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P W Elder is a Civil War buff, bird hunter, and Auburn blogger. He loves tailgating with his family and friends, following all things Auburn, and spending time with his wife on the Loveliest Village of the Plains.

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Never Let the Facts Get in the Way of a Good Story

By Posted on: April 23rd, 2013 in Featured Article, Football, News 16 Comments »
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                     Gene Chizik met with the media Monday and called the ESPN/Selena Roberts                      report “absurd.” By now most well informed Auburn people are aware of the facts that have come out completely refuting the innuendos, half Continue Story…

Auburn Equestrian Wins Overall National Champioship

By Posted on: April 21st, 2013 in Other Sports 1 Comment »
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It was partiularly fitting this evening that Toomer Oaks went out on their last  weekend by being rolled in celebration of another Auburn championship. The Auburn Equestrian Team held a celebration at Toomer’s Corner Sunday evening for wining the 2013 NCEA Overall National Championship.The Tigers defeated Georgia, 3-1, in a ride-off competition Saturday at the Continue Story…

The Most Impressive Performance at Auburn’s A-Day Game Belongs to …

By Posted on: April 20th, 2013 in Football 8 Comments »
A Day Attendence

I have been attending A-Day games off and on for more than 40 years and I have never experienced anything quite like Auburn’s 2013 spring game. I could tell things were different the moment I arrived on campus two and a half hours before the game. When I turned off of Samford onto College Street, Continue Story…

The Last Rolling of Toomer’s Oaks

By Posted on: April 20th, 2013 in Football 1 Comment »
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Thousands of Auburn fans said goodbye to the iconic oak trees at Toomer’s Corner in downtown Auburn Saturday with one final roll  following Auburn’s A-Day game.

New Tigers’ Unlimited Billboard Campaign Starts Early

By Posted on: April 17th, 2013 in Football, News 12 Comments »
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Riding around Atlanta on I 285 a couple of years ago, I was pleasantly surprised and at the same time filled with pride as I saw a billboard picturing an Auburn Tiger helmet accompanied by the phrase, “Fearless and True.”For the last several years, the Tigers Unlimited Foundation has annually sponsored more than 50 billboards Continue Story…

Can Auburn Baseball Make a Case for the Postseason?

By Posted on: April 16th, 2013 in Baseball 6 Comments »
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                   Michael O’Neal is on track to be the Tigers first 10 game winner since 2003.After the Auburn Baseball team plays Samford  tonight in Birmingham, the last  half of the SEC Baseball season will begin on Thursday. And despite winning their last two series, the Auburn Tigers have a mountain to climb if they want to play Continue Story…

Hard-Nosed Physical Football, “That’s who we are going to be”

By Posted on: April 14th, 2013 in Football 3 Comments »

In his post scrimmage remarks Saturday, Head Coach Gus Malzahn said hard-nose football is what he expects from his team.“That’s who Auburn is. We have been very physical up front and that’s been by design. I’m sure our guys’ bodies are probably talking to them, but we have to get our hard-nosed edge back. That’s Continue Story…

Who Will be Auburn’s Most Important Offensive Back in 2013?

By Posted on: April 10th, 2013 in Football 7 Comments »
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He was a 250 pound, two time All-State selection in High School who helped  his school win the 4-A State Championship. Although he was named the Alabama Lineman of the Year and played in the Alabama/ Mississippi High School All-Star game, he received little attention from SEC schools. It was a surprise to his coaches Continue Story…