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!