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Bobby Ricigliano

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<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">On that particular topic, I found this excerpt relevant:</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">
</span></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"That it was Senior Day, when all the seniors get introduced before the game and get to stand and be recognized with their parents and loved ones. At least three of the Mississippi seniors, for whatever reason, were no-shows for the ceremony. Their folks were there, lined up along the far hashmarks, and increasingly taking on the looks of game-show contestants who were trying for the luxury dinette suite and realizing that they'd picked the curtain with the lifetime supply of lye soap. On the big board at the end of the stadium you could see Houston Nutt begin to chuckle at the absurdity of it. It was perhaps the most poignant and sad moment I've ever seen on a football field, and I saw Joe Kapp play quarterback for the New England Patriots."</span>

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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">On the article in general, my impression is that it is</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">about how groving is some sort of psychological balm for UM's past. Seemed to be a romantic, fairy tale stretch to me.</span></div>
 

Bulldog Backer

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Jul 22, 2007
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Bobby Ricigliano said:
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">On that particular topic, I found this excerpt relevant:</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">
</span></font></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"That it was Senior Day, when all the seniors get introduced before the game and get to stand and be recognized with their parents and loved ones. At least three of the Mississippi seniors, for whatever reason, were no-shows for the ceremony. Their folks were there, lined up along the far hashmarks, and increasingly taking on the looks of game-show contestants who were trying for the luxury dinette suite and realizing that they'd picked the curtain with the lifetime supply of lye soap. On the big board at the end of the stadium you could see Houston Nutt begin to chuckle at the absurdity of it. It was perhaps the most poignant and sad moment I've ever seen on a football field, and I saw Joe Kapp play quarterback for the New England Patriots."</span>

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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">On the article in general, my impression is that it is</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">about how groving is some sort of psychological balm for UM's past. Seemed to be a romantic, fairy tale stretch to me.</span></div>
...very astute interpretation. I wonder what NAFOOM members think?
 

patdog

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