From: swanger@ducvax.auburn.edu
Subject: Re: Georgia 14, Auburn 10
Organization: Auburn University, AL
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 18:58:08 GMT

In article <1992Nov17.184109.5495@asd.com>, scott@asd.com (Scott Barman) writes:
> In article <1992Nov15.192722.1@ducvax.auburn.edu> swanger@ducvax.auburn.edu writes:
>>Georgia 14
>>Auburn 10
> 
> How Bout Them Dawgs.

Woof woof woof.

>>While I'm at it, I sat in the GA section the second half.  Georgia fans used
>>to be pretty bad about a decade ago (ie, the Herschel era).  They have
>>finally turned back into human beings (it took a while for them to come back
>>to earth I guess).  Most of the ones I met were pretty nice.
> 
> Hmmm... I can tell you stories from 10 years ago about Auburn people
> that would make your hair curl.  Auburn folk are no friggin' angels
> either!  If you're curious, ask about 1979 (in Athens), 1982, and the
> infamous water cannon game of 1984!  It happens on both sides, buddy,
> and don't you forget it!

Well, "buddy", I doubt if anything you told me would curl my hair (although
it has been turning grey this season)!  Also, the water hose incident was
1986, not 1984.  I too have seen AU fans behave 'poorly' in public (heck,
maybe I'll give some examples in another post).  Still, Georgia fans went
crazy starting with the 1980 season.  I attended several AU-GA games in the
70's.  Auburn won some, GA won some, and there was a tie.  I came in contact
with a lot of GA fans in that period.  Most of them were boisterous, but
mostly nice.  Of course, this was all PH (pre-Herschel).  Herschel Walker
turned a good GA football into a great football team seemingly overnight. 
They won a lot of games in the 1980-82 seasons.  And the GA fans lost their
minds.  I mean, they went get down on all fours, bark like a big dawwwg, let
the big dawg eat, hyperventilating, hunker DOWN you hairy dawgs, in your
face buddy, out of this world, how 'BOUT them dawgs crazy.  They tasted
success and they liked it, YEEHAH, hell yeah buddy, they liked it.  

Fun is fun, but sooner or later, enough is enough already!

I had the misfortune to move to Warner Robins GA in the winter of 1982.  I
expected a little good natured kidding, but I was totally unprepared for the
intense year round taunting I would receive from the Dawg fans.  For what
its worth, the people who bothered me weren't just confined to a close
circle of friends or coworkers, they were everywhere.  Total strangers would
discover I was from Auburn and I would get something like "Yew for Auburn?? 
HOW 'BOUT THEM DAWGS!!  HAW HAW HAW!" two inches from my face. When the 83
AU-GA game came around, I was praying for an Auburn win (which I got thank
God) not so I could taunt anyone in return, but so I could get a little
peace and quiet.

I'll go admit that a lot of these DAWG fans might have been 
Johnny-Come-Latelys, that the real GA fans might not be so bad.  I'm just
glad that period in GA fandom is over (for now).

> Next Game for Georgia: vs. The North Avenue Trade School `Tween the
> Hedges.  I won't be there.  I'll be in New Orleans!  (I figure they
> aren't going to make the sUGAr Bowl this year, so I'll do my own
> partying with the friendly folks from Grambling and Southern!  :-)

If you get a chance (and if you like seafood), check out Deanies in
Bucktown.  Don't get the whole seafood platter unless you are planning on 
feeding three people though!

-- 
David Swanger,   Auburn University, Alabama,   swanger@accs.duc.auburn.edu 
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