Hey Mule fans,

Congrats on getting Maximus Nuzzi LB/TE. I've been a friend of his Dad (Mark) for 40 years.

He'll likely be a safety for the Mules.

Max is a great kid with a no quit motor. I'm just sad my Alma mater (Rowan) was unable to get him.

You're gonna like him.

Looks like Rowan got smoked. I was in South Bend with my son fulfilling one of my Dad's bucket list items. Dad wanted to see Notre Dame in South Bend, but apparently Agent Orange has late stage effects... ie affecting older vets... he never made it to South Bend. My Dad thought he escaped Vietnam relatively unscathed. Most of his Pennsylvania Military (Widener) class of 1965 who made it home from Vietnam died from Agent Orange related illnesses before age 50. So around 2015, he started getting nueropathy in his feet and legs.

Dad had Parkinsons and Lewy Body dementia and passed in January 2022. I wore his boonie hat from 1967-68 to the game against Miami of Ohio. It's about a 4 hour trip from where we live now. We had good seats near the player tunnel. Austin was wide eyed at his first big college game. He wondered how much the little guy in the green suit was paid... I told him that he's a college student and does it for free. Austin (almost 9) said that's cool... but I'm just as tall as he is. I said, I guess you'll never be a Leprechaun. He had a blast, and some tailgaters said a prayer for my Dad, so it was a really good time. The breaking of bread and sharing food was great. I brought a few smoked briskets which I lightly reheated and some good bread, and au jus for sandwiches.

I watched part of the Ursinus replay. Their D was very good... great penetration. They had this small RB, very quick, with thick legs... like trying to tackle a bowling ball. It made play action work so well. There's talent at Rowan... still don't know if they've got that game breaker QB of the 90's and early 00's, it will be interesting to see how the conference schedule plays out and how well Ursinus does.

Just caught up with John Sadak (twitter DM's) a few weeks ago, Prof alum and longtime sports announcer from college to the pros. Found out that he beat me out to the Cincinnati area by a few years. He is the play-by-play guy for the Cincinnati Reds. He does a very good job, and he paid his dues. Nice to see a Rowan guy doing well.

Looks like Rowan played well, they are notoriously slow starters. No penalties for either team. Redshirt Freshman QB Matt Welsey, transfer from Kutztown played well. Hosting McDaniel this Saturday. It will be McDaniel's first game of the season, they only have a 6 game shedule.

Yes. It is still boxed up somewhere from my recent move from NJ to Ohio. The movers didn't label boxes to well. Probably in either a box marked basement or office.

I may also have a video file on a computer or backup drive. It will take some time. I want to find it and see it again. If there aren't copywrite problems maybe I can put it up on youtube or rumble.

I'll add this to my long to-do list.

Coach Accorsi only has one kid left in college. Two have already graduated, so it isn't to watch them play sports or activities.

Maybe it was just time to go. Imagine never having the Fall, Spring, or late Summer off.

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Now that I live in SW Ohio, catching Mount Union on the road is more likely than seeing a Rowan game. The Profs played well on both sides of the ball this week, so that was nice... caught the game on the web.

After all these years, ironically, I have a daughter attending college and playing softball in northeast Ohio.

Wife got promoted and transferred. I do marketing from home. My son will be 8 in November. We visted the Cincinnati area a few times because her boss wanted to see if we'd like it. The people are so nice and the city is so clean. There's plenty to do. Tennessee is on the potential retirement living list. My son is still young enough that he hasn't developed those life long relationships. So we decided to go for it. And for a bourbon drinker like me, the good small batch KY and TN stuff is significantly cheaper.

We are living in between Dayton and Cincinnati. Son is getting busy... he's got BJJ, drum lessons, and catechism.  There's indoor kiddie flag fb in January, if he's interested.

I haven't touched a golf club in about 20 years. Got a nice public 9 hole executive course 3 miles from the house, and a 36 hole 5 miles from the house. Feeling the tingle. Gonna work at the indoor and outdoor ranges in the offseason.

Homecoming at the high school is on Oct 6. The locals have told me that on Friday night, the town basically stops for football, and homecoming is even larger. Planning on taking the kid and the wife to feel the energy.

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Catechism..................love it. Churches are so devoid of young people these days. You are doing a great job and teaching him, by far, what is the most important in the very brief time that we are here. God Bless you for it!!

I'm been very fortunate to be an older Dad with a 7-8 year old. I am able to experience all these great things as my son goes through them for the first time. I did my 14 hr work days before he came around. Bus stop waiting in the AM is great. Yesterday, he explained to me why farts make noise. Good times. Every morning it's something interesting.

Farts are fun. While drum lessons are promising, a good pep band, in addition to a kazoo, needs a trumpet. Air being pumped through a narrow opening results in a glorious sound! Let me be the first Pep Band recruiter to reach out to JT2 Jr. He would be most welcome at Alfred University....an easy 8 hour drive from Cincy...to add to our amazing glorified flatulence.

On Saxon Warriors!

My son has been exposed to music very early on... blues, pop, rock, and country and when Mom isn't around we listen to the good stuff AC/DC, Kiss, Metallica, Motley Crue, etc. He's never really been into kiddie songs, has his own playlists. He mentioned he wanted to play in a rock band. I said there are three main instruments, guitar, piano, and drums. He picked drums. I said fine, but he must commit to 30 weekly lessons, and he can't quit before 30 lessons.

Echos of my Father... I was never allowed to quit any sport mid-season, and any lessons had to be for a minimum of six months.

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JT2....please go see the Purple Raiders. It's small college football at it's best. There are a couple really great players on Mount Union's team, alone worth the trip to the stadium. Perhaps you will catch a glimpse of Larry Kehres, only the most successful college football coach in the history of the United States. This is a National Championship caliber team. They throw the hell out of the ball and are explosive. Fun. Especially if you're purple.

Who is JT2?

A calmer, more patient version of the original JT.

Quote from: purple on September 14, 2023, 07:58:42 PM
JT2....please go see the Purple Raiders. It's small college football at it's best. There are a couple really great players on Mount Union's team, alone worth the trip to the stadium. Perhaps you will catch a glimpse of Larry Kehres, only the most successful college football coach in the history of the United States. This is a National Championship caliber team. They throw the hell out of the ball and are explosive. Fun. Especially if you're purple.

I'm well aware of Mount Union. I've met Larry Kehres. Wilmington is not far from my home now. I have the date circled in pencil right now.

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Quote from: phil on September 11, 2023, 10:53:46 AM

Now that I live in SW Ohio, catching Mount Union on the road is more likely than seeing a Rowan game. The Profs played well on both sides of the ball this week, so that was nice... caught the game on the web.

After all these years, ironically, I have a daughter attending college and playing softball in northeast Ohio.

Wife got promoted and transferred. I do marketing from home. My son will be 8 in November. We visted the Cincinnati area a few times because her boss wanted to see if we'd like it. The people are so nice and the city is so clean. There's plenty to do. Tennessee is on the potential retirement living list. My son is still young enough that he hasn't developed those life long relationships. So we decided to go for it. And for a bourbon drinker like me, the good small batch KY and TN stuff is significantly cheaper.

We are living in between Dayton and Cincinnati. Son is getting busy... he's got BJJ, drum lessons, and catechism.  There's indoor kiddie flag fb in January, if he's interested.

I haven't touched a golf club in about 20 years. Got a nice public 9 hole executive course 3 miles from the house, and a 36 hole 5 miles from the house. Feeling the tingle. Gonna work at the indoor and outdoor ranges in the offseason.

Homecoming at the high school is on Oct 6. The locals have told me that on Friday night, the town basically stops for football, and homecoming is even larger. Planning on taking the kid and the wife to feel the energy.

Catechism..................love it. Churches are so devoid of young people these days. You are doing a great job and teaching him, by far, what is the most important in the very brief time that we are here. God Bless you for it!!

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Yikes....I had a mental block about catechism! Those nuns were strict!!!!

These are nice middle aged ladies who are teaching, as my son is in public school.

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Quote from: JT2 on September 11, 2023, 09:53:59 PM

Quote from: phil on September 11, 2023, 10:53:46 AM

Now that I live in SW Ohio, catching Mount Union on the road is more likely than seeing a Rowan game. The Profs played well on both sides of the ball this week, so that was nice... caught the game on the web.

After all these years, ironically, I have a daughter attending college and playing softball in northeast Ohio.

Wife got promoted and transferred. I do marketing from home. My son will be 8 in November. We visted the Cincinnati area a few times because her boss wanted to see if we'd like it. The people are so nice and the city is so clean. There's plenty to do. Tennessee is on the potential retirement living list. My son is still young enough that he hasn't developed those life long relationships. So we decided to go for it. And for a bourbon drinker like me, the good small batch KY and TN stuff is significantly cheaper.

We are living in between Dayton and Cincinnati. Son is getting busy... he's got BJJ, drum lessons, and catechism.  There's indoor kiddie flag fb in January, if he's interested.

I haven't touched a golf club in about 20 years. Got a nice public 9 hole executive course 3 miles from the house, and a 36 hole 5 miles from the house. Feeling the tingle. Gonna work at the indoor and outdoor ranges in the offseason.

Homecoming at the high school is on Oct 6. The locals have told me that on Friday night, the town basically stops for football, and homecoming is even larger. Planning on taking the kid and the wife to feel the energy.

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Catechism..................love it. Churches are so devoid of young people these days. You are doing a great job and teaching him, by far, what is the most important in the very brief time that we are here. God Bless you for it!!

I'm been very fortunate to be an older Dad with a 7-8 year old. I am able to experience all these great things as my son goes through them for the first time. I did my 14 hr work days before he came around. Bus stop waiting in the AM is great. Yesterday, he explained to me why farts make noise. Good times. Every morning it's something interesting.

This aging Rowan (Glassboro State) alum has recently left NJ for the friendly confines of the Cincinnati-Dayton area. I'm thinking I might catch Mount on the road at Wilmington.

Quote from: phil on September 11, 2023, 10:53:46 AM

Now that I live in SW Ohio, catching Mount Union on the road is more likely than seeing a Rowan game. The Profs played well on both sides of the ball this week, so that was nice... caught the game on the web.

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After all these years, ironically, I have a daughter attending college and playing softball in northeast Ohio.

Wife got promoted and transferred. I do marketing from home. My son will be 8 in November. We visted the Cincinnati area a few times because her boss wanted to see if we'd like it. The people are so nice and the city is so clean. There's plenty to do. Tennessee is on the potential retirement living list. My son is still young enough that he hasn't developed those life long relationships. So we decided to go for it. And for a bourbon drinker like me, the good small batch KY and TN stuff is significantly cheaper.

We are living in between Dayton and Cincinnati. Son is getting busy... he's got BJJ, drum lessons, and catechism.  There's indoor kiddie flag fb in January, if he's interested.

I haven't touched a golf club in about 20 years. Got a nice public 9 hole executive course 3 miles from the house, and a 36 hole 5 miles from the house. Feeling the tingle. Gonna work at the indoor and outdoor ranges in the offseason.

Homecoming at the high school is on Oct 6. The locals have told me that on Friday night, the town basically stops for football, and homecoming is even larger. Planning on taking the kid and the wife to feel the energy.

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In reference to CNU85's post about game day...........

At Rowan the atmosphere is energetic and fun on gameday. Especially homecoming which is setup right outside the stadium.

Rowan has hosted several night games recently and are usually followed with fireworks.

I have noticed a small tailgating scene - especially the on the visiting side.

NEW in 2023, Rowan has a newly formed marching band, The Pride of the Profs. Coach Accorsi is very excited about the new marching band.

Rowan also has a large crew of Cheer and Dance teams.

The stadium is relatively simple with a single concession booth. I have seen food trucks to alleviate the long lines. In recent years, they opened a Beer Garden in partnership with a local brewery (the Bone Saw). This has been a popular addition.

I don't know the attendance numbers but I would say it hovers around 3000 on a good day.

Tickets are around $8.

Now that I live closer to Glassboro, I try to attend all the home games.

I'm going to have to make a road trip soon! This sounds great. I remember the first time we played Rowan at CNU. Rowan came out of the locker room with a player playing the bagpipes. That was pretty cool.

Since I've been all of them, all be it, not in a couple of years, here is my ranking.

1. It's CNU, always well attended, band. Sorry to have missed the new deck.
2. I have to go with Salisbury, well attended, new facilities are top-notch.
3. Rowan, pushing for 2nd, you had me at "beer garden." (even though I didn't get to go in it). Stadium name always make me smile in a juvenile way. Nice that there is a band now.
4. TCNJ- Nicest of the remaining facilities though aging, used to see some decent crowds when they were winning back in the 90s. Would be neat to see them put it together again. It has been too long.
5. Kean, major improvement from the 90's when I battled a hornet nest while standing on top of the old press box.
6. Montclair State, not often well-attended for a historically tough team. Pressbox needs an upgrade. Big school should have better attendance.
7. William Paterson, once broadcast a game here from under a pop-up canopy on the visitor side next to their student radio. You would think a school that produced Dick Vitale and Kevin Burkhardt would treat their student broadcasters better. Never did get to do a game from inside the pressbox, but got a nice sunburn on the roof of it. Not well attended.

1. CNU is one of the better facilities I've been to
2. Rowan facilities upgrade has made it a nice place to catch game. Odd that they went from being Ok with booze at tailgates in the 90's to banning alcohol in the 2010's... to now having a beer garden.
3. Kean is not bad.
4. TNCJ is OK
4. Montclair and Willy P are probably just two of the worst places to see a game... both feel like afterthoughts. And not renaming the field at Montclair after Sam Mills is a travesty.

Now that I live in SW Ohio, catching Mount Union on the road is more likely than seeing a Rowan game. The Profs played well on both sides of the ball this week, so that was nice... caught the game on the web.

Guess who lives in SW Ohio now.