The Hangover Movie reference… Now I’ve been the hardest on the Wolfpack this year but that’s only because of where the conference put them. I think they match up well vs Brother Rice and will cover.
The Good old Allman Brothers Boys Band’s hit song reference The Ramblin’ Men stay within a score vs the Caravan. Both excellent programs’ mascots refer to traveling in some fashion. Times of great epiphanies like this one I just had after watching CCL football for 52 years of my life makes me miss the Weber Red Horde.
Roy Hobbs’ eventual major league team. Fun fact about stalking: Ruth Ann Steinhagen shot the Cubs 1st baseman Eddie Waitkus in a Philly hotel room and was the inspiration behind Bernard Malamud’s novel The Natural. Ruth was so obsessed with Eddie, the teenager left a plate of dinner out for him on her family’s table.
300. Spartan babies were bathed in wine. And I can’t even drink at work, or should I say, I can’t even openly drink at work.
Horn Rock Supergroup Chicago’s James Pankow alma mater. Teens, children, ask your parents for a 6 string for Christmas. Then ask about Mather’s Terry Kath. Then play, sing and feel music like Terry Kath. Peter Cetera was a Man of Mendel, Augustinian raised right.
I 80 Augustinians. Fun security-measure factoid. St. Augustine Florida is considered to be the longest continuously occupied and managed city. Its narrowest street is Treasury road that is only 7 feet wide to deter thieves from stealing more than one chest of gold.
Legendary former St. Rita football coach Pat Cronin’s alma mater. I mentioned martyrs in this thread about a handful of posts back. St. Bartholomew’s martyrdom was brought upon by converting the Armenian King to Christianity. He was said to still be preaching the Good News while his skin was being flayed by the whips of his captors. May I be so lucky to leave this earthly existence so admirably.
Blue D men. Always love the story of why DePaul University ‘s mascot is the Blue Demons. I thought it clever.
My pick’s school motto is Deeds not words.
@ignazio can convert that into Latin for those that only read school mottos in Latin.
Spartans. But Rochelle being known as Hub City reminds me of when UIC was the only college named after or with an interchange in its name, University of Illinois at Circle or Circle Campus. But I guess University of Illinois at Chicago has more reach to the outside world that I do not belong to.
Segredos. It’s always hard to think about St. Rita losing the great Jim Segredo to Montini 25ish years ago. Watching St. Rita football in the 70s meant St. Rita v St. Laurence. 15-20k at Soldier Field. Great memories
Corsair. Finally, the end. This post is dedicated to
@stonedlizard who I saw pop back onto the board this week. St. Liz was always the king and OG of the irreverent connection. One had to think laterally and robustly to understand his written whims. So with picking the Corsairs, I get to end my picks of the week with one of my bring-the-house down jokes:
Once I was a pirate for Halloween. I went up to a house and a kind, old lady said “Oh, how cute, a pirate! Where are your buccaneers?” I said “On the side of my buckin’ head lady”.
