FB: Empire 8

[mprel]

how did i know it would be you? the mad irishman

[Jonny Utah]

I was just thinkin about that night you showed up baning on my door at 3 am.  And then I opened the door and what do ya know?  There you are, nothing but greys, game socks, a football helmet and a big al's sheet pizza!

[mprel]

going to see some of the old boys for betz's wedding. get some people on my website so i can retire

[Jonny Utah]

going to see some of the old boys for betz's wedding. get some people on my website so i can retire

Tell the boys I say hi.....

And your never gonna retire.  When are you gonna get back up there an re-open semesters?  You can make it a "sport coat" only place.

[mprel]

let me know if you're gonna go to a game

[Pat Coleman]

When do I get to retire?

[AUPepBand]

When I pay you a dime for every time I mention the legendary Coach Alex Yunevich or how many miles on the AU Pep Bandwagon.... 

[AUPepBand]

JU: Nice photo. Pep admits the view from the IC stands is gorges....high above Cayuga's waters and all. Pep wonders whether IC hosts track meets at Butterfield.

Merrill Field has no track. Since Alfred State installed its all-weather track in the early 1970s, AU has used that as needed, after once attempting to build a track facility on the 2350 ft. elevation Jericho Hill that once played host to AU soccer teams; it's now just used for rugby (when they mow the grass for them), but way in back is a practice football field where Pep once played summer soccer. The Saxons use it during pre-season camp.

Jericho Hill = Hell on earth...two a days in full pads in Jericho almost drove the sanest of men and most dedicated of football players to sheer insanity and quitting from the team.  Every preseason, there was bound to be a fight on Jericho Hill...the best was my sophomore year...Reger vs. Gatto, fairly even matched...stirred up things between the O and the D, but it was needed because practice was a bit lax up until that point.  Back to the point though...Jericho was very similar to the surroundings that the "Junction Boys" practiced in.

Gosh, had the (now defunct) Alfred Wrestling Entertainment (AWE), for which Pep served as advisor in 2007-08, featured a Saterday night  fight between Rockin' Chris Reger and Notorious Nick Gatto, the student body may have gotten exited and filled Davis Gym for the AWE event! But Pep doesn't think Coach Murray would go for something like that. 

[HScoach]

For the SJF guys wondering who is going to fill the holes, the Mount preview has been posted:

http://www.mtunionfootball.com/2008season/08seasonpreview.htm

[AUPepBand]

USA! USA!

Sorry to say I missed this live, but definitely worth posting the USA 4x100 relay win over France:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZAtiG4J8s8

Pep knows this is not a swimming board, but what a finish!

[PBR...]

USA! USA!

Sorry to say I missed this live, but definitely worth posting the USA 4x100 relay win over France:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZAtiG4J8s8

Pep knows this is not a swimming board, but what a finish!

it was incredible pep....here is the whole race if you want to see a race that was just incredible from start to finish....

http://www.nbcolympics.com/swimming/news/newsid=194272.html#lezaks+classic+finish+delivers+gold

[fisheralum91]

Smash em huh?
trash talk at the olympics---nice!

How did that work for ya Alain?

[realistic]

USA! USA!

Sorry to say I missed this live, but definitely worth posting the USA 4x100 relay win over France:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZAtiG4J8s8

Pep knows this is not a swimming board, but what a finish!

it was incredible pep....here is the whole race if you want to see a race that was just incredible from start to finish....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jpsqnZylZQ&watch_response

absolutely amazing race.  Broke the WR but 4 seconds too....thats smashed.

so far my favorite image of the Olympics though....

[PBR...]

Smash em huh?
trash talk at the olympics---nice!

How did that work for ya Alain?

the frenchies faces after that race were priceless....just walking around the pool deck in complete shock and stunned they lost the race....never entered their minds that they could possibly lose. would be the perfect visa commercial of "the frenchies expressions after declaring they would smash the americans" .....priceless

[fisheralum91]

gotta love the beachvolleyball!
and the chinese team last night--well at least the tall one--nice!