1 to even think about doing something like this
2 to call up a radio station and admit to doing it
i hope they at least take the 5k he had to put down as damages to be used to help save the tree
10k wouldnt be out of line tho and the cost could conciveably get that high sounds like

Joyce Kilmer. 1886–1918

Trees

I THINK that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the sweet earth’s flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

A deranged act by a strange man that has humiliated one side of our rivalry and heartbroken the other.

Apparently you never had the opportunity to attend a university and participate in college traditions. This would be like someone poisoning the cherry trees on the mall in DC. I’m sorry you don’t understand that it’s wrong to destroy someone else’s property, much less a university landmark.

And it’s also sad that you have no appreciation for nature. Live oaks can’t simply be replanted. It takes decades for them to achieve maturity.

What’s more, a 62-year-old man engaging in this type behavior clearly has some emotional/mental health issues.

So nothing about this is funny, and you embarrass yourself.

Passion is what makes college football what it is today but this type of behavior is just plain wrong on every single level! It is sad to see something that obviously touches so many individuals lives in a positive manner destroyed by the one disgusting person. I am sure that the University of Auburn and its fans will restore/replace the tree and continue on with the tradition but right now, this just plain sucks!

Not only is it horrible that one of the best traditions and rivalries in college football won’t be defined by what’s happened on the field but what one crazed, lunatic fan did in hatred of his rival.

This isn’t to the level of some other things (shootings, stabbings, etc.) that have injured and even killed fellow fans after games. But what it will rob people of is future memories and this tradition that is Toomer’s Corner.

All you can do is pray that God will not let this one man take away something that is so precious to tens of thousands of fans. Because there’s plenty of times where people said it would be “miraculous” or “impossible” and yet…those miracles happened.

Talking about taking shots at the South or at Alabama (it seems it is pile on Alabama season?), read the last few postings. We used to have good hearted rivalries. Most of it involved toilet paper and kidnapping the others mascot or costume (from Tulane, Ole Miss, Miss. State, Arkansas, Rice, and I think one time FL) but I won’t give any details to protect the guilty! Nothing was done that was permanent and we would get as much as we gave out. The fervor of “hatred” between fans now has gone too far. I hope, we all hope, that something will be done to help bring a healing, because what has been done by two universities in Alabama is most extraordinary over the past 2 years. Have a great evening. I am on my way to the hospital.

I personally wouldn’t put it past those cow molesters to have made this whole thing up to try and make Bama fans look bad

I THINK that I shall never see
A thing as dead as auburn’s tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is stuffed
With toilet paper 3 ply, puffed;

A tree that prays they lose the game,
Or live with toilet paper shame;

A tree that may in Autumn wear
A nest of Charmin in her hair;

Upon whose bosom leaves are squashed;
By a redneck; pressure washed.

Poems are made by fools like me,
But someone else has killed that tree

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-alabama/1088798-famous-toomers-corner-trees-poisoned-likely-will-die.html

So sorry to hear she is back in the hospital. Please give her my best.

I don’t know why people love to take shots at the South or think that when one person does something crazy it’s indicative of millions of people. And there’s nothing wrong with hard work. My dad grew up picking cotton in the fields and had a red neck of his own, but his hard work put his children through college and his son through law school. My brother received a very prestigious honor today, so Daddy did well by us

Sorry to hear about the latest Uga. Have heard that bulldogs have shorter lifespans than other dog breeds. He may not be the fiercest mascot in the SEC, but he is the cutest.

UGA’s precious charismatic mascot Uga VII died of a heart attack 11-19-09 (and reigned only about 2 years) and recently Uga VIII “Big Bad Bruce” born 9-12-09 and died this month on the 4th. The sad thing is that so many fans of the Big 10, Big 12, etc. posted ridicule and derisive comments about their deaths.

As I’ve said, I have many friends who are Auburn grads. Those Auburn fans who’ve told us they or their friends/relatives were present for the rolling of Toomer’s Corner when Bear died still insist they were there and that it did take place. So I’m not spreading a rumor started by Bama fans.

But that’s not the issue. Like most Alabama families, mine also includes diehard Auburn fans that I love dearly. The point is that you don’t tar an entire fanbase because of the actions of one person.

I’m not from Alabama either, but much of my family is and they are exceptional, hard-working people, many of whom have advanced degrees, and all of whom spend their free time working for the benefit of others. Their character is so far beyond yours, it’s a shame to mention you in the same paragraph.

Alabama, like all states, is filled with saints and scholars and eccentrics and everyday people … and unfortunately, a few lunatics like the one that committed this act of insanity. Someone who would damn an entire state for one person’s behavior and use this opportunity to spew his bigotry is no better than that nut. Pity the poor state that has to claim you.

I’m not from Alabama. Thank God.