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Post by CoachHess on Nov 21, 2011 10:24:08 GMT -6
On our honeymoon, 3:36am on the first night. I wake up from a dream with a formation in my head....have to write this down. Flip on the desk lamp in the hotel, find the hotel slap of paper and pen, and draw it up. Well of course she wakes up, rolls over and says "If you are doing what I think you are doing, you can sleep on the floor." At least she threw me a pillow.
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Post by runnhit on Nov 21, 2011 10:33:36 GMT -6
When your wife and kids drive by the field house and your three year old says "look mommy that's where daddy lives."
When the first day of kindergarten your kid argues with the teacher that it is Fall not Summer, because daddy has already started football.
When the same child is asked to name the seasons and she says "football season, basketball season, track season, and summer."
lol.... man I could go on and on.
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Post by rcole on Nov 21, 2011 10:42:47 GMT -6
More in line with the "things our kids say" theme than the original intent of the thread: I overheard my daughter, last year after an 11-2 season talking to a neighborhood kid that was over to play at our house. They were talking about me being a coach. It was sometime later in the winter or early spring. She said, "my daddy coaches football, he used to be a big winner but now he is a loser." I almost died laughing, her associating our season with winning and the end of our season with losing. She was 5 years old.
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Post by realdawg on Nov 21, 2011 11:18:09 GMT -6
My little girl was eating lunch yesterday-after a bite of her sandwich she looked up and told my grandmother-"I call my daddy coach, and if our boys dont win the next football game there wont be another one till after summer!" She is 4
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Post by morris on Nov 21, 2011 11:23:41 GMT -6
Heck I would work for dcohio so I could meet the hot 26 year old
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Post by bluedevil4 on Nov 21, 2011 12:08:39 GMT -6
When the same child is asked to name the seasons and she says "football season, basketball season, track season, and summer" She will be one AWESOME wife someday. reminds me of a friend of mine, she's 26, gorgeous (new teaching neighbor last year)...she was on a blind double date saturday night. She called me on her way home. Me: well how did it go Her: not well Me: sorry, that's too bad Her: I was trying to watch the games and he was trying to talk to me. Me: Oh... Her: Yea, the date took a real downturn when I politely asked him to STFU until a commercial. I teared up and wished I was 30 years old again. She still available? lol
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Post by coachbrown3 on Nov 21, 2011 12:16:22 GMT -6
If your regular trips to the toilet include a clipboard, paper, and a pen just in case inspiration strikes!! Whew! I thought I was the only one. Now I just keep the pen in the bathroom & a printout of just formations from PowerPoint so that I don't have to draw the X's & O's anymore.... Is it bad when I go to the bathroom even when I don't have to go???
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Post by fantom on Nov 21, 2011 12:18:03 GMT -6
If your regular trips to the toilet include a clipboard, paper, and a pen just in case inspiration strikes!! Whew! I thought I was the only one. Now I just keep the pen in the bathroom & a printout of just formations from PowerPoint so that I don't have to draw the X's & O's anymore.... Is it bad when I go to the bathroom even when I don't have to go??? Used to do it at school all the time. Only place in the building where everything made sense.
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Post by mattharris75 on Nov 21, 2011 12:57:36 GMT -6
When the first thing my 1 1/2 year old little girl does when we pull into the school parking lot is point to the stadium and say, "A football game?".
When you wake up in the middle of the night and realize that you were dreaming about standing in front of a white board in a classroom and installing your offense with the kids...
When your only use for a X Box controller is as a HUDL remote...
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Post by coachwoodall on Nov 21, 2011 12:58:35 GMT -6
-Your wife takes care of the critics in 'Amen Corner'. -You schedule Thanksgiving Dinner around the team walk thru. -When you take the kids to look at the new school, Jr wants to the buy the house (press box) that is near the Jumbo Tron b/c he will get to watch Sponge Bob on the 'big screen'. -Your son's favorite number/the number he wants to wear is in the 50s. -Your kids make up disparaging names for up coming opponents around the dinner table. -Your kids would rather sit in the box during the game than in the stands. -Your own kids call you 'Coach'. -You ask for a Glazier Season Pass for Christmas. -You have more coaching polo shirts in your closet than all other items. -When you do laundry each week, you have 2 piles of clothes: coaching clothes and everything else. -You make a purchase of a lap top based on whether or not it has the sufficient hardware to run your editing system. -All the teachers in your school come to you to borrow items to wear on Spirit Day. -All the kids playing paper cup football behind the stands know your name. -You find a cowboy remote in your stocking. -When you stop by your wife's room, all the 1st graders want to know if WE are going to win this week. -The only way you can go to sleep at night is to mentally run through the game plan one more time. -Your driver's license photo is made wearing your game shirt. -You have an email list in your address book called 'Coaches. -You have an email list in your address book called 'Former Players'. -The card you forgot to give to your wife for your anniversary is found months later in your press box stuff. -All your college buddies quit emailing you asking what you think about how the game went last week because you break down the game for them. Ditto for the 'rumored' coaching change at St. U. -Summer vacation is scheduled around the 7-7s and weight room schedule. -The Christmas card picture is one made after a big playoff win. -About a week after the season ends, you wife says, "Don't you have some football stuff to go do?"
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Post by blb on Nov 21, 2011 13:12:21 GMT -6
-Your wife takes care of the critics in 'Amen Corner'. -You schedule Thanksgiving Dinner around the team walk thru. -When you take the kids to look at the new school, Jr wants to the buy the house (press box) that is near the Jumbo Tron b/c he will get to watch Sponge Bob on the 'big screen'. -Your son's favorite number/the number he wants to wear is in the 50s. -Your kids make up disparaging names for up coming opponents around the dinner table. -Your kids would rather sit in the box during the game than in the stands. -Your own kids call you 'Coach'. -You ask for a Glazier Season Pass for Christmas. -You have more coaching polo shirts in your closet than all other items. -When you do laundry each week, you have 2 piles of clothes: coaching clothes and everything else. -You make a purchase of a lap top based on whether or not it has the sufficient hardware to run your editing system. -All the teachers in your school come to you to borrow items to wear on Spirit Day. -All the kids playing paper cup football behind the stands know your name. -You find a cowboy remote in your stocking. -When you stop by your wife's room, all the 1st graders want to know if WE are going to win this week. -The only way you can go to sleep at night is to mentally run through the game plan one more time. -Your driver's license photo is made wearing your game shirt. -You have an email list in your address book called 'Coaches. -You have an email list in your address book called 'Former Players'. -The card you forgot to give to your wife for your anniversary is found months later in your press box stuff. -All your college buddies quit emailing you asking what you think about how the game went last week because you break down the game for them. Ditto for the 'rumored' coaching change at St. U. -Summer vacation is scheduled around the 7-7s and weight room schedule. -The Christmas card picture is one made after a big playoff win. -About a week after the season ends, you wife says, "Don't you have some football stuff to go do?" Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are.
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Post by bigplay on Nov 21, 2011 13:17:48 GMT -6
good ole cowboy remote, wish they made those for dvd players.
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Post by morris on Nov 21, 2011 13:26:09 GMT -6
I always heard that the Playstation 2s were pretty close to using a cowboy remote.
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Post by blb on Nov 21, 2011 13:44:24 GMT -6
When our youngest was like four, we were at some non-athletic function where The Star Spangled Banner was played.
As we stood, she said, "Daddy - they're playing the Football song!"
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Post by bigplay on Nov 21, 2011 18:48:58 GMT -6
When our youngest was like four, we were at some non-athletic function where The Star Spangled Banner was played. As we stood, she said, "Daddy - they're playing the Football song!" that is classic rite there. well said
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Post by q1180 on Nov 21, 2011 19:12:49 GMT -6
When people come over and ask why I have a wall size dry erase in my kitchen and my bed room.
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Post by pvogel on Nov 22, 2011 8:00:06 GMT -6
haha great thread.
When your wardrobe is mostly high school and collegiate apparel. Even if youve never coached there. People always ask me who the Huskies or Eagles are.
I watch film on my xbox. That serves as its primary function. Secondary is playing NCAA football 2012.
Ive learned not to take women on dates to places with too many big (or any size) tvs.
And ya, kids cant come between August and December. Gotta plan ahead on that.
And neither can weddings. And if you dont want me at your wedding, plan it in the fall. No guarantee, but its a sure way to put me in a tough spot.
And clinic season is rivaled only by the week of thanksgiving as far as holidays go.
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Post by coachbrown3 on Nov 22, 2011 11:43:28 GMT -6
Love this thread...
If your wife asks why you are scouting (in Week 2) a team you don't even play & you respond with "We might play them in the playoffs; I've already started looking at matchups based on last weeks games"
If your friends just stop inviting you out on Friday or Saturday nights between August & December.
If your login, username, or password for any account includes "coach____"
If your baby shower was scheduled around the Alabama/LSU game so we could get home in time.
If people at your school know that you Coach, but not what you teach.
If your wife doesn't ask anymore why you are still scouting after your season is over (of course it's for next year!)
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Post by John Knight on Nov 22, 2011 12:17:59 GMT -6
If you stack or hang your "t-shirts" in order of camp year and are very adamate about keeping the set together.
HUH? That just means you are anal retentive!
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Post by coachwoodall on Nov 22, 2011 12:20:59 GMT -6
Wow...there are so many of these that apply to me...I really didn't realize it was that obvious. If you stack or hang your "t-shirts" in order of camp year and are very adamate about keeping the set together. i not only write my initials on the tag, but put the year to help keep track of them.....
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Post by coachguy83 on Nov 22, 2011 12:47:12 GMT -6
You see a football themed clock at Crackerbarrel and are amazed that the play on it is a PA Pass off of Buck Action.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2011 16:47:33 GMT -6
I was sub teaching today and had to show a video on the skeletal system. When the sternum was mentioned as the "midline" of the rib cage, without even thinking about it, I started stepping through the QB steps on an undercenter midline play! Fortunately for me, I was in the back of the room and the students didn't see it!
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Post by jml on Nov 22, 2011 20:51:17 GMT -6
I had my girl friend read this thread and the first thing she said is Honey that is so you.... and now she knows it is normal to have a big 4x8 dry erase board in the living room. She also said that if we were married and the baby was coming on game night no problem her mom would be more than glad to stand in. I'm not sure how I feel about that but she is the most understanding woman I have met when it comes to my coaching. I might have to put a ring on her finger. I told my now wife there is only one month we can get married in and that is June so we did that this summer. When talking about kids I told her we can't have a kid in the fall because what if he (hoping!) is born on Friday night? Her response was well you will miss the game then. My response was I'm the OC my kids depend on me and need me there! Obvioulsy she didn't find the humor in the fact that I think my kids need me at a game more than my wife does giving birth! I did explain to her that her mother could take over for me for a few hours... We didn't practice making babies for a while after that one!!!! Whatever you do, DO NOT...I repeat DO NOT...point out the fact that single mothers have kids everyday.
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Post by gapshoot76 on Nov 23, 2011 10:26:08 GMT -6
JML... PUT THE RING ON THE FINGER NOW.
In Illinois we have a dead period after the last week in July to the first day of practice where we can't interact with the kids. Got married on July 30th, took the honeymoon to Jamaica, and was back just in time for the parent meeting the Monday before practice begins.
When the family comes from all over the country to come together for thanksgiving, and after saying the normal hello's, the first thing out of everyone's mouth is hows the team look for next year
And finally, when you wake up at 4:15 AM dreaming you just had an epiphany breaking film down on HUDL on your biggest rival. (True story, happened last night...)
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Post by coachorr on Nov 23, 2011 10:37:05 GMT -6
Not to interupt the flow here but just had to share how great my principal is. SHE... Called me this summer to ask when I wanted my 2 free periods. I told her last 2 periods of the day. First few days of school I went to her office and said "hey, I need to run over to the stadium and get some things, so if you guys try to get a hold of me, I won't be in the building for a little bit." She says "sit down coach" I sat down. She says "listen, that's why you have those 2 periods. You are the HFC, you have things you have to do and you spend more time here than just about anyone else, so at 12:38, when you are done teaching, you can go do whatever you need to do. There is no need for you to let anyone know, If we need to get ahold of you we will text you." I said "oh...um...ok. Don't the other teachers complain?" She said "not really, but even when they do, I'm the boss. What I say goes, they don't have to like it." I love her. Is she teaching any clinics for principals this Spring?
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Post by coachorr on Nov 23, 2011 10:45:50 GMT -6
good ole cowboy remote, wish they made those for dvd players. Best invention ever. I need to just get a lighted remote, that would help.
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Post by coachorr on Nov 23, 2011 10:49:51 GMT -6
When people come over and ask why I have a wall size dry erase in my kitchen and my bed room. I wish I had that setup.
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Post by dc207 on Nov 24, 2011 6:30:17 GMT -6
When watching movies on the couch with my girlfriend, I always keep a game-DVD ready to pop into the player for when she falls asleep. Many a nights she's fallen asleep in my arms, while I'm squinting my eyes and focused 100% on trying to figure out ... whether that DL is head-up or in a 2i technique. ... What do 'normal' people do that don't coach football?? Hilarious! Can you imagine in the old days of horrible VHS quality? The only way to figure that out had to be seeing the team in person.
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Post by jgordon1 on Nov 24, 2011 6:37:49 GMT -6
You are looking and posting on Coach Huey on Thanksgiving
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Post by blb on Nov 24, 2011 7:32:48 GMT -6
You are looking and posting on Coach Huey on Thanksgiving ...and wondering where everybody else is.
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