Bison memories

[TransAmBison]

Sambini and I got to talking about different memories we had of old games, tailgating, roadtrips, etc. We thought telling these experiences on the board would be a great way to pass the winter until the spring game. Hopefully everybody can chime in with a particular experience (or twelve) of their own.

One memory I have is sitting at Memorial stadium before a Bison/Firetruck battle with Thesocalledfan, and a bunch of our college buddies. It was really cold, with snow everywhere. The snow was hard, probably more like ice than snow. Anyway, just a little bit before the game, the Firetrucks brought out "the pope" who was on a platform carried by some guys. Well, the "pope" blessed the Firetrucks and did something to the effect of shaking his fist at the Bison faithful. Well, deep in the stands where the students were, there flew out a snow/ice ball. I mean this thing must have traveled about 40-50 yards...it was far! We all saw it...it was a thing of beauty...and nailed the "pope". I can't remember if it hit him in the head or back or what, but it was hard enough that it knocked him over. The whole section went crazy. The guy got up and was fine, but you could see all the Fire had been taken out of that Firetruck.

That's my first one...Sambini? Let's have one of yours from the vault o' Bison lore...

[sambini]

Its basketball season so my first BISON-FIRETRUCK GAME IN GRAND FORKS. WE DRANK VERY HEAVY ON THE WAY UP. But I BELEIVE IT WAS 1976. The Hyslop was packed and it was halftime and this fraternity guys from firetruck u carried around this paper bison once around the court like they going to a funeral. I believe they were a leaf fraternity from firetruck u. Second trip around the RAJAHS CAME OUT OF THE CROWD AND FISTS WERE A FLYING . aND THEN THE COPS CAME AND ARRESTED THE RAJAHS ONLY. THE RAJAHS WERE A DRINKING FRATERNITY AT NDSU. ANYONE REMEMBER. MARV SKAAR WAS COACHING THE BISON. AND YES I PASSED OUT ON THE WAY HOME FROM FORKS. For a kid growing up in ND YOU REALLY SAW HOW THE RIVALRY WAS BACK THEN. I WAS ALWAYS TOLD BY MY DAD KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND DO WHAT THE ROMANS DO IN ROME. BUT IT WAS GREAT FIRETRUCKS SUCK+++

[sambini]

Special thanks to TRANS AM FOR STARTING THIS +++++

[TransAmBison]

Alright, this topic has gotten 30 views now, and only one post...c'mon, everybody has to have at least one good story!!!

[56BISON73]

This is an old story that went around back when I played in the early 70s. We had a defensive tackle by the name of Sanford Qualle. He was 6-6 to 6-8 or there abouts. At a party some little drunk dude comes up to Sanford and asks "hey hows the weather up there"? Well everybody had a really good laugh including Sanford. A few minutes later the little dude comes up and askes him again. Well this keeps going on for sometime and Sanford is really getting tired of it is everyone else. When finally the little dude comes up one more time and askes "hey hows the weather up there"? Sanford then took a drink of his beer and spit it on him and replied "its raining". Everyone laughed there ass off and the little dude was not heard from again. PL

[56BISON73]

There was also a group called the Rangers. Ranger parties were very well know along time ago. PL

[sambini]

PL you must of played with Lee Gunlickson and Pat Simmers? I remember also back in 1980 my buddy Shane Hodenfield had a house party. This was the track guys house. And I came in and this guy comes flying out the front door. I said wtf going on. Steve Garske who was a linebacker at the time didn't like the way the dude was acting. So he threw him out. Garske was one mean sob. He became an all american in 1982. I remember PL when my wife met SANFORD QUALE at the old SPORTS BAR ON 1ST. AVE..She couldn't believe how big of a man he was.

[56BISON73]

Sambini
Yes I played with Lee and Pat. Saw Lee and Sims at the St Paul game this year.
I still have my Sports Bar Mug. Cliff Bosley used to own it. Spent way too much time there. LOL PL

[56BISON73]

Do you remember Chris Taylor??? The US Olympic Heavyweight wrestler????
Well he went to school at Iowas State. We had a wrestling grad assit at SU by the name of Jim Duchen who used to be team mates with Chris at ISU. Well Dush as we used to call him got Chris Taylor to come up and wrestle in an invitational. After the meet is over we all go down to Sports Bar for a few. I buy a pitcher of beer and set it on the table with four glasses. Taylor says your glasses are pretty small here arent they. I said I would get him a mug if he wanted one. He just responded--naw thats alright as he picked up the pitcher of beer and chugged it. PL

[sambini]

PL , Bucky talks about Chris Taylor he was one big dude. Well here is a story from the 1981 season. We loaded up my cousins conversion van for VERMILLION,SD. BISON HAD A NIGHT GAME AT USD. 15 CASES OF BEER AND 3 GUYS AND FOUR GALS. ONE OF THE GALS WAS Mike Kasowsi fiance Gail. They were suppose to get married a week after the regular season. But that all changed after the Bison opened the season with 2 road losses . But they ended up winning the rest of the way. They had to beat USD to get in the playoffs. They won and poor Gail was crying. So we had to calm her down. And we headed back to Fargo that night. Ran out of beer had to pick some up . And got back to Fargo to Schluchters house and the fellas had a party till about 9 am. Mike and Gail got married in Jan in Grand Forks in a blizzard. But as true Bison we all made it up there and had one hell of a good time.

[TransAmBison]

Okay, I've got another one for ya. It must have been the '95 season. Thesocalledfan and I were (Earmuffs 02Bison) drinking heavily with a big group down in south Fargo before an evening game. We were underage, so it had to be in an apartment. Anyway, we were all pretty loaded, and everybody piles out of the apartment. I wasn't paying much attention and go down the hallway, down the stairs, and out the door. Everybody else went the opposite way. My concept of time wasn't quite there, and I figured they must have left me. They drove to the game in two cars, each figuring I was in the other car. Anyway, here is where it became a story. I was all face painted up, decked out in bison gear, and carrying my big yellow Bison flag. And it was raining. I began walking, and just figured I'd keep walking in the direction of the dome until somebody picked me up. I made it to the 13th Ave I-29 on-ramp where a car stopped. The window rolled down and the guy asked where to? I tried to form a grammatically correct sentence to make a good impression, but all that came out was, "Me go dome." The harder I tried to say something the worse it got. I just finished it off with pointing at myself and said, "Dome...me." The guy said get in, with quite a laugh. He ended up being an ATO alumni. He dropped me off right at the student entrance, and I was the first one of our group at the game.

[sambini]

PL , Bucky talks about Chris Taylor he was one big dude. Well here is a story from the 1981 season. We loaded up my cousins conversion van for VERMILLION,SD. BISON HAD A NIGHT GAME AT USD. 15 CASES OF BEER AND 3 GUYS AND FOUR GALS. ONE OF THE GALS WAS Mike Kasowsi fiance Gail. They were suppose to get married a week after the regular season. But that all changed after the Bison opened the season with 2 road losses . But they ended up winning the rest of the way. They had to beat USD to get in the playoffs. They won and poor Gail was crying. So we had to calm her down. And we headed back to Fargo that night. Ran out of beer had to pick some up . And got back to Fargo to Schluchters house and the fellas had a party till about 9 am. Mike and Gail got married in Jan in Grand Forks in a blizzard. But as true Bison we all made it up there and had one hell of a good time.
Oh by the way HAPPY 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY MIKE AND GAIL KASOWSKI THIS COMING JAN. WE HAD A SAYING BACK THEN WHO SAID KOWS CAN'T RUN.

[westriverbison]

1979 *@%Football game...............A blanket............A wheelchair.................. A keg..................Student section................Second half, second keg [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif]

[Trimmy]

Okay, I've got another one for ya. *It must have been the '95 season. *Thesocalledfan and I were (Earmuffs 02Bison) drinking heavily with a big group down in south Fargo before an evening game. *We were underage, so it had to be in an apartment. *Anyway, we were all pretty loaded, and everybody piles out of the apartment. *I wasn't paying much attention and go down the hallway, down the stairs, and out the door. *Everybody else went the opposite way. *My concept of time wasn't quite there, and I figured they must have left me. *They drove to the game in two cars, each figuring I was in the other car. *Anyway, here is where it became a story. *I was all face painted up, decked out in bison gear, and carrying my big yellow Bison flag. *And it was raining. *I began walking, and just figured I'd keep walking in the direction of the dome until somebody picked me up. *I made it to the 13th Ave I-29 on-ramp where a car stopped. *The window rolled down and the guy asked where to? *I tried to form a grammatically correct sentence to make a good impression, but all that came out was, "Me go dome." The harder I tried to say something the worse it got. *I just finished it off with pointing at myself and said, "Dome...me." *The guy said get in, with quite a laugh. *He ended up being an ATO alumni. *He dropped me off right at the student entrance, and I was the first one of our group at the game.

That's an awesome story. That is about the same time frame I was doing similar drunken escapades. It's amazing we're still alive!

[NDSUFREAK10]

I hate to bring it up, and I am killing myself for it, but the BISON vs und game in 2000. I loved to see that magical season get what seems to be the national championship for north dakotans. I remember the last 16 secs when und had the ball and that everyone was standing for my best experience in the FFD at the time. Pass was incomplete, 10 secs, pass complete, 5 4 3 2 1 0! last play was a pass to a und WR but he took a rain check and wasnt there to catch it.

[insane_ponderer]

I hate to bring it up, and I am killing myself for it, but the BISON vs und game in 2000. I loved to see that magical season get what seems to be the national championship for north dakotans. I remember the last 16 secs when und had the ball and that everyone was standing for my best experience in the FFD at the time. Pass was incomplete, 10 secs, pass complete, 5 4 3 2 1 0! last play was a pass to a und WR but he took a rain check and wasnt there to catch it.


Were you in the student section for that game...if so, or if anyone else on this board was, do you remember turning your back on the und marching band that came down and performed at half time...I thought that was fricken priceless.

[Bisonguy]

I hate to bring it up, and I am killing myself for it, but the BISON vs und game in 2000. I loved to see that magical season get what seems to be the national championship for north dakotans. I remember the last 16 secs when und had the ball and that everyone was standing for my best experience in the FFD at the time. Pass was incomplete, 10 secs, pass complete, 5 4 3 2 1 0! last play was a pass to a und WR but he took a rain check and wasnt there to catch it.


Were you in the student section for that game...if so, or if anyone else on this board was, do you remember turning your back on the und marching band that came down and performed at half time...I thought that was fricken priceless.


Was that the year they kept dropping their instruments?

I remember one UND band member dropping his trombone on the turf three times. ;D

[NDSUFREAK10]

I hate to bring it up, and I am killing myself for it, but the BISON vs und game in 2000. I loved to see that magical season get what seems to be the national championship for north dakotans. I remember the last 16 secs when und had the ball and that everyone was standing for my best experience in the FFD at the time. Pass was incomplete, 10 secs, pass complete, 5 4 3 2 1 0! last play was a pass to a und WR but he took a rain check and wasnt there to catch it.


Were you in the student section for that game...if so, or if anyone else on this board was, do you remember turning your back on the und marching band that came down and performed at half time...I thought that was fricken priceless.


Was that the year they kept dropping their instruments?

I remember one UND band member dropping his trombone on the turf three times. *;D

And I believe that both bands were tossing white rifles and und dropped them a couple times.
HOOOWWWWW EMBARASSING

[sambini]

Do any of you remember when the east bleachers were for the students. When we would play the FIGHTING FIRE TRUCKS people would fill the east stands in the aisle. And you could sneek in a few brews in your hood of your air force parka. Or maybe a dead Jackrabbit to throw on the floor for a big game with the Jacks.

[mebison]

I hate to bring it up, and I am killing myself for it, but the BISON vs und game in 2000. I loved to see that magical season get what seems to be the national championship for north dakotans. I remember the last 16 secs when und had the ball and that everyone was standing for my best experience in the FFD at the time. Pass was incomplete, 10 secs, pass complete, 5 4 3 2 1 0! last play was a pass to a und WR but he took a rain check and wasnt there to catch it.


Were you in the student section for that game...if so, or if anyone else on this board was, do you remember turning your back on the und marching band that came down and performed at half time...I thought that was fricken priceless.

I was in the band that year....the director was FURIOUS that a guest band would be treated so rudely. Personally, I thought it was kind of funny. The next year when our band went to the Alerus some people remembered that and turned their backs to us, but we played one of the best shows of my 4 years and turned'em back around.

[Hammersmith]

I hate to bring it up, and I am killing myself for it, but the BISON vs und game in 2000. I loved to see that magical season get what seems to be the national championship for north dakotans. I remember the last 16 secs when und had the ball and that everyone was standing for my best experience in the FFD at the time. Pass was incomplete, 10 secs, pass complete, 5 4 3 2 1 0! last play was a pass to a und WR but he took a rain check and wasnt there to catch it.


Were you in the student section for that game...if so, or if anyone else on this board was, do you remember turning your back on the und marching band that came down and performed at half time...I thought that was fricken priceless.

I was in the band that year....the director was FURIOUS that a guest band would be treated so rudely. *Personally, I thought it was kind of funny. *The next year when our band went to the Alerus some people remembered that and turned their backs to us, but we played one of the best shows of my 4 years and turned'em back around.
Funny thing is, I was one of the people who got the ball rolling on the whole band exchange deal. I was one of the band's student leaders when UND was just starting up their band and a good friend of mine from high school was one of the older students in that group. Over summer break, we talked about starting a new tradition. He talked to his director, I talked to mine, and then they talked with each other. In retrospect, maybe not the greatest of ideas.

[mebison]

Actually, I do think it was a good idea. We always enjoyed marching with other bands and there really were feelings of goodwill between the bands...we fed the UND band breakfast the first year, and they returned the favor the next year, UNO brought us apples (and some good natured smack) when we marched in their house. UC-Davis came and hung out with us at Coaches after the game (and a few of us ventured into their ranks to play with them after the game). The only band I can't remember interacting with was the Bunny Band when they came...I think they game just in time to rehearse and boarded the buses right afterward to go home.

Another funny memory: The band standing in the hallways under the dome chanting "where's the pink?!?" as the UND football team filed past. Their team outweighed our band by several hundred pounds, but I guess we didn't know any better.

Alright, obviously I can go on and on with band stories, so I'll stop myself now.

[84grad]

1990 Pittsburgh State "Gorillas" playoff game here in Fargo. I sat right behind the shivering, chattering Pitt fans on that cold afternoon. Thundar "welcomed" them to Fargo by bringing up a big bunch of bananas that had been left outside overnight. Frozen hard as a rock. Thundar banged a banana on the metal railings as he approached, just for effect. Then he threw them one-by-one to the Gorilla fans. Nice touch!!

[TransAmBison]

Can't even remember which year this was, Thesocalledfan would remember, though. A couple of our buddies got kicked out of the Bison/Firetruck game for being a little drunk. I know they tried to get back in and security wouldn't let him, so they went to the dorm, changed clothes, bought a tickets, and were able to get back in. Priceless.

[sambini]

That is the true definition of fans...This was a great idea TA+++

[GFBisonFan]

1990 playoff game against Poly SLO. Snowed heavily that morning or night before and snow was all over the bleachers. I had a friend from VCSU come up and we got into the malt liquor keg very early (anyone remember the smurf drinking game-those that do should know how wasted we were). Got to the stadium and my friend picked up the sticky snow, chucked at some shirtless poly fans, nailed one, and was promptly escorted out of the game. He didn't even see the opening kickoff. LMAO.

[TransAmBison]

So, any other good stories out there? SDBison? Bisonguy? Thesocalledfan? Herdmentality? You guys must have a ton.

[Herd_Mentality]

So, any other good stories out there? SDBison? Bisonguy? Thesocalledfan? Herdmentality? *You guys must have a ton.

Part of my plea agreement was to never speak of my exploits.

[56BISON73]

So, any other good stories out there? SDBison? Bisonguy? Thesocalledfan? Herdmentality? *You guys must have a ton.

Ive got a couple of intra football game stories I could tell if any are interested. PL

[sambini]

Lets hear them PL+++

[56BISON73]

Before I came to NDSU I played at Iowa (Hawkeyes). In 1971 my sophmore year we were playing Penn State on national TV. They had a pretty good team that year as they had Franco Harris and Lydell Mitchell in their back field.

In the second half our QB breaks out of the pocket and is scrambling. Well when I see this I pick out a PSU defender in hot persuit. Now Ive got a good 5-7 yard head of steam built up and Im going to knock this dude on his ass because he cant see me coming.

Just when the QB should have zigged away from me---he zagged and cut right in front of me. Of course I couldnt stop and I knocked him on his ass. So I have the distinction of tackling my own QB on national TV. PL

[lakesbison]

last time I've been to that craphole. was 97

NDSU won and the fans stormed the field.

myself, Greg Coleman, Izzy Moses and 4 others drove up in my JEEP. 95' classic!

lots of boozing.. lots of snowball fights..

anyways. in 4th quarter.. we all lined the side of the field. waitin to storm.

and the chant starts "THE POSTS GO ON THE JEEP!!"

everyone was signing it..... we all ran out.. and the CHICKEN $HIT UND rent a cops.. started macing us.

what a bunch of dicks... we sued them!! and got outta our disordely conducts..


excessive force baby!!

GO BISON!

[56BISON73]

So After I transfer to SU and sit out a year we are playing UNI about the 3rd-4th game of the season(1973).
They have this nose guard that is being touted as an All American. Hes getting like 3-4 sacks a game and an ungodly amount of tackles. So naturally there is alot of hype etc going into the game.

My mom and dad come up for the game and are sitting in their seats and a couple of UNI fans sit right next to them. Well this guy starts telling my dad and anyone else about his son (the nose guard) who is unstoppable and is going to reek havoc on the Bison. Well this guy keeps going on an on and finally my dad says I bet you a 100.00 you son doesnt get one sack. The guy of course accepts. Now remember the guy doesnt know that Iam his son.

So the game starts and I own this guy. We are kicking his ass up and down the field so bad that Iam telling him that we are coming over his ass and there isnt shit he can do about it. Well UNI starts playing REAL dirty. Just before the end of the first half thier Defensive tackle dove on the back of my lower legs spraining my lt ankle real bad. So they carry me in the locker room and the doctor and trainers (Izzy)are going nuts because when they took my cleats off they could see my toes swelling up even though my ankle was still taped.
So after much concertation between doctor, trainer and coach they ask me if I could play on it. I said well lets leave this tape job on but lets re-tape it but tighter and I would see how it felt. I stood up and thought somone had shot me in the foot but I could stand on it. So I come out to the team room just before we have to go back out for the second half and they tell me Im starting the second half and we will see how it goes.

While all this is going on the guy in the stands is besides himself as his boy hasnt even got a tackle yet.

The second half starts and we get a really nice return. We break out of the huddle and the nose guard mentions that Im limping alittle bit. I told him not to worry about my ankle as we were going to run over his ass again. I tip this guy over on his back and we gain like 15 yards. and we just march right down the field and score.

Sometime during the second half they replace the so called All American. We come up to the line and this new guy is snorting snot and all types of theatrics. I just looked at him and said. "Hey your all Ameican couldnt do shit what do you think youre going to do???" Oh and by the way-- we are coming right over your ass". It wasnt too much longer we had the game pretty well in hand. But do you think Kjelbertson would take be out and give me some relief. Hell no. He said I played better the second half with a bum ankle so I played the entire game.
Mean while the guy pays my dad the c-note. As he starts to turn and walk away he stops and asks my dad if he was an SU fan or did he have a son that played. He says "oh my sons on the team." Then he asks " what position". Of cousre by that time my dad puts on a big smaile and says "oh hes the starting offensive center." LOL I guess the look on his face was priceless.

Needless to say my dad was 100.00 richer and UNIs nose guard was no longer an All American Candidate.

PL

[56BISON73]

We kicked UNDs ass that year, Nuff said. PL

[Trimmy]

Awesome story about the UNI guy PL.

[sambini]

Thanks PL. mY FONDEST memory at upper Mayville State- Grand Forks branch. Was in 1986. It had snowed all week and they had barely cleaned the turf off. Trying to slow down the Vaunted Veer offense. Jeff Bentrim BREAKS Walter PAYTONS Touchdown mark for a career. Cold as hell out drank alot of schnapps that day. Benny breaks the record and people just mob him in the endzone. Bison win 63-10. Right score? Dormie or Road WOULD know for sure. We had a fan of ours running down the sidelines no shirt. Wish it would of been a chick. We also had more fans there the FIRETRUCKS did.

[56BISON73]

The year I had to sit out(1972) myself and some friends went up north to watch the big game. The game see sawed back and forth. But in the end the Bison drove down into enemy territory. Donny Severson was the QB. I think it was 4th and goal . Donny fakes a handoff to the rt and does one of the most beautiful bootlegs that I have ever seen around the left side . He goes in untouched for the score. BISON WIN!!!!! PL

[sambini]

Awesome PL keep them coming.

[westsidebison]

My greatest Bison/Dacotah Field memorie would have to be the 1990 Pitt ST semi-final. I was 11 years old and obssesed with anything Bison. My brother (bisoninhuskerland) 13 years my elder took little brother and sister to the game. I remember we sat maybe 5 rows below the press box on the south side. I remember the game being a see-saw type battle, with the absolutely unbeatable thundering herd down at halftime. The part that I will never forget is the bison late in the fourth had established a lead (not sure by how much) and the Gorillas were driving. I think they had gotten into bison territory and we needed a stop, a turnover, something! You may think it's stupid or petty, but this little 5th grader was literaly praying to the GOD OF HEAVEN for divine intervention (an interception specifically) and on the very next play.............................................. ........................................HALLELULIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweeney picks if off!!! *It was magical, God was on our side, and we could not lose!!!

[Trimmy]

I hear you westside, reading your post gave me chills! *As a youngster I too used to pray to the almighty for help during athletic contests.

"With God on our side" - Bob Dylan

[sambini]

My greatest Bison/Dacotah Field memorie would have to be the 1990 Pitt ST semi-final. I was 11 years old and obssesed with anything Bison. My brother (bisoninhuskerland) 13 years my elder took little brother and sister to the game. I remember we sat maybe 5 rows below the press box on the south side. I remember the game being a see-saw type battle, with the absolutely unbeatable thundering herd down at halftime. The part that I will never forget is the bison late in the fourth had established a lead (not sure by how much) and the Gorillas were driving. I think they had gotten into bison territory and we needed a stop, a turnover, something! You may think it's stupid or petty, but this little 5th grader was literaly praying to the GOD OF HEAVEN for divine intervention (an interception specifically) and on the very next play.............................................. ........................................HALLELULIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweeney picks if off!!! *It was magical, God was on our side, and we could not lose!!!
It was so electric that day. It brought chills down my spine.

[TransAmBison]

My greatest Bison/Dacotah Field memorie would have to be the 1990 Pitt ST semi-final. I was 11 years old and obssesed with anything Bison. My brother (bisoninhuskerland) 13 years my elder took little brother and sister to the game. I remember we sat maybe 5 rows below the press box on the south side. I remember the game being a see-saw type battle, with the absolutely unbeatable thundering herd down at halftime. The part that I will never forget is the bison late in the fourth had established a lead (not sure by how much) and the Gorillas were driving. I think they had gotten into bison territory and we needed a stop, a turnover, something! You may think it's stupid or petty, but this little 5th grader was literaly praying to the GOD OF HEAVEN for divine intervention (an interception specifically) and on the very next play.............................................. ........................................HALLELULIA !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweeney picks if off!!! *It was magical, God was on our side, and we could not lose!!!
It was so electric that day. It brought chills down my spine.
Pretty sure I was on my knees praying for an interception, fumble, anything, something!!!! At that time, I really was quite obsessed and couldn't get enough of Bison football. Not much, if anything, has changed!

[TransAmBison]

Alright everybody, here is a Bison memory for you. Sitting downstairs at the Underground in Minneapolis listening to my friend's band with all my old college buddies after the Bison/Gophers game when, low and behold, a song was sung in a way it had never been sung before. The quality is poor, but the intent was there. Enjoy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2602346733986627211&hl=en

[sambini]

LOVED IT TRANS AM ++++++

[NDSUFREAK10]

HAIL NDSU!! Most of you are like, What the f*ck?

[IowaBison]

Alright everybody, here is a Bison memory for you. Sitting downstairs at the Underground in Minneapolis listening to my friend's band with all my old college buddies after the Bison/Gophers game when, low and behold, a song was sung in a way it had never been sung before. The quality is poor, but the intent was there. Enjoy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2602346733986627211&hl=en

Ate at Gasthof's after the game.

We requested the song from the accordion player and our table of two dozen sangs with gusto and 1 liter steins of beer in the air.

[westsidebison]

I have another, more recent memorie. It was 2003 montana game and coming into the game, as you all know nobody including myself gave the Mighty Bison a chance. At the time I was driving a para-transit bus, and because I had just started I was the low guy on the totem pole. This meant that if no one else wanted to work saturdays, guess who ended up with the shift! Yup yours truly, and to be honest I was F-ING PISSED! But that's the way it was, and I guess I was lucky to catch the first quarter before my shift. I don't think I have to tell you how the firsthalf went, but for the ignorant few it "SUCKED" and all the prognosticators were feeling comfortable with their assumptions. Then there was the second half, and even listening to it was absolutely beautiful! Well it came down to it. And you all know what I mean, that final kick. Now I really, really wanted to see this, and luckily I just started a break in my schedule so I quickly looked for a place that might be covering the game. I knew every hotel has a tv in the lobby and right in front of me was the marriot in south Moorhead. So I whippd in the lot and found the tele in the almost empty lobby. I turned the thing on just as the lines were set. When that thing went wide right I remember making a complete fool of myself,but I cared very little!!
Well even to this great memorie there is a tragedy! My niece had taped the game for me,which was great. But like an idiot I forgot the tape at my brothers house after I had watched it there. Maybe a week later I went back to retrieve it and found the tape that read MONTANA VS NDSU and found out that my sister in-law had taped over the game. Now what's really bad, hold on I have to get my barf bag............................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ................... ok I'm back, guess what she taped over one of the greatest Bison games of all time with! SurvIVoR >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( ABSOLUTE BLASPHEMY!! >:(

[IowaBisonToo]

Reminds me of the "Raymond" episode where he tapes a Super Bowl over their wedding. After they have a 2nd wedding, all the guys get together to watch the Super Bowl tape and just at the end of the game, here comes the wedding back on the screen and all the guys scream. ;D

[THEsocalledfan]

So, any other good stories out there? SDBison? Bisonguy? Thesocalledfan? Herdmentality? *You guys must have a ton.

Okay, okay. Sorry for the slow reply. I did notice a trend that I tended to be in most of TransAm's stories and considering that I went to basically every Bison football game during college and after college with TransAm, it is not surprising.

First, the time the guys got kicked out, it was case day, meaning the guy who got kicked out had drank a case of beer. He set his alarm and started at 7 AM. I don't think he even knew what was going on after the game. This was the Fall 1994 Bison/Sioux game.

As for my own story....

You have probably figured that TransAm and I got into every game early so we could sit in front. We also were usually 3 sheets to the wind. During one of those many times, a Morningside player with the number 1 was warming up. As usual, Morningside had one 0 games so far. I yelled down at him,

"Hey number 1, it that the number of games you have won this year? Oh, wait a minute....."

He got so pissed that he came over and said to me:

"You come down on the field after the game and you will see how many fights I've lost."

Of course all of us including the Hawain guys were like "big man, he's a tough guy, etc., etc." and we proceeded to harass him the entire game. I was famous for saying a lot of dumb things during the game, but this comment was truly my finest moment as a Bison fan.

TransAM, does this meet your needs?

[TransAmBison]

So, any other good stories out there? SDBison? Bisonguy? Thesocalledfan? Herdmentality? *You guys must have a ton.

Okay, okay. *Sorry for the slow reply. *I did notice a trend that I tended to be in most of TransAm's stories and considering that I went to basically every Bison football game during college and after college with TransAm, it is not surprising.

First, the time the guys got kicked out, it was case day, meaning the guy who got kicked out had drank a case of beer. *He set his alarm and started at 7 AM. *I don't think he even knew what was going on after the game. *This was the Fall 1994 Bison/Sioux game.

As for my own story....

You have probably figured that TransAm and I got into every game early so we could sit in front. *We also were usually 3 sheets to the wind. *During one of those many times, a Morningside player with the number 1 was warming up. *As usual, Morningside had one 0 games so far. *I yelled down at him,

"Hey number 1, it that the number of games you have won this year? *Oh, wait a minute....."

He got so pissed that he came over and said to me:

"You come down on the field after the game and you will see how many fights I've lost."

Of course all of us including the Hawain guys were like "big man, he's a tough guy, etc., etc." and we proceeded to harass him the entire game. *I was famous for saying a lot of dumb things during the game, but this comment was truly my finest moment as a Bison fan.

TransAM, does this meet your needs?
Ahhh, yes...it was a good day. I had forgotten about that. I also believe you were looking all around once we got into the parking lot. If memory serves me correct, you were not entirely sure he would not come find you!

[THEsocalledfan]

Ahhh, yes...it was a good day. *I had forgotten about that. *I also believe you were looking all around once we got into the parking lot. *If memory serves me correct, you were not entirely sure he would not come find you!

I will neither confirm nor deny. I was probably still hammered. Do students still drink before games? Or were we just alcoholics?

[insane_ponderer]

Do students still drink before games? *Or were we just alcoholics?



Yes and Yes *;D

[TransAmBison]

Ahhh, yes...it was a good day. *I had forgotten about that. *I also believe you were looking all around once we got into the parking lot. *If memory serves me correct, you were not entirely sure he would not come find you!

I will neither confirm nor deny. *I was probably still hammered. *Do students still drink before games? *Or were we just alcoholics?

The students still drink, TransAmBison still drinks, not a lot has changed.

[56BISON73]

Speaking of drinking. Anybody here ever go to the Dirty Bird???
Is Chubs Pub and Sports Bar still around? PL

[Trimmy]

Chubs and Sports Bar are still around, Dirty Bird is before my time.

[TransAmBison]

So, who's got the next story to share?

[56BISON73]

Chubs and Sports Bar are still around, Dirty Bird is before my time.

The Dirty Bird was in Morehead. Its now a VFW I think. I was a bouncer there. Talk about fun. PL

[sambini]

Didn't TINY TIM sing there? It is the VFW now PL.

[56BISON73]

Didn't TINY TIM sing there? It is the VFW now PL.

Yes he did as a matter of fact. Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels also played there.
I was there when the drinking age turned to 19 I think at the time. Man what a time. PL

[TransAmBison]

Okay, time for another story. This one has nothing to do with the Bison, but it happened at NDSU, so close enough for me. It was late in the evening and I was getting ready to take my new girlfriend (now wife) home from a party we were at. I walked into my friend's (roommate from freshman year) room to pick up our stuff and leave. This was the first time she had met my old roommate, who had been a big drinking buddy of mine for about three years now. Anyway, we walk into the room, and he has a beer bong rigged up to something so he can bong by himself. I asked him what he was doing, and in a very drunken state he tells me (while slightly crying) that everybody quit drinking with him and he was forced to do this by himself. He proceeds to bong the beer, and gets ready to fill it up again. Well, the people who quit drinking with him, they were all passed out. He thought they were just being prudes. It was pretty funny, especially looking at my girlfriends face. She was laughing so hard, but was in a little shock with what kind friends I had. Amazing we ever graduated. What makes it even funnier is we all got together at the Bison/Gophers game, and THEsocalledfan bought us a keg, and this guy was once again administering the beer bong. But don't worry, it is okay now. He is a doctor. It was strictly for medicinal purposes.

[sambini]

Thanks Trans AM. PL IT WAS 18 BACK IN THE MIDDLE 70S. I REMEBER BACK IN 82 WE WENT DOWN TO SDSU FOR THE FOOTBALL GAME. Loaded up the van with some former players and girls. One got sick in Brookings on Friday nite. Must have been some bad ice. We GO driving around Brookings pull up to a stop sign. Nev says to the person Going to the Game today. He answers yes. Nev says BISON ARE GONNA ROLL. Then we hit the bars after the game Bison win. A friend of ours former player says You guys are sure happy for getting a loss. He goes up to this guy in the bar wearing a JACKS jersey and ays BUDDY DID YOU PLAY TODAY hE SAYS NO i'M NOT ON THE TEAM. hUSEBY SAYS DIDN'T THINK SO. Well we partied some more then headed back to FARGO. aND PARTIED AT THE aNIMAL hOUSE AT 1018 N UNIV TILL SUNRISE ON SUNDAY.

[56BISON73]

In 1969 I came up to Fargo for an unofficial recruiting visit. Sat night my dad myself and Coach Bodine go to a basketball game in the OLD FIELD House. After the game Tom Varachek takes me out to show me a good time. There was a group called the Rangers back then and they used to throw some wild parties. Well here Iam a high school senoir who has really never drank much. Well I get hammered and end up in the back of Veracheks car with some bimbo. As we are wallowing around in the back seat Verachek decides its time to go. He gets in the car. The chick jumps out bare ass buck naked and lands in a snow bank. As we are driving down the street Verachek is tossing the chicks close out the window with the naked chick running behind the car in hot persuit picking up her clothes. As we pull up to Churhill Dormitory Verachek looks at me and says " I hope you are REALLY drunk because that had to be the ugliest broad I have ever seen"
So I then wake up the next day and have to have breakfast with the coaches.
Coach Bodine looks at me and says" I heard you had a good time last night" I thought I was going to throw up right there on the spot. Then we had to drive all the way home(12 hrs) hungover. PL

[TransAmBison]

In 1969 I came up to Fargo for an *unofficial recruiting visit. Sat night my dad myself and Coach Bodine go to a basketball game in the OLD FIELD House. After the game Tom Varachek takes me out to show me a good time. There was a group called the Rangers back then and they used to throw some wild parties. Well here Iam a high school senoir who has really never drank much. Well I get hammered and end up in the back of Veracheks car with some bimbo. As we are wallowing around in the back seat Verachek decides its time to go. He gets in the car. The chick jumps out bare ass buck naked and lands in a snow bank. As we are driving down the street Verachek is tossing the chicks close out the window with the naked chick running behind the car in hot persuit picking up her clothes. As we pull up to Churhill Dormitory Verachek looks at me and says " I hope you are REALLY drunk because that had to be the ugliest broad I have ever seen"
So I then wake up the next day and have to have breakfast with the coaches.
Coach Bodine looks at me and says" I heard you had a good time last night" I thought I was going to throw up right there on the spot. Then we had to drive all the way home(12 hrs) hungover. PL
Now there's a story!

[sambini]

Thanks PL +++

[MN_BISONS]

In 1969 I came up to Fargo for an *unofficial recruiting visit. Sat night my dad myself and Coach Bodine go to a basketball game in the OLD FIELD House. After the game Tom Varachek takes me out to show me a good time. There was a group called the Rangers back then and they used to throw some wild parties. Well here Iam a high school senoir who has really never drank much. Well I get hammered and end up in the back of Veracheks car with some bimbo. As we are wallowing around in the back seat Verachek decides its time to go. He gets in the car. The chick jumps out bare ass buck naked and lands in a snow bank. As we are driving down the street Verachek is tossing the chicks close out the window with the naked chick running behind the car in hot persuit picking up her clothes. As we pull up to Churhill Dormitory Verachek looks at me and says " I hope you are REALLY drunk because that had to be the ugliest broad I have ever seen"
So I then wake up the next day and have to have breakfast with the coaches.
Coach Bodine looks at me and says" I heard you had a good time last night" I thought I was going to throw up right there on the spot. Then we had to drive all the way home(12 hrs) hungover. PL

That is an instant classic.

[THEsocalledfan]

In 1969 I came up to Fargo for an *unofficial recruiting visit. Sat night my dad myself and Coach Bodine go to a basketball game in the OLD FIELD House. After the game Tom Varachek takes me out to show me a good time. There was a group called the Rangers back then and they used to throw some wild parties. Well here Iam a high school senoir who has really never drank much. Well I get hammered and end up in the back of Veracheks car with some bimbo. As we are wallowing around in the back seat Verachek decides its time to go. He gets in the car. The chick jumps out bare ass buck naked and lands in a snow bank. As we are driving down the street Verachek is tossing the chicks close out the window with the naked chick running behind the car in hot persuit picking up her clothes. As we pull up to Churhill Dormitory Verachek looks at me and says " I hope you are REALLY drunk because that had to be the ugliest broad I have ever seen"
So I then wake up the next day and have to have breakfast with the coaches.
Coach Bodine looks at me and says" I heard you had a good time last night" I thought I was going to throw up right there on the spot. Then we had to drive all the way home(12 hrs) hungover. PL

I lay my sword at the feet of the master.....

[56BISON73]

In 1969 I came up to Fargo for an *unofficial recruiting visit. Sat night my dad myself and Coach Bodine go to a basketball game in the OLD FIELD House. After the game Tom Varachek takes me out to show me a good time. There was a group called the Rangers back then and they used to throw some wild parties. Well here Iam a high school senoir who has really never drank much. Well I get hammered and end up in the back of Veracheks car with some bimbo. As we are wallowing around in the back seat Verachek decides its time to go. He gets in the car. The chick jumps out bare ass buck naked and lands in a snow bank. As we are driving down the street Verachek is tossing the chicks close out the window with the naked chick running behind the car in hot persuit picking up her clothes. As we pull up to Churhill Dormitory Verachek looks at me and says " I hope you are REALLY drunk because that had to be the ugliest broad I have ever seen"
So I then wake up the next day and have to have breakfast with the coaches.
Coach Bodine looks at me and says" I heard you had a good time last night" I thought I was going to throw up right there on the spot. Then we had to drive all the way home(12 hrs) hungover. PL

I lay my sword at the feet of the master.....


Now the kicker to this whole story is about two weeks later I get a letter from this chick. How she found out my address I have NO idea. She is telling me how she hopes I will come to NDSU etc and hoping I can come back and visit real soon. She also sent a picture of herself. You dont want to know!!!!!

PL

[sambini]

PL what happened?

[56BISON73]

PL what happened?

Sambini in regards to what??? PL

[sambini]

In other words the moral of the story is you married the gal?

[56BISON73]

In other words the moral of the story is you married the gal?

Ohhhh Noooo.
I went to Iowa. Never heard from here again. PL

[TransAmBison]

Alright, time for another. I was heading back from a fraternity party one night with a few buddies. We were pretty drunk, staggering home when a bunch of guys came by on rollerblades, and one on a bike...all naked. Well, one of the guys I was walking with always seemed to have a good one-liner handy. As the guys go buy, my friend yell out, "Better watch out or you'll fall and skin your d*#k. Sure enough, right after he said it one of the rollerbladers fell, and started yelling "Yike, Yike, Yike!!!!"

The next day, a few of us went to the union to get a sub, and as we crossed the engineering bridge we started laughing, but we couldn't remember what was so funny. We pieced the evening together and finally remembered the incident. It was pretty funny. Ahhh, good times.

[Herd_Mentality]

Alright, time for another. *I was heading back from a fraternity party one night with a few buddies. *We were pretty drunk, staggering home when a bunch of guys came by on rollerblades, and one on a bike...all naked. *Well, one of the guys I was walking with always seemed to have a good one-liner handy. *As the guys go buy, my friend yell out, "Better watch out or you'll fall and skin your d*#k. *Sure enough, right after he said it one of the rollerbladers fell, and started yelling "Yike, Yike, Yike!!!!"

The next day, a few of us went to the union to get a sub, and as we crossed the engineering bridge we started laughing, but we couldn't remember what was so funny. *We pieced the evening together and finally remembered the incident. *It was pretty funny. * Ahhh, good times.

I was enjoying a few beers that night in Pavek Hall when we looked out the window and saw those two guys between Pavek and Seim. All I remember was somebody yelling out the 7th floor window... "I've never seen such a big guy with such a small d*ck". Bison Kent...I believe you were there.

[56BISON73]

Alright, time for another. *I was heading back from a fraternity party one night with a few buddies. *We were pretty drunk, staggering home when a bunch of guys came by on rollerblades, and one on a bike...all naked. *Well, one of the guys I was walking with always seemed to have a good one-liner handy. *As the guys go buy, my friend yell out, "Better watch out or you'll fall and skin your d*#k. *Sure enough, right after he said it one of the rollerbladers fell, and started yelling "Yike, Yike, Yike!!!!"

The next day, a few of us went to the union to get a sub, and as we crossed the engineering bridge we started laughing, but we couldn't remember what was so funny. *We pieced the evening together and finally remembered the incident. *It was pretty funny. * Ahhh, good times.

I was enjoying a few beers that night in Pavek Hall when we looked out the window and saw those two guys between Pavek and Seim. *All I remember was somebody yelling out the 7th floor window... "I've never seen such a big guy with such a small d*ck". *Bison Kent...I believe you were there.

Now thats funny. PL

[TransAmBison]

So, anybody else got some good stories out there?

[runtheoption]

A buddy of mine (he does post on here so he can reveal himself if he wishes) hooked up with some girl. *The girl snuck him into her dorm room at Burgum sometime around 3:00 am. *Of course, they had been drinking quite heavily that evening at a party, probably along University somewhere. *They proceeded to do the "hibbity-dibbity." *When all was said and done, he had to go to the bathroom for the typical post-coital pee. *He figures, "Well, the bathroom is just down the hall, I'll use that instead of the visitor bathroom." *He heads down there, completely naked, and takes care of business. * At this point, things were still pretty fuzzy from all the alcohol. *As he leaves the bathroom to head back his conquest's dorm room, he realizes that he can't remember which room was hers. *Panic sets in. *He tries his best to remember her name and room number, but is drawing blanks. *He doesn't want to start to knock on doors, figuring some of the females would take offense to a naked man waking them up at this hour. *So he heads for the exit and makes a run for it to his house. *He lived on the 1100 block of University Drive. *So over 12th Ave N. and then down University. *He said he got a few people honking and hooting at him. *He never did remember the girls name or room number, and didn't really remember what she looked like, so he never got his clothes back. *He was pretty mad at himself, cuz he did remember that "she was a fun, hot chick" -- his words.

[mikelsch]

A buddy of mine (he does post on here so he can reveal himself if he wishes) hooked up with some girl. *The girl snuck him into her dorm room at Burgum sometime around 3:00 am. *Of course, they had been drinking quite heavily that evening at a party, probably along University somewhere. *They proceeded to do the "hibbity-dibbity." *When all was said and done, he had to go to the bathroom for the typical post-coital pee. *He figures, "Well, the bathroom is just down the hall, I'll use that instead of the visitor bathroom." *He heads down there, completely naked, and takes care of business. * At this point, things were still pretty fuzzy from all the alcohol. *As he leaves the bathroom to head back his conquest's dorm room, he realizes that he can't remember which room was hers. *Panic sets in. *He tries his best to remember her name and room number, but is drawing blanks. *He doesn't want to start to knock on doors, figuring some of the females would take offense to a naked man waking them up at this hour. *So he heads for the exit and makes a run for it to his house. *He lived on the 1100 block of University Drive. *So over 12th Ave N. and then down University. *He said he got a few people honking and hooting at him. *He never did remember the girls name or room number, and didn't really remember what she looked like, so he never got his clothes back. *He was pretty mad at himself, cuz he did remember that "she was a fun, hot chick" -- his words.

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D :'( ;D ;D ;D ;D :'( ;D ;D

[56BISON73]

A buddy of mine (he does post on here so he can reveal himself if he wishes) hooked up with some girl. *The girl snuck him into her dorm room at Burgum sometime around 3:00 am. *Of course, they had been drinking quite heavily that evening at a party, probably along University somewhere. *They proceeded to do the "hibbity-dibbity." *When all was said and done, he had to go to the bathroom for the typical post-coital pee. *He figures, "Well, the bathroom is just down the hall, I'll use that instead of the visitor bathroom." *He heads down there, completely naked, and takes care of business. * At this point, things were still pretty fuzzy from all the alcohol. *As he leaves the bathroom to head back his conquest's dorm room, he realizes that he can't remember which room was hers. *Panic sets in. *He tries his best to remember her name and room number, but is drawing blanks. *He doesn't want to start to knock on doors, figuring some of the females would take offense to a naked man waking them up at this hour. *So he heads for the exit and makes a run for it to his house. *He lived on the 1100 block of University Drive. *So over 12th Ave N. and then down University. *He said he got a few people honking and hooting at him. *He never did remember the girls name or room number, and didn't really remember what she looked like, so he never got his clothes back. *He was pretty mad at himself, cuz he did remember that "she was a fun, hot chick" -- his words.

I like it. ;D ;D

[TransAmBison]

Awesome story!!! Who can top that story now?




Actually, I don't know if it can be topped...

[IowaBisonToo]

A buddy of mine (he does post on here so he can reveal himself if he wishes) hooked up with some girl. *The girl snuck him into her dorm room at Burgum sometime around 3:00 am. *Of course, they had been drinking quite heavily that evening at a party, probably along University somewhere. *They proceeded to do the "hibbity-dibbity." *When all was said and done, he had to go to the bathroom for the typical post-coital pee. *He figures, "Well, the bathroom is just down the hall, I'll use that instead of the visitor bathroom." *He heads down there, completely naked, and takes care of business. * At this point, things were still pretty fuzzy from all the alcohol. *As he leaves the bathroom to head back his conquest's dorm room, he realizes that he can't remember which room was hers. *Panic sets in. *He tries his best to remember her name and room number, but is drawing blanks. *He doesn't want to start to knock on doors, figuring some of the females would take offense to a naked man waking them up at this hour. *So he heads for the exit and makes a run for it to his house. *He lived on the 1100 block of University Drive. *So over 12th Ave N. and then down University. *He said he got a few people honking and hooting at him. *He never did remember the girls name or room number, and didn't really remember what she looked like, so he never got his clothes back. *He was pretty mad at himself, cuz he did remember that "she was a fun, hot chick" -- his words.
Is this where the idea for the movie "The Naked Mile" came from (not quite a mile but you catch my drift)? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[TransAmBison]

Anybody? Sambini, got another one in the vault?

[TransAmBison]

I just got my old video game system out of storage. A state of the art Nintendo system. Not the Super Nintendo mind you, but the original Nintendo. And I played the greatest game known to mankind. Tecmobowl football. Man I love that game. The way this turns into Bison memories is that a bunch of us on third floor Reed used to all skip class and play seasons of this game all the time. Those were the days. There is also the time when I was 19, I played this game late into the night with a buddy and we got drunk on some bad wine. Tecmo, wine, and a backhoe in south Fargo is not a good combination. The night ended at 4:00 am in the back of a police car. A wild story about having a high score on Tecmo kept our underage butts out of jail that night. Gotta love that game!

[lakesbison]

OK.. TECMO AND NDSU

1995, NHL and NBA JAM on old School tecmo with the 4 person adapter.

University and 11th Ave. (generally- Ill keep the addy to myself to protect the innocent, you all probably partied there.....)

March Madness 1996, Thurs, Friday, 12-16 college bball games a day.

4 guys, 2 kegs and 24 skipped classes later.

Our thumbs BLED!!!!!!!!!!!

But dayum.. Nintendo Kept our GPA's down at least .5 to 1 pt!!! ha ha.


Ray Bourque #77 for Boston, GUARANTEE SCORE FROM TOP OF CIRCLE!!! HA HA

[TransAmBison]

I stopped playing Tecmobowl football tonight before I got blisters on my thumbs. With age comes wisdom! :)

[sambini]

A buddy of mine (he does post on here so he can reveal himself if he wishes) hooked up with some girl. *The girl snuck him into her dorm room at Burgum sometime around 3:00 am. *Of course, they had been drinking quite heavily that evening at a party, probably along University somewhere. *They proceeded to do the "hibbity-dibbity." *When all was said and done, he had to go to the bathroom for the typical post-coital pee. *He figures, "Well, the bathroom is just down the hall, I'll use that instead of the visitor bathroom." *He heads down there, completely naked, and takes care of business. * At this point, things were still pretty fuzzy from all the alcohol. *As he leaves the bathroom to head back his conquest's dorm room, he realizes that he can't remember which room was hers. *Panic sets in. *He tries his best to remember her name and room number, but is drawing blanks. *He doesn't want to start to knock on doors, figuring some of the females would take offense to a naked man waking them up at this hour. *So he heads for the exit and makes a run for it to his house. *He lived on the 1100 block of University Drive. *So over 12th Ave N. and then down University. *He said he got a few people honking and hooting at him. *He never did remember the girls name or room number, and didn't really remember what she looked like, so he never got his clothes back. *He was pretty mad at himself, cuz he did remember that "she was a fun, hot chick" -- his words.
That is great++++

[99Bison]

I just got my old video game system out of storage. *A state of the art Nintendo system. *Not the Super Nintendo mind you, but the original Nintendo. And I played the greatest game known to mankind. Tecmobowl football. Man I love that game. *The way this turns into Bison memories is that a bunch of us on third floor Reed used to all skip class and play seasons of this game all the time. *Those were the days. *There is also the time when I was 19, I played this game late into the night with a buddy and we got drunk on some bad wine. *Tecmo, wine, and a backhoe in south Fargo is not a good combination. The night ended at 4:00 am in the back of a police car. *A wild story about having a high score on Tecmo kept our underage butts out of jail that night. *Gotta love that game!

Ok, TECMO got me into this now!

Back in NDSU days we played seasons of Tecmo all the time, usually craming in the whole season into a 2 day stretch. Even at that time the game was getting a bit out dated, but nothing was like it.

As I am reading your post here, I am talking on the phone to my buddy about getting together and playing Super Tecmobowl tonight! Weird!

Every year now (3 formally - I think it is more like 6 but we didn't keep track) we get together the week of the super bowl and play a whole season of tecmo. As I write this he is on his way over to pick our teams and start the season!!

Anyway, about 3 years ago we went to play and got the dreaded memory erasing flashing red light on the nintendo system. So, I promptly took it apart cleaned everything out and put the game cartridge in, screwed down the cartridge and bracket so tight that you can't get the game to move, much less get it out. So far it was worked well! We also never turn the system off until we are done with the season just in case.



P.S. NHL 95 on sega - lots of really really late nights on that one. In fact I met a neighbor dude that would wake up at 1-2am and walk into our room looking for NHL 95 and ordering slapshot pizza. Mind you this guy would go to bed at 2-3 in the afternoon... that was his schedule (obviously never went to class). He always got so pissed complaining that I had "Bob Christ" in goal.

[TransAmBison]

I just got my old video game system out of storage. *A state of the art Nintendo system. *Not the Super Nintendo mind you, but the original Nintendo. And I played the greatest game known to mankind. Tecmobowl football. Man I love that game. *The way this turns into Bison memories is that a bunch of us on third floor Reed used to all skip class and play seasons of this game all the time. *Those were the days. *There is also the time when I was 19, I played this game late into the night with a buddy and we got drunk on some bad wine. *Tecmo, wine, and a backhoe in south Fargo is not a good combination. The night ended at 4:00 am in the back of a police car. *A wild story about having a high score on Tecmo kept our underage butts out of jail that night. *Gotta love that game!

Ok, TECMO got me into this now!

Back in NDSU days we played seasons of Tecmo all the time, usually craming in the whole season into a 2 day stretch. Even at that time the game was getting a bit out dated, but nothing was like it.

As I am reading your post here, I am talking on the phone to my buddy about getting together and playing Super Tecmobowl tonight! Weird!

Every year now (3 formally - I think it is more like 6 but we didn't keep track) we get together the week of the super bowl and play a whole season of tecmo. As I write this he is on his way over to pick our teams and start the season!!

Anyway, about 3 years ago we went to play and got the dreaded memory erasing flashing red light on the nintendo system. So, I promptly took it apart cleaned everything out and put the game cartridge in, screwed down the cartridge and bracket so tight that you can't get the game to move, much less get it out. So far it was worked well! We also never turn the system off until we are done with the season just in case.



P.S. NHL 95 on sega - lots of really really late nights on that one. In fact I met a neighbor dude that would wake up at 1-2am and walk into our room looking for NHL 95 and ordering slapshot pizza. Mind you this guy would go to bed at 2-3 in the afternoon... that was his schedule (obviously never went to class). He always got so pissed complaining that I had "Bob Christ" in goal.




You ever need another guy in for a tecmo tournament I'll be there! If my wife lets me! :)

[99Bison]

Were in week two right now!

Maybe next year though, or next round!

[99Bison]

Here's a story... Back in '96, not as funny as naked guy, but here goes:

Bison/Sewage football game at the Fargodome, freakin' cold outside (had to be at least 15 degrees below) and we were lined up for 2 hrs waiting to get in. One of the guys that was with was not a student and tickets were obviously sold out. So we gave him the ID card of another friend that wasn't around that weekend. At that time they usually would run your card through the scanner and let you through, and in worst case ask your naid # if your card didn't work or to verify it. So the friend finally memorized the number (barely). Then after 2 hrs we got into the door and since the line was so long they moved some people to a different line without the card reader to speed things up, well he got shuffled over there and you simply had to give your name then they would cross if off a paper list. Well, the guy with the borrowed id card was a good friend of actual person on the card, so they asked his name and he said blah greenhagen. The lady asked "how do you spell that?" The friend dumbfounded said "ah.....g.......r......" needless to say he didn't know how to spell (nor, how to spell his friends last name). So he ended up watch the game on tv from the same out of town friends dormroom by himself.

[sambini]

Good story hopefully he had some beers at the room to watch the game.

[99Bison]

I think he was pouting.

[TransAmBison]

Great story!!!!! At least he had a place to watch the game!

[finch901]

First off I never attended NDSU. My dad was on the freshman team at NDSU in 1969, my sister currently attends NDSU, and My brother lasted about a semester there in 1997, but my NDSU story tells everybody that i'll probably be a bad husband, but I LOVE THE NDSU BISON!!!! Its the 2003 Montana game. I'm moving into a house with my fiancee in Watertown SD. We are fixing the place up and everything. Her family is there to help as well. Of course all I can think of is the football game. Well of course i'm out of the TV veiwing area and could barely get Scottie on 970. Well this is a big daythe Bison going to show their stuff against the Griz i was so excited. I also know i'm supposed to help with the moving and all that crap with the future wife. Of course I don't give a damn about moving in I want to listen to the game. So I proceed to buy a jug of Black Velvet and a case of High Life and made up some story to my fiancee that I need to get some supplies and paint and that i'll be back in a bit. 4-5 hours later after i'm driving around Watertown drunk and honking my horn celebrating a wonderful win by the BISON! i show up back at the house and of course they know I was lying and they also could tell I was drunk...yeah her and I never got married, that was one of the last times I ever saw her....GO BISON!!!!

[TransAmBison]

First off I never attended NDSU. My dad was on the freshman team at NDSU in 1969, my sister currently attends NDSU, and My brother lasted about a semester there in 1997, but my NDSU story tells everybody that i'll probably be a bad husband, but I LOVE THE NDSU BISON!!!! Its the 2003 Montana game. I'm moving into a house with my fiancee in Watertown SD. We are fixing the place up and everything. Her family is there to help as well. Of course all I can think of is the football game. Well of course i'm out of the TV veiwing area and could barely get Scottie on 970. Well this is a big daythe Bison going to show their stuff against the Griz i was so excited. I also know i'm supposed to help with the moving and all that crap with the future wife. Of course I don't give a damn about moving in I want to listen to the game. So I proceed to buy a jug of Black Velvet and a case of High Life and made up some story to my fiancee that I need to get some supplies and paint and that i'll be back in a bit. 4-5 hours later after i'm driving around Watertown drunk and honking my horn celebrating a wonderful win the BISON, i show up back at the house and of course they know I was lying and they also could tell I was drunk...yeah her and I never got married, that was one of the last times I ever saw her....GO BISON!!!!
That story was born to be a country song! ;D ;D ;D

[finch901]

what's great is that I have a new fiancee and she LOVES the BISON as well and she'd probably do the same thing I did just to listen or watch them

[sambini]

Finch you got it right this time. And good luck+++

[finch901]

Finch you got it right this time. And good luck+++

Much thanks, we have season tickets for this year so we hope to see you guys around in the tailgate area

[TransAmBison]

Finch you got it right this time. And good luck+++

Much thanks, we have season tickets for this year so we hope to see you guys around in the tailgate area
You'll have to stop by the Battlewagon for beer or two...

[56BISON73]

First off I never attended NDSU. My dad was on the freshman team at NDSU in 1969, my sister currently attends NDSU, and My brother lasted about a semester there in 1997, but my NDSU story tells everybody that i'll probably be a bad husband, but I LOVE THE NDSU BISON!!!! Its the 2003 Montana game. I'm moving into a house with my fiancee in Watertown SD. We are fixing the place up and everything. Her family is there to help as well. Of course all I can think of is the football game. Well of course i'm out of the TV veiwing area and could barely get Scottie on 970. Well this is a big daythe Bison going to show their stuff against the Griz i was so excited. I also know i'm supposed to help with the moving and all that crap with the future wife. Of course I don't give a damn about moving in I want to listen to the game. So I proceed to buy a jug of Black Velvet and a case of High Life and made up some story to my fiancee that I need to get some supplies and paint and that i'll be back in a bit. 4-5 hours later after i'm driving around Watertown drunk and honking my horn celebrating a wonderful win the BISON, i show up back at the house and of course they know I was lying and they also could tell I was drunk...yeah her and I never got married, that was one of the last times I ever saw her....GO BISON!!!!

Obviously she had no sence of humor. But a man has to have priorities. PL

great story!!!

[finch901]

First off I never attended NDSU. My dad was on the freshman team at NDSU in 1969, my sister currently attends NDSU, and My brother lasted about a semester there in 1997, but my NDSU story tells everybody that i'll probably be a bad husband, but I LOVE THE NDSU BISON!!!! Its the 2003 Montana game. I'm moving into a house with my fiancee in Watertown SD. We are fixing the place up and everything. Her family is there to help as well. Of course all I can think of is the football game. Well of course i'm out of the TV veiwing area and could barely get Scottie on 970. Well this is a big daythe Bison going to show their stuff against the Griz i was so excited. I also know i'm supposed to help with the moving and all that crap with the future wife. Of course I don't give a damn about moving in I want to listen to the game. So I proceed to buy a jug of Black Velvet and a case of High Life and made up some story to my fiancee that I need to get some supplies and paint and that i'll be back in a bit. 4-5 hours later after i'm driving around Watertown drunk and honking my horn celebrating a wonderful win the BISON, i show up back at the house and of course they know I was lying and they also could tell I was drunk...yeah her and I never got married, that was one of the last times I ever saw her....GO BISON!!!!

Obviously she had no sence of humor. But a man has to have priorities. PL

great story!!!

She actually went to SDSU, which made me want to skip out and listen to the BISON even more!!

[SDbison]

Finch you got it right this time. And good luck+++

Much thanks, we have season tickets for this year so we hope to see you guys around in the tailgate area
You'll have to stop by the Battlewagon for beer or two...
Two more for the beer bong!
BTW, great story finch. Glad to hear you upgraded to a Bison fan.

[SDbison]

First off I never attended NDSU. My dad was on the freshman team at NDSU in 1969, my sister currently attends NDSU, and My brother lasted about a semester there in 1997, but my NDSU story tells everybody that i'll probably be a bad husband, but I LOVE THE NDSU BISON!!!! Its the 2003 Montana game. I'm moving into a house with my fiancee in Watertown SD. We are fixing the place up and everything. Her family is there to help as well. Of course all I can think of is the football game. Well of course i'm out of the TV veiwing area and could barely get Scottie on 970. Well this is a big daythe Bison going to show their stuff against the Griz i was so excited. I also know i'm supposed to help with the moving and all that crap with the future wife. Of course I don't give a damn about moving in I want to listen to the game. So I proceed to buy a jug of Black Velvet and a case of High Life and made up some story to my fiancee that I need to get some supplies and paint and that i'll be back in a bit. 4-5 hours later after i'm driving around Watertown drunk and honking my horn celebrating a wonderful win by the BISON! i show up back at the house and of course they know I was lying and they also could tell I was drunk...yeah her and I never got married, that was one of the last times I ever saw her....GO BISON!!!!
Kind of makes me think of the motto for a TV commercial out there.....BOLD MOVES. ;D ;D ;D

[WYOBISONMAN]

My most recent Bison memory has something to do with a tailgate.......Rabbits......a funnel.......and BEER!

[finch901]

mmmmmmm.......BEER!!!!!
http://re3.mm-a7.yimg.com/image/3935996936

[scottheck]

2 stories that are memories that will last a lifetime. *I'm sorry I don't remember who we were playing, that wasn't the memorable part. *Both happened at Dacotah Field.

The first was probably the '83 homecoming, fairly early in the season as it was reasonably nice weather. *We warmed up for the game with a cartoon party, garbage can punch or something similar, in West High Rise, well attended by the group I ran with. *One of our group had more than his fair share to drink and wore his red union suit to the game. *It seems like he may have had a cape of some sort too(my memory is somewhat cloudy as well.) *We usually sat near the band section and he spent much of the game standing on and walking the wall that divided the band from the rest of the crowd. *He would wave, holler, gesticulate, cheerlead from his perch, walking back and forth. *At some point, security arrived and hauled him out of the stadium and downtown. *I spent the rest of the day and evening trying to find someone who could help bail him out as the Fargo Police only took local checks. *It seems like I missed a dance/party at BBF that year and finally did find a friend who was local who could bail him out.

The next is legend and some of you may have heard of it. *We had a friend who didn't have a sense of smell, thus not much of a sense of taste. *(This was before Survivor, I watched him eat a raw pig nut.) *At one particularly chilly game in the fall of '84, again in the area of the band box, someone else in the crowd had had too much to drink and lost his lunch on the bleachers in a steaming pile. *It cleared out quite an area and since the game was a blowout, many were already leaving. *My friend siezed upon this opportunity to work the remaining spectators to see who would pay him $5 to eat a handful of puke(someone else's). *Those of us who knew him, knew better than to accept the bet. *
Someone did. *After scooping up a handful and as he raised his hand to his mouth, I turned back to the game, my stomach doing somersaults( :P) and threatening to push my lunch out, as did my buddy next to me. *I gave it a few seconds, got my stomach under control, and turned back to check status. *He was just taking his hand away from his mouth, chewing, strings of mucus connecting his chin to his hand. *I, again, had to turn back to the game to get my stomach under control as he said, "mmmm, tastes like Hardee's ham and cheese." *Again, my stomach lurched. *Checking again, he was raising his hand for a second bite. *The guy who bet threw the $5 at him and ran for the exits. While I couldn't watch the whole thing, and of course it's deplorable behavior, it was extremely funny watching the bettor's reaction.

A couple memories indelibly etched upon my easily influenced mind....

[56BISON73]

2 stories that are memories that will last a lifetime. *I'm sorry I don't remember who we were playing, that wasn't the memorable part. *Both happened at Dacotah Field.

The first was probably the '83 homecoming, fairly early in the season as it was reasonably nice weather. *We warmed up for the game with a cartoon party, garbage can punch or something similar, in West High Rise, well attended by the group I ran with. *One of our group had more than his fair share to drink and wore his red union suit to the game. *It seems like he may have had a cape of some sort too(my memory is somewhat cloudy as well.) *We usually sat near the band section and he spent much of the game standing on and walking the wall that divided the band from the rest of the crowd. *He would wave, holler, gesticulate, cheerlead from his perch, walking back and forth. *At some point, security arrived and hauled him out of the stadium and downtown. *I spent the rest of the day and evening trying to find someone who could help bail him out as the Fargo Police only took local checks. *It seems like I missed a dance/party at BBF that year and finally did find a friend who was local who could bail him out.

The next is legend and some of you may have heard of it. *We had a friend who didn't have a sense of smell, thus not much of a sense of taste. *(This was before Survivor, I watched him eat a raw pig nut.) *At one particularly chilly game in the fall of '84, again in the area of the band box, someone else in the crowd had had too much to drink and lost his lunch on the bleachers in a steaming pile. *It cleared out quite an area and since the game was a blowout, many were already leaving. *My friend siezed upon this opportunity to work the remaining spectators to see who would pay him $5 to eat a handful of puke(someone else's). *Those of us who knew him, knew better than to accept the bet. *
Someone did. *After scooping up a handful and as he raised his hand to his mouth, I turned back to the game, my stomach doing somersaults( :P) and threatening to push my lunch out, as did my buddy next to me. *I gave it a few seconds, got my stomach under control, and turned back to check status. *He was just taking his hand away from his mouth, chewing, strings of mucus connecting his chin to his hand. *I, again, had to turn back to the game to get my stomach under control as he said, "mmmm, tastes like Hardee's ham and cheese." *Again, my stomach lurched. *Checking again, he was raising his hand for a second bite. *The guy who bet threw the $5 at him and ran for the exits. *While I couldn't watch the whole thing, and of course it's deplorable behavior, it was extremely funny watching the bettor's reaction.

A couple memories indelibly etched upon my easily influenced mind....

And to think I missed moments like this because I was playing disturbs me greatly. :'( ;D

[Trimmy]

I almost puked just reading about it!

[TransAmBison]

I'm guessing that guy is living the good life somewhere nowadays! I mean, you couldn't help but get rich with that kind of talent! ;D

[sambini]

MY OH MY....

[TransAmBison]

So, who's got the next story? Hopefully not one that will turn my stomach, though :)

[99Bison]

I just got my old video game system out of storage. A state of the art Nintendo system. Not the Super Nintendo mind you, but the original Nintendo. And I played the greatest game known to mankind. Tecmobowl football. Man I love that game. The way this turns into Bison memories is that a bunch of us on third floor Reed used to all skip class and play seasons of this game all the time. Those were the days. There is also the time when I was 19, I played this game late into the night with a buddy and we got drunk on some bad wine. Tecmo, wine, and a backhoe in south Fargo is not a good combination. The night ended at 4:00 am in the back of a police car. A wild story about having a high score on Tecmo kept our underage butts out of jail that night. Gotta love that game!

Ok, TECMO got me into this now!

Back in NDSU days we played seasons of Tecmo all the time, usually craming in the whole season into a 2 day stretch. Even at that time the game was getting a bit out dated, but nothing was like it.

As I am reading your post here, I am talking on the phone to my buddy about getting together and playing Super Tecmobowl tonight! Weird!

Every year now (3 formally - I think it is more like 6 but we didn't keep track) we get together the week of the super bowl and play a whole season of tecmo. As I write this he is on his way over to pick our teams and start the season!!

Anyway, about 3 years ago we went to play and got the dreaded memory erasing flashing red light on the nintendo system. So, I promptly took it apart cleaned everything out and put the game cartridge in, screwed down the cartridge and bracket so tight that you can't get the game to move, much less get it out. So far it was worked well! We also never turn the system off until we are done with the season just in case.



P.S. NHL 95 on sega - lots of really really late nights on that one. In fact I met a neighbor dude that would wake up at 1-2am and walk into our room looking for NHL 95 and ordering slapshot pizza. Mind you this guy would go to bed at 2-3 in the afternoon... that was his schedule (obviously never went to class). He always got so pissed complaining that I had "Bob Christ" in goal.




You ever need another guy in for a tecmo tournament I'll be there! If my wife lets me! :)


and the results are in...

Atlanta Falcons win the superbowl!!
- Taking down the computer controlled Raiders (and other computer controlled jack attempts) in overtime after scrambling in for the game tying TD at the end of regulation.

[TransAmBison]

Tough team, the Raiders...Bo never went down easy!

[99Bison]

In this game (and semi's) it was all Marcus Allen and willie gault...

[TransAmBison]

I tried to convince my wife that she really "wants" to learn how to play tecmobowl. Meeting a little resistance on that front. Don't understand why. It's only the greatest game ever.

[99Bison]

Maybe she needs a wii!

I heard you can play it on the wii... along with any original nintendo game??

[Hammersmith]

Maybe she needs a wii!

I heard you can play it on the wii... along with any original nintendo game??
Not yet for Tecmobowl. I think they are releasing about 3 games a week, but that one's not on the list yet. Five bucks for a NES game, BTW.

http://wii.nintendo.com/virtualconsole_en.jsp

[TransAmBison]

Maybe she needs a wii!

I heard you can play it on the wii... along with any original nintendo game??
Tried your idea...she's not that interested. I don't get it! :)

[99Bison]

Maybe she needs a wii!

I heard you can play it on the wii... along with any original nintendo game??
Tried your idea...she's not that interested. *I don't get it! :)


So that means you got shot down twice with one question!?!? ;D

[TransAmBison]

Maybe she needs a wii!

I heard you can play it on the wii... along with any original nintendo game??
Tried your idea...she's not that interested. *I don't get it! :)


So that means you got shot down twice with one question!?!? *;D
Pretty much! ;D

[99Bison]

ouch

[TransAmBison]

Well, I've pretty much worn out my Bison DVD. *I'm waiting for the spring game, it is snowing outside, my wife is pregnant with twins, and I've agreed to not drink liquor since she can't. (Don't know why pregnant women can't drink, seems silly to me :) ) *I'm bored. *I could go for another good bison memory. *Can somebody help me out?

[02Bison]

One of my favorite Bison memories in a sport other than football was a couple of years ago (2005) this time of year. *It was in Women's basketball, the Bison Women versus the Lady Jacks. *It was a tightly contested game in a packed BSA with the Jacks leading by a narrow margin most of the game. *The final stretch was no exception the game being tightly contested. Both teams were trading baskets and leads for the final 2 minutes I think. *I happened to be sitting in the south baseline bleachers with four Buddies. *I think we were the only 5 Bison fans in the south side stands (there may have been a couple more sprinkled in there, but it was definitely the main spot for the Jacks fans with their Blue and Yellow garb and noisy cowbells). *All game long the rowdy Jacks fans were giving us hell as the Lady Jacks had led most of the game. As the final seconds were ticking off the clock and Katie Lorenz drove, stopped, turned around pumped once or twice and then hit a contested jumper fading away as time expired, my buddies and I went crazy. *The look on the face of the dejected Jacks fans all around us was priceless. *The whole game they were the one's talking up a storm, but at the final horn they were the one's sitting down completely somber and shocked while my buddies and I were part of the few Bison fans in those south stands cheering. *It was definitely a great day to be a Bison fan. *I'll never forget the good, clean fun we had sitting amongst those rowdy Jacks fans. *That's what good memories and rivalries are made of. *

[Herd_Mentality]

*sigh* Even a poke there. :-X

[Hammersmith]

Okay, I've been debating whether or not to share this story since it's not really that interesting and a bit anti-football, but here goes.

In marching band, there is a formation known as a "chute". There are several variations, but they all share the same purpose: To create an avenue for the football team to run through as they take the field. At NDSU, the GSMB has traditionally used three lines running parellel to the sidelines at the north end of the field. The chute is formed between the benches and the closest line of band members. The ever-present danger of a chute comes from the football players and their concentration, or lack thereof.

Back in the mid-90's there was an "incident". The band had formed the chute and the team began to take the field(the marching band refused to yield? - sorry). One of the football players(in full pads, remember) wasn't paying attention and collided with an 18 or 19 year-old female piccolo player who probably weighed 85 pounds soaking wet. Not good. I don't think there were any broken bones, but she was pretty bruised(I might be wrong about the bones, though). Wayne Dorothy was LIVID. He grabbed the player by his jersey and started yelling at him, insulting his manhood, etc. This set off Rocky Hager. Words were exchanged, though it didn't stop there. A couple of days later, Dorothy and Hager had another conversation where Dorothy demanded an apology from the player and a promise from Rocky that something like that would never happen again. Dorothy left unsatisfied.

The following year, there was a new formation for when the team took the field(...yield - sorry). The band now formed up as a triangle in the southwest corner - as far away from the tunnel as possible. Dorothy made it clear to the band that the sole reason we did it this way was because the football team couldn't be trusted to stay within the lines and Rocky was unwilling to control his team. Relations between the departments weren't too good.

A few years passed. Rocky was eventually fired, and Babich took over. Very early on, Dorothy and Babich had a meeting where Dorothy recounted these events. He left with Babich's assurance that a repeat would not occur. That year the chute returned and has remained ever since(I think - I didn't pay attention this year - it's only a marching band after all<heh-heh-heh>).

[56BISON73]

Okay, I've been debating whether or not to share this story since it's not really that interesting and a bit anti-football, but here goes.

In marching band, there is a formation known as a "chute". There are several variations, but they all share the same purpose: To create an avenue for the football team to run through as they take the field. At NDSU, the GSMB has traditionally used three lines running parellel to the sidelines at the north end of the field. The chute is formed between the benches and the closest line of band members. The ever-present danger of a chute comes from the football players and their concentration, or lack thereof.

Back in the mid-90's there was an "incident". The band had formed the chute and the team began to take the field(the marching band refused to yield? - sorry). One of the football players(in full pads, remember) wasn't paying attention and collided with an 18 or 19 year-old female piccolo player who probably weighed 85 pounds soaking wet. Not good. I don't think there were any broken bones, but she was pretty bruised(I might be wrong about the bones, though). Wayne Dorothy was LIVID. He grabbed the player by his jersey and started yelling at him, insulting his manhood, etc. This set off Rocky Hager. Words were exchanged, though it didn't stop there. A couple of days later, Dorothy and Hager had another conversation where Dorothy demanded an apology from the player and a promise from Rocky that something like that would never happen again. Dorothy left unsatisfied.

The following year, there was a new formation for when the team took the field(...yield - sorry). The band now formed up as a triangle in the southwest corner - as far away from the tunnel as possible. Dorothy made it clear to the band that the sole reason we did it this way was because the football team couldn't be trusted to stay within the lines and Rocky was unwilling to control his team. Relations between the departments weren't too good.

A few years passed. Rocky was eventually fired, and Babich took over. Very early on, Dorothy and Babich had a meeting where Dorothy recounted these events. He left with Babich's assurance that a repeat would not occur. That year the chute returned and has remained ever since(I think - I didn't pay attention this year - it's only a marching band after all<heh-heh-heh>).

Sounds as though Wayne has serious anger management issues. :) PL

[Hammersmith]

Sounds as though Wayne has serious anger management issues. *:) * PL
He does have a bit of a temper, but the protectiveness he feels for his students was the driving force in this case.

There are three other WD-temper stories I can remember that are more humorous, but have little to do with sports/football. Maybe I'll post them sometime when I'm drunk or sleep deprived.

[56BISON73]

Sounds as though Wayne has serious anger management issues. *:) * PL
He does have a bit of a temper, but the protectiveness he feels for his students was the driving force in this case.

There are three other WD-temper stories I can remember that are more humorous, but have little to do with sports/football. Maybe I'll post them sometime when I'm drunk or sleep deprived.

I can understand his protectiveness for his trops but to fall off the ledge over an apparent accident is ------------(well you know). PL

[TransAmBison]

Okay, here is a fairly recent story. Last season (2005) Bisonbryce had just bought the Battlewagon and we were still learning everything. The lighter was low on fuel, and he had trouble lighting the Holland grill. Being the clever tailgater that I am, I told everybody to step aside, I'd take care of it. I put the grill lid down, let the gas go for a second or two, ignited the lighter, and poof, the grill was lit.

A couple hours later, and a number of beers, they told me the grill had gone out. No problem. I did my same trick, but I put the lid down, let the gas go for a couple seconds, and clicked the lighter. Nothing happened. I leaned in a little closer, clicked the lighter. Nothing happened. So, a few seconds went by. Time flies after a few beers. Weird?! Anyway, I leaned in closer and clicked the lighter again, & poof, the grill was lit. Consequently a whoosh of flames shot out the bottom, right where I was.

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I had no more eyelashes, my eyebrows were VERY neatly trimmed, and my hairline was moved back a little :( Needless to say, I no longer start the Holland

[56BISON73]

Okay, here is a fairly recent story. *Last season (2005) Bisonbryce had just bought the Battlewagon and we were still learning everything. *The lighter was low on fuel, and he had trouble lighting the Holland grill. *Being the clever tailgater that I am, I told everybody to step aside, I'd take care of it. *I put the grill lid down, let the gas go for a second or two, ignited the lighter, and poof, the grill was lit.

*A couple hours later, and a number of beers, they told me the grill had gone out. *No problem. *I did my same trick, but I put the lid down, let the gas go for a couple seconds, and clicked the lighter. *Nothing happened. *I leaned in a little closer, clicked the lighter. Nothing happened. *So, a few seconds went by. *Time flies after a few beers. *Weird?! Anyway, I leaned in closer and clicked the lighter again, & poof, the grill was lit. *Consequently a *whoosh of flames shot out the bottom, right where I was.

Please stay tuned in for the second half of this memory after these messages

This is BisonvilleTV news...you heard it here first.

- Lakesbison is out on parole, he has reformed, no longer a menace to society, more @ 10pm

- Rumors are circulating Kenny Rogers will be remaking "The Gambler", Keep watching the smack section for further developments.

- An update on an earlier story, Lakesbison has been taken back into custody. The key may be thrown away this time folks!

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming

I had no more eyelashes, my eyebrows were VERY neatly trimmed, and my hairline was moved back a little :( *Needless to say, I no longer start the Holland

Thats funny!!!!
Reminds me of the last dying words of 90% of southern rednecks---
"hey guys watch this"" :o ;D ;D ;D PL

[lonelygriz]

Like the shadows of my mind!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TransAmBison]

Yeah 56Bison73, it was something like the "Hey guys, watch this." Definitely not one of my finer moments. It gave Bisonbryce quite a scare! He was smart enough to be looking from behind my shoulder.

It was embarrassing going to work the next Monday. All the people at work were asking me, "There's something different about you, what is it?" I'd say that I don't have any eyelashes, and they'd respond, "No, that's not it...ohhhh...maybe it is!"

[Bisonguy]

Okay, here is a fairly recent story. *Last season (2005) Bisonbryce had just bought the Battlewagon and we were still learning everything. *The lighter was low on fuel, and he had trouble lighting the Holland grill. *Being the clever tailgater that I am, I told everybody to step aside, I'd take care of it. *I put the grill lid down, let the gas go for a second or two, ignited the lighter, and poof, the grill was lit.

*A couple hours later, and a number of beers, they told me the grill had gone out. *No problem. *I did my same trick, but I put the lid down, let the gas go for a couple seconds, and clicked the lighter. *Nothing happened. *I leaned in a little closer, clicked the lighter. Nothing happened. *So, a few seconds went by. *Time flies after a few beers. *Weird?! Anyway, I leaned in closer and clicked the lighter again, & poof, the grill was lit. *Consequently a *whoosh of flames shot out the bottom, right where I was.

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I had no more eyelashes, my eyebrows were VERY neatly trimmed, and my hairline was moved back a little :( *Needless to say, I no longer start the Holland

My old roommate in college did the same thing on our apartment balcony, but I think he left the gas on for a couple minutes. Grill on one side of balcony, fireball extended across the balcony door, and ended up slightly damaging the soffit (we lived on the top floor).

Luckily, I was inside watching TV at the time. :)



That was almost as funny as the time he filled up a two-liter bottle with two MRE heaters and water.......

[Hammersmith]

That was almost as funny as the time he filled up a two-liter bottle with two MRE heaters and water.......
:o :o :o :o :o

Boom?


MRE: three lies for the price of one

[Bisonguy]

That was almost as funny as the time he filled up a two-liter bottle with two MRE heaters and water.......
:o :o :o :o :o

Boom?


MRE: three lies for the price of one


Six of Fargo's Finest cars outside our apartment building looking for what made that noise. :-[ :-/


He did that with 20 oz. bottles before, but decided one saturday he would try one with a 2-liter. Threw it off the balcony into a nearby field and waited....... at least a minute passed with no reaction........ decided to look out the balcony and see what was going on....... 2-liter bottle was now larger than a beach ball..........ran inside, closed the blinds and windows........BOOM!!!! ... waited a couple minutes, then peeked through the blinds on the windows and saw the FPD...... stayed inside with the blinds closed for the rest of the afternoon. :-X





ahhhhh.... roommates. There's also the "I'll use Dawn in the Dishwasher", "I'll order a pizza and then pass out", "Ill turn on a burner on the stove, put a plate on top of it, and then go pass out", or the "I'll pass out in the bathroom and lock myself in it when you need to get to work on a saturday morning, forcing you to break into the bathroom and drag my a$$ out of the bathroom from a crouching position with my head resting on the toilet, after I made so much noise all night that you could barely sleep last night" stories, as well. :)

[sambini]

Okay, here is a fairly recent story. *Last season (2005) Bisonbryce had just bought the Battlewagon and we were still learning everything. *The lighter was low on fuel, and he had trouble lighting the Holland grill. *Being the clever tailgater that I am, I told everybody to step aside, I'd take care of it. *I put the grill lid down, let the gas go for a second or two, ignited the lighter, and poof, the grill was lit.

*A couple hours later, and a number of beers, they told me the grill had gone out. *No problem. *I did my same trick, but I put the lid down, let the gas go for a couple seconds, and clicked the lighter. *Nothing happened. *I leaned in a little closer, clicked the lighter. Nothing happened. *So, a few seconds went by. *Time flies after a few beers. *Weird?! Anyway, I leaned in closer and clicked the lighter again, & poof, the grill was lit. *Consequently a *whoosh of flames shot out the bottom, right where I was.

Please stay tuned in for the second half of this memory after these messages

This is BisonvilleTV news...you heard it here first.

- Lakesbison is out on parole, he has reformed, no longer a menace to society, more @ 10pm

- Rumors are circulating Kenny Rogers will be remaking "The Gambler", Keep watching the smack section for further developments.

- An update on an earlier story, Lakesbison has been taken back into custody. The key may be thrown away this time folks!

Now back to your regularly scheduled programming

I had no more eyelashes, my eyebrows were VERY neatly trimmed, and my hairline was moved back a little :( *Needless to say, I no longer start the Holland
Loved it Trans AM I GIVE IT A ++++++++++++++

[56BISON73]

"""""ahhhhh.... roommates. There's also the "I'll use Dawn in the Dishwasher", "I'll order a pizza and then pass out", "Ill turn on a burner on the stove, put a plate on top of it, and then go pass out", or the "I'll pass out in the bathroom and lock myself in it when you need to get to work on a saturday morning, forcing you to break into the bathroom and drag my a$$ out of the bathroom from a crouching position with my head resting on the toilet, after I made so much noise all night that you could barely sleep last night" stories, as well. """"""

Do I know you????? ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D :D PL

[56BISON73]

Yeah 56Bison73, it was something like the "Hey guys, watch this." *Definitely not one of my finer moments. *It gave Bisonbryce quite a scare! *He was smart enough to be looking from behind my shoulder. *

It was embarrassing going to work the next Monday. *All the people at work were asking me, "There's something different about you, what is it?" *I'd say that I don't have any eyelashes, and they'd respond, "No, that's not it...ohhhh...maybe it is!"


Its amazing that we are still alive considering past escapades. ;D PL

[ACES1180]

ahhhhh.... roommates. There's also the "I'll use Dawn in the Dishwasher", "I'll order a pizza and then pass out", "Ill turn on a burner on the stove, put a plate on top of it, and then go pass out", or the "I'll pass out in the bathroom and lock myself in it when you need to get to work on a saturday morning, forcing you to break into the bathroom and drag my a$$ out of the bathroom from a crouching position with my head resting on the toilet, after I made so much noise all night that you could barely sleep last night" stories, as well. *:)


My favorite is the "I'll MAKE a Tombstone pizza at 3am, pass out, wake up at 4am with an apartment full of smoke." *;) ;)

[Trimmy]

ahhhhh.... roommates. There's also the "I'll use Dawn in the Dishwasher", "I'll order a pizza and then pass out", "Ill turn on a burner on the stove, put a plate on top of it, and then go pass out", or the "I'll pass out in the bathroom and lock myself in it when you need to get to work on a saturday morning, forcing you to break into the bathroom and drag my a$$ out of the bathroom from a crouching position with my head resting on the toilet, after I made so much noise all night that you could barely sleep last night" stories, as well. *:)


My favorite is the "I'll MAKE a Tombstone pizza at 3am, pass out, wake up at 4am with an apartment full of smoke." *;) ;)


Yeah, that one hit home with me too. *

Also, the "I'll order a pizza and then pass out". *Interestingly, Pizza Patrol will walk in, take your money off the table, and leave the pizza if you are passed out. *Nice feature!

[IowaBisonToo]

ahhhhh.... roommates. There's also the "I'll use Dawn in the Dishwasher", "I'll order a pizza and then pass out", "Ill turn on a burner on the stove, put a plate on top of it, and then go pass out", or the "I'll pass out in the bathroom and lock myself in it when you need to get to work on a saturday morning, forcing you to break into the bathroom and drag my a$$ out of the bathroom from a crouching position with my head resting on the toilet, after I made so much noise all night that you could barely sleep last night" stories, as well. *:)


My favorite is the "I'll MAKE a Tombstone pizza at 3am, pass out, wake up at 4am with an apartment full of smoke." *;) ;)


Yeah, that one hit home with me too. *

Also, the "I'll order a pizza and then pass out". *Interestingly, Pizza Patrol will walk in, take your money off the table, and leave the pizza if you are passed out. *Nice feature!

At least you'd have breakfast in the morning.

[IowaBisonToo]

All this party talk reminds me of a story.

Some friends and I went out to the bars one night. When they closed, we headed back over to their place. One of the girls that was with thought everybody was hungry and she would be nice and make omlettes for everyone. Well, as soon as we got to the apartment, I proceeded to pass out in the recliner. I was just fine . . . until this girl forgot she was making omlettes, I guess. The eggs, green peppers, onions, cheese and whatever else she was putting in them started to burn. The comotion of trying to take care of the resulting problem woke me and I got a whiff of the concoction she was making. That sent me over the edge - almost literally. :(

I proceeded to head out to the balcony as quickly as possible. I leaned myself over the edge and proceeded to blow chow onto the pristine white snow below from two stories up. This in and of itself is probably not that unusual. However, a month or so later, my friends asked if I remembered that night. I said I did and asked why. They informed me that I had killed an approximate 2 foot diameter patch of grass on the lawn that didn't grow the rest of the following year. I'm sure the managers were wondering how that one happened. :D

[ACES1180]

All this party talk reminds me of a story.

Some friends and I went out to the bars one night. *When they closed, we headed back over to their place. *One of the girls that was with thought everybody was hungry and she would be nice and make omlettes for everyone. *Well, as soon as we got to the apartment, I proceeded to pass out in the recliner. *I was just fine . . . until this girl forgot she was making omlettes, I guess. *The eggs, green peppers, onions, cheese and whatever else she was putting in them started to burn. *The comotion of trying to take care of the resulting problem woke me and I got a whiff of the concoction she was making. *That sent me over the edge - almost literally. :(

I proceeded to head out to the balcony as quickly as possible. *I leaned myself over the edge and proceeded to blow chow onto the pristine white snow below from two stories up. *This in and of itself is probably not that unusual. *However, a month or so later, my friends asked if I remembered that night. *I said I did and asked why. *They informed me that I had killed an approximate 2 foot diameter patch of grass on the lawn that didn't grow the rest of the following year. *I'm sure the managers were wondering how that one happened. :D

Jez...Did you have diesel fuel in your stomach or something? It just goes to show, some girls are not too bright after being filled with the booze....But they can sure be fun! *8-)

[56BISON73]

ahhhhh.... roommates. There's also the "I'll use Dawn in the Dishwasher", "I'll order a pizza and then pass out", "Ill turn on a burner on the stove, put a plate on top of it, and then go pass out", or the "I'll pass out in the bathroom and lock myself in it when you need to get to work on a saturday morning, forcing you to break into the bathroom and drag my a$$ out of the bathroom from a crouching position with my head resting on the toilet, after I made so much noise all night that you could barely sleep last night" stories, as well. *:)


My favorite is the "I'll MAKE a Tombstone pizza at 3am, pass out, wake up at 4am with an apartment full of smoke." *;) ;)


Yeah, that one hit home with me too. *

Also, the "I'll order a pizza and then pass out". *Interestingly, Pizza Patrol will walk in, take your money off the table, and leave the pizza if you are passed out. *Nice feature!


I came home after one night on the town and thought a big polish sausage sounded good. So I put a pot of water on the stove. Threw the sausage in the pot and Turned on the heat. Then passed out. I woke up about 4 hours later hungry and remembered the sausage but didnt realize that it had been that long since I put it on the stove. When I looked in the pot all the water had evaporated and the sausage had shrunk down to the size of a smokey link. :'( :'( PL

[sambini]

OR YOU WAKE UP FROM AN EVENING AT THE OLD SPORTS BAR. AND THE ROOF 0F YOUR MOUTH IS BURNT FROM THE PINKYS PIZZA THAT JIMMY MADE AT SPORTS. WAS JIM THERE WHEN YOU WERE THERE PL?

[IowaBisonToo]

All this party talk reminds me of a story.

Some friends and I went out to the bars one night. *When they closed, we headed back over to their place. *One of the girls that was with thought everybody was hungry and she would be nice and make omlettes for everyone. *Well, as soon as we got to the apartment, I proceeded to pass out in the recliner. *I was just fine . . . until this girl forgot she was making omlettes, I guess. *The eggs, green peppers, onions, cheese and whatever else she was putting in them started to burn. *The comotion of trying to take care of the resulting problem woke me and I got a whiff of the concoction she was making. *That sent me over the edge - almost literally. :(

I proceeded to head out to the balcony as quickly as possible. *I leaned myself over the edge and proceeded to blow chow onto the pristine white snow below from two stories up. *This in and of itself is probably not that unusual. *However, a month or so later, my friends asked if I remembered that night. *I said I did and asked why. *They informed me that I had killed an approximate 2 foot diameter patch of grass on the lawn that didn't grow the rest of the following year. *I'm sure the managers were wondering how that one happened. :D

Jez...Did you have diesel fuel in your stomach or something? It just goes to show, some girls are not too bright after being filled with the booze....But they can sure be fun! *8-)

No diesel, just Bucks cheap beer and Morgan Cokes. Yummy!

[ACES1180]

ahhhhh.... roommates. There's also the "I'll use Dawn in the Dishwasher", "I'll order a pizza and then pass out", "Ill turn on a burner on the stove, put a plate on top of it, and then go pass out", or the "I'll pass out in the bathroom and lock myself in it when you need to get to work on a saturday morning, forcing you to break into the bathroom and drag my a$$ out of the bathroom from a crouching position with my head resting on the toilet, after I made so much noise all night that you could barely sleep last night" stories, as well. *:)


My favorite is the "I'll MAKE a Tombstone pizza at 3am, pass out, wake up at 4am with an apartment full of smoke." *;) ;)


Yeah, that one hit home with me too. *

Also, the "I'll order a pizza and then pass out". *Interestingly, Pizza Patrol will walk in, take your money off the table, and leave the pizza if you are passed out. *Nice feature!



Speaking of Pizza Patrol, I have a decent story that lasted all of my freshman year.

I lived in 248 Johnson Hall with the phone number 231-2419. Well, Pizza Patrol's phone number is 241-9000. So on pretty much every Friday and Saturday night, my roommate and I would get about five calls from fellow drunks trying to order pizza. At the beginning, we would explain to them that they dialed 1-2419 instead of dialing 9-241-9000...(9 to get off campus for those who may not remember)...After a while, this got old, so being the smart a$$es we were, my roommate and I would take orders. Sometimes nothing would happen, but every once in a while , someone would call back and chew us out asking where their food was. Depending on our moods, we would offer them a free pie (cruel) or we would tell them they were stupid and to dial 9 next time they wanted to drunk-order. We sometimes got threatened, but nobody knew our room number...Not that it would have mattered, because we would have waxed them in a brawl anyway.

God, I miss those days! ::)

[IowaBison]

sounds like you guys are a bunch of drunks and belligerents


aka my kind of people

[56BISON73]

OR YOU WAKE UP FROM AN EVENING AT THE OLD SPORTS BAR. AND THE ROOF 0F YOUR MOUTH IS BURNT FROM THE PINKYS PIZZA THAT JIMMY MADE AT SPORTS. WAS JIM THERE WHEN YOU WERE THERE PL?

Jimmy? No ClifF was the owner at the time and I cant recall anyone else working there. Pinkys pizza!!! I think i need some rolaids. :P
I do remember waking up with a distinct aroma of smoked fish from the salmon sharpies. :P

PL

[sambini]

Jimmy Howell use to own it in the late 70s and up to a few years ago. Loved the pool table upstairs and the upstairs rest room. Or the window to piss out into the alley.

[TheDoctor]

Jimmy Howell use to own it in the late 70s and up to a few years ago. Loved the pool table upstairs and the upstairs rest room. Or the window to piss out into the alley.


Sambini! Behave yourself! ++++++++++++++ ;)

[56BISON73]

Someone tell me about the pizza patrol????? PL

[runtheoption]

Someone tell me about the pizza patrol????? PL

I really don't have much too tell you about Pizza Patrol, becuase I couldn't get pizza from them for the majority of my college life. My stupid roomate called them and then passed out before they got there. Then he wouldn't answer the door when they arrived with the pizza. After this happened 3 out of 4 weekends, they would not deliver to us anymore -- I think we had a blacklisted phone number or address.

[56BISON73]

So I ssume it was a pizza joint? PL

[ACES1180]

Someone tell me about the pizza patrol????? PL

Pizza Patrol was and is one of my favorite pizza places in F-M. They used to deliver 24 hours a day, including a pretty good breakfast pizza. Now they are only open until 4 am. I can only count on one hand the number of times I have ordered from the place before midnight. Some people prefer the deep dish, but I love the hand tossed crust with pepperoni. The grease coming off the thing did wonders for a stomach full of alcohol. ::)

[Bisonguy]

Pizza Patrol + Beer + Sega Genesis = great times back in the day


Anyone remember the radio ads they used to run where they just said, "two-four-one-nine-thousand" repeatedly? I swear I could forget nearly everything I know, including my own name, before I would forget the number for Pizza Patrol.

[IowaBisonToo]

Some friends were playing poker one night and it was late . . . 2 or 3 in the morning. They were hungry so they called Pizza Patrol. Well, they had also run out of beer so this friend asked to talk to the delivery driver. He asks the delivery driver if he's stop by a C-store and pick up a couple of 12-paks. There'd be a $20 tip in it for him. A little while later, here comes the delivery guy - pizza in one hand and a case of Bud in the other. ;D

[sambini]

Now thats service++++++++

[TransAmBison]

I used to get together with buddies in college and play euchre until all hours of the night...pizza patrol always topped off the night. One night we got particularly loaded. Called up Pizza Patrol, gave them my order. They asked for my phone number, and I said "241-9000" and the guy took down the number. He gave me the total and we hung up. He called me back in a minute or two saying he needed MY phone number to which my response was, "If you didn't have my number, how the f*#@ did you call me?" My response wasn't appreciated, but my pizza still arrived...in 45 minutes to an hour.

[ACES1180]

I used to get together with buddies in college and play euchre until all hours of the night...pizza patrol always topped off the night. *One night we got particularly loaded. *Called up Pizza Patrol, gave them my order. *They asked for my phone number, and I said "241-9000" and the guy took down the number. *He gave me the total and we hung up. *He called me back in a minute or two saying he needed MY phone number to which my response was, "If you didn't have my number, how the f*#@ did you call me?" *My response wasn't appreciated, but my pizza still arrived...in 45 minutes to an hour.


LOL!!! Nice ;D ;D

[56BISON73]

Since pizza is the subject I tell ya what I will do. When I come up for a game why dont a bunch of you guys from here meet me for pizza and Its on me?. I will come in a day early as not to mess up the tailgating. PL

[Trimmy]

Since pizza is the subject I tell ya what I will do. When I come up for a game why dont a bunch of you guys from here meet me for pizza and Its on me?. I will come in a day early as not to mess up the tailgating. PL

I'll take you up on that. Would love to meet you. But you don't have to pay!

[TransAmBison]

I used to get together with buddies in college and play euchre until all hours of the night...pizza patrol always topped off the night. *One night we got particularly loaded. *Called up Pizza Patrol, gave them my order. *They asked for my phone number, and I said "241-9000" and the guy took down the number. *He gave me the total and we hung up. *He called me back in a minute or two saying he needed MY phone number to which my response was, "If you didn't have my number, how the f*#@ did you call me?" *My response wasn't appreciated, but my pizza still arrived...in 45 minutes to an hour.


LOL!!! Nice *;D ;D
I get together with some of those guys every year for a euchre weekend and we order pizza patrol and laugh about it each year.

[ACES1180]

Some friends were playing poker one night and it was late . . . 2 or 3 in the morning. *They were hungry so they called Pizza Patrol. *Well, they had also run out of beer so this friend asked to talk to the delivery driver. *He asks the delivery driver if he's stop by a C-store and pick up a couple of 12-paks. *There'd be a $20 tip in it for him. *A little while later, here comes the delivery guy - pizza in one hand and a case of Bud in the other. ;D


We would always try and order beer at Perkins, but no such luck... :D

[56BISON73]

Since pizza is the subject I tell ya what I will do. When I come up for a game why dont a bunch of you guys from here meet me for pizza and Its on me?. I will come in a day early as not to mess up the tailgating. PL

I'll take you up on that. *Would love to meet you. *But you don't have to pay!

It will be nice to put a face with the names and meet you guys as I have REALLY enjoyed being here since I found out about this site. The reconnection with NDSU has been great.
BUT the Pizza is still on me. Unless half of Fargo shows up ;D ;D ;D ;D PL

[TransAmBison]

Since pizza is the subject I tell ya what I will do. When I come up for a game why dont a bunch of you guys from here meet me for pizza and Its on me?. I will come in a day early as not to mess up the tailgating. PL

I'll take you up on that. *Would love to meet you. *But you don't have to pay!

It will be nice to put a face with the names and meet you guys as I have REALLY enjoyed being here since I found out about this site. The reconnection with NDSU has been great.
BUT the Pizza is still on me. Unless half of Fargo shows up ;D ;D ;D ;D PL


Well, if I bring the mrs and our upcoming twins, that feels like half of Fargo right there! ;D ;D

[99Bison]

Pizza Patrol + Beer + Sega Genesis = great times back in the day


Anyone remember the radio ads they used to run where they just said, "two-four-one-nine-thousand" repeatedly? I swear I could forget nearly everything I know, including my own name, before I would forget the number for Pizza Patrol.

Yes, those commercials, argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! However, I was not a fan of their pizza at all!

[TransAmBison]

Pizza Patrol + Beer + Sega Genesis = great times back in the day


Anyone remember the radio ads they used to run where they just said, "two-four-one-nine-thousand" repeatedly? I swear I could forget nearly everything I know, including my own name, before I would forget the number for Pizza Patrol.

Yes, those commercials, argh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! However, I was not a fan of their pizza at all!
You sir, are unamerican!!!! ;D

[99Bison]

Give me slapshot anyday over that imitation cheese on patrols! :'(

[sambini]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

[westsidebison]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...
speaking of Duanes, the owners house burnt down a couple days ago. :'(

[sambini]

Our thoughts and prayers for there loss of there home.

[ACES1180]

It's just a blessing that nobody was injured or killed. :'(

[ndsubison]

I have a Bison Memory that I am not so proud of. I believe the year was 92 and we were on our way up to GF for a 1 pm FB game with the sioux. It was me and 3 buddies. We left Fargo around 9 am and by the time we got to GF, we had finished off 4 pints of Hot 100 and close to a case of beer. We got to the game and all was good. After the game we went to a fraternity that a hometown friend attended. Partied for about 2-3 hours and decided it was time to go back to Fargo. On the way out of town, we stopped at Happy Harry's for offsale. I went in to get more beer while my friends waited in the car. I was wearing a Bison sweatshirt and while walking out, I ran into 3 guys wearing und football jackets. Words were exchanged. Now, back then I weighed about 215 and could bench 365. I was scared. Things got very heated and next thing I know I'm running back to the car with a 12 pack under each arm with 3 goons chasing me. These guys were big, linemen I assumed. I made it to the car and one of the guys had me by the throat with the back of my head pressed against the roof of the car. I'm thinking "Man, I am so dead". I then said to myself that if I'm going to get my ass kicked, I'm at least going to get a few shots in. I hit the guy twice with everything I had. That just pissed him off. By now, I heard a car door slam and it was one of my buddies coming to my rescue. Yes, only one. The other two were apparently too scared to get out of the car. I hit the guy two more times just to get him off me and that's when one of his friends took like a 10 yd run at me and leveled me. He leveled me good enough that half my upper body was underneath a nearby car and he was on top of me. Things got fuzzy at that point and my next memory is two of those guys laid out in the middle of the parking lot and I'm high-fiving my friend getting back into the car. We didn't make it but 4 blocks before the police pulled us over. My friend got a DUI and I got an assault charge. We had to pay their medical bills and received one year deferred imposition of sentences. I can't say for sure, but somebody told me that we were on the 6 o clock news that night. That's a day I would like to take back if I could. :-[

[02Bison]

I have a Bison Memory that I am not so proud of. *I believe the year was 92 and we were on our way up to GF for a 1 pm FB game with the sioux. *It was me and 3 buddies. *We left Fargo around 9 am and by the time we got to GF, we had finished off 4 pints of Hot 100 and close to a case of beer. *We got to the game and all was good. *After the game we went to a fraternity that a hometown friend attended. *Partied for about 2-3 hours and decided it was time to go back to Fargo. *On the way out of town, we stopped at Happy Harry's for offsale. *I went in to get more beer while my friends waited in the car. *I was wearing a Bison sweatshirt and while walking out, I ran into 3 guys wearing und football jackets. *Words were exchanged. *Now, back then I weighed about 215 and could bench 365. *I was scared. *Things got very heated and next thing I know I'm running back to the car with a 12 pack under each arm with 3 goons chasing me. *These guys were big, linemen I assumed. *I made it to the car and one of the guys had me by the throat with the back of my head pressed against the roof of the car. *I'm thinking "Man, I am so dead". *I then said to myself that if I'm going to get my ass kicked, I'm at least going to get a few shots in. *I hit the guy twice with everything I had. *That just pissed him off. *By now, I heard a car door slam and it was one of my buddies coming to my rescue. *Yes, only one. *The other two were apparently too scared to get out of the car. *I hit the guy two more times just to get him off me and that's when one of his friends took like a 10 yd run at me and leveled me. *He leveled me good enough that half my upper body was underneath a nearby car and he was on top of me. *Things got fuzzy at that point and my next memory is two of those guys laid out in the middle of the parking lot and I'm high-fiving my friend getting back into the car. *We didn't make it but 4 blocks before the police pulled us over. *My friend got a DUI and I got an assault charge. *We had to pay their medical bills and received one year deferred imposition of sentences. *I can't say for sure, but somebody told me that we were on the 6 o clock news that night. *That's a day I would like to take back if I could. :-[
That is the result of combining alcohol and an unhealthy rivalry.

[BisonMav]

I have a Bison Memory that I am not so proud of. *I believe the year was 92 and we were on our way up to GF for a 1 pm FB game with the sioux. *It was me and 3 buddies. *We left Fargo around 9 am and by the time we got to GF, we had finished off 4 pints of Hot 100 and close to a case of beer. *We got to the game and all was good. *After the game we went to a fraternity that a hometown friend attended. *Partied for about 2-3 hours and decided it was time to go back to Fargo. *On the way out of town, we stopped at Happy Harry's for offsale. *I went in to get more beer while my friends waited in the car. *I was wearing a Bison sweatshirt and while walking out, I ran into 3 guys wearing und football jackets. *Words were exchanged. *Now, back then I weighed about 215 and could bench 365. *I was scared. *Things got very heated and next thing I know I'm running back to the car with a 12 pack under each arm with 3 goons chasing me. *These guys were big, linemen I assumed. *I made it to the car and one of the guys had me by the throat with the back of my head pressed against the roof of the car. *I'm thinking "Man, I am so dead". *I then said to myself that if I'm going to get my ass kicked, I'm at least going to get a few shots in. *I hit the guy twice with everything I had. *That just pissed him off. *By now, I heard a car door slam and it was one of my buddies coming to my rescue. *Yes, only one. *The other two were apparently too scared to get out of the car. *I hit the guy two more times just to get him off me and that's when one of his friends took like a 10 yd run at me and leveled me. *He leveled me good enough that half my upper body was underneath a nearby car and he was on top of me. *Things got fuzzy at that point and my next memory is two of those guys laid out in the middle of the parking lot and I'm high-fiving my friend getting back into the car. *We didn't make it but 4 blocks before the police pulled us over. *My friend got a DUI and I got an assault charge. *We had to pay their medical bills and received one year deferred imposition of sentences. *I can't say for sure, but somebody told me that we were on the 6 o clock news that night. *That's a day I would like to take back if I could. :-[
That is the result of combining alcohol and an unhealthy rivalry.

I commend you on your remorse ndsubison. Some people learn their lessons in different ways than others.

[ndsubison]

[quote author=TransAmBison link=1165773857/120#130 date=1172625961]Yeah 56Bison73, it was something like the "Hey guys, watch this." *Definitely not one of my finer moments. *It gave Bisonbryce quite a scare! *He was smart enough to be looking from behind my shoulder. *

It was embarrassing going to work the next Monday. *All the people at work were asking me, "There's something different about you, what is it?" *I'd say that I don't have any eyelashes, and they'd respond, "No, that's not it...ohhhh...maybe it is!"


Its amazing that we are still alive considering past escapades. *;D *PL

/quote]

I remember one time back in the early 90's when my roommate and I thought it was a good idea to go to Speck's Bar and get a keg at 9 in the morning. It was Malt Liquor Bull, of course. Our front door just kept revolving all day. This was the middle of December and, for some reason, another friend had a trunk load of fireworks. We were lighting off bottlerockets in the apartment and I was even holding them by the stick in my teeth. Nothing real nasty happened but it did take several weeks before my eyebrows grew back. Then, we proceeded to the balcony and were firing off roman candles, bouncing them off passing cars and the whole lot. Nobody even called the police. I was awakened the next morning by a knock on the door. Whoever left the party last also left the faucet on in our kitchen sink. The sink overflowed (all night) and there was at least an inch of standing water in the kitchen/living room area. The tenant below us had called the landlord complaining that her ceiling was "dripping". Anyway, I stumble towards the front door, still hammered out of my mind. I opened the door and my landlord peeks her head in, looks around, and says "Oh. My. God. You WILL be getting a letter". I think there was still a 2 foot thick haze of smoke hanging from the ceiling and there were spindles from the balcony floating in my kitchen. We got a bill from management a while later that totalled $108.00 I thought that was a pretty good deal, all things considered. :-?

[sambini]

my oh my

[NDSUFREAK10]

Sammy's pizza? ANYONE?

[TransAmBison]

I just got a call tonight from my nephew. Today is his 21st birthday and he was at the Turf and it made him think of me. Don't know if that is a good or bad thing. I guess it at least makes me an interesting uncle. Made a deal with the wife that I wouldn't drink as long as she can't (being pregnant) otherwise I would have been out there for a while with the nephew. Can hardly wait to take him out tailgating now! ;)

[BisonMav]

I just got a call tonight from my nephew. *Today is his 21st birthday and he was at the Turf and it made him think of me. *Don't know if that is a good or bad thing. *I guess it at least makes me an interesting uncle. *Made a deal with the wife that I wouldn't drink as long as she can't (being pregnant) otherwise I would have been out there for a while with the nephew. *Can hardly wait to take him out tailgating now! ;)

How time flies, I can't believe you have a nephew that's 21. ;)

I really feel old now. :'(

[BisonMav]

One of my memories was a party we had just off campus, south of the TEK house. Some football players were there, and I had a buddy that was good at arm wrestling. Somehow we got him into a match with one of the Bison linemen, 6'4", 270, big for the early 1980s. The match lasted about as long as a blink of an eye. My buddies arm was down, and the L-shaped bar was almost in two pieces. It's a good laugh when we get together.

[99Bison]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

Mmmm, shakeys!

[BisonMav]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

Mmmm, shakeys!

There is still a Shakey's off I-94 by Janesville Wisconsin. Place to stop on the Gateway roadtrips. :)

[99Bison]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

Mmmm, shakeys!

There is still a Shakey's off I-94 by Janesville Wisconsin. Place to stop on the Gateway roadtrips. :)

OMG, must do!

[99Bison]

http://www.shakeys.com/

There is a locations link on the top!

[IowaBisonToo]

In the lab, we used to take everybody out to lunch on their b-day - their choice of course. The ONLY place this one friend would go was Shakey's - until it closed, of course.

[IowaBisonToo]

Speaking of buffets, what was your best place for a buffet in the metro area?

When I moved up to Fargo, I swear we went out to eat every day for lunch to a buffet - not good on the pocket book nor the stomach. I put on so much weight that year, I don't think I've still recovered. :)

Best place initially was Chi-Chi's. Loved Mexican food and for the first 6 months while in Fargo, it had the buffet. Must have lost to much money 'cause they closed it down.

Loved the Fork - good variety - but usually had to wait in a long line with a bunch of old people.

Otherwise, towards the end of my Fargo living, there was this Chinese place down on 32nd Av just West of University - can't remember the name of the place. Had a Mongolian grill in it, too, and I thought it was excellent.

Man! I'm getting hungry.

[ACES1180]

Speaking of buffets, what was your best place for a buffet in the metro area?

When I moved up to Fargo, I swear we went out to eat every day for lunch to a buffet - not good on the pocket book nor the stomach. *I put on so much weight that year, I don't think I've still recovered. :)

Best place initially was Chi-Chi's. *Loved Mexican food and for the first 6 months while in Fargo, it had the buffet. *Must have lost to much money 'cause they closed it down.

Loved the Fork - good variety - but usually had to wait in a long line with a bunch of old people.

Otherwise, towards the end of my Fargo living, there was this Chinese place down on 32nd Av just West of University - can't remember the name of the place. *Had a Mongolian grill in it, too, and I thought it was excellent.

Man! *I'm getting hungry.


I prefer the King House Chinese Buffett on Broadway...As for pizza, you can't beat the Ranch. :)

[IowaBisonToo]

Speaking of buffets, what was your best place for a buffet in the metro area?

When I moved up to Fargo, I swear we went out to eat every day for lunch to a buffet - not good on the pocket book nor the stomach. *I put on so much weight that year, I don't think I've still recovered. :)

Best place initially was Chi-Chi's. *Loved Mexican food and for the first 6 months while in Fargo, it had the buffet. *Must have lost to much money 'cause they closed it down.

Loved the Fork - good variety - but usually had to wait in a long line with a bunch of old people.

Otherwise, towards the end of my Fargo living, there was this Chinese place down on 32nd Av just West of University - can't remember the name of the place. *Had a Mongolian grill in it, too, and I thought it was excellent.

Man! *I'm getting hungry.


I prefer the King House Chinese Buffett on Broadway...As for pizza, you can't beat the Ranch. :)
I'm assuming you're speaking of Pizza Ranch. That frachise is headquartered about 10 miles from where I live. There is a Ranch in pretty much every community around here. Love the chicken!

[GFBisonFan]

agree, the pizza ranch has great chicken. try and make the buffet every tuesday night. kids eat free!!

[ACES1180]

Speaking of buffets, what was your best place for a buffet in the metro area?

When I moved up to Fargo, I swear we went out to eat every day for lunch to a buffet - not good on the pocket book nor the stomach. *I put on so much weight that year, I don't think I've still recovered. :)

Best place initially was Chi-Chi's. *Loved Mexican food and for the first 6 months while in Fargo, it had the buffet. *Must have lost to much money 'cause they closed it down.

Loved the Fork - good variety - but usually had to wait in a long line with a bunch of old people.

Otherwise, towards the end of my Fargo living, there was this Chinese place down on 32nd Av just West of University - can't remember the name of the place. *Had a Mongolian grill in it, too, and I thought it was excellent.

Man! *I'm getting hungry.


I prefer the King House Chinese Buffett on Broadway...As for pizza, you can't beat the Ranch. :)
I'm assuming you're speaking of Pizza Ranch. *That frachise is headquartered about 10 miles from where I live. *There is a Ranch in pretty much every community around here. *Love the chicken!

You are correct, sir!

[BisonSig]

Speaking of buffets, what was your best place for a buffet in the metro area?

When I moved up to Fargo, I swear we went out to eat every day for lunch to a buffet - not good on the pocket book nor the stomach. *I put on so much weight that year, I don't think I've still recovered. :)

Best place initially was Chi-Chi's. *Loved Mexican food and for the first 6 months while in Fargo, it had the buffet. *Must have lost to much money 'cause they closed it down.

Loved the Fork - good variety - but usually had to wait in a long line with a bunch of old people.

Otherwise, towards the end of my Fargo living, there was this Chinese place down on 32nd Av just West of University - can't remember the name of the place. Had a Mongolian grill in it, too, and I thought it was excellent.

Man! *I'm getting hungry.

If I recall correctly its the Grand Buffet 1620 32nd Ave S. I used to go there when I managed Royal Liquors nearby.

[IowaBisonToo]

Speaking of buffets, what was your best place for a buffet in the metro area?

When I moved up to Fargo, I swear we went out to eat every day for lunch to a buffet - not good on the pocket book nor the stomach. *I put on so much weight that year, I don't think I've still recovered. :)

Best place initially was Chi-Chi's. *Loved Mexican food and for the first 6 months while in Fargo, it had the buffet. *Must have lost to much money 'cause they closed it down.

Loved the Fork - good variety - but usually had to wait in a long line with a bunch of old people.

Otherwise, towards the end of my Fargo living, there was this Chinese place down on 32nd Av just West of University - can't remember the name of the place. *Had a Mongolian grill in it, too, and I thought it was excellent.

Man! *I'm getting hungry.

If I recall correctly its the Grand Buffet 1620 32nd Ave S. *I used to go there when I managed Royal Liquors nearby.

THAT'S IT!!!! Good stuff.

[IowaBisonToo]

agree, the pizza ranch has great chicken. *try and make the buffet every tuesday night. *kids eat free!!
It's like a cult down here. Pizza Ranch kicks Pizza Hut's @ss in terms of sales in town. In fact, if you go there on a Saturday night, it's a frickin' mad house. I'd dare bet the local store does over $15,000 just on Saturdays alone.

[TransAmBison]

Speaking of buffets, what was your best place for a buffet in the metro area?

When I moved up to Fargo, I swear we went out to eat every day for lunch to a buffet - not good on the pocket book nor the stomach. *I put on so much weight that year, I don't think I've still recovered. :)

Best place initially was Chi-Chi's. *Loved Mexican food and for the first 6 months while in Fargo, it had the buffet. *Must have lost to much money 'cause they closed it down.

Loved the Fork - good variety - but usually had to wait in a long line with a bunch of old people.

Otherwise, towards the end of my Fargo living, there was this Chinese place down on 32nd Av just West of University - can't remember the name of the place. *Had a Mongolian grill in it, too, and I thought it was excellent.

Man! *I'm getting hungry.
The wife and I are addicted to Giant Panda. Give me the Panda, Pizza Patrol, Turf Burgers, with a little McDonald's, I'd be set for life.

[TransAmBison]

Speaking of buffets, what was your best place for a buffet in the metro area?

When I moved up to Fargo, I swear we went out to eat every day for lunch to a buffet - not good on the pocket book nor the stomach. *I put on so much weight that year, I don't think I've still recovered. :)

Best place initially was Chi-Chi's. *Loved Mexican food and for the first 6 months while in Fargo, it had the buffet. *Must have lost to much money 'cause they closed it down.

Loved the Fork - good variety - but usually had to wait in a long line with a bunch of old people.

Otherwise, towards the end of my Fargo living, there was this Chinese place down on 32nd Av just West of University - can't remember the name of the place. *Had a Mongolian grill in it, too, and I thought it was excellent.

Man! *I'm getting hungry.
The wife and I are addicted to Giant Panda. *Give me the Panda, Pizza Patrol, Turf Burgers, with a little McDonald's, I'd be set for life.
And beer, but I think that goes without saying :)

[sambini]

Valentinos grand Ital;ian buffet+++

[56BISON73]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

OH MY GOD---SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET just brought back another memory.
On sundays the U didnt supply us meals. So during the winters we would go to Shakeys half in the bag and we would all wear those Air Force Parkas that had like 20 pockets in them. We would then line the pockets with paper towels to stash the chicken in. So we would then eat our fill od chicken and pizza etc. Go back and party some more. Get in the bag again but now we had Shakeys Pizza and chicken that we hasd purloined in the frig.
Some guys never put the food in the fridge. They would just pull the food out of their pockets while they were partying. *:P PL

[ACES1180]

Speaking of buffets, what was your best place for a buffet in the metro area?

When I moved up to Fargo, I swear we went out to eat every day for lunch to a buffet - not good on the pocket book nor the stomach. *I put on so much weight that year, I don't think I've still recovered. :)

Best place initially was Chi-Chi's. *Loved Mexican food and for the first 6 months while in Fargo, it had the buffet. *Must have lost to much money 'cause they closed it down.

Loved the Fork - good variety - but usually had to wait in a long line with a bunch of old people.

Otherwise, towards the end of my Fargo living, there was this Chinese place down on 32nd Av just West of University - can't remember the name of the place. *Had a Mongolian grill in it, too, and I thought it was excellent.

Man! *I'm getting hungry.
The wife and I are addicted to Giant Panda. *Give me the Panda, Pizza Patrol, Turf Burgers, with a little McDonald's, I'd be set for life.
And beer, but I think that goes without saying :)


Uhmmm...Turf Burgers....(Homer Simpson drool and gurgle) :D

[TransAmBison]

We kinda got side tracked on the thread...any more good stories out there? The mention of Pizza Patrol stirred a bunch up. Any other good ones out there?

[ndsubison]

I used to cook at Shakey's while I went to SU. Not to sound biased, but that place was easily the best buffet in town and nothing has touched it since. You have no idea how many people I hear that from quite frequently. No, I'm not bragging about my cooking, either. I will brag that I used to get to eat there for FREE everyday though :D. We used to sell Michelob tap beers for $.85 a mug. We also gave free refills on our sodas. The best part is that I used to get pissed off customers who couldn't understand why I had to refuse them free refills on their Michelob's. Can you imagine $.85 for all you can drink? Not good. I also remember the MEPS guys coming in and taking literally 1.8 minutes to completely clean out our buffet. Man, I miss that place.

[ACES1180]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D

[Bisonguy]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D


And then we all ordered Pizza Patrol!!!!!!!!

[sambini]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D
And I went to Valentinos Grand Italian Buffet....

[56BISON73]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D
And I went to Valentinos Grand Italian Buffet....

Do they have good pizza there??? And who are MEPs??? PL

[TransAmBison]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D
And I went to Valentinos Grand Italian Buffet....

Sambini, have you eaten Pizza Patrol? If not, better hit them up for a Teammaker donation so you can! You'll be glad you did! :)

[99Bison]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D
And I went to Valentinos Grand Italian Buffet....

and I drove to Wisconsin just to eat Shakey's Pizza.

[ACES1180]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D
And I went to Valentinos Grand Italian Buffet....

and I drove to Wisconsin just to eat Shakey's Pizza.


Then I walked across the street from the Fargodome and got a Mexican Delite at Grand Junction... ;D

[BisonMav]

Anyone remember Fran's hot chili at Chub's on Saturday mornings?

Giant Jalapeno's, mmmm..............

[Bisonguy]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D
And I went to Valentinos Grand Italian Buffet....

and I drove to Wisconsin just to eat Shakey's Pizza.


Then I walked across the street from the Fargodome and got a Mexican Delite at Grand Junction... ;D


Is that the best of the Junction?

I usually have a chicken junction (with jalapenos) or cordon bleu. Those jalapenos get a little more bite after they fry 'em up.

[99Bison]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D
And I went to Valentinos Grand Italian Buffet....

and I drove to Wisconsin just to eat Shakey's Pizza.


Then I walked across the street from the Fargodome and got a Mexican Delite at Grand Junction... ;D


Is that the best of the Junction?

I usually have a chicken junction (with jalapenos) or cordon bleu. Those jalapenos get a little more bite after they fry 'em up.

The Grand Italian... with the fries!

[ACES1180]

I have a great Bison memory...Remember that time that NDSU got into the Gateway Conference? :D :D :D :D
And I went to Valentinos Grand Italian Buffet....

and I drove to Wisconsin just to eat Shakey's Pizza.


Then I walked across the street from the Fargodome and got a Mexican Delite at Grand Junction... ;D


Is that the best of the Junction?

I usually have a chicken junction (with jalapenos) or cordon bleu. Those jalapenos get a little more bite after they fry 'em up.

The Mexican Delite is my favorite, but I also enjoy the bacon chicken ranch (i think that is what it is called)...I also love the fries, but only when they are made fresh...Otherwise, they get soggy.

[56BISON73]

I used to cook at Shakey's while I went to SU. *Not to sound biased, but that place was easily the best buffet in town and nothing has touched it since. *You have no idea how many people I hear that from quite frequently. *No, I'm not bragging about my cooking, either. *I will brag that I used to get to eat there for FREE everyday though :D. *We used to sell Michelob tap beers for $.85 a mug. *We also gave free refills on our sodas. *The best part is that I used to get pissed off customers who couldn't understand why I had to refuse them free refills on their Michelob's. *Can you imagine $.85 for all you can drink? * Not good. *I also remember the MEPS guys coming in and taking literally 1.8 minutes to completely clean out our buffet. *Man, I miss that place.

We had a Shakeys in LaCrosse WI. The Managers name was Dwight and he liked me and my buddy. We would come in after a day of drinking beer on the beach and river for the buffet. Dwight would make us our favorite pizza and not put it on the buffet. He would serve it to us at the bar. I found out you can eat and drink alot more than you think you can while standing up!!!! :o :P :D
PL

[thebluehatman]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

Mmmm, shakeys!
They just mentioned shakey's on a South Park rerun tonight. Must be a big deal ;) Never heard of it down here in Brookings, but we got George's and Pizza King.

[56BISON73]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

Mmmm, shakeys!
They just mentioned shakey's on a South Park rerun tonight. *Must be a big deal ;) Never heard of it down here in Brookings, but we got George's and Pizza King.

Is Greasy Nicks Hamburger Joint still there???? Do you know Les Bjork from Brookings. He was with the university for years in the audio visual dept I believe. PL

[thebluehatman]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

Mmmm, shakeys!
They just mentioned shakey's on a South Park rerun tonight. *Must be a big deal ;) Never heard of it down here in Brookings, but we got George's and Pizza King.

Is Greasy Nicks Hamburger Joint still there???? Do you know Les Bjork from Brookings. He was with the university for years in the audio visual dept I believe. PL

Yah Nick's is still alive and kicking. Life long Brookings resident and never stopped into Nick's, even though it shares my name. Do not know Les Bjork.

[sambini]

Shakeys I'm jealous..

[BisonMav]

Shakeys I'm jealous..

Yea, I'm trying to find an excuss to travel down I-94 to the Janesville, Wisconsin Shakey's. Might have to wait until a Gateway roadtrip.

[TXBison_Fan]

These are mostly my dad's memories from college. He always talks about the duck bombs going off under the stands at Dakota Field. He also talks about a playoff game against Davis (not sure what year). Davis had a little steam and was moving the ball against us. The students started throwing snowballs at Davis. Davis's steam was gone and the Herd pulled it out. Then of course there is the whisky bottle game. He also talks about the keg game with the wheelchair [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif] ;D. Then there is the frat parties at Capa-Si (butchered the spelling, never took Greek). And more [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif]. He talks about going to watch Red McClintock play 3rd base for the Flickertales at Jack Murphy and more [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif]. He once took my uncle to a club hockey game and they smuggled in some beverages [smiley=beer.gif] [smiley=beer.gif]. One of his favorite memories from college is the "Who is he, he sucks!!" chant during the other team's lineups at the BSA.
He was driving home from a football game one time and his friend was drinking in the front seat. The light changed to red pretty quick and my dad slammed on the brakes. Keith Matthew's head slammed into the windshield because he could never brace himself. My dad said "Holy ^(^% are you allright." Matthews replied "Yeah but you might need a new windsheild." That hit must have done a lot of damage because Keith Matthews is now a Flickertale fan. My memories mostly consist of hearing "My oh My" on the radio. We went to the game at SFA this year and of course had all of our Bison gear on. That caused quite a stir at Charles Jr. on the way. It was probably the first yankee sighting in a least 10 years. Also at the game some guy was talking how he wanted "Bison burgers". He was pretty quiet after the game.

[sambini]

I remeber those Duck bombs. Davis game in 84?

[IowaBisonToo]

I remeber those Duck bombs. Davis game in 84?
Sambini - you've got to inform us that didn't have the chance to attend at Dakotah what the hell a Duck bomb is.

[sambini]

A duck bomb was like an m-80 firecracker that ASCS OFFICES would give farmers to scare ducks out of there fields etc.. They would blow those off and throw them under the stands on the southside of Dacotah Field. And they were loud and illegal.Think of a cherry bomb type ..

[BisonMav]

A duck bomb was like an m-80 firecracker that ASCS OFFICES would give farmers to scare ducks out of there fields etc.. They would blow those off and throw them under the stands on the southside of Dacotah Field. And they were loud and illegal.Think of a cherry bomb type ..

Duck Bombs got everybody up for the kickoff. :)

[TXBison_Fan]

I was at my dad's pharmacy to watch the Montana game because we didn't get local channels with Direc TV. I watched the first half and then told him I wanted to go home because I figured it was over. He called me about 4:30 and informed me of the biggest win in Bison history and I missed it. [smiley=sad.gif] [smiley=shocked.gif] [smiley=angry.gif] all at the same time. Me and my brother were watching the Ball State game online and my dad just got home from work. That was about the 4th quater just before the Herd took the lead. When we did take the lead we about jumped through the roof. We were also watching the Davis game on TV but were going to go to a hockey game. We ordered a pizza (not from Pizza Patrol) and it took about forever. As soon as the delievery guy walked into the door we scored the TD. We were all screaming and he had kind of a shocked look on his face. Thanks for the list. Great stories.

[TXBison_Fan]

Few more memories to add to the bank: My aunt Laura was crying in her beer after the Herd lost to the Firetrucks. A few basketball players from the Firetrucks came up to her and started trash talking. (she must have known them or something) This was the first time in 14 years the Firetrucks had beaten us and the basketball players like typical UND losers acted like they dominated us all the time. Well one of them had gotten married in a "civil ceremony". My aunt threw that out there and said at least our basketaball players married guys and they almost came to blows but civil ceremony's personal trainer broke it up. ;D I was at a wrestling meet in Rolla tired out of my mind (anyone who knows high school wrestling knows you have to get up f-ing early). One of the refs who was my dad's best friend came over and told me we beat the BADgers in Madison. My tiredness evaporated and two of our guys won in the finals so it was a great day. My dad and I were watching SportsCenter the night the Bison played Marquette. Right before the score came up I said,"If we keep it within 20 it will be a victory." The score came up and we just looked at each and laughed. I have a knack for missing big Bison victories.

[TransAmBison]

Few more memories to add to the bank: *My aunt Laura was crying in her beer after the Herd lost to the Firetrucks. *A few basketball players from the Firetrucks came up to her and started trash talking. (she must have known them or something) *This was the first time in 14 years the Firetrucks had beaten us and the basketball players like typical UND losers acted like they dominated us all the time. *Well one of them had gotten married in a "civil ceremony". *My aunt threw that out there and said at least our basketaball players married guys and they almost came to blows but civil ceremony's personal trainer broke it up. *;D *I was at a wrestling meet in Rolla tired out of my mind (anyone who knows high school wrestling knows you have to get up f-ing early). *One of the refs who was my dad's best friend came over and told me we beat the BADgers in Madison. *My tiredness evaporated and two of our guys won in the finals so it was a great day. *My dad and I were watching SportsCenter the night the Bison played Marquette. *Right before the score came up I said,"If we keep it within 20 it will be a victory." *The score came up and we just looked at each and laughed. *I have a knack for missing big Bison victories.
Great stories, thanks for sharing.









p.s. Do you mind not having any access to any media on October 20th for about 3-4 hours in the afternoon? ;D

[TXBison_Fan]

I didn't miss that game. No way was I missing us pounding Goldy. It was Oct 21st.

[TXBison_Fan]

My Ag. teacher worked at the Taco John's across the street from the Northern during college. On a Saturday night it was about 1 o'clock and they were cleaning up. One of the lineman from the Bison football team came in and asked if they would feed him. They asked him if they won and they did so they told him it was allright. He opened the door and said, "They're open boys." About 20 football players piled out of the van and he didn't get home till 2.

[TheBisonator]

I really didn't notice this thread until recently, so it took me a while to chime in, but I got a memory of my own.

It was October 2003. I was a student manager for the Bison football team, but I wasn't on the traveling roster. I was told the only way I could get tickets for the very last Bison/Truck game at the tin shed later that week was to enter in a student lottery, where they had 500 tickets or so (I think), and each student who won the lottery drawing would win two tickets. So it was during a practice when one of the student managers was excused to go to the lottery drawing at the Memorial Union, and we gave him all our student ID's to enter the drawing. Practice was over, and he then came back with two Bison/Truck tickets in his hand. He told me that I won them. I was ELATED. He said there were over 4,000 students who entered the drawing, and only 250 won. So you see, $27.50 never affected me. :D

I was all psyched for the game the rest of the week. I couldn't concentrate in class, I was just thinking about the game. So that Friday night, I had set my alarm for 7:30, so I could give myself an hour or two to keep hitting the snooze (I'm a heavy sleeper), and give myself enough time to drive up to GF and partake in all the pregame festivities. I had alredy filled my tank the night before, and I was ready to go. Checked the oil, the tires, the whole schpeel. Kickoff time was set for 1:05 pm, and I wanted to be in town by at least 11 or so.

Saturday morning, I wake up. I notice that my alarm didn't wake me up. I look at the clock, and it says 12:54 AM. Kickoff is in 11 minutes. I jet out of my bed as fast as an Olympic sprinter, and I notice that I had set my alarm for 7:30 PM.

For about 5 minutes or so, I debate in my mind whether or not I should just watch the thing on TV, or bee-line it to GF and pray that I make it there before halftime. I decide to go to the game. I get dressed and get my wallet in a time of about 1.4 seconds flat, and race out the door of Thompson Hall to my car in the HR lot. I Jeff Gordon myself out of town, the whole time swearing to myself like Al Pacino. "You filthy f**er!! You motherf**er!! You stupid shit!!! You braindead motherf**king piece of trash, you retarded shit!!!" I was saying to myself over and over again. All this time, I was literally going 95 mph on I-29. I knew that the cops were patrolling the road a few hours ago, but now that they game began, they wouldn't be around. So I risked going 95-100 the whole way. I didn't think my poor little 1993 Nissan Sentra could take anymore of it. I was testing my NASCAR skills that day.

I got from Fargo to Grand Forks in about 45 minutes. It took me another 15 or so minutes to find a parking spot at the shed. The goddamn 1st half went quickly. I didn't get into my seat until 40 seconds or so before halftime. This moment was when I noticed all the dents in the corrugated tin wall above my seat. The Alerus was not a first-rate facility in my mind. I watched the game with the seat next to me occupied by my friend's (student manager) girlfriend, who I promised the seat to as a gesture to him for getting my tickets in the drawing. We lost in OT, you all know the story. On the way back, I got pulled over by the Traill County sherriff in Hillsboro, because I couldn't find my way back onto the interstate. The End.

[NDSUFREAK10]

45 minutes!!???? HOLY DUMB F***! ;D ;D ;D

[BISON_Thunder]

Anyone want to read about the time a couple years ago when several of us traveled down to Louisiana and took a stretch limo from New Orleans to Thibodaux for the Nicholls State a$$ kicking? Definitely in the top ten as far as gratifying Bison wins.

[TXBison_Fan]

Nicee, Thunder, you know how to do it. *;D ;D ;D ;D

[BISON_Thunder]

Nice, Thunder, you know how to do it. *;D ;D ;D ;D


When we pulled up to the stadium, our driver told the parking lot attendent that he had some "VIP's" from "Dakota" ;). The attendent indicated in that case, bring them right around to the south stands...and you can park your limosine (and ice cold beer on a hot and sunny afternoon) near the entrance.

When these six larger and older than average, fair haired, light skinned Scandinavians were exiting the beer mobile, we heard some Nicholls State tailgaters saying, "they look big and slow just like their football team".

Well, one of the first plays of the game I remember the fair haired, light skinned Craig Dahl laid a lick on a not-so-fair haired, light skinned Nicholls State player and NDSU gained the respect of the Louisiana faithful. Steffes and Mays (freshman?) had great games and the Bison win.

The game was a huge boost for the NDSU D-1AA football program...and one hell of a fun road trip! :)

[TransAmBison]

Nice, Thunder, you know how to do it. *;D ;D ;D ;D


When we pulled up to the stadium, our driver told the parking lot attendent that he had some "VIP's" from "Dakota" *;). *The attendent indicated in that case, bring them right around to the south stands...and you can park your limosine (and ice cold beer on a hot and sunny afternoon) near the entrance.

When these six larger and older than average, fair haired, light skinned Scandinavians were exiting the beer mobile, we heard some Nicholls State tailgaters saying, "they look big and slow just like their football team".

Well, one of the first plays of the game I remember the fair haired, light skinned Craig Dahl laid a lick on a not-so-fair haired, light skinned Nicholls State player and NDSU gained the respect of the Louisiana faithful. *Steffes and Mays (freshman?) had great games and the Bison win. *

The game was a huge boost for the NDSU D-1AA football program...and one hell of a fun road trip! :)
Looks like they learned a thing or two about tailgating from you guys as well! ;D

[4mcruenomore]

Statue of Limitations??? (how long is it, what does it mean, and how do you spell it....)
Anyways, I went to 'SU between '94 and '00, and I lived in a house right across from the Bison/BSA on university drive. We had buddies that lived in the house right besides us also, and did we have Keggers. I don't even remember how many those 2 years we lived there, but it was nuts.

My fondest memory is of the Bison/Sioux game 1996, when we lost at the FFD. We had a huge party, and my roommates made flag poles out of PVC pipe from menards. They put a little drain at the bottem, and filled each flag pole to the top with Jim, Jack, and whatever else we had......No drinking in the dome???lol No one even got a 2nd look at the game by dome security.

We even had shirts made with Calvin doing his business on the UND logo for the game, too bad we lost.

[Montana_Bison]

1) Dacotah Field, Ten feet from the aisle, 1/4 to 1/2 way down. Drunk as hell listening to the bottles carum of the angle iron under the stands. Then a bigger crash of glass! Here comes fat ass ED down the aisle looking for blood!! Swearing like a mad man ready to kick some ass!! "Eddy shot his dog!" "Eddy shot his dog!" Those were THE days!

2) Some game after that when somebody brought a huge blow up bottle to the game. People were hitting it around like a beach ball and it went off the window of Eddy's press box and the crowd went fucking nuts!!

3) Any of those cold god damn windy playoffs, watching the Bison throttle some west coast team.

4) The wrestling parties, Wojo, Green, who almost kicked my ass one night. Awesome Parties, the best i've ever been to period!!!

[Montana_Bison]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

OH MY GOD---SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET just brought back another memory.
On sundays the U didnt supply us meals. So during the winters we would go to Shakeys half in the bag and we would all wear those Air Force Parkas that had like 20 pockets in them. We would then line the pockets with paper towels to stash the chicken in. So we would then eat our fill od chicken and pizza etc. Go back and party some more. Get in the bag again but now we had Shakeys Pizza and chicken that we hasd purloined in the frig.
Some guys never put the food in the fridge. They would just pull the food out of their pockets while they were partying. *:P PL

Hey 56Bison73 did eat at King Leo's or Burger Dootle?

[sambini]

King Leos or Auto Dine WERE THE FIRST in North Dakota that I remember for fast food hamburgers. Also M+H in Moorhead also. PL do you remeber any of those?

[TransAmBison]

Have all the good stories been tapped out? There has to be some wild nights at the Turf that haven't been talked about? Maybe swimming through the fountains on the south end of campus? You know, stuff I have never done, and definitely will not do again! :D

[ndsubison]

My friend and I used to ride our mountain bikes through Memorial Union getting chased by janitors, down steps and everything. *We would start at one end and haul ass straight through and exit right in front of Varsity Mart. *We would do it 2 or 3 times in a half hour span. *We had some pissed off custodians who never could figure out a way to catch us. *

[BisonSig]

This story is purely fictional. ;)

Seems there was a drunken night when 4 people at a certain unnamed location decided that some of them wanted a picture taken of themselves on the Bison in front of the BSA. So, we grabbed a camera, not so quietly made our way up to the Bison. They stripped off all their clothes and *ahem* mounted the Bison. I, being a little more modest then them, voted myself as the picture taker. I got a couple shots of 3 drunks riding the Bison in the buff. Cars were driving by but I am not sure anybody really noticed what was going on, since no one honked. Afterwards they climbed carefully down so as to not damage their jewels, got dressed and we merrily went back home. The pictures turned out great, we didn't get busted and now the story is famous (at least in some circles).

I just wonder what happened to the pictures.

[56BISON73]

DUANES HAS BEEN AROUND FOREVER... SAMMYS IS GOOD ALSO. BUT I REALLY MISS THE SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET...

OH MY GOD---SHAKEYS PIZZA BUFFET just brought back another memory.
On sundays the U didnt supply us meals. So during the winters we would go to Shakeys half in the bag and we would all wear those Air Force Parkas that had like 20 pockets in them. We would then line the pockets with paper towels to stash the chicken in. So we would then eat our fill od chicken and pizza etc. Go back and party some more. Get in the bag again but now we had Shakeys Pizza and chicken that we hasd purloined in the frig.
Some guys never put the food in the fridge. They would just pull the food out of their pockets while they were partying. *:P PL

Hey 56Bison73 did eat at King Leo's or Burger Dootle?


Not only have I eaten at King Leos I got drunk with the owner when I was at SU. It was after the annual sports banquet and we went to the ??Gaslight?? in a hotel downtown. He kept buying drinks and I kept drinking them. :P :P PL

[sambini]

Gaslight is gone. And I think I was in there a couple of times. King Leos North Dakota first fast food. 17cent hamburgers pl?

[BisonMav]

Gaslight had good music, Anything Goes always played there.

[WYOBISONMAN]

The Gaslight was below the Graver Inn on Roberts Street. The Graver was a NDSU dorm for quite a few years.....and it was the only dorm to have a bar!!!

[56BISON73]

Gaslight is gone. And I think I was in there a couple of times. King Leos North Dakota first fast food. 17cent hamburgers pl?

Cant remember the price but I do remember they had great onion rings. Plus the M&H. PL

[56BISON73]

The Gaslight was below the Graver Inn on Roberts Street. *The Graver was a NDSU dorm for quite a few years.....and it was the only dorm to have a bar!!!

The Graver Inn. Oh yesssss. Have had the opportunity to use their facilities with a member of the oposite sex who was horozontally accessable. PL

[sambini]

Gaslight is gone. And I think I was in there a couple of times. King Leos North Dakota first fast food. 17cent hamburgers pl?

Cant remember the price but I do remember they had great onion rings. Plus the M&H. PL

m+h and also Auto Dine in Moorhead.

[56BISON73]

Last night I glimsed an old NFL hightlight film that had Billy White shoes Johnson in it. Which brought back a BISON memory.
In 1973 NDSU had its own White shoes Johnson or Broadway Joe which ever you chose in our half back by the name of Bruce Riemer.
Bruce liked the different color shoes. So Bruce goes to coach and pitches the idea of yelow-gold colored shoes. How he talked him into it I dont know but it was ok with him.
But NCAA rules dictated that ALL players have the same uniform. So Bruce comes to the team and pitches the idea to us because we personally would have to pay to have our shoes dyed. Well we all agree and fork out the 5-10 dollars for the shoe dye kit.
I cant remember which game it was but for warm ups we came out in our practice shoes so as not to tip anything off. We go back in the locker room before kick off and put the colored shoes on with green shoe laces. When we storm out of the locker room with the new shoes on the crowd at Decotah Field goes NUTS!
PL

[sambini]

WHO WERE YOU PLAYING PL?