Your RBR Word of the Day: empyrean
empyrean \em-py-REE-uhn; -PEER-ee-\ , noun;
1. The highest heaven, in ancient belief usually thought to be a realm of pure fire or light.
2. Heaven; paradise.
3. The heavens; the sky.
adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to the empyrean of ancient belief.
Though the play itself was a simple bootleg, when the official lifted his hands into the empyrean to signal touchdown it became legend.
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Putting the barn in its proper place to close the book on a perfect regular season always lifts the Bama faithful into the empyrean.
"Let's go be champions, boys!" - Greg McElroy
(Formerly SugarBowl93)
by RememberTheRoseBowl on Apr 22, 2010 8:40 AM CDT reply actions
I lol'd.
After spending seven wondrous years in the state of Alabama, never in my life have I seen fans, who claim to be loyal to one team, spend more time AUbsessing over the other more so than they do their very own.
by SanFranDude12 on Apr 22, 2010 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions
I always laugh when I see that photo.
I imagine the Aubbie either putting on an oxygen mask, smoking a blunt or sipping on some Courvoisier. Just look at the relaxed pose.
Auburn and Tennessee fans are a lot like Slinkys...neither are worth much but you do get a sense of satisfaction from pushing them down a flight of stairs

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