Be A Fan

There are 117 days to go until Hobart kicks off against Brockport State so we'll have to wait through the "dog days of summer" until football season starts. I won't have much to report on until preseason camp begins, so in the meantime, please check out the "Parents and Fans of Hobart Football" page on Facebook.com.

Originally started by super-dad/fan Jon McGriff P'15, the PFHF page has grown to almost 250 members. It's a great resource for Statesmen news and is a helpful spot to learn of tailgate and other information once the season is in full swing.

Frank Weiss P'20, father of FY OL Elijah Weiss, has taken over the reigns for the site from Jon and will be the go-forward administrator. So if you're part of the Hobart Football family or just a fan, reach out to Frank and have him add you to the group.

The lack of timely and meaningful social media coverage by the HWS Communications department make sites like Jon and Frank's an important add to the Statesmen Football family, especially for those who don't live near Upstate NY and have to follow the team remotely. So if you haven't already, please reach out to Frank and sign up.

It's hard (for me anyway) to believe that this site is about to publish it's 500th post as it continues to creep towards 200k+ in pageviews. While I don't really know if any of that is important or meaningful, it does feel like some sort of milestone. You'd have to go back to August 2009 to know the story of how this blog began - really as a suggestion from a classmate given some pre- and post-game email previews, recaps and other posts I'd done in the mid-2000's as the Hobart Football team started becoming a regular fixture in the league title and NCAA playoff races.

As the SAA says, "Be A Fan" and I'll continue to do so and hope you will as well. Check out the Facebook page if you haven't already and best to you and yours for a great summer!

Thanks for reading and go 'Bart!