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[tmerton]

At this gym where I work out I've seen the same guy wearing Bowdoin, Middlebury and Saint John's t-shirts.  Oh, wait a minute ... that's me. 

[realistic]

I live in Queens and see a lot of Saint John's (NY) Gear...it always catches my eye because it is similar in look and color to SJU (MN) stuff.  I got used to it so it took me a while to realize last spring that I just saw a CSB/SJU Sweatshirt.  Wanted to go back but saw the kid already getting into a cab.

[K-Mack]

OK,
This is too strange to let go.

For a long time now, I've been noticing signs of D3 schools in odd places, from Heidelberg and I think Cornell T-shirts in Vegas to seeing a Bowdoin sticker at an Eagles game and Cortland State on a car on the Beltway.

So basically I thought I was going to start the D3 Car Sticker Sighting Thread, but that might be way too nerdy to get any love on the boards. It definitely was top of mind after I took my family to Great Falls Park out here in D.C. and saw a Colby sticker on a car, and then the next day on the Beltway saw a Bates sticker. (they're rivals.) It was like a sign to hurry up and start this thread.

But I didn't. Then I saw Curry. Then Wooster. Sure, I saw Christopher Newport too, but that's to be expected in Va. The out-of-state stuff is what's (semi-) interesting.

Yesterday I saw a teenage girl walking around Manassas Mall with a Bates shirt and reminded me to start this discussion up. Today I saw a Luther sticker in a car window in Fairfax and a girl with a Coe t-shirt on in D.C. (Georgetown)

In any case, this is some definite "who cares" stuff that probably doesn't deserve it's own threads, but the season hasn't kicked off and I'm a big enough D3 geek to be interested in the signs you all see of D3 schools as you make your travels.

Forgot to say I also saw a Wheaton T-shirt (under an open flannel shirt, but that's a detail for another thread) in nearly the same place I saw the Coe T-shirt.

You know, not really the kind of thing that interests the wife in conversation, but it is good to know it catches other people's eyes too.

TGP, where do you live? That's a much more odd occurrence if you're in Chicago, say, than in New York somewhere.

A blog post is a good idea, Pat. I'm pretty sure I've mentioned in in ATN before, and the message board (as opposed to a blog post) is easily the next best thing.

Anyway, keep it coming, interesting stuff all around.

[Tuxguy]

Pat & K-Mack,

You guys know if you come out to a game we will make sure someone picks you up and gets you back to PDX.

2 top 15 teams going at it at the Cat-Dome. Priceless!!

[gordonmann]

Some fairly random ones...

- Randolph Macon Women's College sweatshirt at Philadelphia bus stop
- Salve Regina diploma on the wall of an acquaintance in Cherry Hill, NJ

[Pat Coleman]

Pat & K-Mack,

You guys know if you come out to a game we will make sure someone picks you up and gets you back to PDX.

Appreciate it. I feel like we'll be taking someone up on that.

[K-Mack]

Some fairly random ones...

- Randolph Macon Women's College sweatshirt at Philadelphia bus stop
- Salve Regina diploma on the wall of an acquaintance in Cherry Hill, NJ

I knew you'd have some.

['gro]

I saw a guy in a Cortland shirt (just the school, not football) in downtown Atlanta. In case any Ithaca fans are wondering no he was not playing and/or coaching kickball.

Speaking of Ithaca, I've seen 2 "Ithaca is Gorges" bumper sticker in Chattanooga (one was accompanied by a Cornell sticker)


And for the really random, I once saw a Mount Union wrestling sticker here in Chatt.

[gordonmann]

Incidentally I live in a big apartment complex where cars with college window stickers abound.  Off the top of my head, the parking lot has cars with stickers from Muhlenberg, Dickinson, NYU, Albright, Bryn Mawr, Johns Hopkins, Mitchell and Trinity (Conn.).

I thought about starting to photograph these stickers and making a collage.  Then I realized it would lead to all sorts of awkward conversations.

Them:  "Dude, what are you doing?"

Me: "Um, taking a picture of your car window."

Them: "Why?  What are you some kind of stalker?"

Me: "Uh, no...I just collect pictures of Division III college window stickers and...uh...yeah...you know what?  That is very weird.   Sorry about that."


Of course, there's also a chance they wouldn't ask any questions.  Maybe they'd just assume the worst and punch me in the nose.  So unless the car has stickers from a college where I've got a fighting chance (MIT and maybe Bryn Mawr?), I'll just sit on that idea.

[K-Mack]

Now that's funny.

[PA_wesleyfan]

 

Incidentally I live in a big apartment complex where cars with college window stickers abound.  Off the top of my head, the parking lot has cars with stickers from Muhlenberg, Dickinson, NYU, Albright, Bryn Mawr, Johns Hopkins, Mitchell and Trinity (Conn.).

I thought about starting to photograph these stickers and making a collage.  Then I realized it would lead to all sorts of awkward conversations.

Them:  "Dude, what are you doing?"

Me: "Um, taking a picture of your car window."

Them: "Why?  What are you some kind of stalker?"

Me: "Uh, no...I just collect pictures of Division III college window stickers and...uh...yeah...you know what?  That is very weird.   Sorry about that."


Of course, there's also a chance they wouldn't ask any questions.  Maybe they'd just assume the worst and punch me in the nose.  So unless the car has stickers from a college where I've got a fighting chance (MIT and maybe Bryn Mawr?), I'll just sit on that idea.

gordonmann

Stay away from those schools on the main line, those girls are tough!!!!! Swarthmore may be your best chance.. But they may mind meld you there...

[K-Mack]

I swear we used to have a Wing-T thread, but the search didn't turn it up. (granted, I didn't search all that hard)

anyway, there's a feature running on itin USA Today tomorrow. It's a prep story, but the graphics breakdown how to run the traps and counters, which is pretty cool.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/default.htm

May update with the exact link later, but I'd poke around there for now.

[K-Mack]

I'm going to update the "D3 brushes with fame" list after Kickoff is done. Thought I'd add these training camp sites:

Baltimore  McDaniel College  Westminster, Md.  July 31 (rookies, vets) 
Buffalo  St. John Fisher College  Pittsford, N.Y.  July 29 (rookies, vets) 
Indianapolis  Rose-Hulman Institute  Terre Haute, IN  July 27 (rookies and vets) 
Kansas City  Wisconsin-River Falls  River Falls, Wis.  July 28 (rookies and vets) 
Pittsburgh  St. Vincent College  St. Vincent College  July 31 (rookies and vets) 
Green Bay  St. Norbert College  DePere, Wis.  July 25 (rookies), July 27 (vets) 

Up to 6 this year!

Also saw another weird car sticker. I'll let you know if I remember where from.

[Hawks88]

I'm going to update the "D3 brushes with fame" list after Kickoff is done. Thought I'd add these training camp sites:

Baltimore  McDaniel College  Westminster, Md.  July 31 (rookies, vets) 
Buffalo  St. John Fisher College  Pittsford, N.Y.  July 29 (rookies, vets) 
Indianapolis  Rose-Hulman Institute  Terre Haute, IN  July 27 (rookies and vets) 
Kansas City  Wisconsin-River Falls  River Falls, Wis.  July 28 (rookies and vets) 
Pittsburgh  St. Vincent College  St. Vincent College  July 31 (rookies and vets) 
Green Bay  St. Norbert College  DePere, Wis.  July 25 (rookies), July 27 (vets) 

Up to 6 this year!

New Orleans - Millsaps ?

[reality check]

I swear we used to have a Wing-T thread, but the search didn't turn it up. (granted, I didn't search all that hard)

anyway, there's a feature running on itin USA Today tomorrow. It's a prep story, but the graphics breakdown how to run the traps and counters, which is pretty cool.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/default.htm

May update with the exact link later, but I'd poke around there for now.

So funny Keith.  I was clicking through the pages trying to find the wing-t thread before I resounded myself to just posting the link to that very same story in here.  Great minds think alike...so umm, I don't know how we ended up on the same page.

There's also a story on JCU alum London Fletcher running as the feature story on the NFL today. 

Fletcher Story