Notes to self

In the future, when volunteering to coach at a youth football clinic, make sure the organizers have enough sense to cut back the planned hours of instruction when the heat index travels to over a hundred.
We don't have high school athletes, those kids who we assume actually know the game, and are in some semblance of physical shape, stay out in the blazing sun for over three hours during two-a-days; there is no reason to have 6-12 yr olds out in the sun from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Next time we're at an event where an Aggie great like two-time Super Bowl winner Detron Smith is present to speak, bring a camera.

Detron spoke to several different groups, delivering a great message about the value of teamwork, goal setting, and believing in yourself.
I was able to talk to him briefly, but a picture for my brother would have been nice. Detron was one-half of my brother's all-time favorite fullback duo, Detron Smith and Cliff Groce.


Looks a lot meaner than he is.

Dat Nguyen, Football Coach

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times has an excellent piece on former Texas A&M All-American and former Dallas Cowboy Pro Bowl LB Dat Nguyen, as he moves into coaching.
Dat's place on the Cowboys' staff won't make me root for Dallas over my beloved 'Skins, but it will make me root for the Cowboy linebacking unit to perform well this season.



Will be kicking ass and taking names from the sidelines from now on.

Bethel Johnson signs deal with the Houston Texans

Former Texas A&M WR Bethel Johnson signs a one-year deal with the Houston Texans for $650,000 today. Johnson was originally drafted by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 2003 draft, and won 2 Super Bowls with the Pats in the following two seasons.
The Houston Chronicle is exaggerating his stats, I believe. While Bethel was one of my all-time favorite wide receivers in his time at A&M, I do not think he had 717 receptions in four years, or an average of 179.25 receptions per season. I could believe 217 receptions, though, over four seasons of work.



So fast, they saw him catch 500 more passes.