118th Monon Bell Classic

[Breckenridgebear]

[wally_wabash]

Maybe you can Microsoft Paint up some points for your sorry offense.  They won't count, of course, but it might be nice for you guys to pretend a little longer. 

Here's one I like.  I'm not really good with Paint or Photoshop, so the pictures I post are visual recordings of things that really happened.  I'm particularly fond of this one:



No alterations.  No Photoshop.  No jokes.  That really happened. 

[smedindy]

You know, Spud Dick ain't walkin' through that door. Ross Weitoff ain't walkin' through that door...

[wabndy]

DePauw does have one rather unimpressive streak coming into this year's bell game.  The last time the dannies had a successful bell heist was in 1978. 
Could somebody who is better at photoshop do some justice to this flag:


I'm sure most reading this group are familiar with the famous 1965 "Operation Frijoles" heist where a Wabash student, posed as a reporter from Mexico, tricked DePauw's president into revealing the bell's hiding place and offering two full scholarships.  While less creative - the 1966 heist deserves some credit for the quickest bell heist

From the Nov. 18, 1966 issue of The Bachelor
Bell Bounds Back to Crawfordsville
The Monon Bell returned to DePauw University Saturday after a year's lapse without it, but it did not remain. Thirty minutes after its arrival in Greencastle the Clapper, base and all, was headed back for C'ville. It is reported that a group of Wabash students followed the DePauw "victory truck" back to Greencastle, cheered like every good Danny should, attended a pep rally of ten students on the DePauw campus, followed the truck to the Bell's hiding place .. . and proceeded to abscond with the prized article. Two and a half hours after the end of the Wabash-DePauw game the Bell was safely back on the Wabash campus. It appeared "mysteriously" at the Kappa Sigma house Saturday night and was later transported to Dean Moore's home upon request. The Indianapolis Star reported the incident by paraphrasing the DePauw dean as saying that the people at DePauw were willing to accept the Bell back when the Wabash men were willing to return it. After several private celebrations the Monon Bell was returned to the DePauw campus Monday. To paraphrase Dean Moore: it really belongs to them this year and we should leave it down there. (Ole!)

[Breckenridgebear]

DePauw does have one rather unimpressive streak coming into this year's bell game.  The last time the dannies had a successful bell heist was in 1978. 
Could somebody who is better at phootshop do some justice to this flag:


I'm sure most reading this group are familiar with the famous 1965 "Operation Frijoles" heist where a Wabash student, posed as a reporter from Mexico, tricked DePauw's president into revealing the bell's hiding place and offering two full scholarships.  While less creative - the 1966 heist deserves some credit for the quickest bell heist

From the Nov. 18, 1966 issue of The Bachelor
Bell Bounds Back to Crawfordsville
The Monon Bell returned to DePauw University Saturday after a year's lapse without it, but it did not remain. Thirty minutes after its arrival in Greencastle the Clapper, base and all, was headed back for C'ville. It is reported that a group of Wabash students followed the DePauw "victory truck" back to Greencastle, cheered like every good Danny should, attended a pep rally of ten students on the DePauw campus, followed the truck to the Bell's hiding place .. . and proceeded to abscond with the prized article. Two and a half hours after the end of the Wabash-DePauw game the Bell was safely back on the Wabash campus. It appeared "mysteriously" at the Kappa Sigma house Saturday night and was later transported to Dean Moore's home upon request. The Indianapolis Star reported the incident by paraphrasing the DePauw dean as saying that the people at DePauw were willing to accept the Bell back when the Wabash men were willing to return it. After several private celebrations the Monon Bell was returned to the DePauw campus Monday. To paraphrase Dean Moore: it really belongs to them this year and we should leave it down there. (Ole!)

Why would any Depauw student want to spend any more time than is necessary on that lame excuse for a college campus? It is bad enough that we are forced to visit every other year.

[Danny Boy]

Maybe you can Microsoft Paint up some points for your sorry offense.  They won't count, of course, but it might be nice for you guys to pretend a little longer. 

Here's one I like.  I'm not really good with Paint or Photoshop, so the pictures I post are visual recordings of things that really happened.  I'm particularly fond of this one:



No alterations.  No Photoshop.  No jokes.  That really happened.

Eh, it's okay.  I see the artistic merit of Old Glory contrasting against your pinko scoreboard.  Aside from that, I could rip a flag off any hillbilly's pickup and waive it around too.  I prefer this one, taken from almost precisely the same spot two years earlier:

Notice the stands?  I know wallies love to talk about the stands.

Ken, I know you're trolling around here somewhere.  Thanks again for all your work in cataloging the rivalry.  The Monon Memories archive is amazing work.

[wally_wabash]

I was there in 2008.  It wasn't fun, but it wasn't 47-0 either.  I know you guys like to blow that game up like it was the most epic win in the history of the series.  It wasn't.  Last year though...that's pretty close to the top. 

[Danny Boy]

I was there in 2008.  It wasn't fun, but it wasn't 47-0 either.  I know you guys like to blow that game up like it was the most epic win in the history of the series.  It wasn't.  Last year though...that's pretty close to the top.

Depends on the vantage point, I suppose.  And by no means do I think that was the most "epic" game in Bell history, but I do believe 2008 & 2010 are examples of how Monon karma can burn.  You guys focus on embroidering "47-0" on your bedside rags and we'll focus on disabling Belton.

[Breckenridgebear]

So . . . I just got done reading the most recent issue of Dabachelor and was reminded that Debash was going to "white-out" or "occupy" Depauw during Monon.  After reading the rag, I was left confused.

My prior belief was that Dabash was a right leaning conservative technical school, that would have more of an inclination to support the tea party than the occupy movement. Apparently I was wrong. The caveboyzzz habit of growing a mustache and cutting a mohawk falls into those actions most associated with a liberal, political independent, anarchist, as well as the socialists, libertarians, and environmentalists that make up most of the occupy movement. Also, the expressed desire to flood Greencastle, set up tents, kitchens, barricades and occupy Depauw, with no stated purpose, has clearly cemented Dabash as a lefty school.

The occupy movement has taken it upon themselves to "occupy" major cities and to stay until their demands are met. Does this mean the heathen caveboyzzzz plan to occupy Depauw until they have their demands met? And what are those demands? The occupy movement has been criticized for its lack of a common voice or demand, but has been associated with the common want of more and better jobs, more equal distribution of income, bank reform, and a reduction of the influence of corporations on politics. Besides the obvious reason that Debash student body wants all of these things, and wants to be a member of the Depauw student body so they can have better jobs, higher pay, a better education, and a say in corporations and politics, what is debash's demand? Are you all looking for a handout?

From what it looks like, come Saturday, unless Debash turns things around and reforms its current technical school format, the student body will be living with the 1% in Greencastle.   

[wabndy]

Besides the obvious reason that Debash student body wants all of these things, and wants to be a member of the Depauw student body so they can have better jobs, higher pay, better educations, and a say in corporations and politics, what is debash's demand? Are you all looking for a handout?

The rant of yet another DePauw english major.

[BashDad]

Depends on the vantage point, I suppose.

No it doesn't. It's arithmetic. You lost by more.

Nyah Nyah.

Also and furthermore, if you think the key to this game is stopping Belton, well then I'm calling you names and laughing at you. In a PERFECT game by your defense, Wabash is still walking away with, like, 14 points. That's your best hope on D. The key to this game, for Depauw, is figuring out how to get your anemic, ugly, and inexperienced offense to score 20 against this guy:



Look at that guy. Look at that dude's family. Upon first learning to speak, the members of the Gum family pledge a blood-oath to be bad-ass. CJ Gum is a bad ass. Your little freshman quarterback ain't seen no bad-ass like the bad-ass of CJ Gum. CJ Gum is coming. You spend the week preparing for Belton and watch what happens. You won't gain 20 yards.

Here's DPU's best chance:

You guys better onside-kick every chance you get and go for every fourth down close to the 50 yard line. You better have several--and I mean SEVERAL--tricky high-school plays in the playbook. If a down-lineman doesn't somehow attempt a flea-flicker hail mary, y'all aren't playing in the kind of game you're going to win. Depauw has zero chance in a line it up and grind it out game. Zero. Time to bust out 9 foot splits and run wild-cat option with your best athlete. Or something--anything--other than the usual, ordinary, mediocre football that you've been playing. You have to do something different. Otherwise, we'll all have to sign on next year and listen to you guys mutter on about how it doesn't matter that it's been three years since a Depauw touchdown and about how in 1957 the series was tied and Depauw won and everything evens out, blah blah bologna.

[Breckenridgebear]

Depends on the vantage point, I suppose.

No it doesn't. It's arithmetic. You lost by more.

Nyah Nyah.

Also and furthermore, if you think the key to this game is stopping Belton, well then I'm calling you names and laughing at you. In a PERFECT game by your defense, Wabash is still walking away with, like, 14 points. That's your best hope on D. The key to this game, for Depauw, is figuring out how to get your anemic, ugly, and inexperienced offense to score 20 against this guy:



Look at that guy. Look at that dude's family. Upon first learning to speak, the members of the Gum family pledge a blood-oath to be bad-ass. CJ Gum is a bad ass. Your little freshman quarterback ain't seen no bad-ass like the bad-ass of CJ Gum. CJ Gum is coming. You spend the week preparing for Belton and watch what happens. You won't gain 20 yards.

Here's DPU's best chance:

You guys better onside-kick every chance you get and go for every fourth down close to the 50 yard line. You better have several--and I mean SEVERAL--tricky high-school plays in the playbook. If a down-lineman doesn't somehow attempt a flea-flicker hail mary, y'all aren't playing in the kind of game you're going to win. Depauw has zero chance in a line it up and grind it out game. Zero. Time to bust out 9 foot splits and run wild-cat option with your best athlete. Or something--anything--other than the usual, ordinary, mediocre football that you've been playing. You have to do something different. Otherwise, we'll all have to sign on next year and listen to you guys mutter on about how it doesn't matter that it's been three years since a Depauw touchdown and about how in 1957 the series was tied and Depauw won and everything evens out, blah blah bologna.

Nice eye black!

[BashDad]

It's not just the wit of your insults that impress me. It's also the ambition.

I stand in awe, friend. Golf clap.

[Schwami]

Will DPU be having tryouts this week for QB #5 / #6 / #7 . . . ?  Better hope they don't see that picture of CJ Gum.

[Breckenridgebear]

It's not just the wit of your insults that impress me. It's also the ambition.

I stand in awe, friend. Golf clap.

Thanks dabashdad. I do it all for you.