A Letter on the Future of the Toomer’s Trees
There have been stories all week reporting Jay Gouge's decision on what to do when/if the Toomer's oaks die (thanks Harvey). Last night, Auburn Vice President of Alumni Affairs, Debbie Shaw, sent out an email to all Auburn alumni giving an official update on what has happened and what will happen in the whole process.
Based off of the input from the survey you probably filled out over the holidays, new trees will be planted, but during the 3-5 years it will take for them to take root and grow in their new spot, there will be a temporary structure placed at the intersection of College Street and Magnolia Avenue for rolling. I'm interested to see what that will be and how they will protect the trees from rolling when rolling a temporary structure will be happening so closely to them. I guess we'll learn of that in another email.
New Auburn-themed Smartphone Wallpapers Available
I've had a few Auburn-themed iPhone wallpapers on the Multimedia page for quite a while, but now thanks to @bordete I have added 21 new ones for your downloading and wallpapering pleasure. A few examples are posted below. There may even be a few with your favorite blogler's logo on them. That's just what I've heard...
So head on over there and get these on your iPhone immediately. If you would like to have something similar on your Android or any other type of smartphone, I suggest you throw it out the window, quit being anti-mainstream, and get an iPhone. But seriously, I think they may still work on other phones. They might just be a little stretched. Or someone out there who has a non-iPhone smartphone, mock up some wallpapers that fit your screen and send them in. I'll be sure to add them to the page.
Instructions on how to set these as your wallpaper are on the Multimedia page. Have fun.
A Study on Lunatic Fringe Fans in the SEC
Thanks to @epzilla, here's a chart laying out the difference in the amounts of what the ones who attempt to defend their fan base after despicable actions of "just one crazy" call a "lunatic fringe fan." We've seen more and more of these "rare" fans pop up over the past year with Harvey Updyke and the Teabagger of New Orleans. And while there may only be two major examples of these "fringe lunatics," just listen to the callers of Finebaum today (also called the "lunatic fringe") and hear the deflecting and downright defending of these two. It's those people that help further the claim that the "fringe" may be the majority.
Aubie’s National Championship Performance
Our beloved Tiger (he is not a mascot), Aubie, won his seventh, SEVENTH, UCA National Championship this past weekend. That is the actual number. SEVEN. He has been awarded SEVEN championships by one credible entity.
Here is video of the performance that won him the title. Have you ever seen a Chris Farley, Chippendale, fat-rolled version of Aubie? You're about to.
Aubie’s Highlights from 2011-2012
Here is some history on the tiger, the myth, the legend we all know and love, followed by various scenes from the football season set to various hip-hop jams. I do think this highlight video may be a bit premature. Why not wait and add the footage from the Final Four and College World Series?
Either way, we don't need no stinkin' Capital One Mascot Challenge title to know who is the best. Admit it, every time you see him you turn into a 4-year-old. I know I do.
2011 WarBlogle.com Bowl Pick ‘em Results
As the 2011 football season ended last night, so did the 2011 WarBlogle.com Bowl Pick 'em. I know it's hard to believe, but you won't find my name anywhere near the top of the list of 258 participants. I wanted to be fair and let someone else win, and that person was, well, I don't know. I know their username is "dam63083" and that's about it.
ESPN does not give me an email or real name to go along with participants. So Mr. or Mrs. dam63083, you have two weeks to claim your prize of a WarBlogle.com t-shirt of your choice, or one of my Christmas presents, which I've narrowed down to a package of five Hanes boxer briefs or a Saturday Night Live board game. Shoot me a message quick or these illustrious gifts will be yours no longer.
Update: David Mattox claims he is the man behind the account "dam63083," and I guess I believe him. He turned down the underwear and the board game and has requested this shirt from the WarBlogle.com Store. David, you'll receive it by the time... well, I'll just say you'll get it before you die, provided you don't die in the next few years or so. Congrats.
Here are the top 10. You can view the full results and find out where you landed here.
The ‘Blogler’s Resolutions for 2012
Like last year, these resolutions have nothing to do with me directly. They are my goals for WarBlogle.com and all of it's connected entities for the year of 2012. I don't do personal New Year's resolutions because you can't improve on perfection... what?!
As someone once said, you can't know where you're going until you know where you've been, so let's take a quick look at what I wanted to do in 2011 and if I actually did it:
1. Make money with this thing. My ultimate goal is to become completely dependent on this site, Twitter, etc., and I knew that this dream was probably a few years away, but after selling a few ad spaces to local businesses, I was able to pay a bill or two. Obviously, I'll need a few more to justify turning in my two weeks' notice. Which means... email me if you want information on ad space.
2. Actually blog more. I can say that I did accomplish this one. 2010 was a busy year and I got away from writing. Instead I posted videos, funny pictures, and other easy stuff. Plus, I really didn't even write anything outside of football season. In 2011, I don't think I missed more than two days without a post. Achievement unlocked.
Top 10 WarBlogle.com Posts of 2011
I know 2011 still has a few more days until its end, but I don't see any Earth-shattering posts coming out of me in the coming days. Therefore, I'm going to go ahead and give you my top ten most read posts of the year. This also happens to be my 1000th post on the 'Blogle so that's the main reason I'm doing this now. I wanted it to be special.
Let me give you a quick update (brag) on the past year. This year, WarBlogle.com had over 1.5 million hits, up from just over 400,000 last year. That's probably due to the fact that I never missed more than two days without posting a blogle this year, but still. 1.5 million? I love y'all.
Twitter followership went from around 4,000 to over 16,000. This is my pride and joy. I wish all of those 16,000 were reading the 'Blogle every day, but I'll take it. In this "gimme quick news now" world, I guess it should be expected. I know some people just don't like to read. But seriously, couldn't all of you just give me a dollar a month? How hard would that be?
Anyway, this was a big and exciting year for me as the WarBlogler, and I will try recap it in a post before the end of the year, though that may happen after New Year's. For now, here are the top 10 posts. Notice that five of them are uniform related. I know what you guys like.
10. A Few of the Rumored Uniform Changes Confirmed (8/15/11, Views: 6,733)
Let's see, last week it was the 'War Eagle' and the two stars that were spotted on the replica jerseys in Auburn's bookstores. A few months ago it was the 'War Eagle' on the belt line of the back of the pants that was spotted in the EA Sports NCAA 12 preview. I come to tell you today that all are real, and all are on Auburn's uniforms this year.
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