The game tonight between The Truman Titans against All Saints was your classic good vs evil match up. Similar to Miami, Fl vs Duke or pretty much The Miami Hurricanes against any team that isn't evil. These two teams had a battle for the ages. All Saints drew first blood with an opening kickoff return for the touchdown that would set the mood for the first half. The Titan coaching staff begin pointing fingers and it was decided that their obese head coach was to blame for a late kickoff team personnel change that the head coach authorized. Head coach, Fat Jack, was heard yelling " yea, I made the change and I don't give a rip who cares" as All Saints walked into the end zone and took a 6-0 lead. The rest of the quick moving first half was a defensive struggle with # 25 and # 8 for All Saints tackling pretty much anyone that touched the ball for Truman.There were behind the scenes discussions to try and overthrow The Fat Jack as offensive coordinator, these attempts failed as Jack was heard saying" I am the only one with a kick off tee and I WILL take it with me if I'm fired!." The other coaches agreed that it would be tough to finish without a kicking tee and let Jack continue to call plays. At halftime, with Truman down 6-0 it was clear something had to be done if they were to get back in the game. Truman received the second half kickoff and momentum decided it was time to wear Titan blue for awhile. A few long runs later with Jack going with an unorthodox 10 man offensive team, Truman tied the game 6-6. After the officials told Jack he only had 10 players on the last play he responded," Yes I did, Imagine what we would have done with 11!!" This plan DID backfire on the 2 point conversion try when the player that would have been blocked with Truman's 11th player, rushed into the backfield and dropped the Titan QB. It was 6-6 as the two teams headed into the fourth quarter and when Truman got the ball back with 5 min to play, they made one final push for the end zone. With 2:30 left and Truman on All Saints 10 yard line, it seemed that Truman would be able to break the tie but on a fourth and 5 from the 5 yard line. All Saints called in one last prayer request and held the Titan offense. After a 3 and out by All Saints, Truman got the ball back with 1:30 left in the game. Jack could be seen trying to draw up plays on his belly and begged SOMEONE on his team to step up and make a play. On third and 6 from the 40 yard line with only 30 seconds left, the Titan running back caught a pass and ran the length of the field and gave the Titans the victory. Final score
TRUMAN 12
ALL SAINTS 6
Although Truman was a 9 point favorite and didn't cover the point spread, Jack was happy with the win.
This sets up a rematch between Truman and their west side rivals Roosevelt. As you may recall, the last time these two teams met, like a good romance novel, there was some laughing, some crying, emotions ran high and tempers flared. A feud between The Fat Jack and a Roosevelt mother lasted almost 8 hours before cooler heads prevailed. Although, the teams put the feud behind them, the players would be lying if they said tomorrows game was "just another game". When asked about Thursdays contest, Jack was quoted as saying " two teams will play Thursday night, one will win and one will lose. The one that loses will be disappointed and there season will be over and the winner will be about a 14 point underdog to Cleveland. We will do our best in the game and if our best isn't good enough, Sunday we will go to Mazzios and eat pizza." " Sounds like we win either way."
Roosevelt has been installed as a 6 point favorite and the total is 18. Good luck to both teams. I will let you know how it goes.
