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re: Auburn's golden eagle Nova is no longer be able to fly before football games
Posted on 6/30/17 at 6:47 am to supersaints9
Posted on 6/30/17 at 6:47 am to supersaints9
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Sorry to hear that! I loved watching that eagle fly before the games. Hope you guys train another one
We gotta get a new eagle in the bullpen, one more trip into the press box glass by spirit and AU is outta options.
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Posted on 6/30/17 at 6:50 am to AU66
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We gotta get a new eagle in the bullpen, one more trip into the press box glass by spirit and AU is outta options.
Posted on 6/30/17 at 6:57 am to weagle99
This is the era of artificial intelligence. Why use a real eagle, susceptible to disease and age, when you can fashion a robotic bird capable of negotiating a poop-free swoop over Jordan-Hare with compelling sweep and grace?
Posted on 6/30/17 at 7:19 am to tarzana
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This is the era of artificial intelligence. Why use a real eagle, susceptible to disease and age, when you can fashion a robotic bird capable of negotiating a poop-free swoop over Jordan-Hare with compelling sweep and grace?
We did use a drone for a pregame event last year.
Posted on 6/30/17 at 7:26 am to NYCAuburn
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We did use a drone for a pregame event last year.
Did they at least dress it up as an eagle?
Posted on 6/30/17 at 7:38 am to AU66
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We gotta get a new eagle in the bullpen, one more trip into the press box glass by spirit and AU is outta options.
Isn't this the one that left the stadium one time?
Posted on 6/30/17 at 7:38 am to weagle99
Can't believe no one has posted... Saban made his arse
quit.
quit.
Posted on 6/30/17 at 7:56 am to Crowknowsbest
quote:Yeah, it's the same one. It didn't really go far out of the stadium, he was just circling around so long and woulndt land and one of the circles kind of went way out past the stadium. probably the longest "Waaaaaaaaaa" cheer ever in JHS
Isn't this the one that left the stadium one time?
Posted on 6/30/17 at 8:20 am to weagle99
Auburn is one of my favorite road trips. Watching that eagle fly is awesome!! Pumps that crowd up!
Posted on 6/30/17 at 8:23 am to weagle99
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There is so much going on in this picture.
Is the guy in the bottom left Saban's gay brother?
Posted on 6/30/17 at 8:38 am to weagle99
As much as I have teased Auburn fans and friends over the decades about their team, this Bama fan has always secretly admired their tradition with eagles soaring inside their stadium. Very unique. I also got to know their former long time trainer/falconer, Joe Shellnutt, who was good friends with an Auburn friend of mine who is a falconer in Barbour County. Shellnutt was the falconer who had his eagle put on a dislay at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Shellnutt had a falling out with one of the Auburn professors in charge of the raptor program...I think the professor's name was Dr. Boosinger at the time. Several of the raptors died in short period of time on a runaway disease, and a lot of finger pointing and accusations, etc.
This post was edited on 6/30/17 at 8:42 am
Posted on 6/30/17 at 9:55 am to Tidemeister
Having been in War Memorial for a game and one of the eagles fly directly over me, it is a pretty special moment to witness. Football, Auburn, or not, it's not every day that a magnificent and huge bird of prey, and the symbol of freedom, comes soaring overhead close enough to see his eyes blink. Good to know the tradition won't die at Auburn and another eagle is ready to go. I just wish the leadership at LSU would remember our traditions and get us another damn tiger, one that's not a pussy so we can see him on the field too.
Posted on 6/30/17 at 10:01 am to NYCAuburn
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We did use a drone for a pregame event last year.
The stupidest thing I've ever seen.
Yay!! The drone dropped a football at the 50! So exciting!!
Posted on 6/30/17 at 10:28 am to weagle99
The eagle must be ready to move to the East too.
Posted on 6/30/17 at 12:08 pm to AU66
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We gotta get a new eagle in the bullpen, one more trip into the press box glass by spirit and AU is outta options.
Our recruiting continues to struggle
Posted on 6/30/17 at 12:20 pm to TigerPaw1
We have an entire world class raptor center. Surely there's another eagle trained to fly around the stadium that just hasn't seen gameday action yet.
Posted on 6/30/17 at 12:21 pm to weagle99
How many eagles has Auburn had?
Posted on 6/30/17 at 1:00 pm to CNB
Dp
This post was edited on 6/30/17 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 6/30/17 at 1:00 pm to CNB
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How many eagles has Auburn had?
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Auburn has had seven numbered "War Eagle" birds, but the first of these only appeared in a legend about the history of the phrase "War Eagle".
Nova, the bird retiring, was War Eagle VII, but was the 6th official mascot named War Eagle.
There's been other eagles, like Spirit the Bald Eagle who will take over gameday flights this season, that have made gameday flights but I'm not sure exactly how many of those there has been.
Every official War Eagle mascot so far has been a Golden Eagle so I assume Spirit the Bald Eagle will just be an interim for this season until we train another Golden to take over as the official War Eagle.
Posted on 6/30/17 at 1:03 pm to NYCAuburn
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Yeah, it's the same one. It didn't really go far out of the stadium, he was just circling around so long and woulndt land and one of the circles kind of went way out past the stadium. probably the longest "Waaaaaaaaaa" cheer ever in JHS
Spirit is just empowered. Telling you the bird knows he/she is a Bald Eagle and can do whatever the hell it wants. None of us can do a thing.
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