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Auburn: Calm Before the Storm

A day before the huge SEC West showdown between #4 Auburn and #7 LSU, the city, as well as the campus of Auburn, appeared strangely quiet...awaiting the throng of fans who will arrive tomorrow for the nation's marquee matchup of the day.

Taking a walk on the Auburn campus, there was an eerie silence at first, as kids shuffled from building to building on a hot, but clear Friday morning. However, at noon sharp, noise filled the air as the bells chimed out the Auburn fight song from the clock tower of Samford Hall, the most famous building on the Auburn campus.

After the walk, we took a seat today at Mama Goldberg's Deli, an Auburn institution. One had to notice the history of Auburn athletics on the old walls. Posters of Tiger heroes, schedules for this year's team, and newspaper clips from years past filled the small shop, telling the history of football in the Plains.

Walking by Toomer's Corner, the famed Auburn landmark, the trees were still, but seemed like they were preparing themselves for the possible celebrations to come tomorrow night. At Toomer's Drug Store, a small corner shop with an old fashioned soda fountain, students talked over glasses of lemonade, advertised by the store, and Auburn students, to be the best in the world.

However, some people in Auburn were ready for the game right then and there! One fan who was full of energy and ready to stir the fans up is Trey Johnston, who runs the J & M Bookstore in downtown Auburn.

"This isn't a bookstore, this is a TIGER of a bookstore!," Johnston would tell fans, before releasing a tiger growl.

Enthusiastic to a tee, Johnston showed us a hat from CBS Sports that was given to him in 1989.

"This is from the first time Alabama came to Jordan-Hare," Johnston said. "I got this hat and Payne Stewart took it from me. He wore it the whole game and then gave it back to me afterwards."

Hopefully, Johnston will be able to keep his hat tomorrow, as we're going to see two quality programs, loaded with talent, play four quarters of very high-caliber football.

As for now, we bid you a good night from a quiet Auburn, Alabama.

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