Little brush with celebrity today

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

I was at Mass this morning at Our Lady of Victory (second game of the doubleheader @step.eng69). Sitting in front of me was none other than Ball Coach Joe Mo and his family.

I said hello to him briefly, shook hands with him, said thanks a lot and wished him luck. He was cordial but I did not try to get into any kind of conversation. His kids are all school age so I'm sure they finished off the semester before they think of moving to Starkville.

Joe did a great job for us. I didn't like every single strategy without exception, but then again we could have Vince Lombardi as OC and there would be some sort of tactic that we didn't like. But considering where we used to be, and where we are now getting 40 a game, you certainly have to say he was the right man at the right time.

 

[mjh218]

He was as good as advertised. Our offense has been better the last 2 years in terms of scoring than it had been previously. JoMo came and improved the offense and moved on as a head coach at an SEC team. Hard to have anything but good feelings toward him

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

Joe is a good size guy by the way, 6'3", maybe 6'4". Of course he played QB back in the day so should not be that surprising I suppose.

 

[MontereyLion]

The best decision Franklin has made so far is hiring JoeMo. Our offense helped put us back on the map of college football such that we had a great recruiting season this year. JoeMo helped us as much with our future in college football as he did helping us win football games over the past two years.

 

[BOSCO2]

Hope he's very successful in the SEC.

 

[Alphalion75]

The best decision Franklin has made so far is hiring JoeMo. Our offense helped put us back on the map of college football such that we had a great recruiting season this year. JoeMo helped us as much with our future in college football as he did helping us win football games over the past two years.

Wrong....best decision Franklin has made was accepting the offer to be HC at PSU.

 

[john4psu]

Echo your sentiments FC. Vince liked a quarterback under center. It even worked on ice!

 

[MontereyLion]

Wrong....best decision Franklin has made was accepting the offer to be HC at PSU.

OK....second best decision.

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

Echo your sentiments FC. Vince liked a quarterback under center. It even worked on ice!

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IF we had Jerry Kramer, Fuzzy Thurston, and Forrest Gregg on the O-line, then sure - go for it. Otherwise, I like the idea of making space for the offense to operate in.

Pretty sure Vince never used the 'Stand Still In The Backfield' play. Now that is one I hope we rip right out of the playbook and never see again.

 

[step.eng69]

I was at Mass this morning at Our Lady of Victory (second game of the doubleheader @step.eng69). Sitting in front of me was none other than Ball Coach Joe Mo and his family.

I said hello to him briefly, shook hands with him, said thanks a lot and wished him luck. He was cordial but I did not try to get into any kind of conversation. His kids are all school age so I'm sure they finished off the semester before they think of moving to Starkville.

Joe did a great job for us. I didn't like every single strategy without exception, but then again we could have Vince Lombardi as OC and there would be some sort of tactic that we didn't like. But considering where we used to be, and where we are now getting 40 a game, you certainly have to say he was the right man at the right time.

Nice post FC Lion, thank you for sharing your morning. Merry Christmas.

In the early 70's, five of us were sent from the Harrisburg office to the Michael Baker engineering office in Jackson for part of the summer to complete designs for a RR bridge and several box culverts. The Jackson office boarded us at one of Jackson's best motels & restaurant.

Lost Mississippi: Jacksonian Highway Hotel/Lefleurs Restaurant

" The guest book was signed by everyone from Elvis and the Colonel to Bob Hope, Cher and Greg Allman. Roy Rogers and Trigger signed the guest book as well. I don’t know what they did with Trigger while Rogers enjoyed his dinner. For years, Le Fleur’s was the place to see and be seen in Jackson."

"Jacksonian was conceived as a “highway hotel” which offered the luxury and service of a traditional hotel with the convenience of parking at one’s door. "

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

Nice post FC Lion, thank you for sharing your morning. Merry Christmas.

In the early 70's, five of us were sent from the Harrisburg office to the Michael Baker engineering office in Jackson for part of the summer to complete designs for a RR bridge and several box culverts. The Jackson office boarded us at one of Jackson's best motels & restaurant.

Lost Mississippi: Jacksonian Highway Hotel/Lefleurs Restaurant

" The guest book was signed by everyone from Elvis and the Colonel to Bob Hope, Cher and Greg Allman. Roy Rogers and Trigger signed the guest book as well. I don’t know what they did with Trigger while Rogers enjoyed his dinner. For years, Le Fleur’s was the place to see and be seen in Jackson."

"Jacksonian was conceived as a “highway hotel” which offered the luxury and service of a traditional hotel with the convenience of parking at one’s door. "

Merry Christmas to you as well Step. Eagles will be on in an hour. Enjoy with a brandy and a cigar.

 

[PeetzPoolBoy]

I was at Mass this morning at Our Lady of Victory (second game of the doubleheader @step.eng69). Sitting in front of me was none other than Ball Coach Joe Mo and his family.

I said hello to him briefly, shook hands with him, said thanks a lot and wished him luck. He was cordial but I did not try to get into any kind of conversation. His kids are all school age so I'm sure they finished off the semester before they think of moving to Starkville.

Joe did a great job for us. I didn't like every single strategy without exception, but then again we could have Vince Lombardi as OC and there would be some sort of tactic that we didn't like. But considering where we used to be, and where we are now getting 40 a game, you certainly have to say he was the right man at the right time.

How did he look? Did you tell him I was worried about his appearance?

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

How did he look? Did you tell him I was worried about his appearance?

Ha. He looked good to me, he had the little scruff going. Only problem with JM is the same as many of the rest of us - we spend too much time in the chow line and not enough time in the gym.

 

[step.eng69]

Ha. He looked good to me, he had the little scruff going. Only problem with JM is the same as many of the rest of us - we spend too much time in the chow line and not enough time in the gym.

A gym ....I have a perpetual doctors script excusing me.

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

A gym ....I have a perpetual doctors script excusing me.

New Year's Resolution for me. I'll be 56 sooner than I want to be - way past time to get rid of the extra avoirdupois.

 

[step.eng69]

Merry Christmas to you as well Step. Eagles will be on in an hour. Enjoy with a brandy and a cigar.

The brandy I can do, wife will have me smoke the cigar outside. 22 degrees w/ 20 mph wind gusts. We had 3 inches of snow this morning.

• 9PM
  22°
  Mostly cloudy
  • RealFeel®: 7°
  • Winds: 13 mph WSW
  • Gusts: 20 mph
  • Humidity: 50%
  • Dew Point: 6°
  • UV Index: 0 (Low)
  • Cloud Cover: 83%
  • Rain: 0 in
  • Snow: 0 in
  • Ice: 0 in
  • Visibility: 10 mi
  • Ceiling: 10400 ft
  • Wet Bulb: 18°

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

The brandy I can do, wife will have me smoke the cigar outside. 22 degrees w/ 20 mph wind gusts. We had 3 inches of snow this morning.

• 9PM
  22°
  Mostly cloudy
  • RealFeel®: 7°
  • Winds: 13 mph WSW
  • Gusts: 20 mph
  • Humidity: 50%
  • Dew Point: 6°
  • UV Index: 0 (Low)
  • Cloud Cover: 83
  • Rain: 0 in
  • Snow: 0 in
  • Ice: 0 in
  • Visibility: 10 mi
  • Ceiling: 10400 ft
  • Wet Bulb: 18°

21 and very blustery in State College. However toasty warm in the Man Cave watching the Steelers dominate. Dad is all excited about the Iggles - let's see if he makes it to halftime!

Having two games today, both late, featuring playoff teams fighting for position - extremely good schedule job.

 

[step.eng69]

21 and very blustery in State College. However toasty warm in the Man Cave watching the Steelers dominate. Dad is all excited about the Iggles - let's see if he makes it to halftime!

Having two games today, both late, featuring playoff teams fighting for position - extremely good schedule job.

Sorry, l miss understood your post. Thought you were in Mississippi attending church. That's the reason I included my experience working in Jackson. Long day.

 

[step.eng69]

@ Nittany Ziggy...
Hey Zig, Merry Christmas to you and your family. God Bless, you need the points for heaven. Love ya
Step

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

Sorry, l miss understood your post. Thought you were in Mississippi attending church. That's the reason I included my experience working in Jackson. Long day.

See, you got into the brandy early is all.

 

[step.eng69]

See, you got into the brandy early is all.

Have a fine evening, I'm watching the Eagles. I didn't know Navarro Bowman ead w/the Raiders. Good night to you and dad. Should be an easy win.

 

[NC2017]

I was at Mass this morning at Our Lady of Victory (second game of the doubleheader @step.eng69). Sitting in front of me was none other than Ball Coach Joe Mo and his family.

I said hello to him briefly, shook hands with him, said thanks a lot and wished him luck. He was cordial but I did not try to get into any kind of conversation. His kids are all school age so I'm sure they finished off the semester before they think of moving to Starkville.

Joe did a great job for us. I didn't like every single strategy without exception, but then again we could have Vince Lombardi as OC and there would be some sort of tactic that we didn't like. But considering where we used to be, and where we are now getting 40 a game, you certainly have to say he was the right man at the right time.

My parish as well. Steve Jones and Pat Chambers are parishioners too.

 

[BowieLion]

In the early 70's, five of us were sent from the Harrisburg office to the Michael Baker engineering office in Jackson for part of the summer to complete designs for a RR bridge and several box culverts. The Jackson office boarded us at one of Jackson's best motels & restaurant.

Hey step, just a quick side note...my youngest son who graduated from Maryland then went on to get his masters from Shippensburg works at Baker near BWI. He's not an engineer but a transportation planner. He started out as an intern at Baker in Harrisburg then worked his way back to Maryland. He seems to really like it! Anyway, heading up to NEPA tomorrow...how about just making sure we don't have snow for my trip back

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

My parish as well. Steve Jones and Pat Chambers are parishioners too.

Seen everybody there one time or another - Rene Portland, Ed DeChellis, Dick Anderson, JVP, Steve Jones. Never saw Pat though. Also players Isaac Smolko, Andrew Jones and many others. It's the place to be!

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

Have a fine evening, I'm watching the Eagles. I didn't know Navarro Bowman ead w/the Raiders. Good night to you and dad. Should be an easy win.

Easy win. Sure. Oakland is very good tonight but Eagles playing like shiz.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

A gym ....I have a perpetual doctors script excusing me.

Whenever I get the urge to go to the gym I simply lie down on the sofa for an hour or two, the urge slowly diminishes.

That doesn’t always work. Sometimes I need to grab some Ben & Jerry’s or some Haagen-Dazs and head for the recliner in my study / tv room. That ALWAYS works!

 

[step.eng69]

Hey step, just a quick side note...my youngest son who graduated from Maryland then went on to get his masters from Shippensburg works at Baker near BWI. He's not an engineer but a transportation planner. He started out as an intern at Baker in Harrisburg then worked his way back to Maryland. He seems to really like it! Anyway, heading up to NEPA tomorrow...how about just making sure we don't have snow for my trip back

I learned a lot at Michael Baker, I believe they do business as Baker Engineers today.

 

[step.eng69]

Whenever I get the urge to go to the gym I simply lie down on the sofa for an hour or two, the urge slowly diminishes.

That doesn’t always work. Sometimes I need to grab some Ben & Jerry’s or some Haagen-Dazs and head for the recliner in my study / tv room. That ALWAYS works!

Good Lord Fonzie....
LOL, this is not the way we are supposed to be taking care of our "Temple".

Classic exercise program.

 

[step.eng69]

Easy win. Sure. Oakland is very good tonight but Eagles playing like shiz.

No,......yes......YES
good night to all
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