Practice Saturday at Noon!

and be prepared to run... Is that what we said? I am pretty sure that we said, "Party, and be prepared to eat!" So then, how is it that we had around 20 people (players, coaches and family) attend the party? The lure of free hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, cake, college football and comradery with our team mates, most of which we won't see again till Spring, simply wasn't enough, I suppose. It is hard to hide my disappointment. Through discussions with other team owners, and from my own experience, this is, from what I can see, one of the most common, and frustrating situations in the world of Minor League Football. Words like "team" and "family" are used frequently, but the depth of the words, often doesn't extend beyond game day. In other words, on Game Day, you can expect 99% of your roster to be on the field, however actual participation at other team events (practices, fund raisers, yes even parties) often sees less than 20% of your roster's attendance. I know, I know... there's the usual, I had to work, no gas, my socks have holes, but this is about politics baby, if you have other obligations, or stuff to do, just show up for 15 minutes, shake some hands, say some "can't wait till 06's" etc., and cut out. I could go on for hours. Grrrrr. But I'll leave it right there. For those of you that attended, thank you very much. We all managed to woof down 40 hamburgers and 30 hotdogs! We all enjoyed your company. I enjoyed surprising you with the 2005 Season MVP awards. We gave out an Offensive, Defensive and Overall MVP award. Ironically, the players that won the awards all attended the party, go figure... Pictures from the party are posted in the Photos section of the site. posted by Randy Ferrell on 11/13/05 at 9:14 AM