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[PA_wesleyfan]

Penn-cam truck stop may be the one in Bend near the Pa. / NY boarded

[K-Mack]

R-MC ... might be "less-fancy" but still a great place to see a game!

Day Field:
http://www.rmc.edu/athletics/Mens/football/The_Game.aspx

[redswarm81]

Gotta love all the "Pat Coleman" mentions on the Occidental webcast of the Oxy v. Chapman game.

"Pat Coleman, of d3hoops.com.  I think he's the chairman of the board at d3hoops.com."

[K-Mack]

Gotta love all the "Pat Coleman" mentions on the Occidental webcast of the Oxy v. Chapman game.

"Pat Coleman, of d3hoops.com.  I think he's the chairman of the board at d3hoops.com."

Really? That's pretty funny.

If those are the same Oxy radio guys as before, we've met and/or worked with them before, so it makes some sense.

[Pat Coleman]

Yeah, I regularly exchange IMs with them at night.

[redswarm81]

Gotta love all the "Pat Coleman" mentions on the Occidental webcast of the Oxy v. Chapman game.

"Pat Coleman, of d3hoops.com.  I think he's the chairman of the board at d3hoops.com."

Really? That's pretty funny.

If those are the same Oxy radio guys as before, we've met and/or worked with them before, so it makes some sense.

No lie, those guys were all over Pat Coleman, and Pat Coleman was all over the internet airwaves.

"This is a non-conference game for Oxy, and since Chapman is an independent, Chapman pretty much needs to win out in order to qualify for the playoffs--Pat Coleman's going to be sending me messages now about Pool C, Pool B, . . . "

"Yep, Pat Coleman says that Pool C is for conference second place finishers, . . . Pat Coleman, of d3hoops.com.  I think he's the chairman of the board at d3hoops.com."

During one of the breaks, they begged for more advertisers, and they mentioned that the talent costs were appropriately low for ads read on their broadcasts.     Again, no lie.

[DanPadavona]

Keith,

Great to meet you last week at the game.  I wish I had more time to hang out, but by the time I finished my chili and bugged Fran for regional score updates I had to get back to the field and set up again.

To answer your question as to what the stadium looks like during Cortaca, this should whet your appetite:

http://www.cortlandfootball.com/dragon.htm 

If you need photos for the ATN article, just let me know.

[KitchenSink]

Now I have this image of Pat C in a tuxedo singing "I did it MY WAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!" and "New York, New York ... "

Pat, you smoothie, you.

[SaintsFAN]

Keith,

I saw the ATN poll question.  If you are thinking about visiting KY/TN on November 2nd... you should stop by Crestview Hills, KY as Thomas More will be hosting Washington and Jefferson.  The teams should arrive at this game with one combined loss. 

Just a suggestion

[Ralph Turner]

I really like the All-Star Game at the Stagg, for all the reasons that you mentioned.

The teams could be selected 3 weeks in advance to save on airfare and to allow the selectees to finish semester work in advance.

The "day-before" could be a good warm-up for the officials and production crews, (but I defer to TV people on that).  It would certainly add another day to the hotels, a financial boost to the Salem area.

In the absence of a "big venue", I think that making the Salem area the feature is in the best interest of D-III.  Cooperstown and Canton each have their own "feel".  Why not Salem?  Salem has been good to D-III.

[HSC85]

K-Mack,

Great artlicle in ATN.  What makes Division III special is that every team has a chance to play for the Championship.  The current system of Automatic Qualifiers and 32 teams is sooooo much better than leaving undefeated teams out of the playoffs.  I think it is very benefitial for Division III football when each conference championship means a trip to the playoffs.  Thank you for all you do in promoting D3 football.

[K-Mack]

Thanks for the props Ralph, and additions to the idea.

You too HSC, although you realize inherent in our friendship is a once-a-year, four-hour disclaimer?

[HSC85]

K-Mack,

That goes without saying.     

[Ryan Tipps]

I'd love to hear what Carey Harveycutter in Salem has to say about the possibilty of an All-Star game there. A follow-up column perhaps, Keith?

[K-Mack]

K-Mack,

That goes without saying.     

Just making sure you knew who you were giving all those niceties to.