds Tichenor and moved Gammon to fullback. The program was nearly terminated when Gammon died as a result of injuries sustained in a game against the University of Virginia. The Georgia state legislature quickly passed a bill abolishing collegiate football in the state, but the bill was vetoed by Governor William Yates Atkinson, based upon an appeal from Gammon's mother, Rosalind Gammon.[6]
Also, it was the 1920 team that was first officially called The Bulldogs.
This post was edited on 12/1/17 at 12:32 pm
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:38 pm to deeprig9
I didn't either. 
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:43 pm to ksayetiger
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So why the flying frick (swidt) does an eagle swoop down before games?
Because it is the coolest fricking pregame tradition in all of college football.
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:52 pm to deeprig9
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At that time I think Georgia's team was still "The Red and Black".... it was right around that time they were named "Bulldogs" by a newspaper reporter who described them as such in an article.
werent the first on the field mascots of the DSOR a goat and a black boy
Posted on 12/1/17 at 12:55 pm to ksayetiger
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So they were plainsmen before tigers?
No, the author was trying to be cute.
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