Quick flag update

[1987alum]

I was depressed Saturday morning as the Falcon flag football team took the field against Marshall. To summarize - let's say I left ecstatic and hoping that the real Falcons handle the Blundering Turd as well as these boys!

Highlight of the day: Marshall drove deep into Falcon territory but an incredible fourth down stop gave us the ball at the 10. The first two plays resulted in a loss of five yards. Pinned deep in our own end facing third and long, I look at our biggest playmaker, Brad, and ask him how far he can run. "I can run a long way, coach." Indeed. He took the ball, went right and took off downfield. Noah trailed him as a Marshall player closed in to make the tackle. Noah turned his shoulders and gave the kids a big push. "I don't think so," Noah said as the kid tumbled to the ground. Brad, of course, completed the 95-yard TD run untouched. The kid has scored practically every time he touched the ball.

We're off again until Saturday, which will be a nice warm-up for the Temple game.

[Falconfreak90]

'87,

You guys get us a big win in Philly Saturday! I'll be listening to the game on the radio and hope to hear dead silence from the home team's fans!

GO BG!~

[1987alum]

Freak:

The Smith Clan will be there doing its part!

Noah handled the NIU loss a lot better than I did. "It's OK, Dad. Northern Illinois is a good team and we can stil have a good season. And we're going to stomp Temple!"

[Warthog]

I look at our biggest playmaker, Brad, and ask him how far he can run. "I can run a long way, coach."

That is a great one. With an attitude like that, I think that young man has a good future in front of him!

Wish I could say things are going as well for my son's CYO team, but it's not. Lost 12-0 this week and I think they failed to pick up even one first down. But Derek was the star on defense. Playing def end, they ran his way several times in the first half and he had a tackle for loss each time. And on a couple of roll outs, pressured the passer into throwing the ball away. They did not run one time to his side of the field in the second half (they scored both their TDs in the second half).