Well, we did it.
An (up to this point) undefeated season.
A SEC West championship.
A Heisman hopeful in Cam Newton.
A shot at a national title.
The student body truly went "All In" after Coach Chizik's now legendary speech, which has propelled us into this magical season.
We got to the game early in force.
We were louder than we ever thought we could be throughout.
And we stayed after the game to celebrate with our team after every win.
I began to take a lot of pride in our student section every time Coach Chizik said in a press conference that we were a large part of the team winning.
The student section and the players have a special bond this season.
It is, "We've got y'all's backs because you're playing for us."
Watching the Ole Miss game on TV, the Auburn student section was so loud and supportive that Ole Miss might as well not have been there.
We will most likely never have another season like this in our lives.
Or at least not as students.
After beating LSU at Jordan-Hare this season, AUHD showed the student section celebrating with the caption "Best Student Section in the Country," underneath. It gave me chills.
After South Carolina came to town, even our opponents began to take notice: Auburn fans are classy.
We set the standard for other SEC teams and even other programs around the country for how to treat your opponents, even if we know we're going to kick your butt on the field Saturday.
So here's the part where I get to the problem.
Let's stop throwing the ball out of the stadium when the opposing team kicks an extra point or a field goal into the south end zone.
I understand the point.
But I don't think it's funny or even a clever way to "get back" at the other team for scoring.
Granted, it is not the worst thing in the whole world, but I think it makes us look bad.
I also understand that this has been happening for years--at least all four years that I have been here.
It's time for this to stop.
I have always heard rumors that if we keep doing this, the stadium will be forced to hang nets behind the uprights, and thus the eagle could no longer fly.
No one wants that.
Even if this rumor isn't true, I think that the practice of tossing the ball out of the stadium goes completely against the reputation that we have obtained.
Other than that, well done to everyone--students, alumni, fans and, of course, coaches and players.
We will never forget the 2010 season.
I am proud to be an Auburn Tiger.
War Eagle.
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