What They Are Saying About Auburn

--Chris Low, espn.com

"We were debating last night between Auburn and Athens and some of the other SEC towns, and from an ESPN perspective, I gotta tell you, Auburn has the edge over the other towns."

--Kirk Hebrstreit, ESPN

"Auburn has created the best home-field advantage in the Southeastern Conference with an unmatched gameday atmosphere. No stadium is louder than Jordan-Hare, which holds the noise because of its bowl shape. The gates open two hours before kickoff for students, and every seat is quickly filled. These folks even cheer when the Auburn band enters the field. Auburn games are all about the football, nothing else. You get the impression these 87,000 fans live 365 days a year for the seven afternoons or evenings they spend rooting for their beloved Tigers and intimidating the heck out of opponents."

--Ron Morris, The State (Columbia, S.C.)

"It's hard to put a finger on it but...there's this close bond here between generations (of) alums who come back to the school. There really is a kind of family feel. There's a real passion for the Tigers."

--Chris Fowler, ESPN

"Auburn might be the most charming campus, town, atmosphere and environment in all of the Southeast. It's just a great mix of tradition, academic emphasis and football. If you have never been to Auburn, just walk down College. As you go past some of the shops and some of the restaurants and Toomer's Corner, it's just a wonderful experience."

--Tom Rinaldi, ESPN

"What Gene and his staff have done there -- and more than anything else, this is the biggest -- is to create and foster this idea of an Auburn family," ESPN recruiting expert Tom Luginbill said. "The kids they're recruiting, they believe them when they talk about the family at Auburn. Parents believe in them. They listen to those coaches on that Auburn staff and they truly believe that they care and that they can send their kids to Auburn and it's a place that will help a young boy grow to be a good man."

--Montgomery Advertiser