God knows we can use all the kindness we can get nowadays!

We just arrived on Change Island. Unfortunately, we aren't visiting Gander but I would have liked too. Great story about how the people of Gander welcomed 6,700 strangers into their homes after planes from the USA got diverted there on 9/11. Newfoundlanders are some of the kindest people we have ever met while traveling.

53 degrees in Newfoundland at kickoff!

I'll be on Change Island off the north the coast of Newfoundland...population of 208 and the game will start at 11:30 pm local time. I might catch the first quarter if I can get a good online stream...

Trees and long hair!

Photos from a great Enterprise article by Bob Dunning. Look closely and you may see yourself or someone you knew in the end zone stands.











https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/this-is-not-your-grandpas-lehigh/

Great article about the first game in 1977!

I think that scheduling Lehigh and SDSU was a masterful move by Blue and Hawkins. Opponents like those bring up so many memories among Aggie fans of old. They know that the fans who followed the Ags during the DII glory years are ones have longed for a return to greatness the most. They are also the fans who will open their wallets first to help support the team achieve their goals. Then, hopefully, once we become an annual playoff contender, the students and new fans will get behind the team.

The "gang-tackling" quote from Bob Foster is priceless!

Thanks, DrMike...so I'm not losing my mind after all!

This is unbelievable...I can't imagine a major Aggie sporting event without the Band-uh...incredibly sad for Aggie fans...

I thought it was the Lehigh game...but my memory could be foggy... :scream:

We were in the end zone seats and I remember the football sailing into the fog on the kickoff and disappearing!

Welcome to the forum and thanks for writing that nostalgic post. The DII glory years were special and I think Hawk is building a new era for us that will be just as special. I too find it hard to believe how all the years got by so fast but, when I look in the mirror each morning, I get a jarring reminder that father time keeps marching on no matter what! Great post!

Welcome to the forum, BiZon! I remember well all the great games between the Aggies and the Bison during the DII era and always enjoyed talking with the NDSU fans who would make the trip to Davis for a game.

I think there are several AST forum members who are making the trip to Fargo this year. Unfortunately, my wife and I are currently traveling in Newfoundland so I'm not sure we'll even be able to follow the game on the internet. We're in some pretty remote areas. We'll be the underdog, for sure, but I hope we'll make a game of it. This should become an annual game for these two schools.

The red, artificial turf at EWU is the ugliest field in all of college football.

The Ags' new home uniforms look great:

I just checked into the forum from St John's, Newfoundland, and this just made my day! Congrats to Keelan...being talented, smart, mature and humble just paid off in a big way...he's a great example of the best from a former Aggie athlete!