I think that is a great story, and if it ain't true, it ought to be!!!!!!

I thought some clone on the Jim Rome show invented the term.

war bat

Great story!

War Bat!

Awesome story.

It's plausible:

30 year old eagle at the end of its life expectancy.

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Longevity (life expectancy) - It's possible for bald eagles in the wild to live longer than thirty years, but the average lifespan is fifteen to twenty years. A captive eagle at West Stephentown, NY lived to be at least 48 years old.

I'm a huge Auburn fan.

You guys really remind me of the culture and history of A&M.

do war eagle have a board?

The story of the war bats is long, too long for the ADD inflicted readers of texags. Suffice to say their story will end with the implosion of their home in 2014. I will miss the sight and smell of these majestic winged rodents gliding through the air above Kyle, guano raining down on the slack-jawed open mouths of the crowd. Tears coming... War. damn. bats

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WAR BAT!

War Bat

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War Damn Bats

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that's awesome.

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War of Northern Aggression

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dam straight.

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Origins:

"War Hymn"

"War Eagle"

Sounds like we might have some commonality with that school over in Alabama. More so than much of what we shared in our last so-called conference ...

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"Matt Dillon, U.S. Marshall"

Not sure I believe it but it sounds damn good.

Quit sucking up to A-Barn!!! Kill the eagle or tiger or whatever. And, keep Sam McGuffie to the RICE board. HATE HATE HATE

Very similar to our 12th man story. E King Gill found Reveille on the battlefield during the Korean War. They returned to college station and EKG quarter backed the Ags to a victory over tu./new army.

No, please do not revise history EK Gill found rev during the war of Hessian aggression.

What really happened was the eagle was exhausted but not dead, until he was eaten by a big cat. Had stripes like a tiger, hence the second mascot.

BigAub,
Thanks for coming over and sharing the story. That was a good read. If you haven't been here before don't take anything on this board too seriously it's called the zoo for a reason. Most ags I know will go back to respecting Auburn on Sunday. So with that in mind:


War Damn Bat

Like a war liger?
http://www.secrant.com/rant/display.aspx?p=27618390&pg=12 au fan on here hated Ags joining. Wondering how prevelant this thinking was with sec fans before we joined.

War of northern aggression

War Eagle is my favorite non-A&M SEC tradition thingy.

Very cool, thanks OP.

I heard the eagle landed and was trampled by an elephant.

Actually, the eagle was trampled by the new heavyweight champion....War Horse.




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this is one of the reasons I've heard a few sportscasters say Auburn fans are like the Aggies in the South

I am from TX but graduated from Auburn....lot in common with A&M.

You will also find that AU has a rich military history as well.....not to the extent as A&M but still more than most schools and lots of grads end up in NASA in Huntsville just as Aggies in Houston.

Also we have board....I frequent AUFamily.com....merged with Auburn Eagle.

Raptor strikes again

Thanks BigAub, for posting the History of the War Eagle.

It's a very good story and goes to the heart of how our traditions start and grow within our schools. That's one of the reasons Ags wanted to join the SEC and leave our former conference behind. Auburn uses the War Eagle in your battle cry just as we are proud to be called the 12th Man.

For those interested in a little more 19th Century history. Alabama, like Texas, contributed a lot of good men to R. E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Both sides fought desperately, shed a lot of blood, lost limbs or died in that war. Those that returned were forever changed.

The Alabama troops that fought in The Wilderness had already fought in some of the fiercest battles in the war. The were part of Evander Law's Brigade, in the division formerly commanded by John Bell Hood for whom Fort Hood is named. These were the men that climbed through the brush and over rocks to attack up Little Round Top at Gettysburg. The men of the 4th, 15th, 44th, 47th, and 48th Alabama fought well and earned the respect of troops on both sides of the conflict.

I can only imagine what the Auburn soldier saw as he surveyed the devastation on the battlefield. I have walked through the thick woods of the Wilderness and Chancellorsville battlefields. The Battle of the Wilderness was the first battle of U. S. Grant Overland Campaign. "Both armies suffered heavy casualties, a harbinger of a bloody war of attrition by Grant."

Thanks for taking the time to post the History of the War Eagle. It's great to be in the SEC and play schools such as Auburn who share a rich history like the Aggies.