A time to be thankful

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Thanksgiving is a time to … uhhh …. give thanks, right?

Here’s some things we should be thankful for as D-III fans.

We should be thankful we don’t have to deal with or worry about the BCS. When I read and hear the constant commentary about who should get to play Ohio State for the national title, I’m grateful we have five teams lined up in the bracket to play our Ohio team.

We should be thankful we’ve had three consecutive competitive Stagg Bowls and five such games in six years. Compare that to 1994-99, where the game was never decided by fewer than 20 points.

We should be thankful there are enough people at the NCAA who care about Division III to get our selection show on national television, and hope that the telecasting package the NCAA has put together for Division II football gets translated up a level for Division III next year.

I’m thankful that my 19-month-old still recognizes me, considering I’ve been working in Connecticut the past three months and the rest of the family is still in the D.C. area. 🙂

I’m thankful that my 180,000-mile car has gotten me everywhere I’ve needed to go in recent years. Hopeful it can get through the end of the football season, but not positive it will.

I’m thankful there are so many Division III fans that this site has become self-sustaining over the past couple of years. (And that Google does a good job at selling our space.)

And I’m thankful for the recent influx of registered users over the past couple weeks. A lot of them have been players whose playing careers have just ended. We’re glad you are sticking around, and we’re also thankful for your contributions on the field. Bring your classmates.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.

7 thoughts on “A time to be thankful”

  3. I am thankful that Pat and the crew take time out of their lives to create and keep up this AWESOME site!!!!!!

  5. I’m thankful for a college football playoff system, and a fine website to follow the teams week in and week out. And, yep, I’m thankful that my alma mater is in the mix. Good luck, UWW!!

  6. I’m thankful for this website and the opportunity to foster friendships among like-minded (as in crazy) D3 fans from other institutions. I am thankful for the concern and support of said D3 fans for a critically injured Saxon Julio Fuentes; and, while his rehab in Atlanta has had a minor setback requiring him to be there longer than expected, I’m grateful for answered prayers on his behalf. I am grateful for the AU students who comprise the AU Pep Band and their willingness to give their Saturdays to supporting our Saxons both at home and on the road. Likewise, I am thankful that my 1992 Dodge Grand Caravan, the AU Pep “Bandwagon,” with over 265,000 miles, still takes on road trips like a Saxon Warrior and that it hasn’t required any major repairs. I am thankful for another fine year for our Saxons who have gone 8-3, 9-2 and 8-3 during 2004-2006 giving them 25 wins in three seasons, the most ever for an AU team in a three-year period. Happy Thanksgiving to all!

  7. im thankful that the johnnies are in the playoffs and everyone who else is in the playoffs…lets beat whitworth and then lets play whitewater…go johnnies and whitewater!

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