Man, homecoming plus perhaps the biggest game ever taking place at Rutter Field Friday ... Im gonna be sooooo depressed when I have to go to either Fed Hock/Southern or Trimble/Eastern ... Although the Trimble/Eagles match-up might be pretty good ... but compared to the Athens/Alex game; it my as well be a junior high scrimmage ...
No pun intended toward the 'Cats or Eastern of course; I like both of them - its just that's how big the game on the Plains is gonna be ... Growing up in Athens, playing for the 'Dogs and having my close cousin, who is only 1-year younger, grow up in Albany - makes the Spartan/Bulldog game always a bit meaningful ... But with all the other intangibles, Friday's game is probably the most important game I have ever wanted to attend when it comes to my alma mater .... I was chompin at the bit to witness the epic Athens/Jackson match-up in 1990 ... & ... I stayed up all night the year before in '89 (when we decorated downtown Logan with green & gold) and I remember counting the hours/minutes until kickoff cause it was such a big game ... But in all honesty, I would rather see Friday's game more so than either of those ... The proximity of the schools, the closeness of the student bodies, the history of losing on both ends - the fact their 6-0 and possibly playing for a league title is getting kind of lost with all the other hoop-ala surrounding the game.
But there is no doubt about it - the party on Friday night is gonna be monsterous ... Maybe if I'm lucky, I can hear the cheers from Glouster Memorial Stadium and can figure out who might be winning ... lol