120th Monon Bell Classic

sigma one · October 27, 2013, 05:25:53 PM

Several years ago DePauw instituted new rules that included when vehicles could enter parking lots near Blackstock Stadium that had traditionally been used for tailgating. I can't recall; are they also charging to park? Cars can't be there before a certain hour Saturday morning, so obviously no overnight parking there. Best bet is to keep looking on the DPU site to see what they announce for this year. I don't guess they are going to go back to more open policies. Maybe even worth a call to Athletics there to see what's going to happen--although the answer might be Keep looking at the football or athletics site. I don't know what the G'castle police willl allow if you are there Friday in a public location.
Just another day in the kingdom to the south.

1837Tigers · October 28, 2013, 11:07:57 AM

There's this -- http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/30312/

If you have parking ?'s, I'd call the athletic dept # at the bottom of that piece.

bashgiant · October 28, 2013, 06:29:47 PM

Quote from: 1837Tigers on October 28, 2013, 11:07:57 AM
There's this -- http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/30312/

If you have parking ?'s, I'd call the athletic dept # at the bottom of that piece.

Thank you!

Breckenridgebear · October 29, 2013, 07:26:09 PM

Quote from: bashgiant on October 27, 2013, 01:09:25 PM
Where would be a good place to park a RV the night before the Monon Bell game?

Thank you in advance

30 Miles to the north there is a great place to park.

Did you guys miss me?

I am really happy to see that the conversations I have missed involved stand configuration and those people who don't watch the game. The important issues. Just a quick thought, how many fans from each school attend the watch parties? Do you think that the number of people (specifically alumni) in the stands is related to the number that live within 100 or 200 miles of the schools?

DPUIrish1 and I were talking about DePauw this weekend, and specifically the 1933 Team. Not only was this the nation's last college football team to complete a season undefeated, untied, and unscored upon, but it was also the first time the Monon Bell was awarded to the winning team. That was 80 years ago. Can the Tigers stir the ghosts of Coach Raymond "Gaumey" Neal's Tigers for a win? I would like to think they can. (Interestingly, he went 7-1 in 1934, with PF=175 and PA=13; 7-1 in 1937, with PF=159 to PA=19; and, 5-0-1 in 1943 with PF=206 to PA=6).

Oh yeah, Dabash still Sucks.

BB

smithp08 · October 30, 2013, 09:50:03 PM

As to the publishing of a new book on the Monon Bell Rivalry, another book on the same topic, entitled "Scarlet Saturdays," was published in 2009. You can check it out at this link:

http://www.publishamerica.net/sc/productsearch.cgi?storeid=*24adc608a4d4335a1575c341fbaf7811634e6084

1837Tigers · October 31, 2013, 08:36:08 AM

Quote from: smithp08 on October 30, 2013, 09:50:03 PM
As to the publishing of a new book on the Monon Bell Rivalry, another book on the same topic, entitled "Scarlet Saturdays," was published in 2009. You can check it out at this link:

http://www.publishamerica.net/sc/productsearch.cgi?storeid=*24adc608a4d4335a1575c341fbaf7811634e6084

That one is decidedly partisan, which is great for your side. I can say after scanning Tyler's new work that it should please both sides.

That brings us to This Day in History - 10/31/1896 - http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/21969/ ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utMTskGJXs4

smithp08 · November 01, 2013, 11:53:52 AM

Just saying, the idea for a book about Wabash vs. Depauw was done 4 yrs. ago.

wally_wabash · November 01, 2013, 12:05:23 PM

Quote from: smithp08 on November 01, 2013, 11:53:52 AM
Just saying, the idea for a book about Wabash vs. Depauw was done 4 yrs. ago.

I'm pretty sure there was a book done several years before that as well. And then probably even a book many years before that I'm not aware of. And there will be other books written about it down the road.

smedindy · November 01, 2013, 12:10:31 PM

Yeah, I have a book in my collection about it from about a decade ago or so....

sigma one · November 01, 2013, 03:30:58 PM

Gaumey Neal is an amazing story. He graduated from Wingate High School (which won two Indiana basketball championships in the teens), about 15 or so miles northwest of Crawfordsville, with Pete Thorn. Together, they enrolled at Wabash. Though neither played football at small Wingate, they both lettered four years at Wabash. In fact, Thorn is the only athlete in Wabash history to earn 16 varsity letters. Somehow (I've never been able to figure out EXACTLY how--though rules were more lax in those days) Gaumey then turned up at Washington and Jefferson College, where after playing football for four years at Wabash, he competed on the W & J team that played in the 1922 Rose Bowl.
The first Monon Bell Game ended in a tie. DePauw won the second: how fitting, a Wabash guy coaches the DePauw team that earns the first Monon Bell victory. So, Neal played at Wabash and coached at DePauw (for 15 or 16 years if am recalling correctly). He is in the Wabash Hall of Fame, the DePauw Hall of Fame, and the Washington and Jefferson Hall of Fame.

smedindy · November 01, 2013, 04:29:26 PM

Probably because of situations like Neal's do we have the four years of eligibility rule.

sigma one · November 02, 2013, 08:47:01 AM

Yes, I agree. Does anyone know--anyone from Wabash, anyone from DePauw--know how Gaumey got to W & J? I see only his coaching record, but he was obviously a great coach. Jake Martin, a Wabash alumnus, is the HC in baseball at DPU. Matt Walker hired him (well, I'm sure he had to have the consent of the DePauw administration), and it's been a good hire. He took the helm when Walker departed as baseball coach.
Walker is Head football Coach at UW River Falls. His team continues to struggle in the tough WIAC. This is fantasy: I wonder what would happen if he leaves River Falls and is interested in staying in football. Is there a chance he might be interested in returning to C'ville as an assistant coach for a couple of years--at Wabash. He parents and brother still live in the Athens of the Midwest. Of course, this fantasy presupposes a lot of decisions by Matt and Wabash. Would Matt consent to being an assistant? Would Wabash hire a guy from DePauw? Etc, etc. I know this--the guy can coach.
Personally, I'd love to look down and see him in Scarlet, looking across at Old Gold and Black. I'm supposing many of his supporters would as well. Fantasy, but fun to contemplate.

1837Tigers · November 04, 2013, 07:46:31 AM

November 4, 1907 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHG2Wln2BW8

1837Tigers · November 05, 2013, 08:35:38 AM

November 5, 1892 - http://www.depauw.edu/news-media/latest-news/details/22043/

Wabash Hokie · November 07, 2013, 07:32:39 AM

First look at the 10-day forecast in Greencastle on game day: cloudy and 49 degrees, 10% chance of rain (isn't there always), and winds of 9 mph. With the new rug in Blackstock, rain won't be an issue for the running game. If you adhere to the adage that bad weather helps the underdog, put one more check in the Wabash column.

I think Lynch will have the resurgent Tigers primed and ready. If Wabash beats Witt this week, all sorts of theories will be exposited this week, especially if there are any injuries coming out of that game. With a win, Wabash is in the playoffs no matter the outcome of the Bell game. Not that it should matter - the Bell game is the Bell game. A Wabash loss to Witt makes next week's game a MUST MUST win for Wabash.

In prior years, both teams have come into this game undefeated with a playoff spot guaranteed only to be whacked by the underdog.

This year, unless Wabash's defense misses the bus to DePauw, Wabash wins this game. The health and performance of the offense will determine whether this is a win, a beatdown, or a complete monkey-stomp. Given the Tigers performance this year, at least there is reason for hope on the home side, more so that in the past three years.