Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Could ESPN College GameDay come to McMinnville in 2014?

No, Wildcatville doesn’t think so.

But, if it did, which Linfield home game? Here are the possibilities, all afternoon kickoffs:

--Oct 11 George Fox 1:30*   
--Oct 18 Whit-worth  (Homecoming) 1:30    
--Nov 1 Willamette 1:00         
--Nov 15 Pacific (AT&T Hall of Fame Game) 1:00    

No question it’d be Homecoming.

Linfield’s oak-lined campus. The Spruce Goose at the aviation museum. McMinnville’s Third Street/Culinary Street of Dreams. Pre-game excitement with the BWC-Linfield Homecoming BBQ. Monument dedication. Alumni,students, friends and fans. Beautiful weather.  

Pirates/Whitworth (crimson & black) at Wildcats/Linfield (cardinal & purple) Northwest Conference football.

Wow, imagine Lee Corso putting on the “Mack the 'Cat” mascot head to indicate his pick of the team which win the game.


*Wildcatville designates this football game, between NWC and Yamhill County rivals George Fox and Linfield, as the "Oak Bowl." After the game, Wildcatville will virtually present this Wildcatville-taken photo -- of a hand-turned oak bowl crafted in Carlton by artist Jake Rockwood -- to fans of the game's winner. 

Note: For spacing considerations, Wildcatville did not follow AP style in game time listings.