University Athletic Association

[DagarmanSpartan]

adl70,

In that case, you ought to add a Red Cats avatar as well!

I still say that merging the "Rough Riders" and "Red Cats" into the "Rough Cats" would have been an ideal CWRU mascot.

Until such a thing comes about, however, I remain "Major SPARTAN."

What was your major at Adelbert College?

[ADL70]

My major was Sociology, but I took a lot of PoliSci as well.  And my first two years were in the physical sciences track.  Calculus and OrgChem did me in.

My diploma is headed Case Western Reserve University, but reads "On the recommendation of the Dean of Adelbert College of Western Reserve University..."

I believe mine was the last of three classes to have the option of a Western Reserve or CWRU diploma.

TSN's profile says this year's senior class is the largest in 25 years.  They select Bobby Bott All-American.

Lindy's has him second team.

[DagarmanSpartan]

I saw Bobby Bott listed as a TSN pre-season All-American.  Good news!

My own CWRU diploma has "Case Western Reserve University" at the top, but right underneath that, it says "On the recommendation of the faculty of the Weatherhead School of Management."

I received a BS in Management from CWRU in 1994.

[ADL70]

Wooster will open 2010 and 2011 v B-W.  Would be great if B-W and JCU could trade off with CWRU and Wooster for 2012 and 2013.

Double headers at a neutral site would be a great event.  I think Browns Stadium would be too big, but Parma's Byers Field would be perfect.  Problem there though is that it is home to four high school teams.  Bedford or Strongsville could also be possibilities.

Wooster could host one of the four years at Ashland's new stadium

[DagarmanSpartan]

If we're already playing one baseball game per year at Jacob's Field, then why shouldn't we also play one football game per year against a local opponent at Browns Stadium?

I think that it would be a great promotion and recruiting tool.

[frank uible]

How did CWRU and COW manage economically their 4/16/09 baseball game at Progressive Field? It must cost fully at least $10,000 to open the gates at the Field. Contribution by the Indians?

[DagarmanSpartan]

Good question.

Not really sure.

I do know that up until the 1940s or so, the annual Case v. Western Reserve game was played at the then home of the Cleveland Indians on Thanksgiving Day.

In my view, CWRU should try to play at least one local opponent at Browns Stadium annually as a promotion.

[ADL70]

How did CWRU and COW manage economically their 4/16/09 baseball game at Progressive Field? It must cost fully at least $10,000 to open the gates at the Field. Contribution by the Indians?

Frank I don't know the answer either.  Perhaps it was the Peter Lewis (Progressive) connection, although I believe the Spartans played there when it was still Jacobs Field.  I'm also pretty sure it was done without charging admission.

Major, needless to say, that was a different time.  I don't recall seeing any attendance figures for those games, but my guess is the numbers were signficantly higher than what the Spartans draw now.

One advantage to Browns Stadium though would be that the students, I believe, get transit passes, so getting there would be easy.

Maybe the current B-W connection with the Browns would make it work if they were involved.

With baseball the stadium is a part of the game (fence dimensions) and there tends to be less cheering.  In the friendly confines of Case Field even those meager crowds can be heard.  In Browns Stadium the cheers would be barely audible.

[DagarmanSpartan]

adl70,

Here's some good information on "Heritage Day."

http://www.case.edu/athletics/varsity/news.htm#s1_page2

Quote: Case Western Reserve kicks off the 2009 season by hosting Kenyon College at Case Field on September 5 at 12:00 p.m.  The Spartans will honor Western Reserve University and Case Institute of Technology, the two institutions that federated in 1967 to form Case Western Reserve, that day by wearing red and brown jerseys with white pants, and a Rough Rider [CIT] and Red Cat [WRU] logo on their helmets as part of Heritage Day.

I can only presume that they're going to change their jerseys at halftime, and might have both logos on their helmets.

I think that this is a good tradition to start.

[frank uible]

In the late 1940s Case School of Applied Science changed its name to Case Institute of Technology.

[frank uible]

Wikipedia says that the name change of Case School to Case Instiute occurred in 1947 - for those 2 other guys who might care.

[ADL70]

wearing red and brown jerseys

Syntactic ambiguity is afoot.  "red and brown jerseys"--each jersey has both colors v two jerseys, one of each color

The former seems like a pretty awful combination.  The latter would have been better written "red jerseys and brown jerseys"

Looks like the only Central Ohio Spartan newcomer will be Tony Opperman's HS teammate from St. Charles, Steven Roby All Central District SM Safety  Reported to run a 4.6 40

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2009/06/04/high04_ART_06-04-09_C6_HCE2RSG.html?sid=101

http://scoutingoh.com/index.php/view-profile.html?task=userProfile&user=315&name=cardsfball3

[BetterRed]

First Post!  I'm looking forward to this year.  Lots of returning starters.  I'm guessing Bartel (junior, not mine) will get the QB role.  He has looked good in limited action so far.  I see on the roster that they have a 285# freshmen OL.  If he can play...   I'll add some washu observations to the site during the year

[WashUDad]

Prolly a little biased     but I think he can play.

[Pat Coleman]

Welcome -- we need more CMU/Chicago/Wash U football posters, to be sure.