'The uncomfortable truth is that plenty of folks will trade all that talk about the Auburn way for a few wins against the Crimson Tide,' contributing columnist Cameron Smith writes.
In that regard, Auburn is indeed unique. Many of my friends and mentors point to their time as students at Auburn as shaping their character in powerful ways. They have a deep affection for the “Loveliest Village on the Plains” as a place that imprinted faith, family, and principle on their lives.Over the last week, I’ve watched some of them contort themselves into explaining Freeze as the “Auburn way.” It’s shockingly akin to Christians papering over Trump’s character.
Auburn lost a lawsuit this summer to the tune of $645,837 after an Alabama jury found the university illegally punished an Auburn professor raising questions about an unpopular major that had an unusually high concentration of football players. That’s not a result that inspires confidence about Auburn’s promised accountability when it comes to preventing a repeat of Freeze’s Ole “missteps.”
The uncomfortable truth is that plenty of folks will trade all that talk about the Auburn way for a few wins against the Crimson Tide. It wasn’t any different for Republicans. Faith, character, and principle were nice words that quickly surrendered to a man who beat the inevitable Hillary Clinton. It was fun to trounce the woman who called us “a basket of deplorables.” Losing the White House, House of Representatives, and Senate was less exciting.
Smith is a recovering political attorney with four boys, two dogs, a bearded dragon, and an extremely patient wife. He engages media, business, and policy through the Triptych Foundation and Triptych Media. Please direct outrage or agreement to
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