Category Archives: Football
Records, Football, Running, And Crying: A Regular Weekend [OU]
A couple years ago, I generally covered family events heavily–too heavily I now see–but last weekend was such an odd collection of stuff that I’m going to quickly cover it here. Starting with Friday evening where I was at Good … Continue reading
Probably Not Worth The Effort: Super Bowl XLV [Football]
I consume sports copiously. And when it comes to the NFL, Holly can attest that I rarely miss a game on TV, though I rarely attend games. But since the Super Bowl was coming to town, I shortly considered trying … Continue reading
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The Final Big 12 Championship Clash [OU]
I’ll be honest–I’m absolutely exhausted. So I’m going for quantity over quality here on a few posts. Please excuse the mess. It came down to tiebreakers, but OU got to the Big 12 Championship Game against Nebraska at Cowboys Stadium. … Continue reading
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Defensive Driving Now Encouraged In Your Area [Birthdays]
It seems like only a year ago that I survived Madysen turning 16 and getting her license. But I’m happy to report that Speed turned 16 two weeks ago, passed his test, and has not even scratched the paint on … Continue reading
JV Football Over, Undefeated [Speed]
Last time we checked in, Speed and the JV Gold team were undefeated with two games to go. And since these were rematches against teams they had handled pretty easily already, it looked pretty likely they would finish undefeated. The … Continue reading
Emma Finally Gets The Call: OU [Football]
It’s tough being the youngest. Just ask Emma. She’ll tell you all about it . . . for hours. Only the most recent example is that she was the last to get to an OU game in Norman this year. … Continue reading
Another JV Season Check-In [Football]
So last time we checked, Speed and the JV football season were doing pretty well. We’ve got three more games in the books, and they remain undefeated. The first week in October, they played at Wylie and won 45-8. I … Continue reading
Madysen’s First Rivalry Game: OU [Football]
Last weekend was the big weekend–the Red River Shootout/Rivalry, the best rivalry in college football, what have you. Having a sweet tooth, I kicked things off with a half dozen red velvet OU cupcakes. Hard to believe that Madysen’s a … Continue reading
Midway Through The JV Season [Football]
So the JV football season started off well enough, and it has continued in that vein. The third game of the season was forever away–south of Fort Worth–against a new school, Burleson Centennial. (I did manage to snag some excellent … Continue reading
Football (With Trips To Norman) Is Back, Baby! [OU]
The kids have started back to school and Speed is doing his thing on the gridiron, so it must be time for college football. We have season tickets again, and with six home games, each kid will get a turn … Continue reading
