let me talk about how cutting state-funding to DEI resources directly impacts the recruitment AND retention of black students at AU because some of yall are just simply uneducated on the topic
it’s long but worth the read, so lock in and learn🧵
@mqriggins
I’m just curious as to how restricting DEI resources would impact that?
Like do the DEI programs do outreach and marketing to minority groups to draw in students? Don’t really see how removal of internal DEI programs would impact that unless you’re running a quota.
begging for the Heisman after needing a muffed punt to save your season from a 6-5 team with *checks notes* zero 5 stars and 4 returning starters is….somethin
before things get ugly on here tonight, I just wanna say that I really hate the best Bama fan of all time isn’t going to get to watch this game Earth side.
Fluff represented all the best parts of the rivalry
Bama and AU both on spring break this week.
ESPN announcers: coliseum is a little empty b/c it is spring break in Tuscaloosa
Andy: 1100 students came back to pack out the jungle despite it still being spring break
simply not the same.
proud daughter moment!!
i dont brag on my dad enough, but that doesnt mean that i am not continuously in awe of how he continually blazes trails & pushes boundaries.
cant wait to see him continue to serve the university we both love so dearly over these next 2 years -War Eagle!
#Auburn
congratulates alumnus Quentin Riggins for his election Friday as the president pro tempore of Auburn’s Board of Trustees, making him the first African American to serve in this capacity.
#WarEagle
Saturday's NCAA Gymnastics Championship was the most-watched college gymnastics meet ever on ESPN networks.
📈 922,000 viewers
📈 Peaked with 1.1 million viewers
📈 Up 11% vs. 2021
Per
@BamaCentral
, if Alabama wins the Rose Bowl, Nick Saban will be the first coach to win back-to-back games during the same season against two different No. 1 teams in college football history.
imagine having to come in, recruit your current team back, recruit a whole new arsenal of players, raise your recruiting ranking, interview and hire a whole staff, AND win the support of a fan base - Freeze is working.
reason
#433811162013
that we should move this game back to November
imagine if this auburn team was playing UGA at home last week or this week instead of in September
if you don’t think AU is a top tier program then you’re wrong.
UCF threw a parade. Bama made shirts.
beating Auburn is your Super Bowl, Auburn beating you is just Saturday 🤭
Kirby inherited a program coming off consecutive 10 win seasons, pre-transfer portal, and a weak SEC East
Hugh inherited a program coming off 2 consecutive losing seasons, no 5 star recruit in almost a decade, & most of the roster being wiped by the portal
it’s not comparable
Hugh Freeze didn't know how fast Kirby Smart found success at Georgia, then talks about the "ridiculous" expectations Auburn fans already have for his own program.
*auburn only had one (1) player drafted this year, and still took bama 7 drafted players, a heisman trophy winner, and 4 OTs to beat them.
fixed it for you ❤️
imagine your halftime show is all about beating a 6-7 team on a hail mary that allowed your team to sneak into the CFP just to lose to a team that fans you every opportunity to win…smh.
hey, you’ll always have 4th&31 😉
“the God i serve, when he closes a door, he opens up a door that gives you unimaginable success. this is uncommon favor”😩😭
I know that’s right TiTi!!!! Let em know!!!
#NationalChampionship
#MarchMadnessWBB
Auburn fans, please remember that cheering for UGA tomorrow just because you want to see Bama lose will means lots of barking and no more 1980 jokes. So that being said, it’s
#RollTigers
until further notice.
idk what type of player he will be but Walker White will forever have a fan in me.
the way he bought in early and has helped to recruit the weapons he wants around him is commendable.
regardless of football, he has a heck of a future in coaching or any forward-facing job.
as of right now AU and Murray St. are both scheduled for their first two rounds to be in Greenville (different sides of the bracket); call me crazy but I think
@MurrayBarstool
could upset Duke with the full force of AUMB fans in person cheering for them
if Hugh Freeze & Co. gets us a single digit SEC/ top 15 national recruiting class before fall camp then they deserve a bonus before ever coaching a down.
We’re slowly getting closer to College Football season, so here’s a fantastic video of the Auburn Marching band reacting to the “Kick-6”
Also, the CFB community all greatly misses Rod Bramlett
🎥
@AuburnFootball
i hope our game is beyond boring for anyone that is not an AU fan.
i don’t want a close game.
i don’t want a “good” game.
i want people taking us off the multiview cause we are handling our business so well.
War Damn.
Auburn’s previous head coaches:
Harsin- Fired
Gus- Fired
Chizik- Fired
Tuberville- Fired
Pat Dye- Resigned before being fired
Terry Bowden- Fired
Tell me again why anyone would even consider taking that Head Coaching job?
last i checked:
1.) no decision for HC for the 23 season has been made yet.
2.) only 3 sec schools -Miss St, Vandy, & AU- have had a black HC or AD. If you’re school isn’t on this list you shouldn’t speak on the relationship of race & athletics w/o speaking on your program 1st
im all for a kid using the portal to find his best situation.
i even recognize that AU has received recruits from Bama in football that will/have add(ed) meaningful playing time.
that being said, i will become the biggest Grade A hater if this happens.
Auburn transfer guard Aden Holloway, a former McDonald's All-American and top-20 recruit, is expected to visit Alabama on Thursday, sources confirm to
@On3sports
.
2013 - Down 23-13 at half, Auburn rallied back to defeat Alabama 49-37. It was the fewest points Alabama had scored in the series history.
Cam Newton attended, eventually joining the Jungle to help cheer the Tigers on to the historic victory.
#WarEagle
#AUHistory
a week from today Auburn basketball could make history by having Jabari Smith go 1st in the draft, joining LSU & UCLA as the only schools to have a
#1
draft pick in NFL, NBA, & MLB while Auburn baseball contends for a natty - if that doesn’t get you fired up idk what will😎
y’all wonder why i get on this bird app and defend the letting go of Gus Malzahn, then please turn your tv on to NBC and remember that we had Malik Willis on our roster and he never started a game for us.
List of Things Bama Will Never Admit:
- Bear Bryant Wore Plaid
- Houndstooth Looks Better In Orange 😉🤭
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special s/o to my mom - the biggest Bama fan and grad i know - for finding the perfect compromise in suit form🥰
I think what’s most impressive about this documentary is what we all thought was funny situation of some grown men that couldn’t let football go is really a sad tale of preyed on kids who were sold lies and their health and financial statuses were placed at risk.
#BSHigh
this thread talks about acknowledging wrongdoings, extending grace, and loving Auburn - give it a read before passing judgement on any coach, admin, booster, etc.
and may i note for all believers out there: all sins are treated equal in the eyes of the Lord.
Chad Baker-Mazara kicked the coaches out of the Auburn locker room at halftime and lit a fire under the team, according to Jaylin Williams
Big-time stuff
1989 - Emmitt Smith was held to 86 yards as
#12
Auburn defeated
#19
Florida 10-7.
With 26 seconds left, Reggie Slack hit Shane Wasden on 4th and 11 for the winning touchdown.
Quentin Riggins recorded 23 tackles.
#WarEagle
#AUHistory
Auburn being the only school in true elite not having a bowl game - or even a winning season - let’s you know everything you need to know about our fans.
hot take: creating luxury spaces for game days (when there’s only 6-8 a year, maybe 10 w/ the new playoff system) in downtown auburn disadvantages students.
college kids and young alum want a place to hang out and let loose close to campus all 52 weeks of the year.
Latest renditions of the project to replace the former Bourbon St Bar / Campus Barbershop in Downtown Auburn.
Large ground floor restaurant space + 10 very upscale condominiums w/ rooftop amenities. Units starting at $2M. (!!)
A L👀K Back: 1989 Iron Bowl
“First Time Ever”
In the opening possession, Auburn QB Reggie Slack connects w/ speed demon Alexander Wright on a perfectly thrown 44-yd bomb that sent the Jordan-Hare crowd into pandemonium as the paper shakers were shaking
#wde
Thoughts On Cal Berkeley Trip:
- Campus is GORGEOUS (seriously one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen and feels like you’re in the middle of the forest)
- Nice fans; hope we return the favor
- Small stadium that was overwhelmed by large number of away fans
/1
so many AU fans upset about the whole reverse-rammer jammer thing is SO odd to me.
1) literally every school does some version of “the hey song” - so Bama staking claim to it makes about as much sense as them claiming a 1941 national title - it’s okay if we sing it
Alabama has a had a rough go at semi-final games this year.
its almost like you shouldn’t gift programs a path to the title game if they don’t deserve 🫣
okay, hear me out:
- AU wins out
- things fall just right for us to go to ATL for the west
- Mizzou wins out and goes to ATL
- FSU wins out and becomes
#1
- AU beats Mizzou and we rematch with FSU in the last year of this particular bowl format 🤯
this 5/8s of my college friend group and we have been together since 2016 - in that time we’ve witnessed devastating road losses together (most painful was 17 SECCG) - needless to say, happy we could all be together to witness history be made. WDE.
maybe im in the minority but i actually didn’t mind Payton.
once he got more minutes & found a rhythm he was consistent. Clear he didn’t trust most of his targets (which fair) but that is being fixed and line is heading in a better direction.
He has work to do but he’s not bad
5 of our next 6 games are against Q1 teams - we haven’t played one of those since App State.
strap in AU faithful, we are about to see just how good this team really is