Recap from big game

What a game this past Saturday! I don’t know if you were there or able to follow it, but boy it was good. A lot of people didn’t really know how this one was going to go... and things were pretty tight heading into half time with Winthrop only up 30-28 over Lander. The second half started out much like the first with Lander hanging in trading punches with the Eagles. To be fair, Winthrop was playing without starting point guard Reggie Middleton. About halfway through the second half, Winthrop went on an impressive run and was able to walk away with a 65-46 win. The announced crowd was 1,532 but I’d be willing to bet there were under 500 people there (including the players, coaches, and refs). I was there with The Wife, Mary Ruth, and Susie and I have to say we all had a great time. I’m 99.9% sure Susie yelled “Defense!” at one point. Not sure The Wife saw any of the game, but MR and Susie did a very good job of cheering at the right time. Winthrop shot 80% from the line and was able to hold Lander to 7.1% shooting from 3-point land (1-14).

Oh, I think there was also a football game last Saturday night. Let me tip my cap to Danny, Cory, Ashley and all the other Revolutionary War Hero fans. Good luck this Saturday against Auburn. While it is true that we at I’m just sayin... love Auburn fans, we do hope South Carolina plays a great game. This will be a hard game to pick as it pits a team with a pretty high payroll (based on info obtained from USC fans who read Alabama message boards) against a team from an athletic department that appears to have a horse shoe shoved up its... well, let’s just say it’s going to be painful when that horse shoe comes out.

I know some of you have trouble seeing videos on here. This one is worth watching. I think it’s about 13 minutes long, so make sure you have time to watch it. It’s about a tradition at a small school. I believe that this might be the best college tradition that I know about. The Wife and I saw this on ESPN last week. I think at one point we both had tears in our eyes. It’s that good. The tradition is called “Picking up Butch”.

Here is a little bit about it from the school website:

For half a century, Middlebury College student athletes have helped local resident Butch Varno - who suffers from cerebral palsy - enjoy sporting events and other activities in the community. The tradition began back in 1960, when Roger Ralph, a 1963 Middlebury College graduate, saw Varno's grandmother struggling to push Butch's wheelchair through snow and mud on the way home from a football game and offered to pick them up. Little did he know that "Picking up Butch" would become a college ritual that continues in force today.



Baby #3 Name Tournament: I have decided to list the baby names we are thinking about, seed them, and have a tournament (much like the NCAA Tournament). You might have already seen some of these names... that’s ok. Just like the real tournament has teams that don’t really have a shot, this tournament will have names that don’t really have a shot. You need to know two things: 1. This isn’t a voting thing... your opinion doesn’t really matter. However, you are welcome to share what names you like. 2. We aren’t 100% sure yet what name we’re going to pick, but we’ve narrowed it down. The names will be broken down into 4 regions. I can’t think of any funny names, so we’ll just call them Region I, Region II, Region III, and Region IV. So, here are the first round match-ups:

REGION I
1 Gregory Winfield Horres, Jr.
16 Xi Winfield Horres

8 Elliott Winfield Horres
9 Jeremiah Winfield Horres

5 Edward Winfield Horres
12 Jacob Winfield Horres

4 Daniel Gregory Horres
13 Dallas Winfield Horres

6 Nathanael Winfield Horres
11 Ethan Winfield Horres

3 Matthew Winfield Horres
14 Rodney Winfield Horres

7 Christopher Winfield Horres
10 Wade Winfield Horres

2 Anthony Winfield Horres
15 Ezekiel Winfield Horres

REGION II
1 David Gregory Horres
16 Carter Electronics Horres

8 Joshua Winfield Horres
9 Elijah Winfield Horres

5 Ryne Winfield Horres
12 Solomon Winfield Horres

4 Richard Winfield Horres
13 Cecil Winfield Horres

6 Donald Winfield Horres
11 Jethro Winfield Horres

3 Kevin Winfield Horres
14 Robert Winfield Horres

7 Jonathan Winfield Horres
10 Winston Winfield Horres

2 George Winfield Horres, III
15 Magnum Winfield Horres

REGION III
1 Daniel Winfield Horres
16 Maximus Winfield Horres

8 Gary Winfield Horres
9 Isaac Winfield Horres

5 Paul Winfield Horres
12 John Gary Horres

4 Mason Winfield Horres
13 Clark Winfield Horres

6 Philip Winfield Horres
11 Marcus Winfield Horres

3 Michael Winfield Horres
14 Darius Raj Horres

7 Samuel Winfield Horres
10 Simon Winfield Horres

2 Jackson Winfield Horres
15 Prince Winfield Horres

REGION IV
1 David Winfield Horres
16 Santino Winfield Horres

8 Dallas Gregory Horres
9 Alexander Gary Horres

5 Charles Winfield Horres
12 Jeremy Thomas Horres

4 Russell Winfield Horres
13 Andre Winfield Horres

6 Steven Winfield Horres
11 Thomas Winfield Horres

3 Henry Winfield Horres
14 Mace Winfield Horres

7 Peter Winfield Horres
10 Timothy Winfield Horres

2 James Winfield Horres
15 Edward Rossiter Horres

Winthrop Update: Winthrop’s next game is at VMI tomorrow night at 7:00pm. This will be the Eagles first Big South game this season.

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Thomas Belcher (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1864 at Chapins Farm, Virginia. His citation reads:

Took a guidon from the hands of the bearer, mortally wounded, and advanced with it nearer to the battery than any other man.

Unknown Belgium (US Army) received the Medal of Honor for actions during the World War. His citation reads:

* * * By virtue of the authority vested by law in the President of the United States, the Congressional Medal of Honor, emblem of the highest military ideals and virtues, is bestowed in the name of the Congress of the United States upon the unknown, unidentified Belgian soldier in a desire to add all that is possible to the imperishable glory won by the soldiers of Belgium who fought as comrades of the American soldiers during the World War, and to commemorate with them the deeds of the nations associated with the United States of America, by paying this tribute to their unknown dead (A.G. 220.523) (War Department General Orders, No. 52, I Dec. 1922, Sec. 1).

Bernard P. Bell (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on December 18, 1944 at Mittelwihr, France. His citation reads:

For fighting gallantly at Mittelwihr, France. On the morning of 18 December 1944, he led a squad against a schoolhouse held by enemy troops. While his men covered him, he dashed toward the building, surprised 2 guards at the door and took them prisoner without firing a shot. He found that other Germans were in the cellar. These he threatened with hand grenades, forcing 26 in all to emerge and surrender. His squad then occupied the building and prepared to defend it against powerful enemy action. The next day, the enemy poured artillery and mortar barrages into the position, disrupting communications which T/Sgt. Bell repeatedly repaired under heavy small-arms fire as he crossed dangerous terrain to keep his company commander informed of the squad's situation. During the day, several prisoners were taken and other Germans killed when hostile forces were attracted to the schoolhouse by the sound of captured German weapons fired by the Americans. At dawn the next day the enemy prepared to assault the building. A German tank fired round after round into the structure, partially demolishing the upper stories. Despite this heavy fire, T/Sgt. Bell climbed to the second floor and directed artillery fire which forced the hostile tank to withdraw. He then adjusted mortar fire on large forces of enemy foot soldiers attempting to reach the American position and, when this force broke and attempted to retire, he directed deadly machinegun and rifle fire into their disorganized ranks. Calling for armored support to blast out the German troops hidden behind a wall, he unhesitatingly exposed himself to heavy small-arms fire to stand beside a friendly tank and tell its occupants where to rip holes in walls protecting approaches to the school building. He then trained machineguns on the gaps and mowed down all hostile troops attempting to cross the openings to get closer to the school building. By his intrepidity and bold, aggressive leadership, T/Sgt. Bell enabled his 8-man squad to drive back approximately 150 of the enemy, killing at least 87 and capturing 42. Personally, he killed more than 20 and captured 33 prisoners.