FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[johnnyadmit]

If I had enough money, I'd be on the other side too! 

[Kilted Rat]

I don't have any money, but I'm already leaning that way in hopes the guys in now will do something to help me when I get that far... or at least prevent the other guys from ruining me before I get a chance to make money.

[samwill47sju]

Friends of D3 football.com:

I have gone back and forth about whether or not it is a good idea to use this forum as a way to promote a personal activity.  The more I thought about it, I decided everyone that chats on this board is a good person, so I figured what the heck!   My wife and I have formed a team for the 2006 Woodbury Relay for Life to fight cancer.  We have lost some family and friends to this disease, and what to do what we can to promote finding a cure.  I am asking you to consider making a donation to our team...there is no obligation whatsoever!  If you have interest, please log onto www.acsevents.org/relay/mn/woodbury.  Once you are at the site go to the Team Rank Box..click more..find Bearing Down on Cancer..click Mike and Holly Sonntag, then folow the instructions to make an online donation.  Thank you for considering this and any support you generously choose to give. 

[johnnyadmit]

I don't have any money, but I'm already leaning that way in hopes the guys in now will do something to help me when I get that far... or at least prevent the other guys from ruining me before I get a chance to make money.

At least you've got a chance!!      I'll be a poor teacher forever- but we do it for the intrinsic rewards, right Wooderson?   

[Johnnie Red]

Touchdown Tommy, I did not make it to Floyd's. I simply crashed after spending most of the day in the office. I did manage to make it to Hamburg on Sunday for the Zummerfest for the pork chop feed with my little girl. She was kind enough to treat her dad to lunch in honor of father's day. Always amazing to see how every college girl has to wear the Paris Hilton sunglasses.

[BDB]

Friends of D3 football.com:

I have gone back and forth about whether or not it is a good idea to use this forum as a way to promote a personal activity.  The more I thought about it, I decided everyone that chats on this board is a good person, so I figured what the heck!   My wife and I have formed a team for the 2006 Woodbury Relay for Life to fight cancer.  We have lost some family and friends to this disease, and what to do what we can to promote finding a cure.  I am asking you to consider making a donation to our team...there is no obligation whatsoever!  If you have interest, please log onto www.acsevents.org/relay/mn/woodbury.  Once you are at the site go to the Team Rank Box..click more..find Bearing Down on Cancer..click Mike and Holly Sonntag, then folow the instructions to make an online donation.  Thank you for considering this and any support you generously choose to give. 

I'll be there for you big guy.

[johnnie_esq]

Another Gustie joins the MIAC office.    I smell a rat...

Piperinsider-- Troy is a really good guy and a popular teacher, and has literally brought the baseball program up from nowhere to state champs.  It's a real credit to him and the way he coaches to put together a team of players who really enjoy the game.  Now I just have to stop him from recruiting all the good players to Hamline instead of SJU!

[finsleft]

Another Gustie joins the MIAC office.    I smell a rat...

A rat, indeed. Look's like the Thought Police will be invading. Did you read this crap?...
She also will help oversee the league's new sportsmanship initiative, designed to promote proper fan conduct at conference athletic events.

"It's a new endeavor we're working on," McKane said. "We want to communicate with our member institutions about what's expected of fans and what's over the line."

McKane said the league is in the process of developing a list of various activities and chants that could be considered unacceptable. They also plan banners and an ad campaign at member schools designed to promote good sportsmanship.

During her recent internship, Anderson was involved in the planning of the campaign.

"It's a very ambitious project," Anderson said. "But when I interned last semester, I sat in on all the meetings. So I know where the league is coming from and where they want it to go."

McKane said the project is designed to be more educational than penal.

"I don't think it's been a major problem," McKane said. "We just want to educate our fans about what is permissible so problems don't arise."

Maybe we can invite her to give us a seminar at the inaugural Stiftungsfestivities this year.    More educational than penile. 

[Kilted Rat]

I can tell you exactly how much she and her program would have had an influence on my days as a student and rat... about as much influence as Jason Laker has over the Vatican.


Good luck enforcing that one hun, what are you gonna do, give a 15 yard penalty for every Tommies Suck chant? Attempt to suspend 200 students?

You'd have better luck stopping the Mississippi with your left arm.

[tmerton]

Another Gustie joins the MIAC office.    I smell a rat...

A rat, indeed. Look's like the Thought Police will be invading. Did you read this crap?...
She also will help oversee the league's new sportsmanship initiative, designed to promote proper fan conduct at conference athletic events.

"It's a new endeavor we're working on," McKane said. "We want to communicate with our member institutions about what's expected of fans and what's over the line."

McKane said the league is in the process of developing a list of various activities and chants that could be considered unacceptable. They also plan banners and an ad campaign at member schools designed to promote good sportsmanship.

During her recent internship, Anderson was involved in the planning of the campaign.

"It's a very ambitious project," Anderson said. "But when I interned last semester, I sat in on all the meetings. So I know where the league is coming from and where they want it to go."

McKane said the project is designed to be more educational than penal.

"I don't think it's been a major problem," McKane said. "We just want to educate our fans about what is permissible so problems don't arise."

Maybe we can invite her to give us a seminar at the inaugural Stiftungsfestivities this year.    More educational than penile. 

BTW, what's the current situation with the MIAC?  I remember reading in Sweet Season about Carlyle Carter and his "relationship" with SJU and Gags.  What's the deal with McKane?  Same deal as with Carter?

[Kilted Rat]

On the Laker/Politically correct subject, following the 2nd game of the 2003 season, Laker "invited" myself and the rest of the Rat Pak in for a meeting.

Here were some of Laker's problems with what we were doing followed by the response that I gave him at the meeting.

1. My wearing of a "skirt" was offensive to some females: It's not a skirt, it's a kilt that I wear as a celebration of my scottish heritage. If I'm not allowed to celebrate my Scottish heritage, then no one should be allowed to celebrate their heritage which would mean you can't wear your Star of David necklace that celebrates your Jewish heritage. The topic was promptly dropped.

2.Saying that other teams "suck" is inappropriate. Sucking is merely a physical expression stating that the pressure inside the opposing teams is less than the atmospheric pressure surrounding them. This indicates that playing SJU puts a lot of pressure on them, therein it is literally and figuratively accurate. (God bless physics class) The topic was promptly dropped.

3. The Rat Pak coming down the hill is dangerous What if we sign a waiver? The school does not want to see any students putting themselves in position to be injured. We have gone down the hill twice this season and 6 times last season with no injuries, how many injuries has the football team incurred in that time period? Are you going to cancel the football season for these same concerns? That's an entirely separate issue Then what about the dozens of little kids that slide down the hill everyday? He quickly changed the topic.

4. The playing of Taps at the ends of the game is offensive to those who have children serving in the military. Taps was originally intended to signal the end of the day and that all was well, it was only in the past few decades that it was played at funerals. When I play it, I am signalling that the game is done and that all is well SJU has won. Anyone offended by it should learn their history and realize that their ignorance, not my actions is why they are offended. The topic was promptly dropped.


That pretty much concluded the meeting.

[Willy Wonka]

What's wrong with another Gustie in charge of the MIAC? Especially one engaged to a former Winger?

However, if any creative chants I particularly enjoy are outlawed, I'll be the first one complaining -- probably on her voicemail.

[finsleft]

Chick Humor
Here's the kind of email jokes women send to each other, which happened to be tagged onto an email message I just received.

THE WASH CLOTH
> >>
> >>(There is not a woman alive today who won't crack up over this!)
> >>
> >>"I was due for an appointment with the gynecologist later in the
> >>week.
> >>Early one morning, I received a call from the doctor's office to
> >>tell me there was a cancellation and the 9:30am appointment was
> >>available.
> >>I took it. I had only just packed everyone off to work and school,
> >>and it was already around 8:45 am. The trip to his office took about

> >>35 minutes, so I didn't have any time to spare. As most women do, I
> >>like to take a little extra effort over hygiene when making such
> >>visits, but this time I wasn't going to be able to make the full
> >>effort. So, I rushed upstairs, threw off my pajamas, wet the
> >>washcloth that was sitting next to the sink, and gave myself a quick

> >>wash in "that area" to make sure I was at least presentable.
> >>I threw
> >>the washcloth in the clothes basket, donned some clothes, hopped in
> >>the car and raced to my appointment. I was in the waiting room for
> >>only a few minutes when I was called in. Knowing the procedure, as
> >>I'm sure you do, I hopped up on the table, looked over at the other
> >>side of the room and pretended that I was in Paris or some other
> >>such glamorous place a million miles away. I was a little surprised
> >>when the doctor said, "My, we have made an extra effort this
> >>morning, haven't we?" I didn't respond. After the appointment, I
> >>heaved a sigh of relief and went home.
> >>The rest of the day was normal...some shopping, cleaning, cooking,
> >>etc.
> >>After school when my six year old daughter was playing, she called
> >>out from the bathroom, "Mommy, where! 's my washcloth?" I told her
> >>to get another one from the cupboard. She replied, "No!!!". (Now
> >>wait for it...
> >>this is too funny not to be true!!!) She yelled, "I need the one
> >>that was here by the sink, it had all my glitter and sparkles saved
> >>inside it."
>

[tmerton]

On the Laker/Politically correct subject, following the 2nd game of the 2003 season, Laker "invited" myself and the rest of the Rat Pak in for a meeting.

Here were some of Laker's problems with what we were doing followed by the response that I gave him at the meeting.

1. My wearing of a "skirt" was offensive to some females: It's not a skirt, it's a kilt that I wear as a celebration of my scottish heritage. If I'm not allowed to celebrate my Scottish heritage, then no one should be allowed to celebrate their heritage which would mean you can't wear your Star of David necklace that celebrates your Jewish heritage. The topic was promptly dropped.

2.Saying that other teams "suck" is inappropriate. Sucking is merely a physical expression stating that the pressure inside the opposing teams is less than the atmospheric pressure surrounding them. This indicates that playing SJU puts a lot of pressure on them, therein it is literally and figuratively accurate. (God bless physics class) The topic was promptly dropped.

3. The Rat Pak coming down the hill is dangerous What if we sign a waiver? The school does not want to see any students putting themselves in position to be injured. We have gone down the hill twice this season and 6 times last season with no injuries, how many injuries has the football team incurred in that time period? Are you going to cancel the football season for these same concerns? That's an entirely separate issue Then what about the dozens of little kids that slide down the hill everyday? He quickly changed the topic.

4. The playing of Taps at the ends of the game is offensive to those who have children serving in the military. Taps was originally intended to signal the end of the day and that all was well, it was only in the past few decades that it was played at funerals. When I play it, I am signalling that the game is done and that all is well SJU has won. Anyone offended by it should learn their history and realize that their ignorance, not my actions is why they are offended. The topic was promptly dropped.

That pretty much concluded the meeting.

KR - I'm not sure your talents are going to be adequately recognized in your chosen profession ... though I suppose they will come in handy when talking to insurance company medical directors.  Managed care is full of Lakers.      +K for the story though.

[Kilted Rat]

KR - I'm not sure your talents are going to be adequately recognized in your chosen profession ... though I suppose they will come in handy when talking to insurance company medical directors.  Managed care is full of Lakers.      +K for the story though.

Thanks, we are having a medical law lecture series this week given by a Lawyer. She has a class roster and is in the habit of randomly calling on people from the list. Of course she called on me 1st today and asked:

"Why did you go into medicine?"
My reply that earned applause from the class and multiple bonus points from the Lawyer, "Because I couldn't get in to Law School."

Fortunately I'll be in the Navy for the first 6-10 years after graduation so I won't have to deal with managed care and/or malpactice for several years, but after that then it will come in handy.