What do you like about Friday Night Lights?
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Yup, I used to love hearing Dandy Don sing that one, unless my team was losing! Listening to him and Howard sparring was worth the price of admission!
Great points. And I’m sure sharing the stadium lights with soccer, track, lacrosse, etc. was an argument they used to help get the lights.
Next week East Nicolaus plays Mesa Verde at San Juan on Thursday night.
Mesa puzzles me (I coached frosh for a season there in the 90's). 43 years and counting primarily playing home games at San Juan. It's no wonder they've never been able to build a winning culture. They've had some good coaches in that program too.
In my day, we went to practice at 8 A.M to 11 A.M. and 5 P.M. to sun down in the two a day times......The Jv's played all games at 4 P.M. on Thursday and the varsity at 7 P.M.on Friday night.
Our coach didn't believe in roasting the team in the mid afternoon, when we lost a game, we practiced in the dirt, but winning was on the lawn, it didn't take long for the teams to figure that out.
The whole time I spent in high school football , there were never any head injuries, but lots of bruises and frasures and even then it was hard hitting...
@smashmouthrick @bella123 Those are great memories. I often miss those late 70's and early 80's Monday night games with Dandy Don, Cosell and Gifford. 6pm West Coast start. My parents took me to my first game when I was 8 years old --- a Monday night'er at Oakland Coliseum to see my Dolphins against the Ray-dahs. I still remember all the anti-Cosell banners hanging throughout the stadium.
It was a different viewing world back then and MNF was the center of the universe. That was usually the only way to see highlights of your team that week -- at halftime. Also, I'll never forget when news broke during the Dolphins-Patriots telecast about the assassination of John Lennon.
It was a different viewing world back then and MNF was the center of the universe. That was usually the only way to see highlights of your team that week -- at halftime. Also, I'll never forget when news broke during the Dolphins-Patriots telecast about the assassination of John Lennon.
I love living in a community where my son grew up going to our town's high school games, and is now playing for the team himself. I love the tradition here, and that so many coaches and parents and grandparents of our current players, also played for the team back in their day. I love that as a parent of a teen, I get to literally cheer for him (not to mention ring my cowbell) and his friends and teammates as they strive to achieve their goals.
It's very special and I'm so grateful to share in the experience!
It's very special and I'm so grateful to share in the experience!
So long as it's not too hot
I remember.......we are heading to Liberty High this afternoon, so hopefully, Brentwood won't be too brutal.....Friday afternoon we are at the Honor Bowl at St. Francis High School so praying that Mountain View is nice but not hot.
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Ridgerider....It should be great football weather, about 80 with a breeze, three great games, what a way to spend the afternoon...
Wish I could be there. One consolation for me is it is not a night game for DO so won’t miss fun under the lights. Hope St Francis stadium lights are a bit more reliable than AV’s for those attending the night game.
Stay cool RR! Need you to post updates
Wish I could be there. One consolation for me is it is not a night game for DO so won’t miss fun under the lights. Hope St Francis stadium lights are a bit more reliable than AV’s for those attending the night game.
Stay cool RR! Need you to post updates
Sounds good. I'll create an update thread for tonight and post when I think about it and tomorrow night for sure.
The weather has cooled down the past few days. It's supposed to stay that way throughout the weekend. It still will be roasting on the turf fields for all the players, but shouldn't be too bad for all the fans.
Except for the visitor fans on most stadiums sit with the sun roasting you during JV games and part of the first qtr of the Varsity game but good thing it’s only in the beginning of the season as later on in the season it will be dark before the Varsity game even starts
Just found that they will be streaming the honor bowl games from The Honor Group FB page, thanks anyway for the offer to post RR.
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Re: the topic of Jesuit and stadium lights, I was just made aware that Jesuit and Rio Americano played a FRI night game at Loyola Field --- the first night game in school history. Of course portables were used, but getting that together was still a task (and a litmus test I'm sure). I wonder if this is small sign of things to come....
https://www.abc10.com/video/sports/...hael-night-lights-game-highlights/103-8252613
Re: the topic of Jesuit and stadium lights, I was just made aware that Jesuit and Rio Americano played a FRI night game at Loyola Field --- the first night game in school history. Of course portables were used, but getting that together was still a task (and a litmus test I'm sure). I wonder if this is small sign of things to come....
https://www.abc10.com/video/sports/...hael-night-lights-game-highlights/103-8252613
Awesome!
Hope temporary lighting morphs to permanent lighting. Nothing like Friday light nights!
Another thing about Friday night lights. Seeing your high school coach . When in high school you thought was older than dirt. Now he looks better than you! And he's 93!
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