D-3 Players in the Pros

[Pat Coleman]

My understanding is that Horace Gant landed with the Redskins. No word if QB coach Chris Meidt, who coached Gant at St. Olaf, had anything to do with that, but it's a logical assumption.

Beaver to the Packers.

Heard Bridgewater's Brandon Copeland signed, but don't see it in print anywhere.

Then again, I haven't been monitoring the conference sub-boards on this here site, so perhaps the answers are already in print.

Or the front page.

[wab64]

Ralph,

Per the Wabash website (didn't double-check what DePauw had to say!), it appears he went only 2-1-1.  Something tells me it may have been far worse if he had not been on the team!   d3 rarely sees the likes of him.

I don't know the Monon Bell protocol back in the day when ties were possible.  The tie came after a Wabash win, so I'd guess they maintained possession 3 of his four years, but perhaps only two (perhaps there was a vault midway where the Bell was stashed after ties? ).

Mr ypsi---
       The rule was-in case of a tie, the Bell stayed where it was. During Metzelaars' career, the tie, in 1980 left Wabash at 8-0-1 and ran them out of a playoff spot; DePauw's win in 1981 cost another playoff berth, with an 8-1 record; in Pete's final year Wabash won 31-6 to finish at 10-0. Guess what- no playoffs, even though the Little Giants were ranked #6. I can't recall whether the dance was 8 teams or 16 in 1982, but it remains a dirty Irish trick in the minds of men.            WAB64

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph,

Per the Wabash website (didn't double-check what DePauw had to say!), it appears he went only 2-1-1.  Something tells me it may have been far worse if he had not been on the team!   d3 rarely sees the likes of him.

I don't know the Monon Bell protocol back in the day when ties were possible.  The tie came after a Wabash win, so I'd guess they maintained possession 3 of his four years, but perhaps only two (perhaps there was a vault midway where the Bell was stashed after ties? ).

Mr ypsi---
       The rule was-in case of a tie, the Bell stayed where it was. During Metzelaars' career, the tie, in 1980 left Wabash at 8-0-1 and ran them out of a playoff spot; DePauw's win in 1981 cost another playoff berth, with an 8-1 record; in Pete's final year Wabash won 31-6 to finish at 10-0. Guess what- no playoffs, even though the Little Giants were ranked #6. I can't recall whether the dance was 8 teams or 16 in 1982, but it remains a dirty Irish trick in the minds of men.            WAB64

Thanks Wab64.

Has Metzelaars ever written an "nostalgia piece" about the Bell?  A Pro player's perspective on the Bell, his having played in the Super Bowl might be entertaining reading.

There is a story about a NFL player being interviewed before the Super Bowl being asked if this was the biggest game that he had ever played.

The guy basically said, "Not really.  The biggest game I ever played was for the State Championship my senior year in high school.  Man, me and my friends had been working for that game since junior high school.  It was big!" 

From a distance, the Bell seems to take on that significance.

[K-Mack]

My understanding is that Horace Gant landed with the Redskins. No word if QB coach Chris Meidt, who coached Gant at St. Olaf, had anything to do with that, but it's a logical assumption.

Beaver to the Packers.

Heard Bridgewater's Brandon Copeland signed, but don't see it in print anywhere.

Then again, I haven't been monitoring the conference sub-boards on this here site, so perhaps the answers are already in print.

Or the front page.

For the record, smart guy, none of that was out front when I posted that, just the Sunday note about Studebaker and Garcon getting drafted.

Trust me, I looked.

[K-Mack]

Actually, none of the FA signings are mentioned out there NOW. I did see the new Wheaton photo though.

Hmm. That's weird. When I scrolled down after first signing on just now, the Garcon story was the second item. But I remembered our conversation from the other day, so I hit refresh.

Sure enough, the second item had the updates the second time.

We should probably get that fixed, unless it's something to do with my work cache/firewall/whatever. (On a PC, FWIW) Not everybody has had the pleasure of speaking directly to you to be reminded to refresh.

Anyone else out there have similar issues with front-page updates? I assume I'm not alone.

[K-Mack]

Found a link to a reporter's blog at a local Chicago area newspaper which sums up Raebel's situation.

http://www.nwherald.com/blogs/oncampus/index.php

Good for A.J.

The post-draft process can be a nightmare.

Counting the front-page updates ( ), the list looks like:
Studebaker-Drafted by Eagles
Garcon-Drafted by Colts
Freeman-Titans
Robinson-Cardinals
Raebel-Vikings
Beaver-Packers
Allen-Packers
Copeland-Browns
Trusnik-Browns
Schubert-Browns
Gant-Redskins

Should we try to differentiate who is a tryout and who is on contract? Or just be happy with that list as-is?

[Pat Coleman]

My understanding is that Horace Gant landed with the Redskins. No word if QB coach Chris Meidt, who coached Gant at St. Olaf, had anything to do with that, but it's a logical assumption.

Beaver to the Packers.

Heard Bridgewater's Brandon Copeland signed, but don't see it in print anywhere.

Then again, I haven't been monitoring the conference sub-boards on this here site, so perhaps the answers are already in print.

Or the front page.

For the record, smart guy, none of that was out front when I posted that, just the Sunday note about Studebaker and Garcon getting drafted.

Trust me, I looked.

Yeah, refresh is a great thing. Most browsers have them, even your fancy-pants Safari.

[Mugsy]

Actually, none of the FA signings are mentioned out there NOW. I did see the new Wheaton photo though.

Hmm. That's weird. When I scrolled down after first signing on just now, the Garcon story was the second item. But I remembered our conversation from the other day, so I hit refresh.

Sure enough, the second item had the updates the second time.

We should probably get that fixed, unless it's something to do with my work cache/firewall/whatever. (On a PC, FWIW) Not everybody has had the pleasure of speaking directly to you to be reminded to refresh.

Anyone else out there have similar issues with front-page updates? I assume I'm not alone.

K-Mack,

I was seeing the exact same issue.  Once I refreshed the page, everything was cool.  I've noticed this for about a week or so.

[roocru]

Ralph,

Per the Wabash website (didn't double-check what DePauw had to say!), it appears he went only 2-1-1.  Something tells me it may have been far worse if he had not been on the team!   d3 rarely sees the likes of him.

I don't know the Monon Bell protocol back in the day when ties were possible.  The tie came after a Wabash win, so I'd guess they maintained possession 3 of his four years, but perhaps only two (perhaps there was a vault midway where the Bell was stashed after ties? ).

Mr ypsi---
       The rule was-in case of a tie, the Bell stayed where it was. During Metzelaars' career, the tie, in 1980 left Wabash at 8-0-1 and ran them out of a playoff spot; DePauw's win in 1981 cost another playoff berth, with an 8-1 record; in Pete's final year Wabash won 31-6 to finish at 10-0. Guess what- no playoffs, even though the Little Giants were ranked #6. I can't recall whether the dance was 8 teams or 16 in 1982, but it remains a dirty Irish trick in the minds of men.            WAB64

Thanks Wab64.

Has Metzelaars ever written an "nostalgia piece" about the Bell?  A Pro player's perspective on the Bell, his having played in the Super Bowl might be entertaining reading.

There is a story about a NFL player being interviewed before the Super Bowl being asked if this was the biggest game that he had ever played.

The guy basically said, "Not really.  The biggest game I ever played was for the State Championship my senior year in high school.  Man, me and my friends had been working for that game since junior high school.  It was big!" 

From a distance, the Bell seems to take on that significance.

I can't think of that NFL player's name off hand, but he was an NFL Hall of Fame cornerback and the high school was Plano HS in Texas.   

[footballfan413]

Actually, none of the FA signings are mentioned out there NOW. I did see the new Wheaton photo though.

Hmm. That's weird. When I scrolled down after first signing on just now, the Garcon story was the second item. But I remembered our conversation from the other day, so I hit refresh.

Sure enough, the second item had the updates the second time.

We should probably get that fixed, unless it's something to do with my work cache/firewall/whatever. (On a PC, FWIW) Not everybody has had the pleasure of speaking directly to you to be reminded to refresh.

Anyone else out there have similar issues with front-page updates? I assume I'm not alone.

K-Mack,

I was seeing the exact same issue.  Once I refreshed the page, everything was cool.  I've noticed this for about a week or so.

I did also but when I refreshed, I still saw the Augie story and that didn't change until some time late yesterday afternoon, well after posters had been talking about the draft news on the front page all day.  All good now though.

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph,

Per the Wabash website (didn't double-check what DePauw had to say!), it appears he went only 2-1-1.  Something tells me it may have been far worse if he had not been on the team!   d3 rarely sees the likes of him.

I don't know the Monon Bell protocol back in the day when ties were possible.  The tie came after a Wabash win, so I'd guess they maintained possession 3 of his four years, but perhaps only two (perhaps there was a vault midway where the Bell was stashed after ties? ).

Mr ypsi---
       The rule was-in case of a tie, the Bell stayed where it was. During Metzelaars' career, the tie, in 1980 left Wabash at 8-0-1 and ran them out of a playoff spot; DePauw's win in 1981 cost another playoff berth, with an 8-1 record; in Pete's final year Wabash won 31-6 to finish at 10-0. Guess what- no playoffs, even though the Little Giants were ranked #6. I can't recall whether the dance was 8 teams or 16 in 1982, but it remains a dirty Irish trick in the minds of men.            WAB64

Thanks Wab64.

Has Metzelaars ever written an "nostalgia piece" about the Bell?  A Pro player's perspective on the Bell, his having played in the Super Bowl might be entertaining reading.

There is a story about a NFL player being interviewed before the Super Bowl being asked if this was the biggest game that he had ever played.

The guy basically said, "Not really.  The biggest game I ever played was for the State Championship my senior year in high school.  Man, me and my friends had been working for that game since junior high school.  It was big!" 

From a distance, the Bell seems to take on that significance.

I can't think of that NFL player's name off hand, but he was an NFL Hall of Fame cornerback and the high school was Plano HS in Texas.   

I think that it was Pat Thomas, of the 1971 Plano 4A State Championship team.  He later played for the Texas Aggies and the Los Angeles Rams.   I believe that he said that before the January 1980 Super Bowl (XIV) game;)

[kickerdad]

Actually, none of the FA signings are mentioned out there NOW. I did see the new Wheaton photo though.

Hmm. That's weird. When I scrolled down after first signing on just now, the Garcon story was the second item. But I remembered our conversation from the other day, so I hit refresh.

Sure enough, the second item had the updates the second time.

We should probably get that fixed, unless it's something to do with my work cache/firewall/whatever. (On a PC, FWIW) Not everybody has had the pleasure of speaking directly to you to be reminded to refresh.

Anyone else out there have similar issues with front-page updates? I assume I'm not alone.

K-Mack

Had been seeing the same front page for over a week. Was scratching my head as to why the headlines on the boards was refering to the draft but no story. I too, refreshed this morning after reading these last few post and got the new look. Never had to do this before.....Is something broken?

[Pat Coleman]

Not that I know of, but refreshing is always a decent idea if you think you're missing something.

Might've lulled some browsers to sleep when we didn't have anything new on the front for a while.

[Knightstalker]

Must be deja vu all over again.

[Pat Coleman]

Carroll WR Tyler Vogds invited to Vikings camp, where they will try him out as a long snapper.