I had breakfast recently with former Auburn president William Muse, and we later had an email discussion of the “Auburn spirit.” It got me thinking about what it means to me as it relates to its Auburn’s sports teams.
Auburn fans, particularly its football fans, are a loyal bunch, as are the fans of most college teams. They cheer the wins, and they suffer with the losses, sometimes in silence.
For the most part, they are a patient group as well, which is why Shug Jordan was able to coach for the university for 25 seasons, including back-to-back mediocre seasons in the 1960s.