Reporters Notebook (Gettysburg Times - 122207): "Power Outage"

What did ya’ll do during last Sunday’s power outage?
We had a classic “moment” compliments of Mom - at the Pitzer household.
The electric had been out since 9 a.m., so around 10:30 that same morning, Dad decided to brave the dicey weather conditions and trek three miles into Arendtsville, where Salim’s Mini-Mart was sure to have freshly-brewed coffee.
Father returned around noon, and delivered hot coffees to my sister and me.
The three of us then convened in the Dining Room, where Mom had decided to get a jump-start on her fifth-grade lesson plans at the dinner table.
With Mom’s head buried in a pile of note pads and books, the three of us positioned ourselves around the table, sipped our coffees, and caught up on the news of the weekend, hoping in the meantime that the electric in the upper portion of Adams County would miraculously activate.
My occupied mother immediately realized what was transpiring.
“Are you guys going to sit here all day?” she deadpanned.
The chatter immediately lulled as our collective heads veered toward Mom’s chair.
“What?” said my soon to be 20-year-old sister. “Don’t you like us?”
Before she even had a chance to reply, the house lights flickered on. And within seconds, the table congregation scattered.
Regardless, I think she really does like us.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer

Bowl Winners

Here is my prediction of the Bowl games based on the Mentzer Rankings

Poinsetta - Utah vs. Navy - Winner - Utah
Las Vegas - Brigham Young vs. UCLA - Winner - Brigham Young
New Orleans - Florida Atlantic vs. Memphis - Winner - Florida Atlantic
Papa John's.com - Southern Mississippi vs. Cincinnati - Winner - Cincinnati
New Mexico - Nevada vs. New Mexico - Winner - New Mexico
Armed Forces - California vs. Air Force - Winner - Air Force
Hawaii - Boise State vs. East Carolina - Winner - Boise State
Motor City - Purdue vs. Central Michigan - Winner - Central Michigan
Emerald - Maryland vs. Oregon State - Winner - Oregon State
Independence - Alabama vs. Colorado - Winner - Colorado
Texas - TCU vs. Houston - Winner - TCU
Holiday - Arizona State vs. Texas - Winner - Arizona State
Humanitarian - Georgia Tech vs. Fresno State - Winner - Fresno State
Music City - Kentucky vs. Florida State - Winner - Florida State
Sun - South Florida vs. Oregon - Winner - South Florida
Liberty - Central Florida vs. Mississippi State - Winner - Central Florida
Insight - Indiana vs. Oklahoma State - Winner - Oklahoma State
Champs Sports - Boston College vs. Michigan State - Winner - Boston College
Meineke - Connecticut vs. Wake Forest - Winner - Connecticut
Alamo - Penn State vs. Texas A&M - Winner - Penn State
Chick-fil-A - Clemson vs. Auburn - Winner - Clemson
Outback - Tennessee vs. Wisconsin - Winner - Wisconsin
Cotton - Missouri vs. Arkansas - Winner - Missouri
Capital One - Michigan vs. Florida - Winner - Florida
Gator - Texas Tech vs. Virginia - Winner - Virginia
Rose - Illinois vs. USC - Winner - Illinois
Fiesta - West Virginia vs. Oklahoma - Winner - Oklahoma
Orange - Kansas vs. Virginia Tech - Winner - Kansas
Sugar - Hawaii vs. Georgia - Winner - Hawaii
International - Ball State vs. Rutgers - Winner - Rutgers
GMAC - Tulsa vs. Bowling Green - Winner - Tulsa
BCS Championship - LSU vs. Ohio State - Winner - Ohio State

I actually have 3 variations to the main formula and based on those variations there are 3 games that could have a different outcome based on the averages of all 4 formulas. Those games are

Motor City Bowl - Purdue vs. Central Michigan
Meineke - Connecticut vs. Wake Forest
Chick-fil-A - Clemson vs. Auburn

Also the Music City Bowl is now skewed based on Florida States alternate learning style. My formulas do not take any of these activities into account.

This information is for entertainment purposes only.

today's Hillary Clinton quote of the day

Sept. 29, 2007: "Sometimes reporters write what I say and not what I mean."

On Good Deeds

There was a man who worked for the Post Office whose job it was to process all the mail that had illegible addresses. One day a letter came addressed in a shaky handwriting to God with no actual address. He opened it to see what it was about.

The letter read:

"Dear God,

I am an 83 year old widow, living on a very small pension. Yesterday someone stole my purse. It had $100 in it, which was all the money I had until my next pension check.

Next Sunday is Christmas, and I had invited two of my friends over for dinner. Without that money, I have nothing to buy food with. I have no family to turn to, and you are my only hope. Can you please help me?

Sincerely,
Edna "

The postal worker was touched. He showed the letter to all the other workers. Each one dug into his or her wallet and came up with a few dollars. By the time he made the rounds, he had collected $96, which they put into an envelope and sent to the woman. The rest of the day, all the workers felt a warm glow thinking of Edna and the dinner she would be able to share with her friends.

Christmas came and went.

A few days later, another letter came from the same old lady to God. All the workers gathered around while the letter was opened.

It read,

"Dear God,

How can I ever thank you enough for what you did for me? Because of your gift of love, I was able to fix a glorious dinner for my friends. We had a very nice day and I told my friends of your wonderful gift.

...By the way, there was $4 missing.

I think it must have been those bastards at the Post Office."

Gettysburg Times: "Canners pound on Knights, win 57-15"

BY SCOT ANDREW PITZER
Times Staff Writer

WRIGHTSVILLE – Out to prove that last year’s school-record 23 wins was no fluke, the Biglerville Canner wrestling team launched its 2007-08 campaign on a positive note Thursday night, with a convincing 57-15 win over the Eastern York Golden Knights.
Biglerville head coach Bob Gano was pleased with his team’s aggressiveness over the undermanned Eastern York (0-1) squad.
“It was a typical first match of the season,” Gano said after watching his Canners win seven of the nine contested bouts. “We were a little sloppy, but it’s nice to finally get back out there on the mat and start our season.”
Biglerville (1-0) built a quick 13-0 lead thanks to a decision by senior Seth Shive at 160 pounds, ensued by a second period fall at 171 by Green Castle-Antrim transfer Dale Nichols, and then a Danny Thomas 16-8 major decision at 189 pounds.
“I thought that our kids that have experience went out there and had some fire,” Gano said.
One of those experienced grapplers, Gano continued, was junior heavyweight Brett Smyers. Pitted against a boatload in the form of Ryan Lehr at 285-pounds, Smyers was methodical in scoring a first period takedown and two near-fall points. He then added a third-period takedown to pad his lead, and notch a 6-0 victory that was never truly in question.
“I thought Brett Smyers did a great job,” Gano said, lauding his heavyweight. “He was never in any damage. He rode (Lehr) for almost an entire period, and put him on his back in the first period. Brett did everything that is supposed to do, and he did everything that he is taught to do. We’re going to need him this year.”
The Canners accrued four forfeits from 103-130, with only one bout – albeit an exciting one – contested in that stretch. Biglerville freshman Nick Leiphart used four takedowns, and several near-falls to assemble a 12-3 third period lead over Golden Knight Barry Lewis. But late in the final stanza, an over-aggressive Leiphart was reversed to his back, and pinned with four seconds remaining in the match.
“We made a mistake at 119, but it was an aggressive mistake, so it’s OK,” Gano said. “Nick will be a good kid for us.”
Juniors Nick Asper (135) and Nic Lieberum (140) added a pin and technical fall, respectively, followed by Shay Shive’s first period pin at 145-pounds to round out the scoring for Biglerville.
“Overall, it’s very early,” said Gano. “We need to get in better shape, because some of the mistakes we made were expected, but as the season continues, they’re not accepted.”
Biglerville is in action this weekend at the Solanco Wrestling Tournament.
Scot Pitzer is a Times staff reporter.
160 – Seth Shive (Big) dec. Phillip Landis (EY), 8-2
171 – Dale Nichols (Big) win by fall over Robert Mackley (EY), 2:50
189 – Dan Thomas (Big) major decision Dylan Stoops (EY), 16-8
215 – Donald Smuck (EY) win by FFT.
285 – Brett Smyers (Big) dec. Ryan Lehr, 6-0
103 – Briar Garber (Big) win by FFT.
112 – Jesse Gardner (Big) win by FFT.
119 – Barry Lewis (EY) win by fall over Nick Leiphart (Big), 5:56
125 – Dustin Bower (Big) win by FFT.
130 – Tim Kint (Big) win by FFT.
135 – Nick Asper (Big) win by fall over Aaron Trinh (EY), 3:44
140 – Nic Lieberum (Big) win by tech. fall (15-0) over Barrett Otterbein (EY), 5:54
145 – Shay Shive (Big) win by fall over Mark Holloway (EY), 1:34
152 – Dylan Grandalia (EY) dec. Logan Bobo, 1OT, 2-0

Reporters Notebook (Gburg Times - 12/08/07): "Never trust a Confederate woman"

I was standing along the back-end of Steinwehr Avenue several weekends ago, along with thousands of other individuals, at the annual Civil War Remembrance Day parade in Gettysburg, when it dawned on me: I was thirsty, hungry and cold.
Naturally, I asked photographer Bill Schwartz if he was interested in some food, and perhaps a hot drink, and he seemed to think that it was a great idea.
“Why don’t you just go into McDonald’s,” Bill suggested, as the fast-food joint was only a stone’s throw away, “and grab a coffee or two and a couple of double cheeseburgers.”
Sounds like a great plan.
But then, the plan was foiled — by women.
“I could use a cup of hot tea,” a lady dressed in Confederate garb told me.
One of her friends concurred that hot drinks were a great idea.
So, I went into McDonald’s, stood in line for what seemed like 45 minutes, and finally was able to speak to a cashier. They didn’t have hot tea, so I ordered four coffees instead: one for me, one for Bill, and two for the friendly Confederate lasses who were positioned along Steinwehr.
“What a load of crap,” I thought. “I can’t believe I just waited in a fast-food line for 45 minutes. Doesn’t that defeat the whole purpose?”
I found the group outside, and handed the girls their hot drinks. What I didn’t realize was that those women had friends.
As I disbursed the coffees, two more Confederate women gathered in the immediate area, and displayed puppy-dog faces.
I glanced at Bill, who convincingly gave me the “You know what to do” look.
“Aaaaaand, these coffees are for you,” I told the girls who had joined the party.
I gave all of the drinks away. My double-cheeseburger tasted like plastic. And it was very, very cold.
At least the North won again.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer

On Current Events

The war in Iraq is "twice as popular" as the US Congress so let's stop worrying about ending the war and start worrying about....

On Politics

2007 Week 14 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Hawaii 1.0000
2 Kansas 0.9674
3 Ohio State 0.9524
4 Missouri 0.9231
5 Virginia Tech 0.9210
6 LSU 0.8916
7 Arizona State 0.8795
8 Oklahoma 0.8787
9 Florida 0.8780
10 West Virginia 0.8672
11 Georgia 0.8616
12 Michigan 0.8430
13 South Florida 0.8398
14 Wisconsin 0.8333
15 Clemson 0.8311
16 Illinois 0.8274
17 Boston College 0.8197
18 Brigham Young 0.8133
19 Connecticut 0.8125
20 Boise State 0.8106
21 USC 0.8047
22 Central Florida 0.7911
23 Penn State 0.7756
24 Tennessee 0.7752
25 Texas 0.7746

86 Notre Dame 0.3169

120 Idaho 0.0066

today's Dick Cheney quote of the day

April 21, 2003: "I am a big fan of Walker, Texas Ranger."

today's Hillary Clinton quote of the day

02/15/95: "I like chicken."

2007 Week 13 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Hawaii 1.0000
2 Kansas 0.9783
3 Missouri 0.9594
4 West Virginia 0.9560
5 Ohio State 0.9540
6 Virginia Tech 0.9133
7 Arizona State 0.8832
8 Florida 0.8758
9 LSU 0.8742
10 Georgia 0.8712
11 Michigan 0.8605
12 Oklahoma 0.8589
13 South Florida 0.8444
14 Clemson 0.8394
15 Boston College 0.8379
16 Wisconsin 0.8354
17 Illinois 0.8352
18 Brigham Young 0.8240
19 Connecticut 0.8211
20 Tennessee 0.8163
21 Boise State 0.8149
22 USC 0.7909
23 Cincinnati 0.7809
24 Penn State 0.7775
25 Air Force 0.7708
26 Texas 0.7702
27 Auburn 0.7688

31 Oregon 0.7511

41 Arkansas 0.6759

88 Notre Dame 0.2984

120 Florida International 0.0000

On Cellphone Technology

iPhone vs. Nokia E70

On Mental Health

Crazy

Reporters Notebook (Gettysburg Times: 11/24/07) - "Great nuts!"

The Pitzer family celebrated two major milestones this month: the 50th wedding anniversary of Grandma and Pappy, and my Mom’s birthday.
While at an anniversary party several weeks ago, yours truly hosted a trivia game.
“What is Ken’s favorite saying?” I asked the crowd regarding Pappy’s time-cherished phrase.
In unison, the audience replied: “GREAT NUTS!”
Days later, we celebrated Mom’s birthday (I won’t reveal her age, seeing as how I live with her and, for the time being, I’d prefer to keep those accommodations).
As the family sat around the living room on Mom’s birthday, she reflected upon her and Dad’s early relationship.
At one of her first Pitzer family gatherings, held at Great Grandpa Pitzer’s house, Mom — hoping to impress her in-laws — made cherry pudding.
Sorta.
Uncle Jumbo, the first family member to try Mom’s concoction, nearly gagged on the pudding, and spit his first bite halfway across the room.“
That’s terrible!” I can imagine Uncle Jumbo saying.
The pudding recipe called for a couple of cups of sugar.
Mom added a couple of cups alright...a couple of cups of salt.
Great nuts.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer

On Storms

We are all (most likely) familiar with rainstorms, snowstorms, hailstorms, shitstorms, etc.....

This is a Metal Storm.

2007 Week 12 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Kansas 1.0000
2 Hawaii 1.0000
3 Ohio State 0.9528
4 West Virginia 0.9458
5 Missouri 0.9453
6 Arizona State 0.9414
7 LSU 0.9348
8 Virginia Tech 0.9068
9 Michigan 0.8715
10 Florida 0.8686
11 Georgia 0.8628
12 Connecticut 0.8536
13 Oklahoma 0.8386
14 Boise State 0.8355
15 Texas 0.8353
16 Illinois 0.8326
17 Wisconsin 0.8312
18 South Florida 0.8257
19 Boston College 0.8200
20 Clemson 0.8141
21 Oregon 0.8132
22 Virginia 0.8055
23 Tennessee 0.7899
24 USC 0.7850
25 Cincinnati 0.7793

27 Penn State 0.7685

47 Alabama 0.6195

49 California 0.5920

100 Notre Dame 0.2023

120 Florida International 0.0000

On High Performance

The husband forgot his wedding anniversary and his wife was angry. She told him, 'Tomorrow morning I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less then 6 Seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!'

The wife woke up the next morning and looked out the window to see a box gift-wrapped in middle of the driveway. She brought the box back in the house, opened it, and there was a brand new Bathroom Scale.

Bowl Game???

Any guesses on what Bowl Game Penn State will get this year? With Ohio State, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin all ahead of us in the Big Ten and in the BCS Rankings will we even play on New Years Day???

Reporters Notebook (Gettysburg Times: 11/17/07) - "Popcorn and Soda"

On our way to the movie theater last weekend, my sister proposed a deal.
"You pay for the movies," Jamie told me, "and I'll pay for the snacks."
Translated into English, the Kutztown University sophomore actually said: "You're paying for the most expensive part of the evening, because you work for a living, and I'll pay for the cheap part of the night, because I'm a college student...I don't have any money, and therefore, I'm allowed to be fiscally frugal."
I agreed to her proposition, and forked over $17 at the gate for two general admission cinema tickets.
Yeah, it's two hours of salary, but heck, when you're spending time with family, money isn't an issue.
In the snack line, Jamie orders two small drinks, and two small popcorns. When the cashier read the bill, my sister was dumbfounded.
"Your total is $16.50," the cashier said.
Popcorn = $4.75. Soda = $3.50.
My sister turned toward me, and made the biggest puppy-dog face in the history of the world.
I don't think she'll be negotiating any more of her "deals" any time soon.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer

2007 Week 11 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Kansas 1.0000
2 Hawaii 1.0000
3 Arizona State 0.9664
4 Missouri 0.9544
5 Ohio State 0.9441
6 LSU 0.9373
7 West Virginia 0.9320
8 Oregon 0.9253
9 Michigan 0.9048
10 Virginia Tech 0.8938
11 Oklahoma 0.8931
12 Clemson 0.8584
13 Penn State 0.8550
14 Connecticut 0.8534
15 Florida 0.8493
16 Texas 0.8444
17 Georgia 0.8361
18 Wisconsin 0.8353
19 Illinois 0.8328
20 Virginia 0.8224
21 Boise State 0.8150
22 South Florida 0.8123
23 Cincinnati 0.8039
24 Boston College 0.7913
25 Tennessee 0.7904

26 USC 0.7868

105 Notre Dame 0.1767

120 Florida International 0.0000

Reporters Notebook (Gettysburg Times: 11/10/07) - "Biglerville football"

Some are calling it a miracle.
Others are still in shock.
Many residents of the Upper Adams community are pinching themselves to make sure they’re not dreaming.
Yes, it’s true — Biglerville High School had a winning football season.
And had fate crossed our path, we’d be in the playoffs this weekend.
What had to happen? If Bermudian Springs would have upset Littlestown last Friday night, Biglerville would have qualified for the post-season.
For nearly a half-hour two Fridays ago, the dream was alive: Bermudian, Biglerville’s arch-rival, was topping the Thunderbolts by a touchdown.
“I’m starting to believe,” I recall fellow Canner alum and Times sports editor Josh Martin telling me.
I even called Uncle Stan, another Biglerville graduate, to tell him the fantastic news.
“Go Bermudian,” I told him.
His response dripped with disbelief.
“I can’t believe you just said that,” Uncle Stan said.
We need them to win, I explained.
“You don’t need to actually say something like that though,” finished Uncle Stan.
Within minutes, however, hopes of a Canner post-season run vanished, as Littlestown scored twice in a 120 second period to take a 13-7 lead at halftime. The Bolts won, 28-7.
“One thing about you Biglerville people is,” colleague Jarrad Hedes told Josh and me as he comforted our broken spirits, “even though you could get into the playoffs by Bermudian winning, deep down inside, you probably still cheer for them to lose. It’s just not ethical to root for them.”
He’s right.
Go Canners.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer

2007 Week 10 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Ohio State 1.0000
2 Kansas 1.0000
3 Hawaii 1.0000
4 Arizona State 0.9610
5 Michigan 0.9528
6 Missouri 0.9441
7 Oregon 0.9326
8 LSU 0.9288
9 Connecticut 0.9149
10 Oklahoma 0.9095
11 West Virginia 0.9075
12 Boston College 0.9063
13 Virginia Tech 0.8974
14 Penn State 0.8673
15 Boise State 0.8389
16 Texas 0.8378
17 Purdue 0.8344
18 Florida 0.8186
19 Georgia 0.8182
20 Virginia 0.8101
21 Clemson 0.8089
22 South Florida 0.7943
23 Alabama 0.7906
24 Illinois 0.7904
25 Wisconsin 0.7888

28 USC 0.7624

38 South Carolina 0.6872

61 Navy 0.5449

96 Notre Dame 0.2169

120 Florida International 0.0000

On the News

It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.
- Jerry Seinfeld

On Consulting

Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.
- Scott Adams

Gettysburg Times: "Governor Mifflin marches through Canner Country"

Governor Mifflin crushes Canners

BY SCOT ANDREW PITZER
Times Staff Writer

Normally, it’s the Biglerville Canner offense that’s lighting up the football scoreboard.
Monday night at Musselman Stadium in Biglerville though, the Governor Mifflin Mustangs were the team putting on an offensive clinic.
The Class-AAAA Mustangs torched the Canners for nine touchdowns — eight via the running game — in a lopsided 63-21 victory.
But Canner coach Tim Hibbs emphatically stressed that the blowout would not demoralize his squad.
“We’re not looking at this loss as a program setback,” Hibbs said. “There’s a reason Governor Mifflin (8-1) is ranked fourth in Quad-A. This was a learning experience for our kids. Governor Mifflin is an example of a program that we want to become.”
Biglerville, 5-4, travels Friday to Hanover seeking its first winning season in a half decade.
“Our next game is extremely important,” Hibbs said of the season finale at Hanover. “If we’re a mature team, we’ll get the job done Friday.”
Winning seasons have been few and far between in Canner Country.
Since posting back to back winning seasons in 2001 (6-4, 5-4 in 2000), Biglerville won seven games in 1992, its most since 1977 when the Black and Gold went 7-4.
“We need that win,” Hibbs said of his team’s upcoming game. “Our school needs that win. Our community needs that win.”
Dreams of an upset, even though Biglerville actually held an early 7-6 lead Monday, were quelled by the conclusion of the first quarter, with Governor Mifflin holding a comfortable 35-7 lead.
“I told the kids at that point, just go out there and have fun,” Hibbs said.
Biglerville was again victimized by a porous rushing defense, gouged by twelve Mustang runners for nearly 500 ground yards.
The Mustangs only threw the ball once.
“We knew who they were and what they could do,” Hibbs said, “and they did exactly what we knew they could do.”
Averaging almost 40 points a game, Governor Mifflin never punted. After the opening kickoff, senior quarterback Samuel Eagleson scampered 39 yards to begin the scoring fest.
Following a failed extra point kick, the Biglerville offense struck paydirt.
On Biglerville’s first play of the game, senior quarterback Kyle Whitmoyer, who finished 8-13 for 130 yards, launched a missile to receiver Tyrel Taughinbaugh for a 70 yard touchdown.
Biglerville, after a Dan Thomas extra point kick, suddenly led the heavily favored Mustangs, and the Senior Night crowd was rocking.
But the frenzy quickly quieted.
The ensuing kickoff was returned 91 yards for a touchdown by Governor Mifflin senior George Schmidt, and after a two point conversion, the Mustangs led 14-7.
They never looked back.
Schmidt added another score, from one yard out, capitalizing on a Whitmoyer interception. The offensive fireworks continued with a 28 yard touchdown run by tailback Casey Casantini, with 3:31 remaining in the 1st quarter, and then a 52-yard rumble by Patrick Haggerty at the 2:33 mark.
Whitmoyer, under duress for most of the game, was picked off three times, and the Mustangs took advantage of every opportunity.
“They don’t leave points on the field,” Hibbs said of the Mustangs.
Two 2nd quarter scores lengthened Governor Mifflin’s lead to 49-7, and the Mercy Rule was in effect following the halftime break.
A 16-yard touchdown scramble by Whitmoyer in Biglerville’s opening drive of the second half, thanks to a long kickoff return by Parker Showers, made the score 49-14.
But the Canner defense had difficulty stopping Governor Mifflin’s second and third string units.
Sophomore Eric Wertz scored from three yards with 4:32 remaining in the third stanza.
To Biglerville’s credit, even when facing a 56-14 deficit, they didn’t quit, and put together one of their best offensive drives of the season.
Biglerville marched the ball 65 yards in 12 plays, punctuated by a half dozen bruising carries by senior running back Thomas McMaster. Parker Showers finished the drive, at the 8:30 mark in the 4th quarter, scoring from the Governor Mifflin two-yard-line.
Governor Mifflin answered with a sustained 10-play drive of its own. Sophomore Kyle Summers capped the evening’s fireworks with a seven-yard touchdown, with a half-minute to play.
“We just have to get this taste out of our mouths as soon as possible,” Hibbs said, as his seniors exchanged hugs with one another following their last game at Musselman Stadium. “We’ve worked too hard, and come too far, to have a letdown in our final game. We’ll give it everything we have.”
Scot Pitzer is a Times staff reporter.
Governor Mifflin 35 14 7 7
Biglerville 7 0 7 7
1st Quarter
GOV-Samuel Eagleson 39 yard run (extra point kick no good), 10:28
BIG-Kyle Whitmoyer 70 yard pass to Tyrel Taughinbaugh (Dan Thomas extra point), 10:13
GOV-George Schmidt 91yard kick off return (two point conversion, Eagleson pass to Casey Casantini good), 9:58
GOV-Schmidt 1 yard run (Zachary Ochs kick good), 8:53
GOV-Casantini 28 yard run, (Ochs kick good), 3:31GOV-Patrick Haggerty 52 yard run (Ochs kick good), 2:33
2nd Quarter
GOV-Casantini 29 yard run (Ochs kick good), 6:10
GOV-Brett Campbell 63 yard run (Ochs kick good), 3:27
3rd Quarter
BIG-Whitmoyer 16 yard run (Thomas kick good), 11:02
GOV-Eric Wertz 3 yard run (Ochs kick good), 4:32
4th Quarter
BIG-Parker Showers 2 yard run (Thomas kick good), 8:30
GOV-Kyle Summers 7 yard run (Ochs kick good), 0:35
Team Statistics
Gov. Big.
First Downs: 14 9
Rushing 39-494 30-92
Passing 0-1-0 8-17-3
Passing Yards 0 130
Total Yards 470 222
Individual Statistics
Rushing: GOV-George Schmidt 8-61 (1 yd TD), Samuel Eagleson 5-105 (39 yd TD), Casey Casantini 3-70 (28 yd TD, 29 yd TD), Patrick Haggerty 3-60 (52 yd TD), Brett Campbell 2-79 (63 yd TD), Joseph Apgar 1-3, Zachary Schmidt 6-29, Michael Nowotarski 3-24, Erick Wertz 1-3 (3 yd TD), Vincent Garipoli 5-43, MacLean Pearson 1-10, Kyle Summers 1-7 (7 yd TD); BIG-Kyle Whitmoyer 15-27 (16 yd TD), Tyrel Taughinbaugh 1-0, Parker Showers 6-27 (2 yd TD), Thomas McMaster 8-38
Passing: GOV-Eagleson 0-1-0-0; BIG-Whitmoyer 8-17-3 130
Receiving: BIG-Taughinbaugh 4-104 (70 yd TD), Tommy Kranias 2-14, Jared Picarelli 1-10, Zach Lieberum 1-2

2007 Week 9 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Ohio State 1.0000
2 Arizona State 1.0000
3 Kansas 1.0000
4 Boston College 1.0000
5 Hawaii 1.0000
6 Michigan 0.9396
7 West Virginia 0.9299
8 Missouri 0.9237
9 Oregon 0.9171
10 Purdue 0.9113
11 LSU 0.9073
12 Oklahoma 0.8970
13 Connecticut 0.8958
14 Virginia Tech 0.8932
15 South Florida 0.8639
16 Texas 0.8310
17 Clemson 0.8189
18 Boise State 0.8163
19 Penn State 0.8158
20 Alabama 0.8141
21 Wake Forest 0.8043
22 Georgia 0.7988
23 Virginia 0.7849
24 Florida 0.7811
25 Wisconsin 0.7770

34 USC 0.7355
35 Kentucky 0.7326

87 Notre Dame 0.2821

120 Utah State 0.0000

Reporters Notebook (Gettysburg Times: 10/27/07) - "Physical Fitness"

I am not exactly in what you’d call “great shape,” but by no stretch of the imagination am I an inactive slouch.
After a seven year break from physical fitness related activities, I recently resumed an exercise routine: I do sporadic pushups, intermittent situps, and jog occasionally.
And I hunt every fall.
But nothing prepared me for what transpired last weekend: while walking across campus with friends at my college Alma Mater, one of my buddies thought it would be a great idea to race to our vehicles — parked 200 yards away.
Being the competitor that I am, I said I was up for the challenge.
Another friend also agreed to participate.
Two football fields later, after an all-out dead sprint to our cars, I (of course) was the victor.
Promptly, all three of us fell to the ground, panting like dogs.
After three minutes, one of my cronies managed to stand up.
“Let’s race back,” my pal said.
Idiotically, the three of us lined up, and ran — again. And boy was it one of the stupidest things we ever did.
On the ensuing ride to a local restaurant, all three of us were sick to our stomachs. I was barely even able to down my meal.
“That was one of the dumbest things you guys have ever done,” said one of our significant others.
At least I’ll be in shape for hunting season.
~ Scot Andrew Pitzer

2007 Mentzer College Football Rankings - Top 25 +

1 Ohio State 1.0000
2 Arizona State 1.0000
3 Boston College 1.0000
4 Kansas 1.0000
5 Hawaii 1.0000
6 LSU 0.9375
7 West Virginia 0.9320
8 Michigan 0.9306
9 Virginia Tech 0.9125
10 Missouri 0.9118
11 Connecticut 0.9111
12 South Florida 0.9084
13 Oregon 0.9077
14 Virginia 0.9034
15 Oklahoma 0.8836
16 Purdue 0.8659
17 Kentucky 0.8472
18 Florida 0.8321
19 Boise State 0.8317
20 South Carolina 0.8231
21 Wake Forest 0.8174
22 USC 0.8043
23 Penn State 0.7984
24 Texas Tech 0.7921
25 Texas A&M 0.7836


83 Notre Dame 0.3200

120 Florida International 0.0000

On Halloween

Why is Halloween celebrated?

1. You're guaranteed to get a little something in the sack
2. The uglier you are, the easier it is to get some
3. It doesn't matter if the kids hear you
4. No guilt the morning after
5. It doesn't matter if they fantasize that you're someone else, because you are
6. Forty years from now, you'll still enjoy candy
7. If you don't get what you want, just go next door
8. If you get tired, just rest for 10 minutes and start again
9. You don't have to compliment the person who gives you some
10. You can do the whole neighborhood