Can't let this go without a pat on the back:
October 5, Dateline, Ohio.
St. Claresville of Ohio was about to put the finishing touches on a victory over rival Columbus Edison -- and it was going to be a highly-touted recruit running-back, Michael Ferns (committed to Michigan before the season started), who was going to do it.
In the clear, 20... 15... 10... 5....
Then he slowed, turned to the sideline, and walked out of bounds a yard out. The refs were confused and had to be told by the team what was going on. Two refs thought he'd scored anyway!
Now, most everybody who reads this blog probably thinks I'm going to blast the kid for taunting or somesuch.
Usually, you'd be right, but, as Paul Harvey used to say, The Rest of the Story...
A freshman reserve, Logan Thompson, lost his father in a sudden stroke two days before.
He suited up anyway, but never was expected to play...
Except that his coach had instructed his team to do exactly, should the situation come up, what Ferns did, so that Thompson could score on the next play. He did -- the resulting reaction is in the picture accompanying the Prep Rally post on Yahoo! St. Claresville won 56-27.
I can understand anyone who is skeptical, in today's culture of football, of that kind of a move.
However, I do have to play fair and salute a player putting over another player and his team -- and probably impressing the coaches at Michigan, because, IMODO, that probably shows he's coachable and not just looking out for himself.
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