FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[hazzben]

Osseo has been terrible for several years.  And Auggie Tech...  I can't imagine this will help either program.  If I see Lamker in the 'hood, I'll ask him about it, espicially if I have some SJU and Maple Grove gear on .

Disagree, this will most certainly help Osseo.  You are correct that Osseo has been terrible for several years,since he left there after winning state in 2015.  He won't need to do much to improve things over there.  Not sure how this will impact the Auggies.

I just don't know how he recruits to Augsburg. It appears questionable if you're a player looking at AU and it would seem to be a killer for Lamker's own time to give to recruiting.

But don't disagree, Osseo has fallen so far this likely is an improvement for them.

[DuffMan]

Guys, it's not real.

[Boys of Fall]

Guys, it's not real.

Then someone needs to tell him to stop meeting with the Osseo boosters.

[Robert Zimmerman]

RIP Father Don

https://wjon.com/st-johns-mourning-passing-of-campus-legend-father-don-talafous/

[DuffMan]

Oh wow!  Sad, sad day.  Fr. Don is a legend. 

Here is his obituary: Fr. Don Talafous, OSB

[OzJohnnie]

It's sad to hear about Fr Don. He was a good man. My first year dorm guy.

99 runs, a good innings. As they say in cricket parlance.

[Redtooth]

Fr. Don was a delightful human being and his impact on 8 decades worth of Johnnies could never be fully calculated......he married my wife and I 29 years ago in Linton, ND......what a trip, he rode with me from campus two days before the wedding and joined us for all the events before the wedding. My best man offered to drive him back to campus the next day, which he did significantly hung over (frankly probably still drunk)......still tells great stories of their conversation during that 5.5hour drive.

His grace and presence were greatly appreciated when he attended my dad's funeral a couple years ago with a couple other SJU folks/friends.

May he Rest In Peace!

[sjusection105]

Rest in Peace Father Don. He had a very good run.

[DuffMan]

My first meeting with Fr. Don was summer of '99.  I worked on the grounds crew the summer before my freshman year.  Fr. Don was, as always, strolling around campus and socializing.  Rich Froehle introduced us, and Fr. Don, without missing a beat, asked, "Is your dad, Al, who wrestled here in the 70s?"  His ability to remember people was astounding!  He always referred to me as "The Pearl of Sartell." 

Rest in peace, my friend.

[Retired Old Rat]

Rest in peace, Fr. Don.

Legendary.  When I think of St. Johns Father Don is one of the first things that pops up.  When I was in school, he was the student chaplain.  Later the alumni chaplain.  He was always my chaplain. An exceptionally kind and thoughtful man.  I loved running into him at football games and chatting with him.  He always called me "Mr. Ward."

He impacted the lives of countless people.  Not just Johnnies.

I recommend checking out his Daily Reflections:   Fr. Don's Daily Reflection — Saint John's Abbey

[Boys of Fall]

Fr. Don had a remarkable memory for everyone who passed through Collegeville.  We lost a good one.  RIP Father.

[OzJohnnie]

Man, the Hawks got smashed by Port Adelaide last night.  A horrible thrashing.  Hawthorn are now 4-1.

[SagatagSam]

My first meeting with Fr. Don was summer of '99.  I worked on the grounds crew the summer before my freshman year.  Fr. Don was, as always, strolling around campus and socializing.  Rich Froehle introduced us, and Fr. Don, without missing a beat, asked, "Is your dad, Al, who wrestled here in the 70s?"  His ability to remember people was astounding!  He always referred to me as "The Pearl of Sartell." 

Rest in peace, my friend.

My favorite story of Fr. Don meeting the son of an alum involves one of my first SJU friends, Bill, whose dad graduated from SJU in the early 80s. Bill and his dad are practically identical twins. Pictures of his dad in college are indistinguishable from Bill at the same age.

It was at move-in weekend my freshman year. Bill's dad had not been back up to campus much since graduating, but was there helping Bill move into Mary 3. Bill and his family went to the Refectory for lunch and ran into Fr. Don. Bill's dad stopped to re-introduce himself, thinking that Fr. Don probably didn't remember him from 20 years previous. "Hi, Fr. Don, you probably don't remem--"

Fr. Don interrupted him and, without missing a beat, shakes his hand and says: "Blatzheim. Rice Street, Saint Paul." Then Fr. Don turned to Bill, and with a knowing smile and says, "Oh, we're going to have to keep our eye on you."

God broke the mold after making Fr. Don.

[DuffMan]

Fr. Don interrupted him and, without missing a beat, shakes his hand and says: "Blatzheim. Rice Street, Saint Paul." Then Fr. Don turned to Bill, and with a knowing smile and says, "Oh, we're going to have to keep our eye on you."

I can picture that in my head.  100% Fr. Don.