DMelt36
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I was an undersized center that might have been 5'7. But I made up for that by being every possible stereotype of the scrappy white guy: high-motor, high-energy guy, always made the smart play. Our guards and tackle were a bunch of monsters but not the smartest players, so I got into the starting lineup by being their coach on the field. I wore No. 57 because Olin Kreutz was my idol. Even had to start wearing a Cowboy Collar like Kreutz due to some shoulder issues.
Only played varsity as a senior. Our team was ranked up near the top of Class 3A in Indiana (same class Cutler played) all season long. For our Homecoming game, we played our biggest rivals and biggest obstacle between us and a trip downstate, and demolished them 48-14. Probably the best night of my life as an athlete; our team was on such an emotional high that night we would've beat anybody.
Played that same team in the third round of the playoffs about a month later. They converted on a 4th-and-26 with a 33-yard TD pass and ran a fake FG on the extra point to go up 36-35. We threw a pick in the final seconds trying to get in position for a game-winning field goal. That game was 10 years ago last fall, and one of the local reporters wrote an article calling it the best game he'd seen in our area.
Whole damn game is up on YouTube, which would be a lot cooler if we'd won. That loss stuck with me for years.
[video=youtube;q29yyKmBi34]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q29yyKmBi34[/video]
Spent a year on a shitty D3 roster before hanging up the cleats for good, except for some brief flag football leagues here and there. But those high school games? Had 12 of the best nights of my life that fall. Great times.
Only played varsity as a senior. Our team was ranked up near the top of Class 3A in Indiana (same class Cutler played) all season long. For our Homecoming game, we played our biggest rivals and biggest obstacle between us and a trip downstate, and demolished them 48-14. Probably the best night of my life as an athlete; our team was on such an emotional high that night we would've beat anybody.
Played that same team in the third round of the playoffs about a month later. They converted on a 4th-and-26 with a 33-yard TD pass and ran a fake FG on the extra point to go up 36-35. We threw a pick in the final seconds trying to get in position for a game-winning field goal. That game was 10 years ago last fall, and one of the local reporters wrote an article calling it the best game he'd seen in our area.
Whole damn game is up on YouTube, which would be a lot cooler if we'd won. That loss stuck with me for years.
[video=youtube;q29yyKmBi34]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q29yyKmBi34[/video]
Spent a year on a shitty D3 roster before hanging up the cleats for good, except for some brief flag football leagues here and there. But those high school games? Had 12 of the best nights of my life that fall. Great times.
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