With next week’s rivalry game against St. Thomas and the chance to avenge last season’s only regular season loss against Bethel looming, it’s possible the Johnnies overlooked perennial weak-sister Hamline. For the 3rd time in 4 road games, the Johnnies allowed their opponents to score first as the Pipers took a 7-0 lead. [...]
Week 8: @ Hamline Pipers Johnnies win, 46–7
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Hamline Photos
The Johnnies roll on another beautiful fall Saturday. I hope there are a few more left.
My first time at Klas Field. A very nice facility. A couple of gripes. The field is a mile from the seating. The feeling on the field was way different versus the closeness at GAC last week. No visitor stands. Lack of foresight that there is not a heated and covered facility for the visiting team at halftime.
I would estimate the crowd to be 2/3 Johnnie fans at the beginning of the game. When the 4th quarter started it was up to 75% as at least 50% of the Piper fans decided to enjoy the glorious afternoon doing something else.
Charlie Welsh hauls in the pass from Jordan Hansel for the sixth Johnnie touchdown in the 46-7 victory
A Victory on the Midway
On this sun-drenched after-noon at old Norton, alongside the rail yards and switching stations, the number 6 left the dock.
The iron horse careened across the landscape, amidst the silver-capped bullets, it’s white-and-red striping gliding clear of any obstacles that dared cross its path.
Three times it would deliver its cargo to the end zone, racking up [...]
Johnnie Gameday Predictions: Hamline
Here are three signs that this week’s game has the entire MIAC feeling rather bored:
No one from Hamline wrote a “View from Snelling Avenue” preview.
TC handed over the prediction compilation task to me of all people.
I’ve got a grand total of five predictions to present. There will be a whopping six if Dusty adds his [...]
Top Ten Remaining West Region Impact Games
Mary Hardin-Baylor v. Wisconsin-Whitewater on Oct. 27: Currently #2 and #3 in the country. If everyone takes care of business this is setting up to be a clash of the titans. This contest has all kinds of West Region playoff implications.
St. John’s v. Bethel on Nov. 10:This game is likely to determine the MIAC conference [...]
Young Pipers Face a Challenge
First-year head coach Jim Good and his Hamline Pipers welcome the visiting Johnnies to cozy Klas Field this Saturday. Good, a Linfield College graduate who has spent the past 6 seasons at Texas Lutheran, faces a daunting challenge in preparing for the Johnnies this week. Hamline has been one of the most hapless Johnnie opponents in recent years. Since 2000, the Johnnies have outscored the Pipers 382-20. In fact, the last time the Pipers scored more than 7 points in a game versus the Johnnies was 1998, when they lost 49-13. Based on their 2-4 (0-4 MIAC) record this season, I don’t see things changing Saturday.
Touchdown T’s Post-Corner
This week presents some interesting challenges. The Johnnies travel to Hamline to take on the Pipers who are really struggling again this year. As a fan, a win this week for the J’s appears to be a foregone conclusion. I know the Johnnie coaching staff won’t let this enter into the psyche’s of the players, but it [...]
