Trees at Toomer's Corner Poisoned, Auburn Says
by cocknfire on Feb 16, 2011 5:23 PM EST
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PrintThere are acts of rivalry -- stealing the other school's mascot, or a creative bit of graffiti here or there -- that are funny. This isn't one of them.
Auburn University today confirmed that an herbicide commonly used to kill trees was deliberately applied in lethal amounts to the soil around the Toomer's Corner live oaks on campus, and there is little chance to save the trees. ...
The university learned that a caller to The Paul Finebaum Show, a nationally syndicated radio show based in Birmingham, on Jan. 27, claimed he had applied the herbicide.
Long story short, the call to Finebaum -- which is maybe the most bizarre part of this entire affair -- prompted testing that was sent to an Alabama lab that caught fire, then to a lab at Mississsippi State. I realize it's getting harder to keep from laughing at this, but aside from the Keystone Kops element, this is an attack on the tradition of Toomer's Corner, and an attack on all traditions across the SEC.
The police are investigating, and the campus is going to try to save the trees, but it doesn't look good in either case. This wasn't the act of a sports fan, and it wasn't brave. It was the act of someone with no regard for others and a skewed sense of priorities, working in the dark of the night so they wouldn't get caught.
That's not rivalry; it's self-absorbed cowardice. Too bad someone didn't know the difference.
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A bit of unwarranted speculation
“…an attack on all traditions across the SEC.”
No, not really. This is a localized event. There is no danger that this guy is going to rip out the hedges at Georgia or slip cyanide to Mike the Tiger. It is one act and will with almost complete certainty end there….unless Aubarn fans retaliate. (Even then it stays between these two and doesn’t spread across the SEC.)
It's destruction of property
Putting a Cam Newton jersey on a Bear Bryant statue is one thing.
Tearing the statue down is another.
Writer (and a handsome one at that),
And the Valley Shook
On behalf of Alabama fans everywhere
this trash who just got arrested does not represent me. He has shamed me as a fan.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant
If someone killed the oak trees at LSU...
… I’d want them dead. This is a completely uncalled for act. I hope they catch the guy and he goes to jail.
What an asshole.
Fake Pundit. Real Fan.
And The Valley Shook!
I believe the trees were 130 years old too. I too hope he goes to jail and meets some ELF memebers.
The University of Utah is off to the Pac-12 Conference and will be in the South Division. Hopefully we will get to the first ever Pac-12 Championship Game. Jon " Bones " Jones gets his chance for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title when he faces off against Shogun Rua. Jon Jones will win.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 17, 2011 2:42 PM EST up reply actions
I hope he goes to jail
And meets some Football fans.
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That's (333333jorkland)^2 and $$$$$$$$immons to you, chump.
They caught him. Some 60 year old guy.
Meets some Auburn fans in jail, a big fine and he has to plant a row a trees somewhere on the Auburn campus.
The University of Utah is off to the Pac-12 Conference and will be in the South Division. Hopefully we will get to the first ever Pac-12 Championship Game. Jon " Bones " Jones gets his chance for the UFC Light Heavyweight Title when he faces off against Shogun Rua. Jon Jones will win.
by wolfmanshowlforever on Feb 18, 2011 10:32 AM EST up reply actions
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