[Cat Head]

Been watching Boyle Football for years now, before Chuck Smith. I played for a week my Senior year, before all the titles, back when they were a joke. I didn’t know anything about football. I ran track, was skinny and fast. One practice, he lined me up at OLB and told me to blitz the QB. I never played football before, so I didn’t know about green jerseys. Neal Brown had one on, along with the QB. I hit the QB weak side, no block, just nailed him under his shoulder. The OC chewed me out, called me every name in the book for hitting his QB in practice. I hung my head and went back to the huddle. I told Coach Smith I was sorry, I didn’t know. He said, “Hey, it’s okay, he needs a little contact.”

That’s my Chuck Smith Story. He was my Geography teacher, and Coach for a week. Always a positive guy and I’m blessed for his influence in life. I saw him years later and we had a great conversation.

A lot has changed over the years. Boyle got strong by building the program up from the ground up. Kindergarten through High School. I think all these players transferring in helps and hurts the program. Yes, you get talent transferring in, but the drive and pride is lost along the way when times get tough. There was a thread about who would win, the 2000 team or this team, the last game leaves no doubt. 2000 was after my time, but they wouldn’t have lost a game like that.

I will question Haddix. He’s a great Coach, no doubt. Appreciate what he’s done, but running the wildcat the rest of the game shows no faith in the rest of the team. Call it going with your strength, but there was another option besides laying it all on your superstar. My two cents ain’t worth much anymore, not even a cup of water at most restaurants that charge you for that now.