With Crest and Shelby both dropping second round playoff football games Friday night, there's no doubt people are going to get on their favorite H.S. football message boards and talk bad about both coaches and discuss how they would have done things differently if they were the coach.
They're going to say it's time for a change in coaching staff's---at least Crest fans may. One person already made that comment attached to my Crest game story.
This hits a chord with me.
Chris Norman at Shelby has won three state titles. Roy Kirby has won two state titles. I don't care if Bear Bryant or Vince Lombardi is your coach---you're not going to win it all every year.
A lot of people (not just around here) are too focused on the here and now and have no sense of history. Let's appreciate the heck outta the good times, learn from the tough times and realize that both are necessary for either to be meaningful.
These guys pour their lives into the coaching. Do they make mistakes? Sure. Doesn't everyone. They are coaching 16-18 year-old KIDS, who also are not perfect.
I urge everyone to take a deep breath and step back from the situation. Realize there's always next year. And move on.
(On a side note, I apologize to Crest fans who were planning on following the live game blog online last nite. My interent connection had failed, making it impossible to do what I needed to. Sorry for the inconvenience; hopefully we will not have that problem in the future.)
Odds and Ends...
UNC was at it again Friday night. This time, it was Danny Green leaving the game with what I understand was just a bruise above his knee, and he returned to play. Deon Thompson also left briefly after receiving a blow to the face which required stitches (but no foul was called on the play).
The good news for Heels' fans was the return of Hansbrough, but if these guys continue to be cursed with injuries, it really evens the playing field with the rest of the country.
As Phil Ford said, "You have to be three things to win a national championship. You have to be good, healthy, and lucky." Unlike Meatloaf's song, two out of three won't cut it.
THE ACC football race is unbelievable right now. It seems destined no team will run away with this thing. Nine of 12 teams have a shot at a title and it's five days 'til Thanksgiving. No team is yet out of the hunt for a bowl. Maryland is the only team with 2 or fewer conference losses. I've never seen anything like this.
People can say all they want about the ACC being terrible as a whole this year, but do this. Name three schools who are outright bad this year. I'll tell you this, there are going to be some unhappy schools when bowl bids are announced, because how do you draw a line in the conference between who goes to the Gator or Chick-Fil-A Bowl and who's sent to Hawaii or Idaho for the no-name bowl?
I hated to see George Steinbrenner hand the Yankees' reins officially over to his son Hal this week. Don't get me wrong; I hate the Yankees with a passion. But "The Boss," like him or not, was an all-time great owner both with the drama he brought to the clubhouse and with his passion for the Yankees and baseball that exuded everything he did.
He always shot straight and there's something to be said for that. And you can say what you want about his ludicrous spending for free agents; it poured revenue into a sport that is sadly struggling post-steroids.
I'm sure he'll be missed, especially by New Yorkers...and the media.
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I agree with you. I don't understand the bashing of Roy Kirby that one person has already made. The Chargers had a great year, we can't win state titles every year but the Crest supporters will continue to support their coach and the team.
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