Beefalo Brigade at Mariner Middle, so steer clear
Mariner Moving Company - Back in the old King Cole Ranch days, beefalo - a hybrid buffalo and steer - grazed the fields by Cave Neck Road.
Football coach Eduardo “Mikey” Saez of Mariner Middle School is a guy I have known for a long time, and he is an enthusiastic person under the most ordinary circumstances, but when he talks of his linemen for the upcoming 2011 football season, he just shakes his head in amazement and says, “You just have to see these guys.”
His guys include Alex Paredes, 245 pounds; TreVon Horsey, 265; Jacob “Bubba” Pierson, 280; Mike Hilliard, 320; Mike Eley, 315 and Ismael Lopez, 230.
I can imagine a substitute coming through the hallway, stopping and saying “All right fellas, move along, the bell is about to ring - that is, if you really want to.” Check out a late-afternoon middle school game in any sport; they are so much fun, and you can be home by dinner, which starts whenever you get there.
My Aunt Rose was so fat when she was in middle school the principal would come by her in the hall and say, “All right, Rose, break it up and get to class.”
Liaison lassie - Big ugly Mohawk helmet heads abound on a football sideline, so a pretty smile stands out, and I'm taking her picture and that's right, just her, no hims. “I'm the liaison between the Delaware football team and West Chester, so whatever the visitors need, I see that they get it," said Karissa Carty out of Bloomfield, N.J. Karissa is a student athletic trainer at Delaware and also a member of the track & field team, where she is a jumper and hurdler.
We need criminals - Just think how many college educations will be wasted if the populace of America suddenly stopped committing crimes or the legislature legalized drugs.
That's right, it would put a lot of lawyers out of work also, but seriously, it would be interesting to see how many members of a college football team major in criminal justice and whether that translates into jobs after graduation.
I think everyone graduating from college should be certified to teach in his or her specialized area and should also have a minor in nursing care.
That way there would be a remote chance they could get a job. And remember, you don't teach special education but rather work with students who need special assistance.
Battle of the bypass - Writers and radio heads are searching for a name for the Delaware versus Delaware State football game. I've heard it called the Battle of Route 13 and the Battle of Route 1 and neither works, so I'm suggesting the Battle of the Bypass, and the University of Delaware will need a collective coronary bypass if/when it loses to Delaware State, which doesn't seem likely anytime soon, except the Blue Hens have looked rather ill-defined this early season. It's hard to figure how good they are, but my suspicion is they are way too deep in athletes who can rock and roll on Saturdays. And no, I can't explain how West Chester was hanging around late in the game.
Bands and cheerleaders - Stay away from column commentaries on either of these groups unless you want your own two-hour radio fleecing. But if they are, in fact, competitive - bands battle and cheerleaders compete - then they should be open to comparisons.
Speaking of bands, suffice it to say I know nothing other than I love the West Chester University band so much I recorded the fight song last Saturday night, and I enjoy the heck out of the Delaware State band and its high-performance dancers.
The Blue Hens band is fantastic as well, but I hear they are dropping all male members of the tuba troop because of Title IX concerns. Seriously, Saturday night should be fun no matter who wins, but a lot more fun if Delaware State wins.
Snippets - The Cape football team, wearing game jerseys, will roll down Rehoboth Avenue Saturday morning, Sept. 17, and participate in the annual ALS Hope Walk, which begins at the Rehoboth Bandstand at 9:30 a.m.
Cape football is a member of the Iron Mike DeStasio team specifically, but is there in support of all families and to help raise awareness. “There is no doubt we want our kids to learn the importance of giving back to the community,” coach Bill Collick said. And later in the game day with Cape May safely put away, I want to hear the chant, ”Start the boat! Start the boat!”
Go on now, git!
