FB: Empire 8

[AUPepBand]

Pep what happened to Main St?

On Oct. 29, 2009, fire completely destroyed 1-3 N. Main Street (Alfred Sports Center building with three storefronts) and severely damaged (smoke and water) The Collegiate, Kampus Kave, Hair Care, all located at 5-15 N. Main Street.

http://picasaweb.google.com/moweaver/FireAlfredNY#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NObasJq5tFg

The corner has (remarkably) already been cleaned up and now sits as an empty lot. Meanwhile, 17 Main Art Gallery went out of business, The Gallery Gift Shop (next to Uni-Mart) went out of business, Manhattan West has been closed over a year and has been vacant, Alfred Sub & Pizza Shop has been gone a year or two and remains vacant.

DP Dough's successor, a Mexican restaurant called Sonora's, closed after water damage, but has since been replaced by Fox's Pizza Den (nice).

It will probably be months before The Collegiate can re-open as well as Kampus Kave and Hair Care....

[Jonny Utah]

Pep what happened to Main St?

On Oct. 29, 2009, fire completely destroyed 1-3 N. Main Street (Alfred Sports Center building with three storefronts) and severely damaged (smoke and water) The Collegiate, Kampus Kave, Hair Care, all located at 5-15 N. Main Street.

http://picasaweb.google.com/moweaver/FireAlfredNY#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NObasJq5tFg

The corner has (remarkably) already been cleaned up and now sits as an empty lot. Meanwhile, 17 Main Art Gallery went out of business, The Gallery Gift Shop (next to Uni-Mart) went out of business, Manhattan West has been closed over a year and has been vacant, Alfred Sub & Pizza Shop has been gone a year or two and remains vacant.

DP Dough's successor, a Mexican restaurant called Sonora's, closed after water damage, but has since been replaced by Fox's Pizza Den (nice).

It will probably be months before The Collegiate can re-open as well as Kampus Kave and Hair Care....

1)  What happens in the "Kampus Kave"?

2) Where is Downtown Alfred?  I never knew there were brick buidlings in that town!

[AUKaz00]

Pep what happened to Main St?

On Oct. 29, 2009, fire completely destroyed 1-3 N. Main Street (Alfred Sports Center building with three storefronts) and severely damaged (smoke and water) The Collegiate, Kampus Kave, Hair Care, all located at 5-15 N. Main Street.

http://picasaweb.google.com/moweaver/FireAlfredNY#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NObasJq5tFg

The corner has (remarkably) already been cleaned up and now sits as an empty lot. Meanwhile, 17 Main Art Gallery went out of business, The Gallery Gift Shop (next to Uni-Mart) went out of business, Manhattan West has been closed over a year and has been vacant, Alfred Sub & Pizza Shop has been gone a year or two and remains vacant.

DP Dough's successor, a Mexican restaurant called Sonora's, closed after water damage, but has since been replaced by Fox's Pizza Den (nice).

It will probably be months before The Collegiate can re-open as well as Kampus Kave and Hair Care....

1)  What happens in the "Kampus Kave"?

2) Where is Downtown Alfred?  I never knew there were brick buidlings in that town!

Gallery is sold already and I assume one of the "displaced" businesses is relocating there.  If I had to guess, it would be West Side Wine and Spirits.  Terra Cotta moved the "Breakfast Served All Day" sign down from the Jet, so some of the menu is still being offered.  If Ninos really wanted, he could open the Sub Shop to temporarily house the Jet, though I know he sold off the pizza ovens to Alex's so who knows what the rest of the kitchen looks like (and Clutterbugs still has storage in there; how thankful are they that they moved out of 3 North Main?).  Plus, the rumor is that The West will be reopening and will share a kitchen with the Terra Cotta.  Things aren't as grim as they appear at the moment, Pep.

[Yanks 99]

Pep what happened to Main St?

On Oct. 29, 2009, fire completely destroyed 1-3 N. Main Street (Alfred Sports Center building with three storefronts) and severely damaged (smoke and water) The Collegiate, Kampus Kave, Hair Care, all located at 5-15 N. Main Street.

http://picasaweb.google.com/moweaver/FireAlfredNY#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NObasJq5tFg

The corner has (remarkably) already been cleaned up and now sits as an empty lot. Meanwhile, 17 Main Art Gallery went out of business, The Gallery Gift Shop (next to Uni-Mart) went out of business, Manhattan West has been closed over a year and has been vacant, Alfred Sub & Pizza Shop has been gone a year or two and remains vacant.

DP Dough's successor, a Mexican restaurant called Sonora's, closed after water damage, but has since been replaced by Fox's Pizza Den (nice).

It will probably be months before The Collegiate can re-open as well as Kampus Kave and Hair Care....

1)  What happens in the "Kampus Kave"?

2) Where is Downtown Alfred?  I never knew there were brick buidlings in that town!

Pep...was/is Manhatten West kind of the small sports bar/restaurant (not really "sporty", but a few AU items inside with two-three TV's above the bar)?  If I am looking through the window, the bar would be located on the right side?  That is too bad if that is closed down for good.  I have been there a few times and my wife and I have always enjoyed stopping in there for a bite to eat and a few drinks after the game.

[AUPepBand]

Really good write up by K-Mac surrounding the tournament...but not a lot of love for Alfred!!!

http://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2009-11-17/Playoff+picks%2C+surprises%2C+disappointments

Disappointments
Keith: Alfred. I had high hopes for this team after seeing it play in September, but the 31-10 loss to Ithaca sapped my faith. If defense is the Saxons' weakness (61 points allowed in the final two games), then Albright, coming off a 44-point second half, is not a good matchup.

Ryan: Maine Maritime. For all the talk surrounding its emotional dethroning of Curry to get into the playoffs, the team's season will end on a decidedly sour note against Montclair State. The Red Hawks aren't known for putting up a lot of points, but that could change this weekend.  

Frank: New York. For all of its historical strength this time of year over the past three decades, New York State is represented by just one team in the East this year -- Alfred. New York contains about 7 percent of playoff-eligible Division III teams, and yet represents just 3 percent of the field this year. It is very possible that there will be zero New York teams left after the First Round if Albright puts together its "A" game.

Pat: Alfred. Tough call to pick a disappointment in a bracket where all roads end in Alliance, but I wonder about the Saxons. Albright has to be going in there riding pretty high, playing its way into the playoffs behind their No. 2 quarterback. If Tanner Kelly is healthy, Albright is the best team Alfred has faced all season. If Patrick Suber plays quarterback, Albright is still better than anyone Alfred played out of conference.



All this disappointment when Alfred tomorrow will make its second appearance in the dance, its first coming some three decades ago? Pep agrees Albright will be a quality opponent the likes of which AU did not meet in its out-of-conference schedule this year. But Pep thinks AU's win at Fisher in an adverse situation proved the Saxons' mettle and that AU's defense will meddle with Albright's potent attack that will keep AU in the game.

Pep will agree that the Saxons had some "adversity" along the way (a bust at Butterfield) but, while giving up 30 to Utica last week, AU was in command 42-7 at halftime.

The Saxons, win or lose on Saterday, have exceeded most Saxon fans' expectations for 2009. Pep had predicted AU would finish 2009 at 8-1 and the Saxons did NOT disappoint.

On Saxon Warriors!

[AUPepBand]

1)  What happens in the "Kampus Kave"?

2) Where is Downtown Alfred?  I never knew there were brick buidlings in that town!

1) Kampus Kave is a long-standing family-owned clothing store featuring AU and ASC apparrel, athletic shoes, embroidery and screen printing that started in the basement in the 1940s, moving up to ground floor after the Post Office was moved to other quarters. Pep gets his Pep Band tee-shirts printed there.

2) The "business district" begins at the traffic light and proceeds to West University Street, with the empty lot on the corner (1-3 N. Main St.) being the end cap of a block that had 10 storefronts, now reduced to 7. Along N. Main Street are the Post Office, Cohen Arts Center, Uni-Mart, The Gallery building (originally house in the Underground Railroad), Community Bank, empty Alfred Sub & Pizza Shop building (formelry an insurance office), Church Center, and the aforementioned 10-storefront block.

Across the street, starting at the traffic light, is the Terra Cotta Museum, a couple old homes, Nana's Japanese Cafe and Pottery, Gamma Theta Gamma, Alamo (office of Brown Property Development), Village Center with Fox's Pizza Den, Alfred Pharmacy, Terra Cotta Coffeehouse, Old West (soon to be reopened rumored as a sports bar), Greene Hall (AU administrative offices), Carnegie Hall (AU administration), Village Bandstand....there you got it, regardless of whether you really wanted to know.

Should anyone ever want a guided tour, Pep is happy to find the time if you've got the dime.

[AUPepBand]

Pep...was/is Manhatten West kind of the small sports bar/restaurant (not really "sporty", but a few AU items inside with two-three TV's above the bar)?  If I am looking through the window, the bar would be located on the right side?  That is too bad if that is closed down for good.  I have been there a few times and my wife and I have always enjoyed stopping in there for a bite to eat and a few drinks after the game.

That's the place....a decent place. Should reopen soon, Pep is told!

[Yanks 99]

1)  What happens in the "Kampus Kave"?

2) Where is Downtown Alfred?  I never knew there were brick buidlings in that town!

1) Kampus Kave is a long-standing family-owned clothing store featuring AU and ASC apparrel, athletic shoes, embroidery and screen printing that started in the basement in the 1940s, moving up to ground floor after the Post Office was moved to other quarters. Pep gets his Pep Band tee-shirts printed there.

2) The "business district" begins at the traffic light and proceeds to West University Street, with the empty lot on the corner (1-3 N. Main St.) being the end cap of a block that had 10 storefronts, now reduced to 7. Along N. Main Street are the Post Office, Cohen Arts Center, Uni-Mart, The Gallery building (originally house in the Underground Railroad), Community Bank, empty Alfred Sub & Pizza Shop building (formelry an insurance office), Church Center, and the aforementioned 10-storefront block.

Across the street, starting at the traffic light, is the Terra Cotta Museum, a couple old homes, Nana's Japanese Cafe and Pottery, Gamma Theta Gamma, Alamo (office of Brown Property Development), Village Center with Fox's Pizza Den, Alfred Pharmacy, Terra Cotta Coffeehouse, Old West (soon to be reopened rumored as a sports bar), Greene Hall (AU administrative offices), Carnegie Hall (AU administration), Village Bandstand....there you got it, regardless of whether you really wanted to know.

Should anyone ever want a guided tour, Pep is happy to find the time if you've got the dime.

Is this tour anything like the J. Peterman tour...or will I be getting the "real" Pep for the guided tour?

[AUKaz00]

1)  What happens in the "Kampus Kave"?

2) Where is Downtown Alfred?  I never knew there were brick buidlings in that town!

1) Kampus Kave is a long-standing family-owned clothing store featuring AU and ASC apparrel, athletic shoes, embroidery and screen printing that started in the basement in the 1940s, moving up to ground floor after the Post Office was moved to other quarters. Pep gets his Pep Band tee-shirts printed there.

2) The "business district" begins at the traffic light and proceeds to West University Street, with the empty lot on the corner (1-3 N. Main St.) being the end cap of a block that had 10 storefronts, now reduced to 7. Along N. Main Street are the Post Office, Cohen Arts Center, Uni-Mart, The Gallery building (originally house in the Underground Railroad), Community Bank, empty Alfred Sub & Pizza Shop building (formelry an insurance office), Church Center, and the aforementioned 10-storefront block.

Across the street, starting at the traffic light, is the Terra Cotta Museum, a couple old homes, Nana's Japanese Cafe and Pottery, Gamma Theta Gamma, Alamo (office of Brown Property Development), Village Center with Fox's Pizza Den, Alfred Pharmacy, Terra Cotta Coffeehouse, Old West (soon to be reopened rumored as a sports bar), Greene Hall (AU administrative offices), Carnegie Hall (AU administration), Village Bandstand....there you got it, regardless of whether you really wanted to know.

Should anyone ever want a guided tour, Pep is happy to find the time if you've got the dime.

Is this tour anything like the J. Peterman tour...or will I be getting the "real" Pep for the guided tour?

You'll always get "pep" regardless of who's giving the tour!

[AUPepBand]

Is this tour anything like the J. Peterman tour...or will I be getting the "real" Pep for the guided tour?

You mean THIS tour?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9WtjFhEGrM

You will be getting the "real" Pep....on this tour given in the "real" Pep Bandwagon.
It's unreal!

[chris7sarge]

Little disappointed in the disappointments of the pundits.  AU blew at IC.  Agreed.  But they (experts?) go back to 61 points in the last two weeks as though the 30 given up to utica in an already sealed up game mattered.  So you can score on a second team d.  How much of a second team D will Albright see?
Au wins.

[AUKaz00]

Little disappointed in the disappointments of the pundits.  AU blew at IC.  Agreed.  But they (experts?) go back to 61 points in the last two weeks as though the 30 given up to utica in an already sealed up game mattered.  So you can score on a second team d.  How much of a second team D will Albright see?
Au wins.

I love seeing all the AU posters out in full force and with bravado to spare, but considering that the last time Sarge posted was just before the Ithaca game I'm not exactly filled with confidence...

[chris7sarge]

Little disappointed in the disappointments of the pundits.  AU blew at IC.  Agreed.  But they (experts?) go back to 61 points in the last two weeks as though the 30 given up to utica in an already sealed up game mattered.  So you can score on a second team d.  How much of a second team D will Albright see?
Au wins.

I love seeing all the AU posters out in full force and with bravado to spare, but considering that the last time Sarge posted was just before the Ithaca game I'm not exactly filled with confidence...

Touche' sir, touche'.

[BoSox0322]

Really good write up by K-Mac surrounding the tournament...but not a lot of love for Alfred!!!

http://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2009-11-17/Playoff+picks%2C+surprises%2C+disappointments

Disappointments
Keith: Alfred. I had high hopes for this team after seeing it play in September, but the 31-10 loss to Ithaca sapped my faith. If defense is the Saxons' weakness (61 points allowed in the final two games), then Albright, coming off a 44-point second half, is not a good matchup.

Ryan: Maine Maritime. For all the talk surrounding its emotional dethroning of Curry to get into the playoffs, the team's season will end on a decidedly sour note against Montclair State. The Red Hawks aren't known for putting up a lot of points, but that could change this weekend.  

Frank: New York. For all of its historical strength this time of year over the past three decades, New York State is represented by just one team in the East this year -- Alfred. New York contains about 7 percent of playoff-eligible Division III teams, and yet represents just 3 percent of the field this year. It is very possible that there will be zero New York teams left after the First Round if Albright puts together its "A" game.

Pat: Alfred. Tough call to pick a disappointment in a bracket where all roads end in Alliance, but I wonder about the Saxons. Albright has to be going in there riding pretty high, playing its way into the playoffs behind their No. 2 quarterback. If Tanner Kelly is healthy, Albright is the best team Alfred has faced all season. If Patrick Suber plays quarterback, Albright is still better than anyone Alfred played out of conference.



All this disappointment when Alfred tomorrow will make its second appearance in the dance, its first coming some three decades ago? Pep agrees Albright will be a quality opponent the likes of which AU did not meet in its out-of-conference schedule this year. But Pep thinks AU's win at Fisher in an adverse situation proved the Saxons' mettle and that AU's defense will meddle with Albright's potent attack that will keep AU in the game.

Pep will agree that the Saxons had some "adversity" along the way (a bust at Butterfield) but, while giving up 30 to Utica last week, AU was in command 42-7 at halftime.

The Saxons, win or lose on Saterday, have exceeded most Saxon fans' expectations for 2009. Pep had predicted AU would finish 2009 at 8-1 and the Saxons did NOT disappoint.

On Saxon Warriors!

Screw them... lets go Alfred.

[Yanks 99]

Really good write up by K-Mac surrounding the tournament...but not a lot of love for Alfred!!!

http://www.d3football.com/columns/around-the-nation/2009-11-17/Playoff+picks%2C+surprises%2C+disappointments

Disappointments
Keith: Alfred. I had high hopes for this team after seeing it play in September, but the 31-10 loss to Ithaca sapped my faith. If defense is the Saxons' weakness (61 points allowed in the final two games), then Albright, coming off a 44-point second half, is not a good matchup.

Ryan: Maine Maritime. For all the talk surrounding its emotional dethroning of Curry to get into the playoffs, the team's season will end on a decidedly sour note against Montclair State. The Red Hawks aren't known for putting up a lot of points, but that could change this weekend.  

Frank: New York. For all of its historical strength this time of year over the past three decades, New York State is represented by just one team in the East this year -- Alfred. New York contains about 7 percent of playoff-eligible Division III teams, and yet represents just 3 percent of the field this year. It is very possible that there will be zero New York teams left after the First Round if Albright puts together its "A" game.

Pat: Alfred. Tough call to pick a disappointment in a bracket where all roads end in Alliance, but I wonder about the Saxons. Albright has to be going in there riding pretty high, playing its way into the playoffs behind their No. 2 quarterback. If Tanner Kelly is healthy, Albright is the best team Alfred has faced all season. If Patrick Suber plays quarterback, Albright is still better than anyone Alfred played out of conference.



All this disappointment when Alfred tomorrow will make its second appearance in the dance, its first coming some three decades ago? Pep agrees Albright will be a quality opponent the likes of which AU did not meet in its out-of-conference schedule this year. But Pep thinks AU's win at Fisher in an adverse situation proved the Saxons' mettle and that AU's defense will meddle with Albright's potent attack that will keep AU in the game.

Pep will agree that the Saxons had some "adversity" along the way (a bust at Butterfield) but, while giving up 30 to Utica last week, AU was in command 42-7 at halftime.

The Saxons, win or lose on Saterday, have exceeded most Saxon fans' expectations for 2009. Pep had predicted AU would finish 2009 at 8-1 and the Saxons did NOT disappoint.

On Saxon Warriors!

Screw them... lets go Alfred.

Agreed...