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[wildcat11]

Catdomealumni.com special report!

Catdomealumni.com's blog, ADvantage Catdome, has just posted up a follow up piece on Pacific University and their quest to bring football back.  Pacific A.D. Ken Schumann presented to a University Faculty board that will vote on the A.D.'s proposal.  There is a link to the proposal (.pdf), a projected revenue/cost breakdown (.pdf), and story from the school news paper.

ADvantage Catdome:  "Pacific A.D. makes his pitch for football"

[Bearcat Press]

Catdomealumni.com special report!

Catdomealumni.com's blog, ADvantage Catdome, has just posted up a follow up piece on Pacific University and their quest to bring football back.  Pacific A.D. Ken Schumann presented to a University Faculty board that will vote on the A.D.'s proposal.  There is a link to the proposal (.pdf), a projected revenue/cost breakdown (.pdf), and story from the school news paper.

ADvantage Catdome:  "Pacific A.D. makes his pitch for football"

This is great news!

Out of curiosity, what happened to Pacific's old football stadium?  I know the place was a dump, but wouldn't it be possible to build something newer and nicer on that site?  I've always felt that on-campus stadiums are always better than off-campus locations, even if they're close by (i.e. McCulloch).

All in all, I really hope the Boxers get this done.  They're actually Willamette's oldest rival: our first game ever was an 18-4 (?!) win over Pacific in 1894, and even today we've actually played them more times than Linfield (83 vs. 81).

[Wildcat'64]

11.
Thank you for the update on Boxer Football....let's pray they get er'  done!  A real plus  for  the NWC.

[bluenote]

....has anybody ever eaten a big slab of "head cheese"? I've seen it at the meat market but I was trying to figure out what it was made out of?   

[BoBo]

....has anybody ever eaten a big slab of "head cheese"? I've seen it at the meat market but I was trying to figure out what it was made out of?   

Bluenote, head cheese is pieces of meat from the head of a calf or pig (sometimes the cow) that is seasoned, pressed & rolled together - can't forget the seasonings!!  Here is Korea, we have a similar thing called pyeonyuk (goes by the name 편육 locally - notice the "yuk" at the end - it's a good description!). It's mostly eaten as a side dish while drinking adult beverages. It's eaten cold, which for me makes it doubly disgusting.  You have to not only drink, but drink heavily, to enjoy it.     Personally, I try to avoid it at all costs.

[BoBo]

Bluenote, found this video, How to make head cheese from a sweet Grandma somewhere in the south, maybe around New Orleans.  Enjoy!!

[criswyly]

Bobo,
A little kimchi should cover the taste of any stinkin headcheese.

[bluenote]

Thanks for the info guys....I've seen the Head Cheese at the meat market before. When you look at it, it seems to be made of various unidentifiable meats (probably brain and other organs such as eye balls) that is held together with a clear gelatin. Maybe we could get some Head Cheese Kabobs for the next tailgate and feed them to the opposing teams fans!

criswyly.....I don't really care for kimchi....that's rotted cabbage. They love it in Korea. Have you ever seen how they make it....I think they stick dead fish in the cabbage and let it rot.

[BoBo]

criswyly.....I don't really care for kimchi....that's rotted cabbage. They love it in Korea. Have you ever seen how they make it....I think they stick dead fish in the cabbage and let it rot.

Come on Bluenote, don't mislead the viewers  ...Kimchi isn't rotten cabbage and isn't made with fish. There are 100's of different varieties, but the most popular is made with perfectly good cabbage fermented in a brine consisting of chilli pepper (which provides most of the hot taste and aroma), ginger and garlic.  My personal favorite is winter kimchi (made w/o the chilli pepper), which is cold and crunchy, w/o the smell or cucumber kimchi - you might even like that since it's not too hot and very crunchy.  I think with the rotten fish reference you were talking about Odang, an inexpensive fish snack on a stick you buy mainly from street vendors.  I think rotten fish is it's main ingredient, at least it sure smells like it.  My daughter and wife love the stuff.

With that, I'm done talking food - all this is making me hungry!!

[bluenote]

BoBo...that sounds pretty good if it isn't made out of rotten fish juice. I saw a documentary that showed them stashing the cabbage with dead fish. The people just guzzled down the stuff like it was candy on the TV show. Then I went to a Korean place in Portland and had some of the Sea Urchen Soup with some Kimchi on the side. From then on I requested no more Kimchi because I thought it tasted like rotten fish. But I'd like to try some of the good Winter Kimchi.....could you bring some of that to the tailgate if we ever play Whitewater in a playoff game?

[BoBo]

Bluenote, the dead fish might be someones special "family recipe" but I've never heard of it - I'll have to ask my mother-in-law about that.

Have to remember, kimchi and rice is served at nearly every meal, including breakfast.  I've seen some restaurant owners/staff insulted if you don't try it. If the taste of kimchi is really bothering you and if your restaurant is equipped with a korean bbq (grill in or on the table), try heating in up, as in frying it. The heat seems to change the taste so it doesn't taste so spicy hot (just hot temperature) and just enough to be enjoyable to the novice. That's the way I first learned to eat it and now I can eat any kimchi and enjoy it. 

I don't think you'll find winter kimchi available during football season  But, I would certainly bring a few favorite dishes for the tailgate.

[coco]

Blue,

You might be thinking of harm ha, pronounced hum ha. It's a shrimp sauce that has a strong aroma. My wife says it smells like shrimp that's been on the dock in the hot sun for a couple weeks. It's definitely an acquired taste.

I'm with you on the kim chee (Hawaiian spelling), BoBo. I love the stuff, and make it occasionally.

[BoBo]

We'll have to have a cook-off sometime, coco...

...how dorky would that be?

[D O.C.]

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[Wildcat'64]

All these exotic foods at a Tailgate??? I would need one or two of GHC's Long  Island Ice Teas to wash this  stuff  down.  I'll stick with the Long  Island's and Teriyaki Sticks!

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