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If Baseball is America's Pastime, Football is its Heartbeat.
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SPECIAL TO GEORGETOWN ALUMNI:
Georgetown alum Pete Renz (C'00) gives us the lowdown on the GU administration's plans to kill the homecoming festivities and replace them with banality. This is the text of the forwarded letter, originally written by Ted of the Class of 2003:
"SCC 2003,
This letter is meant to update you regarding some issues surrounding
Homecoming 2002, which is slated for Saturday, September 21st, 2002.
Traditionally, SCC is in charge of managing tailgating for Homecoming,
because we're the only on-campus group that can run events with alcohol.
Tailgating has traditionally been in a parking lot area (Lot T),
featuring alums returning in their cars, with their own beer, and
grills, and stereos, and chilling out before the game. However, this
year the administration came to me and said that the following things
were wrong with Homecoming:
1) Everyone gets drunk
2) No one goes to the game
3) The parking lot is a mess afterwards
A variety of ideas were proposed to attempt to curb these three
problems. As of now, it seems like there will be an all-class BBQ on
the Esplanade featuring a beer garden for those who are 21 years old.
Lot T will not be involved.
I personally think this is a bad idea - you can't really take alumni
away from their cars, and mixing an all-class event (frosh there too)
with a drinking event isn't positive. It will be too easy for younger
kids to drink, OSP staff who is carding will be overwhelmed, and the
lines for food and beer will be staggering. In addition, you can't have
your own music or food.
University administration is really behind the idea of a beer truck
(trucks) because they can control the amount people drink, or attempt
to, at least (since SCC members will have to be working the trucks, it
will actually be us controlling how much people drink). Since they seem
to like the truck idea, the current suggestion is as follows:
1) Big BBQ on Harbin Field (where the game is)
2) Door giveaways on Harbin Field (DVD players, etc)
3) Contests, music on the Field
4) Beer trucks in Lot T
5) Drive in your car, have your own stereo, grill, whatever
6) Beers off the truck for $2
7) If you bring your own beer, DPS will be searching for it - not
searching cars, but seeing if people are using 30 packs. If they are,
they would be confiscated...
Since this is a very complex issue, we'd like as much SCC feedback as
possible. In addition, since I am part of the Homecoming planning
Board, if there's anything you want to see at Homecoming - think about
your friend's schools, if possible - please write back and give me
ideas. We're trying to come up with a schedule of events by mid to late
August and want as much feedback as possible from SCC before then.
In addition, if you really think Tailgating should remain the same way
it has been in the past, you may also e-mail one of the following two
people:
Dr. Gonzalez - jcg7@georgetown.edu
Bill Reynolds, Alumni Association - wgr2@georgetown.edu
Explain your reasoning in your letter. Hopefully we can assure that
everyone is happy and chilling at Homecoming.
Get ready, it's gonna be a good year."
As pro football continues its evaluation and demonstration phase of its preseason, college football already has treated us to some quality gridiron matchups. Given the extra game allowed by the NCAA this season, some teams will end up playing 15 games this year, based on the early season "classics" and conference championship games.
Jim Thorpe Classic:
On Thursday, Colorado State travelled to Charllotesville to take on the fine men of Mr. Jefferson's University, the UVA Cavaliers. Running back Cecil Sapp and CSU's turnover-happy defense keyed a sturdy CSU attack, overcoming UVA's 3 straight touchdown drives in the second half and stopping redshirt freshman quarterback Marques Hagans by stripping him of the ball at the 1-yard line. The 35-29 victory was a great game to watch. The encouraging sign for Virginia headman Al Groh is that the offense can generate push off the line of scrimmage, especially in hot and unforgiving weather. The offense can produce points frequently, making the team an emerging force in the ACC.
John Thompson Classic:
Last night, Fresno State's 4-turnover showing on offense, coupled with a litany of costly penalties, led to a 23-21 defeat by the #23 Wisconsin Badgers at their homefield in Camp Randall, WI. Badgers tailback Anthony Davis chopped off some large runs, finishing the night with 37 carries for 184 yards. The experienced Wisconsin defense successfully took away the deep pass from new Fresno State quarterback Jeff Grady, who struggled in his first game as a full-time starter. Trying to fill the shoes of Houston Texans QB and Bulldog alum David Carr, Grady either looked nervous or brilliant, as he did toss 3 TD passes. But two interceptions cost the Bulldogs momentum and field position. The biggest loss of the night for Fresno State was standout WR Bernard Berrian, who damaged his knee on a kickoff return.
As these classics roll along, note some prominent features here. The offenses are struggling mightily in the August heat, and the defenses already are utilizing full blitz and coverage packages. Today, #12 Ohio State takes on Texas Tech in Columbus, OH, and #4 Florida State faces off against Iowa State. The Cyclones are led by the lethal Seneca Wallace -- a player who could qualify for all-Big XII honors given his size, elusiveness, and arm strength. Virginia Tech squares off with Arkansas State in Blacksburg on Sunday, Nebraska looks to feast on Arizona State, and New Mexico travels to North Carolina State.
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Texas A&M athletic director Wally Groff resigned Friday, citing retirement and staffing concerns for new university President and former CIA director Robert Gates.
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"Livy Keithley (C'98) gives us the legal rationale for champion skier Jeremy Bloom, who was also recruited by the Colorado Buffaloes. Bloom hoped to challenge the NCAA in order to keep his endorsement deals that generated from his skiing. Unfortunately, the judge in the case ruled against him. In a surprising turn, Bloom opted to suit up for the Buffs anyway:
Well, the NCAA gets to keep their money-grubbing
dollars, and Jeremy Bloom gets screwed. Yet another
example of why some of the NCAA's rules, while
"well-intentioned," sometimes can result in horribly
unjust results.
Unfortunately, the result was somewhat expected.
Because of the way the American judicial system is
designed, a great amount of deference was given to
the NCAA rule - the judge was not deciding the facts
of this case, he was deciding if the rule itself,
across the board, was unjust. Unfortunately, the
rule prohibiting private payment, in many cases, is
quite important - this just happened to be one of
the few exceptions. Being an exception, then, it was
not enough to get the judge to throw out the rule.
Of course, if the NCAA is smart, they'll take a cue
from the judge's order, where he laments that the
NCAA was not smart enough to issue an exemption for
this particular case. If there is anything people
learn, it's that rules cannot possibly encompass
every situation; enforcing them as if they do only
serves to expose the few holes in a law-abiding
society...
Go Buffs ;-)"
posted by
Lorenzo at 8/24/2002 06:43:00 AM
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A note about Ole Miss starting quarterback and Manning progeny Eli Manning, son of Archie and brother of Peyton, the Indiannapolis Colts' signal-caller. His Heisman Trophy campaign is interesting in that it is a noncampaign, fueled by Archie himself. When the Ole Miss athletic department was contemplating how to market Eli for his junior season, Archie quite publicly stepped in and clamored against a high-profile operation.
Ostensibly, it is to keep Eli from receiving the pressure that Peyton faced in the 1997 season at Tennessee. With expectations gapingly high, Manning ended up finishing runner-up to Michigan cornerback and current Oakland Raiders star Charles Woodson.
A more probing analysis is that the elder Manning is indeed increasing young Eli's stature by declaring a hands-off policy. By stepping in so decisively on the Rebels' plans, Archie triggered a whirlwind of publicity in an otherwise quiet summer in the college football landscape. This noncampaign-campaign puts Eli in the same sentence with Miami QB Ken Dorsey and Florida QB Rex Grossman, and all of this before Ole Miss even plays a down this season.
Masterful.
posted by
Lorenzo at 8/18/2002 10:37:00 PM
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Cleveland Browns correspondent Kathy Ellwood (F'00) documents interesting developments with the Cleveland Browns:
"Starting linebacker Jamir Miller (ruptured Achilles tendon) is out for the season. Davis is scrambling players on the team to make sure they can play every position - just in case. Are those the hot topics in the land of Cleve?
No.
I can't get beer after halftime at the stadium anymore. Actually, if it's an afternoon game, then I have until the end of the third quarter. Along with their orange and brown fuzzy caps, Cleveland cops will be carrying out photos of last year's bottle throwing varmints. Insert icing on the cake here: the Browns leadership has also decided that only beer bottles will be prohibited in the stadium, but pop and water bottles are allowed. They say people who drink pop and water are not the problem.
The following items are prohibited from being brought into stadium:
Weapons: No weapons are allowed in the stadium. Possession of a firearm or a weapon is strictly forbidden. Possession of such a weapon will result in immediate confiscation, ejection and possible arrest.
Aerosol cans
Alcoholic beverages
Animals (except assistive animals for people with disabilities)
Any articles of clothing or hats/hard hats with plastic bottles on them (damn!)
Bags or backpacks
Beach balls
Cans, bottles, bottled or boxed liquids
Confetti or glitter
Coolers of any kind, including small soft-pack coolers
Ice chests
Fireworks or missile-like objects
Footballs
Illegal substances
Large purses
Large camera cases
Laser pointers
Noisemaking devices: i.e. bells, bullhorns, whistles, etc.
Plastic bottles
Sticks, bats or clubs
Strollers
Tripods or commercial audio recording equipment
Umbrellas
Should be an exciting season folks."
posted by
Lorenzo at 8/18/2002 10:29:00 PM
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