FB: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference

[SaintsFAN]

Congratulations on your recent addition!  The bookstore had some cute, infant rompers when I was up there last week...

Shouldn't Defiance call their apparel store by another name?  Seems like false advertising for them to call it a Book Store.... I didn't think they had any books within a couple miles of campus..

[cave2bens]

Congratulations on your recent addition!  The bookstore had some cute, infant rompers when I was up there last week...

Shouldn't Defiance call their apparel store by another name?  Seems like false advertising for them to call it a Book Store.... I didn't think they had any books within a couple miles of campus..

No disagreement, Kevin.  Unless pop psych or social work, serious texts were visibly in short supply.  OTOH, there was quite the selection of Underarmor, Champion, and Russell - except in sizes designed by Omar the Tentmaker (2X+)


On the positive side, Doc Mikula provided an entertaining, four hour visit and the brain sandwich and a side of Ballreich's chips at Kissner's was still good! 

[dc_has_been]

Thanks for the congrats & KYGrizzly, why?

Kev- there's books in the library too.  I didn't go there much, but I'm pretty sure there were at least some books with pictures in them.

[Adam Sayer]

I went to the Library plenty because I scammed MSJ and got textbooks off Ohio Link and kept them all semester for a $15 fine. $15 for $100 book...so what if I had $125 of library fees. I got my books.

[70_dc_alum]

that is hilarious and rather genuis.  that is until they catch on.  i typically just figured which prof's typically tested from notes vs. books and borrowed a book from someone in a pinch.  my Junior year i did with no text books.

[formerd3db]

70_dc_alum:

I think we all did that to some degree!   However, you did take a chance doing that in your junior year, IMO.  For me, I used all resources i.e. notes, the textbook and "WOM" i.e. word of mouth from other students who had taken the class before with the same prof .  Then again, I've been accused of being "OC" to the "A_ _ _ degree"   Anyway, I guess the bottom line is "who cares" as long as we passed the classes and didn't cheat.

[dc_has_been]

I was a big fan of WOM, b/c half the time the Prof. wouldn't even use the textbook.  I also liked having a friend who worked in the bookstore so they could set aside the used books & I wouldn't have to pay for the brand new ones that were triple in price. 

[SaintsFAN]

at one time during my freshman year in college.... the bookstore lady was one of the hotter females on campus.  A milf before they were named, so to speak.  She made you feel good about blowing all those duckets on some book you were never going to read.

also it was really cool at the end of the semester when you got to sell them back, and you had free money (who cares how much your parents paid for them to begin with)..  standard answer when mom/dad asked how much money i got back in book money "Damn, I keep getting these classes where they aren't using the books again next semester."

that "free money" usually wouldn't make it past Applebees across the street... but we did it up big for Kentuckians..

[cave2bens]

Guess I'm a statistical outlier on this topic - still have some of the "classic" texts (incl. Morrison and Boyd's 3rd edition - just for you, former3db  ) on my library shelves as reference points.  The Post and Pickett slide rules continue to be a source of amusement for the neighborhood's "high school Harrys'" who don't believe one can negotiate, much less survive physics and chemistry courses without calculators and computers.    Subbing for the archdiocese high schools has proven quite entertaining.   

Alas, the DC Bookstore (back when they stocked books) was run by a classmate's mother - a nice enough Deutsch war bride, personally, but she didn't prompt any rhynie oogling. 

[formerd3db]

cave2bens:

Glad you kept that Boyd's!   Hey, I'll let you know if we are coming down your way soon - a possibility but not sure yet.  Hope all is well.  I think I need some of that nice weather you guys have (at least my daughter and SIL said it has been good down there).

[Adam Sayer]

Looking forward to Columbus this weekend. We got 2 State Qualifiers and an alternate. The alternate is a Thomas More recruit.

One of the qualifiers is only a 2nd year wrestler and is special needs. He wrestles 112 and is strong as an Ox  and quick as a Cat. He only knows how to shoot a double leg, but once he gets it in his hand...your done. He beat the returning district Champ...easily. If only he actually had a mind to understand and remember things.

[Superfoot Wallace]

Sayer,

Went to the Indiana High School Wrestling individual finals two weeks ago.

Couple upsets and per usual great wrestling in the middle weights.

On a football note, usually the 160 pound class and greater, saw a couple nice ones:

The realtively new 215 pound class champion is headed to the Marian College gridiron, but also took note of the young man he squeaked by on qualifier Sweet 16 Friday night.  Close match with great discipline on both accounts.

Heavyweight, where the 215's would've been grouped in my era, showed two interesting grapplers in the finals.  The runner up from Mount Vernon (Posey) looks to be a great collegiate grappling prospect.  Didn't appear to have a great deal of weightroom but uncanny balance, also one of those types should expect to develop grappling strength with maturity.  The champion from Winchester looked to be the real deal as a collegiate football prospect.  Lotsa weightroom and rumored varsity competitor in the 100 meters at 265 pounds.    Par for the course, the big men could stand to learn to change levels.

Utmost competence at the lower weight classes, but did notice in the upper lightweights and lower middleweights several missed spladles.  Did see a pin using head fours, and our all time pins record was threatened by a kid that needed to pin his way to the finals or pick up an extra in consolation.  That pin record is held by a master spladler and fellow alumnus of the Carthage OC's high school.    Sayer's favorite!!!

The 152 champ looked like he could squat a ton.  Young Man from South Bend Riley at 160 looked like he would probably ball out.


signed,
Greg "the Hammer" Valentine and the Hart Foundation

[Adam Sayer]

I'm a huge fan of the Spladle. Put a HWT in a spladle is like putting a hyped up 10 year old on a sugar rush in a small contained space...they freak out.

Indiana is tough. They don't break schools up into divisions. The 160 pound state champ is THE state champ. Ohio has more schools who offer wrestling, but they are split into 3 divisions. This may be different now, but that was the case a few years back I believe. We competed against Mater Dei in a tournament this year. Their singlets and warm ups looked like they were fresh out of a 1980's wrestling movie.

[Superfoot Wallace]

I'm dropping down, I'm gonna wrestle the Shoot.

Mater Dei, like the hometown, is in a current state qualifier drought.  Unheard of!!! 

signed,
Carlton Haselrig

[Adam Sayer]

Our 112 placed 8th and gave the eventual state champ his closest match in 3 weeks losing in double OT. Again...not bad for a 2nd year, special needs wrestler. Just think if he knew more than a double leg, stand up, and half.

Our 103 was a little timmid and didn't wrestle like he was capable. I think being in the arena was a bit overwhelming for him. Hopefully, it will not be a big deal next year now that he's been there before.