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- DustySJU
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- 26 November 2007 8:00 am
Finding renewed life after a first round victory over the Redlands Bulldogs The Johnnie Footballers were now set to continue their victory march down I35 to Pella, Iowa. As a post Thanksgiving Day treat the Central College Dutch were next on the schedule. The Dutch themselves were fresh off an undefeated season and a first […]
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- Retired Old Rat
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- 25 November 2007 9:27 pm
My day started with OAS and son of ROR rolling into my hotel room at 2AM smelling like they had just worked second shift at a cigarette factory. An early visit to The Jaarsma Bakery and a couple of Dutch Letters later and it was looking to be a great day in Pella.

You know it’s a big game when the Original Rat, Frank Berres ‘57, is in the house
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- sjusection105
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- 25 November 2007 8:50 am
On a day that began like so many in my personal history of Johnnie football road play-off games I rose in the pre-dawn hours to walk outside to a cool and windy day. I proceed to Eden Prairie to meet my traveling party. We picked up the final member of our group at a Bloomington […]
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- Touchdown Tommy
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- 21 November 2007 12:52 am
As my childhood hero, George Jefferson, often said, “We are movin’ on up.” Onward and upward to bigger and better things as the Johnnies dispensed of the Redlands Bulldogs with relative ease last Saturday in the friendly confines of Clemens Stadium. Bring on the Dutch of Central College who are starting to become an annual playoff […]
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- DustySJU
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- 19 November 2007 7:08 am
Chase Pollack hauls in a TD…that wasn’t.
Inspiration in the form of Jimmy “Swagger” and his wide open offensive attack made a long awaited return to Clemens Stadium Saturday afternoon. Just when it appeared offensive coordinator Jimmy Gagliardi was contemplating a return to the Power I, the J’s rolled out their more familiar forward passing attack […]
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- sjusection105
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- 18 November 2007 8:53 am
On a cool, gray day with occasional snow flurries falling in Collegeville the Johnnies hosted the champions of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Redlands University Bulldogs.
The Johnnies began the game with a bang. After kicking off to Redlands, the first play from scrimmage by Redlands was a pass play that was intercepted by SJU […]
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- Touchdown Tommy
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- 13 November 2007 11:24 pm
I don’t think there is a Johnnie football fan on the planet who was happy with the result of the MIAC conference championship game on Saturday in Arden Hills. Both defenses played extremely well and Bethel was able to make the plays necessary to grab the lead with 24 seconds remaining. The Royals have clearly […]
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- admin
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- 12 November 2007 6:00 pm
On Sunday, November 11 at 10:30am Central Time, the NCAA DIII Football Playoff bracket was announced live on ESPNU. Pat Coleman, of D3Football.com was on the air to comment on the teams and matchups. Here at JohnnieFootball.com, we did live commentary and reactions. Continue reading this post to see how we handled the unexpected news that St. John’s would be hosting a first round game as well as to visit more links about the 2007 DIII Playoffs.
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