Bev's Blog

“Setback, Comeback” is a phrase that we have used forever in the places we have taught and coached.  These two words describe everything about life – how are you going to react to negative occurrences?  Are you going to whine?  Cry in your milk?  Make excuses?  Blame someone?  Or are you going to get up and make something positive happen?  Hopefully you will learn that the whole world will allow you to feel sorry for yourself forever!

Good things, sometimes great things, happen when you begin to dwell on brainstorming, people, evaluations, analysis, hard work, faith, research … nothing happens when you revert to being a baby.  Our football team grew up this year from 0 – 10 to a play-off team.  Why?  Setback, Comeback!!  Our win, 28 – 0 over Hanson, was sweet in that it made us one of the 32 teams to make the play-offs.  Power rating is awesome!  You are awarded for playing stiff competition.  This format is conducive to how to compete in life – Be the Best You Can Be – no matter where you are.

Our coaching staff is also awesome.  George, Danny, and Eric are men of character and care about people.  Our support staffs of many people are extremely loyal and hardworking.  Our VC family is the best – always there, always cheering, always working to make our school better, always positive.

Congrats VC Football Players!!

Monday

November 2, 2009

First, 9-week grades came out, and our football players excelled.  We had 19 players out of 43 with a 3.0 GPA or higher and 5 or 6 more with a 2.8 GPA.  We are excited about this progress especially when this past summer we had only 7 players above a 3.0 GPA.  As a coaching staff, we constantly remind them that you are a student first and an athlete second.  Good job!

Friday nights’ game was tough – driving rain, mud, and a very talented football team.  Last year they put up 66 points against us.  This time the score was 28 – 6.  It was 6 to 6 at halftime.  All these facts are important when we assess our football team – we continue to play hard!

This coming Thursday we play a team as young as we are.  If we win, we should be in the play-offs.  As a coach with a young team you only want to finish your season on an upbeat feeling.  Making the play-offs would be huge psychologically.

My wife and I went to LSU this weekend.  What an environment – 90,000 enthusiastic fans, a real Bengal Tiger on the field, 200-some band members, the Golden Girls, Billy Cannon and the 50^th anniversary of his famous Halloween punt return, WOW!  For a football junkie like me, this was truly heaven.  And to top it off, our Godsons who play for 5^th ranked Boise State, Kellen and Kirby Moore, hooked up on a 62-yard TD.  Kellen is #1 in the nation in passing efficiency (NCAA).  This Friday, we get to travel to Louisiana Tech, pick up their Dad at the airport, and join him watching both Kellen and Kirby play.  Joan and I cannot wait to see their family and watch Boise State continue their undefeated season.  Additionally, we really know the Boise State coaching staff well, and it will feel good to congratulate them on their continued success.

Joan says, “Sorry, Terry Bradshaw, usually I would cheer for LA Tech, but this is family.”