"But actually that's one of the many pleasures I do take from DPU winning the Bell - it completely robs your lives as Wallies of all but the scarcest meaning..."



Well said Lefty...well said...

Was not at the game but received about a hundred text message updates.  Sounds like a good showing by DPU and a no show by Wabash.  We got the bell, but Wabash plays another game....which is more important?  Depends on the team I guess...

It must have been a good game to get compliments on this board from the Wallies.  Congrats to our boys and Coach Walker....maybe he finally silenced some of his nay-sayers and critics.

Good luck to Wabash in the playoffs.

All is right with the world as the bell rings on through the night in Greencastle for a second staright year......

And again...DePauw Never Quits!!

Thanks Wally_Wabash.  If i could give you a karma point for the use of 'craptacular' I would.  Love 'The Simpsons' references.

Who would a sloppy field favor?  I would guess DePauw, but am not for sure.  I dont see either QB going 20/30 passing for 200+ yards in poor conditions. 

I know what the numbers say, but how do each teams running games matchup against the others defense?

How is the surface at Byron P Hollett stadium?  I remember it being okay in 04 which was the last time i was at a game in Crawfordsville.   

Neither of these articles surprise me at all.  To be honest I always like to go to games in Crawfordsville because the atmosphere was so much better (probably because its a mostly dude crowd).  The student body and fans 'get it' more.  Only someone who has been to several games and palyed in one know what 'it' is.

At home in Greencastle if we are not in the game everyone leaves which always pissed me off.  I think if you look at the game tape, during the tip game in 01 our student section was fairly empty.

Wish I could be there but i get to watch a much better game...Tulane University vs. University of Alabama Birmingham.

DePauw Never Quits!

Does anyone know if DPU has started camp yet?  How do they look?  News travels slowly down here to the Big Sleezy.  Looking for any info...thanks.

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of course they are the Dannie's side..... 

That is just a shame...some DePauw fans just dont get it...

I know their is one in Hattiesburg...I cant make it because I work for Tulane Football who is home that day...thanks for reminding me 

I am so glad this time of year is here.  I was getting board at work and I just caught up on all the action.

I have not been to any games for either team because of how far away I am from D3 football in New Orleans, but regardless, when I woke up Monday Morning...I knew it was Bell Week.

As far as the security goes, I was at the 1998 (let the sign stealing conversation begin) game at Wabash, because I was looking at going to Wabash..but decided not to for obvious reasons (mainly the sausage fest and old women on the Wally side, but honeslty not the real reason).  Not sure, but that might have been the last time you had the standing room option at Hollet.  After the game, i was one the thousands on the field to witness the scuffle that ensued.

2000 was my freshman year as a member of the team and it was night and day, it still had the same feel, but way more controlled.  I remember they had 2 layers of metal fencing with a 'kill zone' in between with police officers patrolling.

When we returned in 2002 for an a$$ whitpping I was a student coach.  We had to get a police escourt to and from the box...was it necessary no.  Did it make the trip to the press box easier..hell yes.  I have never been called those names before, but i returned the favor in 2005 doing the same to the Wabash coaches on they way in and out of the press box.

This is a great rivalry and I am so pissed i cant even watch the game in Hattiesburg, MS.  Best of luck to all and keep sharing the stories!!

Welcome to the board Gaunt! (its Mike Valentine)  Have not talked or seen you in a while hopefully you live close to Greencastle and can add insight to along with DPU3619 and DPULefty22.  All i do is read since i live in New Orleans.

I can see both sides of this argument, but the bottom line is you MUST play to win and get your younger guys experience some other way. 

Ralph already brought this up, but at DePauw we played 3-5 JV games.  2 against Wabash, 1 against Butler University (D IAA) and 1 against Franklin and/or Rose Hulman and/or Anderson.  I realize it is easier for us since there were so many DIII schools close to us.

Sometimes we would change the schedule around, cancel games due to injuries or schedule more games.  It really gave guys (myslef included) something to look forword to.

Is there a DPU/wabash post anywhere?  It is about time to get it started!

In regards to what is happening in Greencastle, I have seen it happen a couple of other times.  It seems to me that when we lose to Trinity we put it in cruise control untill the Bell Game. 

I know this happened in 2003 where I think we lost 4 or 5 in a row.  I was in coaches meetings and the locker rooms before those games and you can just kind of feel the difference.  We get built up for such a big game in the middle of the season and we are let down. 

It is tough to get fired up for Centre, Millsaps...etc.  Nothing against those programs, but we know that we are playing for the playoffs the forth or fifth week of the season.

Yea....that was kind of the point of my last post....no need to repeat me.

From a DePauw standpoint I will say this.   Trinity is a tough place to play for all the reasons...travel, hotel, heat, meals, and sometimes officiating.  In 2001 we went to San Antonio and go smoked.  2000 (@ DPU),  2002 (@DPU), 2003 (@S.A.), 2004(@DPU) and 2006(@S.A.) have been close games no matter where they have been.

I will be more than happy to come out and say it:  Trinity has either had a better team or played better or done what has needed to be done home or away against DePauw to get the W.