It’s the last week of the 2019 College Football Season. There’s no tomorrow, so leave it all out on the field!
Game 1 ~ Purdue vs. Franklin Pierce
Up in Rindge ,New Hampshire, you’ll find a quaint private university of 1,400 students named Franklin Pierce University. The school was founded in 1962 by Frank S. DiPietro, and named after the only President of the United States from New Hampshire.
The campus is located on the shore of Pearly Pond, with Mount Monadnock in the near distance, close enough to have a 24-7 webcam pointed at it from their campus. It’s a heartwarming reminder that nature releases endorphins.
Their teams are the Ravens. Ravens in flight have their own 24-7 cam of Mount Monadnock, Pearly Pond, Franklin Pierce University, home footballs games, students, and whatever they would like to ponder that day. It gives them a full perspective on life. Or they just have birdbrains.
Game 2 ~ Oklahoma vs. Gannon
Gannon University is a private Catholic school of 4,400 students located in Erie, Pennsylvania. In fact, it’s located in downtown Erie, which itself is located not far from Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Niagara Falls and even Rochester! It’s a hardy group for sure, but also an area of unappreciated beauty and history.
Gannon’s teams are the Golden Knights. The football team each year faces off against crosstown rival Mercyhurst for the Niagara Cup. Erie is 116 miles from Niagara Falls, so perhaps there’s some piece of history that can explain this Cup. Until then, go Knights! (Sorry, Mercyhurst.)
Game 3 ~ Trine vs. California
In Angola, Indiana, is Trine University, a private school of 5,000 total students. If you aspire to become a physician assistant, I’ll make your search easy for you. Visit Trine.
In 1990, Trine (then Tri-State University) changed their teams from the Trojans to the Thunder, making a risky marketing move from classical antiquity to meteorology.
As I said, their teams are the Thunder, and their mascot is a white tiger named Storm. Personally, I would’ve called it The White Tiger of Indiana aka Push Me And I Will Eat You. But that’s just me. If you’d like to book The White Tiger of Indiana aka Push Me And I Will Eat You for an event, you can fill out this online form.
Game 4 ~ Eureka vs. Penn State
Eureka College, located in Eureka, Illinois, is a private school of about 550 students. The school was founded by abolitionists in 1848, and was the first school in Illinois to educate men and women on an equal basis. Abraham Lincoln spoke there. Ronald Reagan went to school there. The college is a National Historic District. One of their quarterbacks set the NCAA record for passing yards in a game. (clear sports segue)
Strangely enough, for all their noble virtues, their teams are the Red Devils. Then again these aren’t real devils from hell, just sports devils from Illinois. Each year, the football team goes head to head with rival Knox College in the Abraham Lincoln Bowl. Lincoln would be overjoyed to know he started another war.
Let the games begin!
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