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Saint Johns and Saint Thomas Football Rivalry History
I don't think Saint Johns and Saint Bens will vote to kick Saint Thomas out of the MIAC not only for being Catholic colleges, but the Johnnie-Tommy rivalry has a long history.
Part of it started when Saint John's a German Catholic college expelled an Irish kid Ignatius Aloysius O-Shaughnessy from Stillwater for skipping vespers to go drink beer in Saint John's woods. He was caught and expelled and the rest was history. Irish and German Catholics of the day weren't exactly very cozy with one another. I don't think he would have met the same fate if he was a Stearns County German kid. Just saying.
He played for the Johnnie Football team, but that did not matter. Saint John's lost was Saint Thomas' gain. Ergo, there are many building in Saint Thomas named after one I.A. O'Saughnessy. That was a sore point of conversations with some of the Benedictines at Saint John's back in the 70s. They remembered that historical blunder all too well.
https://news.stthomas.edu/tommie-johnnie-rivalry-ia-oshaughnessy/
http://thecatholicspirit.com/news/local-news/tommie-johnnie-game-history-rivalry/
Saint John's vs Saint Thomas All Time Rivalry Games since 1901: 52-35-1.
https://gojohnnies.com/documents/2009/1/19/SJU All-time Results by Opponent H.pdf?id=206
I don't think Saint Johns and Saint Bens will vote to kick Saint Thomas out of the MIAC not only for being Catholic colleges, but the Johnnie-Tommy rivalry has a long history.
Part of it started when Saint John's a German Catholic college expelled an Irish kid Ignatius Aloysius O-Shaughnessy from Stillwater for skipping vespers to go drink beer in Saint John's woods. He was caught and expelled and the rest was history. Irish and German Catholics of the day weren't exactly very cozy with one another. I don't think he would have met the same fate if he was a Stearns County German kid. Just saying.
He played for the Johnnie Football team, but that did not matter. Saint John's lost was Saint Thomas' gain. Ergo, there are many building in Saint Thomas named after one I.A. O'Saughnessy. That was a sore point of conversations with some of the Benedictines at Saint John's back in the 70s. They remembered that historical blunder all too well.
https://news.stthomas.edu/tommie-johnnie-rivalry-ia-oshaughnessy/
http://thecatholicspirit.com/news/local-news/tommie-johnnie-game-history-rivalry/
Saint John's vs Saint Thomas All Time Rivalry Games since 1901: 52-35-1.
https://gojohnnies.com/documents/2009/1/19/SJU All-time Results by Opponent H.pdf?id=206
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