Quote from: BlueDevil Bob on August 16, 2006, 04:39:00 PM
How sweet is that? 5PM game time means a half day around here and pre-game party city.  8)

Aren't you your own boss?  Doesn't that mean half-days whenever you want?     You should put the 9/2 game on your schedule.

Quote from: BlueDevil Bob on August 16, 2006, 04:39:00 PM

Thanks tmerton. The 9/2 game is a possibilty since the Blue Devils open the season the Thursday night before with a 5PM game.

How sweet is that? 5PM game time means a half day around here and pre-game party city.  8)

Thursday night?  Are they on ESPN?  In any event, you have an entire day to rest and sober up (and work) before the 9/2 opener.  We're coming in on the redeye so we'll be completely devoid of sleep.    Coffee then beer.

Patient from Alexandria today said it is kind of like the pronunciation of Oregon or is "Oregen"
Spell it Alex pronounce it Alec.

Quote from: tmerton on August 16, 2006, 05:15:42 PM
  Coffee then beer.

Might I suggest skipping the coffee, going to the "Finsleft Koolaid" and then have some beers.  The koolaid usually burns any cobwebs out of the brain.

Any word on a new dean for SJU now that Laker is gone?  Is it Joe DesJardins (Interim Academic Dean and Associate Provost)?  What can you tell us, Mr. Finsleft?

Quote from: MIACtrackguy fFPM on August 16, 2006, 05:16:41 PM
Patient from Alexandria today said it is kind of like the pronunciation of Oregon or is "Oregen"
Spell it Alex pronounce it Alec.

It's Orygun! They do pronounce some things strangely out here! 

Will the departure of Laker mean the return to greatness of the Rats?

Quote from: Kilted Rat on August 16, 2006, 04:48:26 PM

Quote from: BlueDevil Bob on August 16, 2006, 04:39:00 PM
Predictors are picking Whitewater (of course) to win the WIAC and then pretty much LaCrosse, Stevens Point and Stout 2-3-4 in whatever order.

But then again, preseason predictions in the WIAC are usually fruitless.

Predicting the WIAC season standings at the beginning of the season is a lot like trying to predict who will win the Royal Rumble.

Maybe not so much this year...... 8) 8) 8) 8)

Quote from: DuffMan on August 16, 2006, 11:20:34 AM

Quote from: Kilted Rat on August 16, 2006, 11:13:03 AM
Duff and JA, meet me at Melvin's if it's still open. JA, i'm holding you to your promise

There's a distinct possibility that could be arranged.

Ditto- just lemme know when you wanna be there.  I'll have to split time between you and the GF. 

Quote from: johnnyadmit on August 16, 2006, 06:18:36 PM

Quote from: DuffMan on August 16, 2006, 11:20:34 AM

Quote from: Kilted Rat on August 16, 2006, 11:13:03 AM
Duff and JA, meet me at Melvin's if it's still open. JA, i'm holding you to your promise

There's a distinct possibility that could be arranged.

Ditto- just lemme know when you wanna be there.  I'll have to split time between you and the GF. 

I might have to do some convincing of the troops.  There's gonna be a hard push to head to Elrosa for Bucky's Labor Day Bash, too.

Quote from: johnnyadmit on August 16, 2006, 06:18:36 PM

Quote from: DuffMan on August 16, 2006, 11:20:34 AM

Quote from: Kilted Rat on August 16, 2006, 11:13:03 AM
Duff and JA, meet me at Melvin's if it's still open. JA, i'm holding you to your promise

There's a distinct possibility that could be arranged.

Ditto- just lemme know when you wanna be there.  I'll have to split time between you and the GF. 

Whoa whoa whoa, can't we all just drink together?

As my Uncle once said, "Any woman who don't like drinkin' ain't worth drinkin' about."

Ok, so I was really bored and started searching the web, apparently our boy Koren has a new video game coming out he was just advertising last night:

Quote from: Kilted Rat on August 16, 2006, 04:48:26 PM

Quote from: BlueDevil Bob on August 16, 2006, 04:39:00 PM
Predictors are picking Whitewater (of course) to win the WIAC and then pretty much LaCrosse, Stevens Point and Stout 2-3-4 in whatever order.

But then again, preseason predictions in the WIAC are usually fruitless.

Predicting the WIAC season standings at the beginning of the season is a lot like trying to predict who will win the Royal Rumble.


Anyone with me... Frank, I know you watch/watched a lot of WWF in your day.

KR-  Strictly watched for me...I haven't watched much since The Rock and Hogan were basically done for good.  The late 80's to late 90's was an awesome time for wrestling.

Man, hearing about KoRo makes me think about the good old times in St. Peter driving around at 105 mph.  Of course it's a much better idea to try to flee the cops than break the curfew of the new coach.  Obviously once he made it to Gage Hall he was at base and none of the cops could get to him.

Quote from: frankrickard on August 16, 2006, 07:51:10 PM
Man, hearing about KoRo makes me think about the good old times in St. Peter driving around at 105 mph.  Of course it's a much better idea to try to flee the cops than break the curfew of the new coach.  Obviously once he made it to Gage Hall he was at base and none of the cops could get to him.

+k


I was seriously wondering if he thought that Mankato State was some sort of Vikings Embassy where if he got inside he was immune from prosecution.



Didn't he think the cops might run the plates and realize who he was and have a half decent clue where he might be headed even if he did get away?

ST. PETER, Minn. -- The blue BMW raced into town so fast that police officer Travis Sandland's radar couldn't get its speed. A moment later he clocked it at 104 mph.

It was about 10:45 p.m., minutes before the 11 p.m. curfew for Vikings to report back to training camp a few miles south in Mankato, and receiver Koren Robinson's career was about to be in serious jeopardy.

The felony complaint filed Wednesday details the chase that led to Robinson's arrest and charges that included fleeing police and drunken driving.

Sandland and Sgt. Loren Jansen chased the BMW with their lights and sirens on. Jansen hit 120 mph on Highway 169 on the south end of town and still the BMW was pulling away. After another curve in the road, Jansen couldn't even see the BMW any more. He and Sandland kept driving south on Highway 169, just so they could identify the BMW in case someone else stopped it.

A few minutes down the road in Mankato, an officer identified as D. Freriks heard about the chase and soon saw the BMW race toward him, clocking it at 86 mph where the speed limit was 50.

He gave chase and watched the car run a red light. Freriks' squad hit 100 mph but the BMW pulled away from him, and he lost sight of it on a curve. He told other officers to head to Stoltzman Road in Mankato in case the BMW went there, suggesting he suspected it was headed toward the Vikings training camp.

Officer Jeff Knutson, waiting at Stoltzman Road, spotted the BMW and turned on his lights and siren. The BMW slowed, ran a stop sign, and eventually pulled to the curb and stopped.

Officers arrested Robinson at gunpoint. He didn't resist.

By the way...if KoRo maintained his 100+ speed that he came into town with...that's scary because the mph drops to from 65 to 50 and then 30 in town...and at 10:45pm, it's not like the town is completely dead...luckily it was in the summer with no students around.