11/5/22 Football, Playoff Mode?

     It was exciting, I have to admit, as we waited to see who we were going to be matched with for the first round of the playoffs.  It might be a quick one and done or we could survive a couple of games, either way, this is all new territory for our Cougars and win or lose, our fate depends very much on who is healthy and available for play.  After the dust settled, it appears we are matched up with Rouse, out of Leander.  Wife, never one to miss an opportunity to remove barriers, thought it a good idea to drive up there and see the football field we would be playing in.  Leander is still part of the greater Austin area, to me, the field is about 5 miles of Lakeline Mall, and took maybe 40 minutes to get out to.  Mijo and his close lineman buddy both went with us and when we got there, the field was locked up, but we still parked, and they got off and went to the fence and talked for a while up against it.

    Playoffs is a first for our boys, Crockett had not made the playoffs in 15-25 years, depending on who you listen to.  Either way, we were trying to explain to our boys here that what they accomplished his season is big, like Hamilton says, "to leave a legacy is planting a crop of which you will never eat from but will set up your future teammates to prosper in what you began."  I find this an exciting time and I can only hope our boys perform to the best of their ability.  Every year, we hear the same names, the same programs advancing in the playoffs, at least now, our boys have a seat at the table, and it is up to them how long they get to enjoy it.

    I thought it was kind of cool to see Mijo released to play, taking the assignment last night seriously enough that when they were released game film of their opponent, he went up to his room and started analyzing the defenders and seeing what they do and how they do it.  I wish he would have had a season of this, where he understands the game enough to see it on film and have it related to what happens on the field, but we have to take life as it comes.

    For now, we got grandparents on both sides of the family lining up to come see him on Friday night, so either way, we will celebrate his season and get to watch him on the field one more time.  Friday night is supposed to be a cold and rainy night, so it might be uncomfortable, but then again, that is what football is all about.  Go Coogs!!