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	Name:	longtimer -
	Subject:	Not exactly...
	Date:	9/20/2006 12:33:43 AM

Yes, somebody is confused... but it's not anyone from Auburn! Try to keep up:

Auburn's mascot is the tiger. It is the ONLY mascot.

"War Eagle" is a battle cry, though outside of the arena it is a catch-all phrase, much like "Aloha."

The Plainsman is the student newspaper.

The confusion comes from the fact that ignorant reporters, in an effort to add "color" to their stories, often call Auburn teams "the War Eagles" or "the Plainsmen." (Old-timers might remember one of the worst offenders, a Birmingham sports reporter named Alf Van Hoose.) Trusting a newspaper reporter is never a good idea.

Got it yet? There is just one mascot for Auburn-- they are the Tigers. I can't see how that could be confusing for anyone... but a lot of non-Auburn people do seem to have trouble grasping this simple fact. Could it be a simple lack of intelligence on their part? :-)