FB: Empire 8

[lineback]

can you guys do a

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you suck!

cheer?

[fisheralum91]

killing me- you are killing me...

Well boys im outta here...

Enjoy the wknd and game...

Good luck Fisher and everyone - safe travels to and from.

[JQV]

can you guys do a

webmaster
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you suck!

cheer?

How about:

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you intentionally mischaracterized the voters' collective opinion and, in so doing, made a mockery of Democracy and the American way of Life!

[lineback]

can you guys do a

webmaster
webmaster
webmaster
you suck!

cheer?

How about:

webmaster
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webmaster
you intentionally mischaracterized the voters' collective opinion and, in so doing, made a mockery of Democracy and the American way of Life!

webmaster
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you can't handle the truth!!

[King22]

LOL, I love the pic of king hippo. Good stuff. I think its clever Lineback

Anyways. I feel the Springfield game will be a strong test about how good AU actually is. Springfield where down a year ago because they lost a lot of player because of graduation year before last. Last year players all have a year under their belt so it will a interesting one. Also the game is in Springfield which a completely different type of game than when the pride are away. Field position will play a big role in the game.

This could be the year where no one is safe in the E8.
Best of luck to Everyone

[lineback]

LOL, I love the pic of king hippo. Good stuff. I think its clever Lineback

This could be the year where no one is safe in the E8.
Best of luck to Everyone

glad you like it!

no one is completely safe.... yet

[truebluefan05]

not to add to all this talk about Fisher conceding to Ithaca, welllll, actually that's exactly what i'm going to do... you HAVE to read this...

in the Cardinal Courier at the end of last school year.



EXTRA INNINGS
Itha-can't

As this is the last edition of the Courier for this school year, I'd like to play against the theme of the issue and instead look forward to next year.  Yes, we'll strive to do things like play our hardest and show good sportsmanship but I want to set out one overall goal for the 2006-2007 sports calendar:
Beat Ithaca.
Now, now, I realize that we've all been born and bred here at Fisher on the notion that the boys and girls of Naz are our rivals but I propose that we change our focus.  Let's bring down the biggest threat in the area, not the closest one – if we actually count Naz as a threat, that is.
Since 2001, 89 championships have been held for 22 different sports under the Empire 8 banner.  Ithaca College has captured 45 of them outright and shared the title for another five.  That gives Ithaca a whopping 56.2 percent claim to all Empire 8 titles.  To put that into perspective, the New York Yankees have only won 26 out of 101 World Series – a measly 25.7 percent.  The Cards of Fisher have won eight championships and shared one (football in 2004 with Ithaca), giving us claim to 10.1 percent of Empire 8 titles.
The question is how do we better compete with a powerhouse like Ithaca?  How do we make the Bombers bomb?
Some of it will be taken care of over time, as our athletic programs have become stronger over the past few years.  Success breeds more success.  The more people see Fisher in the news for winning, the more interest they will have in coming here. 
We should also consider expanding the number of sports that we compete in.  We're all familiar with the Empire 8's football and basketball but field hockey, swimming and track are also out there.  The more we offer, the more diverse student population we'll draw, the more success we'll have on the field...or in the pool.
I don't know – maybe we should start raiding Ithacan teams and steal their players.  Promise them parking spots on campus or something. 
We have a great and growing athletic program here at Fisher.  It's time though, that we become the Yankees of the Empire 8.  Yeah, we have a couple championships, but so far, we've played the role of the Red Sox to the Bronx/Ithaca Bombers.  And for those of you naïve enough not to understand – we don't want to be the Red Sox.

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
BILL KUCHMAN

Email address:

wrk4947@sjfc.edu

http://home.sjfc.edu/courier/pages/sports4-20-06/extrainnings.htm


CLASSIC!

[JQV]

not to add to all this talk about Fisher conceding to Ithaca, welllll, actually that's exactly what i'm going to do... you HAVE to read this...

in the Cardinal Courier at the end of last school year.



EXTRA INNINGS
Itha-can’t

As this is the last edition of the Courier for this school year, I’d like to play against the theme of the issue and instead look forward to next year.  Yes, we’ll strive to do things like play our hardest and show good sportsmanship but I want to set out one overall goal for the 2006-2007 sports calendar:
Beat Ithaca.
Now, now, I realize that we’ve all been born and bred here at Fisher on the notion that the boys and girls of Naz are our rivals but I propose that we change our focus.  Let’s bring down the biggest threat in the area, not the closest one – if we actually count Naz as a threat, that is.
Since 2001, 89 championships have been held for 22 different sports under the Empire 8 banner.  Ithaca College has captured 45 of them outright and shared the title for another five.  That gives Ithaca a whopping 56.2 percent claim to all Empire 8 titles.  To put that into perspective, the New York Yankees have only won 26 out of 101 World Series – a measly 25.7 percent.  The Cards of Fisher have won eight championships and shared one (football in 2004 with Ithaca), giving us claim to 10.1 percent of Empire 8 titles.
The question is how do we better compete with a powerhouse like Ithaca?  How do we make the Bombers bomb?
Some of it will be taken care of over time, as our athletic programs have become stronger over the past few years.  Success breeds more success.  The more people see Fisher in the news for winning, the more interest they will have in coming here. 
We should also consider expanding the number of sports that we compete in.  We’re all familiar with the Empire 8’s football and basketball but field hockey, swimming and track are also out there.  The more we offer, the more diverse student population we’ll draw, the more success we’ll have on the field…or in the pool.
I don’t know – maybe we should start raiding Ithacan teams and steal their players.  Promise them parking spots on campus or something. 
We have a great and growing athletic program here at Fisher.  It’s time though, that we become the Yankees of the Empire 8.  Yeah, we have a couple championships, but so far, we’ve played the role of the Red Sox to the Bronx/Ithaca Bombers.  And for those of you naïve enough not to understand – we don’t want to be the Red Sox.

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR
BILL KUCHMAN

Email address:

wrk4947@sjfc.edu

http://home.sjfc.edu/courier/pages/sports4-20-06/extrainnings.htm


CLASSIC!

Now I understand Fisher's obsession with this game!

Ithaca = Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 News Team

Fisher = Wes Mantooth and the Evening News Team

What is that line: "I hate you Ron Burgundy, but G-ddammit I respect you!"

[lineback]

but if they aren't our rivals, then they cant be the red sox.  the dragons are the red sox.  SO that makes, Fisher the Blue Jays.

[superman57]

no, cortland would be the mets, because they are a non league rival so you play them once in agreat while and playoff matchup would be grea, but Fisher is that annoying pain-in the butt team that you know that you have to go through in order to win the league

[lineback]

no, cortland would be the mets, because they are a non league rival so you play them once in agreat while and playoff matchup would be grea, but Fisher is that annoying pain-in the butt team that you know that you have to go through in order to win the league

So that makes AU Tampa Bay, right?

[JQV]

no, cortland would be the mets, because they are a non league rival so you play them once in agreat while and playoff matchup would be grea, but Fisher is that annoying pain-in the butt team that you know that you have to go through in order to win the league

...the little guy that everyone thinks is so tough that you have to play to win the league and then everyone realizes they really weren't all that good anyway...so Fisher is Oakland?

[maxpower]

Fisher is that team that got really good for very good talent-related reasons, but then idiot writers and fans started chalking it up to "the program" and "mystique" and "winning attitude", which of course when the talent left was gone. Fisher is the White Sox.

[JQV]

Maybe Fisher could add another poll to their website to resolve which ML doormat they most resemble.

[lineback]

Fisher is that team that got really good for very good talent-related reasons, but then idiot writers and fans started chalking it up to "the program" and "mystique" and "winning attitude", which of course when the talent left was gone. Fisher is the White Sox.

Garcia seemed pretty talented a couple nights ago when he gave up one hit and retired like 30 battersin a row.