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GumboYaYa

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10. More than 40 years ago I was on the state championship football team

Reply to GusBob (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 6, 2024, 03:20 PM

Aug 6

for my school in a town of 1,500. It is the only state championship the school has ever won. A few years ago the town threw a 40th anniversary party for the team. They had a parade for us and the whole town shut down.

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It is hard to overestimate the amount of 'political' capital a championship football coach has [View all] dsc Aug 6 OP

Needs to be explained up a bit GusBob Aug 6 #1

yep dsc Aug 6 #2

good point GusBob Aug 6 #4

Yes small towns are very involved with kids and family. Irish_Dem Aug 6 #5

Shoot my wife and I go GusBob Aug 6 #6

Oh yes the local businesses are all in as well. Irish_Dem Aug 6 #7

I think you missed a comma in your subject line 🙂 NoRethugFriends Aug 6 #14

More than 40 years ago I was on the state championship football team GumboYaYa Aug 6 #10

My dad was on the losing side of a state championship team GusBob Aug 6 #12

That's a real compliment you make. And none of us should take for granted how Tadpole Raisin Aug 6 #3

Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne central scrutinizer Aug 6 #8

and then there is Tupperville dsc Aug 6 #9

And Tuberville LEFT in disgrace Ursus Rex Aug 6 #11

And Tub of Lard is still worthless, keeping military promotions and such frozen for the longest time, until he SWBTATTReg Aug 6 #13

So true central scrutinizer Aug 6 #15

Kick GusBob Aug 6 #16

I've waited my whole long life for an America that would Bundbuster Aug 6 #17