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wargator79 said...
That is sort of the way I feel. I know there is cussing in football, the world, everywhere, and I used to a lot. The words still bang around in my head, but I wanted a vocabulary better than that. I still cuss at myself too much, but not within anyone else's earshot. It is a struggle, and for someone who is esteemed by so many, I feel like he cheapened something today. We have the high ground, I was hoping we could hold it for awhile.
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wargator79 said...
That is sort of the way I feel. I know there is cussing in football, the world, everywhere, and I used to a lot. The words still bang around in my head, but I wanted a vocabulary better than that. I still cuss at myself too much, but not within anyone else's earshot. It is a struggle, and for someone who is esteemed by so many, I feel like he cheapened something today. We have the high ground, I was hoping we could hold it for awhile.
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TigerTeach said...
I'm with you and the couple others who've posted similar sentiments. Not saying I'm perfect and have never let such words pass from my lips, either. As a wise person once told me, the English language offers too many other choices.
At any rate, I too am still ALL IN and proud of our coaches and players. By the way, I didn't know that the fight song was originally "hit em high, hit em low." Thanks for that tidbit of trivia!
WAR EAGLE!!!
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wargator79 said...
As I said originally, "I know, I know, I know..." and I knew there would be some with this reaction. The reactions run the gamut depending on YOUR moral standards, from the angry and vicious to the same sentiments as mine. I am not acting like a prude, I am a prude when it comes to trying to teach morals to my children, grandchildren, and students. And, as I said before, I am NOT judging Coach Chizik. I still think he is a man of integrity and if I had a grandson who wanted to play for him, I would have no problem with it. Matter of fact, I have not CALLED him anything but good things. All I said was, I wish he had not have said it in public. Period.
You spelled "Damn" wrong. Yours is, "Do you know what the fish said when he hit the concrete wall? Dam!"
You HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME......
I got my point across "Lil English major"!!!!!!!
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gncnew said...
Is this seriously a conversation? WDE has been around forever. Please let's not play morality police with something this ... trivial.
In the fight song it says "give 'em hell"... Is this also an affront to your sensibilities?
Let's not take ourselves quite so seriously please....
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AUFanInLou said...
My best guess would be it came from the religious community. In the Bible it has the negative connotation of being "damned". Nobody wants to be "damned" so "damning" someone would be considered extremely mean. Just my
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As for CGC... I respected him when I first heard War Darn Eagle. I respect him just the same now. I respect the views of those who wish he had stuck with just War Eagle or War Darn Eagle and I can fully understand your convictions. And I respect those who cheer him for fully embracing the tradition of the phrase War Damn Eagle. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't much matter. I think those who are disappointed were holding CGC up to a certain ideal that CGC had built for himself with how he has conducted himself in public and it probably is a bit of a letdown. It's kind of like finding out your personal hero isn't 100% perfect or the saint you thought him to be.
Either way, I still love ALL of my Auburn Family, even the guy who was heckling at the basketball game (we all have a cousin we love but we're not proud of lol). And you won't find me criticizing those for their beliefs or discounting them.
War Eagle!
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jadennis said...
I think maybe some of you guys need to ease up on wargator.
His basic sentiment was that he would have preferred it if Chizik had just said "War Eagle" instead of "War Damn Eagle". I didn't take anything he said to be judgmental or prudish, just simply sharing his opinion. He didn't seem to draw any conclusions about Chizik as a person or his love for the Lord. I have to say, those calling him a prude are judging him far more than he's judging Chizik.
For me personally, it didn't cross my mind that he said "damn", mostly because I'm just so used to hearing people say it.
However, I can see wargator's point. While I say the word damn from time to time, I don't say it in front of my daughter. I didn't say it in front of my in-laws back when I started dating my wife. I also don't hear my pastor say it during church (out of church may be a different story), I don't hear the president say it during a speech, I don't hear CEO's of major corporations using it when speaking publicly, I don't hear broadcasters using it during news reports, I don't hear presidents of universities saying it during graduation, etc.
The point is, while all of the people listed above may very well cuss their brains out in their daily lives, they simply don't use colorful language when they are in particular situations. Usually public speaking is one of those situations.
Again, it doesn't bother me personally, but it doesn't bother me in the slightest that someone prefer he not do it. The fact is, had he said "War Eagle", this thread wouldn't exist. That fact alone may be proof that it wasn't the best decision.
This is over-analyzing it a bit, but really, there are times in life when we make a decision not based on what is acceptable or what is technically "okay", but instead of making an 'alright" decision, we make the best decision. Is it "alright" for a pastor to have a beer at a restaurant, sure, but is it the best decision? Probably not.
Like I said, that's really scrutinizing the situation, but the idea does apply. Maybe "War Damn Eagle" is fine for the head coach to say in public, but it may not actually be the best thing for the coach to say in public. So, is it okay? Sure. Is it the best? Maybe not.
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Did I just hear CGC say War "DAMN" Eagle a the halftime