watching the SEC for 50 plus years........

[tbaydog]

and why does Auburn go by War Eagles and Tigers..........

 

[thekimmer]

That is easily determiend with a brief google search. Short story is 'War Eagle' is a battle cry. Their mascot or nickname is the tigers. The story of the battle cry is on the link.


Link

 

[patdog]

They don't. They are the Tigers. War Eagle is a cheer.

 

[bbqbully]

It’s still confusing and stupid.

 

[mcdawg22]

It’s still confusing and stupid.

We're bulldogs and have cowbells. Alabama is the Crimson Tide and has an elephant. Stuff happens before TV that sticks and it becomes tradition.

 

[thekimmer]

Virginia tech - Gobblers? Hokies? Virginia - Wahoos? Cavaliers? Tennessee - Smoky(mascot) Volunteer (nickname) TAM - Reveille (mascot) Aggies (nickname) mississippi - Rebels, Loansharks, & Bears? (oh my)

 

[thekimmer]

I will say this. Auburn generates most of this confusion themselves in the way they keep and elaborately display live eagles at football games. Playing up the war eagle thing to high heaven while a live tiger is nowhere to be found and the nickname treated almost as an afterthought.

I enjoy calling them the war eagles because they don't like it.