FB: Old Dominion Athletic Conference

[Ryan Tipps]

Not all W&L grads grow up to be lawyers.....

An interesting story in The Roanoke Times (disclosure: my paper) that is, in part, an interview with Rob Rain, the General's backup quarterback this past season. Not a lot about football, but interesting nonetheless:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/119699

[Jacketlawyer]

Not all W&L grads grow up to be lawyers.....

An interesting story in The Roanoke Times (disclosure: my paper) that is, in part, an interview with Rob Rain, the General's backup quarterback this past season. Not a lot about football, but interesting nonetheless:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/119699

Fantastic article.  We need more people like this young man.  Good luck to him.

On the philanthropic side, the Richmond paper reports that W&L will receive an anonymous gift of 100M, one of the largest donations to a school in Virginia in a little while.

[allsky7]

Admittedly it has been quiet on the boards lately, so here we go..........

Well, I saw this article on www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com and it reminded me of my rant about admissions standards and its effect on the football recruiting pool.  To back up my thesis, I bring you Jim Harbaugh:

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/06/05/can-jim-harbaugh-win-against-stanford-admissions/

Now, I know most of you think W&L grads are, how was it phrased on this board at one time? "Windbags and Lawyers" and the comment to the effect that that is redundant.  One has only to review this year's ratings by U.S. News and World Reports College Rankings http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1libartco_brief.php
and difficulty of W&L's admissions standards to appreciate what the football staff at W&L accomplished this past season.

And in my perverse little world, that makes the General's 2006 Football Championship even greater! 

Now, I know most of you think W&L grads are, how was it phrased on this board at one time? "Windbags and Lawyers"

     I would never slight my good friend Jacket like that.  "Country Club Jet Set" maybe, but never "Windbags and Lawyers". 

    Seriously, I agree WLU. To be successful and also maintain the highest of academic standards IS a great accomplishment for the Generals. I mean, if the Tigers couldn't win it. 

    Hey Jacket, hate to tell you this but I think your Jackets better get that one W somewhere else cuz I don't see them beating H-S any time soon.  8) Maybe if you threaten to stop giving all the $ you donate, they will tighten up in Ashland. 

[Jacketlawyer]

    Hey Jacket, hate to tell you this but I think your Jackets better get that one W somewhere else cuz I don't see them beating H-S any time soon.  8) Maybe if you threaten to stop giving all the $ you donate, they will tighten up in Ashland. 

Hope springs eternal, my good friend.  Hafta believe!!

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Any fan may find this interesting (not just BCers), but as I was reading my latest Sports Illustrated (w/ LeBron on the front), I was reminded of something Coach Clark told me.

If you have the latest SI, turn to the "Players" section (the interview with O.J. Mayo).  Does the person who interviewed him ring a bell?  Joe Lemire (it's in red after the Q&A with Mayo).

The neat thing is that Mr. Lemire was the Bridgewater football beat writer for the Daily News-Record in 2003.  It doesn't end there, though.  In 2004, Mike Rothstein was BC's beat writer for the DN-R.  He's now the Notre Dame football beat writer for the The Journal Gazette (in Fort Wayne, IN).  I was also told that BC's beat writer in 2005 and 2006 is now following the Atlanta Braves for a paper in Georgia.

Looks like our football program has some good karma!  Matthew Stoss, Bridgewater's current beat writer, better have his resume ready and bags packed.  He'll be on to bigger and better things very shortly!

[hasanova]

Hey, kid, at least you have a beat writer!  Many newspaper don't even bother to have someone cover the local DIII teams.  Most schools are lucky if the lcoal paper prints what the SID issues or a freelance writer submits.  With that being said, however, congratulations to all the writers you cited!
 

[skoaltrain]

Hee Hee....They said "beat writer." That's funny!

[hasanova]

Hee Hee....They said "beat writer." That's funny!

If we do do that then we're glad to make your day.  Hee hee, I said "do do."  Now that's funny too!  PS Today is the last day in the 6th grade.  Yippee!  lol 

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

I am going to post this on the ODAC board as well as USASouth.  I decided to reorganize the ODAC and the USASouth (Football Only) here is what I came up with.

NEW USASouth

Averett
Emory and Henry
Ferrum
Greensboro
Guilford
Maryvile
Methodist
North Carolina Wesleyan

New ODAC
Bridgewater (VA)
Catholic
Christopher Newport
Gallaudet
Hampden Syndey
Shenadoah
Washington and Lee
Randolph Macon

This is just something fun.  Just having Guilford in the same conference makes the "rivalary" that much more important.

This gives USASouth a chance to win the conference without CNU at the top. Also gives CNU a chance not to win the conference.

This cuts the travel time for Maryville as well. Actually a bunch of schools as well.

Gives USASouth 4 NC teams and 4 VA.

Gives ODAC all VA Teams.

A rivalary could start between Catholic and Gallaudet.

What would the conference outlook be if this were truly the conferences?

[Pat Coleman]

I doubt that would be much of a rivalry. Catholic's worst team in decades got its only win against Gallaudet, 44-11.

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

Pat-

I don't want to say you are wrong because you did graduate from there, but when Catholic was 1-9 the beat Gallaudet 49-13 the previous year they beat them 44-11 when they were 4-6.


I looked at that stuff already and that is why I said "could"

[Pat Coleman]

Pat-

I don't want to say you are wrong because you did graduate from there, but when Catholic was 1-9 the beat Gallaudet 49-13 the previous year they beat them 44-11 when they were 4-6.

I dont' want to say you are also wrong, but I don't see any 49-13 here. 44-11, 44-13, whatever. Probably wouldn't even change your 1993 power rankings.

http://athletics.cua.edu/history/oldfb4.cfm

[hasanova]

This gives USASouth a chance to win the conference without CNU at the top. Also gives CNU a chance not to win the conference.?

This post had it all.  1)  Three misspelled school names: "Maryvile" (was she really so awful?), "Hampden Syndey" (what would Algernon the namesake and the Algernon the poster think?) and the omnipresent "Shenadoah" (Pat and Vanna, are there any more "n's"?).  2) A "rivalry" that hasn't been, isn't and probably never will be.  3)  The truly mystifying "Yogi-ism" listed above (also known as Pridespeak).  What's not to like?  

On a serious note:  "ain't gonna happen", but it is somewhat interesting to think about.  

[PrideSportBBallGuy]

1992 (4-6)
Head Coach: Rick Novak
15 St. John Fisher 17
14 Swarthmore 27
30 Randolph-Macon 14
13 Iona 28
27 Methodist 21
3 Duquesne 23
44 Gallaudet 11
16 Sacred Heart 2
16 Georgetown 19
12 Carnegie Mellon 28

1993 (1-9)
Head Coach: Rick Novak
6 Gettysburg 14
6 Randolph-Macon 34
6 Kings Point 34
6 St. John Fisher 21
0 U.S. Coast Guard Acad. 34
44 Gallaudet 13
14 Hampden-Sydney 28
0 Georgetown 10
0 Carnegie Mellon 55
0 Washington & Lee 34

I took it right off that link.

This gives USASouth a chance to win the conference without CNU at the top. Also gives CNU a chance not to win the conference.?

This post had it all.  1)  Three misspelled school names: "Maryvile" (was she really so awful?), "Hampden Syndey" (what would Algernon the namesake and the Algernon the poster think?) and the omnipresent "Shenadoah" (Pat and Vanna, are there any more "n's"?).  2) A "rivalry" that hasn't been, isn't and probably never will be.  3)  The truly mystifying "Yogi-ism" listed above (also known as Pridespeak).  What's not to like?  

On a serious note:  "ain't gonna happen", but it is somewhat interesting to think about.  

1) Maryville was spelled right the second time.
2) Well Hampdon Cindy. (I torched that one, I will torch it again for good measure)
3) You know when you spell it incorrectly on mapquest it still gives you the choices without saying "Did you mean Shenandoah"
Mapquest still gave me it even though I spelled it wrong.

[hasanova]

1) Maryville was spelled right the second time.
2) Well Hampdon Cindy. (I torched that one, I will torch it again for good measure)
3) You know when you spell it incorrectly on mapquest it still gives you the choices without saying "Did you mean Shenandoah" Mapquest still gave me it even though I spelled it wrong.

1)Spell Maryville correctly once more and we can find solace by citing Meat Loaf in 1984's Bat Out of Hell album with "two out of three ain't bad." 
2) Yes, you did torch it.  I saw Hampden-Sydney on the baseball schedule for a CIAA school a few years ago and I think they had "Hampton Sidney".  Well, there are MEAC member Hampton University and actor Sidney Poitier, but the old saying says close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.    Do a google search on John Hampden and Algernon Sydney and you'll see why H-S chose its name.
3) You are in the USASouth and ODAC websites and these DIII forums all the time.  Why are you still doing a Mapquest search for Shenandoah?  It seems to me that once you see something in print this often, all the school names would soon be committed to memory.

Interesting combination of schools for potential conferences, Pride, but I just don't think it'll ever happen - too many historical affiliations, political ramifications and scholastic differences.