The War Eagle Reader

First published 2018. It was Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007, the millionth day of a 100-year, shadow-of-death drought that the Associated Press voted the state of Alabama’s top news story that year, bigger than that horrible tornado in Enterprise, bigger than the governor going to federal prison for bribery. Nearly 2 million residents were living under water restrictions, including folks in Tallapoosa County who wondered if they’d even be able to take baths by the end of the year.

LISTEN: The Kick Six changed Amanda Johnson’s voice forever November 10, 2025 by Jeremy Henderson Leave a Comment Sometimes, instead of trying to raise her voice to explain why she can’t really raise her voice in a restaurant or through her mask at work or whatever, she’ll just say “Google me.” This is what comes up. That was written two years ago. Yesterday, I interviewed her again.

An Auburn astronaut bucked space shuttle protocol to troll a Bama grad November 10, 2025 by Jeremy Henderson Leave a Comment Jan Davis, a 1977 Auburn mechanical engineering grad, spent a month of her life floating through the final frontier with her Auburn pennant… and if Bama ever manages to get a graduate up in space, sure, she says, they can do the same thing.

VIDEO: Rare 1981 interview with Bear Bryant about Pat Dye being hired as Auburn’s football coach November 10, 2025 by Jeremy Henderson 3 Comments “Because he’s a friend of mine… I don’t want those Auburn people ruining him…” You always hear about how Bear Bryant and Pat Dye were friends, but, like, good friends, friends who went hunting together and had pictures of themselves hunting and stuff. And that they maybe even had a protege / mentor thing going on.

For mature university students, sports betting is less about chasing wins and much more about balance, analysis and enjoyment. Their life experience and discipline certainly bring a new dimension to campus betting culture. University life looks really different for mature students. Between classes, careers and family commitments, their approach to recreation is practical and measured.

If you like TWER, please consider becoming one of the 100. Thanks! I tracked Roy Tatum down pretty much just to hear about his double life as “Bart Raynolds” (and Bigfoot) because, dang, that’s a story, and you can read about it here. But, sure, yes of course, Roy, let’s actually talk Auburn football. Tell me something good. It did not take long. He’d probably never played better, and he’d probably never been more miserable. The rain, the rain, the rain. The cold. The mud. The run. The tackle.

The audio aint’ the greatest. But boy, the coach sure was. Beat Bama. Oh, and yeah — we were robbed. Check out fantastic footage from Auburn’s 1958 Beat Bama pep rally here.

VIDEO: Never-before-seen footage of Auburn’s 1976 Beat Bama Bed Race and beauty pageant May 12, 2024 by Jeremy Henderson 1 Comment You gotta love the War Eagle Girls and Plainsmen. Those outfits… so distinct, so classy. But underneath? Whoa… Yes, before the actual race part of what I believe was the group’s third annual Beat Bama Bed Race fundraiser, the War Eagle Girls strutted their stuff in thematically consistent nighttime attire before a captive audience at the Graves Amphitheater.

‘It’s Jordan, like the stadium’: For Georgia fan turned Auburn engineer, the correct pronunciation struggle is very real — and personal May 12, 2024 by Jeremy Henderson Leave a Comment She’s a Georgia fan. But still, coming to Auburn, she thought life would be easier. Not just because she’d enjoy the best student-centered engineering experience in America. But because she wouldn’t have to explain it. She wouldn’t have to have all the back-and-forth.

If you like my work, please considering supporting TWER. Thanks! You can listen to this article here. There were a couple of madmen trying to take over the world, so, obviously, the handwriting was on the wall. But no one wanted to read it. And they definitely didn’t want to believe it, not after a season like 1942. Sure, with a 6-4-1 record, there had been a few hiccups — all on the road, all in the rain, let it be known.