Why does Auburn University even exist?

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  • čas přidán 17. 07. 2024
  • A reader asked why the University of Alabama didn't just expand its' curriculum to prevent Auburn from ever coming into existence. In looking for the answer we may have found the secret origin of the Alabama-Auburn rivalry.

Komentáře • 153

  • @dannyjames9986
    @dannyjames9986 Před 5 lety +18

    "the dirt don't speak Latin" had me cracking up

  • @Jokaanan
    @Jokaanan Před 3 lety +10

    "The dirt don't speak Latin". I didn't expect this video to be so entertaining, thank you 😂

  • @TheArtemis07
    @TheArtemis07 Před 6 lety +21

    The city of Auburn offered land-100 acres, I believe-to sweeten the deal.

  • @TB1Rd100
    @TB1Rd100 Před 7 lety +8

    Very informative. I love this segment.

  • @jovanweismiller7114
    @jovanweismiller7114 Před 6 lety +7

    Great channel, and that's from a Kansan! Kansas State University's full name is still 'The Kansas State University of Agriculture and Applied Science', and, of course, their nickname is the Aggies.

  • @svenable567
    @svenable567 Před 4 lety +14

    Thank God for Auburn. They accepted me as a grad student with a full time job in Tennessee. They offered me opportunities Tennessee was unwilling or unprepared to offer at the time. Auburn changed my professional life and made me a part of their family. You have to be in it; to understand the pull the family has on you once you become a part of it. Thank you for choosing Auburn which gave me my engineering grad degree! War Eagle!!

  • @gimlet7
    @gimlet7 Před 6 lety +59

    Wait... then what is Alabama A&M?

    • @TheArtemis07
      @TheArtemis07 Před 6 lety +6

      Ben's Hoodie Alabama A & M is the other land grant university created through the Morrill Act.

    • @CodyCole80
      @CodyCole80 Před 6 lety +17

      It’s basically the black Auburn (HBCU). That’s my Alma Mater.

    • @adas9991
      @adas9991 Před 6 lety

      Ben Meyer /

    • @RobertKamartiMoore
      @RobertKamartiMoore Před 6 lety +11

      So the history of the black school is just overlooked? The actual Alabama A&M

    • @sturmdegs
      @sturmdegs Před 6 lety +8

      It came years later when Congress mandated states either accepted students of color, or create additional institution(s) to address the inequity. 1890 if memory serves.

  • @AMDO1697
    @AMDO1697 Před 6 lety +1

    What about and when did API come into play? This timeframe and aspect was overlooked.

  • @ttailgate6086
    @ttailgate6086 Před 6 lety

    Very interesting. Love it.

  • @Jcool2018
    @Jcool2018 Před 6 lety +1

    Arn’t they also called land grant university’s or is that something different?

  • @KevlarX2
    @KevlarX2 Před 5 lety +2

    Auburn is a land grant school, but also a sea grant and space grant university now.

  • @Altoclarinets
    @Altoclarinets Před 6 lety +21

    why doesn't UA, the largest university in Alabama, simply eat the other schools?

    • @gdwsvideos9308
      @gdwsvideos9308 Před 6 lety +9

      Actually, UA has eaten part of Birmingham. UAB. Called the Unversity that Ate Birmingham !!

    • @Altoclarinets
      @Altoclarinets Před 6 lety

      Scott Strength that's fair

  • @tiagarner8923
    @tiagarner8923 Před 6 lety

    Where does the HBCU Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University come into play?

  • @Nemo0610
    @Nemo0610 Před 6 lety +10

    And thus the best school in Alabama was created #WDE

  • @junhohwang1371
    @junhohwang1371 Před 6 lety +13

    Go look up engineering school rankings. Alabama is #106 auburn is #75.

  • @linkscarlet9094
    @linkscarlet9094 Před 6 lety +4

    So, where did the rivalry between Georgia Tech and Auburn come from? And where did it go?
    -a confused Georgia student

    • @sparkieT88
      @sparkieT88 Před 6 lety +1

      probably had something to do with John Heisman

    • @artkraft0798
      @artkraft0798 Před 6 lety +1

      Both are Engineering schools

    • @artkraft0798
      @artkraft0798 Před 6 lety +1

      And what happened is that Georgia Tech is no longer part of the biggest and best conference in college football “the Southeastern conference” they are part of the much weaker ACC

    • @brendan2386
      @brendan2386 Před 4 lety +1

      Grease the tracks

  • @sturmdegs
    @sturmdegs Před 6 lety

    Florence was in an area that had a lot of Union sympathy during the war, and was nowhere near the Black Belt agricultural region. The legislature later "compensated" by putting the second land grant at Alabama A&M in the Tennessee Valley.

  • @baileythames818
    @baileythames818 Před 5 lety +3

    Because people who actually want a good education or want to go to a good vet school need a place to go to college😊

  • @qdav5
    @qdav5 Před 6 lety +7

    Why no mention of Alabama A&M? It was founded in 1875 and located in Huntsville. Ironically, it is much less of a science and engineering school than its neighbor, the U. of Alabama Huntsville (UAH), which is part of the UA system.

  • @baileysimpson498
    @baileysimpson498 Před 5 lety +1

    Stidum is so f’in great

  • @isaacmatthews8033
    @isaacmatthews8033 Před 2 lety +2

    Well shoot I’m an Ohio state fan and this was pretty interesting... the more you know

  • @firenzeveritas3202
    @firenzeveritas3202 Před 6 lety +9

    When you say "oldest university," you may be correct about U of A; however, Florence (now the home of UNA) is the site of the state's oldest college.

  • @marcyhanks6025
    @marcyhanks6025 Před 6 lety +26

    Someone has to win, so therefore we need Auburn University

  • @daltonmann4916
    @daltonmann4916 Před 4 lety +1

    professor Eugene "Sledge hammer" Sledge. the top war eagle! RIP Sledge hammer!

  • @michaelfreeman3901
    @michaelfreeman3901 Před 6 lety +1

    The University of Alabama has it's own set of important majors so to be VERY honest the two of them make for a good team in the State of Alabama. Lawyers, Doctors, Journalists and Geologists from UA, Engineers, Astronauts, Pilots, Foresters and Farmers from AU. The people of the state need to embrace the opportunities both schools offer and keep the Iron Bowl to one day a year. Not going to happen! LOL WDE!

  • @Spiritpup5
    @Spiritpup5 Před 6 lety

    It took 25 years to correct the mistake

  • @sammoeller2702
    @sammoeller2702 Před 6 lety +1

    “healthy outlet”

  • @TEEMILL81
    @TEEMILL81 Před 6 lety +12

    War Dam Eagle.

  • @labarronstaten9108
    @labarronstaten9108 Před 6 lety +3

    Terry Bowden dust they ass in the 90's Tuby tuberiville did the same in 2000's era

  • @elli003
    @elli003 Před 6 lety

    I enjoyed playing football as a kid but these guys can't get a buzz without a concussion.

  • @monicamooretv
    @monicamooretv Před 6 lety +57

    WAR DAMN EAGLE!

  • @buckshot6481
    @buckshot6481 Před 6 lety +1

    Been asking this forever, never new they were AGGIES ! ROFL. Auburn Aggie's ! Whoa. Lol.

  • @tadtranclere3729
    @tadtranclere3729 Před 6 lety

    *isn’t from an upper crusty family but is double majoring in Classics: Latin and English Literature. 😬

  • @jdwoods2008
    @jdwoods2008 Před 6 lety

    Florence and the College / University here didn't get a fair shake then, and still doesn't today when you look at how poorly UNA is funded by the state compared to other state schools.

  • @baileysimpson498
    @baileysimpson498 Před 5 lety +6

    I love auburn university!

  • @allbrancereal_
    @allbrancereal_ Před 6 lety +1

    The guy who was reading the script needs to study pacing speech.

  • @samvander3310
    @samvander3310 Před 6 lety +2

    To piss off Bama.

  • @carlthornton3076
    @carlthornton3076 Před rokem

    Very Good!... #154 ✝ {3-11-2023}

  • @austinunderwood
    @austinunderwood Před 6 lety +5

    Florence reppin!!!

  • @tannermaxwell7321
    @tannermaxwell7321 Před 6 lety

    And people say history isn’t important and is boring.

  • @sce2aux464
    @sce2aux464 Před 6 lety +3

    In order to serve as a punching bag for the Florida university system.

  • @elmoreglidingclub3030
    @elmoreglidingclub3030 Před 5 lety +2

    Auburn had the state’s first professor to hold a PhD, Dr. George Petrie. U of A tried to snag him but he refused to leave. Auburn has been the state’s leader in higher education since and will never look back.

  • @opl500
    @opl500 Před 4 lety +1

    It exists to make Alabama fans salty and triggered. Can we count to 11? Can we? 1, 2, 3...

  • @sarahparrish7756
    @sarahparrish7756 Před 5 lety +1

    Really just really

  • @bloodrainna
    @bloodrainna Před 4 lety +1

    For football that it! Same with Alabama

  • @Dollar-zb2ik
    @Dollar-zb2ik Před 6 lety

    Doesn’t surprise me in the least bit that the editors from an AL publication would gloss over an HBCU with an A&M namesake

  • @auburntigers5172
    @auburntigers5172 Před 6 lety +1

    😎

  • @joellenbroetzmann9053
    @joellenbroetzmann9053 Před 6 lety +72

    Somebody's gotta teach football! Therefore Auburn exists.

  • @pikminlord343
    @pikminlord343 Před 6 lety +1

    chicannery

  • @HuongTran-eb6sl
    @HuongTran-eb6sl Před 6 lety +1

    Auburn exist

  • @jeremymoorer7033
    @jeremymoorer7033 Před 4 lety

    Why does UofA exist? It's a dating site for cousins.

    • @stevenhicks6660
      @stevenhicks6660 Před rokem

      That's how your parents met. Congrats 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Sportsgeek1991
    @Sportsgeek1991 Před 6 lety

    I live in los angeles and dont have a dog in the fight but as a ucla fan I'm wll to familiar to being little brother " usc " so war fucking eagle ! Lmao

  • @jordanjoiner8398
    @jordanjoiner8398 Před 4 lety +1

    this is dumb it exists because it can. war eagle

  • @hussar62459
    @hussar62459 Před 6 lety +3

    Auburn exists because Alabama had to have at least one first rate university.

  • @mikel917
    @mikel917 Před 6 lety +2

    Bammers at al.com gotta cry cry cry. Lol

  • @mjsteele42
    @mjsteele42 Před 6 lety

    Simple. Football. Just like the rest of the SEC schools not named Vanderbilt.

  • @ryuroush5361
    @ryuroush5361 Před 6 lety +1

    Damn that was a good lie well put together. but it is still a lie

  • @apollo1464
    @apollo1464 Před 4 lety +2

    After they saw what they had at Alabama they had to start over to get the best!! War Eagle!

  • @ericsmith8254
    @ericsmith8254 Před 6 lety +9

    Because great running backs need place to go to school

  • @papastu7966
    @papastu7966 Před 6 lety +11

    WAR EAGLE

  • @ryanyeager3258
    @ryanyeager3258 Před 6 lety

    The dirt don't speak Latin. Need to become a new saying in America that was funny

  • @konalejone420
    @konalejone420 Před 6 lety +2

    War Eagle!!!

  • @samueljohnston9639
    @samueljohnston9639 Před 4 lety

    I looked at the title of the video and I thought "Well it sure as hell isn't because of there football team." Roll Tide

  • @konalejone420
    @konalejone420 Před 6 lety +2

    WAR EAGLE!

  • @GebreMenfesKidus
    @GebreMenfesKidus Před 6 lety +5

    Proper name for Auburn University is Auburn A&M or simply "The Cow College."

    • @gallyturndrop5320
      @gallyturndrop5320 Před 6 lety +3

      You know what they call Tuscaloosa? Thug-on-the-loosa. Or at least that is what I have been told by Auburn fans. Go Hogs.

    • @williambarnett5000
      @williambarnett5000 Před rokem

      And yet auburn is still the superior university

  • @jamesgoddin8205
    @jamesgoddin8205 Před 6 lety

    So Alabama can get some practice before facing a real team

  • @brianarbenz7206
    @brianarbenz7206 Před 6 lety +1

    And Auburn goes informally by the "War Eagles" because the official nickname "Tigers" isn't fierce enough sounding. Yeah.

  • @robertdouglas2800
    @robertdouglas2800 Před 6 lety

    Somebody's gotta be the second best team in ALABAMA!!! GO BAMA GO!!! SABAN FOR PRESIDENT 2024

  • @blonded0532
    @blonded0532 Před 6 lety +33

    To get beat by Alabama 😂

  • @samueljones3550
    @samueljones3550 Před 3 lety +1

    Hmmm well if this is why auburn exist we can make auburn less important and take back the state. Just look at Cincinatti and Ohio St look who's more important. We can turn Auburn into Cincinatti if we do these things. 1: we need to kick Auburn out of the SEC 2: we need auburn to suck at sports and thankfully this is happening right now *in terms of football and basketball* 3: cancel the rivalry game. Just look at Ohio St do you see them have a rivalry game with the other teams in Ohio. I don't think so we will do the same thing. With a united Alabama under Crimson and Elephants we can infulence other states and maybe even take over the U.S and the world. *if people outside of USA cared for American Sports.* anyway that's my plan to fix Alabama.

    • @patmason7276
      @patmason7276 Před 3 lety +2

      Why getting tierd of us kicking your ass every few years. Auburn is a much prettier and nicer school. Alabama is in a crap hole and teaches people the wrong reasons for being in school. Try if you must just getting stronger and growing every year. War Damn Eagle!!!!!!! You want have your boy coaching much longer.

    • @samueljones3550
      @samueljones3550 Před 3 lety +1

      @@patmason7276 TREASON TREASON vs the state of Alabama our flag is crimson and you can't change that were the real Alabama also im from Indiana but still a Alabama fan. I know how Alabama feels and wants to get rid you *georgia to* also in order to make Alabama great we need more people incoming from outside states that support Alabama instead of Auburn and that's most likely since no one cares about Auburn outside of Auburn AL also I can make Alabama turn into a better school by hiring more experienced professors and people. Also we will need to improve the infastructure. Once that is complete we will make you feel obsolete and Auburn to

    • @samueljones3550
      @samueljones3550 Před 3 lety +1

      Also there is a reason why the evil buckeyes overshadow us because there state is united expect for Cincinatti. Also you want this state to be better if you do trust us we won't trash talk you guys in return we need you to leave the SEC and we bama fans won't mess with you again.

    • @patmason7276
      @patmason7276 Před 3 lety +1

      @@samueljones3550Being from Indiana explains everthing .Nope staying around to spoil your chances to go to the national championship every chance we get thats a promise!!!! Some team has to add class to Alabama we had more Heisman trophy winners than y'all did till recently. Been to the moon had a Auburn flag in space also discovered cures for alot of issues. We might let y'all stick around . Alabama team does have the ugliest uniforms in college football guess that motivates them to win. We have fans all over the world and Mr. Heisman was at auburn.

    • @samueljones3550
      @samueljones3550 Před 3 lety +1

      You know nothing about Infulence and staragey. I'm trying to help this state but this state can't get its act together. Wait a minute I know what to do. We can add a NFL team to Alabama and that will make auburn way less special.

  • @Daisyno2
    @Daisyno2 Před 6 lety +6

    so cousins & brothers & sister could marry!

  • @DANKSx1
    @DANKSx1 Před 6 lety +1

    Roll tide all the way

  • @shiitechannel9875
    @shiitechannel9875 Před 6 lety +17

    WAR EAGLE