FB: Upper Midwest Athletic Conference

[The Forgotten Man]

several of the LaGrange folks kept yelling (after the game) "we are gonna give u the same, right here, in 3 wks"

Hawkes88 looked at me...and said... "thats gonna b a problem, because the game is in 4 wks"

i can't stop laughing

keep the faith

Yeah, nice calendar reading skills over there 
Interesting how in 7 previous meetings(2 varsity + 5 JV) they haven't been close to beating us and now with a last minute TD win they start popping off. We'll just file that one away for FOUR weeks since we have other big business to take care of first. I'll have to set a reminder for Nov. 9 to bring it back up.


Go Hawks!!

Is it necessary to besmirch the character of an entire team on the basis of what someone says he heard "a few" people say at a JV game?

I don't hold it against Huntigdon or anyone else for the rude behavior of a few Huntindon fans a couple years ago in LaGrange's very first year.

Let's focus on football.

Come on guys, it should be a very good game.

[Hawks88]

several of the LaGrange folks kept yelling (after the game) "we are gonna give u the same, right here, in 3 wks"

Hawkes88 looked at me...and said... "thats gonna b a problem, because the game is in 4 wks"

i can't stop laughing

keep the faith

Yeah, nice calendar reading skills over there 
Interesting how in 7 previous meetings(2 varsity + 5 JV) they haven't been close to beating us and now with a last minute TD win they start popping off. We'll just file that one away for FOUR weeks since we have other big business to take care of first. I'll have to set a reminder for Nov. 9 to bring it back up.


Go Hawks!!

Is it necessary to besmirch the character of an entire team on the basis of what someone says he heard "a few" people say at a JV game?

I don't hold it against Huntigdon or anyone else for the rude behavior of a few Huntindon fans a couple years ago in LaGrange's very first year.

Let's focus on football.

Come on guys, it should be a very good game.

I'm not sure that what I posted really besmirched an entire team, but if it did, I apologize. I was just poking fun at "the few" who mis-spoke about how many weeks there were until the game.This also wasn't something that "someone says they heard", this was what myself and AF4 heard with our own ears at the game and yes it was a JV game, but the people yelling were obviously talking about what was going to happen at the varsity game.
By the way, if you want to get on someone about being respectful, you might want to take the time to spell the name of their school correctly.


And, yes, as far as the football goes, we do expect this to be a very good game. LaGrange's program has made a lot of progress and I am looking forward to seeing how we match up this year.
We'll talk more about that in four weeks though. Like I said before, we got plenty of business to take care of before then.

Catch you later.


Go Hawks!

[AF4]

Hawks88 ..i did not think u meant to besmirch the good name of LaGrange college... oh... uh....forgottenman...it is spelled Huntingdon...not Huntigdon or Huntindon

the game in 4 wks will have playoff implications...

the JV game was a real good ball game...yall pulled it out at the in...very good play calling

and re read all of Hawks88 and my posts...i think we give yall props all the time

keep the faith...and we will avoid the 'besmirching' stuff

[The Forgotten Man]

Thanks for the spell check.

Looking forward to the Huntingdon -- LaGrange contest.

[AF4]

 

Thanks for the spell check.

Looking forward to the Huntingdon -- LaGrange contest.

Brother...we r too..it wil b a good game...great chance who ever wins will get a bid to the playoffs...not automatic ( i thank yall have a better chance of going than we...if yall win...unless we win the rest

it looks to be a great match..all the way around... i beleve it will b decided by less than a toughdown...but it is in yalls house

not only a tough game this week...but Hampden-Sydney

if yall beat us...yall will b 9-0 (to the comittee). and i thank would get u into the pool B

if we beat yall but  lose to Hampden-Sydney (who r undefeated and ranked in to 25) we will b 8-1 to the comittee...

i do not believe the lose yall had to Shorter and the win we had at Faulkner figure in...
so...i thank we might have to win all 4 to get in.... which the team and coaches want....but...is tough

Ralph Turnerand/ or Hawks88 would have a better handle on this than me

keep the faith

[Pat Coleman]

Forgotten Man -- I think you're the only LaGrange fan on the board. Welcome!

(We had one earlier but he didn't get any takers for his LaGrange-to-the-Stagg-Bowl talk and I don't think we've seen him since.)

[The Forgotten Man]

Forgotten Man -- I think you're the only LaGrange fan on the board. Welcome!

Thanks. My son is a junior on the team and it has been quite a ride watching them start out as a bunch of raw freshmen two seasons ago to a team that is fairly competitive this year.

I think the rivalry with Huntingdon will continue to grow and hope it develops along the line of Army--Navy; i.e., fierce on the field but still respectful and friendly.

Over these past few years (including the recruiting process) I have come to really appreciate DIII football. It's great to watch a bunch of young men devote themselves to a game they play only for the love of it.

[Ralph Turner]

Good morning!

The NAIA games are way down in the secondary criteria and probably won't be used, just my guess.

Welcome Forgotten Man.  That LaGrange campus is beautiful.  The baseball field is especially nice.

I like the bandbox feel of the Mariotti Gym...a great place for the hometown crowd!

I am very happy with how well football has taken off at HC and LaGrange.  Your joining the SLIAC was the boost that both programs needed!

[The Forgotten Man]

Here is the link to a Google map I created of the football school locations in SLIAC:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=109667184306561314872.000456783ec9566c1bbd8

And here is one I found with all D3 football schools:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=100650448045177027385.000456158e87106fbc30e

[AF4]

Great work

i am unsure we will be like army-navy...perhaps Auburn/UGA
they eat the snot out of each other...but it is usually a friendly game (u no they played it in columbus yrly..a while ago)

we being 2 of 3 D-3 teams between AL/GA..and both being in both SLIAC and GSAC

i thought the boy (my son..soph) would go to LaGrange..as it is closer (by 5 miles) to our home/farm than Huntingdon...we live just accross the hooch in Chambers Co , Al... but he picked differently

i was raised near austell, ga... but the ATL got paved...so we moved  ~19 yrs ago just after the boy was born.... most of my family still lives off the Dallas hiway

see yall in 4 wks...unfortunatly we got the toughest part of our season still to go

keep the faith

[Andras Bacia]

Hey Forgotten Man, we'll be at LaGrange on the 1st to cheer on EC. Looking forward to the trip and the game.
We plan on hanging around for a few days and checking out West Point lake.
Any other must see tourist traps we should visit?

The Google map was a great idea.

[Ralph Turner]

Hey Forgotten Man, we'll be at LaGrange on the 1st to cheer on EC. Looking forward to the trip and the game.
We plan on hanging around for a few days and checking out West Point lake.
Any other must see tourist traps we should visit?

The Google map was a great idea.

Go to FDR's retreat at Warm Springs, GA!

I also recommend the Civil Right Museum in Montgomery next year.

[The Forgotten Man]

Hey Forgotten Man, we'll be at LaGrange on the 1st to cheer on EC. Looking forward to the trip and the game.
We plan on hanging around for a few days and checking out West Point lake.
Any other must see tourist traps we should visit?

The Google map was a great idea.

Callaway Gardens is really nice and near LaGrange.  http://www.callawaygardens.com/

If you feel like venturing into Atlanta, there are plenty of attractions. The new (fairly new) aquarium is pretty nice.
http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/

High Museum of Art is always a good place to go: http://www.high.org/
They are currently featuring an exhibit from the Louvre.

I also like the Atlanta Zoo and the Cyclorama (a Civil War museum mostly about the Battle of Atlanta). They are co-located in Grant Park on the south side so pretty convenient for a one day excursion.
http://www.zooatlanta.org/home.htm
http://www.atlantacyclorama.org/
http://www.webguide.com/cyclorama.html

If you have some specific interest, let me know and I'll see what I can recommend.

Also, there are several really good restaurants off the square in downtown LaGrange.

Have a good trip. Hope you bring lots of folks down to cheer on your guys.

[AF4]

Andras

Calloway gardens is awesome ...my wife and i r long term members and bike there (only ~11 miles).... beautiful... butterfly house, lots of gardens...the old PBS victory garden south is there...

little white house is worth the trip  also

the aquarium in the ATL is better than good

respectfully... the "high"  made me ill...i lack enough culture

i love riding the marta... i thank it is safe  ...if u go to the ATL...hit the CNN center... and go by the Varsity (or greasy V)... largest drive in resturant in the usa (world ?)...my personal recomendation is a dog (dawg)... usually do not have to say chilli dog as to them, that would be redundant.... order of rings (fried onion rings)...and a frosted Orange .... wow... i usually get a fever blister 2 days later...but no pain, no gain

i have been eating at the 'V' for literally 54.5 yrs

both sides of the hooch ( a river popularized by alan jackson...that i grew up near) are beautiful....have a blast

keep th faith

[Andras Bacia]

Thanks for all the tips! My wife and have a wide variety of interests so we always enjoy ourselves where ever we go.

I thought Callaway looked interesting, used to watch Victory Garden all the time and I thought the name sounded familiar.  The Cyclorama at Grant Park sounds cool too.

We won't be able to see it all on this trip for sure.