Make it a ChargerBlue Cyber Monday

When I was at the 'Dale we didn't have Internet. If we wanted to buy something on the Monday after Thanksgiving we had to walk uphill  to the bookstore or Checker Records in the snow. Oh, and we had to do research papers with mountainous stacks of BOOKS.

A lot has changed in 20 years. Thank Goodness.











Here is the "Blue Monday" from my day.




 Now check out the deals on this "ChargerBlue Monday".

Follow these instructions:

1. Visit CafePress.com's Cyber Monday link. 
2. Select your type of apparel or item.
3. Search "Hillsdale College".
4. Save big!

Every purchase keeps ChargerBlue.com online and supporting the greatest program in the history of small college football.

My favorite deal is $10 off of this kids sweatshirt.

Cowboys release Hillsdale's Andre Holmes

After recording his third catch of the season on Thanksgiving, the holiday weekend turned sour for Dallas Cowboy Andre Holmes.

The former record-setting Hillsdale College wide receiver was released by the Cowboys on Saturday. 

Bleacher Report tabs Jared Veldheer as 1 of 5 Raiders with "Insanely Bright Futures"

The Bleacher Report's Jeff Spiegel is out with his list of five Oakland Raiders with, as he calls them, "insanely bright futures".

Hillsdale College's Jared Veldheer comes in at number 4.

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Four Hillsdale Chargers named to All-GLIAC Football Team

The 2012 GLIAC post-season awards are out and four Chargers have been named to the first team.

Seniors running back Joe Glendening, H-Back Cam White, and Center DJ Loy all earned first team offense honors while junior linebacker Brett Pasche was named to the first team defense.

Junior DB Nick Galvan was the only Hillsdale player to make either second team.

Steve Embry (Jr/LB), Matt Eltringham (So/P), Ben Karba (Sr/DB), Anthony Misfud (Sr/QB), Devin Moynihan (Jr/LB), Dan Pittman (So/DB) all earned honorable mention.

Below is the full ledger from GLIAC.org - Full Release 

2012 All-GLIAC Football Teams
First Team Offense
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Taylor Housewright	Ashland	Sr.	Ashland, Ohio/Ashland
RB	Joe Glendening	Hillsdale	Sr.	East Grand Rapids, Mich.
RB	Anthony Taylor	Ashland	So.	Arlington, Va./Washington-Lee
RB	Monterae Williams	Findlay	Sr.	Canton, Ohio/McKinley
H-Back	Cam White	Hillsdale	Sr.	Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central
WR	Anthony Capasso	Ashland	Sr.	Columbia Station, Ohio/St. Edward
WR	Matt Curtin	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Sturgeon Bay, Wis.
WR	Jeff Janis	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Tawas City, Mich./Tawas Area
WR	Charles Johnson	Grand Valley State	Sr.	Elsmere, Ky./Eastern Kentucky
OL	Matt Armstrong	Grand Valley State	Jr.	Lansing, Mich./Sexton
OL	Jace Daniels	Northern Michigan	Sr.	Escanaba, Mich.
OL	Tim Lelito	Grand Valley State	Sr.	St. Clair, Mich.
OL	D.J. Loy	Hillsdale	Sr.	Westerville, Ohio/Central
OL	Zach Vermillion	Ashland	Jr.	Bellefontaine, Ohio/Bellefontaine
OL	Tyler White	Ohio Dominican	Sr.	Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson
PK	Rockne Belmonte	Northern Michigan	Sr.	Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central
Spec.	Christian Jessie	Northern Michigan	Jr.	Grand Rapids, Mich./East Kentwood
First Team Defense
DL	Zach Anderson	Northern Michigan	Sr.	Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
DL	Brad Iskow	Ferris State	Sr.	Bad Axe, Mich./Bad Axe
DL	Eli Kovach	Ohio Dominican	Sr.	Eastlake, Ohio/Willoughby South
DL	Jamie Meder	Ashland	Jr.	Parma, Ohio/Valley Forge
DL	Jordan Morgan	Ferris State	Jr.	Chicago, Ill./Mt. Carmel
LB	Justin Armstrong	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Las Vegas, Nev./Mojave
LB	Cody Bloom	Ashland	Jr.	Napoleon, Ohio/Napoleon
LB	Grant Caserta	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Holland, Mich./West Ottawa
LB	Tayo Moss	Ferris State	Sr.	South Rockwood, Mich./Monroe St. Mary's
LB	Brett Pasche	Hillsdale	Jr.	Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton
DB	Justin Bell	Ohio Dominican	Jr.	Columbus, Ohio/University of Toledo
DB	Gerren Duhart	Wayne State	So.	Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic
DB	Brian Gamble	Ashland	Jr.	Massillon, Ohio/Illinois
DB	Jeff Heath	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion
DB	Fabian Jackson	Northwood	Sr.	Gainesville, Ga./North Hall
P	Stefan Terleckyj	Wayne State	Jr.	Warren, Mich./Warren Mott
Second Team Offense
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
QB	Jonathon Jennings	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South
RB	Toney Davis	Wayne State	Jr.	Muskegon Heights, Mich./Muskegon
RB	Tim Hogue	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Inkster, Mich./Inkster
RB	Pedro Powell	Notre Dame	Jr.	Liberty, Ohio/Lakota East HS
H-Back	Bryan LaChapelle	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Crystal Falls, Mich./Forest Park
WR	Obadiah Dykes	Tiffin	Sr.	Newark, N.J./Erie C.C.
WR	Dominique Maybanks	Wayne State	Jr.	Muskegon, Mich./Muskegon
WR	Seth White	Findlay	Jr.	Bexley, Ohio/Bexley/Ball State Univ.
WR	Israel Woolfork	Grand Valley State	Sr.	Livonia, Mich./Franklin
OL	Christian Babini	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Rochester, Mich./Rochester Adams
OL	Andrew Biedenbender	Grand Valley State	Sr.	Mt. Pleasant, Mich
OL	Scott Dearwester	Findlay	Sr.	Cincinnati, Ohio/Oak Hills
OL	Curtis Ferguson	Wayne State	Sr.	Holt, Mich./Holt
OL	Buddy Poljan	Michigan Tech	Jr.	Hillsdale, Mich.
OL	Trevor Smolinski	Ferris State	Sr.	Battle Creek, Mich./Marshall
PK	Stefan Terleckyj	Wayne State	Jr.	Warren, Mich./Warren Mott
Spec.	Akeem Cason	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Benton Harbor, Mich.
Second Team Defense
DL	Ryan Busch	Saginaw Valley State	Jr.	Holton, Mich./Holton
DL	Jacob Clark	Michigan Tech	Sr.	Lansing, Mich./Catholic Central
DL	Serxho Guraleci	Wayne State	Sr.	Sterling Heights, Mich./Utica Stevenson
DL	Richard Sumlin	Findlay	Sr.	Medina, Ohio/Medina
DL	Nelson Wienke	Michigan Tech	So.	Kingsford, Mich.
LB	Brandon Butler	Findlay	Sr.	Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg
LB	Spencer Remtema	Northwood	Sr.	Rockford, Mich./Rockford
LB	Nick Thomas	Wayne State	Sr.	Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary
LB	Ryan Whittum	Northwood	Sr.	Livonia, Mich./Churchill
LB	Ed Viverette	Wayne State	Jr.	Southfield, Mich./Brother Rice
DB	Ray Ballard	Findlay	Jr.	Columbus, Ohio/Northland
DB	Jaime Barrera	Ferris State	Sr.	Fremont, Calif./Washington
DB	Aaron Cornett	Wayne State	Sr.	South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon
DB	Nick Galvan	Hillsdale	Jr.	Adrian, Mich./Adrian
DB	Mike McMillian	Ashland	Sr.	Hagerstown, Md./Mendocino College
P	Chris Picano	Grand Valley State	So.	Brighton, Mich.
2012 All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team
Ashland: Domi-on Combs (So/LB), Donnie Dottei (Sr/DB), Tyler Houska (Sr/DE), Jordan McCune (So/RB), Steve Nagy (Fr/FB), James Triplett (Fr/OL); Ferris State: Adam Bennett (Fr/OC), Jake Lampman (So/WR), Carlin Landingham (Jr/OT), Skyler Stoker (Sr/RB), Corey Stone (So/DT), Jason Vander Laan (Fr/QB); Findlay: Clay Belton (Sr/QB), Jaryd Brown (Jr/TE), Tyler Johns (Sr/OL), Josh Kleopfer (Jr/DL), Jamon McClain (JR/DB), Justin Music (Jr/OL);  Grand Valley State: Isiah Grimes (So/QB), Ryan Pettis (Sr/DL), Mike Ratay (So/RB), Luther Ware (Jr/LB), Reggie Williams (Jr/DB),   Hillsdale: Steve Embry (Jr/LB), Matt Eltringham (So/P), Ben Karba (Sr/DB), Anthony Misfud (Sr/QB), Devin Moynihan (Jr/LB), Dan Pittman (So/DB); Lake Erie: Taylor Leppla (Sr/DE), Bryant Loparo (Sr/OL), Sam Marcotte (Sr/P-K), Dennis McElligott (Sr/OL), Tanner Wells (So/OLB); Malone: Dan McCormack (Sr/OL), Frank McCormick (Sr/DL), Logan Francis (Sr/DB), Jake Hardy (Sr/K), Justin McLean (Sr/WR), Antonio Scassa (Sr/LB);Michigan Tech: Cam Allen (So/DL), Emmett Bjorn (Sr/DB), Justin Blake (Sr/DL), Alex Elsenheimer (Sr/WR), Tyler Scarlett (So/QB), Cole Welch (Jr/FB); Northern Michigan:Pat Fehlberg (Jr/OL), Ed Knoblock (Sr/LB), Casey Cotta (Jr/RB), Nick Krause (So/LB), Cody Scepaniak (Jr/QB), Morgan Stenz (Jr/LB); Northwood: Justin Barnes (Sr/DT), Matt Broome (Sr/OL), Kyle Fikki (Jr/DE), Jordan Jonker (Jr/RB), Andrew Harig (Sr/TE), Tony Hite (Sr/P); Notre Dame: Paul Brown (Sr/OL), Ray J. Brown (So/TE), Bob Hansen (Sr/DL), Brian Harp (Jr/OC), Cordell James (Sr/OL), Colton Wallace (So/WR); Ohio Dominican: Jake Brandt (Jr/OL), Andrew Capenter (Sr/OL), Vince German (Jr/DL), Abe Johnson (So/WR), Mark Miller (So/QB), Brent Wahle (Fr/PK); Saginaw Valley State: Michael Albrecht (Jr/WR), Zach Cecich (Sr/TE), Tevon Conrad (Jr/OL), Brian Johnson (Jr/LB), Mark Thrash (Jr/WR), Deangelo Parris (Jr/DB); Tiffin: Marcus Beaurem (So/WR), Joe Collard (Jr/DE), Dustin Craig (So/OC), Brandon Person (So/S), Max Pollom (Fr/OT), Stefan Willis (Fr/S); Walsh: Jamaris Brown (So/DB), Ryan Fehernbach (Sr/DL), Toba Olarewaju (Sr/RB), Andrew Roy (Jr/DL), Anthony Schrock (So/WR), Sir Taylor (Sr/DB);  Wayne State: Andrew Matt (Jr/DE).

Hillsdale leads D1 and D2 schools in Michigan for Academic Success Rate

It is one thing to be accepted at Hillsdale College. It is another thing to complete the rigors of an academic program and emerge with a Hillsdale College degree. No Division I or Division II school does a better job in Michigan at making sure its athletes leave with a degree than Hillsdale does. Charger athletes are graduating at a 90% clip.

Here are the academic success rate numbers as published in the Grand Rapids Press for both Division I and Division II. Related Article by Brian McVicar Charts from MLive.com.

2012 Hillsdale Football Team Awards

Here is the rundown of hardware handed out in Hillsdale at the 2012 team banquet today.

Roy Beck Most Valuable Player: Joe Glendening 
Captains Award: Brett Pasche, Cam White, Anthony Mifsud, Joe Glendening
Coaches' Award: Cam White
One Play Warrior: Alex Fogt
Joe Vijuk Outstanding Defensive Lineman: Joe Snyder
Outstanding Offensive Lineman: DJ Loy
Outstanding Defensive Back: Nick Galvan
Outstanding Offensive Back: Joe Glendening
Ralph Miller III Outstanding Linebacker: Steven Embry
Urbanik Award for Scholarship, Leadership, and Service: Anthony Mifsud

HillsdaleChargers.com: North Champs

Hillsdale College Press Release November 10, 2012 – No regrets. That was the mantra the Hillsdale College football team entered the 2012 season and season finale with, and the Chargers put together an effort to be proud of Saturday afternoon.

Playing staunch defense from start to finish, the Chargers defeated Northwood University 14-3 on a gray Saturday afternoon in Midland to finish 7-4 on the season.

The win gives Hillsdale one part of a four-way share for the 2012 GLIAC North Division title. By virtue of Saginaw Valley State's 55-52 win over Grand Valley State, the Chargers finish the season 7-3 in the conference, even with GVSU, SVSU and Michigan Tech.

Several seniors played their final collegiate games Saturday, and RB Joe Glendening turned in a closing performance for the ages.

Already Hillsdale's all-time leader in carries, rushing yards and touchdowns, Glendening ran the ball 39 times for a season-high 211 yards and two touchdowns. He scored on the first and last possessions of the game, capping his brilliant career with a touchdown burst through the middle late in the fourth quarter to conclude the scoring. He displayed the will and tenacity emblematic of a great player playing the final game in an amazing career.

Glendening's final career numbers stack up like this: 975 carries, 4,772 rushing yards and 62 total touchdowns. All school records.

After surrendering 84 points in its past two games, the Hillsdale defense answered the bell with one of its finest performances of the season. Matt Payne and Brett Pasche each had interceptions, Zach Cherocci and Skyler Davis teamed up on a blocked field goal, and the Chargers held Northwood – a team that had scored 38 points on Ferris State last week – to a season-low three points in this game. Tyler Jenks also recovered a second-half fumble by the Timberwolves.

Junior LB Devin Moynihan led the team with 15 total tackles, while Pasche had 14 and sophomore Daniel Pittman added 11, to go along with airtight pass defense. Sophomore Alex Chludzinski, playing for the injured Nick Galvan, registered a career-high seven tackles and was part of an outstanding collective effort by the Chargers.

The defense stopped Northwood on 12 out of 15 third-down conversion attempts in the game, and held the Timberwolves, traditionally one of the GLIAC's best rushing teams, to just 92 yards on the ground.

The Chargers have now won five straight regular season finales.

Hillsdale has now won at least seven games six straight years, the first time that's happened since the beginning of the Frank "Muddy" Waters coaching era in 1955-60.

The four-way tie for the division championship is reminiscent of the 1992 season, when Hillsdale was part of a four-way tie for first place overall in the GLIAC. That season, the Chargers shared first place with Butler, Grand Valley State and Ferris State.