VICTORY IN THE BLUE GRASS!

I know sometimes people think what I put on my blog is simply what people want to hear. However, this is not the case. Last week I posted about the importance of being a good "come from behind" team. I wrote about how we are pretty strong late in games. Well, we proved that Saturday against Kentucky Christian. Heading into the 4th quarter the Eagles were down 21-10 and the Knights of KCU were looking to run down the clock. The defense made a good stop in the middle of the 4th to give the offense a shot. Unable to move the ball, Faulkner punted with about 5 minutes left. Once again, the "D" stepped up and gave us the ball back. With two minutes left, the Eagles drove about 80 yards. A great catch run by Frankie Padula got us close then with one minute left Phillip Moore connected with Luther Burton for the go ahead score. The defense came back out and put the KCU on lock down to seal the win.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, this team is really close. I say it all the time, but it's little things like this that prove that we are knocking on the door. Sometimes, it's hard to keep the faith. It's hard to sit in the stands and watch. But to become the best, you have to start small. I told Coach Nichols, that one day we will sit in some Mid-South Conference locker room and laugh about these days. But in order to get to those days we have to trudge through these days.

What a great feeling. Nothing beats a win, but nothing beats a win that both the offense and defense stood tall in the end when they needed to. I could not have thought of a better way to thank our traveling fans then giving them a road win. So to the Road Eagles, thank you and this win is just as much yours as it is ours.

Now, let's build off this win and win Homecoming this weekend. See you there!

GO EAGLES!

Lambuth game.

You have to understand how I see things. I understand what goes into building a program. Good people and baby steps. You can't run before you walk. Well, I know we have the good people, and I can see us taking baby steps, so we must be going in the right direction. Saturday at Lambuth was a good step. The final score does not really tell you the whole story. The Eagles did a great all around job. All season, I've seen little glimpses of the ability to come back. That is a huge talent you HAVE to have in college football. Well, Saturday we all saw that Faulkner has the ability to come back. The Eagles brought it within 14 points in the 4th quarter against a good team. You may think I saw that with tongue in cheek, but I assure you, if you saw how bad some of the officiating was, you know just how hard it was to climb back into this thing.

These guys did a great job. You have got to have the ability to fight your way out of a corner when things are not going your way. We proved that we can do that. I can promise you, that things are coming together. There will come a time when those long drives that end because of a penalty will end with a score. There will come a time when we won't have to fight our way back. All of this comes with time. A lot of people tell me that I look at the positives to much...well, I'm cool with that. I know what this group of young men can do, and there will be a day when Faulkner hits on all cylinders. When that day comes...WATCH OUT!

GO EAGLES!

"And the crowd goes wild"

Let me just say for the record, we have the best fans in all of football. Sure, being a 2nd year program the "newness" of a football program is still in the air, but I'm talking about the hardcore fans that are at EVERY game. There is a group of fans that no matter where the game is, they will be there. I know your telling your self, "the are probably parents". You would be right about that, but those are the type of people you build something around. Nothing is built without a firm foundation, that includes the fans. There have been some games where our visiting fans have impressed other schools. Faulkner traveling fans have even set attendance records at other schools. But that's really not what's important. Let me tell you what is important...

When you run onto the field or off these people are yelling and cheering as loud as they can...that's what's important. These folks care for, not only their sons, but the success of the program. Sure, we've hit our share of bumps along the way, but this program is heading into the right direction. There will come a day when this program is one of the best in the country, and these dedicated fans will be a big reason for that.

So, if you have not been to an away game, I encourage you to make a trip. Once you get there, look around at the Faulkner fans and thank them for making it to every game. For you parents who are unable to make away games...don't worry about a thing...these people are cheering for your boys as well. I assure you that this is a big family and these fans show love to all the team. Please excuse me if I don't list the name for fear of leaving someone off, but you know who you are and on behalf of the coaching staff, players, and the entire University...THANK YOU!

See you in Kentucky!

GO EAGLES!

Sorry for the delay...

Sorry for the delay in posts on the blog. You string together a couple of back to back road trips on top of every day duties and time will fly by. It seems like as soon as you get back from a trip you blink and you are right back on a bus again. Really, that's no excuse, but it's all I got right now. So let me catch up with a few articles today.