[TidesHoss32]

This year will make 18 years since Ive suited up. I miss playing, but more than anything, I miss playing on the road. Playing at home was okay, but playing on the road was where it was for me. I loved playing at Neon on that awful field, and especially when we snapped an 8 year losing streak to them the last regular season game of my Senior year, and talking pure crap to their fans and their student/band section when we put it away..I loved playing at other places more than playing at home. But the old rivalry games, not the watered down thanks to consolidation rivalry games, but the old Elkhorn City game, the Whitesburg game, those are the type of games I miss. There wasnt anything more fun in the world than playing Single A football in the early 90s. Yeah I miss it, and call me an old geezer, but I just dont get the passion and coziness in todays game. Everything is too.......nice? The facilities at most places are just too......nice. Turf field everywhere just sucks. I hate it. I will usually catch two or three football games a year, and it just isnt the same. I go to a few of the Letcher Central games to watch Logan (him and his parents are very close friends of mine), and dont get me wrong, that facility is wonderful, but I prefer the old Dust Bowl a million to one. Another thing Im not a fan of, especially with LCC, is the 74 coaches for the 45 or 50 players. What the hell do they need with all of those coaches? lol..Please dont think Im knocking LCC, because Im not. Im sure its like that everywhere, but I just dont take the time to visit other places. I did, however, go to a couple of Pike Central games last year, and I like what they are doing, and I think Chapman is really building something special over there. Anyways, I grew up hating the Fleming Neon Pirates, but there was no better place on earth to watch a high school football game. Great thread guys. Keep it up, I enjoy reading everybodys thoughts on this as well..