ASK the AD - Jan. 4

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:53 pm

This upcoming football season could be a challenge for me. Sept. 3 I have a baseball game here as our season runs long this year until Sept. 7. Then we've got at Marshall and at Mizzou and we've got a "big day*" set for 10/10 which is could be a BG home game so I'm not sure when I'll be able to get back. Probably for the Toledo game but I was really hoping for a home game Sept. 12. I may have to consider a road trip to Huntington cause I'm not going to be able to go until Thanksgiving to see a game in person!!

* chocolate brown tuxedos are in the mix.....

mjmorefield · Post by **mjmorefield** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:01 pm

Falconfreak90 wrote:
TG1996 wrote:The semi-reliable nationalchamps.net future schedules says the BG-Mizzou game is, in fact, the 12th. Better yet, I think I have the wife considering another roadie to see that one.

Oh, and with the Troy game on a Thursday, it makes getting home for the opener easy.
Well, that would work for me! I'd love to see BG beat Mizzou in Columbia since we seem to play very well there.

However, Mrs. Freak has been way too understanding with me going to 9-10 (sometimes more) games a year. It wouldn't kill me to miss one game for our Anniversary.

I missed my 9th wedding anniversary for a fantasy football draft. I would strongly recommend not making the same football/anniversary mistake I did. I was lucky enough to see our 10th anniversary. (I planned the draft for the week after.)

hammb · Post by **hammb** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:15 pm

Dayons_Den wrote:This upcoming football season could be a challenge for me. Sept. 3 I have a baseball game here as our season runs long this year until Sept. 7. Then we've got at Marshall and at Mizzou and we've got a "big day*" set for 10/10 which is could be a BG home game so I'm not sure when I'll be able to get back. Probably for the Toledo game but I was really hoping for a home game Sept. 12. I may have to consider a road trip to Huntington cause I'm not going to be able to go until Thanksgiving to see a game in person!!

* chocolate brown tuxedos are in the mix.....

Congrats man!

I know it helps Freak, but I would like to be the first to officially complain about starting our season on a freaking Thursday. I hate weekday games.

Falcon Fanatic · Post by **Falcon Fanatic** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:44 pm

Falconfreak90 wrote:I LOVE the fact the home opener is on Thurs Sept 3. Mrs. Freak and I are going to Sanibel Island, FL for our 15th
anniversary the week of Sept 6-13.

Get in touch with FindlayFalcon while you are on Sanibel...she LIVES there now!!! She'd love to meet you guys for dinner!! I'll PM you her cell and home phone numbers down there!!

cw08 · Post by **cw08** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:20 am

FMBfan07 wrote:
cw08 wrote:The question that needs to be asked after "ask the AD" is, do the people that said we turned down a bowl think GC is lying?
honestly I think he is lying. I have heard from a couple people that work or are managers in the athletic office and was told we were asked but turned it down.

Do they know details of which bowl and when he was contacted? I just think this rumor is crap, all people are saying is that we turned downa bowl offer. And I believe GC.

Rightupinthere · Post by **Rightupinthere** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:46 am

Falconfreak90 wrote:I LOVE the fact the home opener is on Thurs Sept 3. Mrs. Freak and I are going to Sanibel Island, FL for our 15th anniversary the week of Sept 6-13.

Oh. Is she going to be your "Ding Darling?"

FMBfan07 · Post by **FMBfan07** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:09 pm

cw08 wrote:
FMBfan07 wrote:
cw08 wrote:The question that needs to be asked after "ask the AD" is, do the people that said we turned down a bowl think GC is lying?
honestly I think he is lying. I have heard from a couple people that work or are managers in the athletic office and was told we were asked but turned it down.
Do they know details of which bowl and when he was contacted? I just think this rumor is crap, all people are saying is that we turned downa bowl offer. And I believe GC.

I will ask when we got asked, but i was told it was the Independence Bowl.

I'm not saying it was wrong for him to turn it down if he really did, I just think if he did he needs to be honest.

FindlayFalcon · Post by **FindlayFalcon** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:29 pm

Rightupinthere wrote:
Falconfreak90 wrote:I LOVE the fact the home opener is on Thurs Sept 3. Mrs. Freak and I are going to Sanibel Island, FL for our 15th anniversary the week of Sept 6-13.
Oh. Is she going to be your "Ding Darling?"

That's funny! I love it. I wonder if Freak understands it though.

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:38 pm

mjmorefield wrote:
Falconfreak90 wrote:
TG1996 wrote:The semi-reliable nationalchamps.net future schedules says the BG-Mizzou game is, in fact, the 12th. Better yet, I think I have the wife considering another roadie to see that one.

Oh, and with the Troy game on a Thursday, it makes getting home for the opener easy.
Well, that would work for me! I'd love to see BG beat Mizzou in Columbia since we seem to play very well there.

However, Mrs. Freak has been way too understanding with me going to 9-10 (sometimes more) games a year. It wouldn't kill me to miss one game for our Anniversary.
I missed my 9th wedding anniversary for a fantasy football draft. I would strongly recommend not making the same football/anniversary mistake I did. I was lucky enough to see our 10th anniversary. (I planned the draft for the week after.)

Well, for our 11th anniversary, I gave Mrs. Freak an all expenses paid trip to Muncie, In. It just so happened that BG was playing Ball State that weekend...imagine that. The bling bling definitely was a hit, though...and we won.

And DD...CONGRATS!!!!! Awesome news!!!

Falconfreak90 · Post by **Falconfreak90** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 10:40 pm

FindlayFalcon wrote:
Rightupinthere wrote:
Falconfreak90 wrote:I LOVE the fact the home opener is on Thurs Sept 3. Mrs. Freak and I are going to Sanibel Island, FL for our 15th anniversary the week of Sept 6-13.
Oh. Is she going to be your "Ding Darling?"

That's funny! I love it. I wonder if Freak understands it though.

Ummm....maybe all the partying from the college days have taken their toll....I dont' get it.

falconfan1 · Post by **falconfan1** » Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:03 pm

fmb07, how about just giving our AD credit for answering fans questions being an open communicator and trying to move forward? Calls with bowl offers go to one person- not an intern or other type of associate- who might have told you this or that. There is a difference between a call from a bowl official looking at possibilities and an offer to play in a bowl.

The AD knows what happened and we were one of a couple 6-6 teams not asked. Think about it- we lost to the MAC team invited to the Independence Bowl head to head and we had no head coach. We weren't asked.

I'm with the other posters- let's get the season going. I am sure there will be a learning curve for all- players, coaches, fans- but I always look forward to every new season. In every sport really.

Go Falcons!

FindlayFalcon · Post by **FindlayFalcon** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:10 am

Falconfreak90 wrote:
FindlayFalcon wrote:
Rightupinthere wrote:
Falconfreak90 wrote:I LOVE the fact the home opener is on Thurs Sept 3. Mrs. Freak and I are going to Sanibel Island, FL for our 15th anniversary the week of Sept 6-13.
Oh. Is she going to be your "Ding Darling?"

That's funny! I love it. I wonder if Freak understands it though.
Ummm....maybe all the partying from the college days have taken their toll....I dont' get it.

Ding Darling is the name of the Wildlife Refuge on Sanibel named after J.N. "Ding" Darling, a political cartoonist and conservationist who started the Duck Stamp Program. Guess you need to do some Sanibel research before you get here, huh???

You might want to become familiar with the Sanibel Stoop too--and it has nothing to do with the effects of too much partying.