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Thanks Indeed

Posted on:
25 November 2009 2:01 pm

It took nearly 36 hours and lots of guts, perhaps the same guts Joe B. Quarterback lost early in the afternoon Saturday to even have the nerve to glance at the St. Cloud Times website and review of the Johnnies first round playoff game.  As I gradually moved closer to my desk, instinctively my computer mouse finally found [...]

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Johnnies Receive #1 Seed in DIII Playoffs

Posted on:
16 November 2009 7:55 am
In Regards to:
2009 coe game

Sunday afternoon the NCAA Division III Selection Committee awarded St. John’s University one of four #1 seeds in the 2009 football tournament.  Having completed their first undefeated season since 2005 with an entertaining 41 – 14 victory over the Carleton Knights, the 2009 playoffs begin with a distint home field advantage in Collegeville.
The Johnnies also retained their [...]

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Stifled, Stuffed and Slammed

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9 November 2009 7:00 am
In Regards to:
2009 augsburg game

This past weekend was perhaps some of the most spectacular weather in all of 2009 here locally in the state of Minnesota.  For those of you who lamented a summer in which temperatures were unpredictable, your reward was 3 consecutive days of autumn bliss and excess.
Minnesotans this weekend selected from traditional and timely activities such [...]

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We’re going to run the ball

Posted on:
25 October 2009 9:32 pm
In Regards to:
2009 stolaf game

The Johnnie Football season hinges on Joe B. Quarterback’s thumb and the ligament connecting it all together.
We’re never quite satisfied with the absolute condition of The Johnnie Football team regardless of how many wins have been notched, rushing yards gained, passes completed or record setting field goals converted with less than 10 seconds left on [...]

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Frat Party

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19 October 2009 6:19 am
In Regards to:
2009 stthomas game

The story du-jour this past week has been the many fans and tailgaters making their way to Collegeville for the 2009 chapter of John Gagliardi’s 61 year career.  Never at a loss for the dramatic, Johnnie Football has provided fans with enough entertainment this season alone to replace their collection of Vince Flynn novels.
The latter [...]

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Lonely Boat

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12 October 2009 9:08 pm
In Regards to:
2009 stthomas game

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.

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Whoaa Nelly

Posted on:
4 October 2009 9:18 pm
In Regards to:
2009 bethel game

History making moments abounded Saturday throughout the Minnesota sporting community and none were heard from louder than the thousands of fans and alumni gathered at Clemens Stadium. 
But then again history making moments are precisely the reason thousands make the pilgrimage each fall for football Saturdays.  Those who’ve marched regularly to Collegeville tell tales of a [...]

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What the heck – why not Daggett!

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21 September 2009 6:20 am
In Regards to:
2009 concordia game

 
For the second week in a row, having just been discovered in a football meeting in the Alcuin Library Auditorium, reserve sophomore defensive lineman Jack Daggett blocked another extra point.  This time it was on the opening touchdown by the Concordia Cobbers and kept the Johnnie footballers within a field goal.
With road trips to Milwaukee, [...]

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Shock and Harry Awe

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14 September 2009 6:00 am
In Regards to:
2009 uwec game

All right, most of you have probably already uttered these headline words first carved from a presidential era seemingly decades ago and who mimic the smashing and slashing style of sophomore running back Harry Awe. 
Merely uttering the phrase “Shock and Awe” brings smiles to faces and a sense of overwhelming power just as Harry’s Collegeville [...]

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Changing Places

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7 September 2009 6:00 am
In Regards to:
2009 uwrf game

As Johnnie fans lay waste to their summer of 2009, visions of boating, lake time, cabin frolicking and barbecues laden with bratwurst, meat market specials and corn on the cob give way to dreams of an approaching season of stalwart efforts by the heavily talented defensive unit.
Trailing its way into the psyche of [...]

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