Jumping on the Bandwagon

{Written two days ago}
From the very instant the ball passed through the goal post, we could hear doors slamming and the sound of pounding feet on wet concrete... people were running toward Toomers. I know Auburn is all over blogs, twitter, facebook, the news and ESPN, but I can't help it. I have to say something too. I must write about it because winning the National Championship was unforgettable.

We too were sprinting minutes after the field goal was kicked.  David grabbed toilet paper while I grabbed the camera, and we ran like competitive six year olds dying to "get there first." But as we crested the hill on Magnolia, we could already see the crowds.  Downtown was packed like the streets of NYC on New Year's Eve.  The smell of cigars hung in the air and familiar Auburn cheers broke out randomly for miles in the sea of people around the tree. David hoisted me up on his shoulders where I could see TV cameras bobbing up and down in the masses and camera flashes blanketed the crowd like twinkling strings of christmas lights. For hours, people hovered around the tree, celebrating and throwing toilet paper til the streets themselves were unrecognizable.  For a night, it was a city without rules. (only thing not permitted was the presence of cars)

There is something unbelievable about being in such a mass of people.  To sing and dance and cheer in the streets with hundreds of people you don't know for a similar love... now THAT is great.
Oh Auburn Loveliest on the Plains. WARRRR EAGLE!
(Chisik, Toomers, RECORD)


*Panoramic View of Toomer's Corner*

ODE TO AUBURN.

(click picture to enlarge)

Today I am celebrating with Auburn University. Congrats on being ranked #1 in the BCS! Still, we must remember, as best put by Gene Chizik himself, "This place was great way before we got here." How neat to be part of such a rich history.

So, want some Auburn History? Today, while I was supposed to be learning about teaching research in the library, I was, of course, not listening and found this little picture in an old Glomerata. Man, in 1952 Auburn must have been a sexy place to live. Just look at those couples. This looks like it could be any dorm in the quad, and let me tell you, I never experienced this hot-and-heavy atmosphere at Auburn. I guess, considering that no coed anything existed, everyone had to hang around outside.

So, maybe this is not really a history or a football celebration, but an ode to the passion of Auburn.

Zora Neale Hurston (from Notasulga - just 15 min. from Auburn) put it best, saying:

"Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place."

We love you, Auburn.