I want EVERY Auburn and Alabama fan to listen to this

[AUChamps]

Little clip from David Housel that's sure to give you motivation to fight!
Paul Finebaum Radio Network (http://www.finebaum.com/media/humor/David_Housel20031125.wax)

Incidentally this speech was given not a week after he and former President Walker got on that plane to Louisville to meet with Bobby Patrino. Even so, Housel knows how to rally the Auburn base when it comes to the University of Alabama.

[timNem]

Here is the script. You think that he might have been drinking a little?

"I, like you, have read everything. I've heard everything, and I've seen everything. Now the time has come - the time has come to decide who we are, what we are and what we're going to do. "You UA fans listening in to see what we're saying, how we're feeling, how we're thinking, how about giving us a moment alone, just us Auburn people so we can talk among ourselves. "Would you do us that favor? We'd appreciate it. Take a break. Go to the bathroom. Get another beer. Do whatever you want to do. I don't care. Just give us Auburn people a moment alone.

"Well, now that we're alone, what do you think? Oh, I know they're still there. I know they're still there listening in on what we're saying. But so be it. I'm not scared of them, and you're not scared of them, either. Not since Coach (Pat) Dye came, none of us have been scared of them anymore. None of us. "If they weren't scared of us, they wouldn't still be listening in and thinking we didn't know they were there. Funny thing is they probably thought we were stupid enough to think they would leave when we asked them to leave. They're the ones with the problem (laughs), not us. "In fact, I want them to hear what we're saying and what we're talking about. I want them to know what we're thinking. They need to know, and when they find out, they won't sleep good tonight, tomorrow night, any night. We're coming after their butt. We're coming after them today. We're coming after them tomorrow. We're coming after them the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that. "We will not rest. We won't sleep. We will not be deterred until we reach our goal, and that goal is simply this: to paint this state - the entire state, not North UA, not South UA, not East UA, not West UA, the entire state - orange and blue.

"Now Terry Bowden and I didn't always agree, and we didn't always see eye to eye on everything, but we did agree on one thing: We might not get them, the UA mommas and papas, but we were going to get the sons and the daughters. We were going to get the children, and we are getting them. Birmingham was once their bastion, their home ground, their turf. "Look at the statistics. Statistics don't lie. Birmingham and Jefferson County students are coming to Auburn as never before. We're winning the battle there, and we're winning the battle everywhere else. Take a snapshot here, take a snapshot there and it might not be evident. But in your heart, in your heart of hearts, you know we're winning the battle, and you know we're winning the war. "Where are their sons and daughters going to school? Think about your UA friends and the number of their children who are coming to Auburn. Inch by inch, person by person, child by child, we're winning the war. It might not be evident in every battle, and it may or may not be evident today, but we're winning the war. "All we have to do is keep the faith and keep on fighting - every day in every way in every arena. The future is ours. All we have to do is fight for it and take it. Keeping the faith - that's the key.

And I don't want to get anybody mad, and I don't want to offend anybody, but think about the Vietnam War. Think about it in the context of the Auburn-UA rivalry. Time and time again, we Americans claimed victory. We read about it in the paper. We heard about it on television. We beat ourselves on the chest. And what did it get us? "In the little things in the hearts of the people, that's where wars are won and lost, and we're winning this war with UA. Just as sure as you hear the sound of my voice, we're winning it. You know it, and they know it. That's what will keep them awake tonight. That's what will keep them awake in the nights to come.

"Winston Churchill, he of the Auburn heart, said it best: 'Never, never, never, never give up. We will fight on the land. We will fight on the sea. We will fight in the air. We will fight until Hitler and his Nazis are driven from the face of the earth.' "Now, I'm not comparing UA to Hitler and the Nazis. Not at all. There are many good UA people, and I have many good UA friends, at least a few, and I have great respect for them and their program for what they've accomplished down through the years. But this is not about them - this is about us. Who we are, what we are, and what we are going to do. "We are going to fight them today. We are going to fight them tomorrow. We're going to fight them every day and every way. We won't win all the battles, but we're going to win the war.

You UA fans out there, still listening in, eavesdropping voyeurs that you are, lurking there in the deep dark shadows of radio land, you can bank on it. We're going to win the war. Remember Dunkirk. The gallant British army was virtually driven into the sea. That was but one battle. It was a long, long war, as this has been, and will continue to be - a long, long war. No, this is not about you. "This is about us, the Auburn people. And this is a call to arms - today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, the day after that, and the day after that. We will fight until victory is ours.

And as for today, Coach (Shug) Jordan said it best and that's 'Beat hell out of The University of UA.' "We will fight until the victory is ours. We may get knocked down, but we will not be knocked out. We will get up and fight again. We may occasionally be downhearted, but we will not be defeated ... never. And it is not in out nature, not in our makeup. It is not in our heart and it is not in our soul. "Remember Goliath, remember the Roman Empire, remember Ozymandias. Learn from them, my UA friends. Learn from them and prepare to join them. (Laughs.) No, Ozymandias was not Ozzie Nelson's cousin. "Now go listen to Eli (Gold). He's a good man. He'll tell you who Ozymandias was. Back to you, Paul (Ellen). Let's get it on.".

[azamugg]

dude is a dungeons and dragons nerd on mixture of pills

[BamaFreak]

I had heard that before. My opinion of Navid Nousel didn't really change either way, but I will admit that the guy was a little more frightening than I had previously considered him to be. Actually listening to him made my skin crawl. If Mal ever tries this, I hope someone will be around to tackle him before he is able to say anything.

[Crimson Kicker8]

Meh, he's certainly no Patton. I hope the Auburn nation has better material than this to get motivated before the Iron Bowl. I'd take the oUR tRADITION video over this any day.

[AUChamps]

BUMP, It's really a good speech.

[UAdan]

I don't think any rivalry in the country has more "us" and "them" references than does the Iron Bowl. These two fanbases sometimes speak of each other as if the other school is some sort of national enemy (see Housel's comparisions to Vietnam and Nazi Germany). I do have to admit that it is undoubtedly a motivational speech. It's a prime example of just how heated and how intense the UA/AU rivalry is.

As for "winning the war", I think both sides could make "claims" to winning that, but no one ever will truly win the war. The state of Alabama's always been about the Crimson Tide AND the Tigers. Yeah, years back there were more Alabama fans, due to the success of the Tide, and these days, Auburn is the "popular" pick because of their winning streak...but that's the way the "war" works. It's always going to be back-and-forth. :thumpsup:

[Neyland's Ghost]

Sounds like a call to jihad.

[BAMAPERRY]

Navid Nousel Nis Na Netard!

[Crimson Kicker8]

BUMP, It's really a good speech.

Would it stack up against other great speeches in history? No way. Does it stack up against other great speeches in Auburn's history? I don't know, maybe, I don't listen to a alot of you guy's motivational stuff. It just seemed to lack in....personality. All of the war references, Vietnam, Winston Churchill, they could all be used to motivate ANY team just by substituting the name in the speech. It doesn't really hit home for Auburn personally. I think it would be more substantial if he used past Auburn accomplishments and figureheads, much like he did in the last paragraph. Talk about Bo and Shug more, talk about Jordan-Hare on a fall afternoon. You know, things that are only Auburn. Just this Bammer's 2 cents worth.

[AUChamps]

BUMP. I want more Auburn fans to post here.

[timNem]

This first time I heard this I thought it was some kind of parody or joke and I was in shock when I realized it was for real. I would bury my head in the sand if Alabama's AD did this. The only excuse I could give the guy for this is hopefully he had been on a three day drunk or was smoking paoti because if you take the game this serious then you belong in an institution.

[Crimson Kicker8]

BUMP. I want more Auburn fans to post here.

Maybe it's the speech, it didn't motivate them properly. :laugh:

[dcbama]

BUMP. I want more Auburn fans to post here.


Maybe you should take your computer to a John Deere store, chicken house, or cattle auction. There would probably be alot of auburn fans there and then you could read it to them, teach them how to use a computer, and then they could post:dry: .

[PuddingTime]

Wow...you guys are sicker and crazier than I thought.

[AUChamps]

Wow...you guys are sicker and crazier than I thought.
What? You mean you guys don't have that same innate desire to beat UL's brains in when it comes to Basketball and Football?

[Crimson Kicker8]

Wow, this thread is 10 days old now and the only Auburn fan to respond is the thread-starter........:whistle:

[UAdan]

Bump for the Iron Bowl.

[Crimson Kicker8]

Oh God, who the hell dug this thread out of the graveyard??? I don't care who you are, this is the worst attempt at a motivational speech ever, PUT DOWN THE SO CO!

[AUChamps]

Oh God, who the hell dug this thread out of the graveyard??? I don't care who you are, this is the worst attempt at a motivational speech ever, PUT DOWN THE SO CO!
Give me a break. It was great, and even if no other AU members post in this thread, they'll agree on it's quality too.

[timNem]

Give me a break. It was great, and even if no other AU members post in this thread, they'll agree on it's quality too.:laugh: Seriously?

[Crimson Kicker8]

Give me a break. It was great, and even if no other AU members post in this thread, they'll agree on it's quality too.

Yes AUChamps, it was so awe-inspiring that they just forgot to post. In fact, they're still gawking at their keyboard from when you first posted it a billion years ago. :alcohol: + Auburn Speech = :icon_lame

[AUChamps]

Yes AUChamps, it was so awe-inspiring that they just forgot to post. In fact, they're still gawking at their keyboard from when you first posted it a billion years ago. :alcohol: + Auburn Speech = :icon_lame
Give it time, this is a developing thread.

[Crimson Kicker8]

Give it time, this is a developing thread.

Wait, you're joking right? That's a bad joke right? This thread has been "developing" for 5 and a half friggin months now, and at last count you're the only Aubbie poster to comment. This thread develops about as well as nudie pictures taken to your local Wal-Mart. In fact, it was soundly buried in the SECTalk graveyard of lost and forgotten threads until it was rather gruesomely dug up and pumped full of zombie juice. Hell, even I'm contributing by posting this, bleh!