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.

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.

I heard Mark's has a quadriceps contusion (read: big bruse in the front thigh muscle).  I would think he'd be back in another week or two if he's been following the athletic trainer's orders.

Millsaps has found the chink in the DePauw armor, 10-15 yard pass right to the middle... Its a damn TD every other time...

DPU is driving... And tiger TD!  PAT is good.

I'd say the relishing of unit accolades is an accurate assessment.

Quote from: HunterT on September 27, 2007, 12:44:29 AM
As for the offenses... you guys are the ones at the games, so why do I only hear about Marks and Joseph??? If other guys are doing their part and playing hard, where's their credit??? That is where i based my argument that it comes down to how those two players perform.

I could be wrong, and I hope I am. I hate to see a situation where one player dictates the direction of the whole team. That defeats the purpose of a TEAM game.

So... what you're really saying is how well their offensive lines perform?  You did say TEAM and to give credit where it was due, and it's not like backs or receivers generate the yardage magically from pixie dust.  I've seen what happens when the blocking isn't there-- it sure as hell isn't positive yards.  As for the lack of notoriety of the front five (or seven), I can only blame what I see as an appalling trend in sport media coverage that surely boarders on some form of discrimination. 

Anyway, I had to vote for the "21-39 points - DPU wins" category.  I've got to imagine scoring 28 or more points a game is still a weekly team goal for the DPU's offense, and if the defense stays as stingy it will be enough to get the job done.  Very faithful here, but I'm going with history.

How many people are planning on making it to Greencastle this week?

Yes, some more black and old gold on the board!

Quote from: DPU92 on September 17, 2007, 07:05:02 PM
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.

Hey Mike,

Yea, I've been away finishing my education, and haven't really had the chance to follow the team over the last handful of years. But I'm back in the general central Indiana area until mid-late October.  I made it to the Anderson game, and hope to make it to the Trinity game as well.  My eyes, of course, gravitated to the linemen.  During the Anderson game the offensive line looked good, and, concordantly, the offense performed well, especially for the rumors in the stands / talking to Coach Nick about them being a young squad.  Two other things, aside from the outcome, that put a smile on my face: Jake Wissing appeared to be coaching the offensive line, and Coach Hreha was Coach Hreha (good to know some things never change).

That the team has put up 85 and allowed only 14 in the first two games makes me think that it is going to be a good year for them, but as others have said it is all cautious optimism at this point.  A few more games and a clearer picture will emerge.

Hello all,

Speaking of better representation from other SCAC schools, I'm joining the ranks of DPU3619, DPULefty22 and others as yet another DePauw fan/alumni/former player on the board.

Good times.