03-08-2013, 06:30 PM
Wow, thanks a lot for all the nice thoughts everybody. Yes indeed, Hogan is my pick for the Dark Horse Candidate for the Voldemort Trophy, or ahem, the runner-up (sigh).
It's nice that with Stanford winning so much in the last few years, we've had publicity from the beginning. It was frustrating that Gerhart had superior stats to Ingram and even won the Doak Walker award for best running back, yet still finished behind Ingram simply because we weren't a national contender with a ton of publicity. I am forever appreciative at how everybody on the CardBoard, Bootleg, Stanford, and even Toby's high school pitched in for the Toby For Voldemort Grass Roots Campaign. We even got written up in the NY Times http://bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12...rt-trophy/ .
And yes, I've had the pleasure of tumbling down the old springy floor at Maples, getting the absolute stuffing kicked out of me on American Gladiators, and being the mascot for the Chicago Bulls (being part of Jordan's last year was...freaking amazing). I'm somewhat tempted to come out of retirement and try out for Ninja Warrior, but common sense and disc herniations are filibustering that bill.
And thanks for the plug Spiny. In case you missed the return of District Attorney Daniel Chen on General Hospital today, they will make the 3/8 episode available soon at http://abc.go.com/watch/general-hospital/SH559056Â . This time, I didn't get as many close-ups as when I was prosecuting Kate Howard for the deaths caused by her split personality Clonnie, but oh well. Still glorious soap opera fun...
Oh yes, apologies for my absence. After the Rose Bowl, I was trying to get some work done. Still reading and lurking, but a little less obsessively than during the football season. But if a deserving Hogan gets shafted for Voldemort, many sportswriter noses will be punched, I promise you.
It's nice that with Stanford winning so much in the last few years, we've had publicity from the beginning. It was frustrating that Gerhart had superior stats to Ingram and even won the Doak Walker award for best running back, yet still finished behind Ingram simply because we weren't a national contender with a ton of publicity. I am forever appreciative at how everybody on the CardBoard, Bootleg, Stanford, and even Toby's high school pitched in for the Toby For Voldemort Grass Roots Campaign. We even got written up in the NY Times http://bayarea.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12...rt-trophy/ .
And yes, I've had the pleasure of tumbling down the old springy floor at Maples, getting the absolute stuffing kicked out of me on American Gladiators, and being the mascot for the Chicago Bulls (being part of Jordan's last year was...freaking amazing). I'm somewhat tempted to come out of retirement and try out for Ninja Warrior, but common sense and disc herniations are filibustering that bill.
And thanks for the plug Spiny. In case you missed the return of District Attorney Daniel Chen on General Hospital today, they will make the 3/8 episode available soon at http://abc.go.com/watch/general-hospital/SH559056Â . This time, I didn't get as many close-ups as when I was prosecuting Kate Howard for the deaths caused by her split personality Clonnie, but oh well. Still glorious soap opera fun...
Oh yes, apologies for my absence. After the Rose Bowl, I was trying to get some work done. Still reading and lurking, but a little less obsessively than during the football season. But if a deserving Hogan gets shafted for Voldemort, many sportswriter noses will be punched, I promise you.