FB: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[ncc58]

There was no such thing as 25 cent draft night in Naperville during college.   

You're not old enough. One bar did have 25 cent draft night on Tuesday nights. The first time, they had a small group of college students. The second week, the bar was packed all night long. The police were called at closing time. There was no third time.

[ncc58]

Just curious, is there a connection of the cannon to the UW-W tradition and legacy or is it just a noisemaker for football games. Is there a tie-in with the cannon to UW-W history (such as some relation to nearby Fort Atkinson)?

Do you hear that...Cannon man has been banned from the hill by the NCAA...KABOOM!!

The NCAA official at the game was from Knox and he decided that the rule meant you couldn't use an artificial noisemaker that could be heard in the stadium as opposed to the rule interpretation that the noisemaker could not be inthe stadium which every other NCAA official for three years had said the rule meant. 

[BoBo]

Blanchard update:
After the game yesterday my sons asked him for an autograph and, although willing, he couldn't even sign their football.


No pen.

You'd think for a QB holding a clipboard the entire game, he would also have a pen with a telescoping pointer and powerful laser.

BTW R.I.P. Leslie Nielsen

"Surely you can't be serious."

"I am serious, and don't call me Shirley."

[Mr. Ypsi]

There was no such thing as 25 cent draft night in Naperville during college.   

You're not old enough. One bar did have 25 cent draft night on Tuesday nights. The first time, they had a small group of college students. The second week, the bar was packed all night long. The police were called at closing time. There was no third time.

Geez, you guys are such puppies.

In Ann Arbor (a [later] yuppie town which is quite expensive), 25 cent drafts were frequent specials when I was a grad student.  OMG, I am old.

Of course, I also bought cartons of cigarettes for less than I'd now pay for a pack.

[BoBo]

Just curious, is there a connection of the cannon to the UW-W tradition and legacy or is it just a noisemaker for football games. Is there a tie-in with the cannon to UW-W history (such as some relation to nearby Fort Atkinson)?

Do you hear that...Cannon man has been banned from the hill by the NCAA...KABOOM!!

The NCAA official at the game was from Knox and he decided that the rule meant you couldn't use an artificial noisemaker that could be heard in the stadium as opposed to the rule interpretation that the noisemaker could not be inthe stadium which every other NCAA official for three years had said the rule meant. 

When is a cannon just a noisemaker? 

Paging Mr. badgerwarhawk, paging Mr. badgerwarhawk...please pick-up one of the white courtesy phones for an important message...paging Mr. badgerwarhawk!!

[FormerCard]

There was no such thing as 25 cent draft night in Naperville during college.   

You're not old enough. One bar did have 25 cent draft night on Tuesday nights. The first time, they had a small group of college students. The second week, the bar was packed all night long. The police were called at closing time. There was no third time.

Yes, that must have been well before my time.  I would guess it was The Lantern.

[02 Warhawk]

Just curious, is there a connection of the cannon to the UW-W tradition and legacy or is it just a noisemaker for football games. Is there a tie-in with the cannon to UW-W history (such as some relation to nearby Fort Atkinson)?

Do you hear that...Cannon man has been banned from the hill by the NCAA...KABOOM!!

The NCAA official at the game was from Knox and he decided that the rule meant you couldn't use an artificial noisemaker that could be heard in the stadium as opposed to the rule interpretation that the noisemaker could not be inthe stadium which every other NCAA official for three years had said the rule meant.  

I wish I could say it's a part of a rich tradition at Whitewater, and how there's a long feel-good story relating to the cannon and whitewater, but unfortunately there isn't. A few years back there was some military appreciation day (or something like that) for a game, and during the game they fired a cannon whenever UWW scored. I guess people liked it so much they decided to use it every home game. The cannon is privately owned, and the university invites him to every game as a "noise maker".

The cannon is only used following a UWW TD or FG (NEVER when a play is in session)...it has never distracted either team during the game. I guess visiting teams get sick of hearing going off multiple times in a game. So rather than playing better defense to prevent the cannon from going off, they decided to complain to the NCAA.  

So now we can only use it during the regular season..oh well, what are you going to do. 

[MasterJedi]

Watt was a stud QB and his recievers had good hands and never dropped the ball. Watt made the team though, without him the game is still close but not 14 points. The one guy who was sitting below me in my section screaming "pound the rock" every so often was smart. That's one thing I don't like about Liepold, he has a tendancy to get away from the run and try for bombs, at least he went back to the run in the end.

I'll be heading down to Naperville with at least my parents and one of my roomates. My suggestion is that for every TD we scream "BOOM"! 

[dallas]

Just sitting here watching the local news and a VERY disturbing thought came to mind......

I haven't looked on the uwwsports website, but somebody PLEASE tell me there will be a video feed of the game this weekend even though it will not be played at The Perk.  I have taken the home playoff games over the years for granted and just assumed I would be sitting on my couch in Dallas watching the video feed next weekend.  It never crossed my mind until about 3 minutes ago that it will be an away game.  Wow....this is not good.  I think I'm going to be sick.

[bleedpurple]

Looking forward to my first UWW game way from the Perk.....I'm going to bring my UWW flag down, and I wonder if NCC will let me bring it in the stadium with a 4-foot poll attached to it so I can wave it around. 

I hope they aren't fussy about stuff like that.  I'm bringing the cannon! 

[ncc_fan]

Just sitting here watching the local news and a VERY disturbing thought came to mind......

I haven't looked on the uwwsports website, but somebody PLEASE tell me there will be a video feed of the game this weekend even though it will not be played at The Perk.  I have taken the home playoff games over the years for granted and just assumed I would be sitting on my couch in Dallas watching the video feed next weekend.  It never crossed my mind until about 3 minutes ago that it will be an away game.  Wow....this is not good.  I think I'm going to be sick.

You'll find live video at http://www.nctv17.com

[Sakman 1111]

The cannon situation was caused a few years back by Wesley, who felt it was demeaning and were intimidated by the BOOMS....Actually the only aspect of the game that was demeaning was Wesley's performance where they just gave up by the third quarter....Once a year I like to vent about this which I have now done again.....Sorry, but simply can't stand Wesley.....Pound the Rock!.......

[dallas]

Just sitting here watching the local news and a VERY disturbing thought came to mind......

I haven't looked on the uwwsports website, but somebody PLEASE tell me there will be a video feed of the game this weekend even though it will not be played at The Perk.  I have taken the home playoff games over the years for granted and just assumed I would be sitting on my couch in Dallas watching the video feed next weekend.  It never crossed my mind until about 3 minutes ago that it will be an away game.  Wow....this is not good.  I think I'm going to be sick.

You'll find live video at http://www.nctv17.com

Thank you.  All is well in Dallas once again. 

[bleedpurple]

Hey, what about Levell last week! 300 yards. He was nothing short of incredible. That last TD was not a long run, but "play of the year"material! Seriously!  Amazing performance! 

[kubiack78]

Looking forward to my first UWW game way from the Perk.....I'm going to bring my UWW flag down, and I wonder if NCC will let me bring it in the stadium with a 4-foot poll attached to it so I can wave it around. 

For those that haven't been to Naperville, it's a really nice town of about 100,000...it's nothing like Whitewater. Being in the heart of the Chicago suburbs, there's tons of bars and restaurants in the area.

Sure isn't.  You will pay 3 times as much for your food and drink than you would in Whitewater. 

There was no such thing as 25 cent draft night in Naperville during college.   

I don't know if they still do it, but two bars in Whitewater used to have dime taps on Wed. nights.  from 8 to midnight