Jonesboro still a Class Act.

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coachsatcher

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Played Jonesboro over a week ago, and after the shellacking, I realized how humble they were in victory. In todays game of flash, and glamour; it was nice to see a kid run for a touchdown, untouched, and simply turn around a hand the ball to the official. They beat us on both sides of the ball, and yet never showboated on our field. They simply beat us in every aspect of the game and then shook our hands and said great game. My hat goes off to Coach Gallegos and the entire football program. While I hate losing; it's nice to eat humble pie and not have it thrown in your face.
 
coachsatcher":q6w627r9 said:
Played Jonesboro over a week ago, and after the shellacking, I realized how humble they were in victory. In todays game of flash, and glamour; it was nice to see a kid run for a touchdown, untouched, and simply turn around a hand the ball to the official. They beat us on both sides of the ball, and yet never showboated on our field. They simply beat us in every aspect of the game and then shook our hands and said great game. My hat goes off to Coach Gallegos and the entire football program. While I hate losing; it's nice to eat humble pie and not have it thrown in your face.
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Chuck Noll used to have a saying (and yes, I can quote someone other than Lombardi ... although I did enjoy going to church on Sunday and the Pastor started his sermon entitled "Why the Kingdom of God is like football" with a Lombardi quote) ... when you get to the end zone, act like you've been there before.

Eddie and Jake run a great program in Jonesboro. I'm humbled to call them my friends, too.
 
I had thought the same thing until I watched them at Aquilla this past Friday. I have watched a few of their games the past couple of years and was impressed by their physical play, reminded me of the old Jonesboro teams. What I saw Fri was a dirty physical team. They were flagged several times for late the late hits but it really surprised and disappointed me. I don't blame the kids because they are doing what they were taught. I mean what coach onsides kick with less than two minutes in the game and up by 32? Heard today the young man that tried to field that kick is out with a concussion. I hope Coach Gallegos realizes that coaching like that only brings out retaliation and his kids will be targeted, not him. I hope he changes his style because I really thought he was a good up and coming coach.
 
I also watched the game in Aquilla, the officiating was the worse I've ever seen in any football game. Jonesboro did have some late hits but they couldn't make a play half the time without getting some type of penalty called in them and that's there was so much aggression on the field. The worse part of that game was when the game was over and the parents and family members from Jonesboro came out to the field to celebrate with the kids and the administration told everyone there was no celebrating on the field or the sidelines at all at to get completely off the field before they could say anything to the players. I've never seen that before and I thought it was very unsportsmanlike.
 
I will agree that the officiating was terrible - for both teams. Two players were the primary causes of aggression on the field. They seemed to be at each other for most of the game.
On a side note, the man that told the parents to stay off the field isn't from Aquilla. He is married to the deputy that was working the game.
 
Sorry. I've seen lots of teams continue to onside even with a big lead. Often, it's because they don't have a kicker who can boom the ball into the endzone and coaches don't want to risk a long return or score. If that's what you've practiced all week, it's hard to change it because you're now up by 32.

It's a strategic part of the game which, especially when 11-man folks see the 6-man game, don't recognize the reason for it. As it was once explained to me, when you have an 11-man kickoff and the guys lined up to kick and think about covering lanes, each kid has a lane 7 feet either side of them to cover, or about 14 feet in total. In six-man, those lanes expand to 10 feet either side, or 20 feet in total. That's a lot more dirt to cover.

Now, calling multiple timeouts near the end of the game (under 30 seconds left) to add another score to an insurmountable lead ... or as I've seen before, a coach calling a time out prior to the last play of the game, up by over three touchdowns, to attempt a field goal, that's unsportsmanlike. And that is not the gentlemen I know from Jonesboro.
 
They did kick onside most of the game but also did kick deep on a few occasions. At that point in the game I believe you have a different strategy and wrap up the game, not try to embarrass your opponent. I don't care what sport it is six man football, eleven man football,basketball, baseball there is a different way to handle that point in the game.
 
coachsatcher":13bfe1q6 said:
Played Jonesboro over a week ago, and after the shellacking, I realized how humble they were in victory. In todays game of flash, and glamour; it was nice to see a kid run for a touchdown, untouched, and simply turn around a hand the ball to the official. They beat us on both sides of the ball, and yet never showboated on our field. They simply beat us in every aspect of the game and then shook our hands and said great game. My hat goes off to Coach Gallegos and the entire football program. While I hate losing; it's nice to eat humble pie and not have it thrown in your face.
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How did a thread that started like this turn into a bash a team and their coach thread?

Did I miss some sarcasm?
 
oldfat&bald":34lr6ewg said:
coachsatcher":34lr6ewg said:
Played Jonesboro over a week ago, and after the shellacking, I realized how humble they were in victory. In todays game of flash, and glamour; it was nice to see a kid run for a touchdown, untouched, and simply turn around a hand the ball to the official. They beat us on both sides of the ball, and yet never showboated on our field. They simply beat us in every aspect of the game and then shook our hands and said great game. My hat goes off to Coach Gallegos and the entire football program. While I hate losing; it's nice to eat humble pie and not have it thrown in your face.
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How did a thread that started like this turn into a bash a team and their coach thread?

Did I miss some sarcasm?
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Is JAFO a contagion?
 
ryry":65o5qjns said:
oldfat&bald":65o5qjns said:
coachsatcher":65o5qjns said:
Played Jonesboro over a week ago, and after the shellacking, I realized how humble they were in victory. In todays game of flash, and glamour; it was nice to see a kid run for a touchdown, untouched, and simply turn around a hand the ball to the official. They beat us on both sides of the ball, and yet never showboated on our field. They simply beat us in every aspect of the game and then shook our hands and said great game. My hat goes off to Coach Gallegos and the entire football program. While I hate losing; it's nice to eat humble pie and not have it thrown in your face.
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How did a thread that started like this turn into a bash a team and their coach thread?

Did I miss some sarcasm?
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Is JAFO a contagion?
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Maybe some of these posters are members of the big spending "group" posting under different names?

How were they at Welch and Aquilla on the same night?
 
I forgot, he (they, it) got mad and left at halftime. Should have had plenty of time to drive the 300 miles to Aquilla by the end if the game.

What was I thinking?
 
As a coach that has been on both sides of the ball, pertaining to the on-side kicking issue, I have no problem with it. It's usually a coach trying to get out of the game quicker to prevent injuries, or they don't have a kicker who can safely boot it out of the endzone, I have no problem with it. Like the old saying goes also, "If you don't like it...stop it" :)
 
Kick fielded at 5 returned for TD kick good, up by 24, 1:45 on clock
Successful onside kick, 1st snap, deep pass TD kick good, up by 16, 1:15 on clock
Deep kick ( what the hell Coach !!) muffed at the 5 recovered in end zone, kick perfect, up by 8, 45 ticks on clock
Beautiful squib kick ball picked up on backward bounce by Aquilla number 10, TD, kick good, We are tied folks, 30 sec on clock
You do not want to see the last 30 so you exit.
You hear TREMENDOUS APPLAUSE,
Was it JAFO leaving or bad coaching??
 
There is also another old saying that goes something like this " payback is a b#tch". And what makes it sad is the coach won't be the one laying in his bed with lights out and feeling the effects of a concussion or be in the one in the emergency room with a busted spleen. Word gets around and he made his kids targets and that is sad because they are only doing what was taught or told.
 
loveofgame":3jops8if said:
As a coach that has been on both sides of the ball, pertaining to the on-side kicking issue, I have no problem with it. It's usually a coach trying to get out of the game quicker to prevent injuries, or they don't have a kicker who can safely boot it out of the endzone, I have no problem with it. Like the old saying goes also, "If you don't like it...stop it" :)
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Got a note from a coach once, apologizing because, although his team was up by several touchdowns, near the end of the game, there was a snafu in the play calling and his team threw a pass or two (incomplete, if I remember right) near the end. He wanted to be sure I got the news to the coaching staff that it was an error and he didn't want to have us thinking he was a "run up the score" coach.

I told him not to worry. I didn't notice it. Neither did the coaching staff, when I mentioned it to them.

Which proves my oft-repeated point. If the second coming of Jesus Christ occured behind most football coaches' bench during the game, it wouldn't be noticed by the coach.
 
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