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Topic: Feeling pretty proud tonight
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Cdog911
"There are some ideas so absurd only an intellectual could believe them."--George Orwell.
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posted October 03, 2005 08:25 PM
Just got back from my 14 y/o son's freshman football game tonight. They played another town whose teams have beat ours soundly for the past nine years. Friday night, the varsity beat them 7-6 in a defensive battle to beat all. Tonight, my son's team took on their frosh counterparts and whipped them soundly, 36-14. But, that ain't the good part.
My son's the third smallest boy on the team at 5'7" and 108#. He's got a heart like a Clydesdale when it comes to FB and though he's pleaded with the coach time and again to let him play more, he rarely sees more than a half-dozen plays a game. He's okay with that and just loves being a part of the team. Well, tonight, they put him in on the kickoff team and he got a tackle , all by himself. Last man to take a shot at the ballcarrier and he didn't back down. Hit him good and hard -the guy was 2x bigger than him but he brought him down. Coach left him in for the series and he assisted on two more tackles before the ball was punted and turned over. Feeling pretty good about himself. Next quarter, the opponent tried a pass down the right side and I'll be damned if Dalian (playing safety) didn't get himself in the right place. Got himself an interception with a fourteen yard return to initiate a drive that later resulted in a touchdown to cap the score. Varsity players that were there to watch surrounded him when he come off the field and even the varsity coach gave him high fives. I love to see my kid that happy, and his old man was all but in tears with pride to see him step up and show them what he could do. I guess it's right, what they say about the size of the fight in the dog.
And to think that some of you guys don't pay attention to football, at least a little bit.
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Bryan J
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posted October 05, 2005 10:23 AM
Way to go Dal! Give him a big ol pat on the back for me would you Lance. That is way cool. I played one year but lacked the dedication to attribute much to the team other than a blocking dummy that could move.
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Leonard
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posted October 05, 2005 11:14 AM
I was going to add something yesterday, but decided to go to the range, instead.
I think there were two people that have had a great deal of influence for me, in matters of professional football. Al Davis, the original money grubbing part owner of the Raiders. Then there was Georgia Frontiere. I doubt that I need to say more, but it has to do with caring about what their teams do or don't do....since they obviously don't care about anything besides profits.
I stopped caring about the Rams when they moved to St Louis. No, actually, it was when they moved to Anaheim. What a deal, 350 acres of prime real estate and a free stadium. But no, that wasn't enough. The bitch had to scalp tickets to the Superbowl.
And, Al Davis has been playing the NFL like a fiddle for so many years that I stopped paying attention.
These days, the only hope for football lies in the High School programs; and college, if you keep one eye closed, because of the things that go on. The system is not perfect, and that's an understatement.
I could go on to include the NBA and their gangsters, and the steroids in Major league baseball.
In short, professional sports, closely followed by the Olympic Movement is becoming a friggin' joke.
Even Little League Baseball has had it's scandals.
I agree with some, on another thread, that have doubts about "team sports", but then, with Lance Armstrong and the allegations leaking out, you really have to wonder about the direction of all competitive sports.
Good hunting. LB
[ October 10, 2005, 11:18 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
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Norm
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posted October 05, 2005 12:19 PM
paying attention to sports has nothing to do with it Lance;
In this case, it is a demonstration of a young man's desire. He happens to be able to demonstrate it through a team sport.
The greater aspect of this in my opinion... it is a reflection of your son's home and parents. Congratulations on inspiring him with a positive attitude and a will to win.
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Todd Woodall
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posted October 10, 2005 11:12 PM
Alright Lance, I bet you are prancing around like a banny roster. Football is a great sport to learn determination. I sound alot like your son when I was his age, I was the smallest guy in the 7th grade. My number was 88 but I looked like 00 because half of my numbers were tucked into my pants. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) I scored two touchdowns as a reciever, and the 8th grade coach moved me up for the last game to help them out. Made two catches for 30 or 40 yards. I was a little pumped to say the least. I will never forget the high fives from the guys I looked up to. 3 years later I was the starting varsity running back. I was never that big(5'11" and 170lb) but I was a fast little sucker. Not bad for the 7th grade runt to get 1st team all district running back in high school. Tell him to keep it up, the coaches are watching and they are always looking to the future.
Thanks for sharing,
Todd
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Cdog911
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posted October 18, 2005 07:00 PM
Well, he didn't make an interception tonight, but he got three good tackles and the last one was best. You see, tonight was the freshman game between good ol' Abilene High School (the first Abilene - the one in Kansas) and their interleague arch rivals, Chapman High School. But this ain't no regular rivalry. This is a school rivalry that dates back to 1892, one of the oldest contunuous high school rivalries west of the Big Muddy, and which was actually featured in an article in Sports Illustrated a handful of years ago. Friday night, our varsity lost a defenisve battle between the red zones that ended with Chapman topping us 7-0. Last night, the junior varsity lost 20-0. These boys went into this battle eager to vindicate their brethern and they did so, 37-0. On the last play of the game, Chapman had the ball and made a hail Mary attempt to break away and run for sixty yards to avoid a shut out. To our boys, that big ol' goose egg on the board was the icing on the cake. Their receiver made his way down the right-hand side of the field and outran our LB's as he headed for open country. Except, there was one little free safety covering his zone and doing as he was told making his way on an intercept route. And intercept he did. Blindsided him at the 23 yard line and knocked his Irish butt right out of bounds, preserving the shut out at the buzzer. It's just cool to see your son do that, then jump up with his chest all puffed out and his fists clenched to prance around like a banty rooster. And he did this in front of his granddad and his uncle, my brother, who at one time was a 290-pound high school D-lineman himself. Good way to end the season.
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Doggitter
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posted October 18, 2005 08:11 PM
That is too cool. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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