. ▁ ▁The ▁o ak ▁trees ▁were ▁cut ▁down ▁by ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁being ▁poison ed ▁by ▁Har vey ▁Up dy ke ▁Jr ., ▁a ▁fan ▁of ▁rival ▁Alabama . ▁ ▁W reck ▁Te ch ▁P aj ama ▁Par ade ▁The ▁W reck ▁Te ch ▁P aj ama ▁Par ade ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁when ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁m isch iev ous ▁A ub urn ▁R OT C ▁cad ets , ▁determined ▁to ▁show ▁up ▁the ▁more ▁well - known ▁engine ers ▁from ▁Georgia ▁Te ch , ▁s ne aked ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁d orm s ▁the ▁night ▁before ▁the ▁football ▁game ▁between ▁A ub urn ▁and ▁Te ch ▁and ▁gre ased ▁the ▁rail road ▁tracks . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁story , ▁the ▁train ▁carrying ▁the ▁Te ch ▁team ▁sl id ▁through ▁town ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁stop ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁half way ▁to ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁town ▁of ▁Lo ach ap oka , ▁Alabama . ▁The ▁Te ch ▁team ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁walk ▁the ▁five ▁miles ▁back ▁to ▁A ub urn ▁and , ▁not ▁surprising ly , ▁were ▁rather ▁we ary ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁their ▁journey . ▁This ▁likely ▁contributed ▁to ▁their ▁ 4 5 – 0 ▁loss . ▁While ▁the ▁rail road ▁long ▁ago ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁way ▁teams ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁A ub urn ▁and ▁students ▁never ▁gre ased ▁the ▁tracks ▁again , ▁the ▁tradition ▁continues ▁in ▁the