Hey guys,
Make sure and read this even though it'll probably be too long and discourage many from reading (mainly Lake Co. people)...
I don't live in Union City, much less Tennessee, anymore and don't get the chance to keep up with Coach T (great website by the way) or high school football anymore. I made sure I could make it back for this game because I knew it would be huge... and it was..
Lake Co. beat UC off the field the 1st half, and I was already making plans for after the game, but I'm glad I stayed for the second half.
Where do I start? I know, the conditioning department. Don't mean to beat a dead horse, but Lake Co. is either gave up or just doesn't run enough at practice. No excuses for that... Um... Springer messing up the punt... Yeah... it was his fault, yes, he knows better whether he is a punt returner or not. I played football at UC and I have a total of 0 punt return yards and about 25 yards on kickoff returns (1 against OC on a squib kick, which I got hurt) and I know better than to touch a punt rolling around on the ground. Now watch this kids, lets flashback to last season UC at Lake Co. anyone remember the Lake Co. fans going nuts when their guys would stand next to rolling punts and the Union City Golden Bullies would hustle downfield and wax them trying to knock them into the ball (completely legal.)? I'm sure he saw it, he should know it.
Don't want to target a single person but someone said college basketball in the same sentence as Springer. Yes, he's good, just not clutch... Saw it all year last year, just couldn't make things happen and get multiple wins against UC (but that's another post.)
Arnold great kick in overtime, good snap by the younger Gossett, it worked out after a couple of practice tries, makes me flash back to when older Gossett snapped to older Sherwood (Arnold's cousin) with the game winning kick by Graham against Dresden a couple years ago. All were sophomores at time.
Player of the game for me was Flood ran the ball hard, noone could tackle the short guy and made countless tackles on defense... And another thing, the past couple years,
I've been loving the support by the Central fans/parents on Coach T except on rivalry week, but then it's all business. Wish I could make it back for the game later today but I'll be checkin in on my UC football buddies. I would make a prediction on the UC-OC game, but my school spirit will not allow that...
By the way slaw means you stink... JohnnyUtah7, the slawest of the slaw...
While I continue rambling, someone mentioned that Johnny Utah played linebacker at Mississippi State where I yell like...well you know our fight song.. Johnny Utah was an All-American QB at Ohio State who blew his knee and went to law school, finally becoming an FBI detective infiltrating a group of bank robbing surfers befriends the head man, Bode, at least in Point Break...
I've always wanted to say this... For Shizzle...