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Subject: A Poem Author: Minion [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 19:19:22 12/24/07 Mon Christmas is special, it’s like a flower a glimmer of hope for a minute or hour it strengthens your heart it softens your soul good will to all, that is the goal For Christmas is a time to Herald our King the savior of all and the mercy he brings From modest means was ushered the One to save us all came God’s only Son For in a barnyard was born the savior of man and towards him only 3 wisemen ran Angels cheered and the stars glistened But mankind was unmoved, it hardly listened This Christmas, as i sit with cheer there is something which I hold that isn’t so dear It isn’t holy and it isn’t just it’s a paper championship that’s held with no true esteem by players who lost to it’s own league’s worst and winless team I’ll begin in recent times, not long past days Misdeeds and ugliness... and of course, undue praise Fordham Football costs nearly $4 million per season at the expense of other programs for no good reason Do you know that Fordham Football players have caused fights Like locusts or plagues it is no less of a blight In Fall 2001 a co-championship was won The school threw a party, it sounded like fun Then something happened, something those who were there said wrecked the mood The football team, stole all the food! Then 2 years later on a summer like day a football player stole a night stick from a police officer in an off campus malay Of course there was anger, hard feelings, disgust But these players weren’t punished and that is unjust Now let us go back to 1984 A group of football players with no pants on knocked down a female student’s door What happened after this incident you might ask, were any punishments handed down? A couple of half-hearted suspensions and a few unkind frowns Many stay silent against Fordham Football out of fear Not worth the trouble or ridicule of their peers I support the Abolishment of Fordham Football and I’ve been threatened and teased But it’s Fordham Football’s supporters, not me, whose ideals are diseased Have you ever seen the typical fan He’s not honorable, or decent, he’s barely a man Their faces are red, but not blushed from shame Merely flushed from alcohol consumed during the game The end result of so many wasted Saturdays in the fall Where Fordham Football supporters turn out to watch subpar football Fordham Football loses, the team has stunk The fans drive home tired and drunk But that’s not the end, only the beginning Cause no one seems embarrassed by the lack of winning The Football team goes out on Saturday night Using the energy they saved to drink, dance and fight It’s the same story, from before my time and after A football player picks on a unsuspecting student while the other players cackle with laughter If these players had any courage or an ounce of heart They’d spend that energy on the field and try hard for a start Have you seen Fordham Football’s supporters If you did you’d be filled with shame They have no accomplishments, and their own “special” hall of fame The praise is undue, but you may wonder, how is that so? I’ll begin with a story about a player named Rob Loh Rob stood up during a televised show and said if there was a war he’d sign up and go He was praised as a hero by fans on the board they even bellowed out loud that this is someone to "make us all very proud" But he did nothing other than stand up in a crowd You see, the war came and with it Rob’s hour to be a man and when time came to enlist Rob Loh hid and ran Those who speak out against Fordham Football misdeeds are spoken of harshly and kept in the dark, but we’re an inferno in need of a spark They think we’ve disappeared, that were gone and we’ve vanished but we can’t be silenced, we’ve only been banished The Fordham Football Message Board is where we can’t write but that bothers us not, we’ve got our own site! Before this poem ends and I bid you good night There is one more thing that I must make right Help Abolish Fordham Football, please join the fight I wish you a Merry Christmas, I sincerely do and I hope this poem means something to you [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: A Poem Author: Not the grinch [Edit] Date Posted: 23:51:37 12/24/07 Mon As an alumni who cheered for Fordham Football for four years, with a 3.9 cum GPA, I would like to say that while some Fordham Football players may meet this stereotype you are putting on your website, a lot of them are good guys. Isn't this something your mothers taught you? You can NEVER generalize. And considering Fordham is Patriot League Champs this year, you have no room to talk. Also, it takes up a ton of their time, so the only time they can go out is Saturday night;therefore, no matter what happens they want to have fun the one night per week they actually can. This is also responsible for their supposed low GPA. So next time you want to bash Fordham Football, how about you spend your time doing something more productive, or at least go to a game and see how good they've been doing and watch the awesome cheerleaders! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: This is amazing. Great, great job Minion. Have a great Christmas. Author: opinion jones [Edit] Date Posted: 04:34:57 12/25/07 Tue >Christmas is special, it’s like a flower >a glimmer of hope for a minute or hour >it strengthens your heart it softens your soul >good will to all, that is the goal >For Christmas is a time to Herald our King >the savior of all and the mercy he brings > >From modest means was ushered the One >to save us all >came God’s only Son >For in a barnyard was born the savior of man >and towards him only 3 wisemen ran >Angels cheered and the stars glistened >But mankind was unmoved, it hardly listened > >This Christmas, as i sit with cheer >there is something which I hold that isn’t so dear >It isn’t holy and it isn’t just > >it’s a paper championship >that’s held with no true esteem >by players who lost to it’s own league’s worst and >winless team > >I’ll begin in recent times, not long past days >Misdeeds and ugliness... and of course, undue praise > >Fordham Football costs nearly $4 million per season >at the expense of other programs for no good reason > >Do you know that Fordham Football players have caused >fights >Like locusts or plagues it is no less of a blight > >In Fall 2001 a co-championship was won >The school threw a party, it sounded like fun >Then something happened, something those who were >there said wrecked the mood >The football team, stole all the food! > >Then 2 years later on a summer like day >a football player stole a night stick from a police >officer in an off campus malay > >Of course there was anger, hard feelings, disgust >But these players weren’t punished and that is unjust > >Now let us go back to 1984 >A group of football players with no pants on knocked >down a female student’s door >What happened after this incident you might ask, were >any punishments handed down? >A couple of half-hearted suspensions and a few unkind >frowns > >Many stay silent against Fordham Football out of fear >Not worth the trouble or ridicule of their peers >I support the Abolishment of Fordham Football >and I’ve been threatened and teased >But it’s Fordham Football’s supporters, not me, whose >ideals are diseased > >Have you ever seen the typical fan >He’s not honorable, or decent, he’s barely a man >Their faces are red, but not blushed from shame >Merely flushed from alcohol consumed during the game > >The end result of so many wasted Saturdays in the fall >Where Fordham Football supporters turn out to watch >subpar football >Fordham Football loses, the team has stunk >The fans drive home tired and drunk > >But that’s not the end, only the beginning >Cause no one seems embarrassed by the lack of winning >The Football team goes out on Saturday night >Using the energy they saved to drink, dance and fight >It’s the same story, from before my time and after >A football player picks on a unsuspecting student >while the other players cackle with laughter > >If these players had any courage or an ounce of heart >They’d spend that energy on the field and try hard for >a start > >Have you seen Fordham Football’s supporters >If you did you’d be filled with shame >They have no accomplishments, and their own “special” >hall of fame > >The praise is undue, but you may wonder, how is that >so? >I’ll begin with a story about a player named Rob Loh >Rob stood up during a televised show >and said if there was a war he’d sign up and go >He was praised as a hero by fans on the board they >even bellowed out loud >that this is someone to "make us all very proud" >But he did nothing other than stand up in a crowd >You see, the war came and with it Rob’s hour to be a >man >and when time came to enlist Rob Loh hid and ran > >Those who speak out against Fordham Football misdeeds >are spoken of harshly and kept in the dark, but we’re >an inferno in need of a spark >They think we’ve disappeared, that were gone and we’ve >vanished >but we can’t be silenced, we’ve only been banished >The Fordham Football Message Board is where we can’t >write >but that bothers us not, we’ve got our own site! > >Before this poem ends and I bid you good night >There is one more thing that I must make right >Help Abolish Fordham Football, please join the fight > >I wish you a Merry Christmas, I sincerely do >and I hope this poem means something to you [ Post a Reply to This Message ]