"Isn't it ironic, don'tcha think," said Alanis Morissette (one of the AugBlog's favorite Canadian-born pop stars) in a song a few years ago.And this football fun fact certainly falls in the "isn't it ironic" category regarding Augsburg's Homecoming game this Saturday against St. Olaf (1 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field. Be there, people!)
Augsburg is 2-0 to start the season for the first time since 1999, when the Auggies won their first three games en route to a 6-4 finish. Ironically, the third game of the 1999 season was against St. Olaf (a 30-27 Augsburg home win), Augsburg’s opponent in its third game of the 2008 season as well. Augsburg also started the 1998 season 3-0 en route to a 6-4 finish, with its third game a 31-24 win at St. Olaf.
"And who would have thought, it figures ... "
