http://www.expressnews.com/sports/c.../Small-West-Texas-town-plays-big-12267401.php
This seems to be behind a paywall, but worked for me.
EDIT - Roy Bragg passed along this link... https://t.co/paD980Tkty
here's the part where he trashed six-man:
Around here, says interim superintendent Larry Taylor, “six-man” is considered “the s-word.”
“We could play six-man,” Taylor said. “But anybody who comes in here talking about it (would be in trouble.)”
A rumor whipped through town a few years ago that a drop to six-man was imminent.
“I have nothing to do with the schools, but I was getting calls at home,” said Mayor Pauline Gonzalez. “People were worried. They said, ‘We don’t want six-man football here.’”
That, promises school board president Brady Hyde, will never happen. The board understands the importance of the school and 11-man football.
Later, then Bragg takes a shot at the end
While professional football has been infected by politics and college football has become more about exploitation, the game is still played for the right reasons in places such as Ozona, Rocksprings and thousands of other locales around the state.
More importantly, it’s still being played as intended, with 11 players.
I think it should be:
More importantly, they Angoras wouldn't want to get trashed by Balmorhea and Richland Springs...
This seems to be behind a paywall, but worked for me.
EDIT - Roy Bragg passed along this link... https://t.co/paD980Tkty
here's the part where he trashed six-man:
Around here, says interim superintendent Larry Taylor, “six-man” is considered “the s-word.”
“We could play six-man,” Taylor said. “But anybody who comes in here talking about it (would be in trouble.)”
A rumor whipped through town a few years ago that a drop to six-man was imminent.
“I have nothing to do with the schools, but I was getting calls at home,” said Mayor Pauline Gonzalez. “People were worried. They said, ‘We don’t want six-man football here.’”
That, promises school board president Brady Hyde, will never happen. The board understands the importance of the school and 11-man football.
Later, then Bragg takes a shot at the end
While professional football has been infected by politics and college football has become more about exploitation, the game is still played for the right reasons in places such as Ozona, Rocksprings and thousands of other locales around the state.
More importantly, it’s still being played as intended, with 11 players.
I think it should be:
More importantly, they Angoras wouldn't want to get trashed by Balmorhea and Richland Springs...
