W&J 35
Oberlin 35

This is killing me.

W & J - 28
Oberlin - 28

Oberlin went for it on 4th and 2 ... from their own 48 at the end of the 3rd Q.   

WTF is wrong with Oberlin?  Losing to Heidelberg?  Was anyone on this list at the game? 

Off topic, but I beg for your indulgence ...

Quote of the week (from Kevin Richardson, Appalachian State RB):

Reporter:  "Were you suprised not to get Michigan's best effort?"

Richardson:  "I think that was their best effort."

Quote from: smedindy on August 25, 2007, 10:18:28 PM
Oh, and I thought Oberlin was on the way up a few years ago. They had some kids that played hard in 2005 with a lot of grit and determination even when they were down big because of depth. 21 freshmen!! That is great news for the Yeomen.

Yes.  I was at that game.  It was frustrating to watch.  We were in it for a while, then we got worn down.  Wabash was coming in waves.  It seemed the opposite sideline was filled with red jerseys from endzone to endzone.

I did appreciate how the whole Wabash squad would take a knee whenever an Oberlin player got hurt.  A sign of class. 

RE: Steroids

I'm curious ... do NCAC teams test for performance-enhancing drugs these days?  I know they do at the NCAA D3 swimming championships.

You would have to be a bonehead to take steroids.  This is, after all, Division III.  But still I wonder.

Thanks, all.

I think the biggest obstacle for Oberlin is the lack of any kind of winning tradition.  Ever.  When you have to reach all the way back to Heisman's brief tenure as an Oberlin football coach for inspiration ("We beat Ohio State, once."), you've got a challenge.

So ... when adversity strikes this season, will the Yeoman say "Here we go again..." or will they rise up and fight?  We will see.

Football is back.  Life is good.

- Yumbo

ps - I'm a '85 grad, which puts me squarely in the Old Fart category.  The music from my college years is in the "classics" bin at the record store.  They still call it that, don't they?  "Record store?"  My old roommate and I will try to make it to the Wabash game, as Crawfordsville is half-way between Milwaukee and St Louis.  I will bring a roll of duct tape for that annoying Wabash announcer.  Look for the OC fan wearing a letter jacket that doesn't fit anymore.

Quote from: wally_wabash on August 24, 2007, 10:03:42 AM

Quote from: medicine man on August 23, 2007, 11:48:36 PM
Well said Scot Lass. 

Probably a year ago I made a post asking if Wabash could have their own forum. Pat Coleman answered me and said if the Wabash people were not on here no one would be.  I don't think so, I think people have gotten tired of the Wabash people constantly posting negative things about our teams and about everything we say and people have just lost interest.  It used to be fun and interesting but it has just become Wabash telling everyone how wonderful they are and being negative about everyone else and our posts. 

Now there will be a post  from Bash telling how they feel about this post, but really guys don't waste your time, I don't care what you think of my post.  I am just stating how I feel like you guys do many, many times a day.   Why don't you just IM or e-mail each other?  We are all proud of our teams and the jobs the players and coaches do.  Wabash is good, Coach Creighton is good.  We don't get on here and monopolize the board and tear everyone down.

Thank you Scot Lass !!!!!!!!!   

It's funny you mention that...we actually DO all email and IM each other.  Constantly.  Most of us have actually scaled back our work hours to allot enough time to talk about Wabash football in a sufficient quantity (we all spend somewhere in the neighborhood of 80-100 hours per week emailing, IMing, texting, or otherwise conversing about Wabash football).  During the season we all meet at super secret locations before our game on Saturdays to discuss the Master Plan™...Phase 1 was domination of the NCAC forum on Post Patterns, Phase 2 is world domination.  We envision a world where everybody wears scarlet and white all the time, where our classrooms focus solely on the history and importance of Wabash football, and where the final play of the 2001 Monon Bell is daily mandatory viewing.  Pure utopia....that's our goal.   

But seriously, it's not all Wabash all the time in here and we are interested in what's happening elsewhere around the conference.  I inquired about further info on Wooster's freshmen class and got a nondescript two sentence answer and then that conversation died.  With just a handful of returning starters, I'd think that if these freshmen were as hot as has been reported that we might see a handful of them on the field...I'm still curious as to who these freshmen are, where they play, and what they bring to the table.  But if we don't want to explore that further, then the conversation is going to default back to Wabash. 

Here are some other non-Wabash items that I think are worth discussing if anybody cares to...

- Does Witt stand a snowball's chance to actually make it a game with Capital this time around?
- Oberlin is very seasoned...do they have the chops to make a play at being in the top three when the season is all over?
- What has Kenyon done to improve their defense? 
- How is OWU going to bounce back from 3-7 last year?  Who do they have to replace Nick Rice and is this the year that Hollway actually starts throwing a pass or four down the field?

There are a lot more, but let's see if any of these stick.  And if not, then we can get back to talking Wabash football.  Speaking of which, my inbox is blowing up...important Wabash stuff I'm sure.   

OK.  Here goes...

A blog post from Dave DeNatale on Oberlin's struggle for respect ...

http://sportskrew.blogspot.com/2007/08/road-to-respectability.html

Oberlin has 19 starters returning from last year, and they have 21 incoming freshman.  I don't remember them ever having this big an incoming class.  Ramsey has been hitting the recruiting trail hard. 

For profiles on the incoming frosh:

http://www.oberlin.edu/athletic/varsity/football/archive/2007/fb_recruits_082007.html

http://www.oberlin.edu/athletic/varsity/football/archive/2007/fb_recruits_052907.html

http://www.oberlin.edu/athletic/varsity/football/archive/2007/fb_recruits_032807.html

Oberlin has a new President (Marvin Krislov), and it is unclear how athletics-friendly this new administration will be.

Peace.

- Yumbo

Hi All -

I'm a 1985 Oberlin grad, lurking mainly to pick up info on my alma mater's struggles on the gridiron.  We're actually not doing all that badly, considering our lack of any real winning tradition. 

Anyway, a 6'10" Filipino kid has committed to play hoops for Oberlin next year:

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=84520

His name is Gian Chiu and he has some workout vids on Youtube.

Perhaps this is the year.  Maybe not.

Sincerely,

Yumbo
Milwaukee, WI