Another #1 team for Auburn!!

[psilvers]

FEATURE STORIES
Auburn’s Bass Sports Club ranks number one in nation11:03 AM, December 15, 2010
AUBURN - Auburn University's Bass Sports Club is tied for the nation's top spot among collegiate fishing teams in FLW Outdoors Magazine's January 2011 issue. The editors rank Auburn in a tie with the University of Florida for number one among its list of top 25 schools.

"This is a very nice honor for the club," Auburn advisor Jann Swaim said. "We have a very good group of dedicated students and we hope to maintain a high ranking throughout the year. The FLW tournaments provide great experiences for them."

The magazine uses a points system derived from top-five finishes in National Guard FLW College Fishing events over a two-season span, giving more points for high finishes in regional and national championships. Auburn and Florida each earned 61 points in the inaugural ranking in the January issue; the rankings will be updated each month.

Auburn's club, which has 30 members, sends three, two-person teams to tournaments. Recent graduates Shaye Baker and Dennis Parker were named to the 2010 National Guard FLW College Fishing All-American Team this fall.

"Our goals are to represent Auburn to the highest standard and to have pride in being a part of Auburn," Swaim said.

More information is available on the Bass Sports Club website at Auburn University - Sub Page Template or by contacting Swaim at [email protected].

[bwillaub]

Yeah, yeah. I wonder how much we pay em?? :D

We are also the #1 Equestrian team in the country! WOOHOO!!!

[psilvers]

Hmm, didn't know about the equestrian team. In basketball, we are kind of pathetic! But my other alma mater is #1!

Pete

[bwillaub]

Basketball? They still play that sport in this country?

[psilvers]

Of course they do!! Duke, my undergrad alma mater, won the NCAA championship last year in basketball and now Auburn will win the BCS!

I must note that ACC basketball got its start in the 1950's when Frank McGuire went to UNC and brought 5 NYC kids with him. They went on to win the NCAA's one year. Four of his players were Catholic and one was Jewish. Some wag once described a UNC basketball game as "All these Baptists and Methodists standing up and cheering while 4 Catholics chase a Jew upcourt."

Your bit of humor for the day!

Pete

[psilvers]

Here is a link to an article about that team:

That's what Wilt Chamberlain calls the unbeaten '56-57 - 03.29.82 - SI Vault

[gabowman]

Must be nice getting scholarships for fishing to pay your way thru school.:p

[psilvers]

Yeah it would be nice. When I was a grad student at Auburn some of my profs liked to give me grief about my habit. One prof said to me " You know Pete, you have done pretty well for someone who has that much used fishing tackle."

When I was a grad student I had an inflatable boat that I used to fish out of. BTW, that boat was great - I could go anywhere and fish with it. It was an Avon - the British version of the Zodiac. Anyway, my boss used to refer to it as the "Condom Craft". He was just jealous!