{{An Open Letter to Auburn}}

Dear Auburn,

You've got the whole nation talking... (well, that and writing "open letters" on Facebook, but I digress).

I should say that among all of those letters, I'm REALLY digging the letter to Alabama's kicker.  I believe it to be so much more representative of our in-state rivals than the one above.

So, although this letter isn't to you, Bama fans, here's a virtual high five for supporting your guy.  #ThatRocks

Now...

Back to you, Auburn...

The last open letter to you was in the Wall Street Journal, and you answered it definitively through an on-the-field response.  

It occurred to me that it's been a few minutes since Auburn had a pen pal.

So, here I am. 

As you know, most of the nation sees you as the Team of Miracles.

Others believe that 4 leaf clovers line the locker room at Jordan Hare or that the "magic" they've seen is clearly connected to the Singer on the Sidelines.  (Pssst! Just in case there's something to that sewing thing, bring it on to ATL.  It's not crazy if it works.)
 

Then there are the naysayers who believe that the lightning seen during the Georgia and Alabama defeats could never strike more than twice. 

There are so many voices shouting their own personal football truth... 

.    .    .    .    .

But, then there's us...

and WE KNOW the truth.

Who are we?

We're the student section that cheers you on in the face of a certain loss... and helps you turn it into a bigger-than-life win. 

We're the ones who've donned orange and blue on the Monday after a loss because we'd rather be for Auburn on a bad day than for any other team on a good one.

We're the grads who just keep coming back-- year after year after year-- so that our kids will know and love all that is Auburn... and then bring their kids back to love it, too.

We're the ones who've rolled Toomer's Corner until it resembled a Charmin's ad on steroids.

And if we couldn't make it to the The Plains for some reason? We're the ones who let the kids create a Toomer's Home Edition in the front yard.  

We're the ones who didn't let the hatred of one man ruin our love for the SEC, Auburn tradition, or our team...

And the ones who took those moments of hate and turned them into a reason to continue celebrating the Auburn that we love. 

Most of all, though?  

We're the ones who see the miracle that is YOU.

Beyond all of the media frenzy and fanfare of this amazing season, we believe you've been chosen for a moment such as this.

We believe you're far too busy playing ball to ever read this letter (and we love that!).

We believe that when you wake up each day, you are PROUD to wear the Auburn name.

We believe that you know the privilege of walking onto the field at Jordan Hare or ANY OTHER FIELD wearing that name... and that you'll always give it the honor that it's due.

We believe that our miracles aren't confined to the field at Jordan Hare, because our miracle is IN YOU.

We're the ones who say, "I believe in Auburn and love it!"... 

and we're the ones who mean it with every fiber of our being.

Have miracles.  

Will travel.  

See you in Atlanta.  

As you were, 

Christie

#WarEagle 

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