WAR EAGLE

[rockytopinalabam]

When I was in college a friend of mine who had a BS from Bammer who was full of it too gave me the low down of how the Tide became known as the Tide. He said during the war between the states that the Yankee blood was flowing like a Crimson Tide on the campus in T-Town during a skirmish between troops and ROTC students. I later found out the truth. They were simply tabbed the nickname by a newspaper reporter. When it comes to the WAR EAGLE whuppin it up holler of the plainsman; I've heard two different stories. A buzzard was flying over the field during a game, and they thought it was an eagle. The team came from behind to win, and there you go. The other was during the Civil War an eagle flew down to some how help an Auburn man while he was wounded on the battlefield. Which one is correct? P.S. the buzzard part was added as a joke.

 

[Jasongivm6]

When I was in college a friend of mine who had a BS from Bammer who was full of it too gave me the low down of how the Tide became known as the Tide. He said during the war between the states that the Yankee blood was flowing like a Crimson Tide on the campus in T-Town during a skirmish between troops and ROTC students. I later found out the truth. They were simply tabbed the nickname by a newspaper reporter. When it comes to the WAR EAGLE whuppin it up holler of the plainsman; I've heard two different stories. A buzzard was flying over the field during a game, and they thought it was an eagle. The team came from behind to win, and there you go. The other was during the Civil War an eagle flew down to some how help an Auburn man while he was wounded on the battlefield. Which one is correct? P.S. the buzzard part was added as a joke.

"Despite tales involving a 1914 game against Carlisle, a 1913 pep rally at Langdon Hall, or an Osage Indian chief temporarily settling his tribe near campus, the favorite story of the AU faithful, regarding this battle cry, centers around the first ever football game against rival Georgia in 1892. The story goes that a spectator, who was a Civil War veteran, brought with him his pet eagle, which he had found on a Civil War battlefield 30 years prior. Witness accounts indicate that the eagle broke free from his master and began circling the stadium at the same time the Tiger offensive unit was marching down the field. The Auburn fans and students began yelling “War Eagle!” to cheer their team onto victory. The Tigers prevailed and, as the contest ended, the eagle flew downward, crashed into the ground and died. From that day forward, the “War Eagle!” battle cry was used to honor the fallen bird."

 

[GAVol]

I've always heard the story of the Civil War soldier finding a wounded eagle and nursing it back to health and taking it back to Auburn with him. Then the eagle supposedly broke loose during a game and seeing it soaring over the field inspired the team or something like that. I think the Eagle ended up dying of exhaustion (or maybe he realized he couldn't fly out of Alabama, so he killed himself.)

 

[VolBeef88]

I've always heard the story of the Civil War soldier finding a wounded eagle and nursing it back to health and taking it back to Auburn with him. Then the eagle supposedly broke loose during a game and seeing it soaring over the field inspired the team or something like that. I think the Eagle ended up dying of exhaustion (or maybe he realized he couldn't fly out of Alabama, so he killed himself.)

Do you blame him? That poor bird, having to choose between living in bammer or suicide. I think the bid made a wise decision. Get the suffering over with...

 

[BHAMVOLFAN]

Naw, here's the scoop.

Back in the early 20th century Auburn was invited to play in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Similar to the account above, an AU fan brought his pet eagle to the game as he had done in Auburn numerous times before. The night before the game, the AU fan and his eagle went on a walking tour of Dallas. The eagle spotted a flock of pigeons and since his owner had forgotten to feed him that evening, the eagle broke loose, looking for dinner. The eagle didn't return to its owner as it had done so many time in the past.

The morning of the game, after word had circulated amongst the Auburn faithful in Dallas, the entire group of fans wandered around Dallas looking for the bird asking anyone they saw...."war eagle". In english, Where Eagle?

 

[KYVolFan]

The Auburnites have always had a problem with their Team's Name. :dunno:

In my memory they have been variously known as

1. The Plainsmen
2. The Tigers
3. War Eagles

This is not so unusual when you consider their Greatest Coach Shug Jordan pronounced his name as "Jurden". :yahoo:


Someone once told me that the real name of this school is "Alabama Technological Institute at Auburn"

Little wonder they are so confused.


Go Vols, Pound the Rock and Run to Victory

 

[bigorange#1]

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I've always heard the story of the Civil War soldier finding a wounded eagle and nursing it back to health and taking it back to Auburn with him. Then the eagle supposedly broke loose during a game and seeing it soaring over the field inspired the team or something like that. I think the Eagle ended up dying of exhaustion (or maybe he realized he couldn't fly out of Alabama, so he killed himself.)

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