FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[TC]

Make it happen, Bucky.  Just like the Johnnies themselves, I look to improve on last year's empty, desolate 2nd place finish. 

Speaking of wagers--I'm thirsty for some PBR, cobbernation.  You going to be at the Johnnie/Cobber game this year or what?

[firetruckRED]

Hey guys, I spoke with Pat and he was ok with me mentioning this here (there will be ads on the main page soon). I started a pick 'em website for the top 25 D3 teams. If it is something you might enjoy take a look. www.d3fantasyfootball.com

It is a work in progress so let me know what you might like to see change for future seasons.

[finsleft]

The motion having been made and seconded, and there being no further discussion, I hereby declare the nominations closed, and Buckman is annointed the Prince of Pickems, by acclimation.

Mayor Fins


And speaking of wagers, TDT and his plums might as well pay off the ridiculous Delmon Young wager. At .282 now, .300 is a pipe dream.

[tmerton]

From the SCIAC board - coming soon - D-III, the movie.

A taste of what's in store ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VSDWx2PYIM (This was around a year or so ago, but still entertaining.)

[Klopenhiemer]

> The Fisherman

>

> A woman in a hot air  balloon realizes she is lost. She

> lowers her altitude and spots a  man fishing from a boat below.

>

> She shouts to him, 'Excuse me,  can you help me? I

> promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago,  but I don't know where

> I am.'

>

> The man consults his portable GPS  and replies, 'You're

> in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet  above a ground elevation of

> 2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31  degrees, 14.97 minutes north

> latitude and 100 degrees, 49.0 9  minutes west longitude.

>

> She rolls her eyes and says, 'You must  be a

> Republican!'

>

> 'I am,' replies the man. 'How did you know?'

>

> 'Well,' answers the balloonist, 'everything you tell me

> is  technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your

> information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you're not much help to  me.'

>

> The man smiles and responds, 'You must be a Democrat.'

>

> 'I am,' replies the balloonist. 'How did you know?'

>

> 'Well,' says the man, 'You don't know where you are or

> where  you're going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large

> quantity  of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to

> keep,  and now you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly

> the  same position you were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my

> fault.

[TC]

And speaking of wagers, TDT and his plums might as well pay off the ridiculous Delmon Young wager. At .282 now, .300 is a pipe dream.

Through 133 team games, Delmon has 133 hits in 472 at bats for a .282 BA.  At that rate, he can be expected to have about 103 more at bats this season.  In order to reach .300 in that amount of at bats, Delmon will have to hit .388 (40 for 103) over the last month+ of the season.  As misguided as TDT was in making this bet, I sure hope he's right.  

For what it's worth, Delmon's best month in the majors was July 2007, when he hit .343 over 105 at bats.  Not impossible, but I'd guess it's very improbable.

[stanbob]

Fins, I for one am ready to concede the DY fiasco.  I should have knownm better that to side with TDT, but it seemed so right at the time.  Waiting to get my physical therapy finished before I head back to Minnesota and will bring said Hamms to a future pregame.

[OzJohnnie]

I should have knownm better that to side with TDT, but it seemed so right at the time.

The last time that sentence was uttered, I think it involved a SWAT team and investigators from the Special Victims Unit.

[OzJohnnie]

"The quarterback race at St. John's can officially be considered a three-person competition once again."

[DutchFan2004]

I thought you guys and bennie would want to know that a report on the radio down here has the president at ICCC resigning today.

[cobbernation]

Make it happen, Bucky.  Just like the Johnnies themselves, I look to improve on last year's empty, desolate 2nd place finish. 

Speaking of wagers--I'm thirsty for some PBR, cobbernation.  You going to be at the Johnnie/Cobber game this year or what?

TC,
I will be there.  I do remember I owe you a case of PBR.  I will bring it along with many ears of corn for the festivities!

[retagent]

HEY OZ. I saw The Little River Band at the Walworth (WI) County Fair tonight. Were they ever as big in Aussiie-land as they were here? Did they consider them one of their own? I went to see them with a very nice young lady (or at least she was at the time - as was I -  young, not a lady) at the Checkerdome in St Louis back in 1980 I believe. I'm not sure there are any of the same members who are still playing with them than the band I saw.

[OzJohnnie]

Good 'ol LRB.  I love those guys.

They are a good Melbourne band that made it big.  Humorously, they got the name during a trip from Melbourne down to Geelong.  There is a three house town called "Little River" about halfway along the freeway.  As they were driving to their performance in some forgotten pub, it occurred to them that that would be a catchy name, and the rest is history.

The fight among original band members over the name pops up on the news here every so often.  I think there is one original member left that has ownership rights to LRB.  Other originals perform in a band called "A Group of Guys Formerly Known as LRB" or something like that singing all the LRB hits because apparently they still have access to those.

EDIT: I asked my wife if LRB were big in Oz when she was growing up.  She said yes.  She also wanted to highlight that Oz has flushing toilets (I told her I already let you guys know that) and the people here have known how to use knifes and forks when eating for at least 30 years.  She concluded by asking if my "little Johnnie friends" have any other questions.

I'm lucky to be me, aren't I?

[Kira & Jaxon's Dad]

Do the toilets really flusch the opposite way?

[OzJohnnie]

By golly, yes.