Empire 8

[gobombers15]

Well know we know who was holding the sign at the Superbowl that read:

Absolute
Bettis
Championship

[AUPepBand]

[            Hardly
             Any
             Reason
             To
             Write
             In
             Capitals,
  MadHawK

Let's cut this down to size. Fact is, the 'wick never got lit.....not once, but twice against Alfred, currently 3-7 in E8 play. AU has 2 losses to Fisher, 2 losses to Utica, a loss each to RIT, Naz and Ithaca.....a win over Elmira and TWO WINS OVER THE 'WICK.
MadHawk should be using 6 pt. type to post, if he has anything to say at all. No disrespect intended for senior co-captains John Montana and Tim Kindlon. Kindlon's brother took a halftime spill on the bleachers at McLane while listening to me blabber about D3hoops.com--hope his back is feeling better now.

[Caz Bombers]

Might as well save your energy, AUPepBand.  MadHawk hasn't made a relevant post yet in his Posting Up career and isn't likely to do so anytime soon, either.

Much like Hartwick hasn't done anything relevant in men's basketball for the last howe ver many years and isn't likely to do so anytime soon.

[AUPepBand]

True, Caz, probably a waste of my time. And to think I could have been using said time to make some recruiting calls for the trombone we'll need for the 2006 season. Replacing Schwartzy in the pep band is like finding someone to fill Brenton Brady's shoes...

[hawks1323]

Goodbye Seniors
          AND
   Nick Bennett
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Vitamin C - Graduation Song

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day
Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down
These memories are playing like a film without sound
And I keep thinking of the night in June
I Didn't know much of love, but it came too soon
And There was me and you, and then it got real blue
Stay at home talkin' on the telephone and
We would get so excited, we'd get so scared
Laughing at our selves thinking life's not fair
And this is how it feels

Chorus:
As we go on, we remember
All the times we had together
And as our lives change, from whatever
We will still be, friends forever

So if we get the big jobs and we make the big money
When we look back now, will that joke still be funny?
Will we still remember everything we learned in school?
Still be trying to break every single rule
Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man?
Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan?
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly
And this is how it feels

*Repeat chorus*

La, la, la, la; yeah, yeah, yeah
La, la, la, la, we will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now?
Can we survive it out there? Can we make it somehow?
I guess I thought that this would never end
And suddenly it's like we're women and men
Will the past be a shadow that will follow us round?
Will these memories fade when I leave this town
I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye
Keep on thinking it's a time to fly

*Repeat chorus 3x*

**this is for anyone who have ever lost someone important in
there lifes!
* exspeacilly if there bff moves a way frum her!**
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Alfred
1.Ryan Hallett*
2.Steve Micheaux
3.Quentin Bryant*
4.Chris LeMasters*
5.Nick Andolina
6.Todd Dersham

Elmira
1.James Brown*
2.Micah Owens*

Fisher
1.Ryamie Auman
2.Pete Gillett
3.Nick Bennett*
4.Sean O'Brien*
5.Mike McGee*

Hartwick
1.John Montana
2.Tim Kindlon*

Ithaca
1.Jonathan Whetstone*
2.Jim Bellis*
3.Brian Andruskiewicz*

Nazareth
1.Caswell Smith
2.Matt Groot*
3.Michael DeBlois
4.Justin Fladd

RIT
1.Tyler Springer
2.Drew Martin*
3.Fran Synder*

Utica
1.Willie Lucas*
2.Shawn Brown
3.Justin Chichon*

*Denotes Current Starter

[gobombers15]

For the sake of all that's good, I hope Pat removes that last post by MadHawk.

[fisheralum91]

Can someone (Pat) put a leash on this kid?

[col]

AUPep, how often do you play at the games.  The band wasn't out for the game I went to.

[AUPepBand]

col: AU Pep Band played at 9 of AU's 11 games. We missed the Utica game because of Mid-Semester Break (everyone took off for the extended weekend). We also did not make the trip to Norwich.

Logged some serious miles on the 1992 Grand Caravan, carrying a sousaphone, bass drum, etc. plus four or five band geeks. Traveled to Lexington, VA for the opener (a disappointment), to Cleveland (Rocks!) for Case Western (where we were not allowed to sit under our EZ-Up despite steady rain and no crowd), to Ithaca (met YellowHat tailgatin') where we were joined by two original kazoo pep band members, and to Fisher (on an A-State bus filled with AU students). Played home games vs. SLU, Springfield, Hartwick, Grove City and Maine Maritime.

Seems the Utica game usually conflicts with AU Mid-Semester Break. If I can muster at least a 4-piece band, we're in the stands supporting our Saxons!

[gobombers15]

AU, I think Col was referring to the basketball games. Do you guys not play at the hoops games?

[gobombers15]

Start with some props for new Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum, a Tulane Law alum. General Manager at 36 is impressive, I wouldn't mind that at all.

My spreads for this weekend's games with predictions coming tomorrow(home team in CAPS)

Friday

Naz -4.5 at HARTWICK
UTICA -6 vs Rit
ALFRED -13.5 vs Elmira
FISHER -13 vs Ithaca

Saturday

UTICA -12.5 vs Naz
Rit -10 at HARTWICK
Ithaca -2 at ALFRED
Fisher -25.5 vs Elmira

Things I look forward to after this weekend:
1) Naz being eliminated from E8 tourney
2) The inevitable "Utica has righted the ship" posts from Clear after they go 2-0 this weekend, thus furthering what I have said ALL ALONG that Utica is a very good home team but can't get it done on the road when it counts.

[fisheralum91]

Hey GB15,
I think that Utica is a good team also but keep an eye out for a Utica let down.  Just as Fisher pulled one out of their collective hats against AU, I have a feeling that UC may go into either of these games flat.

[clearconceit]

Totally agree with you about the let down.  I think right now everyone is down.  In the end we just need to get ready for 2 games in 2 weeks at SJF.

As for the weekend I only predict 1 certainty:

Ithaca goes 0-2.

Peace

[fisheralum91]

Clear-
You are right- at this point in the season it is tough to get UP for games you are supposed to win.  Happens to the best!

[gobombers15]

Totally agree with you about the let down. I think right now everyone is down. In the end we just need to get ready for 2 games in 2 weeks at SJF.

As for the weekend I only predict 1 certainty:

Ithaca goes 0-2.

Peace

Wow, step a little further out on that limb, Clear. We all know that IC is losing at Fisher tonight, that's unquestionable. So let's just say what your prediction was, essentially: Ithaca will lose at Alfred.

What, you mean Ithaca--a bad road team--will lose on the road to a team that has a lot of talent, should have beat Fisher the other night and took IC to OT at the Bulb? What insight!! Before you start declaring yourself clairvoyant, your opinion contained about as much risk as betting that it will be cloudy in central New York tomorrow. That's to say, it's pretty likely.

Ithaca will still be in the E8 tournament which, for the 455th time, should be their regular season goal. Then the Bombers have hope to get lucky in the E8 tourney like the almost did last year when they played Fisher the best of any team in the conference.

Look at the bright side, Clear, at least your team is bottoming out at the most opportune time of the season. Errrrr...