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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#000040">Today In Jordan-Hare</H1></FONT>
<H2 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#FF8000"><I>Auburn vs. Tennessee</I></FONT></H2>
<H3 ALIGN=CENTER>by Meredith Jenkins</H3>

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<FONT SIZE=2><B>Joe Whitt is the only member of the current coaching staff that was at Auburn when the Tigers last played Tennessee at Jordan-Hare Stadium in 1990.
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<P><FONT SIZE=6><B>E</B></FONT>ight years ago Monica Lewinsky was still a high-school student in California, Roger Maris' home run record looked untouchable, the internet was non-existent, Pat Dye was coming off an SEC Championship and Auburn tied Tennessee 26-26 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

<P>It's been a long eight years since the Vols last visited the Plains. Although Jordan-Hare has undergone a few changes with a new scoreboard and tiger eyes crowd noise indicators, the stadium is still basically the same. Games are still played between the hedges, flowers still decorate the corners of the endzone and over 85,000 people, almost every one of them shaking an orange and blue pom pom in frenzied fashion, still pack the stadium. Tiger Walk and rolling Toomer's Corner are still traditional events that bookend games.

<P>The most noticeable difference from Tennessee's last trip to Auburn in 1990 is the absence and addition of landmarks next to the stadium. The old sports arena is gone, falling victim to fire during the LSU-Auburn game in 1996. Where people used to pack the gymnasium and sometimes even hang from the rafters to cheer on the Auburn basketball team, now stands a parking lot.

<P>Jordan-Hare used to cast an ominous shadow over the aluminum bleachers and tiny metal press box that made up Plainsman Park. Now, Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park is one of the top baseball stadiums in the country with its grandstands, state-of-the-art press box and green monster in left field.
A lot has happened since the last time Tennessee came to Auburn, enough to make the series seem a distant memory. But the teams have a storied past, playing each other every season for 34 years. From 1980-90, the teams fought some epic battles on the field of Jordan-Hare Stadium. The last game on Sept. 29,1990 was just one of the closely contested games that epitomized the series.

<P>The Vols jumped out to a 19-3 halftime lead in front of 85,214 fans and an ESPN national television audience and looked to be well onto their way to an early SEC victory. But fireworks at halftime rejuvenated the crowd and Auburn responded scoring 23 second-half points, including 17 in the fourth quarter. Stan White threw two touchdown passes on fourth down, a 13-yarder to Dale Overton and an 11-yarder to Greg Taylor with 1:56 that made the final score 26-26.

<P>Eight years ago, the Auburn-Tennessee match-up was one of the most exciting games of the 1990 season. Both programs have gone through a lot of changes since then. Auburn and Tennessee now have different head coaches and the Tiger football staff has been almost completely overhauled. Joe Whitt is the only person on the Tigers' current staff that was coaching against the Vols in 1990.
Auburn and Tennessee met for the first time since 1991 in last season's SEC Championship game. The Vols edged the Tigers 30-29 despite six Tennessee turnovers, one of which resulted in a Brad Ware fumble return for a touchdown. The game marked the fourth time in the last six meetings that the game was decided by a touchdown or less.

<P>Back in 1990, people wouldn't have been surprised at all to hear that Auburn and Tennessee were playing for a conference title in 1997. After all, the two team dominated the SEC in the mid-to-late 80s. In six of eight seasons from 1983-90, either Auburn (1983-87-88-89) or Tennessee (1985-89-90) claimed an SEC Championship.

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<P>Now, because of league expansion and the rotating opponent setup, Tennessee only visits the Plains once every eight seasons. The Tigers' two permanent opponents from the Eastern Division are Georgia and Florida, thus Tennessee rotates onto Auburn's schedule for two games every eight years.

<P>Today, Auburn and Tennessee renew a history-filled rivalry, one that holds many memories built from playing every season from 1956-90. It's been a long eight years since the Vols set foot in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Welcome Back to Auburn, Tennessee.

<P><B>Make A Difference Day</B>

<P>Please plan to join in Make a Difference Day, a national day of helping others, set for Oct. 24 against Louisiana Tech.

<P>All facets of the university - alumni, students, faculty and friends - are gearing up to collect nonperishable food items for the East Alabama Food Bank.
The goal is ambitious - collect as many pounds of canned goods as there are seats in Jordan-Hare Stadium, 85,214. To achieve that goal, every ticket holder for that game needs to bring one canned good.

<P>More than a dozen collection barrels will be placed around Jordan-Hare Stadium, in the Auburn Alumni Association's Tent, at the corner of Roosevelt and Duncan drives across from the stadium, and near Tiger Team Village, located at the Plainsman Park parking lot.

<P>The idea of combining Auburn football and Make A Difference Day for a food drive came from Charlie Hendrix, a professor in AU's College of Veterinary Medicine.

<P>"I realized that on a football Saturday, Auburn is the fifth largest city in the state," Hendrix said. "I thought it would be wonderful if we could encourage all Auburn fans to participate in this worthwhile venture, not only helping by giving canned goods, but by participating in this national event of helping others."

<P>Make a Difference Day, which was created by USA Weekend magazine, is the most encompassing national day of helping others - a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. The East Alabama Food Bank, which will benefit from the collection of canned food, serves a six county area where more than 61,000 people live below poverty level.

<P><B>Tiger Trail</B>

<P>The Tiger Trail Induction Breakfast will be held on October 24, 1998 at 8 a.m. in the Foy Union Ballroom. This year's inductees include Mike Donahue, Lee Hayley, Frank D'Agostino, Kirk Newell, Q.V. Lowe and Carolyn Jones. Tickets for the event are available at the Auburn Chamber of Commerce.

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	<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#000040">Today In Jordan-Hare</H1></FONT>
	<H2 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT COLOR="#FF8000"><I>Auburn vs. Tennessee</I></FONT></H2>
	<H3 ALIGN=CENTER>by Meredith Jenkins</H3>

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	<FONT SIZE=2><B>Joe Whitt is the only member of the current coaching staff that was at Auburn when the Tigers last played Tennessee at Jordan-Hare Stadium in 1990.
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	<P><FONT SIZE=6><B>E</B></FONT>ight years ago Monica Lewinsky was still a high-school student in California, Roger Maris' home run record looked untouchable, the internet was non-existent, Pat Dye was coming off an SEC Championship and Auburn tied Tennessee 26-26 at Jordan-Hare Stadium.

	<P>It's been a long eight years since the Vols last visited the Plains. Although Jordan-Hare has undergone a few changes with a new scoreboard and tiger eyes crowd noise indicators, the stadium is still basically the same. Games are still played between the hedges, flowers still decorate the corners of the endzone and over 85,000 people, almost every one of them shaking an orange and blue pom pom in frenzied fashion, still pack the stadium. Tiger Walk and rolling Toomer's Corner are still traditional events that bookend games.

	<P>The most noticeable difference from Tennessee's last trip to Auburn in 1990 is the absence and addition of landmarks next to the stadium. The old sports arena is gone, falling victim to fire during the LSU-Auburn game in 1996. Where people used to pack the gymnasium and sometimes even hang from the rafters to cheer on the Auburn basketball team, now stands a parking lot.

	<P>Jordan-Hare used to cast an ominous shadow over the aluminum bleachers and tiny metal press box that made up Plainsman Park. Now, Hitchcock Field at Plainsman Park is one of the top baseball stadiums in the country with its grandstands, state-of-the-art press box and green monster in left field.
	A lot has happened since the last time Tennessee came to Auburn, enough to make the series seem a distant memory. But the teams have a storied past, playing each other every season for 34 years. From 1980-90, the teams fought some epic battles on the field of Jordan-Hare Stadium. The last game on Sept. 29,1990 was just one of the closely contested games that epitomized the series.

	<P>The Vols jumped out to a 19-3 halftime lead in front of 85,214 fans and an ESPN national television audience and looked to be well onto their way to an early SEC victory. But fireworks at halftime rejuvenated the crowd and Auburn responded scoring 23 second-half points, including 17 in the fourth quarter. Stan White threw two touchdown passes on fourth down, a 13-yarder to Dale Overton and an 11-yarder to Greg Taylor with 1:56 that made the final score 26-26.

	<P>Eight years ago, the Auburn-Tennessee match-up was one of the most exciting games of the 1990 season. Both programs have gone through a lot of changes since then. Auburn and Tennessee now have different head coaches and the Tiger football staff has been almost completely overhauled. Joe Whitt is the only person on the Tigers' current staff that was coaching against the Vols in 1990.
	Auburn and Tennessee met for the first time since 1991 in last season's SEC Championship game. The Vols edged the Tigers 30-29 despite six Tennessee turnovers, one of which resulted in a Brad Ware fumble return for a touchdown. The game marked the fourth time in the last six meetings that the game was decided by a touchdown or less.

	<P>Back in 1990, people wouldn't have been surprised at all to hear that Auburn and Tennessee were playing for a conference title in 1997. After all, the two team dominated the SEC in the mid-to-late 80s. In six of eight seasons from 1983-90, either Auburn (1983-87-88-89) or Tennessee (1985-89-90) claimed an SEC Championship.

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	<P>Now, because of league expansion and the rotating opponent setup, Tennessee only visits the Plains once every eight seasons. The Tigers' two permanent opponents from the Eastern Division are Georgia and Florida, thus Tennessee rotates onto Auburn's schedule for two games every eight years.

	<P>Today, Auburn and Tennessee renew a history-filled rivalry, one that holds many memories built from playing every season from 1956-90. It's been a long eight years since the Vols set foot in Jordan-Hare Stadium. Welcome Back to Auburn, Tennessee.

	<P><B>Make A Difference Day</B>

	<P>Please plan to join in Make a Difference Day, a national day of helping others, set for Oct. 24 against Louisiana Tech.

	<P>All facets of the university - alumni, students, faculty and friends - are gearing up to collect nonperishable food items for the East Alabama Food Bank.
	The goal is ambitious - collect as many pounds of canned goods as there are seats in Jordan-Hare Stadium, 85,214. To achieve that goal, every ticket holder for that game needs to bring one canned good.

	<P>More than a dozen collection barrels will be placed around Jordan-Hare Stadium, in the Auburn Alumni Association's Tent, at the corner of Roosevelt and Duncan drives across from the stadium, and near Tiger Team Village, located at the Plainsman Park parking lot.

	<P>The idea of combining Auburn football and Make A Difference Day for a food drive came from Charlie Hendrix, a professor in AU's College of Veterinary Medicine.

	<P>"I realized that on a football Saturday, Auburn is the fifth largest city in the state," Hendrix said. "I thought it would be wonderful if we could encourage all Auburn fans to participate in this worthwhile venture, not only helping by giving canned goods, but by participating in this national event of helping others."

	<P>Make a Difference Day, which was created by USA Weekend magazine, is the most encompassing national day of helping others - a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. The East Alabama Food Bank, which will benefit from the collection of canned food, serves a six county area where more than 61,000 people live below poverty level.

	<P><B>Tiger Trail</B>

	<P>The Tiger Trail Induction Breakfast will be held on October 24, 1998 at 8 a.m. in the Foy Union Ballroom. This year's inductees include Mike Donahue, Lee Hayley, Frank D'Agostino, Kirk Newell, Q.V. Lowe and Carolyn Jones. Tickets for the event are available at the Auburn Chamber of Commerce.

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