DuffMan's Brain Brew by Ryan Bielat

Return to Whitewater

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19 November 2008 8:55 am
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2008 uww game

The Johnnies and the Warhawks face off yet again in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. What can we expect to see from the Warhawks?

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Johnnies vs. Knights: Title Time!

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13 November 2008 7:32 am
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2008 carleton game

Five weeks ago, the Johnnies had dropped their second game of the season and hopes of a MIAC championship were set aside by most fans. Since then, they have rattled off four straight wins, and with some key losses by other MIAC teams, they find themselves in a position to claim an outright MIAC title and the automatic berth into the NCAA playoffs that goes along with it.

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Johnnies vs. Oles

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23 October 2008 6:00 am
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2008 stolaf game

The St. Olaf football team has been on the rise for several seasons. In recent years, match-ups between the Johnnies and Oles have brought the excitement of unblemished records and MIAC title implications. St. Olaf has ground out a three and three record thus far in 2008. In what is turning out to be a wild year in the MIAC, the Johnnies are carrying a 5-2 record. Not yet mathematically eliminated from contention for the MIAC crown, the Johnnies find themselves in a must-win situation if they want to taste a playoff berth in 2008.

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Piper/Johnnie Matchup

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9 October 2008 6:00 am
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2008 hamline game

The Johnnies will look for a better red-zone offense this week versus Hamline (Photo by Tim Ward)
The hapless Hamline Pipers have received some severe thrashings at the hands of the Johnnies in recent years, being outscored 367-27 over the last seven years. Over that span, the Pipers have not scored more than seven [...]

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Johnnies vs. Gusties

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24 September 2008 8:00 pm
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2008 gustavus game

The Gustie offense will need to be more productive in 2008 in order for a shot at upsetting the Johnnies (Photo by Tim Ward)
This week, the Johnnies look to rebound after a hard-fought loss to MIAC rival Concordia. The visiting Gusties from Gustavus Adolphus College will bring a perfect record of 2-0 into [...]

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Johnnies vs. Falcons

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10 September 2008 8:27 am
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2008 uwrf game

After a blowout victory in 2006 and a nail-biter in 2007, the Johnnies face the University of Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons for the third consecutive year this Saturday at Clemens Stadium. 2006 saw the Falcons abandon their long-time wishbone offense in favor of a zone offense. They struggled with the switch and were consequently [...]

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Back to Pella

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21 November 2007 10:08 am
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2007 central game

In a similar fashion to 2006, the Saint John’s Johnnies are set to travel to Pella, Iowa this Saturday to face off with the top-seeded Central Dutch. The 11-0 Dutch of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference defeated Olivet 38-17 in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. Head coach Jeff McMartin, in his 4th season, has coached his team to a perfect season thus far, but the Dutch have been pushed on several occasions. Of their 11 wins, 5 have been by a margin of 7 points or less. An intense game will surely ensue when these two storied teams take to the field.

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Here Come the Bulldogs

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14 November 2007 10:00 am
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2007 redlands game

The dust has settled on another heartbreaking loss to Bethel, and the play-off bracket shook out in a way that not many would have imagined. Saint John’s gained the 4th seed and hosts the 5th seeded University of Redlands Bulldogs this Saturday at noon. The Bulldogs, co-champions from the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, carry an 8-1 record into the game. The Bulldogs last visited Clemens Stadium in the first round of the 2002 playoffs, where Saint John’s prevailed 31-24 in a hard-fought game.

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Play-offs Start Saturday for SJU

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7 November 2007 11:00 am
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2007 bethel game

Recent games between Bethel University and Saint John’s have been intense. Bethel notched their first win against the Johnnies in 1999 and repeated that feat in 2000. Saint John’s was able to put together a string of 5 consecutive wins from 2001 through 2005, but the Royals ended that streak in 2006 at Clemens Stadium to clinch the MIAC championship. The 3rd ranked Johnnies travel to unfriendly Royal Stadium in Arden Hills this Saturday to dispatch the 16th ranked Royals. Both teams again sit poised to claim the MIAC title and automatic play-off berth with a win in this final regular season game of 2007.

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Where Have the Rats Gone?

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31 October 2007 8:00 am

Thus far, the weather has been beautiful for the majority of the season, and the Johnnies are perched atop the MIAC standings at 9-0. Who could ask for anything more? Well, I could, for one. The Rat Pak, a key piece of the Johnnie game day experience, began a downward spiral under former dean of students Jason Laker. Many thought that the Rat Pak of old would return upon Laker’s departure, but the enthusiasm brought to Johnnie games by this wacky group has been relatively silent for too long.

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