FB: American Rivers Conference

[cobbernation]

Rumor from Cedar Rapids is that the Kohawks were inside for practice today when it was around 50 degrees.  I drove by the practice field behind "The Jake" today and their are the Cobbers outside practicing at a temp of 17 degrees with a -1 windchill.  Had to be cold, but they are going to get used to it for Sat.  Thats all I got.

[Walston Hoover]

It may be that Gustafson played on a defense that ranked at or near the bottom of the conference in absolutely everything-Giving up 32.5 ppg and 429 ypg, he was also on the field an average of 4 minutes more per game than his opponents.

[coocooforcoekohawk]

coppernation,

We'll be out at the "jake" on friday.  Gonna get used to it then. 

[The Show]

9 players chosen from Simpson???  Only 2 from my Beavers...    Something doesn't add up right, but I never liked math much anyway.

I agree with Floyd, the BV coaching staff must have done a hell of a job...but on the other hand, maybe the Simpson staff needs to be evaluated for only finishing 3-5 in the conference and having the second most all-conference players on their squad.  Seems like somebody isn't doing their job...

[ram_this]

Easy Cobber-

Just 20 minutes away from Cedar Rapids this afternoon, it was 18 degrees and snowing with a -5 wind chill and 25 mph wind gusts. Not sure where Coe would practice at indoors, but they don't have the best practice facilities for football.

[warthog]

The decision process is more complicated now than it was when I was a high school senior.  I applied and was accepted at both Dubuque and Upper Iowa, then checked out other opportunities which landed me at Wartburg.  Why though Dubuque and Upper Iowa? 

A true story:

I took my ACT in Dorman Gymnasium at Upper Iowa the spring of my junior year.  Though not as smart, I was a worrier much like a former Knight who Walston Hoover, Lance and Sportknight all know. I was sure I would score the all-time worst ACT and I would end up attending Waterloo Barber College.  After completing the first section of the test, I began getting a head ache.  As the testing continued the head ache became steadily worse.  Finally after finishing a section that had something to do with science, I ran to the front of the room, tossed my test packet on the proctor's desk, ran outside and threw up in some bushes. 

It was then I noticed  the University of Dubuque baseball team standing all around me.  They were getting ready for a game againt the Upper Iowa Peacocks and their pregame was interrupted by some high school kid tossing his cookies right in the middle of their pep talk.  You can imagine how embarrassing that was.  One of the players obviously felt sorry for me and asked if I was taking the ACT.

As I stood there with part of my breakfast oozing down my shirt, I nodded  and mumbled something about being sorry that I puked in front of the entire Spartan  team.

The player said, "That's all right kid, don't worry about it.  I flunked the damn test and Dubuque still took me.  Maybe I'll see you on campus sometime."

With that comment the whole team, players and coaches alike, started laughing.  Now, I'm laughing with them as I stand there wearing a vomit covered shirt. I also have an ACT to complete.  To my rescue comes Eb Eicheid, the former Peacock football coach.  He was heading for the game and  realized I was in a bad situation. He took me to the locker room, gave me a towel to clean up with and then tossed me a Peacock t-shirt to replace the one I had worn to Fayette.  I promised to retun the shirt, but he told me to keep it and wear it around campus when I enrolled at UIU.  He then took me back to the testing area and straightened out my temporary absence with the test proctor.  She allowed me to continue the test.

With two nice people like the Dubuque baseball player and Coach Eicheid, I had to at least consider the Spartans and Peacocks.  I'm glad I chose Wartburg, but I will always remember the University of Dubuque and Upper Iowa from the day I flunked the ACT.

[dbljay21]

warthog...that is a great story  

A point about all-conference selections. "To the victors go the spoils."  As far as Simpson, Cornell and Dubuque getting more AC selections than BV and Luther all I can say is some people are very impressed with the statistics.  I don't have any problems with the selections this year.  Coe and Central should have the most selections and they do.  Hopefully, they will represent the conference well this weekend with a couple of W's. 

Congratulations to the AC performers and good luck to the Kohawks and Dutch this weekend.

[Walston Hoover]

Warthog-
I'm sitting here at my desk laughing my huge tail off. All my stories about throwing up have a lot to do with what I did the night before.
Show-Now that the season is winding down, let me know if your going to be in or around Des Moines at all. I found out that parying with former Beavers is a pretty good time. I have to get all the partying I can in before the baby comes in Jan.

[IowaCityDad]

WartHog,

That is a MONUMENTALLY funny story.

I don't have ANYTHING to match that, but I did partially barf ON one of my final papers when I was a sophomore.  It had less to do with nerves and more to do with the home-brew peppermint schnapps we made the night before and stupidly consumed in the parking lot before our final.

My instructor (who was VERY cool and a partier himself) followed me outside, talked me through finishing the "job", let me go clean up, made me clean off my desk (much to the amusement of my buddies), gave me a clean test, and said "Congratulations, now you have 15 minutes to complete a 45 minute test".

By God's Grace, I was amazingly focused after ejecting the ill-swill and got a "B".

[dbljay21]

Great posts today guys...the only story that I have about public regirgitation was from this summer.  I was out partying in Des Moines and I ended up puking in the bathroom in Perkins.  A cop was walking in as I was walking out...

[Walston Hoover]

OK, I take back everything I said earlier,
If your son inherited your talent for home brewing, then he DEFINITELY belongs at Wartburg.

[Charlie Kohawk]

Dutchfan2004 -- here's the word on TeKippe, straight from Coach Raeburn. Andy is a junior academically and a sophomore athletically. So, while he has two years of eligibility left, he'll likely only play one more season before he graduates.

[IowaCityDad]

OK, I take back everything I said earlier,
If your son inherited your talent for home brewing, then he DEFINITELY belongs at Wartburg.

LOL, I haven't shared the college home-brew schnapps recipe with him yet!  He's already distracted enough by girls. 

It was discovered later that the batch that did me in had a fatal flaw.  It's basically everclear, water, sugar, and peppermint extract (or cinnamon oil, if that floats your boat).  Boil (NOT the everclear!), then chill.  Unbeknownst to the rest of us, one of our dork housemates decided on his own to TRIPLE the peppermint oil because, in his words, "I like peppermint".  I wasn't the only one it made sick, but I WAS the lone desk hurler.

Oh, my younger and stupider days.

[Mr_Slappy]

Hey are there two teams left playing football?  I was just wondering.  Where has warttrainer been?

[coocooforcoekohawk]

So, while he has two years of eligibility left, he'll likely only play one more season before he graduates.

If I were Tekippe I'd take the next two spring semesters off and string out my playing career.  You can never go back to your playing days. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that most people on this board, if given the opportunity, would go back for one more season.  If money is no object then pick up another major.