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I think their "Sidewalk alum" argument against Alabama is pretty funny. Both schools have had about the same number of students for quite some time - which means that both fan bases have about the same number of fans who are actually alum.

The difference is that Bama has the ability to attract fans who did not go to school there - whereas Auburn is only attractive to people who are associated with the University in some form or fashion. They pass this off as being "The Auburn family" - which is kinda true.

The only people who want to have anything to do with Auburn University are people who went to school there.

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nicest campus in the state IMO

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Not even close to being accurate, IMO. Oxford has a very, very nice campus.

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I hate how Bammers call Auburn "Barners". Auburn hasnt had cows or a active Barn on campus in years.

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What would you call this on the front page of the Auburn University Agriculture Dept website? It looks like a well kept barn to me..

https://www.ag.auburn.edu/


I guess you have never heard of the Lambert Meat Lab at AU either. Its right across from the AU Bull Test Unit.

https://www.ag.auburn.edu/~kerthcr/map.pdf

Get your degree in meat science right here!


(In the interest of full disclosure, I was grew up raising Angus and Brahma cattle. There isn't a damn thing wrong with making your living as a farmer. Also, frick Auburn.)



Edit: The first link has a rotating set of pictures, so the red barn may not be the one that comes up for you. However, here's another picture of it https://www.ag.auburn.edu/adm/heritagepark/, so there won't be confusion.

UT- creamsicle orange
UGA- the barking

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And bragging about the fact that no one outside of AU graduates want anything to do with them?

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Where'd you get bragging from? Am I pleased that auburn doens't have and abundance (at least in most cities lee county being a huge exception) of fans that didn't attend the university that are representative of the fan base...of course I am.

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Where'd you get bragging from? I'm I pleased that auburn doens't have and abundance (at least in most cities lee county being a huge exception) of fans that didn't attend the university that are representative of the fan base...of course I am.

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I get bragging from all of the "Auburn family" and "Alabama sidewalk alum" talk. I'm glad you're proud that it takes a "special kind of person" to want to be a part of Auburn University.

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You like the fact that your university is undesirable to those that didn't have the opportunity to purse higher education? Wow, talk about pretentious.

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Geez you guys are on the defensive today.

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I get bragging from all of the "Auburn family" and "Alabama sidewalk alum" talk. I'm glad you're proud that it takes a "special kind of person" to want to be a part of Auburn University

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I don't know why you and your fellow bama fans are trying to turn this into a which is better...you think that saying auburn family is a bad thing, i think having people associating themselves with the university who have no legitimate ties to it is a bad thing. differnt strokes bud, no need to get in a fuss over it.

Be proud of your "sidewalk alums" and i'll be proud of my "auburn family"

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i think having people associating themselves with the university who have no legitimate ties to it is a bad thing.

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As a proud alumnus of the University of Alabama, I would like to kindly invite you to kiss the collective "Alabama Nations" arse. UA is the flagship university for the state of Alabama. The people of the state of Alabama and their tax dollars support the university. If Jimbo the mechanic wants to support the university through its football team, that's his prerogative. I genuinely cannot understand how a fan of a school that prides itself on being in touch with the land, can look with contempt upon those who work it and didn't have the chance to continue their education.