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BashBacker#16 · November 15, 2005, 06:51:16 PM

Wabash press release on this Saturday's playoff game...

http://www.wabash.edu/sports/docs/Nov%2015%202005%20Release.pdf

b4uknewit · November 15, 2005, 08:22:33 PM

formerd3-- just saw anESPN Classic of Us against you know them(OSU) we lost

hope this ain't a bad omen

Best of luck to your Conf. in the playoffs! ROLL~~RAIDERS

bulldogalum · November 15, 2005, 08:27:47 PM

I watched that game too. Painful game to watch. Ohio State couldn't get into the endzone, but still won 12-10. Should be a little more offense in this year's game, at least.

albinomascot19 · November 15, 2005, 10:12:34 PM

If you need a ride, I am coming from Albion....I could help you make the trip....If anyone is near me, and you want to maximize on the gas mileage let me know.....drop me an email....tsd10@albion.edu

smedindy · November 16, 2005, 04:11:03 PM

How many folks can we expect from Albion? We have a tailgate lot set up for you all.

albinomascot19 · November 16, 2005, 06:38:27 PM

I am not sure, how many people are going to be coming, its all up in the air, but I am hoping we'll have good support as always. I am planning on coming. This week is our Tip-Off Tournament in Basketball, as it is for Wabash. How many Wabash fans will be there? Our school didnt send us tickets, so I will have to buy them at the game. Our athletic director emailed me and told me there probably won't be a sell out, with just Wabash fans, so I should be able to get tickets at the gate right? Anyway, I am stoked for the game. It should be an exciting game.

smedindy · November 16, 2005, 07:07:03 PM

In football, we should probably get over 2,000 fans on our side. That's what we drew in teh first round in 2002 against an opponent that really didn't have a following. With Albion, I would expect more.

The tip-off tourney in hoops will be pretty barren. We can't change the time because Texas - Dallas needs to fly back Saturday night.

wabashcpa · November 16, 2005, 08:37:30 PM

Tickets shouldn't be a problem. Hopefully it wil be a little warmer than the 30 degrees we had today!

Sidenote: Sports Illustrated "Faces in the Crowd" this week includes the Alma QB Josh Brehm.

albinomascot19 · November 16, 2005, 08:48:31 PM

I heard from a girl that works in Wabash Bookstore that there are like 850 students at Wabash? Or is it more than that. At Albion we have roughly 1950 students.

wally_wabash · November 16, 2005, 09:00:13 PM

The website states that enrollment is 850 students. I thought it had gotten up a little higher than that, maybe around 950. Either way, it's still a pretty small school.

I'm looking forward to this game. I was at the last Wabash/Albion game up in Albion in '97. That was a great game....probably one of the top five games I've seen in 10 years of watching Wabash football.

Despite the small enrollment, Wabash draws a good crowd. Last year Wabash had the #2 attendance in D-III behind St. John's. That number was skewed a bit by the huge Monon Bell crowd. This year Wabash is drawing close to 4,000 per home game, which is still quite good. I'm expecting a good crowd Saturday.

albinomascot19 · November 16, 2005, 10:08:28 PM

Thanks for the info man. I just heard from one of my buddies that there is transportation available to the game, so I will probably just hop on a bus! I am looking forward in going to Wabash. I havent been there before, but I have driven through Crawfordsville before. I am not sure when we're leaving. I hope to see you all there! Hope to enjoy a great game!

Its pretty cold here right now, and still snowing, hopefully the weather will be a lot better than it is right now!

wally_wabash · November 16, 2005, 11:29:38 PM

It's still a little early, but the forecast for C'ville on Saturday is for the temp to creep up to around 50 and dry

formerd3db · November 17, 2005, 04:39:23 PM

bruknewit:
Sorry I missed your post and this delayed response. But thanks for the well wishes this weekend. And yes, we'll be "watching that other game too"!

Wally:
Thanks for the updated weather watch. Yes, hopefully it will be dry and a bit warmer.

Pat Coleman · November 17, 2005, 09:24:38 PM

Quote from: albinomascot19 on November 16, 2005, 08:48:31 PM
I heard from a girl that works in Wabash Bookstore that there are like 850 students at Wabash? Or is it more than that. At Albion we have roughly 1950 students.

Remember that's 850 men, maybe only a couple hundred fewer than Albion has.

Ryan Tipps · November 17, 2005, 11:28:46 PM

I just wanted to wish the Albion and Wabash players a healthy, solid game come Saturday.

Back in the early '90s, a game between Wabash and Albion was the first Division III matchup I had ever seen. I was barely a teenager then, but there are a lot of things I remember from that day, such as the oddity of black squirrels scurrying around campus and the fact that my best friend had dropped in the mud my celebratory roll of toilet paper that I had planned to launch from the stands. But most of all I remember the excitement that hovered in the air. I grew up in South Bend, where Notre Dame football was a part of life. But I had never seen my dad, who is also a Wabash grad, so exillerated, so caught up in the moment as I did on that Saturday at Albion. That crowd said so much about small college football, without ever really saying a word.

There's almost two decades of history between these two schools. I'm happy that they have this opportunity to meet again. I hope this coming Saturday proves to be a great game.