As long as I had waited for the moment to arrive, once it got here, it went by like a 4.3, All-Pro wide receiver running a vertical. My first game on the sidelines as a head coach did not go…
Finally, game week is upon us! The Westerners are now prepping for our opener this Friday against the Tribe from Seminole. Kickoff is at 7:30pm at Plains Capital Park, a gem of a stadium that we are fortunate enough to…
Fall camp. It’s over. Yes indeed, fall camp is past tense for the 22nd time in my career. As I said the other day, it’s bittersweet, for a number of reasons. But, it means we are closing in on the…
That’s a wrap Well, Wednesday officially signaled the end of fall camp, 2017. Sure, we have today to practice, but it’s basically a walk-through and should last around 45 minutes. I’m not counting that one. So, yesterday officially marked the…
You know you are heading the right way when…. ….The coach tells the team good job after practice and they DISAGREE with you. They told me, no, Tuesday wasn’t good and that Wednesday would be better. I was floored! I…
Hello, blog readers. I hope all is well in your part of the world. I realized last year that this blog hits a lot of different corners of the United States. So I am wishing you well wherever you are…
To say that the season goes by fast and the first game just sneaks up on you has to be the biggest understatement in the history of coaching. It seemed like just yesterday that I accepted this job and now…
I’ll start today’s blog with a look at our scrimmage on Friday and then finish with some between the eyes thoughts on our great game of football. Post Sweetwater I had three goals heading into this one and we accomplished…
It’s the night before our first scrimmage. I am feeling nothing more than that. All I know is it’s time to hop on a bus and kick the season off. I am not chomping at the bit saying, time to…
You can’t have a great day every day. Even the best athletes in the world have an off day. It’s part of athletics. It’s part of the fabric that makes athletics so great. The key to having an off day…