214 Days - 7 months exactly

We're down to 7 months until TCF opens. 214 days....and counting.

Looking waaaaaaaayyyyy ahead to a potential VEGAS weekend for next season, wanted to see what you guys think:


SEPT 5: at SYR
SEPT 26: at NW
OCT 17: at PSU
OCT 24: at OHIOST
NOV 21: at IOWA

These are all of the road weekends for the GOPHS. I'm thinking probably around our usual OCT timeframe, so I guess I'm leaning toward the PSU or OHIOST games. We'll see what else will be happening on these weekends once all schedules are released, but I think that makes the most sense. Then we can hit baseball once again as well - can't beat the over/under total H/R/E bets!!!



In other news, the 4**** RB Trabis Ward apparently got a passing score on his test, so it sounds like he'll probably be joining the club after his scheduled visit this weekend. I read a post on Collegefootballtalk.com that talked about this, and the guy basically called out Brewster for recruiting these kids with questionable grades. My questions is, doesn't nearly every single successful program in the country recruit these same kinds of kids? Why do we get called out for joining the club and trying to recruit the best players regardless of academic ability? We probably have a little more riding on specific high-risk guys than team like FLA, but should we really be called out for taking a shot on them rather than sticking with our typical 2** midwest Mason recruit?!? I'm just sick if hearing this bullsh*t every time Brew goes after someone who might have a little difficulty qualifying. Did anyone else read that the Gopher football team had the most B10 Academic All-Americans in the entire conference this fall with 27 guys who carry a 3.0 or better. Funny, that doesn't make front page or lead the news on all of the Gopher hating stations out there...but if we take on a RB that might not qualify, or we have a QB who's score gets flagged and then he passes the test and qualifies anyway - that's front page news.

I just wonder why everyone wants to see this team fail, or see this coach fail. Outside of a select few, this really seems to be the vibe the media puts out. I hate to say it, but once the Purple are gone everyone is going to be jumping on the bandwagon because it will be the only game in town.

I'll close this post, and all future posts with something similar (generally from the greatest band in the world, but occasionally dipping into other areas):

Today, PJ-Present Tense, take a chance stick your neck out and forget the past - all that matters is what's ahead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwamCGQU7_s

do you see the way that tree bends?
does it inspire?
leaning out to catch the sun's rays
a lesson to be applied
are you getting something out of this all encompassing trip?
you can spend your time alone, redigesting past regrets, oh
or you can come to terms and realize
you're the only one who can't forgive yourself, oh
makes much more sense to live in the present tense