Hey Mombo! Stealing victory in 2008...
This line was famously used by Michael Corleone when speaking to his brother “Fredo” in the Godfather. However for this week’s tilt against those “smart guys” from Carleton this quote rings rather true for all in the Johnnie Nation! Why you ask?
Well it just so happens that the current Head Football Coach at Carleton is one Kurt Ramler, SJU ’97. Yes all in the Nation that is unrivaled, I am just as shocked as you! How can any Johnnie take up arms against the Nation and the family is quite beyond my comprehension, especially considering all that being a Johnnie has given Mr. Ramler both on and off the field of play.
However it can be said, and know that I completely agree, that the folks down at Carleton are considered to be quite smart. And this reputation must be accurate since someone down there in Northfield had the smarts to grab the young Ramler and install him as the Head Football Coach, therefore remedying decades of Football ineptitudes in only four short years (with last years final game against the Johnnies actually being for the conference crown.) So kudos to those in the Carleton Administration for making a very wise choice, that being choosing a Johnnie when it comes to anything related to Football!
And while all in the Nation are proud of a fellow Johnnie and his accomplishments there is still the matter of actually choosing to go against all that is Collegeville and SJ, even if it is “only” on the turf of the Natural Bowl! I do not know about all of you out there but in the Hacker Family(Dad; Col HF Hacker ’62, wife: Catherine CSB ’87 and daughter: Erin CSB 2020) it is not only preposterous that you would attend any other MIAC School other than CSB/SJU, let alone take up arms on Football Saturdays within the confines of Clemens Stadium. Homeless and destitute are more realistic ideals than siding with the weekly enemy! To each his own you say? Heresy is more like it in my opinion!
So as we “welcome” Coach Ramler back to the 56321 zip code I say that while he may still hold some Johnnie Football records, they should be notated with an * until he is no longer siding against the Nation that is unrivaled! And in addition Mr. Ramler should be( and is in my mind) considered on “double secret” Johnnie probation until he comes to his senses and renounces all that is Carleton and looks to come home to his Johnnie family as the next head Coach.
At least one good thing can be said of Mr. Ramler, he is not working for that school at the corner of Cretin and Summit. You know, where the Lane Kiffin of the MIAC coaches the Football team!
Johnnie Nation one and all, come by the Tailgate and enjoy some of Tom and Carol’s Chili before our boys complete the running of the table in the MIAC! Let’s get out to the Natural Bowl in force and support the 2009 Johnnies till your lungs bleed! 10-0 and conference crown #31 has a nice ring about it, don’t you think? Johnnie Up once again in the 56321!
