And now It Begins!

Well with Thanksgiving out of the way and this morning I was in line at 4:45 participating in what we call the day after Thanksgiving Sale or " Black Friday " these events pale in comparison to what takes place tomorrow afternoon at 2:30! If you are not from this state, then you know the history behind tomorrow's war between The Auburn Tigers and the crimson team across the state.

As you all may know or if you dont know me let me just go ahead and say that I am an Auburn fan period, end of story! I can remember when I was 5 and my older brother had just started at Auburn and going to a game and my other brother John, ( who has gone home to be with Jesus )

took me to an Auburn game! Funny thing is my mother is a bama graduate, graduated with a man named Bart Starr famous quarterback from this state, when on to be a legend of the game of football for his accomplishments playing for the Green Bay Packers! Another famous man from this state to go on to the pro's and gain Hall of Fame status was Joe Namoth who was also a state graduate. And there have been to there credit players who have made it to the pro's and thats all fine and good, but never in my lifetime will that university hold a candle to The Auburn University in my eyes!

Let me take you to one of the greatest cultural icons and sports figures and still is to this day! A man who set records at Auburn, literally running over the compition setting Auburn up to be known as Running Back U! A Heisman Trophy winner, a number one draft pick to the Oakland Raiders and also played for the pro baseball for the Kansas City Royals and basically paved a way for multi sport athletes! Now that you have some of the history that can go back and forth lets focus on what makes you one or the other, THERE IS NO INBETWEEN!

To be an Auburn fan let me just say is a passion that can only be rivaled by a passion for God! Just from the greeting of " War Eagle " that term says it all! That term can mean, hello, goodbye, great job, good to see you, time to celebrate, time to get serious, time to enjoy, time to be great, it means you are apart of something special, it means you are apart of a family, it means you are apart of greatness, it means you arent afraid of failure, it means your not afraid to try, it means that you will give your best, it carries the weight of Auburn men and women who have gone on before us and asked us both graduate and fan to carry the torch of passion that is Auburn!

War Eagle fly down the field, ever to conquer, never to yield! War Eagle fearless and true, fight on the Orange and Blue! Go Go Go on to Victory strike up the band , Give'm Hell Givem Hell stand up and yell Hey! War Eagle win for Auburn Power of Dixieland! Whether or not Auburn wins or looses , I bleed Orange and Blue and will till the day I die!