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My baby girl graduated today from the last class at Mount Union College....end of an era and a third generation MUC grad...was nice to see Pierre return for the ceremony.  Says a lot about the young man.

College football cannot start too soon....

Congrats raiderpa to her and you and your family!  A wonderful accomplishment.  Ah...I remember the feeling well  - our youngest daughter graduated last spring from Hope and our oldest from there 3 years ago.  Anyway, all the best to your daughter in the future.

Indeed, I, too, am anxious already for the start of the next season.

[runyr]

PG85 is officially a Mount grad. Congrats Pierre 

I am so proud of Pierre Garcon.  The work ethic, the talent, his success so far in NFL, then coming back to finish his degree and walk at commencement speaks volumes about this young man's character.  Pierre Garcon is already a great alumnus.   
All that plus he get one of the last diplomas that say Mount Union College!   

[runyr]

My Dad and I are both Mount grads as is my wife.  My son however chose to attend the University of Hard Knocks (once called the School of Hard Knocks, but now much more prestigious) and at 31 still has not graduated.

Good one! 

[seventiesraider]

My Dad and I are both Mount grads as is my wife.  My son however chose to attend the University of Hard Knocks (once called the School of Hard Knocks, but now much more prestigious) and at 31 still has not graduated.

Good one! 

Remember, at least my 36 beginning to end record is out there to be broken, But doubt anyone else will ever touch being reinstated after being academically and socially dismissed from the college. And oh yah, I was on academic probation for 29 years. Some records were meant to be broken, others just left a lone.

[Raider 68]

Larry can never have enough QB's. Has a history of switching them to more appropriate positions.

The vast majority of Division III coaches do.

Along with C. Shorts and K. Miller, I wonder if Mathie from Louisville will move in as a starter? Maybe I missed the recruitment highlights, but I did not see any mention of really top receivers coming to Mount. 

[JK]

Blutarsky,

How was the commissioning ceremony?

[Blutarsky]

Blutarsky,

How was the commissioning ceremony?

Wonderful....thanks for asking.  Colonel Paydock (the ROTC instructor at MUC) gave a great speech about service and leadership (Editorial note:  It was much better than the graduation speaker at the MUC ceremony).  Many of our son's friends were in attendance and helped his parents/grandparents pin on his Lt. bars.  This was the first class, ever, of 4-year scholarship ROTC graduates from Mount, so it was a special event.  He reports in June to Fort Lee for his Officer Training prior to deployment.

Side note....Coach Kehres, very unexpectedly, showed up for the commissioning ceremony.  He is a class act.  Our son, while he was on the team for four years and lettered three, was not All-OAC, All-American, or anything like that.  For Kehres to show up at this special occasion made it even more significant.  He congratulated our son, and thanked him for his service to our country.

It was a nasty day,  weather-wise......was sort of a final reminder of some of the playoff-game weather we experienced in Alliance over the past four years. 

[Raider 68]

Blutarsky,

How was the commissioning ceremony?

Wonderful....thanks for asking.  Colonel Paydock (the ROTC instructor at MUC) gave a great speech about service and leadership (Editorial note:  It was much better than the graduation speaker at the MUC ceremony).  Many of our son's friends were in attendance and helped his parents/grandparents pin on his Lt. bars.  This was the first class, ever, of 4-year scholarship ROTC graduates from Mount, so it was a special event.  He reports in June to Fort Lee for his Officer Training prior to deployment.

Side note....Coach Kehres, very unexpectedly, showed up for the commissioning ceremony.  He is a class act.  Our son, while he was on the team for four years and lettered three, was not All-OAC, All-American, or anything like that.  For Kehres to show up at this special occasion made it even more significant.  He congratulated our son, and thanked him for his service to our country.

It was a nasty day,  weather-wise......was sort of a final reminder of some of the playoff-game weather we experienced in Alliance over the past four years. 

Sounds like it was a very nice ceremony for your son and proud father. Great that Coach Kehres was there!

Well done for all of you!

[seventiesraider]

It was a nasty day,  weather-wise......was sort of a final reminder of some of the playoff-game weather we experienced in Alliance over the past four years. 

Well, at least they didn't have to get the snow brushes out. Saw the chairs out on the Chapman lawn Thursday and thought to myself, "That's not gonna happen" I had the same deal, lineup on the indoor track and march down the hall to the gym.

My favorite graduation (2002) picture was with Larry

[Knightstalker]

Blutarsky,

How was the commissioning ceremony?

Wonderful....thanks for asking.  Colonel Paydock (the ROTC instructor at MUC) gave a great speech about service and leadership (Editorial note:  It was much better than the graduation speaker at the MUC ceremony).  Many of our son's friends were in attendance and helped his parents/grandparents pin on his Lt. bars.  This was the first class, ever, of 4-year scholarship ROTC graduates from Mount, so it was a special event.  He reports in June to Fort Lee for his Officer Training prior to deployment.

Side note....Coach Kehres, very unexpectedly, showed up for the commissioning ceremony.  He is a class act.  Our son, while he was on the team for four years and lettered three, was not All-OAC, All-American, or anything like that.  For Kehres to show up at this special occasion made it even more significant.  He congratulated our son, and thanked him for his service to our country.

It was a nasty day,  weather-wise......was sort of a final reminder of some of the playoff-game weather we experienced in Alliance over the past four years. 

Sounds like it was a very nice ceremony for your son and proud father. Great that Coach Kehres was there!

Well done for all of you!

Congrats on the new Officer.  Remember to tell him to listen to his senior non-coms and learn from them and to keep his eyes open and his head and ass down.

[rscl70]

Blutarsky,

How was the commissioning ceremony?

Wonderful....thanks for asking.  Colonel Paydock (the ROTC instructor at MUC) gave a great speech about service and leadership (Editorial note:  It was much better than the graduation speaker at the MUC ceremony).  Many of our son's friends were in attendance and helped his parents/grandparents pin on his Lt. bars.  This was the first class, ever, of 4-year scholarship ROTC graduates from Mount, so it was a special event.  He reports in June to Fort Lee for his Officer Training prior to deployment.

Side note....Coach Kehres, very unexpectedly, showed up for the commissioning ceremony.  He is a class act.  Our son, while he was on the team for four years and lettered three, was not All-OAC, All-American, or anything like that.  For Kehres to show up at this special occasion made it even more significant.  He congratulated our son, and thanked him for his service to our country.

It was a nasty day,  weather-wise......was sort of a final reminder of some of the playoff-game weather we experienced in Alliance over the past four years. 

Congratulations to you and especially to your son.  Please give him my thanks for his service and wish him Godspeed.

[seventiesraider]

Congrats on the new Officer.  Remember to tell him to listen to his senior non-coms and learn from them and to keep his eyes open and his head and ass down.

Sleep in his body armor and never take the point

[Pat Coleman]

He was on campus to finish his degree, so it's not like he was far away.

According to numerous sources he had hardly been on campus the past month or two. He did indeed return for the ceremony, as he had been in Indy.

He twittered and Facebooked about hosting his radio show on campus quite a bit this semester. His last class was independent study, but he seemed to be on campus more than once.

[Ralph Turner]

Blutarsky,

How was the commissioning ceremony?

Wonderful....thanks for asking.  Colonel Paydock (the ROTC instructor at MUC) gave a great speech about service and leadership (Editorial note:  It was much better than the graduation speaker at the MUC ceremony).  Many of our son's friends were in attendance and helped his parents/grandparents pin on his Lt. bars.  This was the first class, ever, of 4-year scholarship ROTC graduates from Mount, so it was a special event.  He reports in June to Fort Lee for his Officer Training prior to deployment.

Side note....Coach Kehres, very unexpectedly, showed up for the commissioning ceremony.  He is a class act.  Our son, while he was on the team for four years and lettered three, was not All-OAC, All-American, or anything like that.  For Kehres to show up at this special occasion made it even more significant.  He congratulated our son, and thanked him for his service to our country.

It was a nasty day,  weather-wise......was sort of a final reminder of some of the playoff-game weather we experienced in Alliance over the past four years. 

Sounds like it was a very nice ceremony for your son and proud father. Great that Coach Kehres was there!

Well done for all of you!

Congrats on the new Officer.  Remember to tell him to listen to his senior non-coms and learn from them and to keep his eyes open and his head and ass down.

Ditto!  You gotta learn from your senior non-coms!

[D O.C.]

Good happenings on the Mount Union campus.

Is all the stationary in order yet?
Don't forget to get you a bundle of that Mount Union College logo paper; a collectors item for sure.