As the most widely read contributor to this website you may have been surprised to see my writing partner TouchDownTommy, AKA Nacho Libre, posting first thing Monday in place of my typical early morning composition.
As a budding college football observer, TDT is finding his niche among the writers at JohnnieFootball.com and was in creative mode following his attendance at the Cobber game Saturday on the UST campus.
So I made the executive decision to skip the Johnnies vs Hamline game on Saturday afternoon by instead heading to St. Thomas for a little scouting. This was just another instance of sacrificing short-term pleasure for the benefit of my loyal readers here at JohnnieFootball.com. I kid. I kid.
The day got off to a rousing [...]
The Johnnies are 5-0!
Bring on the Tommies. Been a long time since there’s been a Johnnie/Tommie game with so much at stake.
In the Robert Browning fairytale, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, the piper freed the town of rats. On Saturday, the Hamline University Pipers were on a mission to free their campus of the rats who had invaded from SJU and in doing so, saving Homecoming for the Piper alumni and students. There were a couple of [...]
Hogs, big men, earth movers, wide bodies, grunts, space eaters. These are the common monikers sports fans hang on those fine men who have chosen the path of little to no fame in the game of Football, that path being an Offensive Lineman.
Sorry this is so late…life keeps getting in the way of my chosen pursuits. Let me tell you, though, it’s okay if we all slow down and savor one of the unlikely yet exciting wins in St. John’s football history.
» Read “The SJU Unofficial Underground proclaims yet another Deus ex Machina win — #6”
Following the dramatic conclusion of last week’s 16-14 homecoming win over Bethel, it’s understandable that there are numerous members of Johnnie Nation missing substantial portions of their finger nails. As you might have heard, Russell Gliadon atoned for a missed extra point that would have tied the game with less than two minutes remaining [...]
Coming off a specatcular win last week, we look to continue our success. This week’s opponent may not be undefeated or given us trouble in the past, but I can assure you that these Pipers will try and give us a run for our money. I know one particular Piper that will be going extra [...]
The mass appeal of sporting events is, I suppose, that it offers the spectator the opportunity to vicariously experience success and failure throughout the course of the event itself and, ultimately in the end, with a win or a loss. In football, every yard, every first down, every point obtained is celebrated. In baseball, each hit, great pitch, strikeout or defensive play is relished by the fan. Conversely, the missed tackle, blown coverage, homer ball, or error is often the cause of spectator hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing.
Looking for a convenient locale to soothe your vocal chords following perhaps the most interesting week in Minnesota sports history and before the Johnnie vs Piper game on the HU campus? With all the gaming, pregaming, speculation and cheering the past few days no other sporting fan experienced as much jubilation as Johnnie Football fans.
