FReeper Canteen ~ Football Facts ~ 8 November 2007

November 7, 2007 | The Coach

[beachn4fun]

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FOOTBALL FACTS

Thanks for joining us once again as we look at some football facts. This time we’ll look at "From a regional to a National sport. From 1930-1958"

In the early 1930s, the college game continued to grow, particularly in the south, bolstered by fierce rivalries such as the "Third Saturday in October"—a rivalry between Alabama and Tennessee. While prior to the mid-1920s most national powers came from the northeast or the midwest, the trend changed when Wallace Wade's 1925 Alabama team won the 1926 Rose Bowl en route to its first national title. Because the South lacked any professional major league sports presence, college football quickly became its most popular spectator sport.

As it grew beyond its regional affiliations in the 1930s, college football garnered increased national attention. Four new bowl games were created: the Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, the Sun Bowl in 1935, and the Cotton Bowl in 1937.

In 1935, New York City's Downtown Athletic Club awarded the first Heisman Trophy to Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger, who was also the first ever NFL Draft pick in 1936.

The 1950s saw the rise of yet more dynasties and power programs. Oklahoma, under coach Bud Wilkinson, won three national titles (1950, 1955, 1956) and all ten Big Eight Conference championships in the decade while building a record 47 game winning streak that still stands today.

Woody Hayes led Ohio State to two national titles, in 1954 and 1957, and dominated the Big Ten conference, winning three Big Ten titles—more than any other school.

Nine out of ten Heisman trophy winners in the 1950s were runners. Notre Dame, one of the biggest passing teams of the decade, saw a substantial decline in success; the 1950s were the only decade between 1920 and 1990 when the team did not win at least a share of the national title. Paul Hornung, Notre Dame quarterback, did however win the Heisman in 1956, becoming the only player from a losing team ever to do so.

(All information found on websites.)

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[Soaring Feather]

My ex was US Army, while doing his part for America and stationed at Fort Dix, he played football for Army and played against Rosie Grier.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/cRoosevelt_Grier

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP SSGT Carletta Davis
SGT Derek Stenroos
PFC Adam Muller
SSGT John Linde

Amazing Grace

[Kathy in Alaska]

ARGHHH....I am reposting to the right thread.

2 Alaskans killed by bomb in Iraq Soldiers from Anchorage, North Pole served multiple combat tours

By BETH BRAGG and JAMES HALPIN
Daily News reporters

Published: November 8, 2007
Last Modified: November 8, 2007 at 01:54 AM

Staff Sgt. Carletta Davis didn't get to give her husband and three sons a hug before she went off to war nine weeks ago. The boys and their dad got to Fort Drum, N.Y., one day after she was deployed.

Now they're on their way to Alaska for Davis' funeral.

Davis, 34, who grew up in Anchorage, was one of two Alaskans killed Monday when a roadside bomb exploded near their Humvee in Tal Al-Dahab, Iraq.

Sgt. Derek Stenroos, 24, of North Pole, was also killed in the attack, along with two other soldiers with Fort Drum's 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division: Pfc. Adam Muller of Underhill, Vt., and Staff Sgt. John Linde of New York City.

Stenroos, a military policeman who planned to become an Alaska State Trooper when his military commitment was over, was in Iraq for the second time in about three years. Davis, a medic, was there for the third time in less than five years.

The 1st Brigade left Fort Drum for Kirkuk, Iraq, on Sept. 6 -- the day before Davis' husband, Thomas, and their children, 14-year-old Treyton, 13-year-old Theodore and 8-year-old Tyrique, arrived. The family had driven to New York from Seattle, where Thomas Davis had just received his physician's assistant degree.

Staff Sgt. Carletta Davis didn't get to give her husband and three sons a hug before she went off to war nine weeks ago. The boys and their dad got to Fort Drum, N.Y., one day after she was deployed.

Stenroos, a 2001 North Pole High School graduate, joined the Army in January 2004. By December of that year, he was in Iraq.

During his first deployment, he suffered minor injuries when another roadside bomb exploded near his convoy, said Walt Armstrong, activities director at the North Pole school.

Stenroos is the first North Pole graduate to have been killed in Iraq, Armstrong said. More than 20 have served in the war, and one was shot by a sniper but lived, he said.

[AZamericonnie]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.....that is cold!

Those crazy birds....must have been a blast to watch!

[Sonora]

Understanding Marketing:

You see a fabulous girl/guy at a party. You approach them and say, “I’m fantastic in bed.”

That’s Direct Marketing.

You’re at a party with a bunch of friends and see a fabulous girl/guy. You have one of your friends’ approach them, point at you and say, “She’s/He’s fantastic in bed.”

That’s Advertising.

You see a fabulous girl/guy at a party. You approach them to get their telephone number. The next day you call and say, “Hi, I’m fantastic in bed.”

That’s Telemarketing.

You’re at a party and see a fabulous girl/guy. You get up, straighten your clothes, walk up and pour them a drink. You open the door, pick up their bag after it drops, offer them a ride, and then say, “By the way, I’m fantastic in bed.”

That’s Public Relations.

You’re at a party and see a fabulous girl/guy. They walk up to you and say, “I hear you’re fantastic in bed.”

That’s Brand Recognition.

[AZamericonnie]

Very neat Ms Feather....Rosie was a man of many talents!

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[AZamericonnie]

After the patrol, the dancing! U.S and Afghan soldiers boogy in the Baluchi pass of Afghanistan's Uruzgan Province.

[Lady Jag]

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Rest in Peace:
Staff Sgt Carletta Davis
Sgt Derek Stenroos
Pfc. Adam Muller
Staff Sgt John Linde
May God welcome you home..

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Brrr is right!
Yark!
Making Shepards pie and baking a nice cherry pie for dessert.
The house is nice and warm and smells yummy!
LOL

[luvie]

REST IN PEACE
~~~~~~~~~~~~
SSGT CARLETTA DAVIS
SGT DEREK STENROOS
PFC ADAM MULLER
SSGT JOHN LINDE
~~~~~~~~~~~~
LOST IN BATTLE
YOU ARE MY HEROES

[Fawnn]

Sad story. I wonder if Davis’ husband and sons arrived late or if she had to deploy early.

[luvie]

Can I come to your house for dinner? :D

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Sure you can!
The woodstove is crackling merrily!
Have some tea?

[MountainDad]

Thanks for heads up, Kathy. This is my son’s Brigade. I haven’t heard from him yet. Any word on which Battalion or Company?

[luvie]

Yes, please. Though it is pretty warm here, a cuppa always
feels good...especially with my Sis!

[AZamericonnie]

Thanks and Praise: I photographed men and women, both Christians and Muslims, placing a cross atop the St. John’s Church in Baghdad. They had taken the cross from storage and a man washed it before carrying it up to the dome.

A Muslim man had invited the American soldiers from “Chosen” Company 2-12 Infantry to the church, where I videotaped as Muslims and Christians worked and rejoiced at the reopening of St John’s, an occasion all viewed as a sign of hope.

The Iraqis asked me to convey a message of thanks to the American people. ” Thank you, thank you,” the people were saying. One man said, “Thank you for peace.” Another man, a Muslim, said “All the people, all the people in Iraq, Muslim and Christian, is brother.” The men and women were holding bells, and for the first time in memory freedom rang over the ravaged land between two rivers. (Videotape to follow.)

Michael Yon

[E.G.C.]

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