BEHIND THE LENS - August 31 2007 -

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One per-centers'
Hand in Hand
Opening College Football

Ah the end of summer !!!!

Well another Friday night is here and I hope everyone has a great weekend.

Let's jump right in and get going.

One per-center's
I don't think there is such a word as per-center. But there is such a thing as the brash ego. This is mainly for coaches. Let's see if I can make it clearer.

Charlie Weis
* A-type personality
* Pride is off the charts
* Ego is off the charts
* Attitude is 'I am the best at what I do'
* There is only one way and that is my way * My wife makes all the other decisions outside of football. (House etc...)

When you watch these one per-center's coach, they are a different breed. Coach Fulmer is a one per-center, but has more of a personal touch to his style (he wants to win but isn't hateful).

The one per-center style coach at the top has zero personality. He keeps players, reporters, administration, etc... always on the edge. The whole time he is leading the charge for XYZ School. Eveyone is always on egg schells when they are around this type of coach. Everything is usually good when you are winning and if you are losing he is not fun to be around. He may know X's and O's but he is a disease in my opinion when it comes to his ability to have compassion and admint when he is wrong.

Write it down, Notre Dame will have a terrible season and Coach Weis will point the finger at everybody except himself. It is really a swing at the narcissistic society we live in. Basically it's all about them.

In my job I was once told to take care of the customer and the comission will always be there. Ok, enough of that.

Hand in Hand
High School Football works hand in hand with College Football. College Football works hand in hand with the NFL. These three groups all support each other and it is one of the reasons why it is successful.

Why do we love College Football? I think one reason is we get to watch players that we know were recruited in high school. You get to see most of these kids play 3 years of college football and by the time they get to the NFL you know who they are. You become emotionally attached.

NBA has ruined college basketball. They don't work hand in hand. Kobe, Lebron, etc... did not play college ball. I wish they had, then we would have gotten to know them.

When you don't get the chance to watch a player mature as a person and athlete, it ruins the personal touch. They may make a lot of money, but you know nothing about them. Usually, these athletes end up making a lot of mistakes outside of their sport. This is because they never had the chance to mature as a person. Sticking millions of dollars in a 20 year-old hands is a dangerous cocktail. Just my opinion.

Opening College Football
Well, it started last night, college football kicked off for another season. I can't wait, to see a lot of the athletes that we helped along the way that will be on TV tomorrow.

David Wolke is the starting QB for Western Kentucky University as they play Florida in Gainesville and is set to kick off around 11 a.m. CST.

University of Tennessee versus CAL will kick off around 7 p.m. CST. Marsalous Johnson will be playing right side cornerback for the VOLS.

So, you can say it is a big weekend for our past STARS from Football Stars For Tommorrow. We wish them all great success.


That's A Wrap
Well that's a wrap. Tonight we travel to Brentwood High School for game two of the season. Kickoff time is slated for 7:30 p.m. CST. You can catch tonights game on the internet by clicking LISTEN LIVE! I like filming at Brentwood because I get to film this one from the visitor side.

Hope you have a great Labor Day weekend.

If you see me at the game give a yell or wave.

God Bless and Take Care

From Behind The Lens.
The Stork
“A man who truly delivers”

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