Looks like the wave (puts on sunglasses) isnât the only thing hitting Miami. YEAAAAAAAAAAAA-AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! You donât get to the top of the criminal ladder (puts on sunglasses) without making a few enemies. YEAAAAAA-AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! At first glance, David Caruso (from the show CSI: Miami) and his legendary one-liners appear to have nothing to do with our schoolâs football team. Upon a closer examination, one should, however, disagree. The fact is most of his one-liners are trash, but just like our football team, there are a few gems. Two years ago, we were state runner-ups. That was a record for our team. But last year we didnât make it past the conference.The argument for why we were great centers around Bubu Palo. While it is true the state runner-ups won many close matches, it was even more apparent Palo clutched it out many times. Without him last year, our team was decent but didnât go far. If one elite player can take his team to the top, maybe high school football in Iowa is on the decline. We can only hope next yearâs team will be decent. However, the high school league isnât the only outlet players have for their bursting football energies. Many of them also play in the fall for their club. âMy team practices a lot, but itâs worth it with the new coach,â junior Jake Wahlin said. âHeâs Spanish or Argentinian. I donât really know.â Of course, anybody with knowledge of the history of the club knows that its glory days with Sandro Bassanini are behind it, but the teams are definitely improving under the leadership of Gary Eyles, last yearâs girls high school coach. Football is considered by many around the world to be the greatest sport. More than 700 million people watched the last major showdown. Unfortunately many people, even at our own school, still donât give the respect this sport deserves. â[Football] is for lawn fairies,â junior Hansen Breitling said . âItâs a sport for little kids and girls. Go play a real sport.â The great football coach Chad Zmolek brilliantly countered this argument in such an eloquent and profound way: âWow. That Babcock kid is such a douchebag.â
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"American" football resurging?
Kevin Babcock
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October 11, 2010
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