FB: Empire 8

[Jonny Utah]

Hmm- best----there are a lot of good ones--
i can tell you some of the worst-
in no particular order: Brockport-ick all around bad, Utica College-blech nice field bad layout, Hartwick-is that a prison yard?,

If I was saying which stadium I am not a huge fan of, I would have to add Buff State to the group you mentioned.

One stadium I like is Fauver Stadium at U of R. I know the field is not the best, but I like the old school look and feel of the place. The setting is nice, and whenever I have been there it has been full (mostly because it is a Courage Bowl game, but still.)

I Think Buffalo State's is just the absolute worst!!  Plus the location, is not the best ---   I'm not sure if it's changed, but their press box was the worst that I was ever in...

I always liked going to Buff State.  Playing there made me feel like I was an extra in the movie 'Wildcats'.

[lewdogg11]

Hmm- best----there are a lot of good ones--
i can tell you some of the worst-
in no particular order: Brockport-ick all around bad, Utica College-blech nice field bad layout, Hartwick-is that a prison yard?,

If I was saying which stadium I am not a huge fan of, I would have to add Buff State to the group you mentioned.

One stadium I like is Fauver Stadium at U of R. I know the field is not the best, but I like the old school look and feel of the place. The setting is nice, and whenever I have been there it has been full (mostly because it is a Courage Bowl game, but still.)

I Think Buffalo State's is just the absolute worst!!  Plus the location, is not the best ---   I'm not sure if it's changed, but their press box was the worst that I was ever in...

I always liked going to Buff State.  Playing there made me feel like I was an extra in the movie 'Wildcats'.

Alright Utah, crank up your volume and jam out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CfnKEYAbyo

[maxpower]

Obviously the stadium, by itself, is enough the only thing to make a trip to C-town worth it.

So Pep was taking the Bandwagon for a spin the other day, while the "other van" was getting an idiot light checked out. So Pep was thinking again about what might be an appropriate "send-off" for this storied van that has taken Pep far and wide ever so faithfully since just before 9/1/01.

Pep has considered:

1) Park it somewhere "down by the river" where he can live in it during retirement
2) Enter it in the Demolition Derby at the Allegany County Fair in July
3) Drive it back to its roots...Oregon, although most of its early life was on straight and narrow Iowa roads
4) Buy an "anywhere" bus ticket for insurance, then drive the Bandwagon across the country this summer, hitting every state possible and when it dies, take a bus back to Saxonville.



Current odometer reading: 318,???

Pep welcomes his fellow E8 posters' thoughts.

Gotta be number 4 pep.... max is headed on two cross country trips this summer (one there, one back) and has his fingers crossed about his own band-coupe.....

[sjfcards]

Happy to say that my 1000th post will be on the Football Board!!!!

[AUPepBand]

Happy to say that my 1000th post will be on the Football Board!!!!

Congratulations, cards, on your achieving your millennial pursuit! +K .... and many more!

[AUPepBand]

Obviously the stadium, by itself, is enough the only thing to make a trip to C-town worth it.

So Pep was taking the Bandwagon for a spin the other day, while the "other van" was getting an idiot light checked out. So Pep was thinking again about what might be an appropriate "send-off" for this storied van that has taken Pep far and wide ever so faithfully since just before 9/1/01.

Pep has considered:

1) Park it somewhere "down by the river" where he can live in it during retirement
2) Enter it in the Demolition Derby at the Allegany County Fair in July
3) Drive it back to its roots...Oregon, although most of its early life was on straight and narrow Iowa roads
4) Buy an "anywhere" bus ticket for insurance, then drive the Bandwagon across the country this summer, hitting every state possible and when it dies, take a bus back to Saxonville.



Current odometer reading: 318,???

Pep welcomes his fellow E8 posters' thoughts.

Gotta be number 4 pep.... max is headed on two cross country trips this summer (one there, one back) and has his fingers crossed about his own band-coupe.....

Yeah, Pep has been accumulating vacation days and thinking maybe this is the year to take a well deserved "extended" vacation. Of course, en route cross country, Pep will try to visit every D3 football playing campus possible.

[sjfcards]

Obviously the stadium, by itself, is enough the only thing to make a trip to C-town worth it.

So Pep was taking the Bandwagon for a spin the other day, while the "other van" was getting an idiot light checked out. So Pep was thinking again about what might be an appropriate "send-off" for this storied van that has taken Pep far and wide ever so faithfully since just before 9/1/01.

Pep has considered:

1) Park it somewhere "down by the river" where he can live in it during retirement
2) Enter it in the Demolition Derby at the Allegany County Fair in July
3) Drive it back to its roots...Oregon, although most of its early life was on straight and narrow Iowa roads
4) Buy an "anywhere" bus ticket for insurance, then drive the Bandwagon across the country this summer, hitting every state possible and when it dies, take a bus back to Saxonville.



Current odometer reading: 318,???

Pep welcomes his fellow E8 posters' thoughts.

Gotta be number 4 pep.... max is headed on two cross country trips this summer (one there, one back) and has his fingers crossed about his own band-coupe.....

Yeah, Pep has been accumulating vacation days and thinking maybe this is the year to take a well deserved "extended" vacation. Of course, en route cross country, Pep will try to visit every D3 football playing campus possible.

What an amazing trip that would be, if someone really did it, to drive around the country and see all of the biggest/best places in Division III. I would have to hit Alliance Ohio, and maybe St. John's Minnesota. Where else would everyone go?

[theoriginalupstate]

What an amazing trip that would be, if someone really did it, to drive around the country and see all of the biggest/best places in Division III. I would have to hit Alliance Ohio, and maybe St. John's Minnesota. Where else would everyone go?

Linfied and UWW would also have to be at the top of the list as well!

[AUPepBand]

What an amazing trip that would be, if someone really did it, to drive around the country and see all of the biggest/best places in Division III. I would have to hit Alliance Ohio, and maybe St. John's Minnesota. Where else would everyone go?

Linfied and UWW would also have to be at the top of the list as well!

Pep visited Perkins Stadium at Whitewater last summer. A few summers ago, Pep took in Mt. Union (had a nice chat with Larry Kehres and Pierre Garcon), and visited Wooster's field where they have a huge marching band with bagpipes (those Fighting Scots!)

Having read the book about St. John's, Pep would definitely visit Collegeville, MN on said trip and likely spend a night (or two) with a cousin in Savage, MN.

[sjfcards]

I would have to make a trip down to the south as well. Mary Hardin-Baylor or Trinity maybe. I would love to see how DIII in the south compares to the Northeast.

[Gargantuan Gull]

Empire 8 fans, while you think about coming down south for a game consider coming to the stadiums of the new Empire 8 teams to watch a game.  Salisbury is a nice place to watch a game (great campus) and is 30 minutes or less from the eastern shore so you can tie a visit to the beach into the trip.

I look forward to traveling to some of the stadiums/campuses in New York as Salisbury gets into a full Empire 8 schedule in 2011. 

Frostburg is also a nice place to watch a game, tucked into scenic western Maryland and not far from the Deep Creek lake tourist area. 

[Bombers798891]

Here's another fun offseason question: What kind of weather do you like for your games?

The view of the lake on a nice day at IC is awesome, but there's something just cool about playoff games in the bitter cold/snow...not that we get (m)any of those at IC any more. Cortaca is the snow isn't fun because it's just too crowded to be worth braving the snow

[pg04]

Brockport and Springfield played a game in the playoffs in the muck and ice several years ago (2002) that was interesting to watch.  I remember the bleachers being so icy that it was almost impossible to walk on them!  The game itself was interesting as the players tried to get traction on the field, meanwhile tearing it up...  The field was left in horrible condition and led to Brockport having to play their next home playoff game (2 weeks later) at the University of Rochester...  But the cold and the tough sledding just seemed perfect for a down and dirty football game. 

[sjfcards]

I agree that there is something really cool about watching a game in the snow and cold. IC played a playoff game back when I was a freshman or sophomore agianst RPI in the snow. It was one of the more fun games I have watched as a fan.

I would say that the ideal weather for a game is mid 60's/70's with an overcast sky. It allows for more of a passing offense than the snow and rain, and you are not struggling with the sun in your eyes or extreme heat or cold.

[John McGraw]

Brockport and Springfield played a game in the playoffs in the muck and ice several years ago (2002) that was interesting to watch.  I remember the bleachers being so icy that it was almost impossible to walk on them!  The game itself was interesting as the players tried to get traction on the field, meanwhile tearing it up...  The field was left in horrible condition and led to Brockport having to play their next home playoff game (2 weeks later) at the University of Rochester...  But the cold and the tough sledding just seemed perfect for a down and dirty football game. 

That Brockport-Springfield game I think was one of the worst Division III games I've seen and due mostly to the conditions. It wasn't anyone's fault that the field had turned into frozen slop and had absolutely no traction. I remember it being a bitter cold day and really windy. Springfield's triple option attack stalled out against a strong Brockport defense and the Pride just couldn't do anything. Brockport wasn't great offensively but strong enough to score at least one offensive touchdown that I remember. The worst part was broadcasting the game along with Gordon Mann from the auxiliary press box on top of the normal booth. There was a photographer in the wide area where we were between the coaches boxes that insisted on opening the window in the sub-zero temperatures. I think Gordon was typing with gloved hands and I don't think either of us took our gloves off longer than a few minutes.

The game against John Carroll on the astro turf at Rochester was much better and played at a high level on a clear surface.