February 2007 is Cap'n Cat and D1B Month at AGS! Read the "fact a day"!

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Two of AGS's most recognized members sponsor this month. Thanks guys!!!!:hurray:

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2/1 Alma Mater

University of Northern Iowa (UNI) Quick Facts

Location: Cedar Falls, Iowa
Founded: 1876
Enrollment: 12,512
President: Dr. Benjamin Allen
Dir. of Athletics: Rick Hartzell
NCAA F.A.R.: Anne Woodrick
School Mascot: TC
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple and Old Gold
Stadium: UNI-Dome
Capacity: 16,324
Surface: Artificial
All Time Football Record: 572-367-47
UNI-Dome Record: 154-40-1
Conference: Gateway Football
Head Coach: Mark Farley (UNI ’87)
UNI Record: 50-25 (6 years)
Assistant Coaches: Bill Salmon (Assoc. Head Coach/Offensive Coord./WRs), Rick Nelson (OL/Recruiting Coord.), Mario Verduzco (QBs/Passing Game Coord.), Atif Austin (RBs), Erik Chinander (TEs), Brandon Hall (LBs), Chris Klieman (DBs), Antonio Mays (DL), Jerry Montgomery (DL).

Varsity Sports Offered: 18

For Women (10): Basketball, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Tennis, Track & Field (indoor and outdoor), Volleyball

For Men (8): Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Track & Field (indoor and outdoor), Wrestling

Conference Affiliations: UNI's 18 athletic teams compete at the Division I level in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Football competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

Missouri Valley Conference (MVC): The oldest conference west of the Mississippi River was founded in 1907. It is comprised of 10 institutions and provides championship competition in 19 sports. The Panthers compete in the MVC in all sports but football and wrestling. Current members include Bradley University, Creighton University, Drake University, University of Evansville, Illinois State University, Indiana State University, Missouri State University, University of Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois University, and Wichita State University.

Gateway Football Conference: Founded in 1984, the conference is regarded as one of the top conferences in the Division I Football Championship Subdivison. In recent years, the Gateway has two national championships and numerous other semifinal trips. It is comprised of seven institutions and sponsors football as its only sport. Current members include Illinois State University, Indiana State University, Missouri State University, University of Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University and Youngstown State University.

Western Wrestling Conference: The Western Wrestling Conference was founded in 2006. Members are United States Air Force Academy, North Dakota State University, University of Northern Colorado, University of Northern Iowa, South Dakota State University, Utah Valley State College and University of Wyoming.

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2/2

Cap’n Cat eats crawfish, but does not suck the heads. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/).

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2/3

Cap’n Cat was a closet defensive player, but never asked to play there. He was mean on the football field, often cheated, and was known by GFC coaches, back in the day, as “The Conrad Dobler Of The Gateway”. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/).

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2/4

Cap’n Cat played his freshman year of football at Northern Illinois University. Bill Mallory was the coach there and was a wild-eyed maniac. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/5

Cap’n Cat and D1B’s father played DT for the University of Pittsburgh and was a teammate of Mike Ditka‘s. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/6

Cap’n Cat once gave Dan Marino the finger at practice with the Dolphins (and wonders why he wasn’t there longer). D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/7

Cap’n Cat, while trying out for the Saints in 1987, was once a “guest” of the City Of New Orleans after a minor altercation at a French Quarter pizza joint. Then-GM Jim Finks “took care” of things and The Cap’n never heard anything about it again. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/8

The Gateway Football Conference, which started honors in 1985 (Cap'n Cat's senior year and D1B's sophomore year) lists the following in their record book:

All-Gateway
1985 OL -- Cap'n Cat
1985, '86, '87 DL -- D1B

All-American
1986, '87 AP; 1987 Football Gazette: D1B

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2/9

Cap’n Cat fancies himself a very good Cajun chef, specializing in jambalaya. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/10

Cap’n Cat only drives Fords. There are no other vehicles made in the world. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/11

Cap’n Cat is an outdoorsman, but only fishes, boats and camps. He does not hunt because He thinks guns are dangerous in the hands of idiots. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/12

Cap’n Cat’s dream is to be a guest on the “Jerry Springer Show” and do a routine on the pole. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/13

During preseason with New Orleans Saints, Cap’n Cat placed second behind new Army HC Stan Brock, another OT for the Saints, in a football throwing contest. Brock threw for 77 yards and Cap’n Cat, 74. QB Bobby Hebert tossed it 64 yards. Brock collected $75; The Cap’n, $25. When then-coach Jim Mora found out about the contest, he banned it citing potential for injury. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/14

Cap’n Cat made a Valentine’s Day recruiting visit to Western Illinois in 1981. He got laid twice. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/15

Cap’n Cat was born in Steubenville, OH, in June of 1963. Mom went into labor at Dad’s college graduation ceremony. He had to leave and collect his diploma later. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/16

Cap’n Cat loves to travel to new and different locales and, when on assignment for work in Utah, put 48,000 miles on his truck in nine months. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/17

Cap’n Cat is a closet BCS fan, too. He likes Northern Iowa and the GFC, first, then is a large follower of the Big Ten, MAC and Big 12 and takes in games in those conferences whenever he can. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/18

Cap’n Cat was All-Area (south suburban Chicago) in four positions in high school: OT, DE and Punter. He once had an 88 yard punt versus Rich South HS. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/19

Cap’n Cat hates watching pro football, but follows the Pittsburgh Steelers somewhat closely. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/20

Cap’n Cat was an altar boy at St. Patrick’s Church in St. Charles, IL, for three years in the early ‘70s. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/21

Cap’n Cat collects wild cacti and has specimens from 14 different states. Among his favorites is a cirrus sent to him from Lousiana by AGS’s buckp. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/22

Cap’n Cat’s favorite places to tailgate: Georgia Southern, Montana, UNI, Youngstown State, Ohio State, Eastern Michigan and South Dakota State. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/23

Cap’n Cat is a voracious reader and prefers history, biography, historical fiction and punk music history. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/24

Cap’n Cat’s first concert was The Clash, with Adam and the Ants in Chicago, August, 1979. His favorite concerts: Iggy Pop, 1988; Grateful Dead, 1981, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘95; Alice Cooper, 1981. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/25

When living in Louisiana in 1987, Cap’n Cat skunked the Spring Game and two-a-day practices of McNeese State for UNI, in preparation for their game at Lake Charles that year. UNI won, 17-14. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/26

Cap’n Cat was an assistant football coach at D-II Fort Lewis College in 1991 and 1992. He also taught freshman and sophomore composition classes in the English Dept. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/27

Cap’n Cat’s favorite states: Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, California, Iowa, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming, North Dakota, Michigan, Texas, Florida. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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2/28

Cap’n Cat likes to spend quiet time with a bottle of chilled Merlot, Luther Vandross in the stereo and a box of strawberry truffles. D1B respectfully declines to provide personal trivia and invites you, instead, to visit his favorite website: Theocracy Watch (http://www.theocracywatch.org/)

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That concludes Cap'n Cat and D1B Month at AGS.

THANKS GUYS!