TOP 10 REASONS IT'S EASY TO LAUGH AT AUBURN 10. Auburn went 1-7 in the SEC in 1998, fired their head coach half-way through the season, promise the job to their defensive coordinator, then hire the head coach of the only SEC team that they managed to beat, to be their new head coach, prompting their defensive coordinator to retire and later sue them for not making him coach, which he claims they promised him. 9. Auburn loves to tell everyone that they have solid fan support. In 1993, Auburn went 11-0, their best finish EVER, yet they sold out only TWO of their seven home games. The sellouts were for Bama, and Florida games. This decade, including this year, Auburn has never sold-out more than 3 home games in a season. In 2000, Auburn sold out just 1 home game, Ole Miss, because Ole Miss brought approximately 14,000 fans to watch the Rebels defeat their old coach. 8. For 4 of the last 5 years, at least one Auburn player or signee has been charged with at least one crime, ranging from simple assault to murder. The latest criminal, Clifton Robinson, was charged with raping a 15 year old girl. This is not Clifton's first brush with the law. After signing with Auburn in 1997, Clifton was arrested that summer for stealing and forging checks. 7. "We'll end up having the No. 1 recruiting class in America", was the claim of Willie Northern, a 1998 signee of Auburn. The experts didn't agree ranking the Auburn class as 51st in the nation. 7 of the 28 players of that class failed to qualify, and Willie Northern himself was cut from the team this year. 6. After Tommy Tuberville tells all the prospects he contacted during the recruiting process this past season that Auburn would play FSU this fall, Auburn announces (after signing day) that they will BUY-OUT the game rather than play FSU. Auburn substitutes Appalachain St on their schedule. Coach Tuberville claimed he had no idea that Auburn would buy out the FSU game. Several weeks later, Tuberville admits that he did in fact know all along that Auburn intended on buying out the FSU game. 5. Auburn has the same number of SEC titles as Georgia Tech, who hasn't been a member of the SEC in 40 years. 4. How little tradition does Auburn have? In one year, 1992, Alabama was able to do 2 things that Auburn has not been able to do in 107 years. Win a National Championship while not under probation and win 13 games in a season. No word as of yet, whether Auburn intends on buying out Alabama. 3. When WR Robert Baker was arrested for selling and distributing cocaine in 1998, then coach Bowden immediately claimed Baker was a 'victim', and personally set up several visits with NFL scouts. Unfortunately, Baker was sentenced to 15 years in jail. 10 months later, Baker was released after serving less than a year of a 15-year sentence. 2. Alot of schools have had brushes with the NCAA. However, Auburn is truly in a class by themselves, when it comes to breaking the rules. Auburn is currently tied with being the most penalized team in history, and even their tennis and golf teams were put on probation...AT THE SAME TIME!!! Auburn cheated at TENNIS AND GOLF!!! Over the last 4 decades every Auburn football coach (except Tuberville), or AD, or BOTH, has had to appear before the NCAA Committee on Infractions for SERIOUS VIOLATIONS. 1. What do Camp Griffin, CENTRE HIGH SCHOOL, Davidson, George Washington, Georgia Navy P-F, Manhattan, Maxwell Field, Memphis, Santa Clara, Sewanee, SMU and Vanderbilt have in common? Auburn has an ALL-TIME losing record against each of these teams. I'm not sure which is worse, Centre High School or Vanderbilt? I guess that was before you could buy teams out of games.
i kind of like Auburn...they are in the middle of no where but can put 80K+ people in for a football game but i think there should be a #11 with "the jungle" written after it...now that is funny. to auburns credit...that was tubbys idea and the auburn fans really havent warmed to that moniker. i dont mind auburn....i just dont care for their coach.
Classic, classic,classic....SMU is one thing, they used to have a bad ass team..but VANDY, SEWANEE! HA...thats great...
Sewanee was a powerhouse in the early years of football. They have a winning record against the following SEC school in football. Auburn, Georgia, LSU and Old Miss. The funny thing is Vandy is the team that owned Sewanee owning a 40-8-4 record. Vandy also had many good teams in their early years. Sewanee, by the time they joined the SEC just could not compete any longer. One of the greatest stories in college football ancient history is the story of the 1899 Sewanee Purple. This team was nicknamed the Ironmen. This name was given to them because they played a roadtrip of 5 different teams in 6 days. The 2,500 mile road trip began in Austin, Texas where they defeated the Longhorns 12 to 0. The next day they played Texas A&M and beat them 10 to 0. The next day they defeated Tulane 23 to 0. And the next day they defeated LSU 34 to 0. After a one day rest, they beat Ole Miss 12 to 0. The Purple went 12-0 that season, and outscored their opponents 322 to 10. The only team that scored points against them was the Coach Heisman led Auburn Tiger team
Reason #11, they cannot decide what their mascot should be. I mean they have the eagle whats his name on game days but they call themselves the Tigers and have Tiger Eyes as one of their logos. What's up with that. Pick one and stick with it.
