Some Very Bad Things Can Happen if You Insist on Continuing to Play Golf
People are telling you to stop playing golf. Or, for the love of all that is good and holy, just cut back a little. But you won’t.
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People are telling you to stop playing golf. Or, for the love of all that is good and holy, just cut back a little. But you won’t.
Read MoreThe University of Cincinnati started playing football in 1885, making it one of the earliest programs in the country. 1885
Read MoreThe Michigan Wolverines began playing football on May 30, 1879, when they took on Racine College in Chicago, an Episcopal college prep school. 1879 was an interesting year. It was that year that first artificial ice rink was built in North America — Madison Square Garden.
Read MoreThe Illinois Fighting Illini began playing football in 1890. That was an eventful year. It was also the same year EA McIlhenny shot a record 19 foot- 2 inch alligator in Louisiana.
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Northwestern football can trace its beginning all the way back to February 22, 1876. It was an exhibition game between Northwestern and the Chicago Football Club.
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Iowa started playing intercollegiate football in 1889, although club teams had been playing at the school since 1872. It only
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The University of Minnesota started their football program in 1882, one of the first programs of the era. To give you some reference, Ohio State started playing in 1890 and Iowa stated in 1889. 1882 was also the year Polygamy was made a felony by the US Congress.
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Purdue began playing intercollegiate football in 1887. In the first game, they lost to Butler College 48-6. Butler College, now
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The Maryland Terrapins began playing football in 1892. In those days, they were known as Maryland Agricultural College, which made cheers difficult.
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Rutgers University is one of the oldest colleges in the country. It began as Queens College in 1766, 10 years before there was even an official United States, which made it tough to get in bars.
Read MoreA high school quarterback for Eastside Catholic in Sammamish, WA, Zach Lewis, recently threw an amazing pass to…himself, and carried it in for a touchdown. He fired it off an opponent’s helmet, and it bounced right back to him, and he ran it in.
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The Penn State Nittany Lions began playing football in 1887, yet they had no head coach for five years. And they still went 12-8-1. See, you don’t even need a coach to have a winning record. Hey, it’s an idea worth thinking about.
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The Indiana Hoosiers have won the Big Ten championship twice — in 1945 and 1967. They have been to nine bowl games, including the 1968 Rose Bowl which unfortunately they lost to the USC Trojans.
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