Auburn football fans do not find imitation to be the sincerest form of flattery when it comes to one of their primary traditions.
AU is known for getting up for Saturdays, with cars lining the sidewalks parked in a way that’s only allowed on game day. The crown jewel ritual on the Plains is rolling the trees after a significant sporting victory for Auburn (or for the Braves).
So what happened Wake Forest QB Sam Hartman asked Demon Deacon fans to do the same after their win against NC State?
Anger. And a lot of it:
What in the actual f**k? pic.twitter.com/cODmzn9454
— War Damn Tigers (@GhostStrickland) November 17, 2021
That’s cute. pic.twitter.com/M5p3ukObS4
— Matt 🥃🦅🧡💙🦚⚾️ (@AU4thGen) November 18, 2021
— Grayson (@GraysonRuss_au) November 17, 2021
Next thing you know, they’ll be flying a demon deacon around the stadium before kickoff
— DyerWasDowner #27free (@BK_2023) November 17, 2021
Posers. https://t.co/XGkiM8d6Q4
— AU_Propaganda (@AuPropaganda) November 18, 2021
Wake Forest rolling the trees after a W??? Oh hell naw. Give me them in a shitty bowl game that takes place in Florida sometime around the end of December. https://t.co/6wQNP54YG8
— Pablo Escobarner (blue chek) (@PabloEscoburner) November 17, 2021
Not to be dramatic but I will end you, @WakeForest. What the hell is this???
— Pablo Escobarner (blue chek) (@PabloEscoburner) November 17, 2021
I’m actually triggered right now. https://t.co/6wQNP54YG8 pic.twitter.com/A2UL0xzvB9
identity theft is not a joke jim https://t.co/VOmTPwjkRk
— lex • fan acc (@bloopyszn) November 17, 2021
Call 911, the National Guard, SWAT Team, whatever. But this needs to stop.. https://t.co/w6mGJC6GB6
— Kyle (@AllAubarn) November 17, 2021
Perhaps the two teams could duke it out during bowl season to determine which program is the current king of tree rolling.
Then again, Auburn football fans should be careful what they wish for considering that what Mississippi State Will Rogers did to the defense could be a bellwether for how the defense would fare against a Hartman-led offense.