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[hopefan]

Woopiffff.... showing my age, I remember Parsons well... seems to me it was a small college football factory

Parsons College, Iowa

"There was a turning point, however, in 1966 when Life magazine published an article criticizing the college and its president. Later that year the school lost its accreditation and Roberts was asked to resign as president. Enrollment quickly declined and the college floundered with $14 million in debt and closed under bankruptcy in 1973."

"Among Roberts's innovations at the college was the establishment of the trimester system which made year-round use of the facility and allowed students to reduce the time needed to obtain a degree. He lowered admission requirements and Parsons became known as a school that gave students a second chance. He increased the student-teacher ratio, streamlined the academic curriculum, and established recruiters around the country.[2] In 1961 the football team played Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in the Mineral Water Bowl, losing 22-8.[5]"

[WUPHF]

... showing my age, I remember Parsons well... seems to me it was a small college football factory

Hey, I love your stories.  Very interesting.  Thanks again for sharing.

By the way, I was looking through a Washington University year book last week from 1928 or maybe 1929.  The writes-up were incredible.  The basketball team played a double-header with "Mazzou" that season but the year book blamed the loss on the official.  As the story goes, Mizzou insisted on bringing their own referee who was reportedly a Mizzou student.

Imagine playing the game with just one official.

[ronk]

Woopiffff.... showing my age, I remember Parsons well... seems to me it was a small college football factory

Parsons College, Iowa

"There was a turning point, however, in 1966 when Life magazine published an article criticizing the college and its president. Later that year the school lost its accreditation and Roberts was asked to resign as president. Enrollment quickly declined and the college floundered with $14 million in debt and closed under bankruptcy in 1973."

"Among Roberts's innovations at the college was the establishment of the trimester system which made year-round use of the facility and allowed students to reduce the time needed to obtain a degree. He lowered admission requirements and Parsons became known as a school that gave students a second chance. He increased the student-teacher ratio, streamlined the academic curriculum, and established recruiters around the country.[2] In 1961 the football team played Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in the Mineral Water Bowl, losing 22-8.[5]"

Among its grads - Robert Heller, former Federal Reserve Board governor and Marcia Wallace, receptionist on the Bob Newhart Show.

[Caz Bombers]

we must be of different generations because to me, the late Marcia Wallace was Bart Simpson's teacher Edna Krabappel.

The generation below me would probably say "the Simpsons is still on TV?" The generation below them would say "people still watch TV?"

[WUPHF]

And to tie the last two posts to Division III, Edna Krabappel was a Bryn Mawr Owl though I do not remember any other sports references for the Krabappel character.

[Gregory Sager]

I do. In the third-season episode "Bart the Lover" Edna Krabappel falls in love with a secret admirer whom she met via a letter after answering a personal ad. Her unseen admirer's love letters are actually penned by Bart, who was playing a trick on her. He picks up the romantic language for his letters from old movies on daytime TV (Colorization Theater is the name of the old-movie show), and he came up with the secret admirer's name -- Woody -- from looking up at the pictures of U.S. presidents on his classroom wall while writing a letter during detention and seeing Woodrow Wilson's portrait.

When Edna pressed "Woody" to send her a photograph of himself, Bart takes a book about the National Hockey League from the classroom library during detention, cuts out a portrait of a smiling Gordie Howe, and sends it to her in "Woody's" next letter. At the end of the episode, as the credits start to roll, the "Charge!" theme played on a hockey-arena pipe organ reverberates while the Gordie Howe portrait appears on the screen along with his career statistics.

Marcia Wallace won an Emmy for her voiceover performance in "Bart the Lover".

[WUPHF]

Wow!  I have seen that episode but I am not sure I connected it to a real live hockey player.  Or, dead hockey player.  I'll watch a lot of sports but not hockey.

[Gregory Sager]

[Gregory Sager]

[WUPHF]

I'll meet you in person someday (at the Ratner Center or elsewhere) but until then, this is how I imagine you look in real life.

[Gregory Sager]

The main difference between us, aside from the fact that I'm not animated, is that Gordie was better at punching people while wearing skates than I ever was.

[AndOne]

Woopiffff.... showing my age, I remember Parsons well... seems to me it was a small college football factory

Parsons College, Iowa

"There was a turning point, however, in 1966 when Life magazine published an article criticizing the college and its president. Later that year the school lost its accreditation and Roberts was asked to resign as president. Enrollment quickly declined and the college floundered with $14 million in debt and closed under bankruptcy in 1973."

"Among Roberts's innovations at the college was the establishment of the trimester system which made year-round use of the facility and allowed students to reduce the time needed to obtain a degree. He lowered admission requirements and Parsons became known as a school that gave students a second chance. He increased the student-teacher ratio, streamlined the academic curriculum, and established recruiters around the country.[2] In 1961 the football team played Northeast Missouri State Teachers College in the Mineral Water Bowl, losing 22-8.[5]"

Millard Roberts, "The Wizard of Flunk Out U," believed students should be given a second chance so he accepted students who had dropped out or flunked out of other colleges. It was also part of his plan to grow the school. He also raided other colleges from all over the country to obtain top faculty members, and paid them top dollar. At one time the Parsons faculty were the second highest paid teachers in the country—-only Harvard paid more.

Parsons naturally was a huge party school. There were lots of frats and sororities. A couple of the more notable were One Time Greeks (OTG) which was made up of guys who had been kicked out of other houses, and WTBA (Where The Boys Are) for guys with both a motorcycle and a sports car. Lots of rich kids at Parsons.
The high level of partying went on despite Parsons' ban on alcohol on campus. Students would get together and rent off-campus party houses (hmmmmm). One of the most famous had a dance floor, full bar, and a (probable clothing optional) swimming pond. A popular band at various parties was 'JC and the Penetrators.' 😯

[Caz Bombers]

on last night's Jeopardy!, Brandeis SID Adam Levin came closer than anyone has yet to beating the seemingly unstoppable James Holtzhauer. He finished just 18 dollars short.

[WUPHF]

I was thinking about UAA basketball today, but let me first say: my posts get even less interesting during the off-season so click on the UAA thread at your own risk...

The Washington University basketball website does have the first five games of the 2019-2020 UAA season listed and as I expected, Washington University and Emory will be meeting at that halfway point. 

It does seem likely that the first game will be played in Atlanta with a second game the following weekend in St. Louis, but I'll have to wait until the full schedule is released.

If the UAA is going to be a two-horse race to the finish with no chance of a de facto championship game as we had last season, then this is exactly how I want the season to be scheduled.

I think I am going to Atlanta next February...

[WUPHF]

In other news, Brandeis social media has referenced a few recruits for 2018-2019...

Based on a cursory review of everything I could find, this class looks pretty good.

Dylan Lien, G, Worcester Academy
Darret Justice, G, Highland School
Matan Zucker, F, Lawrenceville School
Mike Gao, F, Diamond Bar High School