FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[CAT BAT 22]

Nice game Tommies.  #8 was a beast! 

[USTBench]

Linfield is a great team and I hope they do well against UWW. Very proud of UST, it's been a long time coming, but they're finally where they should be, in the thick of the playoffs. Can't wait for next season. Stay classy D.O.C.

[D O.C.]

When do I start?

[Pat Coleman]

No, but I certainly try not to make biased assumptions based on one game from six weeks ago without at least considering the possibility that things might have changed.

So I guess making assumptions based on a game six weeks ago turned out to be right. Dakota Tracy should have started the game,but I'm not complaining 

I considered the possibility. Good thing Caruso didn't give him nearly as many snaps as he did at St. John's!

[Retired Old Rat]

I must admit, I'm kind of disappointed that UST doesn't get the opportunity to go to Whitewater next week.  It tends to be an eye opening experience. 

[bluenote]

I must admit, I'm kind of disappointed that UST doesn't get the opportunity to go to Whitewater next week.  It tends to be an eye opening experience. 

I saw Whitewater play @ Willamette last year. 30-27 Whitewater. Close game.

[tmerton]

Congratulations to the University of St. Thomas on their fine season.  See you in Collegeville next year.

Oh, and I believe there were 3 interceptions.  Make of that what you will, Pat.

[cawcdad]

Fun game today. The Tommies are a very good team and #8 is a load to bring down. Congrtas on a fine season.

[Northern WinterHawk]

Just arrived back at the Residence Inn in Portland from the Game. Three things that were obvious.
1. Linfield is an Awesome Team, I wish them well next week & hope they WIN at UWW.
2. Tommies are an Awesome Team, just ran into a buzzsaw today. Thanks Tommie Fans, a diehard to the end group. NCAA Playoffs, we'll see you deeper Next Year.
3. The 'Cats Fans are 2nd to none! Where do you go to watch a game and the fans under the dome cheer louder for the fallen Tommie player than do our own Team? A real classy group of loyal, proud & gracious FANS! Thanks for your hospitality 'Cat Fans.

We'll see the Playoffs again Next Year & no doubt will go deeper than the Qtr's!
NWH

[D O.C.]

Take it Bluenote!
First note of Kum Ba Yah....

For us fans on line it was very hard to REALLY know what was going on because of the myopic view of the camera lens and....

[wildcat11]

Great game today between two great teams.  I came away with some great respect for UST's head coach as he came by the Linfield players after the game and gave his congratulations to the kids.  A class move.

Best of luck in the off season and next fall.

[OzJohnnie]

The family Oz decorated the tree yesterday and I strung up lights across the house with the help of number one.  With this our family officially enters the Christmas season, so Merry Christmas to all - even the Tommies.

[tommiegun]

Congratulations to the Cats!

I don't know if it was the mystique of the Catdome, playoff jitters, or perhaps just a better prepared opponent, but the Tommies did not appear ready for the Blitzkreig at the start of the game.  In my heart of hearts I still had hope, but after watching Linfield march down the field on its opening drive (minus the formation penalties -- come on guys its the 12th game of the year) I knew it was over.  Also, throughout the whole game, absolutely fantastic punt coverage.  The Cats special teams were top notch.

All in all, I would say a disappointing effort from the Tommies yesterday.  When you're playing on the road, against a more experienced, better, team, you not only need to put forth an excellent performance but you also need the ball to bounce your way a few times.  Yesterday, Linfield played better and got all the bounces (that offsides on the punt bad by stomach churn).  Congratulations on a fine win and good luck next year at WW.

[PRF2009A]

Just arrived back at the Residence Inn in Portland from the Game. Three things that were obvious.
1. Linfield is an Awesome Team, I wish them well next week & hope they WIN at UWW.
2. Tommies are an Awesome Team, just ran into a buzzsaw today. Thanks Tommie Fans, a diehard to the end group. NCAA Playoffs, we'll see you deeper Next Year.
3. The 'Cats Fans are 2nd to none! Where do you go to watch a game and the fans under the dome cheer louder for the fallen Tommie player than do our own Team? A real classy group of loyal, proud & gracious FANS! Thanks for your hospitality 'Cat Fans.

We'll see the Playoffs again Next Year & no doubt will go deeper than the Qtr's!
NWH

Thanks for making my morning with that one!! I always love that one.  Big day for the vikes.  Go purple!  (vikes, not tommies)

[Gig Harbor Cat]

I don't get TOMMY FANS

We invited them to join us at the Deluxe  Pregame   NO SHOW

We invited them to join us at our Prime time Tailgate  NO SHOW
They instead decided to tailgate on the north side of the Catdome

Anyone that has ever been to the Catdome knows that the following rules apply.  Season ticket holders sit under cover.
Visiting team fans usually sit across in the stands on the fifty.  Students in the south endzone  (South Forty style)
The rest of the field is lined with the hard core Cat fans sometimes 4 deep.  On the visiting side the boys move up and down the field as the game action goes on--usuall between the 30's only.  When we go in front of the visiting stands we dont give the visitiors any crap,  Just go on our way.

This held true yesterday but I ( as a veteran hardcore fan) noticed some things that I just dont get about the Tommies ??

The Tommy team requested heaters for their sidelines ??  We had no heaters on the Cat side-- Are the Tommies really from Minnesota--  Cmon now  Man up a little !!

The tommie fans must have been very cold as well because throughout the whole game they were bouncing their feet off of the metal stands just to keep warm (we didnt supply heaters for the stands) They couldn't have been doing it as some kind of cheer, cause it would have given you a frickin headache in no time at all.

About half way through the second quarter the crew was moving from south to north when these 3 tommie girls ( very short) munchkin type came down and started walking with our crowd screaming
Tommmieehh,,Tommmieehh.  One was right next to me and she stopped to catch her breath and she asked me,  well arent you going to cheer.  I just asked her-- do I look like a frickin cheerleader and moved on.  They started back up Tommmioiehh,  Tommmieeehh.  Three trips later I had to ask.  I asked her which player number was her player boyfriend Mr Tommmieeh.  She said they all were Tommmieehh's  at this point I figured she was dating the whole Tommy team and moved on ( with a smile)  Back in the day we had names for girls that dated the whole team, but thats another story all together.

Next to join the party was a MILD ( mom I'd like to drop kick).  She joined in with her pom pom's screaming with the munchkins, front row right in the middle of the Cat crew.  I noticed that my buddies that work at the steel plant were quite impressed with Mrs MILD, we just moved on ( with a smile) She stayed with us for the duration pom pom's and munchkins in tow.  I think she kinda liked the steel workers, cause she was up on em pretty good.  I can only imagine what my son would have done if he would have come off of the field after a defensive stop with the fellahs and seen Mrs GHC bouncing around with pom poms yelling go Cats go.  Holy Crap Batman-- It would have been baddddddddddddd !!!

All in all it was another great Catdome experience--- No Harm done,  everyone had a great time in their own way.
BUT

I think I am starting to understand the comments from the SJU boys about the Tommieeesshh

Bottom line  I don't get TOMMY fans!!

BAM--Thats all I got

Phone it in

GHC