The Tigers’ battle cry is “War Eagle,” sometimes modified informally to “War Damn Eagle.” Auburn also has an eagle fly around Jordan-Hare Stadium at games: Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images ...

It's yelled when either Nova or Spirit, Auburn's pair of live eagle mascots, circles the field just prior to kickoff and divebombs the logo in the middle of Jordan-Hare Stadium. But today, it's ...

Pearl tweeted "VFL and War Damn Eagle." VFL is short for "Vol for Life," indicating the former Tennessee men's basketball coach from 2005-11 still holds Knoxville and the Vols in a special place.

Well, it seems that Auburn fans and alums have an official motto and battle cry. It's "War Eagle," and a suspiciously Hollywood-like origin story suggests that it started during the aforementioned ...

It really comes down to the two classics: The Interlocking AU or the Eagle A. Auburn fans are split on the greatest Tiger sports logo of all time. Here were your options: 1) The Interlocking AU ...

Pearl has been the Auburn coach since 2014. The Tigers are likely to be a No. 1 seed, if not the top overall seed, in the NCAA Tournament, when brackets are revealed on Sunday, March 16.

Former Auburn basketball great Charles Barkley had a few words on ESPN's College GameDay about why 'War Eagle ... Auburn, people say 'War Eagle' because we love Auburn. Enough said. War Damn Eagle." ...

Auburn mascot Nova, a golden eagle, flies over Jordan Hare Stadium prior to the start of an NCAA college football game against Alabama in Auburn, Ala., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Dave ...

Auburn is a 90-minute drive from Atlanta, so fans of the top-seed Tigers — not the War Eagles, mind you! —will definitely be in the house and making lots of noise.