pussies --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://www.cw.ua.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/11/24/3fc190836da60 > > Auburn newspaper backs away from challenge > >From staff reports > November 24, 2003 > > AUBURN - In a move that came as a surprise to almost > no Crimson White staff members Saturday, The Auburn > Plainsman postponed its flag football game against > The CW. > > The move came a mere 30 minutes before the game, > when Plainsman Editor Lindsay Evans called with an > assertion that all regular members of The > Plainsman's flag football team, with the exception > of herself, were either sick or injured. > > Evans offered to reschedule the game for Tuscaloosa > in early to mid-December. CW Editor Chris Sanders > accepted the offer in principle. > > The CW handily won the first Not-Quite Iron Bowl, > 26-14, in Tuscaloosa in 2000. The CW's fun-'n'-gun > passing attack helped its Crimson Thunder football > squad jump out to an early 26-0 lead and cruise to > victory. > > Since then, The Plainsman has either ignored The > CW's flag football challenges or backed out of games > at the last minute. > > Sanders, who was set to make his head coaching debut > Saturday, said he remains skeptical that the game > will happen at all this year. > > Evans' cell phone was turned off Saturday afternoon, > and she did not return messages seeking further > comment. > > The Plainsman's postponement came too late for many > CW staffers, who had already made the three-hour > trek across Alabama to the Plains. > > Sports Editor Drew Champlin, one of the few CW > staffers with a reason to be in Auburn other than > the flag football game, said the last-minute change > left him bitter about losing sleep. > > "Basically, I woke up early this morning for > nothing," Champlin said. > > Student Life Editor Nick Beadle, who was in Auburn > for the second time in three weeks, expressed > disappointment over the game's cancellation. Most of > his comments cannot be printed in a family > newspaper. > > Despite their disappointment, many CW staff members > made the best of their situations. Several visited > with old high school friends who attend Auburn > University, and others obtained sweet deals on Iron > Bowl tickets. > > But others, tired of fighting traffic, getting no > cell phone signals and wading through a sea of > orange and blue, could not stand to spend a minute > more in the purported "loveliest village on the > Plains." > > "Jesus, Auburn sucks," Beadle said. > > and > > http://www.cw.ua.edu/vnews/display.v/ART/2003/11/24/3fc1c30334599 > > When The Plainsman hands you lemons, make lemonade > The Short Bus > By Charlie Gasner > Assistant Sports Editor > November 24, 2003 > > Honestly, I half-expected that from The Auburn > Plainsman. > > Since 2001, I have been a part of Crimson White > staffs that have tried to challenge the Auburn > weekly newspaper to a flag football game. In 2001 > and 2002, they simply declined the challenge ahead > of time. This year, they did themselves one better: > They asked us to meet them in Auburn at their > office. Roughly 10 of us obliged, even though only > about four had tickets to the game. Then, upon our > arrival, The Plainsman announced that it would not > be playing due to a team-wide illness. > > When one of our editors tried to call one of their > editors for a more complete explanation, she was > first hung up on. When she called back a minute > later, The Plainsman representative had switched her > phone to voicemail. Not only were they ducking the > game after we had made the trip, they were ducking > the explanation and apology for canceling the game > in such a last-minute manner. Classy move. > [...] > > kurt > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics > Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your > subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
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