FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[hazzben]

Looked like it was maybe a shoulder injury on a punt return that put Tusler out. He had not done much and was giving ground on the return on the play he appeared to get hurt. The video caught him coming off with a limp arm ... and later carting from the field. Looked very -- and understandably --  frustrated. Tough to see.

Yeah, it looked like he had a brace on that shoulder already, so most likely aggravated something.  I've been impressed with him thus far this year...he looks a bit lighter and faster than in past seasons.  Hopefully it isn't something that will bleed into basketball season as well.

I was impressed with BU's freshman QB...getting his first career start as a freshman against SJU is a very tough draw, but I thought he handled it well.

I actually noticed on the previous possession he was tackled on the SJU sideline on third down and came off the field carrying his arm in a strange way. I thought he hurt it and mentioned it to my brother. Then came the punt a few minutes later, where he clearly got banged up. I think he came in hurt, tweaked it and tried to keep playing, and then got knocked out on the punt return.

[wm4]

Medical hardship seasons have definitely been granted in those types of cases, but I have no idea how often or how automatic it is.

I reviewed the NCAA rules, which he would meet (3 games or < 30% of the season). Is NCAA the same across the board or are there nuances for D3?

With a 3 headed monster in the backfield, a pair D1 transfer QBs  and a list of speedy & talented receivers, UST should be averaging 800 yards of offense per game in 2017.......

I think we are pretty content with averaging 100 players get PT for our home conference games.

Does that include the 60+ guys wearing their pajamas and riding in school buses with placards in the window "UST Offense Futures"/ "UST Defense Futures" like the number on the bus isn't enough for them to find the correct bus?

The signs on the bus aren't for the pajama wearin' players ;-)

[badger1845]

Medical hardship seasons have definitely been granted in those types of cases, but I have no idea how often or how automatic it is.

I reviewed the NCAA rules, which he would meet (3 games or < 30% of the season). Is NCAA the same across the board or are there nuances for D3?

I hope it works out for the kid. Apparently he worked his butt off this summer with hopes of giving some NFL tryouts a go after the season. Not sure if he plans to stick with the seminary thing going forward. I got most of my info from my old spiritual director who is on staff at the seminary.

It's one-third of the season, and rounded up, so it would be four games.

Given that J-Rob redshirted at South Dakota, next year would be his 6th year (I think?). I've seen some indications that that can factor into the redshirt approval process, but I'm far from an expert in this stuff.

Doubtful he would get another redshirt year.

You have 10 full time semesters of college to use up eligibility.  If he hits 10 before next fall he wouldn't be able to come back even if they granted the redshirt.  Meaning he would have to be a part-time student in the spring to gain the extra year.  As far as the redshirt if he hasn't played since week 2 it should be fine because they would set the date back to the last time he played.

[sju56321]

Well, that was a bad week in pick em-guess that happens when traveling to Bemidji to see son, drive to UND for rugby game, drive to Eden Prairie for over night stay and Ryder Cup. But what a great time! Much fun Saturday and Sunday! Go Angry Beavers, SJU and USA!

[Mr.MIAC]

Here's something a little different. It's not football related, but interesting nonetheless (especially for hunters).

I know you can hunt deer within the Twin Cities metropolitan area—Deer Permit Area 601—but out here in DC people tend to frown on that sort of thing. It's illegal to carry any type of unregistered firearm in DC, legal registrations are difficult to obtain, and transporting an illegal firearm into DC is a federal offense. Oh, and there's absolutely no hunting allowed within the city limits.

The suspect in this case allegedly drove over from West Virginia with a handgun that wasn't registered in DC. He set up shop in the idyllic, upper-middle class Palisades neighborhood, which is not exactly rural. It's a moderately dense residential neighborhood; the current median household income is roughly $160K and median home values are well over $1M. In short, it's sort of like Edina. He downs a 14-point buck with his handgun, gets arrested, and is now awaiting trial.

You don't see that everyday in the nation's capital...

http://wtop.com/dc/2016/09/police-deer-hunter-mortally-wounded-imperial-stag-in-dc/

[repete]

And -- as Dave Barry says, "You can't make this stuff up" -- the accused lives on "Raccoon Lane," the Washington Post reports.

[retagent]

When I lived in the DC metropolitan area (Ashburn, VA- where the Redskins have their training facility) I lived on Ordinary Pl. There are some unique street names there. Also, I carried a handgun all the time in DC. But, then, I was Special.

[sjusection105]

Here's something a little different. It's not football related, but interesting nonetheless (especially for hunters).

I know you can hunt deer within the Twin Cities metropolitan area—Deer Permit Area 601—but out here in DC people tend to frown on that sort of thing. It's illegal to carry any type of unregistered firearm in DC, legal registrations are difficult to obtain, and transporting an illegal firearm into DC is a federal offense. Oh, and there's absolutely no hunting allowed within the city limits.

The suspect in this case allegedly drove over from West Virginia with a handgun that wasn't registered in DC. He set up shop in the idyllic, upper-middle class Palisades neighborhood, which is not exactly rural. It's a moderately dense residential neighborhood; the current median household income is roughly $160K and median home values are well over $1M. In short, it's sort of like Edina. He downs a 14-point buck with his handgun, gets arrested, and is now awaiting trial.

You don't see that everyday in the nation's capital...

http://wtop.com/dc/2016/09/police-deer-hunter-mortally-wounded-imperial-stag-in-dc/

There's always bow hunting.......

[OzJohnnie]

Gun laws are not even relevant to the question of this a$$clown.

Where was he hunting?  On the satellite view of Google Maps, Palisades looks your typical large-yard, leafy suburb.  There are strips of parkland along the river, it looks like, where a deer could wander but I can't see anywhere that is safe for hunting.  You're only a 150 yards, at most, from someone's house.  There would be people and kids all over those woods.  This guy is a grade A dipsh*t.

[Mr.MIAC]

Gun laws are not even relevant to the question of this a$$clown.

Where was he hunting?  On the satellite view of Google Maps, Palisades looks your typical large-yard, leafy suburb.  There are strips of parkland along the river, it looks like, where a deer could wander but I can't see anywhere that is safe for hunting.  You're only a 150 yards, at most, from someone's house.  There would be people and kids all over those woods.  This guy is a grade A dipsh*t.

I've heard conflicting reports on whether or not he was in the area to hunt. He was wearing camouflage when arrested, but he might have been passing through town, saw the deer, and decided to squeeze off a few rounds.

He shot the deer close to the location linked below. To be clear, the people living at 2300 Chain Bridge Road were not involved in the kill. It's basically on the edge of a pretty dense residential neighborhood with lots of people, houses, traffic, and a playground nearby. He might have shot towards the woods, but that area includes busy walking trails and an active roadway.

He's been charged with possession and operation of an illegal firearm, plus animal cruelty. I can't stress enough that this guy is a total idiot. Someone could have easy been injured or worse. Unfortunately, the good people of West Virginia already serve as the butt of many a redneck joke. I'm sure this sort of thing doesn't help them counter the stereotype.   

https://www.google.com/maps/place/2300+Chain+Bridge+Rd+NW,+Washington,+DC+20016/@38.9252273,-77.1150612,2257m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b7b5e2baf67453:0xdb724212ea52e9ba!8m2!3d38.923366!4d-77.1033829

[repete]

West Virginia is an absolutely beautiful state, but there are deep pockets where the redneck image is reinforced. And being so close to a major metro, there are inevitable clashes with urbanites, many of whom are clueless in their own ways. It magnifies the differences.

When Repete Jr. was a kid, we traveled to a West Virginia state park and shared a cabin with a family that rarely ventured from the city. The little girl asked her dad why people hunt deer. And off the dad went, explaining how "when men don't feel good about themselves, they feel the urge to kill something to make them feel better. So they shoot deer so they can cut off their heads and put them on their wall."

That, he said, makes them feel like real men.

I offered a sane version . . . and was completely dismissed. So later on I regaled their whole family with tales of my junior high trapping days -- ensuring that we would never have to socialize again.

[hazzben]

West Virginia is an absolutely beautiful state, but there are deep pockets where the redneck image is reinforced. And being so close to a major metro, there are inevitable clashes with urbanites, many of whom are clueless in their own ways. It magnifies the differences.

When Repete Jr. was a kid, we traveled to a West Virginia state park and shared a cabin with a family that rarely ventured from the city. The little girl asked her dad why people hunt deer. And off the dad went, explaining how "when men don't feel good about themselves, they feel the urge to kill something to make them feel better. So they shoot deer so they can cut off their heads and put them on their wall."

That, he said, makes them feel like real men.

I offered a sane version . . . and was completely dismissed. So later on I regaled their whole family with tales of my junior high trapping days -- ensuring that we would never have to socialize again.

Ha! Classic

[Mr.MIAC]

West Virginia is an absolutely beautiful state, but there are deep pockets where the redneck image is reinforced. And being so close to a major metro, there are inevitable clashes with urbanites, many of whom are clueless in their own ways. It magnifies the differences.

When Repete Jr. was a kid, we traveled to a West Virginia state park and shared a cabin with a family that rarely ventured from the city. The little girl asked her dad why people hunt deer. And off the dad went, explaining how "when men don't feel good about themselves, they feel the urge to kill something to make them feel better. So they shoot deer so they can cut off their heads and put them on their wall."

That, he said, makes them feel like real men.

I offered a sane version . . . and was completely dismissed. So later on I regaled their whole family with tales of my junior high trapping days -- ensuring that we would never have to socialize again.

Ha! Classic

Yeah, I hear you on the anti-hunting rhetoric that focuses on male insecurity. I've had a few conversations at my fancy Georgetown cocktail parties where it's come up. I'm not sure how hunting became a right/left political issue. I'm known to lean left in most policy areas. Since many people associate pro-hunting with conservatism, a few friends and acquaintances were surprised to hear that I'm very much for regulated hunting and promoting the means to do so. I find that the male insecurity argument shuts down when you respond with a little measured logic and some facts.

That being said, I've encountered plenty of guys who do seem insecure and use hunting or the accumulation of equipment as a way to build esteem. These types can be identified a mile away, especially at the range, and they don't represent the larger hunting community. You can regulate these guys behavior all you want; even if you banned hunting, they'd just move on to something else that strokes their ego.

It sort of reminds me of a certain personality you occasionally encounter at military surplus stores. Being a military veteran and an avid outdoorsmen, I stop at a few of the larger surplus stores in Virginia pretty regularly. Every other time I'll run into someone who's borderline fanatical about everything related to the military, especially tactical gear, and they want to talk shop. Most of the time these guys never served in the military, which is fine by me because everyone's circumstances are different, though they seem to fetishize this stuff far more than most service members.

In my view, some of these guys are just really interested in gear; some guys are interested in gear, but moreso they enjoy an association with the military community and other afficianados; and there are some for whom the actual gear and acceptance by certain communities are secondary. These are the types you find--true story here--outfitting themselves in full urban assault gear to wear around the neighborhood and, when questioned about the types of threats we face and why they need to go all out with the full battle rattle, respond, "Because I'm a patriot." I think some of these guys might have just a little bit of insecurity.   

[faunch]

Here's something a little different. It's not football related, but interesting nonetheless (especially for hunters).

I know you can hunt deer within the Twin Cities metropolitan area—Deer Permit Area 601—but out here in DC people tend to frown on that sort of thing. It's illegal to carry any type of unregistered firearm in DC, legal registrations are difficult to obtain, and transporting an illegal firearm into DC is a federal offense. Oh, and there's absolutely no hunting allowed within the city limits.

The suspect in this case allegedly drove over from West Virginia with a handgun that wasn't registered in DC. He set up shop in the idyllic, upper-middle class Palisades neighborhood, which is not exactly rural. It's a moderately dense residential neighborhood; the current median household income is roughly $160K and median home values are well over $1M. In short, it's sort of like Edina. He downs a 14-point buck with his handgun, gets arrested, and is now awaiting trial.

You don't see that everyday in the nation's capital...

http://wtop.com/dc/2016/09/police-deer-hunter-mortally-wounded-imperial-stag-in-dc/

There's a bow hunt taking place this weekend and also one weekend in early November in Crosby farm park.  It's about 2 miles from my house and loaded with deer.  A buddy of mine that has done a lot of deer hunting participated in the same hunt a few years back.  He called me after hunting to tell me he had seen the biggest buck he had ever seen and would have had a good shot at it.  The only problem was that he was only allowed to take a doe.  https://www.google.com/maps/place/Crosby+Farm+Regional+Park/@44.8973794,-93.1670239,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x1ba5219b00dd25d6!8m2!3d44.897501!4d-93.165951

Another fried told me he saw about 10 deer in Highland in just one night last week. 

[faunch]

While I was sitting with the wife at Sweeney's Saloon back patio on Saturday night and enjoying the fire I got to thinking about the watering holes around the MIAC.  I know where the Johnnies hang out in St. Joe (Sal's, La and the Midway).  If I'm correct the Tommies typically congregate at either Tiff's or Plum's, which is why I avoid them.  That and the rat my wife and daughter saw at Plum's.  I've lived in St. Paul for nearly 20 years and have always kind wondered where the Scots, Pipers and Auggies hang out.  Maybe the kids at Macalester have a favorite coffee shop, tea or hookah room?  The list below is only made up of schools that have a football program.  Macalester was included because maybe some day they grow a set and come back to the MIAC for football.  Please help by adding any that you might know.


St. John's:  Sal's, La and Midway
$t. Thoma$: Tiff's and Plum's
Macalester:
Hamline:
Augsburg:
Concordia:
Gustavus:  Patrick's
St. Olaf:
Carleton:
Bethel