FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[sumander]

sumander, four dozen should be plenty. Thanks for doing this. If you could bring along four dozen buns, that would be great.

4 doz with buns it is! Condiments?

[Kilted Rat]

56317,
Thanks for the great article! +k

9:30 AM Realize that I'm not gonna be able to get a set of 4 tires for less than $240 and start contemplating putting 2 new tires on the front and moving the best of the old tires to the rear (any thoughts? Is this a reasonable idea for a small front wheel drive car?)

This is a good idea, KR.  How long have you had these four tires?  You can actually buy a tire tread gauge t any auto parts store for a couple of dollars to see the wear on your tires and what depth the tread should be.  FYI...routine maintenance should see that your tires are rotated and balanced every 6000 miles (every other oil change).  If someone tells you that you need an alignment, first check for yourself...Here's what you do:  Make sure there is no oncoming traffic and go about 30-40 mph down a straight, smooth road and apply the brakes, pretty hard, and take your hands off the wheel, your car should move to the right slightly.  If it doesn't or moves too sharply to the right, then you probably need an alignment.  Just thought I would let you know this because if you don't need an alignment when they say you do, you might save about $70 or so.  Also, you should make sure the air pressure is good every 250 miles or every week...depending on how much you drive the car.  Also, I would pick up a Hayne's Manual for your car at any local auto parts store...this manual is unreal and the makers of the manual actually take apart the given car that the manual represents and put it together and tell you how to fix things, including recharging your AC...you could have saved $60.  Knowing routine maintenance can save you a butt load.  Just some advice from your boy from BU

Hope this helps!

Mighty Royal

I've had the tires for about 60,000 miles. I can tell just from looking the front tires are a bit too worn. The back ones aren't too bad, I haven't been too faithful about rotating them over the last 20 or so thousand miles. Alignment is fine.
I check the tire pressure every fill-up and it's been running steady.
I'll have to look into the Haynes manual. Thanks for the advice, I know as much about fixing cars as I know about selecting a good wine... very little.

[sju56321]

Hey 57, don't forget the Orval Redenbacher popcorn.

[AO]

bennie,

The Bobblehead and the SJU Baby Legend Bear are always next to the computer and the 03 cap is always worn on game day and most other momentous occasions (like every day at my age). During the 03 season I wore the RAT sweatshirt and not the red alumni one at for every game. Outside of the much needed AO RALLY for the Cobber game it seemed to work so I have continued the practice.  

Hey, whatever I can do to help out those struggling catholics from collegeville, right?  Someday I would like to see a game in Johnnietown, though my prescene may just propel an Augsburg or Hamline to a victory.

But, on a more serious note, what's up with TouchdownTommy and -600 karma?  Where are the d3football karma rankings?

[Touchdown Tommy]

-637K: I think it is closet Bethel posters... 

[FPM]

Anybody want to join myself and MM at the season opener at Hamline Thursday night?

I may be heading up north Saturday if I do I will stop by for the festivities and maybe the first half, but only if TT promises to wear a pink shirt.

[Pat Coleman]

I had such hope that you weren't quite as ignorant as the rest of the johnnie fans, but apparently you have succumbed to the peer pressure brought on by KR.  Unless you're also trying to say that Cretin, EP and Wayzata could beat any team in the MIAC as well.  The differences in size, strength and speed between Northwestern and any team in the MIAC are not great enough to win football games. 

Give it a rest. Your axe-grinding is officially getting annoying, if you know what I mean.

[johnnie_esq]

Anybody want to join myself and MM at the season opener at Hamline Thursday night?

I'm going to try and get over there-- if I can get an early-season pass from the wife, and if I don't have to scout a HS game...

[FPM]

I have one pass maybe MM could get you in as a photographer.   

[Kilted Rat]

I had such hope that you weren't quite as ignorant as the rest of the johnnie fans, but apparently you have succumbed to the peer pressure brought on by KR.  Unless you're also trying to say that Cretin, EP and Wayzata could beat any team in the MIAC as well.  The differences in size, strength and speed between Northwestern and any team in the MIAC are not great enough to win football games. 

Give it a rest. Your axe-grinding is officially getting annoying, if you know what I mean.

+k as soon as the powers that be....err... I guess that would be you... allow it

[finsleft]

Give it a rest. Your axe-grinding is officially getting annoying, if you know what I mean.

As annoying as the axe-grinding can be, I'd say let it go. What's wrong with letting annoying posters post annoying posts?
I'd vote for thicker skin and letting people express themselves here, even if they annoy us. Smite if you wish, but let the BS and hyperbole flow. That's why we fought the Germans in Pearl Harbor, isn't it? 

[Kilted Rat]

Give it a rest. Your axe-grinding is officially getting annoying, if you know what I mean.

As annoying as the axe-grinding can be, I'd say let it go. What's wrong with letting annoying posters post annoying posts?
I'd vote for thicker skin and letting people express themselves here, even if they annoy us. Smite if you wish, but let the BS and hyperbole flow. That's why we fought the Germans in Pearl Harbor, isn't it? 

Over? Nothing is over 'til we say it's over!

[AO]

Maybe it is because I am so blunt and because I am such a big supporter of the underdog, that when I make a valid point, everyone who might acknowledge my point is afraid of "losing" the argument to me?

If a parent of a freshman at Northwestern wanted to know your thoughts about the UMAC would you still berate the conference as unable to even compete against your alma mater?

If Mount Union posters were so adamant that St. John's could not even play in their conference, nevertheless beat the Raiders themselves, would the Johnnie posters be a little annoyed at the cockiness of the Raider posters?

And if were are to hold this entire football system at fault then aren't we directly attacking the United States of America?  Well, you can do whatever you want to me and the UMAC, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen!

[FPM]

ok then talk about it in the UMAC board because we don't care about you.

[Kilted Rat]

Maybe it is because I am so blunt and because I am such a big supporter of the underdog, that when I make a valid point, everyone who might acknowledge my point is afraid of "losing" the argument to me?
No, we're still waiting for you to make these valid points you always talk about so we can acknowledge them.

If a parent of a freshman at Northwestern wanted to know your thoughts about the UMAC would you still berate the conference as unable to even compete against your alma mater?
Yup. I'd tell them it's a good conference for a player who wans to keep playing after high school but doesn't have the speed, size or skills to compete in the MIAC.

If Mount Union posters were so adamant that St. John's could not even play in their conference, nevertheless beat the Raiders themselves, would the Johnnie posters be a little annoyed at the cockiness of the Raider posters?
They know better. We played them tough in the 2000 Stagg and beat them in 2003. They were pretty cocky, but they've earned that right. Wanna know the best way to get cocky fans to shut up? Prove them wrong. We're waiting....

And if were are to hold this entire football system at fault then aren't we directly attacking the United States of America?  Well, you can do whatever you want to me and the UMAC, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen!
Mr. AO, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response was there anything that could even be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul!