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The Board, The Tailgate and The Game… two out of 3 ain’t bad

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2007 central game
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26 November 2007 8:00 am

Finding renewed life after a first round victory over the Redlands Bulldogs The Johnnie Footballers were now set to continue their victory march down I35 to Pella, Iowa.  As a post Thanksgiving Day treat the Central College Dutch were next on the schedule. The Dutch themselves were fresh off an undefeated season and a first […]

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The Bully returns to the Block

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2007 central game
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19 November 2007 7:08 am

Chase Pollack hauls in a TD…that wasn’t.
Inspiration in the form of Jimmy “Swagger” and his wide open offensive attack made a long awaited return to Clemens Stadium Saturday afternoon.  Just when it appeared offensive coordinator Jimmy Gagliardi was contemplating a return to the Power I, the J’s rolled out their more familiar forward passing attack […]

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5am

In Regards to:
2007 redlands game
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11 November 2007 5:00 am

Loop back nearly 12 months and a “Ground Hog” like day reappears on the Collegeville horizon and it’s a bout of Gagliardi “déjà vu” all over again.  Heck, when you’ve been the Football Sage at SJU for 55 seasons there’s a good chance things are bound to get a little quirky.
In 2006 the Johnnie season […]

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Fan Friendly Environs Favor Johnnies

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2007 bethel game
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5 November 2007 8:55 am

With a final regular season Johnnie game vs. Bethel University this coming Saturday, SJU fans were awarded the luxury of an off weekend before the anticipated stretch run through the NCAAs.  The “free” Saturday offered the opportunity to monitor college football games via various medium and a few of us a good start on fall […]

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AK-11 Uses Shotgun to Torch Tommies

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2007 stthomas game
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29 October 2007 8:05 am

Late October weather finally found its way to Clemens Stadium this past Saturday with temperatures dipping into the 40’s and a quickly disappearing afternoon sun fading west well before half time. Left were those familiar fall shadows engulfing the home half of the sideline and the pleasant knowledge the 2007 season is just getting started.  While […]

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451, Stiftungsfestivities & Johnnie vs Tommie!

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2007 stthomas game
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22 October 2007 6:01 pm

Here it is folks, following a season full of extreme anticipation with crucial matches vs. Concordia and St. Olaf and insipid predictability vs. The Carleton Knights and The UW River Falls Falcons, it’s the weekend all fans of the “Mother Church” have been waiting for!  Not only are the Jay’s in the midst of an eight game winning streak by virtue of a sound victory over Hamline U, its time once again for men, women and children to head west on I-94 and back home! Following two successful years on the Cretin Avenue campus the Johnnie/Tommie tilt moves its caravan back to the rightful staging ground in Collegeville.  Believe it or not the Johnnies are heading into week number nine with only UST and Bethel University remaining on the calendar.

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Johnnies Stave off Mighty Knights and knaves in 10-7 Victory

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2007 carleton game
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30 September 2007 12:31 am

In what could have become a glaring blemish on a mostly perfect 2007 Johnnie football season ended spectacularly with wide receiver Chace Pollock’s leaping 4th down catch and conversion inside the Carleton Knights 10 yard line.  With St. John’s behind 7 to 3 and only 56 seconds left on the clock senior running back Mike Patnode continued […]

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Kofoed, Gagliardi and Mader Shift into Glide!

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24 September 2007 12:00 pm

Even the “Master” himself was a bit amazed at the proficiency his senior quarterback Alex “AK-11” Kofoed demonstrated in surgically slicing and dicing The Concordia College defense for 303 air yards in only 3 quarters of play.  “AK-11” simply dazzled a blazing day crowd at Clemens Stadium, recorded at 9,951, by first lofting and lobbing […]

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Gunderson proclaims: “You cannot stop me, I’ll just make a move!”

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17 September 2007 8:42 pm

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, […]

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I have a vision…

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17 September 2007 7:43 am

For those of you keeping track of JFC you’ll recognize a familiar ring of the “other-worldly” in the thoughts and muses I’ve shared with you to this juncture.  Gliding west to Collegeville Saturday morning with chitlins firmly tucked in car seats, my astral body close at hand and Kenny Chesney playing slightly above what the […]

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