115 Days until Monon.
Can you feel it?
I guess this means we have to put up with 115 days of Breckinridge making tasteless comments about Wabash College and its student body. Spare me!
wow...things starting early... ;D
Quote from: wab64 on July 23, 2009, 04:27:13 PM
I guess this means we have to put up with 115 days of Breckinridge making tasteless comments about Wabash College and its student body. Spare me!
Bitter wab64? I was merely pointing out that while most of the country is focusing on the start of NFL training camp and pre-season trades and acquisitions, some of us are looking forward to that wonderful fall tradition, Monon.
Tasteless comments? I guess the truth hurts for Da'Bash.
I for one, am happy to see you return, Breckenridgebear. Don't be a stranger. Your brief appearance around Bell week last year provided some entertaining posts and much appreciated Gold and Black spice to the board!
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on July 24, 2009, 02:48:31 PM
I for one, am happy to see you return, Breckenridgebear. Don't be a stranger. Your brief appearance around Bell week last year provided some entertaining posts and much appreciated Gold and Black spice to the board!
Matter of personal preference I suppose, but if located where da Bear is, time would be spent playing with a fly rod, tossing hopper-droppers in the Blue rather than pounding a keyboard. ;) Tee'd that one up a mile high, eh? ;D
QuoteMatter of personal preference I suppose, but if located where da Bear is, time would be spent playing with a fly rod, tossing hopper-droppers in the Blue rather than pounding a keyboard. Tee'd that one up a mile high, eh?
Good point...but than again, it is THE BELL... ;)
103 Days....
Quote from: cave2bens on July 26, 2009, 09:05:58 AM
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on July 24, 2009, 02:48:31 PM
I for one, am happy to see you return, Breckenridgebear. Don't be a stranger. Your brief appearance around Bell week last year provided some entertaining posts and much appreciated Gold and Black spice to the board!
Matter of personal preference I suppose, but if located where da Bear is, time would be spent playing with a fly rod, tossing hopper-droppers in the Blue rather than pounding a keyboard. ;) Tee'd that one up a mile high, eh? ;D
You are right cave2bens, I would much rather be ripping some lips. That and I can be reassured that no matter what Da'Bash has to say I am always upstream, if you can taste my drift? :D
With a benevolent "offer" like that, Bear, I'll stick to the Hartsel side of the hill. Thanks just the same. Tight Lines and May Your Leaders Turn Over. ;D
Matt Walker has resigned as head coach. :(
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=23861
The article is limited in information. Does anyone have the inside story?
Quote from: cave2bens on August 03, 2009, 06:17:13 PM
With a benevolent "offer" like that, Bear, I'll stick to the Hartsel side of the hill. Thanks just the same. Tight Lines and May Your Leaders Turn Over. ;D
Cave2bens, I made sure to fish on the south park side of the divide this weekend just for you. ;)
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on August 11, 2009, 12:21:49 PM
Matt Walker has resigned as head coach. :(
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=23861
The article is limited in information. Does anyone have the inside story?
Some speculation on the SCAC and NCAC boards, nothing firm.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on August 11, 2009, 12:23:23 PM
Cave2bens, I made sure to fish on the south park side of the divide this weekend just for you. ;)
Well, bless your heart and I hope the stream, whether Tarryall, Middle Fork, or above Antero, treated you well. Really was referring to your tippet sections and not Coach Walker :-[
Hoping to get out there around All-Hallows after the "Dragon Lady" returns from her Namibian escapade / 90 day CDC detail. Hate missing the tricos.
A toast to Coach Walker, undefeated as head coach in Monon games. Sure, there were only two, but let's not forget that Depauw was a significant underdog both times. He gave us some great memories and I firmly believe loyal fans will remember "the kick" (2007) and "the ass-kicking" (2008) for many years to come.
QuoteA toast to Coach Walker, undefeated as head coach in Monon games. Sure, there were only two, but let's not forget that Depauw was a significant underdog both times. He gave us some great memories and I firmly believe loyal fans will remember "the kick" (2007) and "the ass-kicking" (2008) for many years to come.
Agree with your sentiments! But it should be noted that Coach Walker was 2-1 in Bell games...in 2006, his first year at the helm, the Tigers lost 23-20 in a mud pit at Crawfordsville...
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on August 12, 2009, 11:18:16 AM
QuoteA toast to Coach Walker, undefeated as head coach in Monon games. Sure, there were only two, but let's not forget that Depauw was a significant underdog both times. He gave us some great memories and I firmly believe loyal fans will remember "the kick" (2007) and "the ass-kicking" (2008) for many years to come.
Agree with your sentiments! But it should be noted that Coach Walker was 2-1 in Bell games...in 2006, his first year at the helm, the Tigers lost 23-20 in a mud pit at Crawfordsville...
Ah, I stand corrected. For some reason I though Coach Nick's last game was 2006, but a 2005 home game farewell does sound right.
Quote from: Engine99 on August 12, 2009, 11:47:59 AM
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on August 12, 2009, 11:18:16 AM
QuoteA toast to Coach Walker, undefeated as head coach in Monon games. Sure, there were only two, but let's not forget that Depauw was a significant underdog both times. He gave us some great memories and I firmly believe loyal fans will remember "the kick" (2007) and "the ass-kicking" (2008) for many years to come.
Agree with your sentiments! But it should be noted that Coach Walker was 2-1 in Bell games...in 2006, his first year at the helm, the Tigers lost 23-20 in a mud pit at Crawfordsville...
Ah, I stand corrected. For some reason I though Coach Nick's last game was 2006, but a 2005 home game farewell does sound right.
Do you follow DePauw football at all? Nick's last game was 2003 (it was cold and rainy and Wabash used the Tigers to set three pretty significant individual records on that day...good times). Not only did Walker not succeed Nick, but there were two other coaches between Nick and Walker! Come on now...if you're going to sit in here and lob grenades, at least know your stuff.
I remember being at that game. I'd have to pull out my tooth collection to be positive of the years, but it's hard to believe it was 6 yrs ago.
Maybe I'm don't specifically recall dates, names, etc, but I do distinctly recall hating all of you candy stripers. Figured I would register for the board to say hello to my friend Breckenridgebear, but maybe we can all get to know eachother better. You'll usually have my number when it comes to stats as my life is too busy to follow the weekly physical feats of young men, but that's what is so great about you Wally!
95 days to go if my math is right. Who's going to Old Depauw this year?
If DPU adds an extra stand or so, this year's game has the potential to set a record.
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on August 12, 2009, 07:24:27 PM
If DPU adds an extra stand or so, this year's game has the potential to set a record.
I'd be shocked if that happens. DPU seems just fine to limit access to the stadium area (nobody in the lot until 9 a.m.) and the number of tickets available (8,000). I know we've (we being Wabash fans) have griped about those policies, but if that's the way DPU wants to roll for Monon Bell, so be it. Their house, their rules.
QuoteI'd be shocked if that happens. DPU seems just fine to limit access to the stadium area (nobody in the lot until 9 a.m.) and the number of tickets available (8,000). I know we've (we being Wabash fans) have griped about those policies, but if that's the way DPU wants to roll for Monon Bell, so be it. Their house, their rules.
Yes...understood. They would need to come off their policy and add more seats than they normally do and that probably won't happen.
I like the set up at Wabash, but seems there are some pretty big sections of empty seats with that configuration. Policies aside, isn't the set up for tailgating much better for the visitors at DPU than what DePauw gets at Wabash? We;re crammed into a tiny parking lot..doesn't prevent us from having fun, but I'm just saying... ;)
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on August 12, 2009, 07:52:49 PM
QuoteI'd be shocked if that happens. DPU seems just fine to limit access to the stadium area (nobody in the lot until 9 a.m.) and the number of tickets available (8,000). I know we've (we being Wabash fans) have griped about those policies, but if that's the way DPU wants to roll for Monon Bell, so be it. Their house, their rules.
Yes...understood. They would need to come off their policy and add more seats than they normally do and that probably won't happen.
I like the set up at Wabash, but seems there are some pretty big sections of empty seats with that configuration. Policies aside, isn't the set up for tailgating much better for the visitors at DPU than what DePauw gets at Wabash? We;re crammed into a tiny parking lot..doesn't prevent us from having fun, but I'm just saying... ;)
What da bash gives us to tailgate with is more than expected from a caveman.
Being from DePauw we are more likely to act like gentlemen and provide visiting fans with the amenities and the comforts we would expect from other teams when we visit their home. The reason da bash keeps the visiting lot so small is to prevent the dreaded female from visiting the places on da bash campus inhabited by the lowly caveman. That, and they don't want da bash students to see how much fun it is to be a Depauw Scholar.
Just another example of the difference between a DePauw Scholar and a da bash grad-a-mu-tator. ;)
...what...?
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on August 12, 2009, 07:52:49 PM
QuoteI'd be shocked if that happens. DPU seems just fine to limit access to the stadium area (nobody in the lot until 9 a.m.) and the number of tickets available (8,000). I know we've (we being Wabash fans) have griped about those policies, but if that's the way DPU wants to roll for Monon Bell, so be it. Their house, their rules.
Yes...understood. They would need to come off their policy and add more seats than they normally do and that probably won't happen.
I like the set up at Wabash, but seems there are some pretty big sections of empty seats with that configuration. Policies aside, isn't the set up for tailgating much better for the visitors at DPU than what DePauw gets at Wabash? We;re crammed into a tiny parking lot..doesn't prevent us from having fun, but I'm just saying... ;)
I'm not exactly sure where they put you guys...do you guys get the parking lot by the Fine Arts Center? That's probably one of the bigger lots that they could set aside for you guys that isn't right next to the stadium and to be fair the pair of lots right next to the stadium aren't all that big to begin with. In any case, we're all crammed into a tiny parking lot for the Bell at Wabash...we just don't have a lot big enough for everybody. It can be inconvenient, but it's really only inconvenient for one day every other year. I think we can all make do.
QuoteI'm not exactly sure where they put you guys...do you guys get the parking lot by the Fine Arts Center? That's probably one of the bigger lots that they could set aside for you guys that isn't right next to the stadium and to be fair the pair of lots right next to the stadium aren't all that big to begin with. In any case, we're all crammed into a tiny parking lot for the Bell at Wabash...we just don't have a lot big enough for everybody. It can be inconvenient, but it's really only inconvenient for one day every other year. I think we can all make do.
Yep...Fine Arts it is. Not many spaces in there. But as you say, you make due and it is a great time...actually kind of neat to walk to the Monon Bell game in the middle of RR tracks! :)
Any Walker news yet?
2 months, 22 days and counting . . . ;D
DePauw has already lost one.... not a good start
Quote from: Wabash Fiji on October 03, 2009, 11:27:29 PM
DePauw has already lost one.... not a good start
Prior losses didn't stop them from kicking your keester all over the field the last two years.
haha... we'll see about this year, Mr. Boerger... I'd really like to attend the game, hopefully DePauw doesn't short us on tickets this year... I'm really tired of their cheating tactics
WAF!
QuotePrior losses didn't stop them from kicking your keester all over the field the last two years.
Well said, Ron! :)
Last year keesters were kicked. End of game field goals (2007) don't constitute keester kicking. Let's be fair, gentlemen. :)
Quote from: wally_wabash on October 05, 2009, 10:17:06 AM
Last year keesters were kicked. End of game field goals (2007) don't constitute keester kicking. Let's be fair, gentlemen. :)
Fair enough and +1. Let's simply agree that regular season losses aren't necessarily a predictor of who will win the Bell. ;)
the 2007 games was pretty amazing... the 47 yard field goal with second left was nothing short of spectacular.... down the middle with extra. I'll give Havercamp props for that
QuoteLast year keesters were kicked. End of game field goals (2007) don't constitute keester kicking. Let's be fair, gentlemen.
Don't disagree...however, the 2007 game should not have come down to a last second field goal. DePauw said we are going to run Marks and the quick passing game...Wabash could do nothing to stop it, all day. DePauw controlled the clock and the line of scrimmage. Missed on a chippy FG and at least two trips to the red zone (once because of a great play by your outstanding LB). Maybe not a keester kicking...but a two loss DePauw team clearly beat an undefeated Wabash club, IMHO.
2007 was a "keester" kicking on the field. It just did not show on the scoreboard. 2008 was both.
Sadly, I have to say "scoreboard" in 2007. Especially in the bell game, results matter more than the execution.
Those kind of games happen all the time in this rivalry, though. DePauw probably should have won the '07 game by more than the FG. Marks was loose all day.
DePauw lost in '03 37-20, but gave Wabash over 400 total yards with Morris and LaFitte going nuts all day. Yeah, Wiethoff left with the injury, but still. DePauw didn't play very well on that day at all with a couple of crippling turnovers. DePauw lost in '02 35-7, but could have conceivably lost that game by 50 or more the way they played.
Wabash shouldn't have even needed the Hail Mary in '01. 500 total yards for the LG's and SIX! turnovers for DePauw. The story is exactly reversed in 2000. Six turnovers for the LG's, but DePauw needed 18 in the fourth to come back and win.
It's one of the neat things about this rivalry. It doesn't always make sense. The scoreboard and the stat sheet don't often agree on the outcome.
Quote from: smedindy on October 10, 2009, 02:01:00 PM
Sadly, I have to say "scoreboard" in 2007.
This might be the first time I've ever seen someone on the losing side of a game go there. :)
Quote from: Pat Coleman on October 11, 2009, 01:15:49 AM
Quote from: smedindy on October 10, 2009, 02:01:00 PM
Sadly, I have to say "scoreboard" in 2007.
This might be the first time I've ever seen someone on the losing side of a game go there. :)
Textbook reverse psychology!
QuoteTextbook reverse psychology!
Ha! My sentiments exactly... ;)
Quote from: Wes Anderson on October 10, 2009, 02:34:00 PM
Those kind of games happen all the time in this rivalry, though. DePauw probably should have won the '07 game by more than the FG. Marks was loose all day.
DePauw lost in '03 37-20, but gave Wabash over 400 total yards with Morris and LaFitte going nuts all day. Yeah, Wiethoff left with the injury, but still. DePauw didn't play very well on that day at all with a couple of crippling turnovers. DePauw lost in '02 35-7, but could have conceivably lost that game by 50 or more the way they played.
Wabash shouldn't have even needed the Hail Mary in '01. 500 total yards for the LG's and SIX! turnovers for DePauw. The story is exactly reversed in 2000. Six turnovers for the LG's, but DePauw needed 18 in the fourth to come back and win.
It's one of the neat things about this rivalry. It doesn't always make sense. The scoreboard and the stat sheet don't often agree on the outcome.
Wes Anderson is the man!
DePauw tickets for this year's Bell game go on sale online October 28.
Lots will open at 9a.m. for Monon Bell game.
You beat me to the Blackstock opening at 9 AM decision. Also, there are tailgating guidelines posted on the Monon website. Guess I should cancel the keg I had ordered. I don't get it.
QuoteYou beat me to the Blackstock opening at 9 AM decision. Also, there are tailgating guidelines posted on the Monon website. Guess I should cancel the keg I had ordered. I don't get it.
Exactly...I don't mind some guidelines for an event like this...but come on. Sometimes I think people get so worked up about being PC and the very few people who cause problems that it gets in the way of putting on a great event...hundreds of colleges across the country deal with it every week.
C'mon Dannies! Be creative! Just because "THE MAN" outlaws kegs doesn't mean you can't get one into the parking lot and enjoy it's wares.
I lay you odds that 'Bash fans will have a keg in there, somewhere, and it won't be found!
No Kegs? Depauw has been trying to outlaw those things for years.
Isn't that why they have a shower stall in the R.V.?
http://media.www.thedepauw.com/media/storage/paper912/news/2009/10/06/News/Red-w.Graffitied.Onto.Boulder.But.Removed.Quickly-3794390.shtml?reffeature=recentlycommentedstoriestab#4
That looks like a PINK "W" to me.... :D
Quote from: smedindy on October 19, 2009, 10:57:32 AM
C'mon Dannies! Be creative! Just because "THE MAN" outlaws kegs doesn't mean you can't get one into the parking lot and enjoy it's wares.
I lay you odds that 'Bash fans will have a keg in there, somewhere, and it won't be found!
Any group of fans who can't hide a keg would never be able to steal the bell! ;D
Quote from: Fripp52 on October 18, 2009, 06:07:27 PM
You beat me to the Blackstock opening at 9 AM decision. Also, there are tailgating guidelines posted on the Monon website. Guess I should cancel the keg I had ordered. I don't get it.
So are they renaming the "Monon Keg" rugby match as well? :D Not likely.
If you can handle "good" beer, Bell's Brewery puts out a very nice "mini" that does not require an extensive tap system. How many spectators, "in third trimester," can be seated at Blackstock? ;D
QuoteSo are they renaming the "Monon Keg" rugby match as well? Not likely.
If you can handle "good" beer, Bell's Brewery puts out a very nice "mini" that does not require an extensive tap system. How many spectators, "in third trimester," can be seated at Blackstock?
well done... ;D
On This Day (Octover 20) in...
1894: http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=21998
1913: http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=21714
Octover? What planet has a month like that? :D
Quote from: smedindy on October 20, 2009, 10:24:16 AM
Octover? What planet has a month like that? :D
That's the new term for the end of the month, around Halloween.
"This month? I'm so Octover it, looking forward to Thanksgiving." ;)
I'm looking forward to Thank God Winter's Almost Here.
Quote from: 1837Tigers on October 20, 2009, 09:02:08 AM
On This Day (Octover 20) in...
1894: http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=21998
1913: http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=21714
Pick on the spelling all ya want (at least the "b" and "v" are next to each other on the keyboard), but I think it's pretty cool that these kinds of things -- as well as the Monon Memories and the Ballad of the Monon Bell -- are all archived online. It brings a great sense of history to this rivalry that wasn't fully appreciated even 10 or 15 years ago.
Thanks for sharing :)
QuotePick on the spelling all ya want (at least the "b" and "v" are next to each other on the keyboard), but I think it's pretty cool that these kinds of things -- as well as the Monon Memories and the Ballad of the Monon Bell -- are all archived online. It brings a great sense of history to this rivalry that wasn't fully appreciated even 10 or 15 years ago.
Thanks for sharing
Could not agree more. It's been noted in here before, but DePauw's Ken Owen deserves huge kudos for the hours upon hours of blood, sweat and tears that went into putting together clips from EVERY Monon Bell game. Really a special, special effort that, as you say, brings a special sense of history to the rivalry. In fact, Ken is being honored with the Spirit of the Monon Bell Award at this year's Stag...well deserved. The Monon Bell section on the DePauw site is really great.
The Stag is such a great event. This year will be my third Stag and I'm definitely looking forward to it. Really good Spirit of the Monon honorees and I'm expecting some great oratory from the roasters. Can't wait to get downtown on 11/12.
QuoteThe Stag is such a great event. This year will be my third Stag and I'm definitely looking forward to it. Really good Spirit of the Monon honorees and I'm expecting some great oratory from the roasters. Can't wait to get downtown on 11/12.
Yep...the Stag is yet another one of the cool traditions of this unique rivalry...
On This Day (October -- spelled correctly this time! -- 21) in 1944:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=20463
My UPS guy walked up the drive and said his brother was in ondon w/ a Wabash sweatshirt on and somebody said who has the bell! I bring that up not to diss Wabash (which I like to do) but to underscore the incredible rivalry and how special it is!
Pending the Centre/Trinity result on 11/7, the 116th Monon Bell Classic could wind up being a virtual play-in game for the tournament. That's some awesome additional context. I hope this happens.
QuotePending the Centre/Trinity result on 11/7, the 116th Monon Bell Classic could wind up being a virtual play-in game for the tournament. That's some awesome additional context. I hope this happens.
As if this game needs any more intrigue. ;) Should be fun...of course first things first. I am hoping that both teams win out heading into the game (and Trinity beats Centre)...we shall see...
If Centre loses to Trinity, DPU gets the AQ. And then if Wabash beats DPU, we get the real possibility that both of our teams are in the field for the first time....which sets up the possibility of the oft talked about "what happens to the Bell if we play in the tournament" scenario...the possibility that the committee could pair our teams in the first round, etc. etc. Juicy! The storylines around this year's Bell game are going to be just awesome to follow.
Quote from: wally_wabash on October 25, 2009, 12:49:14 PM
If Centre loses to Trinity, DPU gets the AQ. And then if Wabash beats DPU, we get the real possibility that both of our teams are in the field for the first time....which sets up the possibility of the oft talked about "what happens to the Bell if we play in the tournament" scenario...the possibility that the committee could pair our teams in the first round, etc. etc. Juicy! The storylines around this year's Bell game are going to be just awesome to follow.
The respective parties need to convene to answer this question.
IMHO, every Wabash/DePauw football game means that the Bell is up for grabs! :)
Of course - who would want it any other way?
Has to be. I can't think of a reason not to.
The real question for me is if the fan bases take a playoff game as serious as they take Game #10 (or 9 in DePauw's case). I'm not so sure the DePauw side gets filled for a second round playoff game against Wabash, which is a pretty sad statement, imo.
Quote from: Wes Anderson on October 26, 2009, 08:08:50 PM
Has to be. I can't think of a reason not to.
The real question for me is if the fan bases take a playoff game as serious as they take Game #10 (or 9 in DePauw's case). I'm not so sure the DePauw side gets filled for a second round playoff game against Wabash, which is a pretty sad statement, imo.
If DPU-Wabash meet in the second round over Thanksgiving, then just line up a couple of World Boxing Federation heavyweight bouts (or even WWF matches) as the undercard of a $49.95 closed circuit pay-per-view spectacular! (The heck with the NCAA restrictions) ;) ;D :D
Well, I'm not sure the round or it's proximity to Thanksgiving matters. I was just providing a hypothetical, I guess. I don't think they're paired together in the first round because they play the last week of the season.
The point is that I just don't think everybody would care. Monon would have already happened. We already had the party. We'll do it again next year. Obviously a lot of us are different, but we aren't a very high percentage of the 10,000 or so.
First round would be possible...the committee only tries to avoid first round rematches of conference teams (unless you play in the ASC). Our game wouldn't fit that bill and I think it would be a possibility. As I think about it though, I don't think that it would be probable in this playoff year. 9-1 Wabash and 7-2 DePauw (these would be the records if both of our teams made it) are probably both in the bottom half of the region (if they even moved DPU to the North). I'm hard pressed to see Wabash being seeded higher than CWRU, Witt, NCC, 10-0 MSJ (if they beat Thomas More), or 9-1 Otterbein.
Very valid point - it is still possible. I guess I don't think the committee would do that if they could avoid it. I'm too lazy to look it up, and I'm probably wrong, and that's fine.
There are a countless number of options (probably not, but I can't count that high), and DePauw doesn't have the AQ yet, but if they did and got in at 7-2, there just might be a bus ride to Alliance in the cards if they both stay in the North. I'd hazzard a guess that DePauw is somewhere in the 6-8 area in the region ranking on Wed. They may need the Thomas More's and Hampden-Sydney's of the world to start losing some football games or 7-2 with a junk OWP isn't going to be a lot of fun on Selection Sunday.
True 'dat. 7-2 will just be cannon fodder for the Purple.
Quote from: smedindy on October 27, 2009, 12:31:48 AM
True 'dat. 7-2 will just be cannon fodder for the Purple.
Heck, unless you're UW-W, 10-0 is cannon fodder for the Purple.
Currently, there isn't a team in the East that they could build a bracket around (assuming that the committee is going to stay committed to building brackets around the top 4 teams). They could conceivably build an easterly bracket around Wesley, but then you've just shifted that #1 seed void from East to South. It looks very much like the Mount Union bracket will be populated with east region teams again.
DePauw nears sellout:
http://depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=24290
It's my understanding that Wabash has many tickets still available on its side... available via Wabash.
QuoteDePauw nears sellout:
http://depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=24290
It's my understanding that Wabash has many tickets still available on its side... available via Wabash.
How many tickets did DePauw put on sale? And what is total capacity for the game this year?
Website says 4000. I think the stadium is set up for 10000. Does anyone know ? I think the other 1000 are reserved for band and give aways to DPU VIPs. I know a couple guys I played with who are Board members and they get the tickets they need from the University. I assume the other 5000 goes to Wabash ? I still don't understand why they don't add more seats. Some parents and I were talking about this last Saturday and the explanation was fire code ?? Doesn't make sense to me. If it is a matter of providing more egress, add a few gates in the fence. I was also told cost ?? The added seating costs 55K. But if they are already there, adding another couple thousand is not that expensive. They will sell the tickets.
DePauw says its allotment now sold out. They need to figure a way out to get more people tickets.
http://depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=24295
DPU must have a pretty big band if it's reserving 1000 seats for them. ;)
Seriously, I'm surprised they don't set up temporary seating in the end zone or someplace else for the band. Maybe there's not room, or maybe it's a fire code issue.
If DPU sticks to what they've done the last 3-4 times that they have hosted, the max capacity is going to be 8,000...I believe the Wabash ticket allotment is just under 3,000.
They could easily do more if they wanted to, but they don't. Your university simply isn't interested in making the game accessible to as many of your own fans as possible.
QuoteIf DPU sticks to what they've done the last 3-4 times that they have hosted, the max capacity is going to be 8,000...I believe the Wabash ticket allotment is just under 3,000.
They could easily do more if they wanted to, but they don't. Your university simply isn't interested in making the game accessible to as many of your own fans as possible.
That's not good...why not add say 2,000? I've heard the fire code excuse as well...hmmm...a quick check with the state fire marshall's office could reveal some intersting info. I like the set up at Wabash for the game, but the last several years there have been more than a few empty seats, which doesn't look good...10,000 would probably be a good number...
I was guessing at the seating. I have no idea. Maybe 8000 is more realistic. According to the website, Blackstock holds 4000 as is. 3000 on home and 1000 on visitors. 2 additional stands are set up on the visitor side. They are taller and almost as wide as the visitor stands. 2 additional stands are set up on the home side. Based on what I can tell, it's at least 8000. And it could be nearly 9000. I don't know. The fire code thing was what a few parents mentioned . I really find that hard to believe. There are 5 ways out of that stadium and what's going to burn anyway ? Either way, DePauws tickets have sold out in a matter of days the last couple of years since my son has been at DePauw. And Wabash's will. Why not add a couple thousand more seats. As I said, I don't get it. I can imagine many long time Monon Bell attendees will not get tickets this year.
I recall that there were temporary stands at both end zones when I was in college. Now, I think one side is bare. That could be more butts in the seats right there.
Of course, that's the side that they had to move the extra point from, I believe...
Ever since they've required tickets in advance, they've had a lot of disappointed attendees. But I think it's better than the free-for-all (in more ways than one) that once took place.
QuoteEver since they've required tickets in advance, they've had a lot of disappointed attendees. But I think it's better than the free-for-all (in more ways than one) that once took place.
I agree...but I think there's plenty of room to get more folks in there..say another 2,000 or so...
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on October 29, 2009, 05:58:32 PM
QuoteEver since they've required tickets in advance, they've had a lot of disappointed attendees. But I think it's better than the free-for-all (in more ways than one) that once took place.
I agree...but I think there's plenty of room to get more folks in there..say another 2,000 or so...
No doubt. I do think Wabash is about maxed out in the current configuration. Unless they want to see rooftop seats on the armory, Goodrich and the chapel!
Wabash has *too many* seats. Did you notice the empty blocks last year? An entire section of DePauw seating is obstructed view, which is why no one sits there.
Quote from: 1837Tigers on October 31, 2009, 02:18:30 PM
Wabash has *too many* seats. Did you notice the empty blocks last year? An entire section of DePauw seating is obstructed view, which is why no one sits there.
I disagree. Both schools should provide as much seating as they safely can. Its about being able to get in and see the game live, not how the stands look on t.v.
I agree that DePauw needs more seats. No question about it. But it makes no sense to put in seats for the sake of putting in seats.
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on November 02, 2009, 10:12:38 AM
I agree that DePauw needs more seats. No question about it. But it makes no sense to put in seats for the sake of putting in seats.
My perspective is that as many fans from both schools who want to see the game in person should be able to do so. Of course, safety, security and financial constraints need to be considered. However, if you are going to error on the question of supply and demand, I would prefer that there be an over-supply of seats and not an unnecessary shortage of them.
12 days.
Hell yeah! Gameday belongs at The Bell Game! That's the epitome of college football.
Kids that play hard, play WELL, go to class and succeed in life. The elite D-3 players are a fine line away from D-1 players, really.
To fans of the Monon Bell Classic and DIII football...the following was just posted on the Bring Game Day to the Monon Facebook page... :)
Now is the crucial time to make sure ESPN knows how much the two schools want gameday here. If you haven't already done so, please send your emails ASAP. If you've already sent one, send another. A decision will likely be made within the next 48 hours, so now is the time. Once again, here's how to do it:
1. Go to http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/contact?lang=EN&country=united states
2. Click that you have a comment about something on ESPN
3. Pick any cable service provider
4. Under Category, pick TV Studio Shows
5. Under Item, pick College Gameday
6. Under Topic, pick anything (I chose schedule, but it's whatever)
We at DePauw are currently working on petitioning Gameday producers and Bill Rasmussen himself in an attempt to make some headway. We need to keep a constant flow of emails headed into ESPN though. If every person in the group sent one more email though, it wouldn't be a problem.
Bring College GameDay to the Monon Bell Game - The Petition Site
www.thepetitionsite.com
Students, alumni and friends of Wabash College and DePauw University trying to convince ESPN to host College GameDay at the 116th edition of the Monon Bell Classic.
Thanks DPUFan - very cool. +1
I thought I would post the direct link, so the Depauw faithful would not be challenged to do a search once on the site. ;D
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/monon-bell
Yes...my bad...thanks very much for the assist!I think they are getting the messgae...whether they pull the trigger is another story. Ohio State-Iowa is that weekend...understand that's a big game in the Big 10....but they could easily get that covered, as well as the rest of the DI scene, from the Bell game...best of all worlds...
Big game and Big Ten should not be used in the same sentence. The Big Ten is atrocious as far as FBS football goes.
I think GameDay was already in Columbus (USC @ OSU I think) this year if that would matter at all.
QuoteBig game and Big Ten should not be used in the same sentence. The Big Ten is atrocious as far as FBS football goes.
I think GameDay was already in Columbus (USC @ OSU I think) this year if that would matter at all.
I'm a Big Ten fan, at least I'm not a basher, but agree with you for sure. And I think it SHOULD matter that they've already been to Cbus...but who knows...
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on November 05, 2009, 11:18:39 AM
QuoteBig game and Big Ten should not be used in the same sentence. The Big Ten is atrocious as far as FBS football goes.
I think GameDay was already in Columbus (USC @ OSU I think) this year if that would matter at all.
I'm a Big Ten fan, at least I'm not a basher, but agree with you for sure. And I think it SHOULD matter that they've already been to Cbus...but who knows...
According to OSU site, ABC slated for 3:30 pm game coverage. >:(
"Not so fast, my friend." Does the Putnam County seat offer a vittles emporium to compete with Thurman's or Schmidt's sausage orgy as incentive for the ESPN "hot dogs?" ;D
Shame about the Iowa / OSU conflict. Herbstreit loves to pimp his alma mater. I'm pretty sure he believes (year after year) that OSU would destroy the Patriots if only given the chance.
The following was posted by Gerry Dick (Spud's dad) on the Bring GameDay to Monon page:
Just got word that a producer emailed back to campus---no decision, but "game is on the radar screen"...probably one last huge push is needed...go all out! They need to know thisis a SPECIAL rivalry!Yesterday at 4:18pm
I saw that sausage place on TV not too long ago. That's a place that I need to visit on my next trip through the C-bus.
Iowa/OSU being on ABC at 3:30 doesn't mean much of anything...they don't always go to places where the games are on their network (see BYU/TCU). They need a Big Ten game for regional coverage and quite frankly there aren't any other teams in that league that are worth watching...in a good time slot or otherwise. Putting that game in the 3:30 slot is a no brainer for ABC.
If I had to guess, I'd guess that they go to Fort Worth for Utah @ TCU.
Other College game day news:
http://www.wabashstories.com/fellowship-moments/monon-bell-game-on-espns-college-gameday
http://tweetmeme.com/story/254245206/bring-college-gameday-to-the-monon-bell-game-the-petition-site
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&viewas=0&gid=167111698671
I found this on the College GameDay tweeter page:
"Re:Monon Bell Game- Love the spirit & interest! Fans like u make r jobs gr8! As always we consider the entire college fb landscape each wk
9:45 AM Nov 4th from web"
Get all your friends, family, coworkers, etc . . . to push for this.
I've had difficulty signing the petition. Have others?
QuoteIf I had to guess, I'd guess that they go to Fort Worth for Utah @ TCU.
Wouldn't that be special...nothing gets me fired up more than that stirring rivalry between the Horned Frogs and the Utes! ???
Quote"Not so fast, my friend." Does the Putnam County seat offer a vittles emporium to compete with Thurman's or Schmidt's sausage orgy as incentive for the ESPN "hot dogs?"
I'm sure Marvin's could step up... ;)
Who is traveling from out of state for the game?
I am seriously thinking about making the trip from Florida.
#3...anyway you and B could?
If ESPN is listening..... you just may the seal the deal. ;)
Bear, I am flying in from Easton, PA with my family and a friend of my son's. 71 people attending the tailgate I am hosting. Stop by........what year did you graduate ?
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on November 05, 2009, 01:15:09 PM
Quote"Not so fast, my friend." Does the Putnam County seat offer a vittles emporium to compete with Thurman's or Schmidt's sausage orgy as incentive for the ESPN "hot dogs?"
I'm sure Marvin's could step up... ;)
They would get my vote - garlic cheeseburgers for everyone!
QuoteThey would get my vote - garlic cheeseburgers for everyone!
Nice...anyone support Nunz in a back up role? ;)
Another great Depauw football link: http://tailgatingtigers.blogspot.com/
Fripp, I am flying from Denver to Chicago for the annual trip in V.O.L. to the Bell game.
We will also be throwing a tailgate from our R.V. behind Peeler. I will be making the rounds during the weekend, and will try to stop over.
I graduated in 2001 . . . you?
I was just reviewing a list of famous Tigers...... and found the following people that
Graduated from Depauw:
Bill Rasmussen - founder of ESPN :o
Scott Rasmussen - Co-founder of ESPN and founder of Rasmussen Reports ::)
They may or may not have anything to do with it anymore.... but you would think that the someone important would take their call.
Come on...get-er done.
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on November 05, 2009, 01:10:18 PM
QuoteIf I had to guess, I'd guess that they go to Fort Worth for Utah @ TCU.
Wouldn't that be special...nothing gets me fired up more than that stirring rivalry between the Horned Frogs and the Utes! ???
Well, yeah, but last year Utah beat TCU to mess up TCU's chance at the MWC title. So there's a bit of animosity there. However, in no way does it compare to THE game.
Bear, class of 85. I am unsure where we will park the RV. Trying to get Page to let the parents park the RVs in the stadium lot. That is still TBD. I need a lot of space with 70 plus showing up. We did like Peeler last time. I may opt for there regardless. Feel free to stop by. I rent the RV in Mooresville. It will be the one with the big Cruise America billboard on it. It's a bucket of bolts, but it serves the purpose of having a toilet, keeping people warm, and having someplace to plug things into. Looking forward to it. Wes, DPUFan - stop by as well. Wabash people..........depends.
Quote from: bashbrother on November 06, 2009, 12:17:58 AM
I was just reviewing a list of famous Tigers...... and found the following people that
Graduated from Depauw:
Bill Rasmussen - founder of ESPN :o
Scott Rasmussen - Co-founder of ESPN and founder of Rasmussen Reports ::)
They may or may not have anything to do with it anymore.... but you would think that the someone important would take their call.
Come on...get-er done.
To his credit, I believe that Bill Rasmussen had a lot to do with getting the Monon Bell game televised on satellite when the regional broadcast parties were starting. I suspect that if he still has a voice, he would chime in to support it.
I may do that, Fripp. I just have to get myself motivated to get up that early. I've got a few stops that I'd need to make that morning. I have to work the night before so I could get out of work on Monon. We'll see how I do. Have to get up awful early to make the hour plus drive to get down there in enough time to see everybody.
Indeed, Bill Rasmussen isn't with ESPN anymore.
On This Day in 1970:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/?id=13700
Quote from: 1837Tigers on November 07, 2009, 08:24:23 AM
On This Day in 1970:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/?id=13700
First Bell Game attended ;D and I believe the last of the rhynie runs :-\
Congratulations to DePauw on finally securing a playoff berth - y'all owe those Bexar Bengals some thanks as well, dispatching Centre!
Enough Niceties and Respect - It Hurts My Teeth. DePauw to Hell!
Quote from: cave2bens on November 07, 2009, 08:36:04 PM
Congratulations to DePauw on finally securing a playoff berth - y'all owe those Bexar Bengals some thanks as well, dispatching Centre!
Enough Niceties and Respect - It Hurts My Teeth. DePauw to Hell!
I agree....now get the Bell!
Some advice for DePauw, now that you get to experience this thing called the playoffs. Scale back the playbook. Try to keep your offense off the field. Don't let your future playoff opponents (whomever they may be) see what you are capable of. Maybe throw in a few fumbles and interceptions for good measure. Rest your starters.
Or bring all you got. Either way, it won't matter.
DePauw to Hell, We're Taking the Bell!
Quote from: Schwami on November 07, 2009, 10:58:50 PM
Some advice for DePauw, now that you get to experience this thing called the playoffs. Scale back the playbook. Try to keep your offense off the field. Don't let your future playoff opponents (whomever they may be) see what you are capable of. Maybe throw in a few fumbles and interceptions for good measure. Rest your starters.
Or bring all you got. Either way, it won't matter.
DePauw to Hell, We're Taking the Bell!
I cannot think of too many games that are better preparation for the playoffs than the Monon Bell game.
I think that DePauw will be prepared.
As much as I wanted this game to be for the Pool C, I definitely believe that taking that distraction away will help DePauw. It's just like any other year now. It's just like any other Bell game. That isn't to say that there isn't a lot that comes with that, but being able to focus on that and only that has to help. Now you worry about the playoffs when you get there. Until then, you've got 5 days to prepare for the biggest day of the year.
Only starting a Sunday, caffeine bolus, but don't stop believin,' Wes. Your rationale is eerily similar to those espoused by numerous posters from up the line in 2007 and 2008, and similar results are most welcomed. Experigentia docet. ;D
DEPAUW TO HELL-GET THE BELL
Foot's on the other hand, Tigers! :D
Ahhh, Monon Week. The most wonderful time of the year.
DPU Fan, you going to the game?
This is the absolute greatest week of the year. And it's the toughest week to hold down the job when all I want to do is listen to the ballad, watch Monon Memories and read this board.
I can't describe how lucky I feel to have been/be apart of it.
GO TIGERS!! KEEP THE BELL!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: cave2bens on November 08, 2009, 08:55:52 AM
Only starting a Sunday, caffeine bolus, but don't stop believin,' Wes. Your rationale is eerily similar to those espoused by numerous posters from up the line in 2007 and 2008, and similar results are most welcomed. Experigentia docet. ;D
No no, my friend. We aren't talking about the same thing. I'm talking about the distraction of this game being a "win and your in" scenario like 2005 was for DePauw. I don't necessarily believe it was for the players, although the young man immediately above me to could speak to that. What I do believe is that it was a distraction for the man in the head football coach's office. He wasn't ready to go. His playcalling for the first 40 minutes of the football game promptly followed by him criticizing his football team during his postgame interview reflected that to me. But, I've gone on record before as saying I'm not the President of his fan club.
If your destiny is already determined, as DePauw's is this year, and as Wabash's has for the past two years, there is no excuse for not being ready to play in this game. I'm going to choose my words very carefully when I say that not being ready for this game because you're looking ahead to a game that's coming either way is a disgrace to the rivalry. Period. If you have your Pool A on Monon, you're playing next week no matter how badly you beat them or how badly you get beat. Show up and do your job. If you're the quarterback, do your job. If you're starting at linebacker, do your job. If you're running the endzone camera in the lift, do your job. It's inexcusable if you don't. Don't you stay on the bus for the first half beacuse you're dreaming of not being asked to go to Mount Union in 7 days.
There's a lot on this game for Wabash, and I can understand if that added pressure creates some issues. But when this game is just Game #10 in front of Game #11 (#9 in front of #10 in this case), I'm still not listening to that excuse. If DePauw gets boatraced on Saturday, I won't give it, either. I think it's ridiculous.
EDIT: Didn't get gameday, by the way. They're going to BYU/TCU.
Quote from: DPU_WR3 on November 08, 2009, 11:02:17 AM
This is the absolute greatest week of the year. And it's the toughest week to hold down the job when all I want to do is listen to the ballad, watch Monon Memories and read this board.
I agree completely. Since my first "Monon Bell Week" in 1979, I have remained unproductive during this week each year, whether as an undergraduate, grad student or in the working world. And I wouldn't have it any other way.... :)
Here's a version of "Ballad" with better video and audio...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_v80P_f9d8
On This Day in 1919:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=21449
On This Day in 1980:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=13705
On This Day in 1986:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=13881
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 05, 2009, 12:49:49 PMIf I had to guess, I'd guess that they go to Fort Worth for Utah @ TCU.
It appears you are correct according to Game Day's own SITE (http://espn.go.com/college-football/gameday).
My heart gives no damn about pacing.
From Hudson's Blog:
Can't believe it's here
I have waited 51 weeks for this very week. There is not one day that has gone by in the past year that I haven't envisioned this week. There isn't one minute spent in the weight room all offseason in which our players aren't thinking about this week. Truthfully, there isn't anyone who has probably thought about this week more than my mom, and she's not even involved in the game. But keep in mind, she is emotionally invested in the results of her baby boy's games, particularly this one. I don't need to clear anything up, but I will anyway - it's Bell Week. I seriously cannot believe that it is here. There probably isn't any week throughout the course of the year that means more to this college than this week. There isn't anything quite like hearing that bell ringing from the steps of the chapel into the late hours of the night - but that sound won't be heard this week. Just like that sound wasn't heard last year. And I can assure everyone, that has not been lost on anyone on this football team, or anyone within the Wabash community. Every event that I've been to over the past year, the one question that resonates the most, and seems to be the most popular: "Are we going to get the bell back?" Quite frankly, I'm tired of answering the freaking question. So just a friendly heads up - if you ask me that this week, you may not even get a reply. You may just get a blank stare that seemingly begs the question, "What do you want me to say? 'No?'" Truthfully, there's a good chance that I'll be on edge all week. Honestly, the past couple of years, when we had already had a playoff spot wrapped up, and hadn't even been challenged in the weeks prior to playing DePauw, I think we got soft. I think that we lost our focus, didn't concentrate on getting better, and almost let the Bell Game become irrelevant to our future games, because the playoffs were guaranteed. I never once heard anyone say that the Bell Game wasn't important because we already had the playoffs locked up, don't get me wrong. But I don't ever recalling anyone say that it was a "must-win" game either. I have a feeling that cliche will be tossed around like a football this week.
And to me, there's far more riding on this game than just the bell. This is the culmination of my college career, of all of the seniors' careers. There's been all this talk about possibly beating DePauw and then getting into the playoffs with a record of 9-1. Forget that. The way I see it, we're in the playoffs at 8-1 right now. If we win, we keep playing. If we lose, then everyone have a great week off at Thanksgiving. And truthfully, that's not something that I want. If I were at home over Thanksgiving break (thankfully, I haven't had that luxury over the past two years), I would be embarrassed. I don't like the idea of looking at people from my hometown in the eye and having to answer the question, "Shouldn't you guys still be playing football?"
But most of all, I don't want to be Peyton Manning versus Florida. I really don't want that "can't win the big one" stigma attached to my name. I would much rather have the "Peyton Manning versus the Patriots" career path (as most of you know, he's beat them a few times since they owned him early in his career). Sure, 25-1 against "the other guys" as a starter sounds great... 0-3 against the team from down South does not sound so great. And I'm pretty sure that those other victories would be overlooked if my win column against DePauw had a "0" in it. And just to let everyone know ahead of time, there is absolutely nothing that hasn't been done in the past year, nothing that hasn't been done this season, and nothing that will not be done this week, to assure that we hear ringing into the late hours of the night from November 7th to November 12th next year.
Dear Mr. Hudson,
25-43-262-0-4
That's not "Peyton Manning against Florida". That's "Jake Delhomme in a playoff game." Get over yourself.
Oh my god. I totally laughed out loud at that. That's funny.
I hate you.
DEPAUW TO HELL!
He's probably got a point about his legacy, though. He may not be remembered too favorably if he lays another egg on Saturday. Here's his two efforts:
2007: 21-33 353 1TD 1INT - 149.5 rating
2008: 25-43 262 0TD 4INT - 90.7 rating
His counterpart, who has appeared in 3 Bell games, has this:
2006: 17-25 177 1TD 2INT - 124.67 rating
2007: 28-35 300 3TD 1INT - 174.57 rating
2008: 24-29 227 2TD 0INT - 171.27 rating
Think about those last two lines for minute. 52-64 527 5TD 1INT. Hudson counters that with 46-76 615 1TD 5INT. Awfully telling stuff about why there's a two game winning streak here.
Welcome to Monon Week.
Gentlemen,
Wow. Another Monon is coming upon on us. Although Monon Week do officially started Saturday November 7, 2009, I would like to remind you all of the importance of this game. As you know only one game counts every year. In preparation for the week, I would like you all to remember a few things.
Let us remember this game is for those great classes who have played on the sacred field at Blackstock. Such as the Depauw team of 1973 who rushed against Wabash for 80 plays to win the game 28-21; or, the team who played from 1997-2000, winning 4 Monon Bells, including a 42-7 stomping in 1998; or, that team, who on November, 22, 1890 started the Monon tradition with an ass-kicking against Wabash, by beating the Wally's 34-5 in Crawfordsville; or, the 1914 team who in the middle of a snowstorm, wins 3-0, with a dropkick by the fullback; and let us never forget the class of 1933 who under Gaumey Neal went on to a 7-0 record having not lost, tied, or been scored upon during the whole season.
Let us remember this game for its historic players who have had so much success wearing the Black and Gold. Players like Bart Simpson, who from 1971-1974 rushed for 2941 yards; or, Spud Dick, who will go down as one of DePauw's most prolific passers, a living legend; or Dan Ryan, who had three receptions for touchdowns in 4 different games between 2001-2002; or what about, Alan Hill with four interceptions for 159 yards against St Norbert on September 5, 1981; or, Jordan Havercamp, a backup kicker, who had missed his only other kick of the season, nailing a 47 yarder for the win in 2007, becoming a legend; or who can forget, Tyler Kelley, who only had 71 receptions during his career from 1996-1999, but looked damn sexy while he was doing it. These men had hatred for those cavemen from Crawfordsville. These are the men who the game is played for today. These men are those who we should remember.
Let us remember the shame that has fallen upon those classes who have lost to an all male college, those teams who have not shown their faces since losing to the cavemen. Personally, I would off myself if I ever lost to Dabash.
Dabash. A College of only men governed by the "Gentleman's Rule". An all male (i.e. Boys) college where a student's only interaction with a female, during four years of college, is when they hug their mother (or, motherly figure in their father's partnership), see their sister during a break from college, or when they speak to the clerk at the local Kroger. Remember these boys of Dabash are not men (we all know when you become a man, these boys never get to experience that in college), they are weak humans scared of the fairer sex. This segregation from women does not make these "men" better, but puts them at a disadvantage. Not only are they socially awkward, but they grow up wondering why they have problems conceiving children, what a date is, and why they can not apply for employment benefits for their spouse (Mass., and Cal. Excluded). You must ask yourself, "What kind of world would we live in if Dabash was the norm?". I will tell you it is not a world I want to live in.
Not only is DePauw's maintaining the Bell at stake (37-34-6 Depauw lead), or the series record (53-53-9, Wabash lead), but the way of life for all men at co-ed Universities. A win for Depauw is a win for all men in the world, for those who enjoy fraternity parties with women and beer in abundance, not just a Saturday night with the guys playing tummy-sticks. A win for Depauw is a win for all man who has hooked up with two, three, or even more women in one night/weekend. A win for Depauw is a win for every man who has told a woman he loves her so that he could get a little nookie. A win for Depauw is a win for ever man who has not worn a condom, because without a condom, it feels better.
For some of you, I do not need to explain the importance of Monon Week. This is that time of year when you are allowed to eat only bloody, read meat for three meals a day and wash it down with ice cold domestic beer. This is the week where you get to fight random strangers for "bad eyeing" you, or merely for the fact that you didn't like the Crimson and Red in their tie, or that they drive a red car. This is the week where showering with soap is purely optional. This is the week where any conversations with others must either concern, 1) discussions about football, beer, women, meat, or fighting; 2) a comparison of Spud Dick, Bernie Haskins, and Jason Lee; or 3) your hatred for the color red. This is the week where human life becomes cheap, and only those who deserve it, are allowed to survive.
Gentlemen, this is Monon Week. Welcome. Ding Mother-F#@king Dong.
In the words of a great man, UGOTTAWANNA
I can't wait to see you all.
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=24350
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 11:08:16 AM
A win for Depauw is a win for all man who has hooked up with two, three, or even more women in one night/weekend. A win for Depauw is a win for every man who has told a woman he loves her so that he could get a little nookie. A win for Depauw is a win for ever man who has not worn a condom, because without a condom, it feels better.
Wait-- Really? Which of us has issues?
Never mind that you just republished last year's post:
http://www.d3boards.com/index.php?topic=6058.msg977278#msg977278
LAME...
At least he updated the series records...even if he doesn't know who leads a tied series. :)
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 09, 2009, 11:37:11 AM
At least he updated the series records...even if he doesn't know who leads a tied series. :)
If not for the evidence that he plagarized himself, he could claim that "Wabash is so bad they have to consider a tie a win", or some tripe like that. LOL and +1 for exposing the fraud, BashDad.
Quote from: BashDad on November 09, 2009, 11:30:04 AM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 11:08:16 AM
... or the series record (53-53-9, Wabash lead)...
Priceless.
I'm thinking he forgot to remove "Wabash lead" when he updated the series record from last year's post. That's okay, Bear. Passion for the game sometimes results in such errors. Leave the editing for the Wallies ... it is, afterall, a job best suited for assistant-types.
Bear and I will hit campus this Friday. Any other DPU guys (besides Fripp and his band of 71) making the pilgrimage to Blackstock this year?
This is it. Be sure the ballad is the first sound you hear every morning. Gas up the RVs and dust off the flak jackets. BTW, Dabash RV parking is directly behind Fiji, next to the dumpsters. Porta-johns with "glory holes" will also be provided for the crimson creepsters.
We have all waited another year so have a blessed Monon Week. "Welcome to Thunderdome, B!t@h!" What have you done to beat Wabash today?
Wally-dabash, dabashdad, and Ron daBoerger, thank you for proofing my re-post from last year.
Once again you have shown how well Dabash boys work as assistants, secretaries, and copy readers. The should rename it DaBash Secretarial School.
Danny Boy . . . can't wait to see you.
Error or not...must reading this week. well done, Bear.
Bear, great reading..........add bloggers to the Bash line of Secretarial work.
You're on a D3 football message board, for chrissakes. What a stupid joke.
Ah man, this is all great reading. I have to say, though, I'd rather be an honest secretary (executive assistant, thank you very much) than a plagiarizing Danny (even self-plagiarizing, which is perhaps the worst sort.) C'mon...creativity two years in a row too much for you, Bear?). As they say: cheaters never prosper.
The color is scarlet, by the way.
Wow, and it's only Monday....
How many times have you all listened to the Ballad today?
I'm going on 5.
Is it Saturday yet? Can't wait to get out of this stupid nice Florida weather and back to some cold, possibly rainy Monon weather! Football season in Tampa is weird!
Da-sturdybegger:
pla·gia·rism
Pronunciation: \ˈplā-jə-ˌri-zəm also -jē-ə-\
Function: noun
1. the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.
You think they would teach that at DaBash Secretarial School.
Hey, look at that: a spark of creativity! I knew you had it in you, DeBear!
I love this week!
Quote from: DPU_WR3 on November 09, 2009, 02:12:19 PM
How many times have you all listened to the Ballad today?
I'm going on 5.
Is it Saturday yet? Can't wait to get out of this stupid nice Florida weather and back to some cold, possibly rainy Monon weather! Football season in Tampa is weird!
I'm making all of my classes at school watch the ballad!!!!
Quote from: littlegiant66 on November 09, 2009, 02:36:28 PM
I'm making all of my classes at school watch the ballad!!!!
Can you make them watch the game? THAT would be educational! ;)
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 02:19:55 PM
Da-sturdybegger:
pla·gia·rism
Pronunciation: \ˈplā-jə-ˌri-zəm also -jē-ə-\
Function: noun
1. the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.
You think they would teach that at DaBash Secretarial School.
I guess one could also think that a depauw education would make it clear that using dictionary definitions to illustrate a point becomes slightly less appropriate after 9th grade...
Quote from: BashDad on November 09, 2009, 03:49:30 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 02:19:55 PM
Da-sturdybegger:
pla·gia·rism
Pronunciation: \ˈplā-jə-ˌri-zəm also -jē-ə-\
Function: noun
1. the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.
You think they would teach that at DaBash Secretarial School.
I guess one could also think that a depauw education would make it clear that using dictionary definitions to illustrate a point becomes slightly less appropriate after 9th grade...
No, it is appropriate when half the audience received degrees from Dabash A&M.
A&M? Really? Has Wabash ever conferred a degree that comes even close to "agricultural" or "mechanical"? You can do better than this, DB. Or maybe you can't. DB.
Here's today's Monon fun fact for you:
A team has won this game by 21 points or more 10 times since 1950. 8 of those teams went on to win the next year. DePauw beat Wabash in both of those outliers (1983 & 1955). In fact, Wabash is just 2-7-1 in games immediately following a loss by 21 or more in the entire history of the rivalry, including 0 for their last 4. The Cavemen won in 1944 after losing 33-0 in 1943 and they also won in 1903 after DePauw won twice to the tune of 33-5 and 31-2 in 1901. There was no game in 1902.
I make the point, obviously, because of the 22 point victory last season.
EDIT: As a counterpoint, DePauw's record in Bell games that they lost by more than 21 in the previous year is 3-12.
Come on Danny Boy, a Agricultural or Mechanical degree would be step up in any type of education one would obtain at DaBash Secretarial School.
What about those years wherein Depauw had already earned a playoff berth, Wes?
(Zing!)
This....
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 11:08:16 AM
... or the series record (53-53-9, Wabash lead)...
...disqualifies you from taking academic cracks at Wabash. You'll need to find another angle.
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 09, 2009, 04:40:41 PM
EDIT: As a counterpoint, DePauw's record in Bell games that they lost by more than 21 in the previous year is 3-12.
Wes, thanks for the counterpoint...its that journalistic side of you.
I think these records reflect a broader trend in the history of the Game, that schools tend to win in streaks rather than in a back and forth manner.
is any one worried about depew putting their unbeaten playoff record on the line?
0-0 more closely resembles a Hooter's billboard then a playoff record.
One rival dissing the other?! This. Is. Awesome.
Quote from: BashDad on November 09, 2009, 04:50:23 PM
What about those years wherein Depauw had already earned a playoff berth, Wes?
(Zing!)
Well it's going to be 1-0 here in about 5 days. That's all I got.
eh. may necessitate an in-person delivery, that one.
But seriously, aren't you guys tired of yourselves (the school, the program, general and usual ineptitude, Spud Dick) yet?
Quote from: BashDad on November 09, 2009, 06:47:43 PM
eh. may necessitate an in-person delivery, that one.
But seriously, aren't you guys tired of yourselves (the school, the program, general and usual ineptitude, Spud Dick) yet?
What?
Wouldn't you rather root for Wabash?
Bashdad . . . NO! I'd rather have my testicles spread wafer thin, and then sort of pasted with honey, and then have wasps unleashed at my own genitals, and then I'd like the resulting stings to be covered in vinegar, and sort of worn as a swimming cap by a Nazi, amongst other things which I can not post.
On another note:
I know that I asked this before, but I was wondering who else is making the trip back for Monon, where they are traveling from, and how many consecutive games everyone has made.
I will be traveling from Denver for my 13th consecutive game.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 07:44:00 PM
Bashdad . . . NO! I'd rather have my testicles spread wafer thin, and then sort of pasted with honey, and then have wasps unleashed at my own genitals, and then I'd like the resulting stings to be covered in vinegar, and sort of worn as a swimming cap by a Nazi, amongst other things which I can not post.
On another note:
I know that I asked this before, but I was wondering who else is making the trip back for Monon, where they are traveling from, and how many consecutive games everyone has made.
I will be traveling from Denver for my 13th consecutive game.
Now that opening paragraph shows why the Monon Bell out-strips all other rivalries in d3! :D
[And for the record, I always advised my students that there is no such concept as plagiarizing oneself - choose paper topics that can be adapted to several classes. I had one paper that with only minor revisions got me A's in six grad classes at UM (including two with the same prof, who shared my views on 'self-plagiarism').]
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 02:19:55 PM
Da-sturdybegger:
pla·gia·rism
Pronunciation: \ˈplā-jə-ˌri-zəm also -jē-ə-\
Function: noun
1. the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.
You think they would teach that at DaBash Secretarial School.
Well, John Fogerty WAS sued for plagiarizing himself. However, Fantasy Records lost the case. However, however, the suit was allowed to be decided in court, so there is precedent of self-plagiarism.
/and I'm not even a lawyer
//music buff
///about 192% of bands would be out of business if they couldn't self-plagiarize
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 07:44:00 PM
Bashdad . . . NO! I'd rather have my testicles spread wafer thin, and then sort of pasted with honey, and then have wasps unleashed at my own genitals, and then I'd like the resulting stings to be covered in vinegar, and sort of worn as a swimming cap by a Nazi, amongst other things which I can not post.
Funny, that's what I thought about rooting for DPU even for a nano-second. In fact, I would rather have a candiru swim up my urethra than root for DePauw.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 07:44:00 PM
Bashdad . . . NO! I'd rather have my testicles spread wafer thin, and then sort of pasted with honey, and then have wasps unleashed at my own genitals, and then I'd like the resulting stings to be covered in vinegar, and sort of worn as a swimming cap by a Nazi, amongst other things which I can not post.
On another note:
I know that I asked this before, but I was wondering who else is making the trip back for Monon, where they are traveling from, and how many consecutive games everyone has made.
I will be traveling from Denver for my 13th consecutive game.
Coming from Fort Wayne....for my 25th consecutive Bell game.
I would have to be dead...or unconscious & on life support to miss this game.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 07:44:00 PM
Bashdad . . . NO! I'd rather have my testicles spread wafer thin, and then sort of pasted with honey, and then have wasps unleashed at my own genitals, and then I'd like the resulting stings to be covered in vinegar, and sort of worn as a swimming cap by a Nazi, amongst other things which I can not post.
This was not self plagiarized...just plagiarized. I've got +k for anybody who knows where it came from. :)
This will be game number 14 for me. Every one since '96.
Quote from: smedindy on November 09, 2009, 07:58:44 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 07:44:00 PM
Bashdad . . . NO! I'd rather have my testicles spread wafer thin, and then sort of pasted with honey, and then have wasps unleashed at my own genitals, and then I'd like the resulting stings to be covered in vinegar, and sort of worn as a swimming cap by a Nazi, amongst other things which I can not post.
Funny, that's what I thought about rooting for DPU even for a nano-second. In fact, I would rather have a candiru swim up my urethra than root for DePauw.
I would rather have my soul ripped out my ass with a red hot hanger than root for the danny boys.
Indy for me. Farthest I've ever come, too. I missed last year because of work. Made to an alumni party.. was the best I could do. That's the first I've missed since I was an 8th grader - 1997.
Also, I'd rather give all my J. Crew to goodwill, trade in my sportscar that I didn't pay for, give up my inheritance, and never drink another Zima ever again than be a Wabash fan.
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 09, 2009, 08:05:44 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 07:44:00 PM
Bashdad . . . NO! I'd rather have my testicles spread wafer thin, and then sort of pasted with honey, and then have wasps unleashed at my own genitals, and then I'd like the resulting stings to be covered in vinegar, and sort of worn as a swimming cap by a Nazi, amongst other things which I can not post.
This was not self plagiarized...just plagiarized. I've got +k for anybody who knows where it came from. :)
This will be game number 14 for me. Every one since '96.
Forgeting Sarah Marshall?
Way to go DaWally . . . Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
I decided that my own thoughts on cheering for Dabash would get me kicked of the board.
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 09, 2009, 08:08:55 PM
Indy for me. Farthest I've ever come, too. I missed last year because of work. Made to an alumni party.. was the best I could do. That's the first I've missed since I was an 8th grader - 1997.
Also, I'd rather give all my J. Crew to goodwill, trade in my sportscar that I didn't pay for, give up my inheritance, and never drink another Zima ever again than be a Wabash fan.
This was a good one Wes, +K if I could!
Spot on #95. Well done.
The Zima has been taken care of, Wes. Now about that sportscar....
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 08:11:32 PM
Way to go DaWally . . . Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
I decided that my own thoughts on cheering for Dabash would get me kicked of the board.
C'mon...where is your spine?
I actually saw a Zima not too long ago. The funny thing is that the only thing it makes me think of is Monon from listening to you damn people prattle on about it for 6 years.
Let's see. My first was as a freshman in 1978. Haven't missed one. So this weekend will be 32 consecutive years, right?
If the overall record is 53-53-9, that means that I have been present for 27.6% of all the games ever played.
By the way, the last three times that Wabash has regained the Bell.... the game was in Greencastle ('91, '01, '05). This weekend will be the 4th time.
This reminds me....what do you all do with your jolly ranchers now that they stopped making the zima?
Damn, there goes my favorite game "Pelt the Zima drinking Dannie with Foster's Oil Cans"...
:D
I can't be there. I am traveling so much (right now in the home of the Purple Aces, then in Alaska Wed-Fri and Austin next week) that I can't even make the viewing party in Minneapolis on penalty of death or divorce. But I'll keep tabs via the net. :'(
But I've already taught my daughters (7 and 4) - "DePauw To Hell - GET THE BELL!"
With all due respect to your 2 girls, too bad they can't attend their dad's alma mater.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 07:44:00 PM
Bashdad . . . NO! I'd rather have my testicles spread wafer thin, and then sort of pasted with honey, and then have wasps unleashed at my own genitals, and then I'd like the resulting stings to be covered in vinegar, and sort of worn as a swimming cap by a Nazi, amongst other things which I can not post.
Ha!
Quote from: BayernFan on November 09, 2009, 08:38:08 PM
Let's see. My first was as a freshman in 1978. Haven't missed one. So this weekend will be 32 consecutive years, right?
If the overall record is 53-53-9, that means that I have been present for 27.6% of all the games ever played.
BayernFan, you have me by 1...my first Monon Bell was as a freshman in 1979 and I haven't missed one since, including the 1994 game which was three days before my wife's due date with our second child. She paid one of my pledge brothers to hold the beeper for me and promise to drag me out if it went off.
It was also the only Monon Bell game where adult beverages were prohibited at our tailgate. :D
Quote from: Fripp52 on November 09, 2009, 08:47:40 PM
With all due respect to your 2 girls, too bad they can't attend their dad's alma mater.
Nah, they'll be fine. Plenty of all-female schools if they choose that, even in MN (St. Kate's and St. Benedict's).
Quote from: gobash83 on November 09, 2009, 09:54:45 PM
Quote from: BayernFan on November 09, 2009, 08:38:08 PM
Let's see. My first was as a freshman in 1978. Haven't missed one. So this weekend will be 32 consecutive years, right?
If the overall record is 53-53-9, that means that I have been present for 27.6% of all the games ever played.
BayernFan, you have me by 1...my first Monon Bell was as a freshman in 1979 and I haven't missed one since, including the 1994 game which was three days before my wife's due date with our second child. She paid one of my pledge brothers to hold the beeper for me and promise to drag me out if it went off.
It was also the only Monon Bell game where adult beverages were prohibited at our tailgate. :D
That game I was sitting in the home stands. I remember that the plan pre-game was to "take over" those home stands. So Wabash fans had about maybe a fifth of them. The Dannies were looking to control the game, but a frosh by the name of Dave Kennedy returned a KO for a TD that started a Wabash rally to win the game.
LOL on your situation in '94. I remember doing some "planning" when conceiving our kids. Never during those first two weeks of February. No matter how much she begged. lol
Quote from: BayernFan on November 09, 2009, 10:03:15 PM
Quote from: gobash83 on November 09, 2009, 09:54:45 PM
Quote from: BayernFan on November 09, 2009, 08:38:08 PM
Let's see. My first was as a freshman in 1978. Haven't missed one. So this weekend will be 32 consecutive years, right?
If the overall record is 53-53-9, that means that I have been present for 27.6% of all the games ever played.
BayernFan, you have me by 1...my first Monon Bell was as a freshman in 1979 and I haven't missed one since, including the 1994 game which was three days before my wife's due date with our second child. She paid one of my pledge brothers to hold the beeper for me and promise to drag me out if it went off.
It was also the only Monon Bell game where adult beverages were prohibited at our tailgate. :D
That game I was sitting in the home stands. I remember that the plan pre-game was to "take over" those home stands. So Wabash fans had about maybe a fifth of them. The Dannies were looking to control the game, but a frosh by the name of Dave Kennedy returned a KO for a TD that started a Wabash rally to win the game.
LOL on your situation in '94. I remember doing some "planning" when conceiving our kids. Never during those first two weeks of February. No matter how much she begged. lol
I sat in the home stands as well. We had quite the crowd on the DPU side of the field.
It was a great return, sprung by a fantastic block by Dave "Kid" Galloway. I also remember the game clock stopped working, so we didn't know how much time was left to play.
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 09, 2009, 04:38:02 PM
A&M? Really? Has Wabash ever conferred a degree that comes even close to "agricultural" or "mechanical"? You can do better than this, DB. Or maybe you can't. DB.
You're right. Crawfordsville Community College it is!
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 09, 2009, 04:38:02 PM
A&M? Really? Has Wabash ever conferred a degree that comes even close to "agricultural" or "mechanical"?
Well there is the unofficial Dabash degree in sheep husbandry -- bereft of the human female, it is well known that common cavemen often finds a measure of gratifying solace in his intensely personal "study" of these docile, bleating creatures.
This Day (November 10) in Monon Bell History:
2007:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=20365
2001:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=11760
1990:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=13679
1984:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=13709
1979:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=13691
1973:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=13686
1917:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VgDUBm3R18
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 09, 2009, 08:11:32 PM
I decided that my own thoughts on cheering for Dabash would get me kicked of the board.
Quote from: Matt Gaunt on November 10, 2009, 12:54:23 AM
Well there is the unofficial Dabash degree in sheep husbandry ...
Why do so many of the DePauw guys insist on combining their school name with Wabash's to create Dabash? Man, that's clingy :)
Where's Coach Walker?
Any Dannies concerned about the number of points your D has given up on the season? Take out the shutout in the monsoon/mud bowl and it's comfortably over 20 per.
Ryan, it's not on purpose. And wouldn't it be DeBash ?
Whoever asked the question, I don't have a long consecutive streak. Kudos to the Wabash guys who do. I played from 81 to 84 and then attended 85 and 86. 85 was a heartbreaker. DePauw had a clear shot at the playoffs after coming off a huge win at Dayton. Wabash had 2 or 3 losses and this looked like a relatively easy win for them. The Wabash TB ran the ball a 100 times and they beat us pretty good. I think I hit one or two more in the late 80's, then I came back for the 100th. After moving out of the area, I did not make it to any games in the mid 90's through the mid 2000's. I attended the 05 game since my oldest was looking at DePauw and Indiana as part of her college search. Then I have been to the last 2 with my son now playing.
One thing that has not come up. Does anyone remember the Alumni flag football games that started in the mid-80's in Lincoln Park (Chicago) ? They lasted until the early 90's or so. At some point, they moved them to the day of the game at the game's location. I stopped playing in them around the early 90's and then I think they died sometime later in the 90's. Those were some rough contests. It was not traditional flag where you had 7 or 8 on a side and threw the ball 90% of the time. This was 11 on 11 with running plays. And we had no pads on. Anyone who posts on here play in any of those ?
Bashbacker, I was waiting for that one. You guys are still concerned over that one. As far as I know, Long told me he is still in Greencastle as of a few weeks ago.
And no, we are not concerned about our defense's points allowed. We gave up 27/game a year ago before the Monon game and look what happened. The defense is better this year. 8 or 9 starters returned, so it's basically the same guys.
Quote from: BashBacker#16 on November 10, 2009, 10:12:01 AM
Where's Coach Walker?
Yeah, what the hell happened there? Not concerned, just curious where y'all are hiding him and why.
As for statistics and who won the game after a year when the score was a 30.5 point spread under the first blue moon (that's a 13th full moon in a 12-month cycle, DeBear, just so you don't have to go look it up in your 20-year-old Encyclopedia Britannica) after the autumnal equinox....Anybody who's been around this rivalry more than 5 minutes has to know that it counts for nothing. As Raider asked a few days ago: What are the intangibles? It's all intangible. That's what makes it such a great rivalry and so utterly unpredictable.
Quote from: Fripp52 on November 10, 2009, 10:15:47 AM
One thing that has not come up. Does anyone remember the Alumni flag football games that started in the mid-80's in Lincoln Park (Chicago) ? They lasted until the early 90's or so. At some point, they moved them to the day of the game at the game's location. I stopped playing in them around the early 90's and then I think they died sometime later in the 90's. Those were some rough contests. It was not traditional flag where you had 7 or 8 on a side and threw the ball 90% of the time. This was 11 on 11 with running plays. And we had no pads on. Anyone who posts on here play in any of those ?
Small world. I live in Lincoln Park now and am pleased to report that I have seen no administrative assistants dressed as candy canes around here. Shame that tradition faded away.
Monon Week Schedule at Depauw:
http://media.www.thedepauw.com/media/storage/paper912/news/2009/11/10/News/Monon.Week.Schedule-3827534.shtml?reffeature=htmlemailedition
I know there is a flag football game in Denver every year. They call it the Monon Bell Flag Football Classic, and it is usually on Saturday morning the day of the Bell Game in City Park Behind the Natural History Museum.
Quote from: smedindy on November 09, 2009, 08:43:43 PM
But I've already taught my daughters (7 and 4) - "DePauw To Hell - GET THE BELL!"
Why would you teach you daughters such a thing? Since they have no chance of going to DaBash (Unless . . . ) there is a high probability that they end up at DePauw.
Your girls will most likely date and eventually marry a DePauw football player, and have many, many, many children who will be named after DePauw Football legends, such as, Nick Mourouzis Dasmedindy; Raymond "Gaumey" Dasmedindy; Bart Simpson Dasmedindy; Spud Dick Dasmedindy; Ryan McMurffey Dasmedindy; Jeremiah Marks Dasmedindy; and, Tyler Kelley Dasmedindy. These boys will all eventually go to DePauw and play football, and thus erase the Dasmedindy Dabash legacy.
Karma is a bitch. Stop filling your girls' heads with nonsense.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 10, 2009, 11:22:58 AM
Quote from: smedindy on November 09, 2009, 08:43:43 PM
But I've already taught my daughters (7 and 4) - "DePauw To Hell - GET THE BELL!"
Why would you teach you daughters such a thing? Since they have no chance of going to DaBash (Unless . . . ) there is a high probability that they end up at DePauw.
Your girls will most likely date and eventually marry a DePauw football player, and have many, many, many children who will be named after DePauw Football legends, such as, Nick Mourouzis Dasmedindy; Raymond "Gaumey" Dasmedindy; Bart Simpson Dasmedindy; Spud Dick Dasmedindy; Ryan McMurffey Dasmedindy; Jeremiah Marks Dasmedindy; and, Tyler Kelley Dasmedindy. These boys will all eventually go to DePauw and play football, and thus erase the Dasmedindy Dabash legacy.
Karma is a bitch. Stop filling your girls' heads with nonsense.
Well, since they both live in Minnesota now, with my wife and I, odds that they go to DePauw aren't very high.
Quote from: BashBacker#16 on November 10, 2009, 10:12:01 AM
Any Dannies concerned about the number of points your D has given up on the season? Take out the shutout in the monsoon/mud bowl and it's comfortably over 20 per.
Not especially. This is, for the most part, the same personnel group that gave 24 ppg in it's first nine one year ago.
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 10, 2009, 01:14:07 PM
Quote from: BashBacker#16 on November 10, 2009, 10:12:01 AM
Any Dannies concerned about the number of points your D has given up on the season? Take out the shutout in the monsoon/mud bowl and it's comfortably over 20 per.
Not especially. This is, for the most part, the same personnel group that gave 24 ppg in it's first nine one year ago.
Silly Wally, you know stats don't matter in the Bell game.
The hell'd you call me?
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 10, 2009, 04:50:36 PM
The hell'd you call me?
Not to worry Wes, I was talking to Dabashbacker.
Quote from: Fripp52 on November 10, 2009, 10:15:47 AM
One thing that has not come up. Does anyone remember the Alumni flag football games that started in the mid-80's in Lincoln Park (Chicago) ? They lasted until the early 90's or so. At some point, they moved them to the day of the game at the game's location. I stopped playing in them around the early 90's and then I think they died sometime later in the 90's. Those were some rough contests. It was not traditional flag where you had 7 or 8 on a side and threw the ball 90% of the time. This was 11 on 11 with running plays. And we had no pads on. Anyone who posts on here play in any of those ?
I played in 5 or 6 of those games in the early-mid 90's...there are several other posters (bashbacker16?) who played in those games as well. They were a great deal of fun and very, very rough! Generally speaking, it could have been considered a tackle football game. Always seemed to be guys bleeding (seriously), and I saw several broken noses and broken bones (bashbacker16?)... ;D The last game I played in a buddy shattered his thumb (surgery and 2 pins!) :o
On This Day (November 11) in Monon Bell History:
2007:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=20368
2006:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9__M6mcb0gs
2000:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=13699
1995:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifeRhrbmNBk
1989:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAA70N0Rj4w
1978:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwTinKPPGgI
1972:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTcOMGsFaew
1967:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmPAoUPVX7Q
1916:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Bt4PusBn4
1901:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SkOkxcHmc4
1893:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2pLFK7_v_8
Here's a demo version of the "Ballad of the Monon Bell":
http://www.depauw.edu/news/?id=23828
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 10, 2009, 11:22:58 AM
Quote from: smedindy on November 09, 2009, 08:43:43 PM
But I've already taught my daughters (7 and 4) - "DePauw To Hell - GET THE BELL!"
Why would you teach you daughters such a thing? Since they have no chance of going to DaBash (Unless . . . ) there is a high probability that they end up at DePauw.
Your girls will most likely date and eventually marry a DePauw football player, and have many, many, many children who will be named after DePauw Football legends, such as, Nick Mourouzis Dasmedindy; Raymond "Gaumey" Dasmedindy; Bart Simpson Dasmedindy; Spud Dick Dasmedindy; Ryan McMurffey Dasmedindy; Jeremiah Marks Dasmedindy; and, Tyler Kelley Dasmedindy. These boys will all eventually go to DePauw and play football, and thus erase the Dasmedindy Dabash legacy.
Karma is a bitch. Stop filling your girls' heads with nonsense.
What is funny about this post is that Raymond "Gaumey" Neal graduated from Wabash (and was captain of the football team)...then eventually became a legendary head coach at DePauw. The irony is just thick...
http://www2.wabash.edu/blog/dear_old_wabash/2009/11/whose_bell_is_it_anyway.html (http://www2.wabash.edu/blog/dear_old_wabash/2009/11/whose_bell_is_it_anyway.html) ;)
3 days
Monon "Policies":
http://www.wabash.edu/news/docs/2009%20Monon%20Bell%20Fan%20Information.pdf
Saturday's Weather Forecast:
http://www.wunderground.com/US/IN/Greencastle.html
Operation Frijoles
Prior to the 1965 meeting between the two teams, Wabash student Jim Shanks '67 scheduled a meeting with DePauw University President William H. Kerstetter, claiming to be representative from the US Information Service in Mexico City. During the meeting with Kerstetter, Shanks was able to convince the president to offer two full scholarships for Mexican students. To "seal the deal" Shanks asked to take photos of various points of interest on campus to show the "prospective" Mexican students more about DePauw University.
One item Shanks asked to photograph was the Monon Bell, in the Tigers' possession after a 22-21 victory in 1964. The dean of the college was the only person on campus who knew the location of the Bell, but was reluctant to tell Shanks of its location. "I don't know whether I should show this to you or not," he said with laugh. "The last time I showed it to someone, they stole it."
Taking Shanks to the second floor of a quonset hut near the football field, Shanks took careful notes that were provided to a group of Wabash students who entered the building and took the Bell back to Crawfordsville. The Bell was eventually "found" by the Wabash administration and returned to DePauw the day before the 1965 game.
Saturday afternoon the Little Giant football team made certain it was a short visit. Wabash defeated DePauw 16-6. At the conclusion of the game Wabash fans stormed the field, many wearing sombreros and ponchos, throwing taco shells onto the field and wielding posters congratulating President Kerstetter for the loss of the Bell and the two scholarship offers.
Classic!
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 11, 2009, 11:03:15 AM
Monon "Policies":
http://www.wabash.edu/news/docs/2009%20Monon%20Bell%20Fan%20Information.pdf
Man, they could've saved a lot of ink there by just saying "If it's fun, it's prohibited".
Quote from: gobash on November 11, 2009, 12:30:06 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 11, 2009, 11:03:15 AM
Monon "Policies":
http://www.wabash.edu/news/docs/2009%20Monon%20Bell%20Fan%20Information.pdf
Man, they could've saved a lot of ink there by just saying "If it's fun, it's prohibited".
I honestly think the more restrictive they are during Monon, the more problems they create.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 11, 2009, 12:47:20 PM
I honestly think the more restrictive they are during Monon, the more problems they create.
Spoken like a true libertarian. That's the first thing you've said that makes any sense, Bear! ;)
Breckendouchebear,
Uh, you think? They clearly have no clue, never will.
WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No Beer Pong?
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I object your honor.
Quote from: BashBacker#16 on November 11, 2009, 01:06:57 PM
Breckendouchebear
Don't call him a douche...you might anger his husbear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg).
Quote from: gobash on November 11, 2009, 03:37:42 PM
Quote from: BashBacker#16 on November 11, 2009, 01:06:57 PM
Breckendouchebear
Don't call him a douche...you might anger his husbear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg).
Bold implication for an alum of Crawfordsville Community College, an institution which showcases homoerotic cheerleaders wearing candy stripes.
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 11, 2009, 04:15:45 PM
Quote from: gobash on November 11, 2009, 03:37:42 PM
Quote from: BashBacker#16 on November 11, 2009, 01:06:57 PM
Breckendouchebear
Don't call him a douche...you might anger his husbear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg).
Bold implication for an alum of Crawfordsville Community College, an institution which showcases homoerotic cheerleaders wearing candy stripes.
when did you first notice your attraction to men in bib overalls?
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 11, 2009, 04:15:45 PM
Bold implication for an alum of Crawfordsville Community College, an institution which showcases homoerotic cheerleaders wearing candy stripes.
Oh, ouch, another "homo" joke. Boy, those never get old...yawn....
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 11, 2009, 04:15:45 PM
Quote from: gobash on November 11, 2009, 03:37:42 PM
Quote from: BashBacker#16 on November 11, 2009, 01:06:57 PM
Breckendouchebear
Don't call him a douche...you might anger his husbear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg).
Bold implication for an alum of Crawfordsville Community College, an institution which showcases homoerotic cheerleaders wearing candy stripes.
Well, quite unlike you, we don't regard "homo" as the pinnacle of insults. We reserve that spot for "Danny".
By the way, your post needs more "Da". It was insufficiently retarded as written.
Love,
Gobash
Quote from: gobash on November 11, 2009, 04:23:33 PM
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 11, 2009, 04:15:45 PM
Quote from: gobash on November 11, 2009, 03:37:42 PM
Quote from: BashBacker#16 on November 11, 2009, 01:06:57 PM
Breckendouchebear
Don't call him a douche...you might anger his husbear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg).
Bold implication for an alum of Crawfordsville Community College, an institution which showcases homoerotic cheerleaders wearing candy stripes.
Well, quite unlike you, we don't regard "homo" as the pinnacle of insults. We reserve that spot for "Danny".
By the way, your post needs more "Da". It was insufficiently retarded as written.
Love,
Gobash
I see your CCC logic is further clouded by short-term memory loss. How old are you grandpa, 85? I believe today's homo theories began with your link. Pot, meet kettle.
BTW, "Bash" should probably replace that horrendous red W with CCC for your helmets. After all, you guys may as well start planning for next season on Monday morning.
On a serious note. (not a backhanded compliment in any way.)
It's sad...it really is that Coach Walker couldn't be with the team HE built during this season.
I am sure their new coach has done a great job and had a part in getting his team to this point.
Here's hoping the Depauw athletic administration does not continue on it's recent path and value's the concept of a coach and what it means.
Ok. back to your regularly scheduled - Douche, Da, Danny, Caveman, CCC, Homo insults.
Although I wish Coach Walker all the best in his future endeavors.....
We are coming to get OUR BELL!
Quote from: gobash on November 11, 2009, 04:23:33 PM
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 11, 2009, 04:15:45 PM
Quote from: gobash on November 11, 2009, 03:37:42 PM
Quote from: BashBacker#16 on November 11, 2009, 01:06:57 PM
Breckendouchebear
Don't call him a douche...you might anger his husbear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0AbrbD00pg).
Bold implication for an alum of Crawfordsville Community College, an institution which showcases homoerotic cheerleaders wearing candy stripes.
Well, quite unlike you, we don't regard "homo" as the pinnacle of insults. We reserve that spot for "Danny".
By the way, your post needs more "Da". It was insufficiently retarded as written.
Love,
Gobash
Right DagoBash, that is why you boyzz yell "DePauw Swallows".
P.S. I added Da just for you.
Quote from: bashbrother on November 11, 2009, 05:08:55 PM
On a serious note. (not a backhanded compliment in any way.)
We are coming to get OUR BELL!
Come get it if you can dabashbrother, we are ready.
Quote from: bashbrother on November 11, 2009, 05:08:55 PM
On a serious note. (not a backhanded compliment in any way.)
It's sad...it really is that Coach Walker couldn't be with the team HE built during this season.
I am sure their new coach has done a great job and had a part in getting his team to this point.
Here's hoping the Depauw athletic administration does not continue on it's recent path and value's the concept of a coach and what it means.
Ok. back to your regularly scheduled - Douche, Da, Danny, Caveman, CCC, Homo insults.
Get the BELL!
Totally agreed. I believe the rumors are that he still lives in Greencastle. As much as I hate Wabash, I will admit the DPU administration is a villain this year. The theories have been discussed regarding his resignation, but at the end of the day the administartion should have been more open. Admittedly, keeping quiet is likely uglier than the truth.
It was a shame to lose Walker but I have become a fan of Coach Long. Sure, maybe it's Walker's team" but Coach Long took his assignment and delivered a play-off spot. Here's what he had to say about Monon:
"The difference is the number of people in the stands," he said. "The thing that is special about this game is what it means to both sides. I don't think that Ohio State and Michigan fan and alums think about each other all year long, but that's the case with this rivalry.
"As a coach you fight to keep your team focused on the conference games because all they ever hear about from the alums and their parents is Wabash. It is as fierce as I've ever seen. It is the greatest rivalry in college football as far as I am concerned."
Full story here:
http://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-region/south/2009/DePauw%27s+celebration+not+yet+complete
http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=24377
Memo to Coach Long: UM and OSU fans, and especially coaches, think about each other all year long. Jim Tressel, in his introductory press conference when hired, talked about the number of days until the Michigan game (after all, he got the job because John Cooper, despite a great overall record, could not beat UM). I don't recall a specific quote, but Rich Rodriguez made a similar statement when he was hired.
The Monon Bell is special, but don't try to one-up UM/OSU, Alabama/Auburn, Army/Navy (especially on Veterans Day!), etc. You'd be seriously outnumbered! :D
Here's a bunch of great info highlighting the dead even nature of this great rivalry. As a disclaimer, I didn't dig all of this up...this was passed along from a good friend but is too good to not share with everybody. So...here we go.
- We know that the series is tied going into the 116th meeting (53-53-9). The series was also tied going into 106th game (48-48-9), the 86th game (39-39-7), and the 76th game (34-34-7). The 96th game? Wabash led going into the 96th game 44-43-8.
- Looking back at the groups of 10 years over the last 40 years of the rivalry, here are the records:
1969-1978 - Wabash 5, DePauw 5
1979-1989 - Wabash 5, DePauw 4, 1 Tie
1989-1998 - Wabash 4, DePauw 5, 1 Tie
1999-2008 - Wabash 5, DePauw 5
The total: 19-19-2.
- Home field advantage? Nope. Here's the 40 year breakdown of the home team's record:
1969-1978 - 6-4
1979-1989 - 6-3-1
1989-1998 - 3-6-1
1999-2008 - 4-6
The total: 19-19-2.
- Total points...also very even:
1969-1978 - Wabash 152, DePauw 125
1979-1989 - Wabash 211, DePauw 192
1989-1998 - Wabash 169, DePauw 235
1999-2008 - Wabash 205, DePauw 204
The total: Wabash 737, DePauw 756
40 games, separated by 19 points (less than half a point per game).
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 11, 2009, 05:25:43 PM
Right DagoBash, that is why you boyzz yell "DePauw Swallows".
Out of deference to our cravat-festooned opponents, in public, even cavemen realize "it's not polite to spit." ;) 'Bear.
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 11, 2009, 04:59:51 PM
I see your CCC logic is further clouded by short-term memory loss. How old are you grandpa, 85?
BTW, "Bash" should probably replace that horrendous red W with CCC for your helmets.
Ah, Danny me boy - casting stones at the aged... Tsk. Tsk. Pre-pubescent moisture glistens behind those aural appendages. A block letter is a bit further up the evolutionary ladder than an ink-blotted paw print. It happens when copying the public school crowd at Clemson, though by admission your colors are better than blaze orange :D. Given Wabash's rating by the greenies recently, I doubt you'll see any "CCC," even if the prez was FDR instead of White. ;D
Quote from: cave2bens on November 11, 2009, 06:53:47 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 11, 2009, 05:25:43 PM
Right DagoBash, that is why you boyzz yell "DePauw Swallows".
Out of deference to our cravat-festooned opponents, in public, even cavemen realize "it's not polite to spit." ;) 'Bear.
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 11, 2009, 04:59:51 PM
I see your CCC logic is further clouded by short-term memory loss. How old are you grandpa, 85?
BTW, "Bash" should probably replace that horrendous red W with CCC for your helmets.
Ah, Danny me boy - casting stones at the aged... Tsk. Tsk. Pre-pubescent moisture glistens behind those aural appendages. A block letter is a bit further up the evolutionary ladder than an ink-blotted paw print. It happens when copying the public school crowd at Clemson, though by admission your colors are better than blaze orange :D. Given Wabash's rating by the greenies recently, I doubt you'll see any "CCC," even if the prez was FDR instead of White. ;D
Dacave2bens,
I have no idea what your last post was about, but I do think that it is inappropriate for anyone to be talking about "Pre-pubescent moisture", especially a caveboy from an all boy secretarial college. Just wrong Dabash!
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 11, 2009, 06:43:20 PM
Here's a bunch of great info highlighting the dead even nature of this great rivalry. As a disclaimer, I didn't dig all of this up...this was passed along from a good friend but is too good to not share with everybody. So...here we go.
- We know that the series is tied going into the 116th meeting (53-53-9). The series was also tied going into 106th game (48-48-9), the 86th game (39-39-7), and the 76th game (34-34-7). The 96th game? Wabash led going into the 96th game 44-43-8.
- Looking back at the groups of 10 years over the last 40 years of the rivalry, here are the records:
1969-1978 - Wabash 5, DePauw 5
1979-1989 - Wabash 5, DePauw 4, 1 Tie
1989-1998 - Wabash 4, DePauw 5, 1 Tie
1999-2008 - Wabash 5, DePauw 5
The total: 19-19-2.
- Home field advantage? Nope. Here's the 40 year breakdown of the home team's record:
1969-1978 - 6-4
1979-1989 - 6-3-1
1989-1998 - 3-6-1
1999-2008 - 4-6
The total: 19-19-2.
- Total points...also very even:
1969-1978 - Wabash 152, DePauw 125
1979-1989 - Wabash 211, DePauw 192
1989-1998 - Wabash 169, DePauw 235
1999-2008 - Wabash 205, DePauw 204
The total: Wabash 737, DePauw 756
40 games, separated by 19 points (less than half a point per game).
That is great stuff.
DePauw's Game Notes are posted for the Bell game.
IMHO, DPU Sports Information Director Bill Wagner puts together the best pre-game notes I've seen...anywhere.
http://depauw.edu/ath/football/2009/notes/wabash.pdf
QuoteHere's a bunch of great info highlighting the dead even nature of this great rivalry. As a disclaimer, I didn't dig all of this up...this was passed along from a good friend but is too good to not share with everybody. So...here we go.
- We know that the series is tied going into the 116th meeting (53-53-9). The series was also tied going into 106th game (48-48-9), the 86th game (39-39-7), and the 76th game (34-34-7). The 96th game? Wabash led going into the 96th game 44-43-8.
- Looking back at the groups of 10 years over the last 40 years of the rivalry, here are the records:
1969-1978 - Wabash 5, DePauw 5
1979-1989 - Wabash 5, DePauw 4, 1 Tie
1989-1998 - Wabash 4, DePauw 5, 1 Tie
1999-2008 - Wabash 5, DePauw 5
The total: 19-19-2.
- Home field advantage? Nope. Here's the 40 year breakdown of the home team's record:
1969-1978 - 6-4
1979-1989 - 6-3-1
1989-1998 - 3-6-1
1999-2008 - 4-6
The total: 19-19-2.
- Total points...also very even:
1969-1978 - Wabash 152, DePauw 125
1979-1989 - Wabash 211, DePauw 192
1989-1998 - Wabash 169, DePauw 235
1999-2008 - Wabash 205, DePauw 204
The total: Wabash 737, DePauw 756
40 games, separated by 19 points (less than half a point per game).
Great stats...and simply amazing.
Who is attending the Monon Stag tomorrow night?
Wally,
Here is some info on tonight's Stag:
- DPU's President will be attending (very cool actually) for the first time in many, many years. I do not believe that Bottoms ever attended.
- We have basically sold this event out given the size room - it will be packed. Last count, 147 Wabash guys, 90 Dannies
- The menu has been changed (no more whimpy wedding food) - it's Wings, Nachos, etc. - like it should be
- This year's roasters will be classic. Spud's Dad, Gerry Dick vs. Wabash Hall of Fame QB, Jake Knott. I am betting they will both be "lights out" good.
Wabash Always Fights!
That's a considerable bump in attendance, particularly from the DPU side. Glad to see that they've been able to promote the event more and get more people out. Sounds like the event is getting closer to what it was "back in the day" that so many of the guys who have been attending the Stag for many, many years have told me. Looking forward to the show tonight!
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on November 11, 2009, 09:17:42 PM
DePauw's Game Notes are posted for the Bell game.
IMHO, DPU Sports Information Director Bill Wagner puts together the best pre-game notes I've seen...anywhere.
http://depauw.edu/ath/football/2009/notes/wabash.pdf
The ammount of work Wags puts in and the product produced is awsome. Here's to a great game tomorrow and to DePauw not letting up since they have a game next week for the first time.
Bear,
A work thing messed up travel plans, have some barley soda and brisket for me!
got ahead of myself
a great game on Saturday
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 11, 2009, 04:59:51 PM
I see your CCC logic is further clouded by short-term memory loss. How old are you grandpa, 85? I believe today's homo theories began with your link. Pot, meet kettle.
BTW, "Bash" should probably replace that horrendous red W with CCC for your helmets. After all, you guys may as well start planning for next season on Monday morning.
Homo theories? I simply posted that link to warn BB16 that Bears are often protective of their mates. Grrr. Woof. I had assumed that Breck was comfortable with his lifestyle if he was willing to create a screen name with "bear" right there in it.
It was not remotely intended as an insult, but it seems rather telling that you took it as one.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 11, 2009, 05:25:43 PM
Right DagoBash, that is why you boyzz yell "DePauw Swallows".
P.S. I added Da just for you.
"DePauw Swallows" is immature and lacks proper historical context for how long your school's existence has been a blight on this state and nation. I prefer slogans that encompass a broader perspective to account for the length and breadth of your inferiority.
Thus, "Indiana Asbury Swallows"
(https://www.d3boards.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg130.imageshack.us%2Fimg130%2F6613%2F99181249253557601141734.jpg&hash=9eeb0303239b3e6205b77b4d2a095ef99bfd9e52)
P.S. I'm winking at you.
Quote from: gobash on November 12, 2009, 01:02:42 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 11, 2009, 05:25:43 PM
Right DagoBash, that is why you boyzz yell "DePauw Swallows".
P.S. I added Da just for you.
"DePauw Swallows" is immature and lacks proper historical context for how long your school's existence has been a blight on this state and nation. I prefer slogans that encompass a broader perspective to account for the length and breadth of your inferiority.
Thus, "Indiana Asbury Swallows"
(https://www.d3boards.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg130.imageshack.us%2Fimg130%2F6613%2F99181249253557601141734.jpg&hash=9eeb0303239b3e6205b77b4d2a095ef99bfd9e52)
P.S. I'm winking at you.
Don't bother winking at me, I didn't go to Wabash.
"Blight on this state and nation"? Okay. Let me know when your second-rate, embarassment of a boy's school cracks the top tier.
Quote from: gobash on November 12, 2009, 01:02:42 PM
"DePauw Swallows" is immature and lacks proper historical context for how long your school's existence has been a blight on this state and nation. I prefer slogans that encompass a broader perspective to account for the length and breadth of your inferiority.
Thus, "Indiana Asbury Swallows"
Love a good historical joke. +1 for that.
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 12, 2009, 01:54:03 PM
Quote from: gobash on November 12, 2009, 01:02:42 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 11, 2009, 05:25:43 PM
Right DagoBash, that is why you boyzz yell "DePauw Swallows".
P.S. I added Da just for you.
"DePauw Swallows" is immature and lacks proper historical context for how long your school's existence has been a blight on this state and nation. I prefer slogans that encompass a broader perspective to account for the length and breadth of your inferiority.
Thus, "Indiana Asbury Swallows"
(https://www.d3boards.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg130.imageshack.us%2Fimg130%2F6613%2F99181249253557601141734.jpg&hash=9eeb0303239b3e6205b77b4d2a095ef99bfd9e52)
P.S. I'm winking at you.
Don't bother winking at me, I didn't go to Wabash.
"Blight on this state and nation"? Okay. Let me know when your second-rate, embarassment of a boy's school cracks the top tier.
Don't you mean Boyzz secretarial college?
Quote from: gil68 on November 12, 2009, 12:32:18 PM
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on November 11, 2009, 09:17:42 PM
DePauw's Game Notes are posted for the Bell game.
IMHO, DPU Sports Information Director Bill Wagner puts together the best pre-game notes I've seen...anywhere.
http://depauw.edu/ath/football/2009/notes/wabash.pdf
The ammount of work Wags puts in and the product produced is awsome. Here's to a great game tomorrow and to DePauw not letting up since they have a game next week for the first time.
Bear,
A work thing messed up travel plans, have some barley soda and brisket for me!
Gil . . . you will be missed. I will make sure some Irish is consumed in your honor.
Quote from: gobash on November 12, 2009, 12:47:42 PM
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Homo theories? I simply posted that link to warn BB16 that Bears are often protective of their mates. Grrr. Woof. I had assumed that Breck was comfortable with his lifestyle if he was willing to create a screen name with "bear" right there in it. It was not remotely intended as an insult, but it seems rather telling that you took it as one.
So Dagobash, using your logic, by attending an all male boyzz secretarial college, I can assume that caveboyzz are comfortable with a lifestyle devoid of women and the finer things in life, and would rather live the life of a caveboy? Posting a picture with flaming red hair has further supported this assumption, and "seems rather telling".
Quote from: Danny Boy on November 12, 2009, 01:54:03 PM"Blight on this state and nation"? Okay. Let me know when your second-rate, embarassment of a boy's school cracks the top tier.
Done and done. Why...it even seems that we beat you on their list?! I suppose that might make you third-rate?
http://www.wabash.edu/news/displaystory.cfm?news_ID=7208
c/o the twin:
Sports Illustrated
November 22, 1993
And down the Road . . .;
In the real game of the century, the bell tolled for the 100th meeting of DePauw and Wabash
BYLINE: by JOHN GARRITY
SECTION: Pg. 22
LENGTH: 3237 words
It's every DePauw student's obligation to study hard, to be honest and forthright, and to try to steal the Monon Bell.
-- MATTHEW INGLE
DePauw '96
THE TROUBLE IS -- AS THE REVerend Martin Luther King Jr. learned in a Birmingham jail and as Henry David Thoreau noted in his own journal of incarceration -- that the sound of a prison door clanging shut rings in one's ears like eternity. For Matthew Ingle the moment of truth came on Sunday, Sept. 19, when he found himself in the Montgomery County Jail, in Crawfordsville, Ind. In addition to felony counts of breaking and entering, and attempted theft, Ingle faced possible expulsion from DePauw University and who knows what punishment from his dad for using the family car as a getaway vehicle.
"But I wasn't really scared," Ingle said afterward, "until I found out the prosecutor was a Wabash grad."
Ingle was right to worry. The object he had attempted to pilfer -- a 350-pound brass steam-locomotive bell mounted on a cast-iron stand -- was the lawful property of Wabash College, an 806-student all-male liberal-arts college in Crawfordsville. To indicate to all that the bell was meant to stay put, Wabash had bolted it to a concrete slab above the doors in the lobby of the school gymnasium. That was where Ingle, wielding a wrench, had been perched at 2:30 a.m. that Sunday when Wabash security guard Don Money approached the building.
"Someone's coming!" Ingle said to two accomplices who were hiding in the shadows. Ingle quickly dropped to the floor and joined the others in a dash across the lobby. Throwing open the rear doors and leaping eight steps in a single bound, the fugitives tore out into the dark street, where two more conspirators were parked in a 1984 Subaru station wagon. Screaming "Go!" and "Get out of here!" Ingle and his friends piled into the car.
The getaway driver panicked; he couldn't remember how to start the car. "Turn on the lights so I can see!" he cried. With the dome light on, he got the engine to turn over, but by then Money, a white-haired man of 63, had made it around the building and was closing fast. While everybody in the car screamed, the driver yanked the gearshift into low, slammed his foot on the accelerator and gritted his teeth as the car crept away from the curb. Ingle estimated the Subaru was doing 10 miles per hour when it passed the security guard. Money aimed his flashlight at the license plate and calmly took down the number as the car chugged off.
"Needless to say, we think our driver deserves most of the credit for our capture," accomplice Damon Sanderson, a DePauw sophomore, grumbled.
In point of fact, no one was captured. The Crawfordsville police traced the car to Ingle's father, Stephen, in Indianapolis, and when Matthew got back to his dorm room at DePauw, in Greencastle, Ind., there was a message on his answering machine: "Call Patrolman Largent."
Ingle turned himself in that afternoon. Within minutes of his arrest and fingerprinting, he found himself behind bars, breathing the fetid air of Montgomery County Jail. Bail was set at $4,000. Ingle was advised to get a good lawyer.
"I expected a slap on the wrist or a lecture," Ingle said later, shaking his head in disbelief. "We didn't see it as stealing. We were just trying to return the bell to its rightful owners."
There is a long-smoldering dispute, it turns out, over who is the rightful owner of the Monon (pronounced MOE-non) Bell. Originally the dinger was the property of the Monon Railroad Line, and if The Ballad of theMonon Bell can be believed, "It rode like a masthead on engine ninety-nine, Crawfordsville to Greencastle, then further down the line." In 1932 the railroad offered the bell as a permanent trophy for the annual football game between the Little Giants of Wabash and the Tigers of DePauw. Since then the bell has traveled the 27 miles between the two campuses according to the football fortunes of the respective schools. The concept of shared ownership is honored in the bell's paint job: half of the yoke is coated in bright Wabash red and the other half is painted DePauw "old gold."
Amazingly, the football series between the two schools, billed as "the oldest small-college rivalry west of the Alleghenies," has been split almost as evenly as the bell. Last Saturday marked the 100th playing of the DePauw-Wabash grudge match, and the record going into the game was 45-45, with nine ties. Wabash destroyed that symmetry by defeating DePauw 40-26 before 8,400 in Greencastle, but the Little Giants' advantage is seen as temporary. Says Wabash head coach Greg Carlson, "I'm gonna guess that after 200 Monon Bell games, we'll be no more than three or four apart."
Given the closeness of the competition, one might expect the thrills and the agonies of victory and defeat to register equally on the two campuses. Instead, DePauw -- larger than Wabash, with 2,100 undergraduates and a sprawling, architecturally diverse campus -- feels outgunned and put-upon by what it calls the Cavemen from Crawfordsville.
Wabash leads DePauw in the all-important category of inventive Monon Bell heists and in most other dubious manifestations of school spirit. Over the years, for instance, a scarlet "W" has been daubed on Greencastle landmarks so many times that paint remover is a fixed item in the DePauw budget. (One story has DePauw football coach Nick Mourouzis calling his wife to the window one morning, saying, "Look, someone's burned an 'M' in our lawn -- for Mourouzis!") Last year The DePauw, which calls itself "the oldest and coolest college newspaper in Indiana," decried such vandalism but lamented that most of the great tales ofMonon Bell derring-do starred the Cavemen.
"Are we lazy?" the paper wondered. "Are we no longer creative and sly? Are we perpetually hung over? Whatever our problem may be, with some creative planning and a little Tiger pride, baby, we can surely get a plot a-brewin' that will give Wabash something to suck on."
Right. Ten months later the iron door slammed shut on Matthew Ingle, and Wabash students hooted in derision.
It's not hard to account for the mischief gap between the two schools: Wabash lacks the civilizing influence of women. Otherwise, Wabash and DePauw are strikingly similar. Both were founded in the 1830s as private liberal-arts colleges, and both thrive today in typical west-central-Indiana towns. Academic standards and the cost of tuition are high at both schools; the Greek system defines social life on both campuses; graduates of both routinely become doctors, lawyers and corporate leaders; and each school claims illustrious alumni. Dan Quayle graduated from DePauw, as did lawyer and civil-rights leader Vernon Jordan, U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton, popular novelist John Jakes, astronaut Joseph P. Allen and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist James B. Stewart. Wabash grads include AT&T chief Robert Allen, Buffalo Bill All-Pro tight end Pete Metzelaars, best-selling novelist Lawrence Sanders and Thomas Riley ("What this country needs is a good five-cent cigar") Marshall, vice-president under Woodrow Wilson. ("A two-term vice-president," a Wabash undergrad notes emphatically.)
Despite the similarities, the students see their differences writ plain. "We've stereotyped each other," says Wabash junior running back David Kogan. "We think DePauw guys are yuppies and pretty boys from wealthy families. They think we're caveman grunts with no style, no class, no social graces. There's no thought put into it. It's just tradition."
It's Wabash Wallies versus DePauw Dannies. (Wallies derives from the mascot, Wally Wabash, who wears a red letter sweater and a papier-mache head that is four feet high and three feet wide. Danny, erroneously linked in recent years to Dan Quayle, is a decades-old euphemism for sissy. Wallies are reputed to be crude. When a Wabash raiding party left its "W" calling card and poured red dye in DePauw fountains before last year's game, the Dannies' response was predictable. "Here at DePauw," the campus paper sniffed, "students write with pens and pencils, not spray paint. . . . Spray paint will only impress big-hair high school girls."
The Wabash Bachelor answered by reprinting an article from an Oregon newspaper about a DePauw woman from Portland. "I like the school, but not the Midwest," the young woman said in the story. "Shopping in the Midwest is horrible. The closest city is Indianapolis and they are going to build a Nordstrom there but until then everyone just buys clothes from catalogs." A photograph of the pretty student in earrings and ball gown was captioned NATALIE'S DRESS COSTS $360.
Students on both campuses agree on one thing: The men of Wabash are more committed to the rituals of football season. DePauw's homecoming is celebrated with Church of England reserve, while Wabash's is a pagan pageant. The most singular Wabash tradition is a contest misleadingly called Chapel Sing, in which fraternity pledges link arms on the steps of the school chapel and try to outbellow each other in endless repetitions of Old Wabash, America's longest college fight song. The singers roar and chant for up to 40 minutes, raising a din equal to that of a street market in Djakarta. Members of the Sphinx Club, a campus-spirit organization, serve as judges, awarding points for volume and unity while stuffing stale crackers in contestants' mouths. (It used to be mice and chili peppers.)
Chapel Sing is good training for a greater, if unsanctioned, event: Monon Bell Heist. The rules in this competition are not clear, but purists say a heist, to be creditable, should occur during the fall, when guards are up and spirits are high. Weapons are forbidden, but alcohol is tolerated -- for courage -- and the bell has to be returned in time for the game.
In the early years DePauw students succeeded with relatively crude snatch-and-run tactics; they nabbed the bell in 1952, for instance, by cutting it free and letting it crash to the floor of the lobby of Chadwick Court, Wabash's basketball facility, before carting it off. ("And they call us Cavemen!" a Wally snorts derisively.) Wabash countered with guile. In '59, when the possession arrow pointed to DePauw, the bell was kept hidden in Greencastle. A Wabash student, posing as a high school senior interested in enrolling at DePauw, tricked the admissions director into revealing the bell's whereabouts, and -- voila! -- a raiding party quickly spirited it back to Crawfordsville.
The standard for bell thefts was set in 1965, when Wabash sprang the Mexican Heist, also known as Operation Frijoles. In this scam Jim Shanks, a Wally sophomore posing as a Mexican dignitary, made a luncheon appointment with DePauw president William H. Kerstetter. Alternating between fluent Spanish and English, Shanks pitched the idea of a DePauw scholarship program for Mexican students under the auspices of the fictitious Mexican-American Cultural Institute. Kerstetter was enthusiastic and pledged to provide two full-tuition scholarships; he also invited Shanks to photograph campus landmarks -- including the Monon Bell -- for distribution in Mexico.
Kerstetter did not know the bell's hiding place, so he asked his secretary. "I don't know if I should tell you or not," she joked. "The last time I told a visitor where the bell was, Wabash stole it." But tell she did, and that night the bell was filched. Within days, posters popped up all over Greencastle. They read, "Congratulations to Pres. Kerstetter and his Dannies for 1) Winning the No-Bell Prize. 2) Granting $20,000 in scholarships to needy Wabash students."
Wabash won the game that year, ending a 10-year DePauw hold on the bell, and many of the Wallies who swarmed the field wore sombreros and ponchos.
Another time, a group of Wabash men, angered because the bell was rung persistently at a basketball game that Wabash was losing in DePauw's Lilly Center, hid in the building until after closing one night several weeks later and stole the trophy from its perch atop a concession stand, dropping the bell into a portable high-jump pit that had been conveniently parked across the floor.
"As you can see," DePauw sports information director Bill Wagner said recently, "we've made the bell a little harder to reach." Indeed, the DePauw bell platform, vacant since 1991, juts out of the field-house wall 25 feet above the floor.
The visitor's eye is drawn, however, to an imposing object at the opposite end of the gym: a 25-foot rolling scaffold.
If sweet reason fails, and then larceny, theMonon Bell must be taken by force, i.e., football. Alums pressure coaches, coaches pressure assistant coaches, students scream for blood, and players phone their opponents at odd hours to taunt and provoke. Both teams' football seasons -- those bruising games against Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference rivals Anderson, Franklin, Hanover, Manchester and Rose-Hulman -- are but preludes to Wabash-DePauw. "I think about it constantly," says Mourouzis, who has won more games (81) than any other DePauw coach and, with Saturday's loss, is 6-6-1 against Wabash. "It's like a season in itself."
Andy Dorrel, a senior lineman for Wabash, says the game transforms the players. "You just want to hurt, to pound, to beat up," he says. "We lost when I was a freshman, and I didn't even shake anybody's hand, I was so mad. The next year, when we won, it was the greatest experience of my life."
The depth of feeling is all the more remarkable when you consider that this is NCAA Division III football. There are no athletic scholarships and no academic favors for players. The teams practice about 7 1/2 hours a week (15 is the average in Division I schools), and players watch game films and lift weights on their own time, not the coaches'. It is, in many ways, college football as the game was played a century ago.
In other ways it is a different game entirely. When Wabash met DePauw for the first time, on Nov. 22, 1890, at the Wabash athletic field, the players wore moleskin uniforms. It was three downs to a side, five yards for a first down; anybody could carry the ball, and the forward pass was science fiction. A contemporaneous newspaper account is opaque for the modern reader: "At the start Miner by the V trick gained 20 yards on DePauw then pushed the ball to within 10 yards of the Wabash goal when Randall failing in the criss cross trick was pushed near the line and a safety made by DePauw." DePauw won the game 34-5, its only victory of the season. Wabash finished winless.
What feeds the rivalry? To even ask proves one's ignorance of Mononism. "It's DePauw, and that's enough," says Wabash offensive coordinator Scott Boone, class of '81, who earned 11 varsity letters as a Little Giant. "It's Us against Them, roughnecks against pretty boys."
One theory blames the bell. It rang incessantly last Saturday, tolled on the Wabash sideline by members of the Sphinx Club and then by swarms of delirious Wallies to celebrate their team's win. "When you don't have the bell and they ring it, it makes you crazy," says Dorrel.
Stan Parrish, offensive coordinator at Rutgers and former coach at Marshall and Kansas State, was Wabash's coach from 1978 to '82. "I got that job when I was very young," he said, "and I was absolutely terrified when we went against DePauw the first time. Everybody reappeared that weekend like ghosts -- the old players, the coaches, the alumni. Luckily, we won.
"The best team I had was the '81 team. We were undefeated, ranked second in the country [in Division III], we had Pete Metzelaars and a bunch of other great players -- and we went down to Greencastle and just got whipped. I was devastated. Had we won that game, I was going to leave Wabash. But I could not see leaving [after] losing that last game, because that's the way they remember you."
The next year, with Little Giant Stadium packed and fans watching from the trees, Parrish's "third-best" Wabash team beat DePauw 31-6 and finished undefeated. That left the young coach free to pursue his fortunes in Division I. "I'd written my final chapter," he said, "and I could go with a clear conscience."
Parrish, a member of the Wabash Athletic Hall of Fame on the strength of his 42-3-1 record, allowed a sigh. "That," he said, "was the best place at the best time."
It still is. The front page of last Saturday's Indianapolis Star shouted THE MONON BELL in type usually reserved for war. A small box referred readers to page C1 for news about another game of local interest: Notre Dame-Florida State. One could picture ear-to-ear smiles on the faces of Wabash and DePauw alums reading the Star over breakfast.
A satellite was on line to feed the game live to 40 Monon Bell parties across the nation. Otherwise, game week followed decades-old patterns. Six Wallies were arrested in Greencastle on Wednesday night, caught with spray-paint cans outside Blackstock Stadium. In Crawfordsville, Wally fraternity pledges performed their traditional all-night sentry duty near the bell, warming their hands by trash-can fires and challenging strangers to recite lines from Old Wabash. Last Friday night 800 affluent alums from both colleges, with their spouses, gathered for dinner at the Indianapolis Westin Hotel, where AT&T's Allen, a two-way head-banger for the Little Giants in the '50s, told them they should be proud to have attended schools "where student-athlete is an objective description and not a cynical p.r. phrase." On Saturday morning, in a gray mist, the DePauw and Wabash chapters of Phi Gamma Delta joined in a charity relay run with a football.
The game? The clearest omen came at halftime, when DePauw students released scores of black and gold balloons, and a stiff southerly wind whipped the balloons out of the stadium and off toward Crawfordsville. The champion of the first hundred games was not decided, though, until the final two minutes, when DePauw, trailing by a touchdown, failed to cover an onside kick. Kogan, the Wabash running back, then rambled for a final, cauterizing touchdown, and the fate of the bell was sealed: back to Crawfordsville. "I played on two high school state championships, and I thought that was big," Little Giant quarterback Chris Ings croaked in the happy postgame scrum of players and fans. "But this is an incredible feeling." Behind him, a line of DePauw players shuffled off the field, their heads bowed.
Matthew Ingle was out of jail in time for the game. His sentence was commuted back in September to 45 minutes served. He paid $400 for bond and $110 for a first-offender program that reduced his charge from a felony to a misdemeanor, and he was ordered not to show his face in Crawfordsville for six weeks. His partner in crime Damon Sanderson got off with an "official warning" from DePauw, and no further charges were filed.
Sanderson, who is majoring in chemistry and physics, watched Saturday's game from the west stands. The view was dismal: Red-clad Wallies packed the opposite stands and prowled the sideline, chanting, cheering, waving a red flag and tirelessly clanging the bell.
"I hear they needed a torch to bring the bell down here!" Sanderson yelled over the din. "And when that didn't work, they used a metal cutter!"
His eyes narrowed, and he seemed to ruminate. Hey, they can't put a guy in jail for thinking.
Quote from: gobash on November 12, 2009, 02:13:27 PM
Done and done. Why...it even seems that we beat you on their list?! I suppose that might make you third-rate?
http://www.wabash.edu/news/displaystory.cfm?news_ID=7208
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Dagobash, this sounds like a scientific and sound ranking. "The ranking for Best Colleges is calculated by summing each school's score with respect to Who's Who in America citations, salary data from PayScale.com, course evaluations from RateMyProfessor.com, the receipt of student and faculty nationally competitive awards, and the graduation rate variables used in the Best Colleges rankings."
Judging by the amount of time you caveboyzz spend on the internet (Must be the lack of female companionship) one would merely have to enter information on payscale.com, ratemyprofessor.com, and pay to be in Who's Who in America to
bump up a schools rating.
Yawn, talk to me when you got something important to say.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 12, 2009, 02:26:59 PMJudging by the amount of time you caveboyzz spend on the internet (Must be the lack of female companionship)
Says the guy who started this thread in July.
Thanks for the reprint of that SI article, BashDad. I was spending my junior year in Scotland in '93, and my parents sent me a copy of the article, which is how I learned of the game's outcome that year. (These were the dark, pre-internet days, Bear. Alas with no internet, I had to spend all my time wooing women that year - quite successfully, I might add; dating all those DePauw women had been good practice). It thrilled me to no end to read it!
Quote from: gobash on November 12, 2009, 02:50:23 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 12, 2009, 02:26:59 PMJudging by the amount of time you caveboyzz spend on the internet (Must be the lack of female companionship)
Says the guy who started this thread in July.
Yawn.
Quote from: Sturdybeggar on November 12, 2009, 03:12:39 PM
Thanks for the reprint of that SI article, BashDad. I was spending my junior year in Scotland in '93, and my parents sent me a copy of the article, which is how I learned of the game's outcome that year. (These were the dark, pre-internet days, Bear. Alas with no internet, I had to spend all my time wooing women that year - quite successfully, I might add; dating all those DePauw women had been good practice). It thrilled me to no end to read it!
Dasturdybegger, I don't know if dating Scottish women is something to brag about . . .
The all-time series is 53-53-9.
Who has scored the more points in the series?
Thanks
Quote from: Ralph Turner on November 12, 2009, 06:10:41 PM
The all-time series is 53-53-9.
Who has scored the more points in the series?
Thanks
I believe it is DePauw 756 and Dabash 737.
Although I wish I could continue communicating with you all on this board over the rest of the weekend, I am now off to travel to Greencastle. Stop by VOL behind the Art Center tomorrow night around this time and we can get a drink together if you are in town.
Dabash, if you stop by I will tell you to take a hike.
Go DePauw.
Wabash Always Fights
I'm really excited I get to look at that every single time I load page 19. Since you did that, here's one I prepared just a couple minutes ago:
Except That Time You Were #2 in the Country and Needed Just 34 Minutes to Give Up 30 Straight Points
You kinda had it coming for that.
By the way, we're 36 hours away. Here's a weird coincidence - that's also how many points DePauw scored in this game last year.
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 13, 2009, 12:25:19 AM
I'm really excited I get to look at that every single time I load page 19. Since you did that, here's one I prepared just a couple minutes ago:
Except That Time You Were #2 in the Country and Needed Just 34 Minutes to Give Up 30 Straight Points
You kinda had it coming for that.
Not in our poll.
Was going for maximum effect. Couldn't just let me have it, could you? ;D
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 12, 2009, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: Sturdybeggar on November 12, 2009, 03:12:39 PM
Thanks for the reprint of that SI article, BashDad. I was spending my junior year in Scotland in '93, and my parents sent me a copy of the article, which is how I learned of the game's outcome that year. (These were the dark, pre-internet days, Bear. Alas with no internet, I had to spend all my time wooing women that year - quite successfully, I might add; dating all those DePauw women had been good practice). It thrilled me to no end to read it!
Dasturdybegger, I don't know if dating Scottish women is something to brag about . . .
Well at the risk of being accused of plagiarism: Yawn....
Scottish, English, Irish, French, Spanish, Italian, Israeli....Shall I continue...?
Anyway, the real competition is on the field tomorrow.
Quote from: Sturdybeggar on November 13, 2009, 10:16:51 AM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 12, 2009, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: Sturdybeggar on November 12, 2009, 03:12:39 PM
Thanks for the reprint of that SI article, BashDad. I was spending my junior year in Scotland in '93, and my parents sent me a copy of the article, which is how I learned of the game's outcome that year. (These were the dark, pre-internet days, Bear. Alas with no internet, I had to spend all my time wooing women that year - quite successfully, I might add; dating all those DePauw women had been good practice). It thrilled me to no end to read it!
Dasturdybegger, I don't know if dating Scottish women is something to brag about . . .
Well at the risk of being accused of plagiarism: Yawn....
Scottish, English, Irish, French, Spanish, Italian, Israeli....Shall I continue...?
Anyway, the real competition is on the field tomorrow.
As we can see from this board, the competition never stops!
Quote from: gil68 on November 13, 2009, 10:25:35 AM
Quote from: Sturdybeggar on November 13, 2009, 10:16:51 AM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 12, 2009, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: Sturdybeggar on November 12, 2009, 03:12:39 PM
Thanks for the reprint of that SI article, BashDad. I was spending my junior year in Scotland in '93, and my parents sent me a copy of the article, which is how I learned of the game's outcome that year. (These were the dark, pre-internet days, Bear. Alas with no internet, I had to spend all my time wooing women that year - quite successfully, I might add; dating all those DePauw women had been good practice). It thrilled me to no end to read it!
Dasturdybegger, I don't know if dating Scottish women is something to brag about . . .
Well at the risk of being accused of plagiarism: Yawn....
Scottish, English, Irish, French, Spanish, Italian, Israeli....Shall I continue...?
Anyway, the real competition is on the field tomorrow.
As we can see from this board, the competition never stops!
Don't ya just love it?!
Quote from: Sturdybeggar on November 13, 2009, 10:39:25 AM
Quote from: gil68 on November 13, 2009, 10:25:35 AM
Quote from: Sturdybeggar on November 13, 2009, 10:16:51 AM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 12, 2009, 05:53:27 PM
Quote from: Sturdybeggar on November 12, 2009, 03:12:39 PM
Thanks for the reprint of that SI article, BashDad. I was spending my junior year in Scotland in '93, and my parents sent me a copy of the article, which is how I learned of the game's outcome that year. (These were the dark, pre-internet days, Bear. Alas with no internet, I had to spend all my time wooing women that year - quite successfully, I might add; dating all those DePauw women had been good practice). It thrilled me to no end to read it!
Dasturdybegger, I don't know if dating Scottish women is something to brag about . . .
Well at the risk of being accused of plagiarism: Yawn....
Scottish, English, Irish, French, Spanish, Italian, Israeli....Shall I continue...?
Anyway, the real competition is on the field tomorrow.
As we can see from this board, the competition never stops!
Don't ya just love it?!
Absolutely! The continued competition between DePauw and Wabash extending from the time we attend our storied institutions to well beyond the days we have graduated make this one of the more special rivalries in the US. The fact that alums continue to use each other institution (and graduates) as a measuring stick for achivements and comparisons continues the tradition and rivalry.
I hope Wabash takes care of business tomorrow. They need to, if only to redeem themselves for their embarassing performance last year. We shall see.
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t-minus - 15 hours
Fishwrap from today.
http://www.thepaper24-7.com/main.asp?SectionID=24&SubSectionID=23&ArticleID=22978&TM=50769.73
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It's official. I can no longer think about anything that isn't related to this game. I have been completely consumed. Sleep tonight...probably not happening. Let's go Wabash.
T'was the night before Bell Game
And all through the house
Not a Wally was stirring
Not even K-House.
The coolers are full with libations and food
The tailgate is coming - in only a few
The Danny Gestopo will be on their guard
Trying to control without a clue
The Bell Game tailgate will live on no matter
Even with no funnels, gadgets or pong
We need not any of these things
This is what they have so wrong
For all Little Giants from near and far
This is our day, our day in the sun
Knowing the Bell is on its way back
This game is our game; the game will be won
Wabash Always Fights!
(I had an Adult version, but then remembered that this is a family show and didn't want to upset Wes's stomach ;))
Five Burning Questions Before the Bell Game:
5: Did HDNet hire a play-by-play guy who will know what the hell is happening in the game? I don't know which color guy it was last year, but one of them kept having to correct the play-by-play guy in a sotto voice - "He dropped it," "They got the first down," and so on. That was the funniest part of last year's game that didn't involve Matt Hudson crying on the bench.
4. Will Matt Hudson's almost psychic connection with Steve Valdiserri be affected in any way when Hudson is eventually told that Valdiserri isn't on his team?
3. Will Spud Dick go down in history as the best Monon Bell QB in history, as well as the most hated... oh, who am I kidding, ONLY hated Dick in the history of the Wabash campus?*
(*: Low hanging fruit, I know. He graduates this year. We'll have to be more clever next year. I realize all of this.)
2: At what time of the game will Wabash fans bolt for the parking lot this year?
1: DePauw's the superior team on both sides of the ball. That's not a question, that's reality.
DPU 31, Wabash 14.
DING.
DONG.
DING.
DONG.
The bell tolls for thee. See you tomorrow.
Quote from: DPULefty22 on November 13, 2009, 04:17:22 PM
3. Will Spud Dick go down in history as the best Monon Bell QB in history,
Simply put, no. Spud lost a Bell game which disqualifies him from being the best ever. Not only did Spud lose a Bell game, but he took a safety to make sure that he lost a Bell game, and that safety was entirely on him. He never should have been within two yards of the goal line on that play.
Off the top of my head, I'm going with Chris Ings, W'96, as the best Bell qb that I can think of. Ings never lost the Bell in four starts, and essentially single handedly (or single leggedly depending on who you talk to) won the '95 game.
Wabash always FIGHTS!
I don't know if I can sleep tonight....... this one is big....
I will just listen to this all night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_v80P_f9d8
Massey ratings using MOV:
Wabash - 33rd - SOS 159 - 35th Offense - 31st Defense
DPU - 58th - SOS 149 - 71st Offense - 78th Defense
Quote1: DePauw's the superior team on both sides of the ball. That's not a question, that's reality.
Superior? That word. I don't think it means what you think it means...
Here's to an awesome and safe game tomorrow for everyone involved.
One that Wabash happens to win.
See you there!
Wabash Always Fights
Here is some pre-game reading for anyone interested. It's just been posted. It's too large to post the direct link. Check it out at:
http://thepaper24-7.com/ftp/Web_ads/Monon.pdf
QuoteHere is some pre-game reading for anyone interested. It's just been posted. It's too large to post the direct link. Check it out at:
http://thepaper24-7.com/ftp/Web_ads/Monon.pdf
You should bring a big stack of those to the game today...lots of folks would buy them I am sure.
Here's to a great Bell game today. Safe travels to all.
Perfect weather here in Greencastle. A few people in jackets, but compared with the past two or three years of blistering cold, this is great.
1 hour till kickoff!!
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t-minus - :58
About a half hour till kickoff. Much of the stadium on both sides is still pretty empty. The LG student section's cheers of "Wabash" are echoing across the field, but most notably, DePauw has been doing a great job of making sure the bell is ringing louded for the past 40 minutes.
I'll still be updating, but check the "Game Day" in the Daily Dose on front page of D3football.com for those updates.
Do they always ring the bell for the entire game? That's a tad annoying trying to watch on TV.
Quote from: Hawks88 on November 14, 2009, 01:53:35 PM
Do they always ring the bell for the entire game? That's a tad annoying trying to watch on TV.
Yes, they do. For the two schools pining and fighting for this trophy, we love it being rung nonstop ;)
Depauw 7
Wabash 6
at half
Penalties killing Wabash again.
Depauw could easily have been up 14-0 at half.
Come on Little Giants! Matt and Kody finally got the rhythm at the end of the half.
Bash gets the ball to start the 2nd (Need points!)
Wow! Following it here in MN, I was quite concerned in the first half. But Wabash always fights, and Hudson and company shook off a terrible half to get the Bell back to where it belonged. Party hard, dudes!
Quote from: DPULefty22 on November 13, 2009, 04:17:22 PM
3. Will Spud Dick go down in history as the best Monon Bell QB in history, as well as the most hated... oh, who am I kidding, ONLY hated Dick in the history of the Wabash campus?* Great game, but two players don't win the Bell game. 3 picks..... not a legend in anyone's book!
2: At what time of the game will Wabash fans bolt for the parking lot this year?
After the game with the Bell......although I did catch the Depauw faithful scrambling a little early
1: DePauw's the superior team on both sides of the ball. That's not a question, that's reality.
Depauw forgot that they might need a defensive....... Superior ???....... your D got lit up.
DPU 31, Wabash 14. - nice prediction It actually was Wabash 32 Depauw 13 late in the game.
DING. - Wabash!
DONG. - Always!
DING. - Fights!
DONG. - Depauw to Hell we have the Bell!
Breck...... Dabell is gone....... hope you have a safe, but long trip back....
Spud was very accurate, except the 3 mistakes he made....(the pass out of the endzone was a big one).. too bad you Danny boys don't get to hear it tonight...... you were sooooooo confident......just admit that your mighty conference had a down year.
You got your butts wooped...... seriously, your defensive is not all that!
Hope to see you again. Although I know you will probably not read this board again until next year.......... you should always check yourself at the door.
You got smoked...... you could learn from Wes and DPUFan - a lot of class.......
2nd half was a butt woopin!
Great game by the LGs. This game had me nervous all week. But all ended well.
The Bell and the lead in the series are back where they belong!
Now, lets see if we get that ticket to the playoffs. Wabash Always Fights!
After the last four years of my life on the field for Wabash, sitting and watching the game at Yogi's in Bloomington was rough. But, you know what, we played a hell of a game today. C.J. Gum is a man. Hudson finally got a chance to kill the "un-clutch" label. We ran the ball when it was needed and our Linebackers may be one of the best units in the country.
Depauw to hell, we got the bell. Ridge and Dannie, enjoy your Zima tonight.
Terrific second half by the LGs in spite of the kicking malfunctions. Heck of a turnout in Atlanta for the telecast - SRO in two different rooms, but 30 Bash alums belting out Old Wabash as Tulls (DPU'86) surrendered the replica bell to Berg (WC'79) got the attention of the joint.
WAF - and for a couple of the more obnoxious DPU contributors (Wes and d3DPUFan are exempt from aforementioned categorization)? Eat Zucchini, Dannies!
What a gutsy call to go for it on 4-and-inches at your own 18 when you are leading in the game. As it turned out it was a great call - it's something you would only see in a Monon Bell game.
More insightful thoughts coming later but for now....
DaDing DaDong.
You run your mouth in this forum the way you have for the last four months, Bear, and you get to listen to everything that's about to come your way. And it's coming. You traveled a long way to watch your team get thrashed. Have fun with the next 5 pages of posts that are forthcoming.
Also have fun getting buried by 50 next weekend. May your first playoff experience be as absolutely uncomfortable as possible.
Go Bash.
The only thing that could save DPU from humiliation is giving back the playoff bid. Unless weird things happen, it looks like a 6 hour trip to Whitewater for a 48-7 pasting.
BTW - real men go for it on 4th down!
Okay, smedindy sets the DPU over-under at 41 points.
The really prescient D3poster will be able to confirm his wisdom without knowing the first round opponent. ;)
great game!
first playoffs for dpu, is this there best team in recent history?
do they get walloped in playoffs? surprised by the intensity of playoffs?
on a side note, glad spud is done!!
is he not their best qb in recent history?
ring OUR bell all night long!!!
Re: the 4th down play....Wabash has a tank of a quarterback. The dude is huge. He's got huge linemen to either side of him. Why Wabash hasn't used a QB push in 3rd or 4th and under a yard situations every single time they are in that position is something that I've scratched my head over for the last three years. In that sequence, Wabash had a 2nd and 1 which got stuffed. I would have guessed the sneak was coming on 3rd and 1 but it didn't. Another run up the middle that got stuffed. I expected a kick on 4th down, but when they lined up to go I was tremendously relieved to see that they didn't hand the ball off. That's not a knock on Mambourg or Stevens or Yoder...I've just always had a little piece of me that hates to see a team hand the ball off five yards behind the LOS on 4th and 12 inches. Gutsy to go for it there, but I think the stats would suggest that a team can pick that up more often than they don't. It was a gutsy move, but one that surely was critical to Wabash getting the win today.
Matt had several keepers today that were successful - not real pretty, but successful. I'm very happy for him tonight - redemption is so sweet!
What are your thoughts on next week - road trip to Bloomington, IL?
Where oh where did the dannies go, oh where or where can they be? They tucked their tales and ran away... oh where oh where can they be.
Quote from: wabashcpa on November 14, 2009, 07:17:33 PM
Matt had several keepers today that were successful - not real pretty, but successful. I'm very happy for him tonight - redemption is so sweet!
What are your thoughts on next week - road trip to Bloomington, IL?
Nothing against the good people of CWRU, but I DON'T want a third trip to Cleveland. Not because I don't like the matchup, but because I don't want to drive to Cleveland this year. :)
That being said, Bloomington is an option (I like this best...Wabash needs to get a win over a CCIW or OAC to climb the ladder a little higher...and they can't get that win if they don't get that shot)...Cleveland is going to be another possibility....and maybe, depending on what the committee does with Thomas More, the LGs could be in KY next week.
As an at-large team though, I'll be happy enough to just see Wabash's name pop up on the 50" screen tomorrow. Who they play and where they play it is secondary at this point.
Wabash highlights from today's game
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHb7DzlPlz0
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 14, 2009, 07:27:07 PM
Quote from: wabashcpa on November 14, 2009, 07:17:33 PM
Matt had several keepers today that were successful - not real pretty, but successful. I'm very happy for him tonight - redemption is so sweet!
What are your thoughts on next week - road trip to Bloomington, IL?
Nothing against the good people of CWRU, but I DON'T want a third trip to Cleveland. Not because I don't like the matchup, but because I don't want to drive to Cleveland this year. :)
That being said, Bloomington is an option (I like this best...Wabash needs to get a win over a CCIW or OAC to climb the ladder a little higher...and they can't get that win if they don't get that shot)...Cleveland is going to be another possibility....and maybe, depending on what the committee does with Thomas More, the LGs could be in KY next week.
As an at-large team though, I'll be happy enough to just see Wabash's name pop up on the 50" screen tomorrow. Who they play and where they play it is secondary at this point.
I think Wabash will likely be a 5 seed and go to IWU, unless there is a lot of inter-region movement.
Da Bear seems to be conspicuous by his absence. Suck it up, Bear!!!! ;D
Nothing like the sound of the Bell echoing across campus at 3 am.....
C.J. Gum reminded me of Adi Pynenberg today. Great job Hard Hats!
Interesting to note that Hampden-Sydney held the ball for only 17 minutes today in their huge win over Randolph-Macon. Wabash could have matched that feat had they not embarked on a 7 minute danny-esque drive in the 4th quarter. Kill 'em fast or kill 'em slow, but today I was quite pleased with the water torture that was administered in the fourth quarter ;D
Best DePauw team in recent history? Certainly the 2005 team has to be in the discussion, but they didn't win the Bell either.
Ring the Bell for Wabash!!! (damn, can't get that tune out of my head, oh well ::))
Quote from: wab64 on November 14, 2009, 11:47:46 PM
Da Bear seems to be conspicuous by his absence. Suck it up, Bear!!!! ;D
Bear traveled and is likely in the process of using copious amounts of ethanol to dull the pain before he heads back from whence he came. He will travel back to his den at which point one of three things will happen:
- he mans up and owns the beatdown
- he keeps spewing b.s. stereotypical trash, choosing to ignore the scoreboard and the humility that should come with it
- we won't hear from him again for 10-12 months
Any bets on which path he chooses?
This is the FOURTH consecutive time that Wabash has regained the Bell in Greencastle. ('91, '01, '05, and '09).
And wasn't it great to see Matt Hudson cry on national TV?
Quote from: Hawks88 on November 14, 2009, 01:53:35 PM
Do they always ring the bell for the entire game? That's a tad annoying trying to watch on TV.
If they're doing it right they do. DPU tends to quit ringing the Bell every so often, which I take as a sign of disrespect. Having the sweet siren sound of the Monon Bell ringing in the backdrop during the game is just something that adds to the ambiance of the game. As if anybody needs a reminder what they're playing for...it's always audible during the game.
Annoying? Hardly. I'd go to sleep to the sweet sound of the Monon Bell clanging away next to me every night if I could. :)
What is the protocol now for the exchange of the Bell? I noticed that DPU was still in possession of it midway through the 4th quarter when it was moved, and the Sphinx Club retrieved the Bell at about the 3:00 mark or so. While Wabash repossessed the Bell before the game was "officially" over, I did not notice any ringing of the Bell before the game was final.
It seemed like the protocol today was for the first ring to be from a Wabash player.
J-Mo.... did the honors! Actually a great moment on the highlight video.
Quote from: Schwami on November 15, 2009, 12:49:22 AM
What is the protocol now for the exchange of the Bell? I noticed that DPU was still in possession of it midway through the 4th quarter when it was moved, and the Sphinx Club retrieved the Bell at about the 3:00 mark or so. While Wabash repossessed the Bell before the game was "officially" over, I did not notice any ringing of the Bell before the game was final.
I was looking for it in a neutral area during the 4th quarter, but never was able to find it until after the game when I heard it in the corner of the field where I went and got some great photos of the Club ringing the Bell and of the team coming to reclaim it after postgame handshakes. If they let the Clubbers actually have the Bell before the game was final, that is completely awesome. Right up there with DPU's band having to play "Old Wabash" before the game started which I couldn't believe they 1) agreed to in principle and 2) actually did.
So is this for real? Not a single Dannie (a couple of whom shot their mouths for months) has stopped by to offer even perfunctory congrats?
LOL
Typical Dannies.
Classy...
...and not unexpected. Perhaps they're huddled up trying to figure out how the "time of possession" strategy failed them! Note: The only stat that EVER matters is SCOREBOARD! (and perhaps INT's... ;D).
And while I'm piling on...how sweet was this season me re: Depauw? I'm a Centre grad and the parent of a Wabash player!
Quote from: zed07 on November 15, 2009, 09:25:48 AM
And while I'm piling on...
Without fear of a personal foul flag...
24 more "offensive" plays
An extra quarter (well almost - 14:56) of possession (except for the Bell ;))
20 more completions - not including those to the white jerseys
10 more first downs
32 more yards - returns not included (hmmm, that comes off the bottom line everywhere else...)
Efficiency and execution trumps gaudy statistics - Burma Shave for BrokenBear.
BTW, congrats to the LG ruggers as the "pitch eaters" buried the Dannies at Mud Hollow in Friday night's "Monon Keg" match - again ;D
Late in coming as we stayed in Greencastle last night...congratulations to Wabash on a job well done. Impressive win...good luck to you in the playoffs...
Wabash, and Hudson in particular, deserve props for their performance, especially for coming back from the near-dead with that huge :57 drive at the end of the first half. DePauw had 'em on the ropes and the way Hudson was playing early (very shaky with lots of overthrows and underthrows), a 14-0 halftime lead may well have been huge.
That bad snap ranks up there with the Harbaugh non-fumble call by the refs in 2005 as two of the biggest game changing plays I've seen in this series.
That half-ending march was quite impressive as was Hudson's insistence that Raeburn let him sneak on 4th and 1 from the W 18. Gutsy. And gutsy wins these games.
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on November 15, 2009, 10:11:19 AM
Late in coming as we stayed in Greencastle last night...congratulations to Wabash on a job well done. Impressive win...good luck to you in the playoffs...
CLASS, DPUFan! Also, in the short highlight video, Spud Dick was across the field talking to Coach Raeburn after the game. I'd like to have been a mouse in someone's pocket for that conversation. Congratulations to you for the SCAC title at long last. Whitewater is real nice this time of year, winter weather advisories to the contrary not withstanding.
Ahhh, the day always looks a little less bright when The Bell visits Crawfordsville...
Roughly two hundred young men woke yesterday with an absolute conviction that they and their team would emerge victorious. Only the men who've sacrificed and earned the privilege to strap on the armor and donned the Black and Old Gold or Scarlet and White know that feeling. Unfortunately, Wabash won the day and to them goes the spoils. If the D3 predictions hold true, I wish Wabash the very best of luck in the playoffs... only in the hope that fortune sees our two schools met once more in 2009. And if not... 364 days until the next 117th battle in the war without weapons that, God willing, will never end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHb7DzlPlz0
4:38 of the linked clip is what I think we need to forever refer to as: The Sneak.
Took me a while to gather myself enough to post my observations. I left the field yesterday and went directly to Old Topper's Tavern. Took me about this long to be in good enoguh shape to form a coherent thought....
For me, this game should have been 17-0 or 21-0, honestly. DePauw was moving on that stupid tipped interception. DePauw was probably going to score it if not for that botched snap. And in doing so, Wabash probably only has a few seconds to work with at the end of the half. That was set up to be a 2nd quarter where Wabash ran only 3 plays until that fumbled snap.
That second half was the worst I've seen DePauw play defense all year. Seemed like there were several times I looked up and somebody just flat left their spot. Do your job. I didn't necessarily feel like Matt Hudson gave a great effort, but it's easy to throw to open receivers. DePauw then followed all of that with shoddy tackling.
The time of possession thing is important, as we talked about, unless you turn it over. Then it doesn't matter. There isn't a heck of a lot that matters when you turn it over and give up big plays. You aren't beating Cloverdale High School when you do that. The interception deep in their own end was a killer. The game was over right then. That, plus the 4th down that DePauw didn't get by a foot and the one that Wabash got by a foot sealed the deal.
I'll submit this theory for the group - Spud wasn't the same in that second half. He took a really big shot right on his throwing shoulder on the fumbled snap play. Didn't have the same zip on the ball after that play. Certainly wasn't himself. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.
Also, DePauw couldn't run it. At all. Just wasn't there yesterday.
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 15, 2009, 05:54:58 PM
Took me about this long to be in good enoguh shape to form a coherent thought....
Close enoguh :D
Wes, I actually agree with you that TOP is important, inasmuch as it helps keep your defense off the field and arguably able to make a bigger impact when on the field. At least that was one of my concerns for Wabash at half time. However, it did not seem that DPU's defense made any big plays in the second half, while Wabash made several. Maybe Spud was not 100%, but Wabash did score TD's on five straight possessions. Yes, the two picks hurt . . . I think the picks resulted more from the quality of Wabash's overall defensive play than what Spud was doing.
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 15, 2009, 05:54:58 PMI'll submit this theory for the group - Spud wasn't the same in that second half. He took a really big shot right on his throwing shoulder on the fumbled snap play. Didn't have the same zip on the ball after that play. Certainly wasn't himself. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it
Dude threw for 380 yards. That wasn't all in the 1st half.
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 15, 2009, 05:54:58 PMAlso, DePauw couldn't run it. At all. Just wasn't there yesterday.
And our defense had nothing to do with that, right?
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 15, 2009, 05:54:58 PM
DePauw was moving on that stupid tipped interception.
That "stupid tipped interception" was a great play by Matt Kraft. Give some credit.
Quote from: Wes Anderson on November 15, 2009, 05:54:58 PM
I didn't necessarily feel like Matt Hudson gave a great effort, but it's easy to throw to open receivers.
Because Spud's laser rocket arm was firing the ball into and through double covered receivers all day. ::)
Wabash's pass game shredded that defense...QB, WRs, TEs...all of them. Shredded. Give some credit.
We just needed to make a stop or two in the second half and flat didn't do it. As several have mentioned, the game turned on a handful of plays, none bigger than the snap at the end of the first half. I like DePauw's chances if they go up 14-0 there. To Wabash's credit, they not only caught a break, they made Depauw pay big time with that last minute drive before the half...HUGE turnaround. Also, on the same drive that ended inches short of a first down, Mulligan didn't come up with a catch in the end zone that he makes 99% of the time...in part because of a nice play by the Wabash safety. And on the interception deep in DePauw territory, Spud was hit as he threw...again, credit to Wabash for making a play...
wes,
maybe you need a few more moments to compose yourself.
you are usually more fair.
dpu did not give the game/bell away!
bash came and took it away!
that 3rd quarter could happen even if halftime score was 14-0. or 21-0!
do you think bash (WAF) was gonna give up at halftime?
how many bell games have you seen where either side gave up at halftime?
as much as "i hate them stinkin' dannies",
i could say in the 25 (or so) bell games i have seen i could never even accuse them of that!!
many bell games turn on a play (or several), do you want haverkamp's kick back?!?
QuoteCLASS, DPUFan! Also, in the short highlight video, Spud Dick was across the field talking to Coach Raeburn after the game. I'd like to have been a mouse in someone's pocket for that conversation. Congratulations to you for the SCAC title at long last. Whitewater is real nice this time of year, winter weather advisories to the contrary not withstanding.
Thank you...and good luck in the playoffs...would like to see you guys to win next week then shock the world the following week. ;)
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on November 15, 2009, 07:18:48 PM
QuoteCLASS, DPUFan! Also, in the short highlight video, Spud Dick was across the field talking to Coach Raeburn after the game. I'd like to have been a mouse in someone's pocket for that conversation. Congratulations to you for the SCAC title at long last. Whitewater is real nice this time of year, winter weather advisories to the contrary not withstanding.
Thank you...and good luck in the playoffs...would like to see you guys to win next week then shock the world the following week. ;)
DePauw has a real opportunity to get a couple of wins with their bracket in your initial, playoff foray, and wish y'all the best in Crestview. ;)
+1k D3_DPU Fan...... total class in winning is hard..... total class in losing....even harder.
Your class.
Good luck to the Tigers in their playoff run. Spud is a very special signal caller and your receivers catch everything. That should serve you well in the coming weeks.
I can't believe nobody has mentioned the possibility of a Monon Bell rematch in Salem. :o ;D
I had noticed that the teams are on opposite sides of the bracket. The series of events that has to happen for there to be a Monon Stagg Bowl are staggering. If the teams are still alive in a couple of weeks, let's revisit this. :)
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 15, 2009, 06:35:34 PM
That "stupid tipped interception" was a great play by Matt Kraft. Give some credit.
The play to tip it was exceptional. The fact that it landed right in his breadbasket is just bad luck.
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 15, 2009, 06:35:34 PM
Because Spud's laser rocket arm was firing the ball into and through double covered receivers all day. ::)
Wabash's pass game shredded that defense...QB, WRs, TEs...all of them. Shredded. Give some credit.
Because DePauw's defense couldn't figure out what the heck their responsibilities were. Hudson made some good throws yesterday, particularly the fade to Chamblee in the 3rd. But when you're outscheming the guy on the other side, that makes it a heck of a lot easier.
The first half was the way I envisioned that game going. That's the defensive unit we've seen most of the year. The second half was not. Missed assignments and missed tackles. The front 4 couldn't get off blocks. The linebackers weren't in their spot. The secondary ran with Chamblee in the first half. Couldn't do it in the 3rd and 4th for whatever reason. The second half of yesterday's game was an absolute embarassment. Wabash ran faster, hit harder, and coached better than our guys did. That's it. You played well enough to win. DePauw did not. Period.
Quote from: Li'l Giant on November 15, 2009, 06:20:19 PM
Dude threw for 380 yards. That wasn't all in the 1st half.
That's not what I said. I don't think he was right after that hit. I just don't. That obviously had nothing to with that interception inside their own 20. That's a freshman throw right there and he'd probably be the first to tell you that.
wes,
i hope spud is ok for your playoff game.
i would hate for you to lose your first playoff game.
cause thomas more hopes to win, not just have dpu lose!
I'm not sure that it's fair to pass judgement on Wabash's offense or DePauw's defense based on the first half alone. Both were on the field for about a total of 98 seconds. Not exactly a large enough sample size to draw meaningful conclusions from. Wabash's 4 drives in the first half ended at the DPU 7 (missed FG), the clunker that ended at the Wabash 18 (punt), Wabash 49 (punt), and then obviously in the endzone for the TD before halftime. Two drives into the red zone and one to midfield out of four possessions isn't terrible offense by any stretch.
QuoteThat's not what I said. I don't think he was right after that hit. I just don't. That obviously had nothing to with that interception inside their own 20. That's a freshman throw right there and he'd probably be the first to tell you that.
Freshman throw? He was hit as he threw it, Wes.
Quote from: D3_DPUFan on November 15, 2009, 10:13:11 PM
QuoteThat's not what I said. I don't think he was right after that hit. I just don't. That obviously had nothing to with that interception inside their own 20. That's a freshman throw right there and he'd probably be the first to tell you that.
Freshman throw? He was hit as he threw it, Wes.
And if he doesn't throw it, it's probably a safety. I'm sure Spud didn't want to have a second one of those in a Monon Bell game ;)
I saw the play. I've seen it several times now. I didn't like the decision. If you're under pressure, just get rid of it, and not in the middle of the field when you're deep in your own end. Look, I'm trying really hard to not be too negative about this whole thing, but that was one of the worst halves of football I've ever seen DePauw University play in about 10 years across 5 head coaches, 6 QB's, and two Presidents. '02 Bell game first half was worse. '05 first half against Wesley was worse. '08 first half against Millsaps was worse. I think that's about it.
Matt Hudson -
2008 Bell - 25-43-4 ints 262 yards 0 td's
2009 Bell (1st 29 min.) 5-13-0 66 yards - 0 td's
2009 Bell (next 31 min.) 14-17-0 259 yards - 3 td's - 28 yards rushing (1 QB sneak ;))
(2009 #'s) against the same defense...same game plan.....
This is a kid that was in the hospital on October 10th & 11th with a collapsed lung and cracked rib. He also got to prepare for the Bell Game with games (1st half only in each) against an Oberlin and a Hiram defense. I'll give him some time to get adjusted.
He may not always be pretty, but he is a WINNER!
give credit where credit is due, that is all I am saying.
Gentlemen of Wabash-I just realized that if DePauw should happen to win its first game against Thomas More, there is the possibility they would play Hampden-Sydney in Round 2. Just think--the bear and his pals can start up another thread and dust off all their remarks about "boyzz schools" and the rest of their innuendos, slanders, etc. He can get away with it because most Wabash men have heard that s**t for so long, it's like water off a duck's back. In short, it don't mean nothing. Now, Virginia gentlemen might be a completely different story. I think they still subscribe to the Code Duello in those parts (Correct me if I'm wrong, Mr Tipps). Maybe just a rap in the mouth!
Quote from: wab64 on November 16, 2009, 12:11:21 AM
Gentlemen of Wabash-I just realized that if DePauw should happen to win its first game against Thomas More, there is the possibility they would play Hampden-Sydney in Round 2. Just think--the bear and his pals can start up another thread and dust off all their remarks about "boyzz schools" and the rest of their innuendos, slanders, etc. He can get away with it because most Wabash men have heard that s**t for so long, it's like water off a duck's back. In short, it don't mean nothing. Now, Virginia gentlemen might be a completely different story. I think they still subscribe to the Code Duello in those parts (Correct me if I'm wrong, Mr Tipps). Maybe just a rap in the mouth!
Our all-male brethern down here in Va. have heard the same jokes for years that we hear at Wabash. :-\ And like Wabash, they've gotten good at laughing it off and saying what they have to say on the scoreboard :)
Well, so much for my theory about DPU's playoff march to Siberia Whitewater. Thomas More is a fine team, but they're no Whitewater.
The PAC is even more meh than the NCAC - the 'signature' win against John Carroll turned to ash when the Blue Streaks went 3-7 (and lost to 1-9 Wilmington!!!). And even though I have some good professional friends that work at W&J - I swear some money changed hands to get them into the playoffs.
I totally wish Wabash was thrown into the Wesley bracket. Even as a 5 seed there's a good chance they'd be rolling toward Alliance.
DPU can beat Thomas More - no doubt about it. And it's a short trip, not a long ride to Vladivostok.
Where's the Bear??
I just got back to God's Country and it looks like I have been missed.
Although the game did not turn out how I would like, it was still a great weekend.
I would first like to say, what a day for football. Clear, no wind, warm. Saturday was exactly the type of day you think of when you look back at your playing days. What a day for the seniors.
It was also great to spend some time with the player's families. Fripp52, it was great to meet you Friday night in the lot. Maybe next year you will actually stay in the R.V. I hope you and your family made it home in one piece. The Mulligans, Dicks, and Vogels, it was great to see you, and meet some of you for the first time. Best of luck in the playoff, bring the wood, and I will see you again next year. DannyBoy, glad you made it, say hi to your mom for me.
The tailgate scene was great this year. It was wonderful to see the old alumni making the rounds and I was glad that Coach Hill and Nick stopped by. As always, McMurffey, Baker, Spruce, and McCracker, you guys make the weekend.
As for the game, there is not much to say. Like all Monon games, you can throw the stats and records out the window. However, DePauw simply got out played. We had one of the softest displays of defense I can remember. Dick had a great game (except for 3 mistakes I can remember), and had our D played better, I think there would have been a better outcome.
As for all you Dabash Boyzz who talk about being classy and then are classless, take off. I never lost the bell, got all 4. Nothing you say can take that away.
Great weekend, I can't wait for next year. DePauw, good luck in the playoffs.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 16, 2009, 12:15:43 PM
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Quote from: wally_wabash on November 16, 2009, 01:14:35 PM
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Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Quote from: WabashOline09 on November 16, 2009, 05:07:16 PM
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 16, 2009, 01:14:35 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 16, 2009, 12:15:43 PM
As for all you Dabash Boyzz who talk about being classy and then are classless, take off.
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Yawn!
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Amazing...the A-1 mouthpiece of all things classless and tasteless for the last 4 months on this board has a problem getting faced when his boys didn't back up his trash talk.
Sorry, ace. Nobody's taking off. It's Bear season. You brought it on yourself.
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 16, 2009, 05:55:21 PM
Amazing...the A-1 mouthpiece of all things classless and tasteless for the last 4 months on this board has a problem getting faced when his boys didn't back up his trash talk.
Sorry, ace. Nobody's taking off. It's Bear season. You brought it on yourself.
Canines bared in defiance but skinned, tanned, spread-eagled, and buns up - licking varnish off the hardwood floor with a glazed glint in those eyes
Starting QBs shouldn't write blogs...too much bulletin board material. Here's some more bulletin board material for the Tigers this week:
http://www2.wabash.edu/blog/matthudson2010/2009/11/best_weekend_ever.html
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 16, 2009, 05:55:21 PM
Amazing...the A-1 mouthpiece of all things classless and tasteless for the last 4 months on this board has a problem getting faced when his boys didn't back up his trash talk.
Sorry, ace. Nobody's taking off. It's Bear season. You brought it on yourself.
I don't need anyone to back up my trash talk dawally. I won 4 bells. How many you got?
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 17, 2009, 11:00:23 AM
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 16, 2009, 05:55:21 PM
Amazing...the A-1 mouthpiece of all things classless and tasteless for the last 4 months on this board has a problem getting faced when his boys didn't back up his trash talk.
Sorry, ace. Nobody's taking off. It's Bear season. You brought it on yourself.
I don't need anyone to back up my trash talk dawally. I won 4 bells. How many you got?
Congrats on your 4 bells...it is an impressive feat and you're right, nobody can take that away. And I'm being sincere about that. Now, back to the scheduled ripping that you so richly deserve.
The Bell that matters most is the last one. And that one, my soul-crushed friend, is clanging away in C'ville at this very moment.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 17, 2009, 11:00:23 AM
I won 4 bells.
Upon further review, this is a dubious statement at best. You, my friend, played in 2 games (and not 2 Bell games...just 2 games...lest DPUs archived records are wrong, but I wouldn't dare accuse of Wagner of inaccuracy...he's really good at his job). You did play in your last Bell game, but Nick was always big on the Bell game being all about the seniors, so I'm guessing he stuck you in at the end to block for some kneel downs. So in reality, you didn't win squat. You stood and watched those four games just like the rest of us did. Frisky Williams won 4 Bells. You watched.
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 17, 2009, 12:29:32 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 17, 2009, 11:00:23 AM
I won 4 bells.
Upon further review, this is a dubious statement at best. You, my friend, played in 2 games (and not 2 Bell games...just 2 games...lest DPUs archived records are wrong, but I wouldn't dare accuse of Wagner of inaccuracy...he's really good at his job). You did play in your last Bell game, but Nick was always big on the Bell game being all about the seniors, so I'm guessing he stuck you in at the end to block for some kneel downs. So in reality, you didn't win squat. You stood and watched those four games just like the rest of us did. Frisky Williams won 4 Bells. You watched.
Pure Class Dabash!
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 17, 2009, 12:29:32 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 17, 2009, 11:00:23 AM
I won 4 bells.
Upon further review, this is a dubious statement at best. You, my friend, played in 2 games (and not 2 Bell games...just 2 games...lest DPUs archived records are wrong, but I wouldn't dare accuse of Wagner of inaccuracy...he's really good at his job). You did play in your last Bell game, but Nick was always big on the Bell game being all about the seniors, so I'm guessing he stuck you in at the end to block for some kneel downs. So in reality, you didn't win squat. You stood and watched those four games just like the rest of us did. Frisky Williams won 4 Bells. You watched.
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Quote from: Li'l Giant on November 17, 2009, 12:42:02 PM
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 17, 2009, 12:29:32 PM
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 17, 2009, 11:00:23 AM
I won 4 bells.
Upon further review, this is a dubious statement at best. You, my friend, played in 2 games (and not 2 Bell games...just 2 games...lest DPUs archived records are wrong, but I wouldn't dare accuse of Wagner of inaccuracy...he's really good at his job). You did play in your last Bell game, but Nick was always big on the Bell game being all about the seniors, so I'm guessing he stuck you in at the end to block for some kneel downs. So in reality, you didn't win squat. You stood and watched those four games just like the rest of us did. Frisky Williams won 4 Bells. You watched.
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Dawally, this is the same argument that Mr. Frasier and Niles pulled last year, and seems to be supporting again. Yawn! Double YAWN!
While you were up in Wolcott, Cole, etc... playing tummy sticks and okey pokie with your "roommate", I was busting my ass for Depauw football. Played all 4 years. Won the bell all 4 years. Did you and Mr. San An even play football? Did you guys even win the bell? I bet you were candystripers.
You ask Carol or any of those guys whether I played 4 years. I know the answer.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 17, 2009, 01:53:39 PMDid you and Mr. San An even play football?
Nope. Never claimed to. And by extension never claimed "my" record in Bell Games or that "I" won anything. Because I can't. Only the guys
on the field can do that.
Quote from: Breckenridgebear on November 17, 2009, 01:53:39 PMMr. Frasier and Niles
Pet smack? Really? Alright. :D
I want the Monon Bell as a ringtone. We need to find a way to make this happen.
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 17, 2009, 04:10:16 PM
I want the Monon Bell as a ringtone. We need to find a way to make this happen.
great idea, wally!
i'd buy it!
According to a recently posted article on the Wabash website, Bell DVDs should drop during the first week of December.
Anybody got the Bear's mailing address? I think I know what I'm getting somebody for Christmas. :)
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The question is: Does his cave have electricity?
BTW..... to fans on both sides of the Monon Bell Classic. Every year, there is an attempt to get ESPN GameDay to the Bell. This effort usually starts in early October. By this time, ESPN, being a corporate machine has already picked it's one or two options. They have scheduling, transportation, etc to pre-plan.
My point is: We need to start the effort now or at least by the spring time. I will volunteer to head up the effort, if no one else wants to. I just need some help. Let me know what you think.
Both schools have a tremendous amount of high profile alumnus....... we will need them.
But even in this world of ratings and money, with the right effort..... it can happen.
The question is....if they do make it out to C'ville next year, are you volunteering to carry the WSU flag? :)
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 18, 2009, 05:33:32 PM
The question is....if they do make it out to C'ville next year, are you volunteering to carry the WSU flag? :)
ha!
absolutely....... :) out in front of Chapel in the square.......that would be the greatest....
Could you imagine the Bell ringing on their set........
Quote from: wally_wabash on November 17, 2009, 12:29:32 PM
Upon further review, this is a dubious statement at best. You, my friend, played in 2 games (and not 2 Bell games...just 2 games...lest DPUs archived records are wrong, but I wouldn't dare accuse of Wagner of inaccuracy...he's really good at his job). You did play in your last Bell game, but Nick was always big on the Bell game being all about the seniors, so I'm guessing he stuck you in at the end to block for some kneel downs. So in reality, you didn't win squat. You stood and watched those four games just like the rest of us did. Frisky Williams won 4 Bells. You watched.
http://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2009-10-29/A+decade+of+your+memories
QuoteSomeone tell Matt Ripley he didn't win anything either, then.
I played college football at Wabash College as a freshman. Our team had something most D3 programs would die to have, a roster of well over 100 players. In fact, my freshman class had 52 players on it alone. As such during the weeks we had to find a way to stay a part of the team and that is where the moniker of the "Boom Squad," the scout team offensive line, comes in.
Wittenberg and Wabash has become the game in the NCAC and the first big win for Wabash was 2002. During that week all of the JV/scout team players decided we wanted to make practice as intense and close to real as possible. Lead by Steve Smitka and John Maddox we put "Witt" on our jerseys, we even turned our W's into the Wittenberg hook W with the aid of a little colored electrical tape. For us, this was all we could do to help our football team and to live up to the school motto Wabash Always Fights.
It started that week and lasted the whole season but the "Boom Squad" was born during Witt week 2002. The scout team would come out and try to push the starting defense by running the Wittenberg plays as well as we could. It's easier said than done when players like Blair Hammer, Nick Fanelli, Stu Johnson, and Nate Boulais are the guys you are blocking against. The "Boom Squad" might "win" one out of every five or six plays but every time we pushed the defense they got better. Most of the time they knew the plays and were in the perfect defense to combat our offense, most of the time they would jump the snap, and most of the time they would destroy us, but if that is what it took to win championships we were on board. .
As the Wabash v. Wittenberg game was at Wittenberg that year I remember listening to the game on the radio, not being able to make the trip due to homework. Every time something big happened my body would tense up like I was taking or delivering a hit. It was amazing. It felt not only like I was there, but like I was playing every down. Every time Blair Hammer was in the backfield or chasing a QB I couldn't help but think it was partly my doing, and I am sure that the rest of the guys felt the same way. In the end Mark Server kicked the game winning field goal and all I remember was the whole campus going crazy. It was amazing.
For those of us who didn't necessarily get to see the field in the varsity games, playing on the "Boom Squad" and getting the opportunity to watch the guys we pushed everyday in practice was pretty awesome. For us, it kept us involved every day come wind, rain, shine, or worse. There is no greater feeling than winning a championship even if I never played a varsity down. It was an amazing experience being a part of that team even if it was just as a member of the scout team. Every dynasty starts somewhere, for Wabash in the NCAC it started in 2002, and for that team it started at the bottom with constant effort and enthusiasm from the guys who played their hearts out on scout team ... the "Boom Squad."
Matthew Ripley
When Matt Ripley spends FOUR months spewing homophobic vitriol in 9 out of his 10 posts on here then maybe someone will make fun of him too. The b.s. that was thrown out here wasn't over the line but what Wally said was?
Quote from: Li'l Giant on November 19, 2009, 11:55:34 AM
When Matt Ripley spends FOUR months spewing homophobic vitriol in 9 out of his 10 posts on here then maybe someone will make fun of him too. The b.s. that was thrown out here wasn't over the line but what Wally said was?
Over the line! ;)
The Monon Bell is in Crawfordsville.
That is all! ;D
Quote from: Li'l Giant on November 19, 2009, 11:55:34 AM
When Matt Ripley spends FOUR months spewing homophobic vitriol in 9 out of his 10 posts on here then maybe someone will make fun of him too. The b.s. that was thrown out here wasn't over the line but what Wally said was?
I didn't issue an official warning or anything. I just pointed out that you can contribute to a win without seeing the field, and at Wabash that's something to be celebrated.
The Bell arriving back at Chapel.........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-viKn0NIddQ
Some happy seniors there! They worked hard and were very deserving (as were all the Bash players). Smiles say it all.
For the record, I never claimed to win anything at all. I helped my team by putting in my time on scout team. As far as I am concerned danny, wally, tommie, johninie, it doesn't matter, scout team works just as hard, and maybe harder, than everyone else . I think if anything guys were nitpicking your rhetoric (very Caesarian at any rate) that you said I WON 4 bells. You were certainly part of four teams that won the bell. For that you deserve congratulations whether you started or took a knee.
If you busted your ass every single day for your football team, I don't think the number of plays you got in for on Saturday matters one bit.
You find me one Wabash player who didn't contribute even a little to that Bell win. Maybe they didn't show up on the stat sheet, didn't play in the game at all, or didn't even take reps with the 1's or 2's. They're still contributing to making that football team better. That's it. Questioning somebody's worth because they didn't appear in the box score is a very slippery slope for my liking, regardless of the stuff he said. Now we're starting to get down to the core of what football at this level is about, which, for me, doesn't have a darn thing to do with many plays you were on the field.
I don't like that idea very much. If that's the case, there's about 14 people in the history of this whole rivalry that have 4 Bell wins.
Quote from: maripp2002 on November 21, 2009, 11:52:00 PM
For the record, I never claimed to win anything at all. I helped my team by putting in my time on scout team. As far as I am concerned danny, wally, tommie, johninie, it doesn't matter, scout team works just as hard, and maybe harder, than everyone else . I think if anything guys were nitpicking your rhetoric (very Caesarian at any rate) that you said I WON 4 bells. You were certainly part of four teams that won the bell. For that you deserve congratulations whether you started or took a knee.
this is the mark of a true team player. I knew some guys who had no business playing college football on our team, yet they stayed for 4 years (paying outrageous tuition) and never complained one bit. Those guys showed the rest of us what it meant to be a "team".
Did you guys see what Yale did in The Big Game? They went Belichick to the maximum. The dawgs were up 10-7 with 2:25 left and they faked a punt on 4th & 22 from their own 26 with 2:25 left. In a stunning turn of events, Yale did not convert. Harvard went 5 plays in 40 yards and won 14-10.
I cannot possibly believe that somebody could get me to a hospital fast enough if DePauw went all Yale in a Bell game.
This just in..... Bill Belichick writes a check for an undisclosed amount to the Yale Athletic Dept. to make a worse coaching decision to get his name off the front page... ;D
It worked..... Bill "Cesar" Belichick's decision seems pretty reasonable in comparison to that call.
I feel like I missed out on my alma mater's biggest win of the season.
I wanted to be a little more removed from the Monon Bell game before I gathered up my thoughts and tried to explain them. First and most importantly, I'm proud of the Little Giants -- playing some hard, skilled ball while also earning themselves the right to play into Week 12.
But for the first time in the 14 consecutive years that I've gone to see the Bell game, I went not as a fan but as a journalist, an objective eye for D3football.com. I analyzed what was happening on the field that day, but I didn't embrace the emotion of it all. The game was more clinical than personal to me. And for that, I'm a little disappointed.
For the past two seasons, I had seen DePauw showcase artistry and heroics on the field -- and come out the better for doing so. They have played the underdog role as well as any other team I have seen.
This year, going into the Bell game, I lacked some confidence in my Wabash alma mater. The weak strenth of schedule has always bothered me, and I questioned even after he won conference player of the year in 2008 whether Matt Hudson was the real deal. For three hours on Nov. 14, I have to believe he was about the best quarterback in the nation. He was stellar, threading passes into multiple coverage and having vision to run with the ball when he needed to. Also, for the first time ever, I saw him with improved crispness in his dropback.
But this was, as the cliche goes, "a team effort." While the Wabash secondary gave up some plays, there was no sense of faltering as a whole. This team was truly able to hit the reset button when it needed to. Bad play? Slough it off and move on. That's what they did. Dispelled the negative, yet also figured out how to embrace the positive and carry it with them. I applaud that.
For their own, DePauw too was impressive even if that wasn't the DePauw team that its fans had gotten used to watching in 2009. They players had their moments during the Bell game and proved that they deserve to be included in "the talk" of Division III's national picture. They, too, should earn applause.
I wish I had been able to become more personally vested in the game where my alma mater won for the first time in three years. It was a happy moment, a proud one, and a memorable one. I wish I hadn't been so stoic.
Looking back on this Wabash team -- the regular season and the postseason -- I am impressed by what they accomplished.
Good luck to the players from both teams, whether they have more seasons to look forward to or whether this past weekend was their careers' culmination. :)
Playing the percentages, Belichick's call made some sense. But, Yale's call???
WHISKEY
TANGO
FOXTROT
Though...Mangini calling timeout so Stafford could get back in the game was pretty ludicrous too. And tell Mr. Poteat that when the ball is in the air, you can't practice your greco-roman takedowns...
Quote from: smedindy on November 23, 2009, 08:42:02 PM
Though...Mangini calling timeout so Stafford could get back in the game was pretty ludicrous too. And tell Mr. Poteat that when the ball is in the air, you can't practice your greco-roman takedowns...
And everybody forgets the incomplete pass coming out of the two-minute warning when the Lions had no timeouts. That's forty seconds they could have run off the clock.
Pathetic.
We Lions fans are grateful - we actually managed to find a team worse than us! :o ;)
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