I've read with interst the items that all of you folks are talking about. The real concern here should be the players that are dedicated to SDHS. There is an awesome group of Freshman and Sophomores -- maybe if they got the chance to play a little to boost their confidence. If you people would come to the freshman/JV games on Monday nights you would see the future of the kees. They are pumped up and they play hard. They have speed unmatched, and a couple of guys that can really catch the ball. I think #43 was the middle school 100 meter track champion last year --- he can fly. I have followed the kees for a long time and I think a lot of the "red neck" personna that we have we got because of Swaffy. The way the "strutted" onto the field was disgusting, and a lot of the doyle loyals didn't like it. Those of us who don't care for the cocky, red neck attitude would like to see a little class back into the program. Kids get suspended from the team for a reason -- probably a good one -- if we only knew the attitudes of some of these kids we wouldn't want them on the team either.
The fact that kids say they are embarrassed should not be because of the team they have -- it should be for the team they could have if they are big and strong and played and supported their school. A lot of these kids are just plain lazy and would rather be home playing nintendo and drinking their 2 liter mtn dew than working their butts off on the field during practice -- it takes a commitment and a lot of the kids at SD don't want to commitment to what it takes to have a quality program. That is because SD is the dumping ground for a lot of kids who don't want to succeed, but I degress. On to more football.
Do you think if we got a coach like Coach Quarles from Maryville we would have more people want to play football. I think not -- because of information detailed in the aforementioned paragraph.
Get off your duffs and help you school I say.
