Championship Game and All Star Game

So my team, the Utah Wolverines, lost in the Championship game against the Cache Valley Bearz of Logan. We lost in Triple Overtime. It was one hell of a game. We had a chance at the very end of regulation to kick a 57-60 yd field goal, something like that. But since we didn't have a special teams coach to get us together right before the kick, we had too many guys on the field, the referees let the clock run down to 0:00. And in overtime, we went back and forth, both teams. They had a few chances to win it with field goals, but their kicker who is normally pretty good, missed both opportunities. I had my opportunity in the 2nd overtime, but it got blocked. My line let a guy right up the middle. How sad is that. It has happened a few times this year. I really wanted both field goal opportunities. I know the one that got blocked would have been through. I felt good all game and hadn't missed anything, plus it felt good, which is normally a good sign. Anyway, so we lost in the 3rd when the Bearz scrored a touchdown and we couldn't. It was a great game, definitely one to remember.

So I was voted to the All Star Game which I thought was pretty cool. The league has 23 teams, from Utah, Idaho, and Montana, and each team only gets one kicker. I didn't really have the ideal season, but it was definitely a good season. My line let too many people through to get it blocked. I kick plenty high enough and fast enough to never get anything blocked, but I can only do my job, nobody elses.

The All Star Game had a Pregame Competition which included The Fastest Man, The Longest Throw, and The Strongest Man. I competed in the Longest Throw (kind of), and the Strongest Man. I wanted to prove to other players that not all kickers and weak, puny, and unathletic. So I only threw once on the longest throw. That was the first comp and I was geared up to bench press to prove that I wasn't a wimp. I threw somewhere between 55-60, but I was afraid to give it my all, cause I didn't want my bad shoulder to flare up hence not doing well in the Strongman. So I decided not to continue in it. In the Strongman, I had kind of trained for. I definitely knew I wasn't gonna win, but I wanted to get down there in front of everyone, and see what I was made of. The competition is bench pressing 225 pds as many times as you can. I had a goal of 16x. I did it 15x. The actual bench was really high so I couldn't plant my feet like I was used to. Needless to say, the winner, a guy on my team, did it 34x which is outrageous for his size. But I did what I had intended to do. I took 5th which shouldn't be to bad for a kicker.

But the All-Star game was in Idaho, near Pocatello. I had a good game. We won 41-12, easily. I had a kick blocked and missed another against the wind, but made everything else. Which I would say is good considering it was an All-Star Game with a new holder, snapper, and played in thick, thick grass. Look at the ball, its half buried, and the holder's hand is right in front of the ball. Overall the game went well. I kicked a couple touchbacks, just to show I could, and then just put the ball up on kickoff to give the guys some action.


Coming Soon.......A few of my teammates from the Wolverines approached me about the idea of starting my own team. Well, its gonna happed and we're going full steam ahead. All of the guys involved are business savvy fella's who are go-getters. We have been meeting weekly and have set some pretty lofty goals. The season is in the Spring and there are some serious football fans out there. We hope to draw anywhere from 3-5k people in the stands. And as far as our team is concerned, we have a few ex collegiate players we have played with that are on board. We wanna go big with this. Large Corporate Sponsorships, Comcast available TV produced games, Travel to other leagues and play their Champions (California, Washington, Vegas, etc). The wheels are in motion and we're working hard. Stay tuned....