[luvthegame]

Finally got to go to a game. Most of you I agree with and I have said all along, Sparks should be the QB. But how is he not a runner? When has he been given a chance to run? Last year in J.V. and varsity he seemed to do just fine. Somebody said he was the only one to score in their first 2 j.v. games last year running the bootleg. This year, 2 actual bootleg attempts I believe and people say he can't run????? But yet last night I saw the kid catch up (from 10 or 15 yds. back) to Jones on one of his long runs to help block. Saw him get out in front of the reverse and block. Seemed to have the speed anyway. Now, For the first time his passes were not that great. The first one was open and thrown behind. The second he was pressured but also thrown behind. Chalk it up to sitting on the bench maybe.

The defense played pretty good. The 3 turnovers in the 1st quarter was killer. Two of them were deep in Russell territory and set up easy TD's for Mason. That and the roughing the punter were the biggies to me.

Russell was not ready to play in especially the 1st quarter and most of the 1st half. I watched Mason fired up on their sidelines prior to kick-off and their was nothing on the Russell sideline. No fist bumping, no pad pounding, no enthusiasm, no high fives, NOTHING.... Mason was fired up and wanted a piece of us and let it show.

That, and with nearly 4 minutes to go in the game the Russell coaching staff quit. They started subbing and running basic plays. Nearly 4 minutes to go and down 13 points and they pack it in. I have seen alot of crazy things happen in 2 minutes let alone almost 4. I was shocked, disappointed and embarrassed. The coaching staff quit. I actually did not catch on to this at first. Another fan pointed this out to me. I was still crying over the roughing the punter. It was a good call just upset it happened and was talking on the phone and telling somebody about it. Then I heard someone say the coaches packed it in and have quit. Started paying attention again and was shocked to see they were right. Ivan McGlone deserves all the accolades he gets and is a hall of fame coach, but that was down right awful.