Anybody with any SID connections?  Im wondering when the Media Guides will be out for the MIAC.  Mighty Royal this is your specialty, can you make a call??

Quote from: johnnie_esq on August 29, 2006, 12:22:28 PM
Carleton's new coach, though a Johnnie, came in pretty late.  Best of luck to Ramler, but this will be a tough season for the Knights. 

Hopefully Ramler can inspire some fan support for his team. I asked my Carleton grad co-worker if he wanted to come to the GAC game with me and he said he wouldn't even go if it was Carleton playing. Don't worry, I ride him mercilessly for his apathy!

In sticking with the Animal House bit, I will be walking past Dean Wormer's office on my way to get a Starbucks fix later today!

Done,   DA-CHEESE,,,  any help on getting the SID to post the Media Guide would be greatly appreciated..   PLEEZE

Chuck Norris fact of the day:

There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Chuck Norris has allowed to live.

From Bob Wicker's SJU Underground news:

Well, Dear Readers, it's time...Are you ready for some football!?!

I gotta say, I'm really pumped this season.  Not only because I love this time of the year, or because I'm crazy about Johnny Football, or because SJU is nationally-ranked in the top three or four teams, or because I enjoy returning "home" to Collegeville so often, or because I'll see good friends again after a long cold winter.  All those usually are in play.  But this year, this first game, is special — St. John's, to its everlasting credit and my great gratitude, is honoring our good friend Rich Hall this Saturday during the Eau Claire game.  I hope as many of you as possible that knew and enjoyed him can be there.

My thanks go out to John Young '83, Associate Vice Rresident of Development; Rob Culligan '82, Vice President for University Relations; Tom Stock, Athletic Director; and Br. Dietrich Reinhart OSB, President.  The four of them, with John Young as head honcho, have planned a suitable celebration to honor Rich.  Really good karma here, guys.  In a magnificent gesture that acknowledges the role Rich played as the Johnnies' Number One Fan and SJU/CSB Booster, the school has prepared a bronze plaque honoring Rich that will be placed at the top of the seats on the 50-yard line where Rich stood behind Wally '47 and Marge Pattock and entertained seven generations of Johnnies, Bennies, monks, parents and associated friends, ranging from grads in the 1940s right up to present.  He barely missed a game for well over 40 years.  Hundreds of us counted him as a dear friend.  There'll never be another quite like him and SJU recognizes that with its own display of appreciation and affection. 

The Hall family — which includes his wife Mary (a 1965 graduate of the College of St. Scholastica); Pat and Sue Tomczik Hall (both of the Class of '89) and their children Alison-11, Ryan-8 and Maria-4; Ellen and Darren Browen (both Class of '97) and their new daughter, Katie-2.5 months; Monica and Darin Zielsdorf (Monica - CSB '92/Darin - Gustavus '92) and their two daughters Nicole-7 and Natalie-2; and Kathryn, a 1996 North Hennepin Community College grad — are guests of the University for lunch prior to kick-off and then will join Br. Dietrich in the President's Box for the game.  At half time, Rich's classmate, Dr. Paul Hamann '63, and Br. Dietrich will make the memorial presentation on the field to Rich's proud family.  And after the game, all — whether you knew Rich or not — are invited to help celebrate Rich's love for Saint John's and Saint Ben's in a reception at Br. Willie's Pub in Sexton Commons.  Featured beverage will be Old Johnny Ale (more about that follows), a specially-formulated brew made in honor of St. John's 150-year anniversary.  Please try to make it; the Pub'll be open until 6 pm.  Besides, the La is closed — where else you gonna go...Sal's?   Naaah.

reprinted without permission, of course 

I'll see if I can work some magic with my old roommate who is now the SID . . . at the very least I'll see what he's looking at for a timeframe.

Some really great D-1A games this weekend - anyone picking Cal??

Also, could we get a remedial lesson for the new pick'em rules for us non-gambling Bethel boys?

More from the Wickster:

About Johnny Football —

Regarding the BluGold of UW-Eau Claire:  I don't know much about them this year.  I do know that this is the final game of about a six-year home and home series in which we're ahead 3-2.  All the games have been close and bitterly fought; Eau Claire is no slouch team, however they are not the cream of their very competitive conference.  The WIAC is perhaps the toughest conference in the nation; they cannibalize each other.  Leading the WIAC is UW-Waterwater again, ranked 2nd after Mt. Union in the the polls.  I see them going up against either SJU in the regional play-offs or Mt. "Onion" at the Stagg Bowl again, but then again, we have to beat Eau Claire and then take our own MIAC.  UW-LaCrosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stout and UW-Eau Claire all got votes in the D-3 Football coaches poll.  That's most of their conference; our next opponent two Saturday from now, UW-River Falls, wasn't mentioned.

The Johnnies are the preseason pick of the MIAC's coaches to repeat as conference champions. St. John's received eight of nine first-place votes in the league's preseason coaches poll. Concordia was picked second, St. Olaf picked third and Bethel picked fourth.  (Question: where's UST...do the Tommies play football anymore?  Or did they pull a Macalester?)

Note:  With the exception of Eau Claire, all our tough games are away again this year.  How did the schedule get so screwed up, with both Concordia and UST away for two years in a row?

Jokes  from Wickster...
A midget in Texas went to the doctor because his testicles hurt and ached almost all the time. The doctor told him to drop his pants. The doctor stood him up onto the examining table, and started to examine him. The doc put one finger under his left testicle and told the midget to turn his head and cough, the usual method to check for a hernia.

"Hmmmm," mumbled the doc and, as he put his finger under the right testicle, he asked the midget to cough again.

"Hmmmmm, I see the problem," said the doctor again, and reached for his surgical scissors.  Snip-snip-snip-snip on the right side, then snip-snip-snip-snip on the left side.

The midget was so scared he was afraid to look, but noted with amazement that the snipping did not hurt.  The doctor then told the midget to hop down off the table and pull his pants up and walk around the examining room to see if his testicles still ached.

The midget was absolutely delighted as he walked around and discovered his testicles were no longer aching.  The doctor said, "How does that feel now?"

The midget replied, "Perfect Doc, and I didn't even feel it.  What did you do?"

The doctor replied, "I cut two inches off the top of your cowboy boots."

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A little boy wanted $100 very badly and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened.  Then he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100.

When the postal authorities received the letter to God, USA, they decided to send it to the president.  The president was so amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5 bill. The president thought this would appear to be a lot of money to a little boy.

The little boy was less than delighted with the $5 bill and sat down to write a thank-you note to God, which read:

"Dear God: Thank you very much for sending the money.  However, I noticed that for some reason you sent it through Washington, DC and those assholes deducted $95 in taxes."
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A man and his wife are dining at a table in a plush restaurant, and the husband keeps staring at a drunken lady swigging her gin as she sits alone at a nearby table.  The wife asks, "Do you know her?"

"Yes," sighs the husband. "She's my ex-wife. She took to drinking right after we divorced seven years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since."

"My God!" says the wife, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?" 
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A man decides to join the circus. He shows up to demonstrate his skills to the impresario.  "I have the most unusual act," he announces. "I'm sure it will amaze you."

He proceeds to climb a tall tower, and jumps off. He flaps his arms wildly, and finally his fall slows. He soars forward, then swoops upward, turns and swoops back again. Finally he stops in mid air and gently lowers himself to the ground.

The impresario stares blankly at him for a long time.  Finally he says, "Is that all you've got? Bird imitations?"

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An elderly couple, Margaret and Bert, were vacationing in Montana. Bert had always wanted a pair  of authentic cowboy boots, so seeing some on sale one day, he buys them and wears them back to the motel, walking proudly.

He walks into their room and says to his wife: "Notice anything different about me?"

Margaret looks him over, "Nope."

Frustrated, Bert storms off into the bathroom, undresses, and walks back into the room completely naked except for the boots.  Again, he asks, a little louder this time, "Notice anything different NOW?"

Margaret looks up and says, "Bert, what's different? It's hanging down today, it was hanging down yesterday, and it'll be hanging down again tomorrow."

Furious, Bert yells, "AND DO YOU KNOW WHY IT'S HANGING DOWN, MARGARET?"

"Nope," she replies.

"IT'S HANGING DOWN BECAUSE IT'S LOOKING AT MY NEW BOOTS!!!!!"

Margaret replies, "Shoulda bought a hat, Bert.  Shoulda bought a hat."

The printed media guides will be available this Saturday for the home opener. As for when it will be up on the website, it really isn't known at this point. There needs to be some reformatting.  As all fall sports teams are beginning here, the SID is working to make sure the necessary information (rosters, printed media guides, season previews, coaching staff updates, etc.) for all the other teams is complete before he starts getting into supplementary info that takes more than just a quick link update.  The MIAC Media guide should be online soon and has a good amount of info that the BC/U SID will link to as soon as it is completed.

CHEESE
credit to db

In addition to what fins noted, and almost as importantly, Wicker reported the following:

  I noticed that you've had a little bit of Olde Johnnie Ale conversation going in some of your messages.  Just FYI, the 5.3 gallon size (serves 25–40 people, depending on thirst) has been available at Surdyk's for quite some time. Mark Selner SJP '68 has been in charge there for 30+ years...SJP receives $10 for each keg sold.

(And Mike then forwarded an email from Mark:)
Mike - I think once we get the beer down here [the Twin Cities at Surdyk's] it will fly!  It appears that Gluek wants to get the package product going — so we may look for that in perhaps 5-6 weeks.  And, guess what? Garrison Keillor put the beer in his restaurant in Afton, MN!  He ASKED for it.  We've had the 5.3 gallons [keg] for over a month. They sell for $59, if you want to put this out on the school web page.  Did you know we carry about 5 or 6 beers brewed by Benedictines???  - Mark)

5.3-gallon keg?  Is that what I lovingly refer to as a "party ball"?  I've never seen an aluminum keg smaller than 8-gallons.

Sounds sorta like the old Hamm's mini-keg



We don't have a Surdyk's here. Where else can you get the Olde Johnnie Ale?

By some counts 50 years ago 5.3 gallons was only about 5 beers.

Quote from: finsleft on August 29, 2006, 05:23:22 PM
Sounds sorta like the old Hamm's mini-keg



We don't have a Surdyk's here. Where else can you get the Olde Johnnie Ale?

Now I am not planning to come home this season, but even if I did, how am I suppose to fit that in my luggage to take back here?!? With the new restrictions, I couldn't even pass it off as a carry-on!

Many years ago we could buy Leinies in 3.8 gallon kegs. We called them pony kegs and we bought them for night league softball. Probably wouldn't go very far these days.