Maybe I should call this one worn out Wednesday, because I am certainly well and cooked. This is the end of my in-person teaching week and the start of the football week. Drake travels to Eastern Washington this weekend to play of the red field of the Eastern Washington Eagles. The game promises to be a tough one for Drake. EW is coming off a 42-27 win over Monmouth while Drake only played a half of football due to weather conditions. Monmouth is not a top tier FCS club, but the 42 points show that EW can score. Drake has to be ready to stop that. They need to be ready with limited depth. They won’t be taking their full team on the plane ride to Washington. My boy will be left behind, which I am learning is simply how things are done in the first half of the season. Even their star players all started with time on the scout team and wound up starting later in the season. Based on conversations, he will likely see his first action on the 28th of September when divisional play starts. That puts him out this week and out again for the trip to South Dakota barring any changes. The team makes its bones on divisional play, and they want guys fresh and ready to rock by then. He’s carved out a role on special teams and could see additional time on defense. I do wonder if they’ve considered him for the O side of the ball at all. They are looking thin at WR.
The High School season started with a loss for my youngest. He has his chance to right the ship tomorrow at Williams Field. Unfortunately, confidence is low. They’ve been practicing poorly and that bad energy could carry into the game tomorrow night. The program suffers from a few maladies, the worst being several ego problems. There are players whose egos are out of line with their talent and size. This leads to bad energy across the team. They’ve yet to learn how to fix this. Hopefully they can do it soon.
The pros kick off Thursday as well. That means fantasy season. That means new life for this old wire. You’ll hear all about it next week.