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Brackets?

I was so excited. Lots of people were coming up to me saying "let's compare brackets". My question was always the same. You already have yours finished? Sure! You don't? You are too late man! Too late? I know I am a little slow but it really isn't too late.

Then someone says "hey dumby, we are talking about NCAA tourney brackets". NOPE ! Not me. I am working on my Six-Man FOOTBALL playoff brackets. I do wish people would get their priorites straight.

Needed: Historians

Record keeping is something I have harped on for along time. I am a huge fan of Six-Man football and that is no secret. Parents, Grandparents, Sisters, Brothers, Girlfriends, I encourage all of you to clips newspaper stories about your kids, grandkids, siblings, boyfriends to give to them. My precious wife, then girlfriend, made me a scrapbook of my Senior Year in high school that I treasure today. That was nearly 40 years ago.

Do you know anything about my friend Leman Saunders? He is a historian. He is in to Six-Man football. Has a couple of projects going that are unbelivable and very important to the game here in Texas. If I have peaked your interest in him, then go to a favorite site of mine and read more about him and his work. The site is www.lonestarfootball.net. Check it out.

By the way, no matter your age, if you have not recorded your family history DO IT NOW! Write it down on paper, make a cd or dvd whatever JUST DO IT!!!!!!!!!

One More Pass

I wrote briefly yesterday about a girls basketball team that beat another team 100-0. Needless to say that game garnered quite a lot of press coverage locally, state wide, and even national levels.

Turns out the winning school felt badly about their "win" and decided they would request their governing body for permission to forfeit the game. Some questioned if you can forfeit a game after it is played. The answer is yes, you can.

The director who oversees the 236 team league says " You don't have to ask permission to forfeit a game. If they want to forfeit, it's forfeited."

I am not for sure what this league's rules are concerning what happens or what the consequences are when a forfeit is made. I understand from what I believe to be a reliable source that the rules of this league state if you forfeit a game you are not eligible for the playoffs.

That is a stiff penalty especially when the forfeit was self imposed. Regardless of whether it is too stiff, or not, it was the right thing for the "winning" school to do and I applaude them for their actions.

Don Hardin
donhardin1@gmail.com

Just curious

How do you feel about teams that run the score up on the other team? Here is the twist. Now I am talking about basketball. More percisely, girls basketball. Would you be able to look in the mirror if the team you coached beat another school 100-0?

Let me know.

Don Hardin

donhardin1@gmail.com

Save the Date

August 29th, 2009

The friendly folks in Hico, Texas are making plans for the 6th Annual Six-Man Super Saturday. I do not know the teams invited or who will play who but the date is set.

I hope you will plan to attend. You should not go alone. This is a celebration. It will be another fun filled day at the historic Tiger Stadium in Hico.

Se there!

txsixii@yahoo.com
donhardin1@gmail.com

Are You Kidding ME?????

Top TEN? TOP TEN? What are you doing talking about the Top Ten? Don’t be talking about the TOP TEN. Not in January!

I am not ready to name a TOP 10 yet. I totally agree with Granger from sixmanfootball.com fame about the teams he mentioned in the West, Follett, Meadow, and Valley. They will all field tough teams. There are other usual suspects in the West as well.

Division 1, I must also say that once again the Beast is in the East. In fact, there are several Beast in the East. So what's new?

Division 2 appears to me that Borden County, Woodson, and Highland will be the teams to beat. Again I ask, so what's new? Maybe a move in here or there? Maybe a break out team? Lots of teams returning people. Good people according to the All State selections.

Fun for me is to see the crowning of a new Champ every year. I may not have that kind of fun next season if you know what I mean.

It is just January. I am a little crazy. OK, I am totally out of my mind crazy! A dash of 6 on 6 will help ease my pain. Of course I can't get my hands on the real medicine until late August. Speaking of late August, I have for several years used a drug called "Hico". That is the short name for it. A couple of brothers put the concoction together and I take it all in. There are several others that have been known to use the stuff. I tell you it will get you through the regular season and pretty far if not all the way through the playoffs. I endorse it. I might even print some teeshirts about it. "I Need Some HICO"!!!!!!!!!

Don Hardin
Abilene, Texas

Email me at txsixii@yahoo.com or donhardin1@gmail.com

A New Year

We are a little more than a couple of weeks into the New Year, 2009. Rolling along, I am watching television, with the Obama Express. History in the making. Just saw the first video clips of the Miracle on the Hudson landing. Wow!

Focusing on football, Six-man to be exact, the All State selections were finally released. I am sure there are some that were elated they made the team and others that can't believe they did not. It happens that way every year.

I have read with great interest that plans are in progress for another great National 6 on 6. My understanding is that games will be played in Abilene at the Lee Complex. This is due to some work that will be going on at Abilene Christian University. Dates are mid June. As is usually the case, many schools will hold tournaments in preparations for finals in Abilene.

You can always email me at txsixii@yahoo.com or donhardin1@gmail.com if you would like.