Football Time

The football weekend started off well last night. My son got his first start at tailback on his 8^th grade team and ran for approximately 80 yards on 10 or so carries, and his team won 24-0. He had a number of great plays aside from running the ball too; he picked up a blitz just in the nick of time, he stopped himself from blocking someone in the back, and when he scored his touchdown, he handed the ball to the referee and acted like he’d been there before, even though he hadn’t.

It was as if he actually listens to me.

The game wasn’t really a fair match up; the other team didn’t have enough 8^th graders to field a full team so they had a handful of 7^th graders playing as well. You may not have noticed – I never did until last year – but the difference between a 7^th grader’s body and an 8^th grader’s body is pretty significant.

Still, it was a great game to watch. After last year’s team went 0-8, it was nice to be on the side of the winner in a blow out.

Fearless Predictions of the Week:

Ohio State 24, Iowa 15

Carolina 31, Miami 9