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I am reading this post as an outsider and agree with most people that Tioga should have played the game unless the refs did something crazy like punch a kid or hold a gun to their head; Otherwise, you play the game and see what happens in the second half. It seems like the United States, as a society, cannot handle losing with class and dignity like we did even ten years ago.
I am going to tell this story not to make myself look good but to illustrate to all the "cry babies" out there that you can channel an official's "stupidity" to your advantage. Someone, I think rainjax, said the refs usually call the game poorly both ways. This is my experience, and it is particularly true in sixman since so many of the rules are different than 11man and officiating chapters often send the rookies to sixman games.
Case in point, I went to Lohn High School and graduated in 2008. During the 2007 football season, my senior year, we played Rochelle in Lohn. I will argue you with anyone to this day that the 2007 Rochelle Hornets win the State Title if not for Richland Springs (the Tyler Ethridge Coyotes who won state) and Calvert. Anyways, they were INSANELY good and neither side wanted to lose the "McCulloch County Championship Game."
Recap of the Game Quickly:
*it was really close early on, we were up 14-12, and tied at 20-20 at one point.
*Rochelle scored 3 TDs right at the end of the 2nd half. Lohn was down 40-20 at half.
*Lohn made the playoffs that year and almost beat Gustine in the second round; we were a decent D2 but could not compete depth wise with Rochelle.
*With 2:00 left in the 4th quarter, the score was Rochelle 66, Lohn 28.
*Needless to say, the Lohn Eagles were tired at this point.
READ THIS PANSIES: We punted to them on a 4th down with not much time left in the game. Their stud returns the punt, makes a guy miss, and is about to score a touchdown to end the game via the 45 point mercy rule. Anyone who has ever played 6man knows you do not want to get 45ed late in the 4th because people will not realize how long the game lasted, and I think we beat Granger's spread by not getting 45ed.
Anyways, I realized that the refs would religiously call block in the back on ANY spread play where the upbacks tried to crack/block/get in the way of the rushers. I see Rochelle's stud about to score and know I cannot catch him. What do I do? I see one of their guys messing with one of our guys out of the play, so I run over there, start backpedaling at 5 yards, and just fall on the ground. The officials call block in the back, Rochelle gets the ball after the penalty, marches the ball down the field, and takes a knee on the last play of the game because they said we "proved ourselves" to them.
Here is my point pansies: NEVER give up! I am more proud of the fact that Rochelle did not 45 us than 45ing the bad teams. Both Lohn and Rochelle ended up having good years in D1 and D2, but losing to Gustine by 6 or Calvert by 19 is not the kind of stuff that helps you in life. What helps you in life is never giving up when Rochelle is about to 45 you and there is nothing you can do about it.
I am going to tell this story not to make myself look good but to illustrate to all the "cry babies" out there that you can channel an official's "stupidity" to your advantage. Someone, I think rainjax, said the refs usually call the game poorly both ways. This is my experience, and it is particularly true in sixman since so many of the rules are different than 11man and officiating chapters often send the rookies to sixman games.
Case in point, I went to Lohn High School and graduated in 2008. During the 2007 football season, my senior year, we played Rochelle in Lohn. I will argue you with anyone to this day that the 2007 Rochelle Hornets win the State Title if not for Richland Springs (the Tyler Ethridge Coyotes who won state) and Calvert. Anyways, they were INSANELY good and neither side wanted to lose the "McCulloch County Championship Game."
Recap of the Game Quickly:
*it was really close early on, we were up 14-12, and tied at 20-20 at one point.
*Rochelle scored 3 TDs right at the end of the 2nd half. Lohn was down 40-20 at half.
*Lohn made the playoffs that year and almost beat Gustine in the second round; we were a decent D2 but could not compete depth wise with Rochelle.
*With 2:00 left in the 4th quarter, the score was Rochelle 66, Lohn 28.
*Needless to say, the Lohn Eagles were tired at this point.
READ THIS PANSIES: We punted to them on a 4th down with not much time left in the game. Their stud returns the punt, makes a guy miss, and is about to score a touchdown to end the game via the 45 point mercy rule. Anyone who has ever played 6man knows you do not want to get 45ed late in the 4th because people will not realize how long the game lasted, and I think we beat Granger's spread by not getting 45ed.
Anyways, I realized that the refs would religiously call block in the back on ANY spread play where the upbacks tried to crack/block/get in the way of the rushers. I see Rochelle's stud about to score and know I cannot catch him. What do I do? I see one of their guys messing with one of our guys out of the play, so I run over there, start backpedaling at 5 yards, and just fall on the ground. The officials call block in the back, Rochelle gets the ball after the penalty, marches the ball down the field, and takes a knee on the last play of the game because they said we "proved ourselves" to them.
Here is my point pansies: NEVER give up! I am more proud of the fact that Rochelle did not 45 us than 45ing the bad teams. Both Lohn and Rochelle ended up having good years in D1 and D2, but losing to Gustine by 6 or Calvert by 19 is not the kind of stuff that helps you in life. What helps you in life is never giving up when Rochelle is about to 45 you and there is nothing you can do about it.
