119th Monon Bell Classic

[Breckenridgebear]

It is a new year.

[Pat Coleman]

Hit me up in October.

[Pat Coleman]

Hit me up in October.

Topic unlocked. You guys are on the ball.

[bashbrother]

Thanks Pat.

[smedindy]

With DPU's travails this year - I believe they've moved from Zima to harder stuff. I can see lots of coolers of Cosmopolitans in the tailgate lot.

[Wabash Hokie]

Thanks Pat for opening up the topic.  Tickets sales commenced after half-time of the Homecoming game this weekend and we left the campus with tickets in hand. Given the travails to the south, I don't know what to expect regarding ticket sales for the "Gold" side of the field.  If DPU does not sell out their allotment, can Wabash sell more tickets?

[smedindy]

Ever since the unfortunate moronic incidents in the 90's they've never 'crossed the streams' as it were, at least as I can remember.

[wallyworld12]

With this topic opening up, I feel like Christmas came early! Wabash and Witt on the Saturday the Bell Week thread opens up. Brilliant!

As a kid who grew up in Greencastle to a young man that went to school at Wabash, this rivalry means so much to me. Definitely hope the Tigers can turn things around down there. Great win for them on Saturday vs. WashU.

Ordered my tickets yesterday. Even trying to convince a few of the grad school friends to make the trip with me.

My class was 3-1 in Bell Games, losing our freshman year. That was awful. Sometimes I worry that the meaning of The Game is lost with some of the underclassmen who never knew what it was like to not have The Bell. Then I remember it's always better to have it

[DPU3619]

I am reluctantly present.

[Ron Boerger]

I am reluctantly present.

+1 for representing even after all that has happened this year (and previous).

[Wabash Hokie]

Ever since the unfortunate moronic incidents in the 90's they've never 'crossed the streams' as it were, at least as I can remember.

Smed - nice Ghostbusters reference.  If I knew how this Karma thing worked, I would +K you 

What do you think it will take to "unring the bell" and return the event to its pre-moronic roots?

[cave2bens]

Ever since the unfortunate moronic incidents in the 90's they've never 'crossed the streams' as it were, at least as I can remember.

Smed - nice Ghostbusters reference.  If I knew how this Karma thing worked, I would +K you 

What do you think it will take to "unring the bell" and return the event to its pre-moronic roots?

I don't recall any cross-pollination (in stadiums, anyway) going back to '69-'74, but then not recalling a lot of things these days - fortunately. 

Regarding "unringing," would guess when Mephistopheles has a frozen pair? 

[Wabash Hokie]

Depauw is going to start selling their tickets for the Monon Bell game on 10/22 (see link below).   Serious question - what do you think the attendance numbers will be for Depauw?  In year's past they have shown up in good numbers regardless of record (as best as I can recall).  IMHO, I think the attendance will be little down but not a huge drop-off.  If I went to DPU, I would not want to miss what could be another (though highly unlikely) huge upset.

http://www.depauw.edu/athletics/mens/football/news/details/29029/

[wally_wabash]

If I went to DPU, I would not want to miss what could be another (though highly unlikely) huge upset.

Aside from a few stragglers who are hanging around for a fifth year, there aren't any students left at DePauw that have seen DePauw win a Bell Game, let alone one in which they pulled off a wicked upset.  And not only have those kids not seen DePauw win, but the last two games have been two of the biggest, most thorough beatings in series history.  Think about that...half of DePauw's student body experience is limited to watching Wabash win 47-0 and 42-7.  That's all they know.  Factor in maybe some less than pleasant weather....would you be leaping at a chance to go live through that again? 

[Wabash Hokie]

If I went to DPU, I would not want to miss what could be another (though highly unlikely) huge upset.

Aside from a few stragglers who are hanging around for a fifth year, there aren't any students left at DePauw that have seen DePauw win a Bell Game, let alone one in which they pulled off a wicked upset.  And not only have those kids not seen DePauw win, but the last two games have been two of the biggest, most thorough beatings in series history.  Think about that...half of DePauw's student body experience is limited to watching Wabash win 47-0 and 42-7.  That's all they know.  Factor in maybe some less than pleasant weather....would you be leaping at a chance to go live through that again?

Wally - Good points all.  I had not considered the impact of the winless streak.  The Class of 2013 at Wabash, knock on wood, will have run the table with a victory in November and the Dannies will have taken the golden sombrero. 

I think there is enough institutional momentum to keep attendance up, it nothing else it gives the Dannies a good reason to drink and maintain their party school ranking - gotta beat Wabash at something!!

If the season progresses with Wabash going into the game 8-1 and the Dannies sitting at a probable 2-7 or 3-6 at best, a poor weather forecast may keep attendance down on both sides of the field. I know a lot of wives and co-eds are going to bail if the weather is crappy and the game is supposed to be a blow-out.  Either way, the core Wabash faithful will far outnumber the Dannies, regardless of the conditions.