Mustain Ranch 0 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Why is the - rivalry game called the Iron Bowl. Just wandering Thanks GHG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesfau 0 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Why is the - rivalry game called the Iron Bowl. Just wandering Thanks GHG The game used to be played in Birmingham. B'ham was once known for its metalworks/foundries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auee90 0 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 For the longest time, up until 1989 (and some odd years afterwards), this game was played in Birmingham, which used to be the steel capital of the south (or Pittsburgh of the south). Steel... thus iron. There might be more to the story than this, but this is the basic idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustain Ranch 0 Posted October 24, 2006 Author Share Posted October 24, 2006 Why is the - rivalry game called the Iron Bowl. Just wandering Thanks GHG The game used to be played in Birmingham. B'ham was once known for its metalworks/foundries. Thanks for telling me. Thats been on my mind for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roothog 0 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Hope you don't mind my asking another question, and I'm sure you have answered this many times but none the less here goes. What is War Eagle all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autiger518 1 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Hope you don't mind my asking another question, and I'm sure you have answered this many times but none the less here goes. What is War Eagle all about? Explanation of War Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aumd03 2 Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Pretty accurate for the most part http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolltoomer 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Shug Jordan named the Auburn-Alabama game, kinda' spontaneously during an interview one year when it was obvious Auburn was not going to a bowl. He said, "We've got our own special bowl--the Iron Bowl in Birmingham with Alabama". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roothog 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Thanks for the link. This is what I love about college sports, the tradition, the bands and the fans. IMO pro sports just doesn't live up to the hype. Go Hogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegalEagle 22 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I wish we had an Iron Bowl trophy w/ Vulcan on it. (Arky, Vulcan is a statue of a Greek? god located in B'ham.) Heck, I didn't realize until a year or so ago that we have an Iron Bowl trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otterinbham 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Thanks for the link. This is what I love about college sports, the tradition, the bands and the fans. IMO pro sports just doesn't live up to the hype. Go Hogs! I agree with you on that one. Yeah, I know the pros have great technique, but NFL football has all the mystique and fun of an IBM company softball game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleDrill 178 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Heck, I didn't realize until a year or so ago that we have an Iron Bowl trophy. A lot of people don't. IMO this tradition of presenting this trophy to winning school is under-hyped. What a great old college tradition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saniflush 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Heck, I didn't realize until a year or so ago that we have an Iron Bowl trophy. A lot of people don't. IMO this tradition of presenting this trophy to winning school is under-hyped. What a great old college tradition! You would have heard of it but it is done at the basketball game which discounts most AU fans right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieHog 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Yes but is it as awesome as.... THE GOLDEN BOOT?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesfau 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Yes but is it as awesome as.... THE GOLDEN BOOT?? Clearly not. The Boot belongs up there with Floyd of Rosedale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieHog 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 It's awesomeness exists on 2 levels. First, it's goldenness. Second, it's Bootiness. I challenge anybody to present a more golden, bootier trophy than this masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKCAUB 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Yes but is it as awesome as.... THE GOLDEN BOOT?? Clearly not. The Boot belongs up there with Floyd of Rosedale. Or Floyd of Mayberry. Need a hair cut Andy???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AURainman 6 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 You gotta love forced rivalries with gay trophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieHog 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 You gotta love forced rivalries with gay trophies. Wow, that's interesting. The word for awesome in Alabama is "gay." Yes, a GAY trophy! *high five* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesfau 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 It's awesomeness exists on 2 levels. First, it's goldenness. Second, it's Bootiness. I challenge anybody to present a more golden, bootier trophy than this masterpiece. Google Images presented me with mucho golden booties....all were way more awesome than the boot. They were, unfortunately, not suitable for a family-friendly football forum. How's that for alliteration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieHog 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 How's that for alliteration? show off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saniflush 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I am not sure what is worse Wes..... The fact that I actually searched "golden botties" on Google or the fact that you think what it brought back was "golden"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUChizad 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 Heck, I didn't realize until a year or so ago that we have an Iron Bowl trophy. A lot of people don't. IMO this tradition of presenting this trophy to winning school is under-hyped. What a great old college tradition! You would have heard of it but it is done at the basketball game which discounts most AU fans right there. Truth. I've enjoyed the last four years having the UAT SGA president sing the War Eagle Fight song and handing over the trophy. More often than not in these last few years it has been the only highlight of Auburn/UAT basketball games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieHog 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I am not sure what is worse Wes..... The fact that I actually searched "golden botties" on Google or the fact that you think what it brought back was "golden"? Wes has a weird taste in "girls" so I'm not surprised you would say this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesfau 0 Posted October 25, 2006 Share Posted October 25, 2006 I am not sure what is worse Wes..... The fact that I actually searched "golden botties" on Google or the fact that you think what it brought back was "golden"? Almost any of the booties that came up in response to that search are more awesome than this silly boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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