BamaDelta said:
Wow, Auburn boos. :shock: I really don't think I've ever heard them boo - seriously.
FWIW I think they beat LSU. I sure hope I'm wrong though. I think their D contains LSU's offense and they score just enough to win.
Sure they boo, all the time. They have already been booing this year. Of course, all fans do a little bit, here and there. But, the AuNecks take it to a whole other level.
I will reference you to the article below that was written last year. I like this article mainly because of the "What Would Shug Think" reference. LOL.
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/09/18/auburns-brandon-cox-booed-by-own-fans/
When Auburn lost to Mississippi State on the plains last week, they didn't just lose a football game; they lost part of who they were.
The crowd's growing frustration with senior quarterback Brandon Cox's abysmal performance finally bubbled over after his second interception of the night. There was thunderous applause when backup QB Kodi Burns trotted onto the field, which was bad enough on its own. But when Cox was sent back in a few plays later, a chorus of heavy booing rained down onto the field.
Again we look to Track 'Em Tigers' Jay Coulter for more:
Legendary Auburn coach Shug Jordan was known as the "gentleman coach." He demanded that his players play with class, dignity and respect. When asked once about a team's fans booing its players, Jordan replied that Auburn people would never do that.
What would Shug think now?
I've been going to Auburn games for more than 35 years. What I witnessed in the first quarter of Saturday's game with Miss State was the most despicable display of sportsmanship I've ever seen in my life.
It was ugly, all right. It wasn't a smattering of boos. It sounded like the vast majority of the 70,000+ in attendance were letting it rip.
Jay summarized player/coach reaction to the booing here:
"I think everybody feels the same way," senior fullback Carl Stewart said. "They might as well have turned on me. It was just horrible to see. I was pretty upset. To be in your home stadium and have your fans boo you, that's just disheartening."
"I've never seen anything like that in my life," said defensive end Quentin Groves. "To boo Cox, that hurt me to my heart. I was like 'wow, how could you do that to a guy that has been here for you?'
"He means so much to this team. To see your brother down is just like 'oh my God,' I could sit here all day and say what the fans shouldn't have done, but they're going to do what they're going to do," said Groves.
"I'm hoping they were booing me," said Tommy Tuberville. "I don't think they'd be booing Brandon. That's the way we took it. That's the way it should be.
"If you are going to boo, boo the coaches. We get paid to do this. The players don't. They work awfully hard to do what they do. I think most people would agree with that. This is not pro ball. True fans are going to understand, hopefully."
