“The mathematical probability of a common cat doing exactly as it pleases is the one scientific absolute in the world.” – Lynn M. Osband
September, 2010
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Sep 10
Catching up
Today — hanging out with friends; editing pictures.
Lots of video below. Or you can see those and more, here.
Tons of new photographs — football, soccer, fans and more — are now in the September photo gallery.
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Sep 10
Catember, Day 5
“You can’t help that. We’re all mad here.” – The Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland
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Sep 10
Auburn beats Arkansas State
The Auburn University Marching Band, in the pre-game:
New quarterback Cameron Newton is already a star, setting a school record in his first game, collecting 171 yards rushing. Here is a series of photographs from just one play, a ridiculous 15-yard scramble where he broke six tackles on his way to a first down:
Newton also had a 71-yard touchdown run, the longest run from scrimmage for Auburn since Tristan Davis’ 2005 75-yarder. His total was also the most in a debut by an Auburn player since Rudi Johnson ran over Wyoming in 2000. His 171 yards rushing broke Phil Gargis’ single game record for a quarterback.
Newton also completed 9-of-14 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns, accounting for five Auburn touchdowns in all; that’s just one shy of the school single-game record. Auburn beat Arkansas State 52-26.
Pictures will be up tomorrow.
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Sep 10
Tiger Walk
Before games at Auburn the football team takes the short two block walk to Jordan-Hare Stadium from the athletic department. They’ve been walking down this hill for years and, at some point in the 1960w this became a very organic, ground-up tradition. Young fans would line the road and greet the team, cheering them on to victory even before they were in the stadium, even before they were in their uniforms.
Fans still re-create the tradition. Tiger Walk is two hours before kickoff. The picture above was taken an hour before that. Far up that street is where the players begin. And, as the coaches said yesterday, for young players Tiger Walk itself can almost be like playing another game.
Here’s the video, shot from my iPhone at the end of their walk, just as the players are about to enter the stadium.
Travis Williams, a former Auburn player who is now a graduate assistant for the team, produced a video that they played in the stadium just before the game. It is OK here, but best seen on a screen 30-by-70 foot screen inside the stadium.
More videos, pictures and such later. War Eagle.
