Probably not possible but just an Idea

[LPFAN]

I was posting a message and had a crazy idea. Could there be any way that all of us old men on this board could one day all meet up somewhere and play a football game. Maybe touch or flag. Or if we really wanted to get crazy (or hurt)play some old school tackle football without pads. Probably would never happen but I am just curious to know who would be game. Maybe we could have some sort of barbecue dinner and just all talk football etc... afterwards. It is just a crazy idea. So if it ever happened who would be game? I'm game. Oh and Widey says he will run over us.....I say bring it on! He can be on my team.....lol. So who is game?

[wide-e-wide]

I was posting a message and had a crazy idea. Could there be any way that all of us old men on this board could one day all meet up somewhere and play a football game. Maybe touch or flag. Or if we really wanted to get crazy (or hurt)play some old school tackle football without pads. Probably would never happen but I am just curious to know who would be game. Maybe we could have some sort of barbecue dinner and just all talk football etc... afterwards. It is just a crazy idea. So if it ever happened who would be game? I'm game. Oh and Widey says he will run over us.....I say bring it on! He can be on my team.....lol. So who is game?

We gotta get Pack0808 on our squad too. He still remembers all the old plays...we were undefeated from 1982-.........well now. So I'm game.
where should we meet up?

I'll go on the record and say...if Lufkin and SLC play in Waco again...the drinks are on me. I'll buy all the booze after the game....

[Rerun]

We gotta get Pack0808 on our squad too. He still remembers all the old plays...we were undefeated from 1982-.........well now. So I'm game.
where should we meet up?

I'll go on the record and say...if Lufkin and SLC play in Waco again...the drinks are on me. I'll buy all the booze after the game....

Lonestar please

[wide-e-wide]

LoneStar it is....
Your a cheap date dude.

[LPFAN]

Lonestar please
Ice cold Shiner Bock for me but I don't need but maybe 1 to 3 at the most. No getting drunk for me. Not in 10 plus years. But I still want to know who is game for a football game.

[wide-e-wide]

Mark me down....and I'm sure Pack0808 and Duke are down.
But where are we gonna play?

[Mad Hatter]

im only 18 but im in....nothing like a game of street ball :)

[drgnbkr]

im only 18 but im in....nothing like a game of street ball :)

Your too young!

[Mad Hatter]

dont worry ill take it easy on you :)

[dragons08]

yea im only 15..count me in, ill have the speed to blow you old geezers out of the water! :D i wont show up, the reason being, dont want to you show you oldies up

[bleedgreen]

i'm in------i'll play opposite of the Lufkin guys...want to dish out a little punishment--LOL.....hey, i'll also go out on a limb and say Longview and SLC....yea, Waco sounds like a good place to me as well........................

[dragons08]

i'm in------i'll play opposite of the Lufkin guys...want to dish out a little punishment--LOL.....hey, i'll also go out on a limb and say Longview and SLC....yea, Waco sounds like a good place to me as well........................
as long as its SLC, in the game i dont care if its lufkin or longview

[Texasfrog]

yea im only 15..count me in, ill have the speed to blow you old geezers out of the water! :D i wont show up, the reason being, dont want to you show you oldies up

Going to be hard to outrun us old farts when your eating grass & bugs. :)

[dragons08]

Going to be hard to outrun us old farts when your eating grass & bugs. :)
im pretty tall about 6'0, 150 lbs

[Texasfrog]

im pretty tall about 6'0, 150 lbs

You got me on the height. I'm about 5'10/195 ish. I played FB/LB in my day. I'm not to old 35 , so if I grap your shirt and throw you down I can keep you close. Haha. :D

[dragons08]

You got me on the height. I'm about 5'10/195 ish. I played FB/LB in my day. I'm not to old 35 , so if I grap your shirt and throw you down I can keep you close. Haha. :D
i dont play football, thats why im only 150 lbs, i play soccer though, and band, dont need to be overally massive there

[bleedgreen]

6'3...215...............i believe i can handle 6'0, 150--LOL......hey TexasFrog---you grab his shirt, stand him up, and i will lay some wood to the young man--LOL........................ :D

[Texasfrog]

i dont play football, thats why im only 150 lbs, i play soccer though, and band, dont need to be overally massive there

Well buddy, I've known alot of dudes that are in the 5'10/155lbs to 6'0/170 range that were some pretty bad hombres. It really doesnt matter what sport you do, as long as you do the best you can and give it 100%.

See me, I'm starting to feel more and more like the Toby Keith song. " I'm as good ONCE as I ever was." :)

[Texasfrog]

6'3...215...............i believe i can handle 6'0, 150--LOL......hey TexasFrog---you grab his shirt, stand him up, and i will lay some wood to the young man--LOL........................ :D

Roger that ... I think we can take him. Hopefully !!!

[dragons08]

Roger that ... I think we can take him. Hopefully !!!
i got some knee buckling moves, some ankle twisting moves......oh i wish i had those..

[LPFAN]

Well there seems to be some interest here. Maybe if everyone is serious we could come up with something depending on if we had enough people to make up at least two teams. Four or more would be great. Maybe a little something like 7on7. Hey Waco or College Station(I am sure widey would love the first choice but hate the latter) could be our gathering place. I am sure if a date was set to actually do something like this that someone who wanted to be there would not be able to make it due to work or prior commitments. Hey I don't mind going up against some young ones. Let's keep this idea churning. I know it is crazy but if we love football as much as we talk about it in here then maybe we could get something like this going. I think it would be fun. If anyone has any ideas please chime in.

[LoboFan07]

yea im only 15..count me in, ill have the speed to blow you old geezers out of the water! :D i wont show up, the reason being, dont want to you show you oldies up

Hey if you're in then Im in! I can do...play by play (typing up style like Im going to do this year) for all the people that cant come LOL

[bleedgreen]

you're probably wirey and fast, but i think the "old" men can run with that--LOL........what position do you play in soccer??? striker, halfback, goalie??? love soccer.....used to play alot, myself.....i'm a big World Cup fanatic!! US team is looking good at 4-1...i also love to watch the English Premier League......Manchester United is one of my favorites............

[dragons08]

you're probably wirey and fast, but i think the "old" men can run with that--LOL........what position do you play in soccer??? striker, halfback, goalie??? love soccer.....used to play alot, myself.....i'm a big World Cup fanatic!! US team is looking good at 4-1...i also love to watch the English Premier League......Manchester United is one of my favorites............
defense

[dragons08]

Hey if you're in then Im in! I can do...play by play (typing up style like Im going to do this year) for all the people that cant come LOL
we need a water boy..

[LoboFan07]

we need a water boy..

No thats ok. Im not going to be 17 years old and taking orders from a 15 year old lmao.

[dragons08]

No thats ok. Im not going to be 17 years old and taking orders from a 15 year old lmao.
i should be 16 before that weekend, itd be in like december right?

[dragons08]

No thats ok. Im not going to be 17 years old and taking orders from a 15 year old lmao.
it wouldnt be taking orders, id ask politely

[LoboFan07]

it wouldnt be taking orders, id ask politely

Lmao yea sure. If I had to choose between those though I would play lmao

[dragons08]

Lmao yea sure. If I had to choose between those though I would play lmao
im sure texasfrog wouldnt mind getting water, after he got taken to school, hed be to embarssed to stay on the field, and hed just serve up some water

[Texasfrog]

im sure texasfrog wouldnt mind getting water, after he got taken to school, hed be to embarssed to stay on the field, and hed just serve up some water

Hey , dont be calling me out. When I'm done making you look silly you would have to go change your diaper. :D

[dragons08]

Hey , dont be calling me out. When I'm done making you look silly you would have to go change your diaper. :D
oh were making fun of people by their age now huh? well when im done with you, ill have to buy you a new cane :D

[Texasfrog]

oh were making fun of people by their age now huh? well when im done with you, ill have to buy you a new cane :D

I'm not at the cane stage yet. I still have a few years to go before that hopefully.

[dragons08]

I'm not at the cane stage yet. I still have a few years to go before that hopefully.
after i tackle you though, you'll need that cane...alright im done trashtalking, unless provked of course

[Texasfrog]

after i tackle you though, you'll need that cane...alright im done trashtalking, unless provked of course

This old man gotta go to bed anyway. I need my beauty sleep.

[dragons08]

This old man gotta go to bed anyway. I need my beauty sleep.
to heal them ol' bones...haha sorry mybad

[pack0808]

Hey 31 is not an old man in sport's!! Hell, Clemens is 43 and has by far the best era in baseball. early 30's are many players prime in the pro's?? Ok maybe it is not my prime?? Well i know it is not close to my prime!! Not by a long shot!! Either way I would be up for it as long as there is some hitting going on!! I am not going anywhere to play a flag football game!! lol Hey wide, break out the old playbook!! ;) Oh and by the way, if i cannot handle a band/soccery guy that weighs 150 then i will seriously consider suicide. :D

[dragons08]

Hey 31 is not an old man in sport's!! Hell, Clemens is 43 and has by far the best era in baseball. early 30's are many players prime in the pro's?? Ok maybe it is not my prime?? Well i know it is not close to my prime!! Not by a long shot!! Either way I would be up for it as long as there is some hitting going on!! I am not going anywhere to play a flag football game!! lol Hey wide, break out the old playbook!! ;) Oh and by the way, if i cannot handle a band/soccery guy that weighs 150 then i will seriously consider suicide. :D
dont forget to add whos only 15, less than half your age haha

[bleedgreen]

Hey 31 is not an old man in sport's!! Hell, Clemens is 43 and has by far the best era in baseball. early 30's are many players prime in the pro's?? Ok maybe it is not my prime?? Well i know it is not close to my prime!! Not by a long shot!! Either way I would be up for it as long as there is some hitting going on!! I am not going anywhere to play a flag football game!! lol Hey wide, break out the old playbook!! ;) Oh and by the way, if i cannot handle a band/soccery guy that weighs 150 then i will seriously consider suicide. :D


LOL, pack0808.................................

[pack0808]

Hey bleed you do not count!! you are in ridiculous shape!!Ripped *** fool!! You only count if you abused your bodies like me and wide has over the years!! ;) Nah, i am game and would love to hit again and i am too hard headed to every back down from anybody!! You have to kill me or severely injure me for me to quit coming at you. I have always been that way and that is probably nothing to brag about when i think about it!! lol I am not 1/4th as in shape as i used to be but i am about 205 lbs now instead of 180 like i was in hs and college. yes the extra 25lbs is mostly from married life and fast food but i would have a little more pop on my hits with the extra poundage hopefully?? :) I really do miss playing some hard hitting tackle football with no pads. Especially when it was raining!! That was a blast!! I will probably go home with a collar bone touching my ear lobe and a rib protruding from my rib cage considering i am a brittle old man but it still would be worth it. :)

[wide-e-wide]

Hey Pack0808 the old playbook is still in my head...got it memorized.
After the first big lick it will all come back to me. If I get burned by a
15 year old band dude...I swear I quit. Can't you guys see me holding my
leg and claiming some old injury as an excuse.hahahaha.
I'm more worried about running out of gas after a few plays....
My mind still thinks I can do it...but my body says "Sit 'yo old butt down
and drink a beer boy"

[bleedgreen]

send the 15 year old across the middle on a drag route----i'll take care of that "knee buckling" moves stuff he was talking about earlier--LOL......his knees will definitely be buckled....................forget the game, i wondering about the barbecue and who's bringing the drinks afterwards????

[wide-e-wide]

Who's bringing the drinks? C'mon dawg you know better than that...
Who do you think?
I'll even cook...it will give me a good excuse to come out of the game early.

[bleedgreen]

i'm with you, Wide........hey pack0808, is Wide as crazy as you are?? if so, us 3 together is a bad idea--LOL..........hey wide, do you know crazyMarvin Greening???

[KT2000]

Guys, take it to PM or e-mail if not on topic. Thanks!

[wide-e-wide]

The topic is all of us getting together for a football game...
who got off topic? I'm not trying to be smart....I'm lost.

[KT2000]

Haha, if you read the original post it is a request to to make regional boards for the season (I like the idea) and asks people to say whether or not they would like to have that. If you want to schedule get together and drinking outings you can do that over PM or e-mail. :)

[wide-e-wide]

My bad...I got confused. I thought this was the thread LPFan started about all of us getting together. I had no idea.....excellent attention to detail there Wideman....good greif....sorry.

[wide-e-wide]

Hey......I just looked back at the original post....I was on the right thread...Are you trying to make me go crazy or what? Give me back
my apology. I knew I wasn't losing it.....now I'm really confused.

[RedRage00]

Yeah, the thread is about meeting....not forming Regional boards.

RR

[LPFAN]

i'm with you, Wide........hey pack0808, is Wide as crazy as you are?? if so, us 3 together is a bad idea--LOL..........hey wide, do you know crazyMarvin Greening???
Hey I am one of Greenings buddies. Are you one of his old friends from Longview. I know he had some buddies from up there. Widey knows him too. I just got a letter from Greening a few weeks ago. PM me and tell me who you are and I can let him know I ran into you on this board.

[LPFAN]

Haha, if you read the original post it is a request to to make regional boards for the season (I like the idea) and asks people to say whether or not they would like to have that. If you want to schedule get together and drinking outings you can do that over PM or e-mail. :)
This thread is pretty much on topic and I don't see where this would need to be taken to PM or e-mail. That would take all year for me to PM or e-mail everyone. I was not scheduling any drinking get together or any thing like that. Here is my original message:

I was posting a message and had a crazy idea. Could there be any way that all of us old men on this board could one day all meet up somewhere and play a football game. Maybe touch or flag. Or if we really wanted to get crazy (or hurt)play some old school tackle football without pads. Probably would never happen but I am just curious to know who would be game. Maybe we could have some sort of barbecue dinner and just all talk football etc... afterwards. It is just a crazy idea. So if it ever happened who would be game? I'm game. Oh and Widey says he will run over us.....I say bring it on! He can be on my team.....lol. So who is game?

So as you can see I am just trying to see if there is an interest. So would you play and have barbecue with us if we were able to make it happen?

[dragons08]

send the 15 year old across the middle on a drag route----i'll take care of that "knee buckling" moves stuff he was talking about earlier--LOL......his knees will definitely be buckled....................forget the game, i wondering about the barbecue and who's bringing the drinks afterwards????
im on your team :D

[dragons08]

Hey Pack0808 the old playbook is still in my head...got it memorized.
After the first big lick it will all come back to me. If I get burned by a
15 year old band dude...I swear I quit. Can't you guys see me holding my
leg and claiming some old injury as an excuse.hahahaha.
I'm more worried about running out of gas after a few plays....
My mind still thinks I can do it...but my body says "Sit 'yo old butt down
and drink a beer boy"
us SLC band kids are pretty tough i must say... :D

[CoppellCowboy57]

hahaha If it happens with on my 30 day leave im in most def, i think we should make it HOFers and Community Vets or ppl wit over 500 post

Lonny can sit on the sideline making fun of us all

[dragons08]

hahaha If it happens with on my 30 day leave im in most def, i think we should make it HOFers and Community Vets or ppl wit over 500 post

Lonny can sit on the sideline making fun of us all
sweet im in! im over 1,000 :D , should make it like, old farts vs young guns
:D

[CoppellCowboy57]

sweet im in! im over 1,000 :D , should make it like, old farts vs young guns
:D


I agree Old farts vs Young Guns in waco during SLC Lufkin game this winter!!!!!!!

[LoboFan07]

I agree Old farts vs Young Guns in waco during SLC Lufkin game this winter!!!!!!!

:eek:

Whoa! Who said it was gonna be SLC vs Lufkin?!?

:eek:

It could be...Longview vs Abilene for all we know! ;)

[CoppellCowboy57]

I mean the chance are SLC and Lufkin will be playin is so high

[wide-e-wide]

:eek:

Whoa! Who said it was gonna be SLC vs Lufkin?!?

:eek:

It could be...Longview vs Abilene for all we know! ;)

Well if it's Longview instead of Lufkin...we will be playing in the
snow...because hell just froze over.

[LoboFan07]

Well if it's Longview instead of Lufkin...we will be playing in the
snow...because hell just froze over.

Sweet. I finally get to see a Lobo game in the snow this year then :cool:

[dragons08]

Well if it's Longview instead of Lufkin...we will be playing in the
snow...because hell just froze over.
wideman, you always find a way to make us all laugh

[LPFAN]

hahaha If it happens with on my 30 day leave im in most def, i think we should make it HOFers and Community Vets or ppl wit over 500 post

Lonny can sit on the sideline making fun of us all
Dang that would leave me out then. I only have just over 50 posts and just became a starter. Heck I came up with this idea and I can't even play in the game. Fine, I will just pretend like I am one of the young whipper snappers on here and get me some playing time. Seriously though, it would be fun. I say lets do it.

[lonny23]

hahaha If it happens with on my 30 day leave im in most def, i think we should make it HOFers and Community Vets or ppl wit over 500 post

Lonny can sit on the sideline making fun of us all
Forget sitting on the sideline. I want to play football. The getting together part is cool and I was thinking about telling people which games I'm going to this year to meet people.

[wide-e-wide]

Well let's decide...when will it be?
Ya'll know my vote is for Waco. But I'm cool with
just about anywhere.

[dragons08]

Well let's decide...when will it be?
Ya'll know my vote is for Waco. But I'm cool with
just about anywhere.
lets have it out in southlake, i cant drive yet :D

[bleedgreen]

wideman-----LMAO, brother.....yea, you are definitely one funny guy--LOL......how did all of you Lufkin guys get so funny(wide, pack0808, LPFan, Marvo, Gary, Casey, Richard)----it's like the "bizzaro" world or something because i've been hanging around crazy guys like yall all of my life here in Longview......hell, i met Marvo, didn't i--that should tell you something right there--LOL...................Lonny, you have to come to a Longview game, brother....it's time for all of us to meet up....plus, i want to hear some more about how good Judson is--LOL...................................

[LPFAN]

lets have it out in southlake, i cant drive yet :D
Greyhound would be glad to pick you up and take you to Waco. Don't know how much they charge round trip but I am sure you could afford it. :)

[LPFAN]

Well let's decide...when will it be?
Ya'll know my vote is for Waco. But I'm cool with
just about anywhere.
Well you would have to scout out some sites for us. One with a decent playing field and an area for us to barbecue. We can come up with a date soon if we can get a good location somewhere there in Waco. Just don't set us up at the Branch Dividian Compound(what is left of it) ok Wide. Once we do that and set up a date then we need to see if we can get a commitment from enough people to make at least two 7 man teams. Four or more would be nice. I think we can do this.

[dragons08]

Greyhound would be glad to pick you up and take you to Waco. Don't know how much they charge round trip but I am sure you could afford it. :)
well, if were playing i'll have a ride there, via the band

[LPFAN]

well, if were playing i'll have a ride there, via the band
Yeah but you would not be able to come early and play in the football game. That is if we make it happen in December during the playoffs.

[dragons08]

Yeah but you would not be able to come early and play in the football game. That is if we make it happen in December during the playoffs.
well...i can get my friend to take me, and tell the band "im already there" see im a thinker :D

[LPFAN]

well...i can get my friend to take me, and tell the band "im already there" see im a thinker :D
That is a good idea. I always thought that band directors always wanted their band to ride together to the games. So they let you all meet the band there if you want?

[bleedgreen]

LOL--LPFan...........quick thinking on your part, Dragons08......i may let you draw up the plays in the sand for us...you can't play in that band uniform, can you?? just bring your instrument with you and you can be our band while we play the game--LOL.....................what instrument do you play??? please don't tell me the clarinet, flute, or piccolo...................

[LPFAN]

LOL--LPFan...........quick thinking on your part, Dragons08......i may let you draw up the plays in the sand for us...you can't play in that band uniform, can you?? just bring your instrument with you and you can be our band while we play the game--LOL.....................what instrument do you play??? please don't tell me the clarinet, flute, or piccolo...................
Hopefully he plays the snare drum. Then he can get us all pumped up playing some of that music from the movie Drum Line.

[dragons08]

LOL--LPFan...........quick thinking on your part, Dragons08......i may let you draw up the plays in the sand for us...you can't play in that band uniform, can you?? just bring your instrument with you and you can be our band while we play the game--LOL.....................what instrument do you play??? please don't tell me the clarinet, flute, or piccolo...................
haha if its like say...4-5 hours before the gamei wont have my uniform on i dont put my uniform on till the last possible second, im all game!! i'll bring a radio if you want that'll be the band...a lil linkin park..

[dragons08]

Hopefully he plays the snare drum. Then he can get us all pumped up playing some of that music from the movie Drum Line.
sorry man, to give your hopes up, saxophone

[dragons08]

That is a good idea. I always thought that band directors always wanted their band to ride together to the games. So they let you all meet the band there if you want?
well..no they dont..but since its far away.. i could be "staying the night" in waco on friday night, and yea get out of it that way..

[dragons08]

boy i hope no band directors read this...yikes id be screwed, im just kidding, i woulndt lie to them ever, my friend would probalyl come down early anyways (friday) so its not a lie..

[CoppellCowboy57]

I would give Dragons08 a ride if im around...i say the under 25 crowd vs the over 25 crowd...haha...I think Dragons08 would be a good coach for our team...i mean he watchs SLC play every week. it would be a spread o

[dragons08]

I would give Dragons08 a ride if im around...i say the under 25 crowd vs the over 25 crowd...haha...I think Dragons08 would be a good coach for our team...i mean he watchs SLC play every week. it would be a spread o
coach what! i'll be coach/player theres no way im sitting this one out i want to take some old farts to school!!

[LoboFan07]

Hmmm....Ill stick to doing my play by play for the game :D

[LPFAN]

I would give Dragons08 a ride if im around...i say the under 25 crowd vs the over 25 crowd...haha...I think Dragons08 would be a good coach for our team...i mean he watchs SLC play every week. it would be a spread o
You have a good point. Ok D08 you can be my teammate, my coach and my band. You can play your sax all you want as long as you help us win. Hey CC57 that sounds like a good idea. We would just have to see if we could get enough people in each age group to form opposing teams. When will you be in on leave?

[dragons08]

You have a good point. Ok D08 you can be my teammate, my coach and my band. You can play your sax all you want as long as you help us win. Hey CC57 that sounds like a good idea. We would just have to see if we could get enough people in each age group to form opposing teams. When will you be in on leave?
i'll be the all around everything, heck i'll be water boy, you old farts wouldnt be able to keep up

[LPFAN]

i'll be the all around everything, heck i'll be water boy, you old farts wouldnt be able to keep up
Just make sure you bring a few cases of Ensure for us old folks.

[wide-e-wide]

Just make sure you bring a few cases of Ensure for us old folks.

If I'm drinkin' by the case...It won't be Ensure thank you.

[lonny23]

I have to admit that Waco is probably about the best place for people to meet up since we'll have people from East Texas, Dallas, Wichita Falls and maybe West Texas, SA, and Houston.

Bleed, I have to look at everybody's schedules to figure out which games I'll go to. Maybe I'll see Longview over in Dallas, but a home game is always an option.

[wide-e-wide]

I have to admit that Waco is probably about the best place for people to meet up since we'll have people from East Texas, Dallas, Wichita Falls and maybe West Texas, SA, and Houston.

Bleed, I have to look at everybody's schedules to figure out which games I'll go to. Maybe I'll see Longview over in Dallas, but a home game is always an option.

If you go to a game at Abe let me know...We will sit with you on the visitor side.
Looks like Waco it is....pre-game meeting at Wide's house?

[lonny23]

If you go to a game at Abe let me know...We will sit with you on the visitor side.
Looks like Waco it is....pre-game meeting at Wide's house?
If we meet at your house, we'll never make it to the game. Then again, I've played softball with guys that drank for a few hours before playing a tournament.

[bleedgreen]

lonny---home games look pretty weak, this season......except for ECA...........away games are the tough ones----WM(at Indy), Lee(at Rose)...in Dallas, we have Mesquite and North Mesquite(and lake Highlands, but i don't consider them tough)...home--ECA,Rockwall, JT, Mesquite Horn........best bet for you so you don't waste your time would be the WM game, ECA(at Lobo), Lee(at Rose), or NM and Mesquite--these four should be pretty good tests for Longview...................

[wide-e-wide]

If we meet at your house, we'll never make it to the game. Then again, I've played softball with guys that drank for a few hours before playing a tournament.

Oh we will make it to the game. I'll give all the old guys some face paint....and sweatbands...we can all wear John Stockton shorts..and the ol' school three striped gym socks...maybe some zips....During pre-game I will bust out the ghetto-blaster Pioneer circa 1983 and play "Axel F" or "Jam on it" just to get us ready. Dude they don't stand a chance. They will be laughing their ***** off.....until we come with the secret weapon. What's the secret weapon you ask?......wouldn't you like to know?.....Bwaaaahahahahahahaha...

[mtbray]

Hmmm I wonder if I'll be on break from UT by this time......

[wide-e-wide]

Probably...if not Waco is only about 1.5 hours from DKR....
you can make it dawg. C'mon I'll buy you a beer.
Plus you would get to taste Wide's world famous shrimp-k-bobs...
Oh my goodness....It's a thing of beauty....goes really good with
cold cervaza and UT football.

[mtbray]

Probably...if not Waco is only about 1.5 hours from DKR....
you can make it dawg. C'mon I'll buy you a beer.
Plus you would get to taste Wide's world famous shrimp-k-bobs...
Oh my goodness....It's a thing of beauty....goes really good with
cold cervaza and UT football.

Tempting...very tempting...


If this is arranged on a weekend perhaps I can make the trip back to Dallas and very conveniently make a "pit stop" in Waco. :)

<<< 6'1" 185 and slow ;) ...maybe you'll see

[wide-e-wide]

mtbray is our fullback...so it has been stated...so it will be.
jtk's got the corners...Pack0808 and myself at LB ....LPFan deep in the
defensive backfield....Lonny at nose tackle...bleedgreen at defensive end....
who did I leave off?....oh Duke...he's a tackle too....the old cats are ready...
bring it...young punks.

I vote for Pack0808 to be our QB....he's a south paw...but he's
deadly....deadly...
who else do we have?

[LPFAN]

mtbray is our fullback...so it has been stated...so it will be.
jtk's got the corners...Pack0808 and myself at LB ....LPFan deep in the
defensive backfield....Lonny at nose tackle...bleedgreen at defensive end....
who did I leave off?....oh Duke...he's a tackle too....the old cats are ready...
bring it...young punks.

I vote for Pack0808 to be our QB....he's a south paw...but he's
deadly....deadly...
who else do we have?
Sounds like a winning team to me. Hey Wide how did you guess my position on defense? I have some pretty decent hands too... one handed catches.... etc. At least I do when I have my 12 year old throwing to me out at the high school practice field. Don't know if I can handle P0808's bullets but I sure will try.

[mtbray]

mtbray is our fullback...so it has been stated...so it will be.
jtk's got the corners...Pack0808 and myself at LB ....LPFan deep in the
defensive backfield....Lonny at nose tackle...bleedgreen at defensive end....
who did I leave off?....oh Duke...he's a tackle too....the old cats are ready...
bring it...young punks.

I vote for Pack0808 to be our QB....he's a south paw...but he's
deadly....deadly...
who else do we have?

lol...I might be more beneficial at receiver if we can find a decent QB

[LPFAN]

lol...I might be more beneficial at receiver if we can find a decent QB
No really I can catch the ball pretty good. My son is no softy when it comes to throwing a baseball or football. He has a pretty good cannon. I am sure I can handle P0808's bullets but I am just not as fast as I once was. Besides, two receivers are always better than one.

[mtbray]

No really I can catch the ball pretty good. My son is no softy when it comes to throwing a baseball or football. He has a pretty good cannon. I am sure I can handle P0808's bullets but I am just not as fast as I once was. Besides, two receivers are always better than one.

I wasn't meaning you aren't capable as a receiver, just that I'm more capable at receiver than I am at fullback. Why don't the both of us play receiver! Sounds to me like the other team needs corners....

[lonny23]

Hey, Wide. Switch Bleed and me. He outweighs me and I play a better end than tackle anyway.

[pack0808]

wideman-----LMAO, brother.....yea, you are definitely one funny guy--LOL......how did all of you Lufkin guys get so funny(wide, pack0808, LPFan, Marvo, Gary, Casey, Richard)----it's like the "bizzaro" world or something because i've been hanging around crazy guys like yall all of my life here in Longview......hell, i met Marvo, didn't i--that should tell you something right there--LOL...................Lonny, you have to come to a Longview game, brother....it's time for all of us to meet up....plus, i want to hear some more about how good Judson is--LOL...................................


Yeah LPFan was just as crazy in his days i believe?? He was a older then me but my sisters told me stories about him. ;) I think there must have been some chemical leak close to some of our neighborhoods bleed i do not know?? You would have fit in perfect in Lufkin. I think you were destined to be a Panther. ;) You were right about the 3 of us (wide, pack08, bleed) being a bad combo. I am sure we would be ok now considering we might have matured a little. lol Well you might bring us back down. Both wide and I still have warden's that tell us what to do. LOL

[pack0808]

Guys do not get all excited about my arm!! I doubt it is the same as it used to be!! LOL I have played some summer baseball lately and i actually still can get it in the mid to high 80's which was a shock to me. After a few games the arm strength came back!! Well that that was 1 year ago and it might be different now i do not know??lol It was on the jugs which is a faster gun though. I have not thrown a football in a while. I was planning on getting a quality footbal so i can work with my kids though, so i will start practicing. LOL I wonder if i can still throw a spiral?? lol I can hear my wife raggin on me already if she sees me out there practicing by throwing the ball in this net thing i have for pitching and football for my kids. She will be telling me to give it up old man your time is over. If you are going to be outside mow the yard and if not then you need to get in here and help with the kids dang it!! :)

[dragons08]

alright for the youngs guns we have...who at what postion...lobofan is play by play he said...and ahh...thats all i got so far..

[CoppellCowboy57]

alright for the youngs guns we have...who at what postion...lobofan is play by play he said...and ahh...thats all i got so far..

LB Maybe some FB outta the back feild, I got good hands

[dragons08]

LB Maybe some FB outta the back feild, I got good hands
i can catch and tackle..i think..i'll be the kicker :D

[wide-e-wide]

I just pray y'all don't have any speedsters on your squad.
I don't know if any of the old guys have any speed...it could
get ugly.

[dragons08]

I just pray y'all don't have any speedsters on your squad.
I don't know if any of the old guys have any speed...it could
get ugly. that'll be our strength im betting! i got some wheels :D

[wide-e-wide]

We just have to remember ...intimidation is our trump card.
If we can just convince you young bucks that we can still play.

[dragons08]

We just have to remember ...intimidation is our trump card.
If we can just convince you young bucks that we can still play.
key word being....IF

[mtbray]

I just pray y'all don't have any speedsters on your squad.
I don't know if any of the old guys have any speed...it could
get ugly.

I'm only 20....I'll run em down for ya!!

[dragons08]

I'm only 20....I'll run em down for ya!!
dont worry man i have no doubt we'll out run them, it just tackleing htem ouch, that could be hard, doulbe my weight, thatd be tough..

[lonny23]

I just pray y'all don't have any speedsters on your squad.
I don't know if any of the old guys have any speed...it could
get ugly.
I told Scooter about it today, but didn't pitch it too much. I don't feel like chasing him because I know who would win! I have 10-12 years and at least 20-30 pounds on him.

[dragons08]

I told Scooter about it today, but didn't pitch it too much. I don't feel like chasing him because I know who would win! I have 10-12 years and at least 20-30 pounds on him.
scooter is below 25? nice nice, were just getting better and better, we have the mental edge now 2, you just admitted were faster :D

[lonny23]

scooter is below 25? nice nice, were just getting better and better, we have the mental edge now 2, you just admitted were faster :D
Scooter didn't act like he wanted to play. I said he was faster because he had track offers in college, but I don't know about the rest of you.

The whole key is to keep guys in front of you and then you don't have to worry about how fast they are. I think the old guys will have some creative ways to balance youth with guile.

[dragons08]

Scooter didn't act like he wanted to play. I said he was faster because he had track offers in college, but I don't know about the rest of you.

The whole key is to keep guys in front of you and then you don't have to worry about how fast they are. I think the old guys will have some creative ways to balance youth with guile.
im fast, pretty sure the rest of us u25 are as well, well if you try leaning on us, cant we oh, say take a step back and you fall?

[wide-e-wide]

Once I start doing my Roy Williams impression and knocking people into the middle of next week...they will not want the ball again.

[dragons08]

Once I start doing my Roy Williams impression and knocking people into the middle of next week...they will not want the ball again.
like i said before, you'll have to catch me, imagine coming home to your wife saying this " i broke some 15 year olds ankle from tackleing to hard" oh wideman, your one tough dude...haha sorry man

[Warbird]

:eek:

Whoa! Who said it was gonna be SLC vs Lufkin?!?

:eek:

It could be...Longview vs Abilene for all we know! ;)


Honestly, I can see it turning out that way very easily if McElroy and Trey can't get it done on varsity. (Not saying that they won't, because we honestly can't know for sure until the season starts). :cool:

[lonny23]

Once I start doing my Roy Williams impression and knocking people into the middle of next week...they will not want the ball again.
Being heavier, older, meaner, and craftier has it's advantages. I say we play tackle since nobody has really talked about it much.

[dragons08]

Being heavier, older, meaner, and craftier has it's advantages. I say we play tackle since nobody has really talked about it much.
we'll 2 hand touch lonny, we dont want hte old man getting hurt

[wide-e-wide]

like i said before, you'll have to catch me, imagine coming home to your wife saying this " i broke some 15 year olds ankle from tackleing to hard" oh wideman, your one tough dude...haha sorry man

I thought about that...we can't tackle the young guys...seriously... they would lock us up and throw away the key if anything bad happened. I say let's make it tackle for the guys who are 18 and up...and the young guys have to wear those bright yellow QB shirts and it's touch for them.

[dragons08]

I thought about that...we can't tackle the young guys...seriously... they would lock us up and throw away the key if anything bad happened. I say let's make it tackle for the guys who are 18 and up...and the young guys have to wear those bright yellow QB shirts and it's touch for them.
you dont have to worry about me suing your rear end, i woud be the idoit that played with old farts, my mistake if i get hurt...plus if its touch, icant burn you, youd just touch me and oh crap im down just like that..

[wide-e-wide]

You might not sue...but Mama might if her baby comes limping back
from Waco. I'm not tackling anybody that was born after Reagan was
President.

[lonny23]

we'll 2 hand touch lonny, we dont want hte old man getting hurt
Getting hurt is the least of my worries. I have a high tolerance for pain and you stand a better chance of 2 hand touching me than tackling me. I'd rather run over somebody than run around them.

[dragons08]

Getting hurt is the least of my worries. I have a high tolerance for pain and you stand a better chance of 2 hand touching me than tackling me. I'd rather run over somebody than run around them.
doc told me i have a high tolerance of pain, played soccer with a semi broken foot last year, was supposed to wait ahh...2-3 months ish, i wait 3 and a half weeks :D

[CoppellCowboy57]

I dont think we should let Lonny play, its not fair, he might switch personalitys on us... ;)

[wide-e-wide]

Lonny23 is our QB...Texas Hammer is a DB...L2K is our offensive coordinator...
And if all 3 ever get on the same page...whoooo....watch out.

[pack0808]

So what is the old man cutoff?? I say 30 and above!! I am 31 so i make the cut Yipeee!! ;) Do we have any 40 or 50 year olds signed up?? Lonny how old are you?? ;) Who is that real big guy from Judson that posted his pic back a while back with his pee wee football team. We need to sign him up. He can play guard and DT on defense. Talk about a plug!! If he has any speed he can play mlb. He might kill a few people though.

[bleedgreen]

LMAO!! Coppell...............

[TheDuke]

There must be an age limit, what is it gonna be?

[wide-e-wide]

Somebody do the research and list the rosters thus far...

I know some of the old guys-
Pack0808
Myself
Lonny
Bleedgreen
LPFan
Duke
who else?

[TheDuke]

So far so Good!!!

Age limit should be set at:

28 - 75

:D :D :D

[wide-e-wide]

So far so Good!!!

Age limit should be set at:

28 - 75

:D :D :D

Lonny said to tell you he's 74...thank you very much.

[dragons08]

Lonny said to tell you he's 74...thank you very much.
hahahahahahahahahaha, that was a good one wide, real funny

[lonny23]

It looks like I'll be out of the game. I volunteered to take one for the team. We have a guy who is supposed to deploy and get back right after his wife has a baby, but she's going to have twins and will probably deliver earlier than that. If the Wing Commander approves it, I'll be heading to Kyrgyzstan in 10 days. I might be in the Chair Force, but I spent 4 months in Afghanistan in 2003, the hottest 3 months in Kuwait in 2004, probably 4-6 months in Kyrgyzstan, and there's a decent chance someplace else starting in May 2006.

The age limit should be according to how many people want to play. If I say 30, one team might have more guys. You can check the calendar and see how old everybody is.

[LPFAN]

Ok for those of you that are serious about making this happen pm me and I will make up a list of all that want to play and hang out. Then we will go from there and find a location, set a date, etc. Wide you never responded to my post about you finding a good location there in Waco. What's up with that? You say "back back, back back, gimme fifty feet" I say gimme 100 yards, a handfull of crazy old men and a football. Then I will give you maybe "50 Cent." Is that a deal?

[wide-e-wide]

I can find a place. Don't worry about that. It's taken care of...
now give me fifty feet.

[dragons08]

I can find a place. Don't worry about that. It's taken care of...
now give me fifty feet.
play on pavement... :p

[wide-e-wide]

uhhhhhh...no
Done that one waaaay too many times. I'm too old to be diggin'
gravel out of my hind parts. Nice,soft,green grass sounds much better.

[dragons08]

uhhhhhh...no
Done that one waaaay too many times. I'm too old to be diggin'
gravel out of my hind parts. Nice,soft,green grass sounds much better.
play in a bounce house, those are pretty safe..

[wide-e-wide]

We never decided how to handle the young bucks.
Is it touch for them and tackle for us?

[dragons08]

We never decided how to handle the young bucks.
Is it touch for them and tackle for us?
can we at least have flags, that way its a lil more challenging?

[LPFAN]

We never decided how to handle the young bucks.
Is it touch for them and tackle for us?
I guess we first need to see who is 100% serious. Then we need to see how old everyone is, make sure we have enough people to field at least two 7 man teams. It would be great if we had at least 4 teams. Once we did that we could take a poll as to how we should play. Tackle or Flag. Then we will just go from there and start planning.

[dragons08]

I guess we first need to see who is 100% serious. Then we need to see how old everyone is, make sure we have enough people to field at least two 7 man teams. It would be great if we had at least 4 teams. Once we did that we could take a poll as to how we should play. Tackle or Flag. Then we will just go from there and start planning.
im game, if i can make it down there, but if i can i am definatly in no doubt

[wide-e-wide]

I guess we first need to see who is 100% serious. Then we need to see how old everyone is, make sure we have enough people to field at least two 7 man teams. It would be great if we had at least 4 teams. Once we did that we could take a poll as to how we should play. Tackle or Flag. Then we will just go from there and start planning.

Don't forget if it is a Lufkin game...there will be 'ol buddies at the game who can come...If that happens...I say we change it to Lufkin vs. The World

[dragons08]

Don't forget if it is a Lufkin game...there will be 'ol buddies at the game who can come...If that happens...I say we change it to Lufkin vs. The World
how about a Lufkin vs SLC, and then whoever vs whoever, hows that sound?

[lonny23]

how about a Lufkin vs SLC, and then whoever vs whoever, hows that sound?
I say you guys wait until the dead of winter when I get back to Texas and play then. My most memorable pickup football game was played in snow in February. It also gives you 5 more months to talk trash.

I wanted to play, but won't be able to if I deploy.

I also refuse to swallow my pride and play for "SLC" or "Lufkin"! :p

[dragons08]

I say you guys wait until the dead of winter when I get back to Texas and play then. My most memorable pickup football game was played in snow in February. It also gives you 5 more months to talk trash.

I wanted to play, but won't be able to if I deploy.

I also refuse to swallow my pride and play for "SLC" or "Lufkin"! :p
we can have 4 teams...slc vs lufkin and judson and bandwager and co vs the rest, how does that sound lonny? snow, in texas...haha funny, i member last year it lasted like 3 hours and all the kiddies were like lets build a snowman, playing football in the snow was so fun, got so soaked and cold, but it was fun, we also played this sport called "hockey" that was cool, we had a pond in our neighborhood, we brought out lights and played till 11-12 at night at times, it was sweet

[lonny23]

we can have 4 teams...slc vs lufkin and judson and bandwager and co vs the rest, how does that sound lonny? snow, in texas...haha funny, i member last year it lasted like 3 hours and all the kiddies were like lets build a snowman, playing football in the snow was so fun, got so soaked and cold, but it was fun, we also played this sport called "hockey" that was cool, we had a pond in our neighborhood, we brought out lights and played till 11-12 at night at times, it was sweet
I think in the end, it will come down to the old guys and young guys. It will happen, if for no other reason, because we'll all take Toby Keith's attitude and say "I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was!"

The only other option is to just pick when we all get out there.

[dragons08]

I think in the end, it will come down to the old guys and young guys. It will happen, if for no other reason, because we'll all take Toby Keith's attitude and say "I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was!"

The only other option is to just pick when we all get out there.
yea thatd be cool, the chances of me playing are 50/50

[mtbray]

As long as I'm out on winter break by this time and it's done on the weekend.... I can come.

How about a Sunday?

[CoppellCowboy57]

Ill make it out there if I havnt shipped out, chances are ill be gone though...*tear*

[dragons08]

i was just thinking (yea surprise i know)...we have like an "annual" one during the summer, cause its a lot easier to make during the summer! :D

[CoppellCowboy57]

i was just thinking (yea surprise i know)...we have like an "annual" one during the summer, cause its a lot easier to make during the summer! :D

Or we could get the guys over a TexasHSfootball and have a battle of the websites...make it a charity event for cancer or somthing

[dragons08]

Or we could get the guys over a TexasHSfootball and have a battle of the websites...make it a charity event for cancer or somthing
not bad a bad idea at all, but who would pay to see some old geezers and young guns, play football, against another set of old geezers and young guns?

[CoppellCowboy57]

not bad a bad idea at all, but who would pay to see some old geezers and young guns, play football, against another set of old geezers and young guns?

idk but it would be fun! and its a good idea, we could sell website shirts, and stuff

[dragons08]

idk but it would be fun! and its a good idea, we could sell website shirts, and stuff
im sure if we work at it hard enough, somebody will help us (somebody as in a high postion)

[wide-e-wide]

Now I have always thought that was a good idea. We need 5aTexasfootball.com shirts. That way we can wear them to our team's games...and you could be like "Hey...there's Wide-e-Wide...imagine that"
I like that idea.

[dragons08]

Now I have always thought that was a good idea. We need 5aTexasfootball.com shirts. That way we can wear them to our team's games...and you could be like "Hey...there's Wide-e-Wide...imagine that"
I like that idea.
haha with our names on the back hahaha

[wide-e-wide]

Right Wide-E-Wide #00

[dragons08]

Right Wide-E-Wide #00
i got Post Leader #13

[wide-e-wide]

Good googly-moogly...there is like 30+ people on the board right now.

[dragons08]

Good googly-moogly...there is like 30+ people on the board right now.
yea you me lonny coppell, all posting back and forht its crazy

[lonny23]

Good googly-moogly...there is like 30+ people on the board right now.
Monday night right before the basketball waiver deadline, we got up to over 300 people on the dallasbasketball website all waiting for the funeral that was ultimately Finley's release.

[LPFAN]

Good googly-moogly...there is like 30+ people on the board right now.
I just got back on and there are 60 people viewing. Surely we can get more people involved in this game out of all the people that post and view on here. I am suprised we have not had any input from the the KT boys seeing how this is their forum. I like some of the ideas that you guys are coming up with.
Let's make this thing happen.

[dragons08]

Monday night right before the basketball waiver deadline, we got up to over 300 people on the dallasbasketball website all waiting for the funeral that was ultimately Finley's release.
thats some crazy stuff

[wide-e-wide]

That's horrible...sorry about that Lonny.
My Celtics dealt Antoine Walker for some unknown reason.

[dragons08]

I just got back on and there are 60 people viewing. Surely we can get more people involved in this game out of all the people that post and view on here. I am suprised we have not had any input from the the KT boys seeing how this is their forum. I like some of the ideas that you guys are coming up with.
Let's make this thing happen.
i like the whole chairty idea thing, that would speak volumes of the community we have here

[wide-e-wide]

Well maybe we should take that up with the admins.
I nominate Lonny as a spokesperson for the common man.

[lonny23]

That's horrible...sorry about that Lonny.
My Celtics dealt Antoine Walker for some unknown reason.
I'm not sorry. I wanted him gone, but I wanted them to trade him. We all knew he was going to get cut or traded. It's like dying and not knowing how you're going. I was happy the Mavs got Walker and then happy he was gone.

I still say the C's are going to send Pierce to the Mavs at some point this year. They are going young and cheap. That's why they didn't keep Payton either.

[wide-e-wide]

If they trade Pierce I'm done...He is their savior at this point.
What did Pitino say "Larry Bird ain't walkin' in that door an time soon"
He was right. At some point you have to stop playing musical players and let the team gel.

[lonny23]

If they trade Pierce I'm done...He is their savior at this point.
What did Pitino say "Larry Bird ain't walkin' in that door an time soon"
He was right. At some point you have to stop playing musical players and let the team gel.
That's another one of my favorite quotes. I think I used it within the last month and definitely thought about it. He also said Robert Parish and Kevin McHale.

[wide-e-wide]

McHale ...errrrr....Lurch. I love that dude. Me and Pack0808 must have been the only freakin' Celtics fans withing 500 miles back in the day. But we wore our green Celtic Pride shirts to school...and talk smack about Magic and the Lakers. God...I still hate Magic Johnson...sorry, I'm still working on letting that one go.

In honor of this great country of ours....tonight I will stop at post #1776...and tell all of you Good night and God bless America.

Talk to 'ya later Lonny.

[SV05champs]

I will be there, 6' 170. Ran a 4.42 40 in high school, and then shaved some off to a 4.38 in college, so now I would say I can still clock at least a 5.0 at 30 years old. Im in, on one condition, SLC is on the other team! As much I as rival Judson, we can stick together, we are really one, that have a inner city war once a year, but SLC is like a world war that may never end.

[lonny23]

I will be there, 6' 170. Ran a 4.42 40 in high school, and then shaved some off to a 4.38 in college, so now I would say I can still clock at least a 5.0 at 30 years old. Im in, on one condition, SLC is on the other team! As much I as rival Judson, we can stick together, we are really one, that have a inner city war once a year, but SLC is like a world war that may never end.
At the end of the year, it always ends the same way. The teams in SA that you hate are the one's you'll root for against the evil empire, cough Dallas and Houston and especially East Texas.

The old guys can use a little decent speed. It won't be hard to distract 08. We'll just throw a tambourine and marracas on the field during a play! :D

[dragons08]

At the end of the year, it always ends the same way. The teams in SA that you hate are the one's you'll root for against the evil empire, cough Dallas and Houston and especially East Texas.

The old guys can use a little decent speed. It won't be hard to distract 08. We'll just throw a tambourine and marracas on the field during a play! :D
hahaha boy lonny you made me laugh, tambourine and marracas, havent played with those since what 3rd grade?

[dragons08]

I will be there, 6' 170. Ran a 4.42 40 in high school, and then shaved some off to a 4.38 in college, so now I would say I can still clock at least a 5.0 at 30 years old. Im in, on one condition, SLC is on the other team! As much I as rival Judson, we can stick together, we are really one, that have a inner city war once a year, but SLC is like a world war that may never end.
hes bluffing! trying to scare us about his speed..

[wide-e-wide]

Your right he's bluffing...he actually ran a 4.2

[dragons08]

Your right he's bluffing...he actually ran a 4.2
hahahaha, i thought bluffing was making it pretend you have something when you dont, or is it just lying about what you have in a sense..

[dragons08]

thatd be cool though, if it was a fund raiser, we had shirts, man thatd be a cool thing to do, im sure we can get a lot of people, that dont talk on this baord to participate and help raise money!

[LPFAN]

thatd be cool though, if it was a fund raiser, we had shirts, man thatd be a cool thing to do, im sure we can get a lot of people, that dont talk on this baord to participate and help raise money!
Hey if that is the route we are going to go then lets do it to benefit the Men and Women in the Armed Forces. We might not raise alot of money but what we do raise can go towards sending care packages to the troops overseas. I know they would appreciate that. I know what it is like to receive packages from strangers since I was in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. It really boosts a soldier's moral. What I went through then cannot compare to what is going on in Afghanistan and in Iraq today. I am sure any kind of support they get from home is appreciated. So who is for that idea?

[dragons08]

Hey if that is the route we are going to go then lets do it to benefit the Men and Women in the Armed Forces. We might not raise alot of money but what we do raise can go towards sending care packages to the troops overseas. I know they would appreciate that. I know what it is like to receive packages from strangers since I was in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. It really boosts a soldier's moral. What I went through then cannot compare to what is going on in Afghanistan and in Iraq today. I am sure any kind of support they get from home is appreciated. So who is for that idea?
im in!

[wide-e-wide]

Good idea LPFan...I'm in...
How do we raise the money?

[dragons08]

Good idea LPFan...I'm in...
How do we raise the money?
im sure KT can help us out with that one..

[wide-e-wide]

The KT's haven't even commented on the game yet...
What gives?

[TheDuke]

Would be cool if we could get some pads and some Jersey's!:D

[dragons08]

Would be cool if we could get some pads and some Jersey's!:D
id settle for flags..

[TheDuke]

id settle for flags..

Don't want to rumble with the BIG boys huh?:D

[dragons08]

Don't want to rumble with the BIG boys huh?:D
i'll rumble with the old farts, im just saying

[CoppellCowboy57]

I'd rather play with flags, if its early december ill be right about to ship out to basic, and that would suck to get hurt right before basic

[SV05champs]

A 5.0, lol, that is like a lineman, I doubt I can get under that now, I have not ran in like 4 years..

hes bluffing! trying to scare us about his speed..

[SV05champs]

No disrespect, but a ton of organizations do this already. Since it would be football related, and because of all the joy we get from these kids playing, why not donate the money to some type of texas high school spinal cord organization or something? I think we could raise a lot.


Hey if that is the route we are going to go then lets do it to benefit the Men and Women in the Armed Forces. We might not raise alot of money but what we do raise can go towards sending care packages to the troops overseas. I know they would appreciate that. I know what it is like to receive packages from strangers since I was in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. It really boosts a soldier's moral. What I went through then cannot compare to what is going on in Afghanistan and in Iraq today. I am sure any kind of support they get from home is appreciated. So who is for that idea?

[wide-e-wide]

We were leaning towards raising money for the troops because a lot of us are veterans. No disrespect towards any other group.

[SV05champs]

Either way is fine, just figured due to this is all we do anymore, it would be more fitting. Spinal cord injuries are just something that cant be prevented, and a lot of these kids can afford good care. At least in the military you are being paid well, and already have a ton of support. 5A Texas football.com bowl, North vs. the South. Money to wherever people thinK it should be used.

We were leaning towards raising money for the troops because a lot of us are veterans. No disrespect towards any other group.

[LPFAN]

Either way is fine, just figured due to this is all we do anymore, it would be more fitting. Spinal cord injuries are just something that cant be prevented, and a lot of these kids can afford good care. At least in the military you are being paid well, and already have a ton of support. 5A Texas football.com bowl, North vs. the South. Money to wherever people thinK it should be used.
Hey I like the sound of that name. 5A TexasFootball.com Bowl - North vs South. We just need to get the approval of the administrators of this site to use that name I would assume. So far they have not even said anything about this being a good idea, if they want to participate in the game or even help set it up.

[wide-e-wide]

Either way is fine, just figured due to this is all we do anymore, it would be more fitting. Spinal cord injuries are just something that cant be prevented, and a lot of these kids can afford good care. At least in the military you are being paid well, and already have a ton of support. 5A Texas football.com bowl, North vs. the South. Money to wherever people thinK it should be used.

The military is well paid? When did that start?
Damn...I knew I got out too quick.

[LPFAN]

The military is well paid? When did that start?
Damn...I knew I got out too quick.
Yeah I hardly call that good pay. That is unless you have a higher rank and many years of service. I did not post the officer pay but it is somewhat low untill you have earned higher rank and have many years of service.
Pay Grade Years of Service
Less than 2 Over 2 Over 3 Over 4 Over 6
E-9
See note below
E-8
E-7 2220.00 2423.10 2515.80 2638.80 2734.50
E-6 1920.30 2112.60 2205.90 2296.50 2391.00
E-5 1759.50 1877.10 1967.70 2060.70 2205.30
E-4 1612.80 1695.60 1787.10 1877.70 1957.80
E-3 1456.20 1547.70 1641.00 1641.00 1641.00
E-2 1384.50 1384.50 1384.50 1384.50 1384.50
E-1 1235.10 1235.10 1235.10 1235.10 1235.10
E-1 with less than 4 months of service 1,142.70 -- -- -- --


Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 8 Over 10 Over 12 Over 14 Over 16
E-9
See note below 3901.20 3989.70 4101.00 4232.40
E-8 3193.50 3334.80 3422.10 3527.10 3640.50
E-7 2899.50 2992.20 3084.60 3249.60 3332.40
E-6 2604.30 2687.10 2779.20 2859.90 2888.70
E-5 2329.80 2421.60 2421.60 2421.60 2421.60
E-4 1957.80 1957.80 1957.80 1957.80 1957.80
E-3 1641.00 1641.00 1641.00 1641.00 1641.00
E-2 1384.50 1384.50 1384.50 1384.50 1384.50
E-1 1235.10 1235.10 1235.10 1235.10 1235.10


Pay Grade Years of Service
Over 18 Over
20 Over
22 Over
24 Over
26
E-9
See note Below 4364.10 4575.90 4755.00 4943.70 5231.70
E-8 3845.40 3949.20 4125.90 4224.00 4465.20
E-7 3410.70 3458.70 3620.40 3725.10 3990.20
E-6 2908.20 2908.20 2908.20 2908.20 2908.20
E-5 2421.60 2421.60 2421.60 2421.60 2421.60
E-4 1957.80 1957.80 1957.80 1957.80 1957.80
E-3 1641.00 1641.00 1641.00 1641.00 1641.00
E-2 1384.50 1384.50 1384.50 1384.50 1384.50
E-1 1235.10 1235.10 1235.10 1235.10 1235.10

Note: For the MCPO of the Navy, CMSgt of the AF, Sergeant Major of the Army or Marine Corps, basic pay is $6,304.20.

[wide-e-wide]

That's just ugly.
Considering the highest rank I obtained was E-5 with 6 years in.....
and I was making less than that....
I'm not complaining.....I enlisted....but damn.
That's ugly.

[LPFAN]

That's just ugly.
Considering the highest rank I obtained was E-5 with 6 years in.....
and I was making less than that....
I'm not complaining.....I enlisted....but damn.
That's ugly.
Here is something for you to bring back some memories.
http://images.military.com/Shock/0,,SA_050527_FlyBy,00.html and another http://images.military.com/Shock/0,,SA_HornetFlyby_091604,00.html
Hey this isn't you is it?http://images.military.com/Shock/0,,SA_Wing_031117,00.html
Ok maybe that wasn't funny to the guy at the time but I thought it would be funny to ask if it was you. Hopefully it wasn't but if it was at least I know you are ok. Well sorta! :D

[wide-e-wide]

Oh no....never that...hahahaha
I was admin. brother....personnel support...paper pusher.
They hand me a weapon ....and I say...who do I give this to?
hahahahahhaa

[lonny23]

hahahaha, i thought bluffing was making it pretend you have something when you dont, or is it just lying about what you have in a sense..
Bluffing usually means making something seem better than it is. Making something seem worse is also bluffing, but it's called sandbagging.

[wide-e-wide]

And bogart'n is when you don't pass the weed.
Or so I have been told...cough...cough....
j/k,j/k...that was back when Reagan was in office
let it go.

[lonny23]

Hey if that is the route we are going to go then lets do it to benefit the Men and Women in the Armed Forces. We might not raise alot of money but what we do raise can go towards sending care packages to the troops overseas. I know they would appreciate that. I know what it is like to receive packages from strangers since I was in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. It really boosts a soldier's moral. What I went through then cannot compare to what is going on in Afghanistan and in Iraq today. I am sure any kind of support they get from home is appreciated. So who is for that idea?
Yeah, it means a lot. My cousin works for El Paso Energy and he submitted my name as a deployed person last year. One of their affiliated offices right outside of Chicago sent me 2 boxes of stuff last year that I shared with the others. The Chicago office did a cool DVD for me and they also sent the generic DVD that the home office in Houston did.

You get a huge variety in Exchange sizes over there. Some are decent and some are smaller than a convenience store. You can't get off base for anything in a lot of the locations and you just get the basic needs and very few brands to choose from. You don't get a lot of choices for food to buy if you don't want to eat in the chow hall. A lot of people have their families mail stuff to them while they're deployed and they buy the brands they want and take it with them.

[lonny23]

Would be cool if we could get some pads and some Jersey's!:D
To be cheap, that's going to take getting with one of the athletic departments. I like the idea, though.

[lonny23]

I'd rather play with flags, if its early december ill be right about to ship out to basic, and that would suck to get hurt right before basic
You might get hurt in Basic, anyway. If the Marines is like the Air Force, they'll just put you in a holding pattern until you get healthy.

[SV05champs]

Well, my two cousins are making 5K per month now, and one just got out and bought a nice new house and car.

The military is well paid? When did that start?
Damn...I knew I got out too quick.

[wide-e-wide]

Medical Hold ...uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh. ...
that is a bad word...or bad words....

[wide-e-wide]

I'm just excited we got a guy that ran a 4.3 in college.
Watch...he will roll up lookin' like me...and runnin' a 5.8

[SV05champs]

Oh and what is worse than that, the people he was protecting were making 200K tax free money per year working for that big oil company there.




Well, my two cousins are making 5K per month now, and a 3rd just got out and bought a nice new house and car.

[lonny23]

Well, my two cousins are making 5K per month now, and one just got out and bought a nice new house and car.
The 2nd part of the equation is the enlisted get about $260 month for food and the housing depends on where you live and if you have dependents. The housing rates differ GREATLY across the U.S. and world.

Officer pay is a lot better than enlisted pay and it's somewhat out of whack. Second Lieutenants make more than Staff Sergeants, First Lieutenants make more than Master Sergeants, and Captains make more than Chief Master Sergeants.

For those who were in the Navy, I just said Ensigns make more than Petty Officer 2nd Class, Lieutenant Junior Grade makes more than PO 1st Class, and Lieutenants make more than Chief PO.

I won't go over the Army and Marine Corps because we know they can't read! :D OK, Sergeants, Sergeant First Class, and Sergeant Majors get shafted. Yeah, the Marines like to use Gunnery Sergeants instead of SFC.

Here's a true sample of annual salaries with living off base. It's a lot better than when I joined because they now pay for 100% average housing costs off base based upon where they say you should live (That's long overdue to change!) instead of the 80% in the past. It's also gotten better because they now make pay raises based upon a little more than the inflation rate instead of falling behind in the past. They've also had targeted raises for certain ranks and years of service. My stats are with the average time people get married and number of years for each rank:

E-1's make about $23,000/year
E-2's make about $25,000/year
E-3's make about $29,000/year
E-4's make about $34,000/year
E-5's make about $41,000/year
E-6's make about $48,000/year
E-7's make about $56,000/year
E-8's make about $64,000/year
E-9's make about $74,000/year

It gets nasty for officers, but I'm not looking at the numbers and only using good estimates:

O-1 gets E-5 pay
O-2 gets E-7 pay
O-3 gets E-9 pay
O-4 gets $86K
O-5 gets $98K
O-6 gets $114K
O-7 gets $126K
O-8 gets $138K
O-9 gets $150K
O-10 gets $170K

Now lets' look at the numbers. You make E-2 and E-3 in a little over a year. It takes 3 years to make E-4 and about 5-7 years to make E-5. It takes about 13-14 years to make E-6 and 18-19 years to make E-7. It takes 19-20 years to make E-8 because the guys that make E-8 made E-7 and the other ranks faster than normal. You're looking at 22-23 years to make E-9. You get O-2 at 2 years and O-3 at 4 years. You get O-4 at about 10 years and O-5 around 16-17. O-6 comes around 20-21. The people who make General start getting that fast, so lets say 25 for O-7, 27 for O-8, 30 for O-9 and 34 for O-10.

I get paid good when compared to other people, but I'm still underpaid for what I do and am expected to do when called upon. You don't have set working hours when you move up in the ranks. The one's who excel have to sacrifice their family life and personal desires for the good of the Armed Forces. I don't want to work overtime or have to change plans to do stuff, but that's the rules. This will be my 3rd straight year to deploy and deployments bring 10 hour days, 6 days a week. Everybody used to be in tents, but they're starting to get more permanent structures.

The people that go to Korea, by and large, go without their family and see them after 6 months and go back to finish their time. The Air Force deployments keep working their way up and getting longer. The Army is even worse and the nature of their job means worse living conditions than us on deployments.

There are plenty of people in the military who do it to get money for college and aren't dedicated to the mission, but there are a lot out there who really lay it on the line to do their best. Part of the reason my wife left me was because I spent so much time at work. When you retire, they give a gift to your spouse because they have to raise kids alone to a certain extent.

I volunteered to go on this deployment and I did it knowing I'd have to make all my arrangements and leave in 10 days. I did it so one of the guys I supervise can stay here with his wife since she's having twins and will be a high-risk pregnancy giving birth before he gets back. She also works for me and will get out of the Air Force in the next few months. Originally, it looked like she would give birth after he gets back. I'm not the only person who will do this because one of the guys I supervised at my last base did it for another guy who had a pregnant wife.

Since $5K was the figure thrown out there, I'll tell you that anybody that makes that much gets put in the mixer daily. You don't make $5K without being expected to take calls at home, work late, and always check your email. The problems and challenges that come at you are expected to always be overcome. You can't plan on stuff, because you always have to drop stuff to work on something else.

[lonny23]

Oh and what is worse than that, the people he was protecting were making 200K tax free money per year working for that big oil company there.
I'm glad you brought that up. By nature, working overseas probably doubles most people's salaries. Working in a dangerous area triples and quadruples salaries. A normal overseas assignment is bascially a 5-15% raise. If you deploy to the Middle East, it's worth $700 each month and tax free income for the months you're over there. We don't get nearly as much as civilians. I could walk in the door making over $100K in the Middle East and my military experience and time with the company could get me probably $150-$200K pretty soon after that. Being in the military and giving me one deployment a year has me at almost $60K and with a lot more responsibility than the guys making $100K as a civilian.

[CyFallsMom]

"I was posting a message and had a crazy idea. Could there be any way that all of us old men on this board could one day all meet up somewhere and play a football game. Maybe touch or flag. Or if we really wanted to get crazy (or hurt)play some old school tackle football without pads. Probably would never happen but I am just curious to know who would be game. Maybe we could have some sort of barbecue dinner and just all talk football etc... afterwards. It is just a crazy idea. So if it ever happened who would be game? I'm game. Oh and Widey says he will run over us.....I say bring it on! He can be on my team.....lol. So who is game?"

I know this post is for all you "0ld Men" but I can tell you that at my old high school, every two years, we have an all school reunion. Our school (Spring Branch) closed in 1985 so we have no homecomings - this is it. During that reunion, the "boys" play a flag football game - some of the boys are over 50 years old. We "girls" don our replicated drill team uniforms (right down to the boots and cowboy hats and short skirts) and we do a pom pom dance and high kick. Our oldest member is from the class of 1966. Our cheerleaders even look great. Our boys beat the Westchester alumni boys 47-0. Our band brings it too!! So, it can be done and I'm sure there are aches and pains but you're never too old!!! We usually have about 1000 people in the stands.

Just my two cents.