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Can’t we just let high school kids be kids? Yes, I realize it’s a different world today than the world in which I grew up, but what is with this expectation that high school athletes are suppposed to be focused on a game two weeks from now?

When I played, back in the days before computers (somewhere between the slide rule and calculator, but definitely after the abacus) I was just as concerned about a date for the homecoming dance as I was for the homecoming game. My apprehension was more about a potential conflict between the opening of the playoffs and the opening day of hunting season rather than our opponent in the playoffs – the trophy buck not the trophy.

It is my hope that all the hype about a football game 2 weeks away is a far bigger concern of the fans and parents living vicariously through their kids than the kids themselves.

The good news about sports is that we have fans. The bad news is sports is that we have fans. Amazing that an outstanding athlete’s diet is never an issue until he has a bad day. One bad game and out comes some beer-swilling carnivore placing the blame on a vegetarian diet.