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Does Auburn think it's name sounds "Ivy League"?
Posted on 4/23/18 at 9:59 am
Posted on 4/23/18 at 9:59 am
Vanderbilt is legit Ivy League level
Did Auburn go with it's moniker years ago to try to at least sound like Vanderbilt?
"Alabama State" was taken I guess.
Why didn't they go with The University of Eastern Alabama? Like Southern Cal, they could have been "Eastern Al"
"Ole Miss" sounds more Ivy League than "Auburn"
Did Auburn go with it's moniker years ago to try to at least sound like Vanderbilt?
"Alabama State" was taken I guess.
Why didn't they go with The University of Eastern Alabama? Like Southern Cal, they could have been "Eastern Al"
"Ole Miss" sounds more Ivy League than "Auburn"
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Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:00 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Auburn High School was already taken
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:00 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Off season threads are cool.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:00 am to Harry Rex Vonner
quote:because west Georgia would be more appropriate
Why didn't they go with The University of Eastern Alabama?
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:04 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Aubarn is trashy
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:04 am to WestCoastAg
West Georgia is taken, and I've been to a game there in Carrollton - nice place
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:06 am to Harry Rex Vonner
This might sound crazy, but maybe it's named Auburn after the town it's in
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:07 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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Carrollton
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nice place
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:07 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Every time a recruit verbally commits to The University of Auburn, I imagine that school is probably Ivy League.
The University of Auburn is the Harvard of the South.
The University of Auburn is the Harvard of the South.
This post was edited on 4/23/18 at 10:07 am
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:07 am to jbond
should Penn State be named "State College University"?
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:08 am to meansonny
Sewanee is the Harvard of the South dumbass
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:10 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Was API taken?
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:11 am to Harry Rex Vonner
Not some of your better work...
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:12 am to GlossuRabban
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Not some of your better work...
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GlossuRabban
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Member since Apr 2018
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:13 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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Harry Rex Vonner
You forgot to change your favorite team
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:13 am to rockiee
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:14 am to GlossuRabban
I wasn't trying
and I've never heard of you. WTF are you to talk to me that way. I'm a VIP on here boy.
and I've never heard of you. WTF are you to talk to me that way. I'm a VIP on here boy.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:21 am to Harry Rex Vonner
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High Cotton Happy Ending Spa
Perfect.Every.Time. 
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:21 am to Harry Rex Vonner
I hate to feed the trolls, but it is a cool story...
Referring to the institution as Auburn is actually a throwback to the late 1800/early 1900ss. Back then, most colleges and universities in the south were referred to based on the town they were in, not the actual name of the institution. UGA was typically referred to as Athens, Bama as Tuscaloosa, and Alabama Polytechnic Institute was referred to as Auburn.
I'm not sure if it is still on display, but when I visited the Bryant museum at U of A back in the early 90s, they had a ticket from the first Iron Bowl game played in Tuscaloosa (1895) and it actually listed the teams as Auburn and Tuscaloosa.
Referring to the institution as Auburn is actually a throwback to the late 1800/early 1900ss. Back then, most colleges and universities in the south were referred to based on the town they were in, not the actual name of the institution. UGA was typically referred to as Athens, Bama as Tuscaloosa, and Alabama Polytechnic Institute was referred to as Auburn.
I'm not sure if it is still on display, but when I visited the Bryant museum at U of A back in the early 90s, they had a ticket from the first Iron Bowl game played in Tuscaloosa (1895) and it actually listed the teams as Auburn and Tuscaloosa.
Posted on 4/23/18 at 10:27 am to NYCAuburn
oh so now you think you're an "institution"
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