📡 Harvey Updyke is Dead

[OldPlayer]

I won't miss him

Alabama fan Harvey Updyke, poisoner of Auburn trees, dead at 71

Updyke spent time in jail in connection of his infamous poisoning of iconic trees on Toomer's Corner.

www.al.com

 

[rick4bama]

He hurt Bama more than he was thinking.

 

[TideatMileHigh]

"Roll Damn Tide"

Those words strike fear into the Barner.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

I won't miss him

Alabama fan Harvey Updyke, poisoner of Auburn trees, dead at 71

Updyke spent time in jail in connection of his infamous poisoning of iconic trees on Toomer's Corner.

www.al.com

He waa an embarrassment to bama....to the state of alabama....to humanity....
And 100% to his family.....

Never would consider him an Alabama fan...ever

 

[alabama mike]

I am sorry that he died and I wish peace and comfort for his family BUT this man disgraced a team, university, state but most important, he disgraced his family.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Harvey made a huge mistake and that cost him dearly. It's OK to think of stupid shit but even better to laugh it off instead. Hopefully his family will be OK.

 

[XXL TideFan]

He made me laugh with the call in to Finebaum. I hate da barn but would never consider harm to anyone or anything.

 

[TideatMileHigh]

Does anyone find it ironic that he was a retired state trooper?

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Does anyone find it ironic that he was a retired state trooper?

Very

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Some barner mortician will probably drop a few acorns in his casket.

 

[planomateo]

Auburn Alumni magazine had an article about the trees dying long before Harvey. I've seen it. Think posted it here.

This whole thing was nonsense.

This whole ordeal was silly. I certainly don't give a shit about their trees, they give a shit (pun intended, toilet paper reference)

 

[bama alum]

Auburn Alumni magazine had an article about the trees dying long before Harvey. I've seen it. Think posted it here.

This whole thing was nonsense.

This whole ordeal was silly. I certainly don't give a shit about their trees, they give a shit (pun intended, toilet paper reference)

Probably the dumbest damn "tradition" I know of! How about winning championships?

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

The trees were definitely dying before he poisoned them. They were supposedly trying to save them but it wasn't going to happen. Every year they had at least one large fire due to a cigarette catching the TP hanging all over and they had used high pressure hoses to get the TP off for a long time before stopping that.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Auburn Alumni magazine had an article about the trees dying long before Harvey. I've seen it. Think posted it here.

This whole thing was nonsense.

This whole ordeal was silly. I certainly don't give a shit about their trees, they give a shit (pun intended, toilet paper reference)

@rocknthefreeworld
@bama alum

What AU fans did to such a majestic species is downright sinful... and AU being an agricultural school..... unacceptable behavior
And to put a soil active herbicide to further deteriorate the life span is sinful also

What a stupid tradition!!!!!!!!!!

 

[bama alum]

@rocknthefreeworld
@bama alum

What AU fans did to such a majestic species is downright sinful... and AU being an agricultural school..... unacceptable behavior
And to put a soil active herbicide to further deteriorate the life span is sinful also

What a stupid tradition!!!!!!!!!!

Sure! Trees were under enough stress from the fire hoses that doused them numerous times each year.

 

[MunchyOs]

The whole thing was silly. He gave himself WAY too much credit. The barners gave him WAY too much credit. The trees died mainly because of the way the barners ravaged them over the years. If anything, the "poison spikes" sped up their ending just a smidge. The barners used it to go crying to the other fan bases around the country. Most didn't give a shit. Some Oklahoma State fans kissed auburn's ass over it, but that was about it. But that was mainly due to the fact that it was down to us and OSU as for who would play LSU in the national championship game after the 2011 season. It was hilarious. Some Okies told the barners that their fan base had been "so nice to them" on message boards, but the Bama fans had not been, LOL

 

[mando]

Oklahoma State fans kissed auburn's ass

Okie state and the Barn are a lot alike so kindred spirits. Both always been overshadowed by the real football programs in their state.

 

[MunchyOs]

I forgot that their beloved trees have already had to be replaced again because of a fire. That shit was on them. Although, I'm sure that they tried to pin that on the "evil empire" too. One of them got really fucking stupid and tried to insinuate that the guy responsible for the deaths of Rod and Paula Bramblett was a Bama fan. Granted, it was one idiot that said that, and he quickly retracted, but it just goes to show how fucking ignorant and ridiculous they are. The guy responsible for the loss of two human lives was one of their own. And he sure as shit is no angel.