119th Monon Bell Classic

[Breckenridgebear]

Ah, the annual Bear/Danny Boy show never fails to bring forth beginnings of the Holiday Season - from a Scut Farkas/Grover Dill perspective. 

All ticklers aside, wholly agree with your assessments particularly when it comes to 1837's dedication and efforts to maintain/enhance the importance of the Monon rivalry.  Both sides are very fortunate to have Mssrs Owen and Harris as respective mouthpieces - two of the best regardless of Division.

And @ Bear, may we have a third year in a row where I'm fishing upstream of you - still laughing about your excretory offering.  Some of us are meant to call 'em as we see them.        

Funny you should say that Cave2Boyzzz, I just got off the river. Anytime you want to fish upstream of me, go ahead, I will show you the caliber of the big hogs you missed. Similar to you hasty choice in a Technical College to the North, you missed out on a higher quality University to the South. Once again you are mistaken that those up stream always have it better.

I hope you get to enjoy a "Chinese turkey" next Saturday, Ralphie.

[D O.C.]

How many of you stuck your head inside the bell when it clapped?

[smedindy]

Just drank beer out of it...best tasting brew ever!

[1837Tigers]

November 4, 1907 -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHG2Wln2BW8

All 'Monon Memories':

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7132D62E7C8E99EE&feature=view_all

[wallyworld12]

I have been quiet on this site since the earliest weeks of the season because graduate school keeps me incredibly busy. BUT, I am thrilled that Bell Week is finally upon us. DePauw has made some improvement this season, and will come into Crawfordsville fired up on Saturday (No class wants to be remembered for losing four Bell Games).

The Little Giants likely have nothing to play for but pride, as their postseason hopes were likely dashed with the losses to Allegheny and Oberlin. Time will tell on Sunday whether they make it to the Big Dance, but for now, their focus is on keeping The Bell in Crawfordsville for another 365 days.

Regardless of if you are for Mitt Romney or Barack Obama, let's hope we can come together in spirited banter this week for this most special of rivalry games.

But, let me take a second to jab our Danny opponents--I have a lot of respect for Ken Owen, but for anybody to suggest that DePauw's woes in attendance have any other root than the abysmal state of the program, well they aren't just thinking very clearly and would likely be good candidates for Press Secretary in either presidential administration.

[Breckenridgebear]

http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/29137/

[wally_wabash]

Gentlemen and Breckenridgebear,

Happy Bell week.  That is all. 

[Breckenridgebear]

Gentlemen and Breckenridgebear,

Happy Bell week.  That is all.

Thank you Dawally-Dabash.

http://youtu.be/hdtysGVh47k

[1837Tigers]

November 5, 1892 - http://youtu.be/uD_9MtBijAA

[smedindy]

There will be no sidebars about seeding or scoreboard watching this week. Win the Bell, men of Wabash! After you secure the prize, then glance at other results.

[Breckenridgebear]

Depauw Gentlemen, Fans, Alumni, and Friends,

Long before the cannonball travelled through her towns, the state of Indiana owned the jewel of the crown, the train, they called the Monon, the stories they still tell, the Cavemen and the Tigers playing for her bell.

Wow. Although Monon Week did officially started Saturday November 3, 2012, it is time to take note of the importance of this week and the importance of this game.

As you know, no matter what the records, only one game counts every year. In preparation for the week, I would like you all to remember a few things. Remember this game is for those great teams who have played on the sacred field at Blackstock and have battled the Boyzz of Dabash at Toilet Field. Such as that legendary Depauw team, who on November, 22, 1890 started the Monon tradition with an ass-kicking of Wabash, beating the DaWally's 34-5 in Crawfordsville; that team in 1892 who slapped Dabash with a 42-4 shellacking; or that 1973 team who rushed against Wabash for 80 plays to win the game 28-21; or, the team who played from 1997-2000, winning 4 Monon Bells, outscoring Dabash 104-38 over the stretch, including a 42-7 stomping in 1998; or, the 1914 team who in the middle of a snowstorm, wins 3-0, with a dropkick by the fullback; or when in 1920 when DePauw quarterback "Galloping" Galloway booted a 52-yard drop kick with three minutes left to give DePauw a 3-0 win at Indianapolis' Washington Park; those teams from 1955 through 1964 who did not lose to the Cavemen; and let us never forget that class of 1933 who under legendary Raymond "Gaumey" Neal went on to a 7-0 record having not lost, tied, or been scored upon during the whole season, a feat which can never be replicated.

Let us remember this game for its historic players who have had so much success wearing the Black and Gold.  Players like Bart Simpson, who from 1971-1974 rushed for 2941 yards; or, Spud Dick, who passed for 9312 yards from 2006 through 2009; or Dan Ryan, who had three receptions for touchdowns in 4 different games between 2001-2002; or what about, Alan Hill with four interceptions for 159 yards against St Norbert on September 5, 1981; or, when trailing 21-13, the Tigers tied the contest with 3:37 left on a touchdown and two-point conversion before backup kicker Jordan Havercamp won the game with a 47-yard field goal as time expired, the field goal was his first attempt of the season, cementing him a living legend; Jeremiah Marks, who between 2004 and 2007 rushed for 3869 yards, including a 2007 Monon Bell game in which he attempted 45 carries, and a game in which he scored 5 touchdowns against Colorado College; Dustin Hertel, who totaled 37 sacks during his career; Jamie Cunha who in 1996 against Dabash had 3 Touchdown receptions; or who can forget, Tyler Kelley, who only had 71 receptions during his career from 1996-1999, but looked damn sexy while he was doing it. Let us never forget those graduating classes of 1893, 1963, 9164, 1990, 1999, and 2000 which NEVER lost a Bell game to dabash. These men had hatred for those caveboyzz from Crawfordstucky.  These are the men who the game is played for today. .   

Let us remember the shame that has fallen upon those classes who have lost to an all male college. Let us remember the last few years and the loses the Men of Depauw have faced against the Caveboyzzz. 

Dabash. A College of only men governed by the "GentleBoyzz's Rule".  A Rule scrutinized for it lack of control over the heathens of Dabash.  An all male (i.e. Boyzz) college where a student's only interaction with a female (during four years of college) is when they hug their mother, see their sister during a break from college, or when they speak to the clerk at the local Kroger or Carl Jr's. Remember these boyzz of Dabash are not men (we all know what it was like to be a man in college, these boyzz never get to experience that in college), they are weak humans scared of the fairer sex. This segregation from women does not make these "men" better, but puts them at a disadvantage. Not only are they socially awkward, but they grow up wondering what a date is and how to go on a date, and how to treat a women with respect that they deserve.  You must ask yourself, "What kind of world would we live in if Dabash was the norm?". I will tell you it is not a world I want to live in.   

Not only is DePauw's winning necessary to rectify this past season, but a win for Depauw is a win for the way of life for all men at co-ed Universities. A win for Depauw is a win for all men, not boyzz, in the world. A win for Depauw is a win for those who enjoy fraternity parties with women and beer in abundance, not just a Saturday night playing with the boyzzz. A win for Depauw is a win for all man who has hooked up with two, three, or even more women in one night/weekend. A win for Depauw is a win for everything that is right in the world.

For some of you, I do not need to explain the importance of Monon Week.  This is that time of year when you are allowed to eat only bloody, read meat for three meals a day and wash it down with ice cold domestic beer. This is the week where you get to fight random strangers for "bad eyeing" you, or merely for the fact that you didn't like the Crimson and Red in their tie, or that they drive a red car.  This is the week where showering with soap is purely optional. This is the week where any conversations with others must either concern, 1) discussions about football, beer, women, meat, or fighting; 2) a comparison of Michael Engle, Spud Dick, Bernie Haskins, and Jason Lee; or 3) your hatred for the color red. This is the week where human life becomes cheap, and only those who deserve it are allowed to survive.

Ding MotherF**king Dong, Welcome to Monon week!!!

See you all Friday night. Come by V.O.L. and have a drink.

[Danny Boy]

To have a even a snowball's chance - they are going to have to give up one or fewer turnovers in the first half and allow 0 points off turnovers.  THEN they are going to to have to figure out a way to keep Belton & co. off the field in the second half and get some quality relief from the second string.  Then we might, just might, have a ball game.

I agree that the Wally offense needs to stay on the sideline if we want to avoid witnessing another 40+ massacre.  Problem is, DPU can't burn the clock by running the ball.  IMO, that's the 2nd aspect DPU needs to address for the future (the 1st being special teams -- having PATs blocked is unacceptable).  The ground attack has been abysmal and the days of Dick to Koors are behind us.  Air attacks won't work when you encounter another Snow Bowl and it's disappointing that the Tigers have become so one-dimensional.  I won't dread turnovers so long as the Tigers can force a few of their own.  Burn the clock, boys.  Slow and steady might actually win this race if the FGs don't get blocked 

Irish, you'd look damn good coaching the Black and Gold.  So good, the Wallies would be tossing you their panties and room keys.

Oh, and Happy Monon to all, and to all a good fight.

[sigma one]

Along with all the other things that go on this week, on Thursday night Frank Kolisek and Alan Hill will receive the Spirit of the Monon Bell Award at the annual Monon Bell Stag.  They are both outstanding representatives of their schools.  Congratulations to them and to those who made the choices.
     For the last couple of years, it's been good to see President Casey at the event rather than that bad, stiff, mangy-haired look alike of a former DePauw president.  Hey, bear do you come to that dinner?  If you are there, look me up.  I'd like to see the author of all those witty remarks.  Seriously.   
     Wabash Always Fights.
     DePauw Never Quits.     
     Two thoughts on how to approach life. 

[wally_wabash]

Here's your stat breakdown for the 119th Monon Bell Classic. 

Stat	Wabash	Nat'l Rank	DePauw	Nat'l Rank
Rush O	202.89	50	85.00	218
Pass O	203.11	111	232.44	75
Total O	406.00	64	317.44	167
Scoring O	30.44	75	19.67	166
Rush D	85.33	15	154.78	119
Pass Eff. D	107.03	40	135.21	174
Total D	312.89	55	394.78	170
Scoring D	14.56	19	30.22	174
Net Punting	32.85	83	29.94	174
Punt Ret	9.86	76	8.58	94
KO Ret	20.45	76	20.61	67
TO Margin	0.56	57	-0.33	159
Pass D	227.56	185	240.00	208
Pass Eff	151.08	41	98.63	204
Sacks	2.89	37	2.22	77
TFL	8.33	t-17	7.78	31
Sacks Against	2.33	156	2.56	180

Results vs. common opponents:

	Wittenberg	Carnegie Mellon	WashU	OWU	Allegheny	Wooster	Denison
Wabash	W, 27-24	W, 56-28	W, 34-14	W, 28-0	L, 17-20	W, 30-0	W, 35-2
DePauw	L, 14-52	L, 28-51	W, 17-14	L, 22-26	L, 20-22	W, 27-16	L, 20-39

[Breckenridgebear]

Along with all the other things that go on this week, on Thursday night Frank Kolisek and Alan Hill will receive the Spirit of the Monon Bell Award at the annual Monon Bell Stag.  They are both outstanding representatives of their schools.  Congratulations to them and to those who made the choices.
     For the last couple of years, it's been good to see President Casey at the event rather than that bad, stiff, mangy-haired look alike of a former DePauw president.  Hey, bear do you come to that dinner?  If you are there, look me up.  I'd like to see the author of all those witty remarks.  Seriously.   
     Wabash Always Fights.
     DePauw Never Quits.     
     Two thoughts on how to approach life.

Sigma One,

I do not make it in for the Stag, as we have our own Monon traditions on Thursday and Friday night. Althought I think it is a great event, and feel it is one of the best parts of the Monon Bell game, I don't see myself attending in the near future.

We will be in the Crawfordstucky visitor lot all day Saturday. The same as every year, you are all invited to come by, yet none of you have. Look me up. Seriously.