The Bodda Getta

I don't get back to Auburn as much as I used and just have a question or two about some of the great traditions we've had over the years. I know the answer to some I think, but here is my list:

1. When I was at Auburn in the 60s the "Wreck Tech" pajama parade was fantastic. When Tech quit playing us, I had always hoped that we would start it back up with another team--maybe the "Wreck LSU" parade or something.

2. Burn the Bulldog. We used to make floats, have a parade and take all the floats to a field to "Burn the Bulldog" for the Georgia game. Does that still happen?

3. Toomer's Corner. You know, I just don't remember rolling the corner. I do recall celebrations. One that was memorable was the Saturday night in 1969 that Vandy upset UA. Everyone came out of their housing all over campus, gathered at Toomers and celebrated. Maybe we did roll it, I just can't remember. However, if we did roll Toomer's back in the 60s, it know that it was pretty infrequent.

I have mixed feelings about the Toomer's rollings these days. I guess I would feel more comfortable if the rollings were only after really big wins, instead of about any win. It almost reminds me of the days when tons of balloons would be released at games, but they stopped because it was resulting in litter when the balloons fell back to the earth.

Granted, Toomer's gets cleaned up and maybe all the waste and cleanup expense is worth it.

p.s. My sister was a student at Auburn 1n 1957 the night that it was announced that AU was the AP national champ. She said students came out from all over and formed a huge "human train" that snaked all over Auburn and the campus. I hope something like that happens on the night of Jan. 10, IN ADDITION to Toomer's getting rolled.

WDE!