Like a battle ship resting its cannons before another barrage of ordinance launched on its already weary opponent, Nick Gunderson rested his own guns walking back through the Auggie line of scrimmage to the waiting bunker of his Johnnie huddle. Repeatedly penetrating and moving between the Augsburg enemy line this past Saturday afternoon “Captain” Nick, the most ferocious defender of an already ferocious defense laid claim as the most dominant defender in all of division III football.
Constantly gyrating like a cruise missile exploding towards it’s moving target the junior defender punished the Auggie offensive line down after down. Following every Auggie offensive move the soldier Gunderson was blowing up Coach Haege’s strategy to subvert this incredible talent. The results were the same, Gunderson rushing through the line, sacking, tackling, disrupting each play and then picking himself up from the field of battle with his howitzer’s resting on his hips, reloading for yet another explosion aimed at the Auggie backfield and trenches.
Outland Trophy candidate Gunderson was overheard in the halftime locker room exclaiming, “They can’t block me!”. We heard you too Nick.
- A Paper Tiger No More - In accusations by TDT to challenge the Rat Pack to return to their hair-brained ways, attendees of Saturday’s game were treated to the herd’s version of the Chinese Dragon. Six members of the Pack paraded through the stadium underneath a gray dangling rat head and body. Bravo Rat Pack, keep it up!
- Fill It Up! Congratulations to the Johnnie/Bennie student section for showing large and making plenty of noise in a game that was a fore gone conclusion. The vibe you raise is valuable and will be crucial vs. Cobber next Saturday.
- Overheard on the UW Whitewater broadcast of Saturday’s contest vs St. Cloud State, the Warhawk media team muttered, “Why aren’t the St. Cloud State fans cheering, don’t they know they just beat a great team.” I don’t know Frank, why don’t you ask them.
