Number One Takes A Fall – NCAA Division 2′s Number One-Ranked team, the Grand Valley State Lakers, were upset yesterday 20-17 on the road against the
Archive for October, 2010
NOTEWORTHY RESULTS FROM OCT 30TH’S GAMES
Posted in college football, tagged college football, football, sports on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A HAPPY HALLOWEEN COLLEGE SPORTS POST- TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY
Posted in Cool names and cool logos, tagged Halloween, National Collegiate Athletic Association, sports, Transylvania University on October 31, 2010 | 4 Comments »
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY PIONEERS Location: Transylvania, KY Division: NCAA Division 3 Conference Affiliation: Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Major sports: basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball Site: http://www.transy.edu/athletics/index.htm Comment: It’s not a Halloween trick, there really is a Transylvania, KY and this is
XENOGENOCIDE: NAVAJO MYTH PAGE UPDATED AGAIN
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged mythology, Navajo myth on October 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
At last it’s the apocalyptic finale of the epic story of the Navajo war god Nayanazgeni battling the Anaye! I just had to title the chapter “Xenogenocide” Plus in the individual entry section I added a listing for the joint Navajo deity Tgaei. 12. XENOGENOCIDE – Nayanazgeni, Tsohanoai and Tobadzistsini looked on as, according to some myths “every drop of [...]
A QUICK Q and A WITH 3 SIOUX FALLS FOOTBALL STARS
Posted in Q&A, tagged football, NAIA football, sports, University of Sioux Falls on October 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Over the past few years in NAIA football it’s been the Sioux Falls Cougars’ world and everyone else is just part of their “win” column. They’ve won 3 of the last 4 National Championships and the 1 year they didn’t win they still made it all the way to the title game before falling. Not only [...]
HALLOWEEN SEASON DIVERSION: THE PERFECT HALLOWEEN OPERA
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Don Giovanni, Jacques Offenbach, Opera, Tales From The Crypt, The Tales of Hoffmann, Twilight Zone on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Yes, as if I wasn’t boring enough already I’m also into opera! Now, I know traditionally “the” Halloween Opera has always been Don Giovanni , but I’ve never bought into that notion since there’s really only one scene in the whole opera that qualifies as spooky and supernatural. At this time of year I prefer [...]
OCT 29TH’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES
Posted in college football, tagged college football, football, sports on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight’s games in the divisions Balladeer’s Blogs follow will be kicking off before too much longer. Here’s the rundown: Washington and Lee Generals @ Catholic Cardinals The next two games are being played at the Metrodome: Minnesota-Morris Cougars vs MacAlester Scots Greenville Panthers vs the Crown Storm In the Jayhawk Conference: Garden City Broncbusters @ [...]
LET’S TALK JAYHAWK
Posted in college football, tagged college football, football, Junior college, sports on October 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yes, the headline is a play on the Kansas Jayhawks’ traditional chant “Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk”. It’s the final week of the regular season in the Jayhawk Conference so they get priority for this week’s gridiron preview. Teams will see action tonight and tomorrow except for the conference’s and the nation’s #1-ranked JUCO team, the Butler Grizzlies, [...]
COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES FOR OCT 28TH
Posted in college football, tagged college football, football, Gulf South Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Terry Bowden on October 28, 2010 | 2 Comments »
There’s only one game tonight in the divisions Balladeer’s Blog covers, and it’s in NCAA Division2. Both teams are ranked and they both play in the Gulf South Conference, often called the SEC of D2. The road team is coached by THE Terry Bowden, the only member of the Bowden coaching family that is still a [...]
HALLOWEEN SEASON DIVERSION: A 2ND SNEAK PEEK AT MY UPCOMING BAD MOVIE PAGE
Posted in Bad and weird movies, tagged Andy Milligan, Bad Movies, Halloween on October 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
As I mentioned a little while back, I’ll soon be launching my Bad and Weird Movie Page as a companion to my Mythology pages. Previously I posted about Assignment: Terror and this time, in the spirit of the Halloween Season I’ll post my review of another film that uses the old classic monsters in a [...]
DIPLOMATS FIELD HOCKEY CONTINUES THEIR WINNING STREAK
Posted in college sports, tagged field hockey, Franklin and Marshall Diplomats, sports on October 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
YORK, Pa — Franklin & Marshall won its third straight game with a dominant 8-1 victory over the
