From the Pontifical North American e-letter today... This month we look back at Spaghetti Bowl of 1999, another upset where the New Men defeated the Old Men in a nail-biter of a game. This article first appeared in the Summer 2000 issue of the North American College Magazine. Midway through the fourth quarter, the New Men’s scoring dry-spell finally came to an end. Adam Iadipaolo made a 25-yard reception good for six and, on the following play, rushed for the extra point. The New Men now led by eight. The Old Men immediately responded with a six play series, which ended with Bill Hambleton’s incursion into the New Men’s endzone. Once again, the Old Men were unable to make their extra point conversion. This touchdown would ultimately be the last of the game. Following a fruitless series by the New Men, the Old Men returned a punt deep into New Men territory. This would be the Old Men’s final opportunity to gain the victory. The New Men defense, however, rose to the challenge and stopped the Old Men cold. The final score was New Men 27, Old Men 25. While securing a Spaghetti Bowl Championship is exciting for the New Men, the true victory was already won before they ever took the field. The whole point of the game is to foster a sense of unity and friendship among the New Men class. Whenever men must pool their strength for noble purposes, great things are certain to come about win, lose, or draw. Of course, it is always that much sweeter to win.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 15:32:48 +0000
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