DuffMan's Brain Brew by Ryan Bielat

Will it be the Tommies’ Year?

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24 October 2007 12:25 pm
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2007 stthomas game

Johnnie/Tommie week is traditionally an exciting week. Fans generally show up in droves to witness the storied rivalry. This rivalry has lacked luster in recent years, though, as the last time the Tommies notched a victory against the Johnnies was 1997. While head coach Don Roney and his staff have been able to put together winning seasons, they have been nothing more than mediocre in recent years. Recent games have been remembered as much for the Stiftungsfestivities, rent-a-cops, and streakers as much as for the games themselves. After two consecutive years at Saint Thomas, the game returns to Collegeville this Saturday, where Roney and his 2-4 Tommies will match up with John Gagliardi and his 8-0 Johnnies.

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Young Pipers Face a Challenge

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17 October 2007 7:00 am
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2007 hamline game

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.

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Gustavus Game Recap

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13 October 2007 6:57 pm
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2007 gustavus game

It was a beautiful day for football in Saint Peter today, and the Johnnies quickly dispatched the Gustie’s hope for a homecoming victory. The Johnnies started strong and never looked back as they notched a 40-0 defeat of the home team.
The game started on a sour note as Gustie John Ostertag’s opening kickoff sailed [...]

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New Field, New Beginnings for the Gusties?

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10 October 2007 10:00 am
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2007 gustavus game

The Gustavus football team started 2007 with a bang, rolling up 3 straight wins in addition to the 4 consecutive wins they finished the 2006 season with. They have stumbled the past two weeks with games versus St. Olaf and Bethel. This weekend, the Johnnies will invade Saint Peter in hopes of handing the Gusties their third straight loss. Here’s a rundown of the 2007 Gusties.

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The Oles—How Good Are They?

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3 October 2007 7:00 am
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2007 stolaf game

Homecoming is a special time at Saint John’s. The fall colors are usually in full splendor, and football season is well underway. This weekend, alumni from near and far will gather to witness what could be the toughest test yet for the Johnnies. Head coach Chris Meidt and his 18th ranked Oles will be in Collegeville on Saturday. Both teams enter the contest with an unblemished record, but only one will leave that way.

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Carleton Preview

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26 September 2007 7:15 am
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2007 carleton game

After two consecutive drubbings of overmatched opponents at Clemens Stadium, head coach John Gagliardi leads his Johnnies into Laird Stadium in Northfield, MN to battle the Carleton Knights, coached by former Johnnie quarterback Kurt Ramler. If you’ve followed the Johnnies for a while, you’ll remember Ramler as the 1996 MIAC MVP. Ramler now bleeds blue [...]

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Johnnie/Cobber Preview: Another Thriller?

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19 September 2007 1:00 pm
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2007 concordia game

QB Jesse Nelson is sacked by Jamie Steffensmeier in 2006
Last weekend, the Concordia Cobbers lost a marathon heartbreaker to the Bethel Royals in triple overtime by a margin of 48-45. This Saturday, the task doesn’t get any easier for the Cobbers as they travel to Collegeville to take on our Johnnies. The last [...]

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Photos from Week 3

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16 September 2007 8:04 pm
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2007 augsburg game

A quick set of photos from the pre-Augsburg Stiftungsfestivities.

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Augsburg at SJU Preview

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12 September 2007 7:00 am
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2007 augsburg game

Head coach Frank Haege leads his Augsburg Auggies into Clemens Stadium to battle the Saint John’s Johnnies this Saturday.  Haege, a former head coach in the Arena Football League, coached his team to a hard-fought 31-26 victory over Northwestern College last week.
Offensively, the Auggies put up some impressive numbers in their lone contest of 2007.  [...]

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Johnnies versus Falcons: A Preview

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5 September 2007 7:06 am
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2007 uwrf game

Saturday, September 8th marks the second consecutive year that Saint John’s University will take on the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.  Although the Johnnies handed the Falcons a 41-9 thumping last year, UW-RF looks to be much improved in 2007, handing Hope College (Michigan) a 54-24 loss last Saturday.  The visiting Falcons limited Hope to 344 [...]

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