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The Time Has Come…

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29 September 2011 11:15 pm
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2011 stthomas game

The Johnnies are at the fulcrum of their season.  Last week’s game with Augsburg turned into a disaster of epic proportion.  A lackluster first half falling behind 26-10 and a heroic drive by the 59 second man (Connor Bruns) ended up being all for naught.  The defense breakdown to end the game was worthy of [...]

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Homecoming in Collegeville

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21 September 2011 11:02 pm
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2011 augsburg game

The Johnnies return to Collegeville this weekend following a nice, hard fought win on the road at Concordia.  It is Homecoming weekend at St. John’s which means the crowd will be buzzing for another win over Augsburg.  This is the biggest stretch of the season.  The next three weeks (Augsburg, at St. Thomas, Bethel) will determine [...]

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Wisconsin-Eau Claire comes to Collegeville

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8 September 2011 2:00 am
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2011 uwec game

The Blugolds from Wisconsin-Eau Claire are coming to St. John’s this weekend.  They are coming off a close 26-21 loss on the road to Bethel of Tennessee (NAIA) to open the  season.  The WIAC coaches picked the Blugolds to finish 7th out of 8 teams in their preseason poll.  UWEC returns all 11 starters on offense and [...]

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2011: The Season of the Unknown…

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31 August 2011 1:26 pm
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2011 northwestern game

Good afternoon Johnnie football fans.  The 2011 college football season is here.  A new season brings optimism and hope even for the longest of shots.  The MIAC conference issued a very nice football season preview that you can view here.
Normally I will be issuing a weekly game preview on Wednesday.  However, this week I’ve decided to [...]

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2010 Week 10: Hamline

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10 November 2010 2:00 pm
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2010 hamline game

The Johnnies end a disappointing season on Saturday with the Hamline Pipers coming to Collegeville.  The perennial MIAC doormat is 0-7 in conference play with it’s lone win coming against the hapless Macalester Scots.  The Pipers have lost their last 4 games by a combined total of 165 points.  For all intents and purposes this [...]

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2010 Week 9: St. Olaf

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3 November 2010 9:24 pm
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2010 stolaf game

This week, following a modest victory over Carleton, the Johnnies return to Northfield to faceoff with St. Olaf.  The Oles are tied with the Johnnies for 3rd place in the MIAC and look like they will be a force the next couple of years with several sophomores & juniors contributing this season.

Ole Offense:  Sophomore QB, [...]

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2010 Week 8: Carleton

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27 October 2010 3:34 pm
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2010 carleton game

The Johnnies travel south to Northfield on Saturday to face the Knights from Carleton in what will be the first football game since the torrential floods of late September. The Knights are 2-3 in MIAC play and 3-4 overall coming off a win at Macalester last weekend 42-27. They retained the coveted “Book of Knowledge” [...]

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2010 Week 7: Gustavus Adolphus

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20 October 2010 6:20 pm
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2010 gustavus game

The Johnnies and Gusties enter this weekend’s matchup with identical 2-2 MIAC records and 3-3 overall. This effectively means that the 2010 playoffs are out of the question for either school. It is Family Weekend at St. John’s, but the weather is getting cooler, it is MEA weekend, and the Johnnies are out of contention [...]

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2010 Week 6: Bethel

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6 October 2010 2:35 pm
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2010 bethel game

The MIAC schedule can be unforgiving at times.  Following last week’s OT loss to arch-rival St. Thomas on a missed PAT, the Johnnies travel to Arden Hills for a matchup with the Bethel Royals.  The Royals come into the game with the top offense and defense in the MIAC (statistically speaking).
 
Royals Offense:  The Royals are [...]

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2010 Week 5: St. Thomas

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29 September 2010 4:23 pm
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2010 stthomas game

The biggest game of the MIAC football season is Saturday in Collegeville.  The Tommies come in with revenge on their mind following heartbreaking losses the last two seasons at the hands of the Johnnies.  It is SJU’s homecoming weekend and campus officials are expecting a record setting crowd of 15,000+.  Frankly, I think it will [...]

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