This football season, like most, has brought with it many memorable moments. Some moments are memorable because they are embarrassing, others because they are bizarre, and others because they bring honor, joy or satisfaction. I'm sure I've forgotten many memorable moments, but here are the top 10 that come to mind:10. The last remaining horsemen finally gets a girlfriend Many of us believed he was gay, some believed he was a-sexual, but when the first game rolled around and he (I'm protecting his name if you can't tell) had a blonde on his arm, we were all proud. The impressive thing is she was still around at the end of the season. Great job ___.
9. Glen catches us eating Dreamland For those of you who aren't familiar with Auburn, Byron's is by far the best BBQ place in town. The owner, Glen, works most days and knows most of the everyday patrons. Little Red and I happen to be a couple of those regular patrons. On Saturday, past, Red and I were devouring Dreamland BBQ when along comes Glen. It was a very awkward moment as he spoke to us, and we tried to speak back with mouths full of BBQ. I'm not sure what his reaction will be when we go back to Byron's. I've been too embarrassed to go so far.
8. Florida Game So many moments come to mind when I think of the Florida game. Two post game moments really stick out in my mind, and they are how drunk B.C. got during the game, and the whole "death roll" conversation we had with K.T. Too long to discuss here.
7. Bobby Wilburn Need I say more? Only a few have been lucky enough to be invited to Wilburn's place on the Warrior River. I really can't disclose much more. Memorable.
6. Ole Miss Game There's really only 1 thing that makes the Ole Miss game memorable, and it was the 10 hour round trip drive I made by myself to keep my streak alive. This was the first time in 9 years that I couldn't find a partner to go to the game with me. I decided to take the trip on my own as a soul searching mission. What I found was very disturbing, and I hope I am never left alone with myself for that long again.
5. 100 Game Presentation Before my 100 consecutive game (Buffalo) I was presented with a certificate from Jay Jacobs, handwritten letter from Housel, and a cake. Very thoughtful of the tailgate crew.
4. Dentist Fight Auburn fans hate no other fans more than other Auburn fans as evidenced by the pregame festivities of the Buffalo game. A Dentist from north Alabama broke all rules and pulled his R.V. into our roped off tailgate spot. A melee almost followed, a couple of "sh$t-heads" were thrown back and forth, and both parties reluctantly agreed to coexist for one meaningless game.
3. Jacked up by Alonzo Horton Generally, I try to fire up the passerbys at Tiger Walk. I usually attack an unsuspecting male cheerleader or a 12 year old baseball team; however, this year I was the one being attacked. After a few innocent remarks Alonzo Horton decided to get fired up and bum rushed me. I had no time to plant my feet (not that it would have helped any) and he knocked me about 10 yards out of Tiger Walk. Needless to say, I think we made a connection.
2. LSU Tiger Walk "Remember that time on the way to Tiger Walk..." I do. Because we rode in a golf cart with 5 equestrian team members in our laps. Memorable. Memorable.
1. Dixieland Delight The most memorable thing I can think of this year is memorable because it was completely BIZARRE-O. To open the 4th quarter of the Irons Bowl, Bryant-Denny piped in Dixieland Delight. Weird because it doesn't seem like a football type song. Very odd choice of music. Weirder still because when the piped in music was forced to stop for football play the student section finished the song. "Whitetail buck deer munching on clover, redtailed hawk sitting on a limb, chubby old groundhog, croaking bullfrog....." you get the idea.
