Gipper

Glad you survived!

I drove to Owensboro, KY last weekend to visit my son (Gipper, Jr.) at his internship. Incidentally, Owensboro High School is also nicknamed the Red Devis, so apparently, we have RDP Bluegrass. So, there you go. But over the 5-hour trip down US 41 and SR 63, I saw many high schools: South Newton (well, the sign), Seeger, North & South Vermillion), the Hautians (both North and South), North Central, Sullivan. the sign to Linton, Vincennes, Gibson Southern, and Heritage Hills once I got on 231. All of these school play football and it's great to know how it plays a part in shaping to character of the cities and towns they represent.

That's good, I guess, but do early season games get teams ready for the tournament?

It's great to see him commit! I'm all for a balanced attack.

In Wisconsin on business last night and saw the Beer Producers-Slang Term for Philadelphia Resident on in the hotel bar.

or Realm...

I agree!

They played West Lafayette 5-6 years ago. WL won in Crete while Crete destroyed them the following year at Ross-Ade Stadium, no less.

If any of the Region teams go out of state, I would recommend playing Crete-Monee.

Fine, slick: a darker shade of orange!

Being we are a football community; how dare I slight the pros? Packers: Groups of people who toil in the meat-production industry Browns: Composite Colors Bengals: Hybrid Leopards Jaguars: Native Panthers (wouldn't want one of those chilling in my pool) Cowboys: Bovine Herders Chiefs: Leaders of First Nations Jets: Fixed-Wing Airplane Fleet

As i watched some baseball games over the weekend: Cubs: Young Bears, Foxes, or Lions Brewers: Beer Producers Mariners: People of the Seas Diamondbacks: Venomous Vipers Athletics: People Who Play Sports

I do like it! This would alleviate a lot of logistical headaches....

Cardinal, Crimson (Tide), Maroons--Darker Reds Bears, Bruins, Grizzlies--Doglike Carnivorans Royals--Elites, Light Blues Gophers--Furry Rodents Ducks, Geese--Waterfowl Beavers--Dam-Building Aquatic Rodents Highlanders--Hill People Senators--Political Officials

Sycamores can also be referred to as Buttonwoods or Flowering Trees Valparaiso figured it out as they are now known as the Beacons Purdue Northwest has been rebranded as the Pride (group of Lions) Texas A & M and Utah State should change to Farm Laborers The Commodores of both Perry Central and Vanderbilt University should be rechristened as Naval Officers or Soul Music Group Blue Jays--Passerine bird Dragons--mythical fire breathing creatures Bombers--war planes Warriors--Instigators, Aggressors Lions--Keystone Predators, Barberies

Boilermakers--Beer with a shot of booze Hoosiers--Speech Impediments Sycamores--Deciduous trees native to Indiana Cardinals--Redbirds (Illinois State figured it out, props to them)

all in fun--easy there, Spartacus...

Tigers: Carnivores C (or K) ougars, Panthers, Wildcats: Feral Felines Pirates: Fortune Hunters Vikings: Sea Rovers Huskies: Service Canines Brickies, Miners, Mounties, Slicers: Employees, Proletariat Hornets: Flying Stinging Insects

In case you haven't noticed, the whole country has gone way overboard on political correctness. Our high school teams did not get the message which makes me sad. But, I'm here to help: Eagles, Falcons, or any other bird of prey: Raptors Indians or indigenous peoples: First Nations Bronc(h)os, Stallions, or anything horse-related--Equines Bison/ Buffalo: Bovines Bulldogs: Domesticated Canines Wolves: Largest Canines Cavaliers, Patriots: Defenders, Protectors Ancient (Athenian, Spartan, Trojan, etc.): Big Shot, Leviathan And the two nearest and dearest to my heart: Rebels: Agitators, Insurgents, Renegades Devils: Kings of Hell, Lucifer, Holly Terror, Scallywag, Wretch Your team may not be here, but don't think they're totally innocent, I just haven't come up with a name for them yet such as Greyhounds: sporting canine and Giants: Mutants Let's have them...

But San Dimas is not....

Rensselaer runs a great program in a fabulous town, I've always had mad respect for the Bombers.

Indeed. Had plenty of those years ago...

Admittedly, I wrote Andrean and Hanover a bit too early, not intended.

Although Hobart and Andrean have been good, Highland, Lowell, and Munster are spinning their wheels. Jury's out on Hanover and KV.

Not good. Plus, you must remember this would be for all sorts, not just football.