THE END of THE MILLENNIUM - THE BEGINNING of A NEW ERA
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SPIDERS HITCH THEIR WAGONS TO A RISING STAR!
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THE FAST APPROACHING MILLENNIUM AFFORDS THE RICHMOND SPIDERS A CHANCE AT BECOMING A DOMINANT ATHLETIC PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY IN FOOTBALL. UNDER COACH JIM REID THE SPIDERS HAVE ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES AS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH IN DIVISION I-AA AND SPIDER FANS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE GRIDIRON! WE FANS AND KAZOO BAND MEMBERS APPROACH EACH GAME WITH THE IDEA THAT OUR TEAM WILL BE VICTORIOUS OVER THE OPPOSITION AND THAT ATTITUDE, MY FRIENDS, WAS BROUGHT TO OUR SCHOOL BY JIM REID HIMSELF. JUST AS JIM REID INSTILLS THAT POSITIVE OUTLOOK TO HIS TEAMS, WE KAZOO BAND MEMBERS INTEND TO IMPART THAT SAME WINNING ATTITUDE TO OUR FANS IN THE STANDS. OUR SCHOOL NOW HAS A GREAT PRODUCT TO OFFER OUR FAIR COMMUNITY SO LET'S ALL GET MORE INVOLVED AS FANS AND LET OUR SPIDERS KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THEIR SACRIFICE
ON THE FIELD BY MAKING AS MUCH NOISE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. ALSO, I BELIEVE THE TURNOUT FOR OUR HOME GAMES CAN BE MUCH IMPROVED. LET'S START SELLING OUT OUR HOME GAMES TO PROVE TO THE WHOLE CONFERENCE THAT WE SUPPORT OUR SPIDERS!
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1999 RICHMOND SCORES & HIGHLIGHTS!
THIS PAST SATURDAY OUR RICHMOND SPIDERS TRAVELED TO JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY TO MEET THE DUKES IN A KEY ATLANTIC 10 MATCHUP. JMU WAS GOING FOR THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP AND AN AUTOMATIC BID TO THE IAA PLAYOFFS, BUT STANDING IN THEIR WAY WAS LAST YEAR'S ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPION, RICHMOND SPIDERS! THE SPIDER DEFENSE PLAYED WELL ENOUGH TO CONTAIN JMU'S CURTIS KEATON, THEIR LEADING GROUND GAINER; HOWEVER, THE SPIDERS WERE UNABLE TO MOUNT A SERIOUS OFFENSIVE THREAT AND FELL TO THE DUKES 31-13. THEREFORE, A TEAM PICKED IN PRESEASON TO FINISH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LEAGUE STANDINGS, WON THE ATLANTIC 10 CROWN AND THE PLAYOFF BERTH THAT GOES WITH IT. MEANWHILE, THE SPIDERS HAVE ONE GAME REMAINING IN THIS FOOTBALL SEASON AGAINST ITS ARCH RIVAL AND CHIEF NEMISIS, THE WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE. BOTH TEAMS ENTER SATURDAY'S GAME WITH IDENTICAL 5-5 RECORDS AND A CHANCE FOR THE WINNER TO FINISH THE LAST FOOTBALL SEASON OF THIS MILLENNIUM WITH A WINNING RECORD. RICHMOND NEEDS VERY MUCH TO WIN THIS GAME AND MAKE UP LOST GROUND AGAINST A TEAM IT HAS BEEN PLAYING FOR ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHT YEARS(THIS WILL BE THE ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH MEETING). THIS SERIES IS THE FOURTH LONGEST IN COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL HISTORY AND IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE I-64 BOWL. LET'S GET BEHIND THE SPIDERS AND CHEER THEM ON TO VICTORY! IT'S BEEN A ROUGH YEAR FOR THE SPIDERS AND WE NEED ALL SPIDER FANS TO TURN OUT FOR THIS ONE! MY REGAME PREDICTION IS UR-28, WM & MARY-14. SEE YOU AT THE GAME!
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THIS WEEKS THEME FOR RICHMOND VS WM & MARY IS CLASSIC CAR WEEKEND WITH A SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE OF THE BLUES BROTHERS! WE WANT EVERYONE TO DRESS UP AS BLUES BROTHERS SO WE CAN GET INTO CHARACTER FOR THE BIG GAME.
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SPIDERS GO FOR A THIRD CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASON UNDER COACH JIM REID. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THAT HAPPENED? HINT-A VERY LONG TIME AGO, BELIEVE ME!
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CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? THE RICHMOND SPIDERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THIS COMING SATURDAY AGAINST WILLIAM & MARY'S TRIBE TO MAKE IT A THIRD CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASON UNDER COACH JIM REID! I HAVE BEEN ATTENDING UR FOOTBALL GAMES SINCE 1963 AND I CANNOT EVER REMEMBER THE SPIDERS ACCOMPLISHING THAT FEAT. I BELIEVE THAT THE SPIDERS LAST DID THIS IN 1955. PLEASE, SOMEONE OUT THERE CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG. THREE WINNING SEASONS IN A ROW WILL PROVIDE A TESTAMENT THAT OUR FOOTBALL PROGRAM HAS ATTAINED CONSISTENCY THAT IT HAS SOLELY BEEN LACKING FOR SO MANY YEARS! EVEN IN THE GLORY DAYS OF FRANK JONES AND HIS LEGENDARY STAFF, I DO NOT EVER RECALL THAT WE HAD THREE WINNING SEASONS IN A ROW. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I THINK WE ALUMNI ALL OWE A GREAT DEAL OF GRATITUDE TO COACH REID AND HIS ENTIRE STAFF FOR THEIR SUCCESS THUS FAR. WE CAN SHOW HOW PROUD WE ARE OF THE SPIDERS THIS SATURDAY BY SELLING OUT UR STADIUM FOR THIS WATERSHED GAME. SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MY FELLOW ALUMNI KAZOO BAND MEMBERS, I EXHORT OUR FANS TO MAKE AS MUCH NOISE AS POSSIBLE AT THE GAME ON SATURDAY!
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