Second Pelham Game

My hopes for Pelham football turned to ashes last night.  For some reason I drove out to Morris, whatever that is, only to leave at the half with Pelham trailing 28 to 14.  Later I saw that the final score was 42 to 14.  The Panthers are not a well-coached team.  They make mistakes.  They seem snake-bit.  Add it all up and this team might not win a game.  Last year's bunch went 1 and 9.  So sad.

Being at this game out in the middle of nowhere freaked me out.  The Mortimer Jordan stadium and high school is truly hidden away.  Finding it was tortuous.  I did not desire to have to drive out of there after the game to find my way back to civilization.  People do actually live out in the sticks like this.  It takes a trip like this to realize this truth.  I never did see if there is actually a town of Morris.  No matter.  I will never ever go out there again.

I knew at the half that Pelham was going to lose.  Made it easier to leave.

Starting QB

Late word comes that it's  Sean White.  No mention of a #2.

First Pelham Game

Last year Pelham went 1 & and 9.  I would say there is room for improvement.  Last night I enjoyed watching Pelham and Homewood at Samford.  I saw improvement even though the Panthers lost 21 to 14.

I was amazed to see a full house at Seibert Stadium.  No wonder they didn't play at Homewood!  It was such a pleasurable venue to watch a high school football game.  Makes me wish I were a Samford fan because this is such a great stadium to watch a football game.

Pelham took a 14 to 0 lead in the third quarter, but the Patriots made it 14 to 7 at the end of the quarter.  The fourth quarter belonged to Homewood as they came on strong to win 21 to 14.

The program is improving.  There are better days ahead.  I'm thinking I'll go to the Thompson game in the middle of the season.

Who will be Auburn's Starting QB?

We expect an announcement this week.  My guess is that it's between Sean White and John Franklin III.  White would be the conservative choice.  Our defense might, we hope, be stout enough to beat some of our opponents with White.  But to beat Clemson, we will have to score lots of points. The more athletic Franklin would be a roll of the dice. But the longer this goes on, the more I think it just might be Franklin.  Is the Coach waiting for him to win the job?   I would play both in the opener and get a real judgement as to who should the permanent number one.  We shall see.

Shocker

Jovon Robinson is dismissed for not meeting the coach's standards.  Just saw this online.

Football Netherworld

In this football netherworld in the dog days of July before another football season starts I am trying to cool it.  It will come when it comes.

Auburn Preseason Bash

Last night at the annual preseason bash put on by the Jefferson County Auburn Club I heard Coach Malzahn speak.  Here's what he said.

The starting QB will be one of the three.  Which one who knows.  He will name someone as soon as he can after the start of fall practice.  The key factor in the upcoming season is the quarterback season.  It's that simple.  Somebody has to step up big-time at that position.

It seems to me the offensive line should be pretty good.  It is obvious he likes Coach Hand.

Kerryon Johnson has put on about 20 pounds.  We need him to blossom.

It seems to me that one or two of the 4 freshman wide receivers need to play.  Coach seems to like Kodi Burns.  I would really like to improvement at that position.

The strength of the defense is the defensive line.  The d-line must be good.  Depth is the biggest asset there.

Carlton Davis is our most talented defensive back.  He can control one side of the field.

The first five games are at home.  Let's get off to a good start.