Ahh Football Season

Back again folks.  Sorry about the absence from the blogosphere.  It's seems as Google didn't believe I was really me for about 10 days. 

Football season is here.  High School Football started on Thursday and continued through the weekend.  I saw two very good games.  Lorena vs. West and Mexia vs. China Spring.  I will be following around Mark Bell and the Cougars this season and I see promise.  But with a new QB and a run heavy offense, adjustments to the new style need to be made.  I am sure they will be.  Coach Bell is one of the best X and O men in the state.  And his non district schedule is brutal.  They already have a trip to mighty Mexia and Doug Gentry under their belt and will face both Liberty Hill (Sept. 10) and Brownwood (Sept. 21) on the road.  They will be very ready for the 19-3A grind when it starts in early October. 

Another nugget from the HSFB weekend is that Mexia's Doug Gentry is a BEAST.  In a game that he would call so-so he racked up over 200 yards and 2 TDs.  I have been covering this kid for 2+ years now and he is one of the best backs you will ever see at the high school level.  Hopefully he can overcome the small town bias that most universities seem to have now and get a big time opportunity somewhere.  In my opinion he is a Big 12/SEC type talent and deserves a shot at one of those schools. 

But my favorite time of year starts this Saturday.  College football.  I miss it so terribly when it's gone.  I am glad it's back.   The most enjoyable and highly debated sport in the USA always gets me going.  I am hoping to a return to prominence for several of the old school powers, Notre Dame, Michigan, UCLA, Stanford, and of course my beloved Noles at Florida State.  College Football is better when they are all good.  It will also be an interesting year for the Big 12.  I wonder how we would all react if Nebraska won it in their last year.  I am sure Big Red Nation would lap it up for eternity.