FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[sfury]

But I don't think it is out of question to expect a major daily newspaper columnist to get the facts around a story correct.  Pat does a good job in print, on radio and even TV (god forbid they ever put the "Sports Show" in HD) and every year and season he devotes time to small college sports and even small school high school sports.  But just because a member of "big" media decides to devote attention to the smaller guys shouldn't give them a free pass to make mistakes.  In doing so your credibility is going to inevitably take a hit. 

No doubt. In related news, the Strib announced today that 100 people will be cut, 30 from the newsroom. And will likely be from areas such as the copy desk, which, depending on the background and knowledge of the copy editors,  catches some of the errors that were in the story.

[WithasilentK]

WW - There are several D1 teams that run that type of offense.  I want to say Mizzou is one of them.

It's kind of annoying, but I don't really care.  But what was very entertaining about it was watching GAC play UST, using that offense.  Tommy Becker would pace back and forth and scream "LET'S PLAY FOOTBALL!!!" and "HIKE THE **** BALL" when GAC would look to the sideline, or in general, if any team audibled.  It was one of the more ridiculous things I have ever witnessed on a football field.

[Touchdown Tommy]

VOJ: TC and I walked by the FB Press Box late in the 4th Qtr.  The door was wide open and there was no security in sight.  A quick waltz up the stairs and you could have been interviewing TDT live on the air!! 

RE: Veek

This cat decides to call me at 11:30am to say he is already inside the DOME.  WTF??  I said we are at Hubert's along with the rest of the Johnnie fans/parents/alums etc.  He proceeded to tell me that his girls had never been to the Metrodome and wanted to get a look.  Again WTF??  I know they are curious little princesses, but c'mon Pops this was ridiculous.

Then I get inside at 12:50 meet the Little Wiener Doggie as he makes his 1st of countless trips to the concession stands for his girls.  Veek must have dropped 50 bones on keeping the girls occupied/quiet.  They must have asked TDT 87 times where the "Eagle" (Auggie Tech's mascot) was?  You are driving TDT batty!!  No wonder Veek Sr sat down the row a ways.  Babysitting rate just went up!!!

RE: Saturday Cuisine

Breakfast was at Hell's Kitchen (9th and Marquette, Lemon ricotta hotcakes with fresh squeezed OJ) and dinner was over at Ike's Food and Cocktails (6th and Marquette, they also have a location out at the airport that W. Clark would be wise to patronize in the near future, where I had tacos and TC had some ridiculously enormous burger).

RE: Clark Junior

This kid is a certifiable Ballhawk.  Gotta be 1st team All-MIAC this year.  Holy 'ish.  W. Clark has much to be proud of!!!

[USTBench]

To the Northwestern rube: It's a step above scheduling Trinity Bible for a game, but not by much. Your team is the last embarrassing thing UST has to deal with from the Roney era. Hamline shouldn't even schedule your team. Northwestern football is a pit of despair. In an era where soccer moms think everyone should get a trophy, it's fitting that Northwestern thinks they're good for winning the UMAC last year. The Cobbers beat Williamette this year. They would beat your team 179 to 0. Your team sucks. They just suck so hard.

[repete]

Ok, Reusse was sloppy/lazy on that column, but I also agree with the others that there are few sports columnists at a paper of that level who would spend as much time and effort on d3 sports as he does.

He's a dinosaur from the days when folks worked themselves up through the newspapers' unofficial farm systems of smaller area papers. I believe he had a stint at St. Cloud before the Pioneer Press and then the Strib. That changed back in the '90s when high-profile internships and national searches became the hiring rage. You might get flashier writers but they'd begin with a huge deficit of local knowledge and often disinterest for all but "major" topics.

(Note to WW: even without getting into the debate over your abilities, it's probably too late for you.)  

I certainly don't agree with all of his columns and often think he can be a bit predictable. Sometimes he mails it in with that old-school "afflict the comfortable, comfort the afflicted'' (i.e., shots at JG running it up, Bud Grant, etc) formula, but on the whole he will generally grab my eye, at least for a quick scan of the topic. And you can often see when he writes on d3 or preps that he has a genuine interest in telling the stories and history of the non-pro Minnesota sports scene.

[sjusection105]

dinner was over at Ike's Food and Cocktails (6th and Marquette, location out at the where I had tacos and TC had some ridiculously enormous burger).

You boys are maturing and that is encouraging.
The Ike Burger is awesome. How about dessert?

[Veek]

VOJ: TC and I walked by the FB Press Box late in the 4th Qtr.  The door was wide open and there was no security in sight.  A quick waltz up the stairs and you could have been interviewing TDT live on the air!! 

RE: Veek

This cat decides to call me at 11:30am to say he is already inside the DOME.  WTF??  I said we are at Hubert's along with the rest of the Johnnie fans/parents/alums etc.  He proceeded to tell me that his girls had never been to the Metrodome and wanted to get a look.  Again WTF??  I know they are curious little princesses, but c'mon Pops this was ridiculous.

Then I get inside at 12:50 meet the Little Wiener Doggie as he makes his 1st of countless trips to the concession stands for his girls.  Veek must have dropped 50 bones on keeping the girls occupied/quiet.  They must have asked TDT 87 times where the "Eagle" (Auggie Tech's mascot) was?  You are driving TDT batty!!  No wonder Veek Sr sat down the row a ways.  Babysitting rate just went up!!!

RE: Saturday Cuisine

Breakfast was at Hell's Kitchen (9th and Marquette, Lemon ricotta hotcakes with fresh squeezed OJ) and dinner was over at Ike's Food and Cocktails (6th and Marquette, they also have a location out at the airport that W. Clark would be wise to patronize in the near future, where I had tacos and TC had some ridiculously enormous burger).

RE: Clark Junior

This kid is a certifiable Ballhawk.  Gotta be 1st team All-MIAC this year.  Holy 'ish.  W. Clark has much to be proud of!!!

The only thing worth reading in your lengthy post was your comment about John Stanton.

I can't wait for the day to come when you will bring your kids to a game (if it's possible for you to father a child).  I'm going to be all over you like white on rice!

Until then you can go back to writing your cookbooks and cuisine guides.  After reading about your delicious Cas burger with the splendid green pepper wheel and now your lemon ricotta hotcakes I can't wait for your next installment.  Wake up, pull your head out of your ass, and realize that WE DON'T CARE about what you eat!  

[D O.C.]

Heck's Kitchen (9th and Marquette, Lemon ricotta hotcakes with fresh squeezed OJ) just went so nicely with my overcoat.

[Northern WinterHawk]

VOJ: TC and I walked by the FB Press Box late in the 4th Qtr.  The door was wide open and there was no security in sight.  A quick waltz up the stairs and you could have been interviewing TDT live on the air!! 

RE: Veek

This cat decides to call me at 11:30am to say he is already inside the DOME.  WTF??  I said we are at Hubert's along with the rest of the Johnnie fans/parents/alums etc.  He proceeded to tell me that his girls had never been to the Metrodome and wanted to get a look.  Again WTF??  I know they are curious little princesses, but c'mon Pops this was ridiculous.

Then I get inside at 12:50 meet the Little Wiener Doggie as he makes his 1st of countless trips to the concession stands for his girls.  Veek must have dropped 50 bones on keeping the girls occupied/quiet.  They must have asked TDT 87 times where the "Eagle" (Auggie Tech's mascot) was?  You are driving TDT batty!!  No wonder Veek Sr sat down the row a ways.  Babysitting rate just went up!!!

RE: Saturday Cuisine

Breakfast was at Hell's Kitchen (9th and Marquette, Lemon ricotta hotcakes with fresh squeezed OJ) and dinner was over at Ike's Food and Cocktails (6th and Marquette, they also have a location out at the airport that W. Clark would be wise to patronize in the near future, where I had tacos and TC had some ridiculously enormous burger).

RE: Clark Junior

This kid is a certifiable Ballhawk.  Gotta be 1st team All-MIAC this year.  Holy 'ish.  W. Clark has much to be proud of!!!

The only thing worth reading in your lengthy post was your comment about John Stanton.

I can't wait for the day to come when you will bring your kids to a game (if it's possible for you to father a child).  I'm going to be all over you like white on rice!

Until then you can go back to writing your cookbooks and cuisine guides.  After reading about your delicious Cas burger with the splendid green pepper wheel and now your lemon ricotta hotcakes I can't wait for your next installment.  Wake up, pull your head out of your ass, and realize that WE DON'T CARE about what you eat!  

I'm in total agreement with you the on this one Veek! TDT, have you ever heard of personal e-mail?

Write your personal crap in a personal e-mail to your personal buddies! You don't need to bore us with the crap you do, WE DON"T CARE!!!

[Touchdown Tommy]

Winterhawk:  You are a Tommie (and a PP newbie) so I don't expect you to understand this, the point of my post was that it indeed was a JOKE.  Veek understands this and was just doing his usual stoke the fire.  Relax, take a valium, and come back tomorrow.

[USTBench]

Winterhawk:  You are a Tommie (and a PP newbie) so I don't expect you to understand this, the point of my post was that it indeed was a JOKE.  Veek understands this and was just doing his usual stoke the fire.  Relax, take a valium, and come back tomorrow.

http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-a-Joke

Or you can just talk about how awesome Northwestern football is.

Your coat is a joke.

[Veek]

Winterhawk - thanks for agreeing.  The only problem with your post is that you mentioned that TDT should use personal email.  You need to have friends or at least acquaintances that you can email to in order to send a personal email so that doesn't work for TDT.  This forum is the only option that TDT has as his email address has been blocked by all others.  

[AO]

So...what are the playoffs like?

Overlook Northwestern and it won't matter

Just because teams from Iowa can't beat crappy teams named Northwestern doesn't mean the same will hold true for teams from Minnesota.  Northwestern should essentially be a bye for St. Thomas, but still not kill them in OW%.

LOL was that a stab at the Hawkeyes?? Good one...still reeling from the 55-0 debacle last year or what?

Or was it the fact that I think Cornell is the only IIAC team to play Northwestern of the MIAC lately...

Reusse isn't the only one without his facts straight.

   Northwestern is not a MIAC school.  Northwestern has played Simpson the last 2 years.  Playing Northwestern will help St. Thomas' OWP, even though Northwestern is having its worst season in a decade at 5-4. 

UST playing Mac and Northwestern could ultimately give them a horrible seed in the playoffs.  I could see UST getting a 7 or 8 seed next Sunday. 

Better to play Northwestern (5-4 in region) than Concordia (4-4).   

I know, I wish concordia had a weaker non-conference schedule.  Playing the #8 team in the country and winning is not a great accomplishment.  Yes, I realize concordia slipped for a few games, but they have won 3 straight! 

Refresh my memory when was Northwestern in the D-3 playoffs last?

The strength of schedule ratings do not take into account the fact that you beat the #8 team in the country.  It's a bad system I agree, but your statement that St. Thomas will get a bad seed due to playing Northwestern is false.  In fact, their position will improve.  If they beat Concordia saturday, their OWP would go down.  Facts are stubborn things...

You are telling me that is UST was in the UMAC, ran the table all year it would look better than being a 1 loss team in the MIAC?  Hard to believe!  The MIAC usually gets 2 teams into the playoffs each year because it's a very competitive conference.  

Do you think Northwestern has a tougher SOS than Concordia?  No possible way, look at your loss to simpson by 20+ and they are 3-6 overall.  Does Northwestern have any quality wins?

Take Monmouth as an example of a team in a worse conference, running the table and getting ranked ahead of St. Thomas.  Northwestern does not have a better SOS than Concordia.  What's important for St. Thomas is Northwestern's in-region record.  Northwestern has been averaging 8 wins a season the last 5 years, but this year they are 5-4.  This is better than Concordia or another strong team who has played great competition, but is 4-4.

To the Northwestern rube: It's a step above scheduling Trinity Bible for a game, but not by much. Your team is the last embarrassing thing UST has to deal with from the Roney era. Hamline shouldn't even schedule your team. Northwestern football is a pit of despair. In an era where soccer moms think everyone should get a trophy, it's fitting that Northwestern thinks they're good for winning the UMAC last year. The Cobbers beat Williamette this year. They would beat your team 179 to 0. Your team sucks. They just suck so hard.

It has benefitted the Tommie's Strength-of-schedule numbers the past 2 years playing Northwestern.  It benefits Northwestern to play better competition than playing Trinity Bible.  If Northwestern is in a pit of despair, so is more than half of d3 as Northwestern was in the top 100 in the pre-season poll.  Hamline and Northwestern have scrimmaged the past few years after splitting a pair of games 5 years ago.  Your team is having a good year, my team not so much, but it should still be a fun game on Saturday.  

[USTBench]

You're taking all the fun out of trash talking.

[Northern WinterHawk]

Winterhawk:  You are a Tommie (and a PP newbie) so I don't expect you to understand this, the point of my post was that it indeed was a JOKE.  Veek understands this and was just doing his usual stoke the fire.  Relax, take a valium, and come back tomorrow.

I've been reading these boards for 2 years now, I've chosen not to post because of people like you turning it around. But, now IJDGAS. I'll take the valium and relax, be back tomorrow! BTW, is there a problem with being a Tommie Fan?