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GAMEDAYOCTOBER 27, 2011 AUBURN VS. OLE MISS

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The Auburn Plainsman

Miranda Dollarhide EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Liz Conn MANAGING EDITOR

Nik Markopoulos COPY EDITOR

Nick Bowman OPINIONS EDITOR

Melody Kitchens ONLINE EDITOR

Kate Jones INTRIGUE EDITOR

Chelsea Harvey CAMPUS EDITOR

Alison McFerrin COMMUNITY EDITOR

Christina Santee SPORTS EDITOR

Sarah Newman DESIGN EDITOR

Madeline Hall ASSOCIATE COPY EDITOR

Robert E. Lee ASSISTANT CAMPUS EDITOR

Maria Iampietro PHOTO EDITOR

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saturday, oct. 296 p.m.

BRITT SHEFFIELD / ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR

4 meet the mascotMeet Mississippi’s new mascot, Rebel black bear

8 auburn trIvIaTest your knowledge of Auburn

6 how to celebrate Gameday

What to do and drink

Cover photo by Miranda Dollarhide

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1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma State4. Stanford5. Boise State6. Clemson7. Oregan8. Arkansas9. Michigan State10. Kansas State11. Oklahoma12. Wisconsin13. Nebraska14. South Carolina15. Virginia Tech16. Texas A&M17. Michigan18. Houston19. Texas Tech20. USC21. Penn State 22. Georgia23. Arizonia State 24. Cincinnati25. West Virginia

The AP top 25 poll The BCS standing1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma State 4. Boise State5. Clemson6. Stanford7. Oregan8. Kansas State9. Oklahoma10. Arkansas11. Michigan State12. Virginia Tech13. South Carolina14. Nebraska15. Wisconsin16. Texas A&M17. Houstin18. Michigan19. Penn State20. Texas Tech21. Arizona State22. Georgia23. Auburn24. Texas25. West Virginia

A SPIRIT THAT IS NOT AFRAID

5 auburn athletes make musIc

Two football players and a basket-ball player create a single

9 celebratInG halloweenHow to celebrate Halloween at your tailgate

What to watch gameday12:21 p.m.

2:30 p.m.

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Arkansas atVanderbilt

SEC Network

Florida atGeorgia

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Ole Miss atAuburnESPNU

Mississippi State atKentucky

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10 new kIds on the fIeldMeet six new players to the field in 2011


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UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPIQUICK HITS Rebel black bear

byMadeline Hall

The Ole Miss Rebel black bear is making his first appearance on the field this sea-son. After winning the majority vote in the spring after an eight-month process, Reb-el is the official on-field mascot.

Inspiration The inspiration for choosing a black bear came from multiple Mississippi-based

influences.• The focal point of William Faulkner’s shorty story “Old Ben” was a black bear

that represented pride, strength and toughness.• President Teddy Roosevelt’s refusal to shoot a black bear on a Mississippi

hunt resulted in the term “Teddy Bear.”

Attire Rebel dresses up in a suit for tailgating on gamedays to match the sundresses of

the ladies and collared shirts of the men. His on-field appearance is ready for action with his own No. 1 jersey and an Ole

Miss flag.

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Robert E. Lee ASSISTANT CAMPUS EDITOR

A.J. Greene not only blocks for Auburn quarterbacks, but takes his skills to the studio, producing music with Barrett Trotter and former Auburn basketball player Francisco Aihe.

His latest production, “Reaching for Stars,” features Trotter playing guitar and singing the chorus with Aihe rapping.

“Me, Aihe and Barrett were all in the same theatre class a few years ago,” Greene said. “Aihe knew I was still doing the music thing, and I linked up with him and we have been working on it since January.”

The song’s acoustics originated a few years ago, al-though Greene was unsure of what to use them for at the time.

“Me and Trotter were in the studio three years ago and I told him to play something,” Greene said.” He played something on the guitar, and I listened to it, and I liked it, but I didn’t know what I was going to do with it and just put it to the side.”

Three years later, Greene was producing Aihe’s new mix tape when Trotter’s acoustics came to mind.

Trotter recorded vocals written by Aihe, and after put-ting the finishing touches on it, Greene finished the song

this summer, and it is now available for free on www.dat-piff.com.

“The whole song is about just what it’s saying,” Greene said. “It’s achieving your goal in life, wanting to be better, wanting to continue to just grow.”

Beside the football relationship with Trotter, Greene has done more than just protect him in the pocket.

“He’d ask me to learn a song, and then he would learn how to play it (on the piano) from me playing it back to him,” Greene said. “That’s kind of how we locked in from there.”

A Nashville native, Greene is familiar with many types of music, from singing in the choir to playing piano for his church back home.

“Music is what I love, what I grew up around,” Greene said. “My family, my sister, grandma, dad, everybody sings and plays some kind of instrument, so I’ve been around it my whole life.”

Greene is working on another album with Aihe as well, hoping for a release date next summer.

The 6-foot-5 senior lineman plans on making music a part of his life after college.

“Music to me is a way to express my feelings,” Greene said. “It’s a way for me to talk to people without really talking to them.”

Athletes use music to express themselves off the field

MARIA IAMPIETRO / PHOTO EDITOR

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How to celebrate gameday What to do and what to drink on gameday

Wak

e up

8:00 a.m.Irish espresso bombGet ready for a morning of gameday fun with an Irish expresso bomb. Get a shot of espresso and drop it into a glass of Bailey’s Irish Creme. En-joy. The day has just begun, so get ready.

8:30 a.m.Tailgate timePut on your orange and blue and get ready for a day of tail-gating. Find the nearest spot, post up and make yourself a drink. The best thing about tailgating is sharing toasts with friends.

9:30 a.m.Mimosas are the mostestWhy not start the day with some bubbly and vita-min C? Keeping it light in the morning is a good way to go to have a successful gameday.

10:30 a.m.Snack timeDon’t you miss the days when snack time was a required part of the day? On gameday, it is. Grab a bag of chips and some dip. It’s still early—you’re going to need the energy.

11:30 a.m.Say Bloody Mary three times"Our bloody mary is awe-some. It's our most popu-lar mix," said Laura Lazas, bartender at Moe's Original BBQ.

Bathroom break

12:00 p.m.Fire up the grill Nothing makes a game-day like a grilled hamburg-er and hotdog. Throw on some veggies, and you have a meal.

1:00 p.m.Cheap, yet satisfying Light beer is the go-to beer on gameday afternoons. It's light, pretty cheap and satisfying when ice cold.The sun will be beating down on you by now, and after a morning of drinking, you could use a light drink.

1:30 p.m.Are you ready for some football?If you haven’t turned on the TV already, now is the time. Arkansas is already playing Vandy, and Florida vs. Geor-gia is on at 2:30 p.m. Check the schedule on page 2.

3:30 p.m.Cornhole

4:00 p.m.Hand me a cold oneIf you aren’t heading to the game, now is a good time to start a new drink. As it's starting to get later in the day, a heavier, more flavor-ful beer can be seen in the hands of many college students.

6:00 p.m.Game timeIt’s time for some Auburn Tiger foot-ball. Turn to ESPNU and get ready for an exciting game against the Uni-versity of Mississippi.

If you need a break from the TV, although probably most of you don’t, start up a game of cornhole. Make the loser buy a round of shots at the bar later.

Gates openThe gates to Jordan-Hare Stadium open two hours before kick-off, so if you are attending, now is a good time to head out. Don’t for-get your shaker.

5:00 p.m.

6:30 p.m.It jiggles, wigglesNow that the game has started, it is time to party. Break out the Jell-O shots and have a good time, but act quickly—they go fast.

9:00 p.m.Jack and Coke The classic mixed drink is still as popular as ever. Depend-ing on how well Auburn is doing, it may be time for some hard liquor. If you are looking for a light option, substitute Diet Coke for Coke.

10 p.m.Head to the bars

10:30 p.m.Shots, shots, shots, everybody

12: 30 a.m.One sweet day

After a great win, it's hard not to throw back a cou-ple. From tequila to whiskey, shots are the most pop-ular alcohol of choice late at night.

As the night gets later, set-tle in with sweet mixed drinks. You’ll want same thing easy after all the shots you’ve had. Try a cranberry and vodka. Why? It tastes like fruit, making it easy to drink fast.

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Like most students, I love Au-burn.

I love the gameday experience. I love the adrenaline rush, the tail-gating and the screaming fans. I love watching the eagle fly, singing along to the fight song and paying $4 for a Coke (OK, maybe not).

But there is something I don’t love about gameday—student sec-tion stadium seating.

Don’t get me wrong. I love that packed bleachers, can’t breathe, stepping-on-people’s-feet-about-to-pass-out kind of feeling. But I have trouble focusing on whether or not we got the first down when people are standing three-abreast next to me in the aisle.

I have news for you. Those are stairs, and they were meant for people to use to enter and exit the stands to buy more $4 Cokes.

I don’t know if it’s a problem of the University overselling (prob-able) or people saving seats that then never get used (also proba-

ble).And that brings me to anoth-

er peeve. Seat savers. You want to save a whole row. Seriously? Are you friends with your whole dorm floor? Here’s an idea. If your friends are really passionate about the game, if they believe in Auburn and love it, they should get to the stadium three hours early to wait in line and get seats like the rest of us.

Your seat saving is causing two problems—people winding up in the aisles, and people forlorn-ly shaking empty fists along to the fight song (those shakers were meant for shaking, not holding a seat for your brother’s girlfriend’s cousin).

I understand. I don’t love stand-ing outside the gates in the blister-ing heat or the icy cold until I can push into the stadium and sit in the stands in the blistering heat or the icy cold. But the beginning of the Jordan-Hare experience isn’t at kick-off. It’s when those green bar-riers finally swing open and the Auburn family surges forward as one to swipe Ignited cards and face another gameday.

Get there early. Get seats. Get loud.

Alison [email protected]

Say no to student seating

Auburn Trivia By Christina Santee

Auburn won the first game they ever played. What team did they beat?

1

In what year did the Ti-gers win their first national championship?

10

What is Auburn’s battle cry?6

Who was the first Auburn Tiger to win a Heisman Trophy?

2

What is the name of the official Auburn fight song and anthem?

3 The annual Auburn-LSU game is commonly know as what?

4

What is the name of Au-burn’s costumed mascot?5 How many bowl games has Auburn participated in?7 What is the seating capaci-

ty of Jordan-Hare Stadium?8 Before 2010, the Auburn Tigers were national cham-pions in what year?

9

1. Georgia, 2. Pat Sullivan,3. War Eagle, 4. The Tiger Bowl, 5. Au-bie,6. War Eagle, 7. 36, 8. 87, 451, 9. 1957, 10. 1957.


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Halloween-ize your tailgate for the spooky seasonMaria IampietroPHOTO EDITOR

Although Halloween falls on a Monday this year, the Ole Miss weekend is a perfect opportunity to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve, and the best place to show your spooky spirit is at your tailgate.

Because the game starts at 6 p.m. and likely won’t end before 9:30 p.m., taking full advantage of your tailgate can take the place of a late-night party.

• Besuretokeepacandybowlatyourtailgatetogivetopossibletrick-or-treaters.

• Useapumpkinasajack-o-lantern,punchbowlorcoolertoaddfestiveflair.

• Bringfall-infusedbeersandcocktailslikespicedciderormulledwinetostaywarm.

• MakeaplaylistonyouriPodorsetPandorato“HalloweenPartyRadio.”

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Meet the new kids on the fieldEach gameday issue will feature six new additions to the team

C.J. Uzomah Position: tight end

Classification: freshman

Hometown: Suwanee, Ga.

High School: North Gwinnett High School

Fact: Listed as the nation’s No. 8 tight end by Scout.com

Devaunte SiglerPosition:

defensive lineClassification:

freshmanHometown:

Mobile, Ala. High School: B.C.

Rain High SchoolFact: Listed as the

nation’s No. 44 defen-sive end by Scout.com

Justin DelainePosition:

defensive endClassification: red-

shirt freshmanHometown:

Linden, Ala. High School:

Linden High SchoolFact: No. 31-rat-

ed player in Ala-bama by Rivals.com

Angleo BlacksonPosition:


freshmanHometown: Bear, Del.

High School: Red Lion Chris-

tian AcaedemyFact: Listed as the na-

tion’s No. 14 defensive tackle by ESPN.com

LaDarius OwensPosition:

redshirt linebackerClassification:

freshmanHometown:

Bessemer, Ala.High School: Jess

Lanier High SchoolFact: No. 8-ranked

outside lineback-er by Rivals.com

Gabe WrightPosition:


freshmanHometown:

Columbus, Ga.High School:

Carver High SchoolFact: Listed as the No. 3 defensive

tackle by ESPN.com


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