Auburn BCS

Toomer's Corner tree poisoning: Harvey Updyke's lake home draws interest

DADEVILLE, Ala. -- James Whitman said he still had six photos left on the roll of film he took to Auburn’s national championship football victory over Oregon in Arizona.

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Harvey Updyke arrested in connection with Toomer's Corner tree poisoning

Authorities believe they have found the "Al in Dadeville, Alabama" who called a sports talk show to brag about having poisoned Auburn University's two iconic oak trees at Toomer's Corner. Harvey Almorn Updyke, 62, of Silver Hill Road in Dadeville, Ala., was arrested and booked into the Lee County...
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About 78,000 fans attend Tigers' BCS celebration in Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. -- They lined up down the block more than two hours beforehand, bundled up on a sunny, cool January afternoon, eager to fill even the upper reaches of Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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Auburn football: Tigers to celebrate BCS title today

School estimates 70,000-100,000 in attendance
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Auburn faithful flock to view BCS trophy

Jack Smith stuck out like a sore thumb. As scores of Auburn faithful swooned over the BCS National Championship trophy -- forming a line that snaked outside the lawn and garden section of a north Columbus Walmart -- Smith watched in subdued silence, sporting a spiteful Georgia Bulldogs T-shirt.
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Auburn football: Coach Gene Chizik declares it's time 'to start over' while sitting with BCS title trophy

PHOENIX -- Clad in a leather jacket and jeans, Auburn coach Gene Chizik finally had a casual moment Tuesday to enjoy his team’s 22-19 victory against Oregon in the BCS national championship game.
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Auburn football: Official BCS title celebration will be Jan. 22

PHOENIX -- An informal gathering of more than 2,000 Auburn fans Wednesday welcomed back the Tigers from Arizona, and school officials have more formal plans to celebrate the football program’s first national championship since 1953.
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Fans celebrate Auburn's championship win

Tuesday, the party continued. It began late Monday night after Auburn University’s football team beat Oregon 22-19 to win the BCS Championship game. Fans came to Toomer’s Corner in Auburn, Ala., and covered the trees there with toilet paper, as is tradition after a big win. Only this...
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Auburn football: Weather, kindness allow deceived 81-year-old fan to get ticket to BCS title game

AUBURN, Ala. -- Dial Gibbs, an 81-year-old Auburn resident, had almost given up hope Saturday afternoon.
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Auburn football: Cam Newton's controversial father was at BCS title game despite Auburn AD saying he agreed not to attend in wake of NCAA investigation

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The game barely had ended, the field still full of people wearing orange and blue, but Auburn’s first national championship since 1957 already was shaded by a tinge of controversy.
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Fans welcome Auburn Tigers home

AUBURN, Ala. -- Air Force reserve Lt. Col. Dave Heideman craned his neck and tried to peer between other fans’ heads to catch a glimpse of Tigers coach Gene Chizik briefly addressing the crowd during Tuesday’s homecoming celebration for the BCS champions.