Fly Bys, Pain, and Hot Air...All in the same day!

As you can tell from the title…yesterday was fun, painful, and disturbing! We had another hot one! Or at least it seemed that way. At game time the temp had reached 92 degrees with very little cloud cover. Every once in a while we at least got a small breeze, but that was spectators who were full of hot air! I guess the most fun was had, when the local airport graced us with a fly by right before kickoff. It wasn’t an F-14, but a 747 will do! Kinda cool if you ask me!

The game in itself was brutal! UNA has probably one of the best teams around at preparation and training. They are also probably the best at bending the rules! Anyway, the first half was rough. UNA started out with a run back on the touchdown, and followed up with 2 more before halftime. The Titans stayed strong though! We scored right before the half with a 40 yard run. At the half, the score was 19-7, guess what? The final was the same.

R.J. was pretty banged up the whole day. Once again, the opposing team was double and triple teaming him all day. Right before the half, the UNA Bears ran everything they had right at R.J. My boy was tough though, he never stopped or complained. during the half, the coach helped R.J. work through the pain.

The most disturbing part of the day was the opposing teams fans! At one point, a female fan was right in my ear screaming for her son to straighten up or go home! A parent from our side made the comment, “Wow, some one is taking this seriously”. Well, she thought I said it! She yelled at me and said, “I hope you having fun”! Note, if you are reading this, please add attitude with a capitol A! I told her “Yes, I am having fun, my son is enjoying himself”. I will stop the story here as I don’t want to offend anyone…just use your imagination to finish it!

You know, I believe people like this are living their lives vicariously through their children. Evidently they never amounted to anything when they were young and this is their chance to try again! Well, my son did have fun. Even though they lost, he had fun! These type parents believe it’s all about winning. When you ask R.J. if that’s true, he answers like this…”It’s not all about winning, it’s about playing fair, and playing with heart”. that’s my boy, and I thank God for him daily!