John Dawson is Excited

[GGGG]

https://twitter.com/dddawson1/status/350706582042062849

All caps...ten exclamation points...

[ATL MU Warrior]

Well, I've never been to Clovis NM but if it's anything like other small New Mexico towns I have been to, I would be excited to be at Marquette too!

[tower912]

And MU nation is happy that you are here, Mr. Dawson. 

[Ellenson Guerrero]

That is actually John's dad's Twitter profile. Sounds to me like he is happy that his son is going to school so far away. Must be a problem child. Very discouraged.

[bilsu]

That is actually John's dad's Twitter profile. Sounds to me like he is happy that his son is going to school so far away. Must be a problem child. Very discouraged.

His dad is a minister and there are no probelms with his son.

[GGGG]

Sarcasm bites someone again!

[bilsu]

Sarcasm bites someone again!

When stuff like that is posted, it just leads to bad assumptions about people. There is no reason for it.

[Aughnanure]

When stuff like that is posted, it just leads to bad assumptions about people. There is no reason for it.

Come on. That one was funny. His dad is happy to get rid of him? Should've hashtagged #discouraged.

[Newsdreams]

Sarcasm bites someone again!

Teal!!!!!!!!!!

[keefe]

Well, I've never been to Clovis NM but if it's anything like other small New Mexico towns I have been to, I would be excited to be at Marquette too!

Because Milwaukee is nicer than Santa Fe or Taos??

I've been to Cannon AFB and Clovis is culturally linked to the Texas Panhandle. But northern NM is spectacular. There are few regions as compelling for natural beauty, cultural richness, and artistic merit. Comparing a town like Cimarron or Taos to Milwaukee is brutally unfair. To Milwaukee.

[AZWarrior]

That is actually John's dad's Twitter profile. Sounds to me like he is happy that his son is going to school so far away. Must be a problem child. Very discouraged.

Ya gotsta use da teal!   

[real chili 83]

His dad is a minister and there are no probelms with his son.

Even I got this joke (sarcasm).   

[ATL MU Warrior]

Because Milwaukee is nicer than Santa Fe or Taos??

I've been to Cannon AFB and Clovis is culturally linked to the Texas Panhandle. But northern NM is spectacular. There are few regions as compelling for natural beauty, cultural richness, and artistic merit. Comparing a town like Cimarron or Taos to Milwaukee is brutally unfair. To Milwaukee.

I had family that lived in New Mexico for years and am aware that Santa Fe and Taos are beautiful places, as is Albuquerque to a lesser extent as is much of the state from a natural/geological beauty perspective.  One of the most earily beautful places I have ever seen is the area around Sky City, which is west of Albuquerque.  

However, from my experience small town New Mexico (not Santa Fe/Taos size, smaller) does not offer much in the way of excitement for an 18 year old man.  

[buckchuckler]

I had family that lived in New Mexico for years and am aware that Santa Fe and Taos are beautiful places, as is Albuquerque to a lesser extent as is much of the state from a natural/geological beauty perspective.  One of the most earily beautful places I have ever seen is the area around Sky City, which is west of Albuquerque.  

However, from my experience small town New Mexico (not Santa Fe/Taos size, smaller) does not offer much in the way of excitement for an 18 year old man.  

He didn't want an answer.  He just wanted everyone to know that he knows everything about New Mexico, and Old Mexico, and Future Mexico. 

[RideMyBuycks]

"Marquette soil"? Uh oh. He's not in Michigan, is he??

[AZWarrior]

I had family that lived in New Mexico for years and am aware that Santa Fe and Taos are beautiful places, as is Albuquerque to a lesser extent as is much of the state from a natural/geological beauty perspective.  One of the most earily beautful places I have ever seen is the area around Sky City, which is west of Albuquerque.  

However, from my experience small town New Mexico (not Santa Fe/Taos size, smaller) does not offer much in the way of excitement for an 18 year old man.  

My thoughts as well.  If I'm an 18 year old baller, I going to the big city.  Especially if the big city has a training facility like "The Al" and features frequent chartered flights (during and post conference season) to other big cities.  

And BTW - I'm exited to have Mr. Dawson's son at MU.  

[Ellenson Guerrero]

Ya gotsta use da teal!   

I get it, but the teal takes something away in my mind. Sorry for leading anyone to "bad assumptions" about John or his Dad.

And for the record John, we're glad to have you in MKE!

[keefe]

I had family that lived in New Mexico for years and am aware that Santa Fe and Taos are beautiful places, as is Albuquerque to a lesser extent as is much of the state from a natural/geological beauty perspective.  One of the most earily beautful places I have ever seen is the area around Sky City, which is west of Albuquerque.  

However, from my experience small town New Mexico (not Santa Fe/Taos size, smaller) does not offer much in the way of excitement for an 18 year old man.  

My father's family has owned land north of Santa Fe since before WWII. The Opera House was built near there so the homestead is no longer the secluded place it once was. My wife loved to go there just to watch the sun set on the Sangre de Cristos. I learned to ski at Taos and always loved hiking and fly fishing in the mountains of northern NM and southern CO.

Towns like Clovis, Tucumcari, Roswell, Las Cruces and Hobbs are very different from Taos, Cimarron, Durango, and Gunnison. I get how an 18 year old from Clovis would crave something with a richer ambiance and a more diverse opportunity for companionship. But if I were 18 again I would take at least a year or two off from university and ski, mountain bike, rock climb, and white water my a$$ off in northern NM. The ski and mountain towns offer exceptional outdoor adventure with ample and remarkable likelihood of world-class indoor exploration. A red-blooded 18 year old American male would do well to spend a year skiing, climbing, drinking, fornicating, and reading Hemingway in those hills.  

[ATL MU Warrior]

My father's family has owned land north of Santa Fe since before WWII. The Opera House was built near there so the homestead is no longer the secluded place it once was. My wife loved to go there just to watch the sun set on the Sangre de Cristos. I learned to ski at Taos and always loved hiking and fly fishing in the mountains of northern NM and southern CO.

Towns like Clovis, Tucumcari, Roswell, Las Cruces and Hobbs are very different from Taos, Cimarron, Durango, and Gunnison. I get how an 18 year old from Clovis would crave something with a richer ambiance and a more diverse opportunity for companionship. But if I were 18 again I would take at least a year or two off from university and ski, mountain bike, rock climb, and white water my a$$ off in northern NM. The ski and mountain towns offer exceptional outdoor adventure with ample and remarkable likelihood of world-class indoor exploration. A red-blooded 18 year old American male would do well to spend a year skiing, climbing, drinking, fornicating, and reading Hemingway in those hills.  

We agree.  It's a beautiful mystical place.  I am glad to have spent some time getting to know it.

[ResidentBrown]

I get it, but the teal takes something away in my mind. Sorry for leading anyone to "bad assumptions" about John or his Dad.

And for the record John, we're glad to have you in MKE!

I agree. It's playing down to the people that don't understand sarcasm and irony. It really doesn't say much for the intelligence and reading comprehension of people on this board.

[keefe]

We agree.  It's a beautiful mystical place.  I am glad to have spent some time getting to know it.

Red or green, ATL??

[noblewarrior]

Red or green, ATL??

Don't tell us Christmas!!

[keefe]

Don't tell us Christmas!!

Standard question with an order of Huevos Rancheros. NM is the only state with an "Official Question." If you answer Christmas you get a blend of both. Personally, I am Green. 

[ATL MU Warrior]

Red or green, ATL??

I like them both but went with Green more often than not.

[wildbillsb]

I agree. It's playing down to the people that don't understand sarcasm and irony. It really doesn't say much for the intelligence and reading comprehension of people on this board.

Wait a minute.  Are you making fun of me?  I am a high school graduate almost, so watch it, mister.