Old Goats Day One
Well, it was my first time out with the “Old
Goats” as Trinity beat the Rams! In attendance was Mike Jutz, who I
remember from the old days. I met Tim Roller and George Secrest. I rode
to the game with Dave and his Dad. As I was early to Dave’s house, I
chatted with Paula in the living room, then we stepped outside for a
moment. Their daughter came out on the porch too. We went back in and I
sat down in the same seat that I had been in and crunch! I thought what
was that? I moved and there was his daughters glasses, broken. Paula
started laughing and I felt terrible!
Then Dave came in late as
usual. He put on his good looking red Manual shirt. He handed me, still
in the package, the old goats shirt that I had ordered. It was too
wrinkled to wear. Off to his Dad’s house to pick him up.
Running a
little late, we still got a good parking place! As we are walking in,
the first person I recognize was Shelby, a Manual cheerleader and friend
of my daughters. We continue our walk to the concession stand for
supper. We stop to buy a Trinity program, $5.00, are you kidding me
never mind! It’s a good thing Tim Roller bought one, we all just looked
at his. We go to the restroom and as I was relieving myself I think Dave
was peeking over at me because I swear I heard him say “wow”! After
washing our hands, yes Old Goats have good hygiene too, we got some
rubber hamburgers brats and drinks. I think at the end of the season we
should tell which football team has the best food! As we walk up to the
top of the awesome Trinity Stadium I run into a couple of Okolona
baseball friends. One of them is a coach, Tim Sievert, we all call him
King Sievert because all the parents want their kids to be on his team. I
take my spot on the top row while meeting Tim and George. I take my
seat and look around for some other classmates. I didn’t see anyone that
looked familiar except my daughter and her friends. I know Manual is
not the same school I went to from 1978 to 1981. Manual started to
change my Junior year when YPAS opened up. That is another story, back
to the game.
Manual was looking good although I am not a fan of
the black trim color in the uniforms. This was the first game I had been
to since 1988. Manual lost to Trinity in that game too! As I listen to
these guys talk and holler they seem to know a lot about football and
especially Manual Football. I do believe one day they will take over the
press box and call the offensive plays! When the game started, the Old
Goats stood up! I looked up at Dave and he said “oh yea we stand the
whole game”! Tim and George were talking about some more shirts they
were going to order for the Old Goats. As I put my order in, I’m
wondering, “ I know one day they will escort Tim and George out but will
they get us all because were wearing matching shirts”? Anyway, we will
cross that bridge later. The September 1st, 2006 night was a little on
the chilly side and a good night for Manual football. We came out on the
losing end but the first night with the Distinguished “Old Goats” was a
great one!
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