There is truly nothing that compares to the sight of countless freshmen huddled around burning trash cans in the wee hours of the morning at different locations on campus for a week straight...to protect the beloved and coveted Monon Bell.  Ahhh, Bell week is here!  In my time there have been few, if any, experiences that can compare to the Monon Bell game and the week leading up to it.  The atmosphere is absolutely electric.  Everything from the aforementioned freshmen guarding the campus against that school to the South, to Thursday Chapel, to hearing the Bell ring on the steps of the fraternities for weeks after Wabash wins.  

You would be hard-pressed to find any of Division III sporting event that even comes close to the tradition, fan fare, and intensity of the Monon Bell game.  To go a step further, I would say that there are many Division I, Division 1-AA, and Division II schools who do not have an event of this magnitude or significance.  As Evan Hale put it in his November 2003 article in Indy Men's Magazine, "In college sports, there are few antagonisms that match up.  Think Oklahoma-Texas.  Think Duke-UNC.  Think Alabama-Auburn...The Monon Bell game is as intense as any major-college rivalry there is."   

I can't wait to hear the Bell ringing loud and proud in the capable hands of the Sphinx Club on the sidelines of Hollett Little Giant Stadium Saturday!  For all of you who are able to attend, enjoy...and remember...Wabash Always Fights!