Can you send over your team of 70 year olds and your canyons to the Shoe for the game on Saturday? One of the great college football traditions!
For the Love of God....
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He wants the canon crew to come to Columbus with the canon.
Well you better be in your seat both before the opening kick and at the final whistle if you wanna hear it. :scream:
No need. We only shoot off Canon when we score points, and looking what we trot out there at QB it might not be happening on Saturday.
If you want us to shoot the cannon when you score then you guys will have to pay for the ammo. We don't have that much in the budget.
I'm surprised OSU fans even know about the canyon. They were probably already in Pa by the time it went off last year.
Actually, it is cannon, not canyon or canon. A canyon is a deep ravine while a canon is a camera.
I was figuring a shot fired from the cannon would be closer to the nearest receiver than any laviano pass.
I still love that it is now placed near the visitor section. The first time we score on a new visiting team, it is priceless.
Someone needs to set up a camera to take reaction pics for each team that visits. It would be like roller coaster photos. Lol
Someone needs to set up a camera to take reaction pics for each team that visits. It would be like roller coaster photos. Lol
Also a law or collection of books on the latter.
It was appear from the limited reading I do on this board, the general consensus amongst RU fans is that Laviano completely chaps most people's asses ..? That will be one of Chris' first priorities - recruit a good QB. Better days ahead for Scarlet Knight nation - rest assured.
I figured he wanted us to send the undefeated 1961 team so the 1961 Ohio State team could whoop THEIR ass too.
Let's just say if Laviano literally chapped someone's ass, it'd be the most productive thing he's done all season.
Cannon firings go back to 1931 at Rutgers. But the story behind the current gun was in the November 14, 1971 Rutgers-Holy Cross program, “It started as a wild dream, over two years ago, when Ted Stier, ’49, with a little help from his son, Rick, now a member of the Class of ’73, suggested to the 20th Reunion Committee that a revolutionary muzzle-loading cannon be the class gift and presented at the football centennial game in 1969. A formal order for a full size cannon was placed in May of 1969 with the Lentz Heavy Carriage Company of Cleveland, Ohio, an outfit that specialized in the building and restoration of cannons for state and federal agencies, historical societies and other groups interested in ancient artillery. After two frustrating seasons, 1949 class correspondent Jim Handford was assigned the task to ‘get the gun in ’71.” He delivered, and on the morning of the Columbia game [October 23, 1971], the class of ‘49’s reunion gift rolled into Rutgers Stadium… Stier describes the cannon… as ‘an authentic ¾ scale model of a revolutionary war artillery piece. The barrel bears the crest of George II in relief, and is of a design used by Muller of England, and published in his Treatise of 1759. It is slightly over nine feet long from the end of the carriage to the tip of the barrel, and is nearly five feet from wheel hub to wheel hub.” In 2010, a new spot was designated for the cannon along the sidelines on the field. The Second Regiment, Middlesex County Militia, oversees its firing.
Rutgers was chartered on November 10, 1766 and is the 8th oldest of America's colonial colleges as we celebrate our 250th birthday! The first fraternity lasted several days at Rutgers original name "Queen's College" before its members ran off to join the Continental Army in the Fight for Independence.
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the posters here wouldn't mind sending those 70 year olds and cannon, but they'd have to promise to fire the cannon at Laviano after every bad play he made [roll]
[Let's just say if Laviano literally chapped someone's ass, it'd be the most productive thing he's done all season]
LOL - good one
LOL - good one
Rutgers and Ohio State are not complete strangers in the past:
The September 19, 1961 Targum reported, “Dr. John Bateman is one of 24 coaches selected as members of the 1961 All-American Board of Coaches. The coaches will supervise the 72nd All-American football team started by Walter Camp in 1889. Bateman will represent District 2 along with Woody Hayes of Ohio State and Bob O’Dell of Bucknell.
John "Dr. John" Bateman was head coach from 1960-72, the longest tenured coach ever at Rutgers.
With his first season complete at 8-1 and an undefeated season ahead, the March 9, 1961 Targum noted how known the new coach was becoming, “There’s no end to Scarlet football coach John Bateman’s popularity. An envelope addressed to an office at the University was received at it’s proper destination although it simply was directed to ‘Batemanville, N.J.’ That’s what winning eight football games will do.”
After the September 28, 1969 Rutgers-Princeton 100th Anniversary Game, Rutgers coach John Bateman and Princeton coach Jake McCandless appeared on CBS-TV’s Ed Sullivan Show. The variety program aired from 1948-71.
Caught one of the male New Mexico cheerleaders off guard on one of the RU touchdowns.
Not sure what was funnier: his startled reaction or the way the girl cheerleaders made fun of him afterwards.
Guys he's trolling. Don't you remember last years game when the Buckeyes mascot pretended to get shot when we scored our first point with like a minute left down by 100.
The OP wants us to bring it because it was all over after the mascot trolled the cannon crew.
The OP wants us to bring it because it was all over after the mascot trolled the cannon crew.
Yeah but I was referring to our CANNON crew shooting a CANON because they had nothing better to do during the game, thus renaming them the CANON CREW. That's my story and I am sticking to it. :rolleyes:
A canyon is kind of like the hole Rutgers unfortunately may be in by the 2nd quarter. Hoping for an error free solid effoRt.
Yeah pretty sure Fowler and Herbstreit had a few good laughs at their expense on the broadcast too.
That RU Class of 49 was really something. Talk about giving back to the school. The statue on the Scarlet Walk was also from that class - I did not realize the cannon was their gift too. Source probably can cite other contributions as I'm sure there are more.
That's funny, saw that exact reaction 1st hand. A young Iowa couple bought tickets next to us. Cannon goes off and they're like what the hell was that. They didn't understand why we would have a cannon. I then proceeded to tell them the history of how we became The United States of America and how it all started right here. They then thought it was real cool and unique.
Not yet, actually not till 2021, our portion gets divided up by the rest of the schools. Your portion will probably be used for a nice new tattoo parlor in the athletic center.
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