The Tom Bowl
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Tom Bowl Museum: Past Game
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It was a bitterly cold day that greeted fans hoping to see
Hawaii, Kansas and Ohio State in Tom Bowl XIX. A frozen gate at Frank A. Schafer
may have kept the three teams from making it into the stadium for kick off and
almost kept the fans out as well. The frozen condition of the field led to the
theory that the three teams had appeared, played and left without leaving any
tracks after entering the field from another entrance but their was little
evidence to back this possibility. One of the newest Beal City attractions,
Lenny the Chihuahua, attended the game and was quite shivery. The extreme cold,
scheduling conflicts and other factors led to the smallest crowd in recent Tom
Bowl history. Attendance: Eight people, one dog.
The frozen entrance gate to Frank A. Schafer
Field |
The Tom Bowl President working to get the gate
open |
Fans waiting outside the stadium before the
game, possibly being entertained by Lenny the Chihuahua |
The ice covered playing surface at Frank A.
Schafer Field. Could the ice have masked the footprints of the three
teams? |
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Tom Bowl XIX was dedicated
to Tom Bowl Hall of Famer
Molly who left us 9/25/07
"She was a good dog." |
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* Logos are trademarked images of the respective schools and conference.
Pictures of the players are property of whomever took them. We appreciate
the use of the photos and hope the rightful owners enjoys the exposure they
are being given. If not, let us know, we'll take them off and replace them
with drawings or something else. This was by far the easiest time I ever had
finding pictures of people on the web. This internet thing is on FIRE. I just finished this book called 1920: The
Year of the Six Presidents which is about how their were six once, present
or future presidents, Roosevelt, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, Hoover and FDR
all vying for the presidency in one way or another. It was good. Wilson
comes across as a real nut job and it turns out that Harding and FDR were
golf buddies. Who knew? I had ankle surgery last spring and now my ankle no
longer hurts but I couldn't walk on it for six weeks which was not fun. The
only cool part was the little cart I got to zip around on at the office. I
wouldn't mind another Star Wars movie but for now I'm just going to be
excited about Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls which is
kind of a clunky title. . I thought Shrek the Halls was better than Shrek
the Third. I
finally played Halo for the first time and the first thing I did was jump in
this jeep thing, ram into a tree and roll over the jeep which killed my
little gunner dude. I felt bad for him. Nothing of note has happened in the
garage except we finally threw away the crappy welcome mat that actually
created a bigger mess than it prevented because it was made out of this
little green fiber things that broke when you stepped on them and got all
over the place. There is a Monkees episode where Peter Tork says "Sixty years of
service... roooned!" which I like to quote but it's so darn obscure. I
finally kind of got sick of turkey sandwiches but I don't expect it to last.
Detroit Lions drive me crazy. My office is as clean as it can get right now,
I also don't expect that to last. I have a trunk load of stuff I've been
driving around for a few weeks for Goodwill. We are supposed to have a big
ice storm tonight, I don't believe it. You want a movie quote, how about
"I don't know what happened! I mean, I just tried to talk to these guys, and
then there was a dust buster, a toupee and a life raft exploded... now ones
bald ones in a boat and they're both unconscious!" You can use anything
as an insult. Just walk up to someone and say derogatorily... "You cupholder"
or "Get out of here you sandwich eater" or "Listen up, napkin grabber. I've
had enough" Try it, it works. I screwed up the picture of Malcolm
Jenkins at first. I put two pictures of James Laurinaitis instead. It was
hard to find a picture of Malcolm Jenkins. Thanks to everyone that pointed
it out. |
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