FB: Presidents' Athletic Conference

[CRU96]

To all President fans,

Safe travels to Belton for the game.  Welcome to Texas and I hope that you enjoy your stay.  Looking forward to a great game.

[crudbdad]

Hope all the WJ fans have a safe trip. There will be some of us tailgating on the SW side of the stadium by the elementary food. Stop on by for some Texas hospitality.

[SaintsFAN]

I read that UWWhitewater was indoors at the Univeristy of Wisonsin.  I couldn't imagine that the Univeristy of Texas (sixty miles south of Belton) would allow the Cru to use their indoor for a pratice.  It would be nice if they did!

I bet that them both being UW-state schools made this easier to accomplish, not to mention the Badgers taking a dump for the final 2/3rd's of their season. 

Ron,

We also had indoor practice facilities back in Cincinnat in the early 1990's at my high school.  The basketball and volleyball teams called it a gym 

[CRU96]

Ah, the ole gym.  It is the standard facility for all occasions! Including football, basketball, and the Homecoming dance. 

[seventiesraider]

I read that UWWhitewater was indoors at the Univeristy of Wisonsin.  I couldn't imagine that the Univeristy of Texas (sixty miles south of Belton) would allow the Cru to use their indoor for a pratice.  It would be nice if they did!

I bet that them both being UW-state schools made this easier to accomplish, not to mention the Badgers taking a dump for the final 2/3rd's of their season. 

Ron,

We also had indoor practice facilities back in Cincinnat in the early 1990's at my high school.  The basketball and volleyball teams called it a gym 

If your a track team in Ohio, their called hallways

[SaintsFAN]

Its ugly in Belton, TX today for W&J.  49-7, MHB leads at Halftime.

          W&J      UMHB 
1st Downs    7        16   
Rushes-Yds 13--3    34-288
Pass Yds    138       90   | 
Passing    8-15-0   3-5-0
Plays      28-135   39-378
Avg/play    4.8      9.7   
Kick ret   7-107     2-39 
Punt ret    0-0      2-45 
Int ret     0-0      0-0   
Fumb ret    0-0      0-0   
Fumb-Lost   2-2      0-0   
Penalties   2-15     5-45
Punts      3-35.3   0-0.0
Possession 13:17    16:43
3rd-Dn Eff  2/6      5/5 
4th-Dn Eff  0/0      0/0 



Congrats to the Presidents on a nice run in the tournament.  They represented the PAC very well, in my opinion.

In about an hour and 15 minutes its going to officially be the "offseason" here on the PAC board. 

[crualum75]

Not trying to be a jerk, but thought some fans may check here for an update on the score.
Score at the half is
UMHB  49
W&J      7

[crualum75]

Sorry didn't see the other post above until after mine was posted. My apologies.  I would like to take this opportunity to say that the Presidents seem to be a class act program with success year after year.  I would also like to compliment the great competitors, coaches, and spectators that were present in 2004 when I played for the Cru in Pennsylvania vs. the Presidents.  Just wanted to share my opinion of the W&J program, coaching staff, and fans.

[Bob.Gregg]

Happy Holidays, All!

See you around the bend (it's on to wrestling & basketball, then baseball for me.)

I'll be snooping around occasionally, though not regularly for a while.

[Bob.Gregg]

Hey, SaintsFan,

How's the pressbox coming?

Just wondering...

[SaintsFAN]

the last time I was there about a month ago, construction had begun on the seating part of the stadium.  Plumbing was put in two months ago before the ground froze.  I'm not sure about anything construction-wise, I don't even change my own oil.. but I think it will be ready for this season. 

On another note... I did color for D3.com's coverage of the National Semifinals in Alliance... Mount Union's pressbox is pretty impressive.  Not to mention their staff, the TV monitors for replay, and the stats that come to everyone after each drive. 

[SaintsFAN]

Taken from another board.  These two need everyone's prayers tonight. 

2 coaches fall through hotel window at convention

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two assistant coaches apparently wrestling with each other fell through a hotel window Tuesday morning and fell four stories to a concrete sidewalk, leaving one in serious condition.
    The American Football Coaches Association is holding its annual convention at the Opryland Hotel, and hotel security had been called around 4:10 a.m. with a noise complaint when officers found a broken window and Scott Coy and Darren DeMeio outside on the ground below.
    "They wrestled each other too close to the window going through it and down to the ground floor," Nashville police spokeswoman Kris Mumford said. "That's four floors."
    Coy, 29, is 6-foot-2 and 300 pounds from Newcastle, Pa. He was in critical condition and having surgery Tuesday afternoon at Vanderbilt University. DeMeio, 24, is 6-4, 225 pounds and from Clinton, Ohio. Police said he was in fair condition but remained in the hospital as of Tuesday afternoon.
   Coy is co-offensive coordinator at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa., and DeMeio is the running backs coach, according to the college's Web site. A telephone message left with the sports information office was not immediately returned Tuesday afternoon.
    Hotel spokeswoman Kim Keelor said the window the men fell through was double-paned with a strong wooden sash in the middle.
    "It's very sad. I definitely want to express our sympathy to their families. It's just a very strange and unfortunate occurrence," she said.

[Bob.Gregg]

Kevin Mathews, senior runningback at Washington & Jefferson, passed away Sunday.

Very sad.

Obit in today's Observer-Reporter

[Bob.Gregg]

ssssshhhhhhh......everybody's sleeping.

11 weeks to kickoff!

Get ready....

[SaintsFAN]

Bob,

who is the heir apparent for W&J?  I'm assuming they'll still be the preseason pick for conference champs and playoff berth with the way they finished their season by advancing in the playoffs.

I dont think the "media" and coaches will again pick Thomas More in the bottom half of the league.. but stranger things have happened.  I'm really curious to see how the Saints follow up a successful season. 

*side note:    It was announced in May Thomas More is starting a track program at the school... this should only help the Saints get faster. 
side note#2:  The phase two part of the stadium is almost done.  They will have a main grandstand this season complete with locker rooms and coaches offices.  Phase 3 hopefully begins after the last game in 2009... finishing the home seating. 

There is a good size press box at Bank of Kentucky Field... no more working from the tent for opponents radio broadcasts/coaching.