November 2007 Archives

Are you excited?

I know I am.

Nothing better than a holiday that is focused on food and watching football, right?

Oh yeah, I'm also excited form this weekend's state football final games.

Here's my take on who your favorite team's key performers will be to watch in the Class 8A thru Class 5A state final games.

Let's get into this.

With the state association's state football semifinals on the horizon, let's take a look at the matchups in and around Chicagoland this weekend.

I heard about them from others.

I heard from good and trusted sources, including my senior photographer Kevin Smith more than once.

"You have to check out the student cheering section at Fremd. They are just nuts."

Nuts? A student cheering section? Geez, when was the last time any school had more than a handful of kids show up to any high school sporting events who weren't involved in either the team, the cheerleaders or the band?

Your run of the mill "regular" students just don't really care anymore, right? The stands are filled with parents and older fans and alumni, yet the so-called "regular" student? When was the last time you saw more than say 30 high school aged kids together at any event unless they were on the field?

This is the generation of the Ipod, the generation of kids who just don't really care anymore. Or at least that's been my observations over these many years.

After my "experience" with the Fremd cheering section last Saturday night, called the Darkside, I'm happy to report that the kids are alright.