FLASHBACK FRIDAY!   -  posted on Monday

Your 1991 NMU Football Wildcat Seniors

Bottom Row, L to R:  David "Dave Babe" Gregory from the "Cherry Docks" of Suttons Bay, MI, C;  "Cheesey" Charlie Nickel aka "the Mayor or Mayor McAsscheese" from "The Falls", Okunto Falls, WI;  Pat "Mojo" or "Mojo Risin" Modjeski from Brown Deer, WI; G, Whoops, I mean FB (hey a FB is just a sophisticated Guard right?); Jim "Sweet Head of" Devine, from Tosa East in Wawatosa, WI.

Top Row, L to R: Andy "The Spunker" or "Aves" Avery from North Farmington High in MI, G;  Mike "Wendall" or "Wents" Wendtland, from Marquette High in Brookfield, WI, LB/TE; America's Guest, Mark Strube aka "Strube Tube" "Stroobs" "Congo the Mailman" from Green Bay Southwest High, TE/QB; Christopher "Chip" Wall aka "Mystic" or Waldo from Waukesha Memorial High in Wisconsin, LB; and Dennis "Dalkamania" Dalkhe aka "Electric" or "Dalks" or "Yeah hey Denny!" from Sussex-Hamilton High in Menominee Falls, WI, T. 

Not Pictured:  Eric "Shady Grady" Stokes, from Southfield, MI, WR; Ronnie "40 Acres and Mule" McGee, from Richards High in IL, RB; and Sean "Manegro" or "I'm Blackman, tell the Brothers about me!" Manego, from Brookfield, WI, DB.  Of course, Bubba, the only Yooper in the bunch.

A more informal shot at our senior banquet. 

Comments/Questions to Ponder:   We showed up on campus just a shade over 25 years ago for early camp and only 11 of us from the Recruiting Class of 1987 survived to use up 4 years of eligibility.  Sorry, Mojo, you don't count, you were the Class of 88! If you'd have looked at that class and guessed, I probably wouldn't have been on the list of those most likely to survive, perhaps you didn't think you would either.  

Remember, Metevia, Holinka, Mongo, DeWeese, Mike Harris, Kirk Peterson, just to name few?  Everyone of them could have at least a solid starter had they stayed.  Christ what about the the characters like Jersey Joe O'Hanlon Why did we stick it out and others didn't?   Why did you choose NMU? What were your other choices and could you imagine having gone anywhere else?

Do any of us deserve to be in the NMU Sports HOF (note the NMU SHOF Placques in the background?  Maybe Dalkhe and Strube (hey he went pro in 2 sports!).  Did any of it matter? Why do we still get together after 25 years?