"At Ole Miss, the Tailgaters Never Lose" by William L. Hamilton

Though I've never had the opportunity to participate in the excitement of a tailgate, I can see the similarities of an Ole Miss tailgate compared to an Auburn tailgate.  Being a member of the Auburn Flag Line, I've never had that much time before the game to tailgate.  We have to be dressed and ready about two hours prior to the game, but even without participating I can still feel and see the excitement all around.  While I walk through the streets in my sequined uniform, I pass hundreds of tents. Auburn fans have set up their TVs, so they can watch the game.  Like in Hamilton's observations, most girls are wearing newly bought dresses, and guys are either dressed nice or have paint on their chests.  

Like the Ole Miss tradition of their band playing at the Grove, The Auburn University Marching Band (AUMB) plays at Tiger Walk, and the AUMB plays a spirit march.  At Tiger Walk the half of the AUMB plays the fight song along with other songs for the Auburn Football Team as they walk from the busses to the stadium.  At the Spirit march, the band breaks off into four parts and we march from four corners and meet on the corner of S Donahue and the stadium. This is just another similarity of Auburn and Ole Miss. 

In Hamilton's story, he mentioned some cheers that the Rebels fans cheered around the stadium.  This reminded me of all the cheers we learned at Camp War Eagle.  They are the cheers we chant in the stands during the game and at the pep rallies. Some of our cheers are Bodda Getta, Two Bits, and Track 'Em.  Auburn and Ole Miss are similar in many ways.  In particular the tailgaters at Ole Miss and Auburn always know how to have a good time. Whether the team wins or loses, they party.