Official 2019 (not terrorist) IRA Regatta thread

YellowSnow

Heats for the row boat natty commence this Friday with Grand Finals on Sunday. This is the odd year where the race is held in Folsom, CA instead of the back east. My inside sources on the corching staff are concerned that it's going to be a very tall order for the Varsity 8 to knock off the #1 ranked Yale Bull Dwags. Our? team has a shit ton of raw power (e.g., 20 guys under 6:00 for 2,000 meter on the C2) but the Varsity 8 hasn't been rowing as well as hoped for. We shall see and either way it will be interesting. Don't count out CAL either as they we're only 1 sec behind at Pac 12's.

https://twitter.com/UW_Rowing/status/1134152047924658176

whlinder

Motherfucking dammit we better beat @Gladstone for once

All my IRA champions shirts are getting too old to wear. 2015? FOOH

Gilbystaint

Go Varsity 8!

YellowSnow

Washington, CAL, Harvard and Yale all won their day 1 heats. Not that it matters, but UW did lay down the fastest time of the day at 5:35.

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RaceBannon

YellowSnow

RaceBannon said:

Uncle Ky!

BearsWiin

Entering that boathouse you could just feel the weight of history

YellowSnow

BearsWiin said:

Entering that boathouse you could just feel the weight of history

The Old Ky Ebright boathouse was really cool and had great history. Sadly, it's been (mostly) replaced by a modern facility that I've never been to. Even in a sport that NOCA like row boat, you've still got a have elite facilities to 'croot. @RaceBannon tore down my old shell house and built the Taj Mahal.

RaceBannon

That was when I met Isiah Stanback

We were also doing the football coaches office and I ran into Ty. I was ripped to shreds for years by doogs who wanted me to SAY IT TO HIS FACE!!

However Ty was a gentleman and so am I as well as a businessman. The UW campus was like an ATM for us.

YellowSnow

RaceBannon said:

That was when I met Isiah Stanback

We were also doing the football coaches office and I ran into Ty. I was ripped to shreds for years by doogs who wanted me to SAY IT TO HIS FACE!!

However Ty was a gentleman and so am I as well as a businessman. The UW campus was like an ATM for us.

Back when I was on the make work / summer job paint crew in the athletic department in the late 90's I used to always seem Lambo walking around and wanted to say it to his face too (hi @puppylove_sugarsteel ) . But I've always been too classy to go through with such things.

Mad_Son

The fact that we will put out the best time today aside, all we have top do is finish in the 6 lowest overall times right?

YellowSnow

Mad_Son said:

The fact that we will put out the best time today aside, all we have top do is finish in the 6 lowest overall times right?

So top 3 finishers in Semi Finals 1 and 2 advance to the Grand Final

Mad_Son

Got it. Thanks.

YellowSnow

Mad_Son said:

Got it. Thanks.

Wisconsin is already out of it for the Grand Final.

Mad_Son

YellowSnow said:

Mad_Son said:

Got it. Thanks.

Wisconsin is already out of it for the Grand Final.

I saw that. Good. There can only be Won.

YellowSnow

Washington won their semi over Harvard and advances to the finals.

https://twitter.com/UW_Rowing/status/1134881181567135745

BearsWiin

Just found this pic looking through some old scanned photos - me and my sister watching from the shore of the Willamette, 1973

YellowSnow

BearsWiin said:

Just found this pic looking through some old scanned photos - me and my sister watching from the shore of the Willamette, 1973

That’s definitely a UW crew creaming the early 70s Beaver.

Mad_Son

YellowSnow said:

BearsWiin said:

Just found this pic looking through some old scanned photos - me and my sister watching from the shore of the Willamette, 1973

That’s definitely a UW crew creaming the early 70s Beaver.

I see what you did there

Swaye

Mad_Son said:

YellowSnow said:

BearsWiin said:

Just found this pic looking through some old scanned photos - me and my sister watching from the shore of the Willamette, 1973

That’s definitely a UW crew creaming the early 70s Beaver.

I see what you did there

Jews are nothing if not clever.

YellowSnow

Mad_Son said:

YellowSnow said:

BearsWiin said:

Just found this pic looking through some old scanned photos - me and my sister watching from the shore of the Willamette, 1973

That’s definitely a UW crew creaming the early 70s Beaver.

I see what you did there

70s Boov is underrated imho