"All Hail, Szczur - Veni, Vidi, Vici" - #2 Wildcats, Szczur Are Emperors of I-AA / FCS Division For First Time Ever, Marching Past #1 Montana, 23-21, in Chattanooga!!!!

To the Wildcat faithful!!!

Veni, vidi, vici.

Left - statue of Julius Caesar, St. Petersburg, Russia -
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In Latin, that means - "We came.  We saw.  We conquered."

Correction: In Latin, that means - "I came.  I saw.  I conquered."  - Thanks to frequent commenter Seamus (see comment below the post) for noting that the phrase signifies the first person singular, not plural.  In light of the number of Latin courses I took, and enjoyed enormously - I can't believe that I made such an elementary error!  The quote was reportedly attributed to the first Roman emperor, Julius Caesar, in 47 BC.  

And it was, truly "All Hail, Szczur," on Friday night, in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  The football Wildcats have now won a national championship, the first one in school history.  (It came 24 years, eight months, and 17 days after the basketball Wildcats so memorably captured theirs, in Lexington, Kentucky - April 1, 1985.)

Villanova receiver Matt Szczur's name is derived from the honorary title claimed by the ancient Roman emperors (and pronounced idenitcally), was the driving force behind the Wildcats' first ever conquest of the United States, I-AA / FCS Division....  In a thrilling contest, the Wildcats marched past top-seeded Montana. 23-21...

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Congrats to the 'Cats!

Go Wildcats!