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reports of the demise of the auburn running attact have been greatly exaggerated.

but when you are so used to filet mignon (jim fyffe), it is hard to then settle for ground chuck. bramblet and co do not quite bring out the same emotions that fyffe did. granted, he does a serviceable job, but only fyffe has cast indellible memories in my brain. i remember clearly the moments in the 93 iron bowl when nix found sanders, i get chills to this day as i hear the call in my mind. the call of the bostic 70 yarder to clinch the game is family legend as i jumped so high (from a seated position) that my head hit the ceiling of the house (arguments still run over what was damaged more, my brain or the ceiling). while there are calls by the current crew that get me amped up (go crazy cadillac... go crazy), none bring me to tears like jim's calls. heaven, for me one day, will be hearing jim fyffe talking about auburn with the love and respect the university is due.

mentonetiger wrote:

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To listen to him talk about AU you could easily feel the love he had for AU. Sometimes I wish that they would play recordings of him when we make a touchdown, because celebrating touchdowns are so much better when you here JF call it.

to me, the one thing that really set jim apart... moreso than his love for auburn... was that he maintained the same level of class and dignity at all times. i never heard him say a backhanded thing about the opposition, whether we were up by 10 or down by 20. eli gold cant say the same, a number of times taking pot shots at opponents and not to mention that he has the most convoluted call of a two yard gain of anyone in the business. it may have been two yards on the play, but it was better than any 50 yard run your team will ever get. jim constantly showed a level of class that molded me as an auburn man.