FB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Mr. Ypsi]

Mugsy, I feel your pain on being called a Wheatie.  But that seems a lot less than being called a Green Weenie!

We gotta come up with some really 'nasty' nicknames for all those freeloaders on the board!

[Gregory Sager]

Don't know if this is old news but Wheaton now has a mascot.  Personally, I'm hoping that I'm dreaming and can at some point wake up.  I can't decide if it is better or worse than some lightning shaped character named "Bolty."

Well it looks like "Torchy" will have some company in the mascot department.

Does it take two students to make the new Wheaton mascot move?  

I still think Torchy (aka "Syndrome") played a signficant role in a annimated movie.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-rYvgEzwPjI/TSyzGTKLDaI/AAAAAAAAARE/MwDM3O_rR88/s1600/syndrome.jpg

http://www.carthage.edu/assets/photologue/photos/cache/13351_535224858447_51603043_31698189_5503773_n_display.jpg

Fortunately for Torchy, he doesn't wear a cape.

[devildog29]

Don't know if this is old news but Wheaton now has a mascot.  Personally, I'm hoping that I'm dreaming and can at some point wake up.  I can't decide if it is better or worse than some lightning shaped character named "Bolty."

Well it looks like "Torchy" will have some company in the mascot department.

Does it take two students to make the new Wheaton mascot move?  

I still think Torchy (aka "Syndrome") played a signficant role in a annimated movie.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-rYvgEzwPjI/TSyzGTKLDaI/AAAAAAAAARE/MwDM3O_rR88/s1600/syndrome.jpg

http://www.carthage.edu/assets/photologue/photos/cache/13351_535224858447_51603043_31698189_5503773_n_display.jpg

Fortunately for Torchy, he doesn't wear a cape.

A relative?

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/231893/little_known_facts_about_mr_snuffleupagus.html

And can somebody more computer literate than me explain how to embed the hyperlink in the text instead of just adding the web address into the url bookends?  For example I would only have to type "A relative?" above and that has the hyperlink embedded?  Been trying to figure that out since I can remember.

[dansand]

Don't know if this is old news but Wheaton now has a mascot.  Personally, I'm hoping that I'm dreaming and can at some point wake up.  I can't decide if it is better or worse than some lightning shaped character named "Bolty."

Well it looks like "Torchy" will have some company in the mascot department.

Does it take two students to make the new Wheaton mascot move?  

I still think Torchy (aka "Syndrome") played a signficant role in a annimated movie.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-rYvgEzwPjI/TSyzGTKLDaI/AAAAAAAAARE/MwDM3O_rR88/s1600/syndrome.jpg

http://www.carthage.edu/assets/photologue/photos/cache/13351_535224858447_51603043_31698189_5503773_n_display.jpg

Fortunately for Torchy, he doesn't wear a cape.

A relative?

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/231893/little_known_facts_about_mr_snuffleupagus.html

And can somebody more computer literate than me explain how to embed the hyperlink in the text instead of just adding the web address into the url bookends?  For example I would only have to type "A relative?" above and that has the hyperlink embedded?  Been trying to figure that out since I can remember.

It's formatted like this:

A relative?

You can click on the "quote" button to actually see the formatting.

[K-Mack]

Great D3 Kickoff article especially for NCC fans, "The Recipe to End the Purple Reign". 

Thank you. There's some overflow to that article that I'll probably find a "free" home for in Around the Nation or somewhere. First one next week (!)

[ncc_fan]

Shouldn't Wheaton's new mascot be named "Perry"?  IMO "Tor" seems to be a bit contrived.

[CardinalAlum]

Don't know if this is old news but Wheaton now has a mascot.  Personally, I'm hoping that I'm dreaming and can at some point wake up.  I can't decide if it is better or worse than some lightning shaped character named "Bolty."

You gotta be kiddn' me!    

In addition to being called "a Wheatie", which drives me mad, I will now need to endure jokes about the mascot.  

While there is a well thought out story behind the mascot and the name, most of those who are not affliated with the college will likely link the "Thunder" and how it is associated with a mastodon by "what happens when you feed a mastodon 25 lbs of peanuts?" THUNDER!!!  

Interesting side note: Since the time I attended Wheaton as a student and the present (20+ years), I have NEVER heard of the "Mastodon March".

Wheaton College's annual Mastodon March is one of the College's most established Student Orientation traditions.

Huh?

"For a while now, the Wheaton community has been craving a rallying point—a mascot for someone to lead the charge of our athletics, of our events, and our social get togethers," says 2011 graduate Ryan Buchanan, who, as student body president, led student government's participation in Tor's creation. "Tor is now that rallying point, and also something that embodies the community nature that Wheaton has."

Rallying point? Seriously?  Sounds like someone who needs to spend more time outside the library.  Perhaps I could rent Tor for social events like my children's birthdays.   

I can't believe anyone would call you a Wheatie or make fun of that ridiculous mascot!   

[CardinalAlum]

Mugsy, I feel your pain on being called a Wheatie.  But that seems a lot less than being called a Green Weenie!

We gotta come up with some really 'nasty' nicknames for all those freeloaders on the board!

Love it!  +k!!  Green Weenie definitely wins! 

[Mr. Ypsi]

Mugsy, I feel your pain on being called a Wheatie.  But that seems a lot less than being called a Green Weenie!

We gotta come up with some really 'nasty' nicknames for all those freeloaders on the board!

Love it!  +k!!  Green Weenie definitely wins! 

Mugsy and I are negotiating what NCC partisans should henceforth be called.

Cardinals did not make the top 100!

[izzy stradlin]

NCC's roster is up:

http://northcentralcardinals.com/roster.aspx?path=football

No Spencer Stanek.    Maybe that's old news?

[matblake]

Shouldn't Wheaton's new mascot be named "Perry"?  IMO "Tor" seems to be a bit contrived.

Of course it's contrived!  That's what happens when you deliberately make a mascot for a team nickname that doesn't have a physical manifestation.  Prior to the Nickname change for Wheaton (Wheaton used to be called the Crusaders prior to re-naming the teams the Thunder) I wouldn't have minded a goofy looking knight called "Knighty" walking around.  Or if North Park or Augustana want to hire Ragnar from the Minnesota Vikings.  But you have to be contrived when you don't have a Bulldog, or a Saint, or a Eagle.

Annoyed with Wheaton Mascot rant now over.

[matblake]

NCC's roster is up:

http://northcentralcardinals.com/roster.aspx?path=football

No Spencer Stanek.    Maybe that's old news?

Interesting.

[CardinalAlum]

NCC's roster is up:

http://northcentralcardinals.com/roster.aspx?path=football

No Spencer Stanek.    Maybe that's old news?

Interesting.

No comment.  Let's just say he won't be playing this year.   

[robertgoulet]

Mugsy, I feel your pain on being called a Wheatie.  But that seems a lot less than being called a Green Weenie!

We gotta come up with some really 'nasty' nicknames for all those freeloaders on the board!

Love it!  +k!!  Green Weenie definitely wins! 

Mugsy and I are negotiating what NCC partisans should henceforth be called.

Cardinals did not make the top 100!

How about "The Defending CCIW Champs every year since 2006"? Maybe that could stand to be a little shorter, I guess.

"The Champs"

[robertgoulet]

NCC's roster is up:

http://northcentralcardinals.com/roster.aspx?path=football

No Spencer Stanek.    Maybe that's old news?

Interesting.

No comment.  Let's just say he won't be playing this year.   

This is indeed interesting. I'm not as plugged in as I have been so I had not heard of this. I was anticipating Jordan Tassio moving from RB to QB (the position he played in HS) after last season, but it looks like he's still listed as a RB.

The 6-peat is on the shoulders of Crackel and the freshmen QBs. Good news is, there's a couple of very good freshmen. Max Matthews from South Bend St Joe's in IN and Tyler Dicken from Bloomington HS in IL, most notably (the latter's first cousin is former Purdue QB Billy Dicken). The freshmen obviously have talent, but if Crackel goes down will they be able to lead?