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Thank you for this post! This is exactly how I feel... thank you boys!

What team / school has the BEST cheering section in the stands? Is it students, parents, a mix of both and what do they do?

I'll just bet Chris would take offense to this post. I'm sure he believes there was lots of talent on that team. I'm sure he thinks his team mates for 4 years, and some team mates since jr. pro, had heart, knowlege and tallent. I'm sure Chris would take offense to anyone putting down Joey and saying he didn't have heart for the game, or Zach, or even Will, William and Hunter. I'm sure he feels like he wasn't the only player out there. There were a lot of seniors last year. I know he wanted to win just like everyone else. At least they did win 3! GO TIGERS!

Ya'll aren't very nice!

The "blind hog" rule. They have played the same players all season with few if any changes. Maybe these changes will give these boys the fire they've needed. They are a very young team and lack in experience but .... sometimes you just never know. This has been a horrible year and now with all the sickness on the team, it's just not good. But.... Gotta be positive!! GO TIGERS!!!

The best post yet! I used to work with kids and the best thing you can do for a child is to set a good example. Most active members here are also active parents but there are way more kids who have no active parents to set that example and do the parenting. Lot's of kids figure "if he can, I can" and that's just a reality. Athletes can and do at times, spend more time with their teachers and coaches than with their parents. Does the fact that people do what they are going to do make it all ok? And I would also like to add that more boys than not look up to their coaches and put them on a pedistal, right or wrong, it's fact.

Even with 2 players down the TIGERS CAN DO IT!! These boys are fired up this week. They want a WIN! They've had a rough year, since January things have gone wrong but they still work hard all week and hold their heads up on FRIDAY NIGHT! GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS THOSE TIGER PLAYERS AND COACHES!

DeKalb County has a cruddy field. No dirt spots yet (that I've noticed) but plenty of holes from soccer. Our facilities are just bad all the way around but no one cares. Every football team from jr pee wee all the way up uses that feild and so does boys and girls soccer!!!! Soccer finally got their own field and for some reason can't use it.

Thank you.

well, yeah.....

Can White House pass?

Another loss for DCHS! The boys had it, they were doing really well. Upperman made some huge mistakes over and over, and our boys just couldn't pull it. I just don't know where the problem lies. Upperman could have and should have been a win.

In an earlier post we tried to determine WHO was the best coach, now let's determine WHY. What do you think key qualities are in a great coach? Strong points, ideas, ways.

As a former dchs mom (both band and football) I'll say who knows. It depends on the the boys choices and the coaches choices. This game depends on if the boys want to make an effort after the first 3 minutes. I've been to a few home games this year and it seems the boys quit after they are scored on. They just hang thier heads and quit playing. Not sure what that's all about, not sure what it takes to get these boys motivated or the coaches motivated. I just hope that once this season is over the new HC can concentrate on getting to know these boys strengths and weaknesses, stops listening to some of those who are giving him really bad advice and learns what it takes to coach HS football. He needs support from all directions. The radio said last weeks game was the lowest gate in years. I think he will be great with time. I think the team will gain strength under Coach Trapp. I love this game and this school and I really hope they pull off a win.

It's the same everywhere, winning = fans and loosing = critics. I have to laugh when I see a bunch of spectators standing around "solving the teams problems" but when the coach appears, everything is grand - "things just didn't work out". Those tried and true fans will always be. Others can stay at home.