Tiger football blog: Oct. 18
By Alex Oey
Independent sports writer
I try not to be a homer when I am covering the Marshall football team, which is hard sometimes since I have watched these seniors come up since they were freshmen.
That’s why when the Tigers played Pewaukee, Wis., in the Metrodome last Saturday, I was pretty worked up.
I had the same nervous feelings that I used to get when I played football, which was kinda funny considering I would have no affect on the outcome of the game.
When I watched the punt snap sail over Adam Oakland’s head, my stomach dropped pretty low. Not because of the points scored, but because I could imagine what the team was thinking.
Not even four minutes into the game and it was 2-0 in favor of the Pirates.
I walked by Oakland soon after he came off the field and out of the corner of my eye, looked to see what kind of emotions were on his face.
I didn’t see any look of disappointment from him or the other players.
They all kept trying to keep each other up. The first lightening of the mood came when Nick Ritter recovered a fumble when Pewaukee was driving deep into Tiger territory.
I could literally hear a sigh of relief when Nate Baumann went into the end zone on a two-yard touchdown. After Clay Welch scored the two-point conversion, making it 8-2, that’s when the Marshall ball started rolling.
Turnovers helped keep Pewaukee out of the end zone and the Tigers were able to keep moving the ball on their way to a 35-15 win.
I love being on the sidelines during games. There isn’t much that will make me go either into the stands or the press box. I think that I got a much better feel of the game when I am on the sidelines, plus I get to hear what the coaches and players are saying.
Sometimes it is hard to not congratulate the players or the coaches while the game is going on. I would like to think that my presence on the sideline doesn’t bother the players or the coaches. After a nice touchdown I may say a few words of congratulations to a player, or even just nod my head at them.
There was nothing that would have had me anywhere else during the game in the Metrodome. The experience of being on that field is one to enjoy.
I hope to be there again in about a month.
Alex Oey can be reached at aoey@marshallindependent.com. This blog can also be read at http://tiger-football.blogspot.com.
Independent sports writer
I try not to be a homer when I am covering the Marshall football team, which is hard sometimes since I have watched these seniors come up since they were freshmen.
That’s why when the Tigers played Pewaukee, Wis., in the Metrodome last Saturday, I was pretty worked up.
I had the same nervous feelings that I used to get when I played football, which was kinda funny considering I would have no affect on the outcome of the game.
When I watched the punt snap sail over Adam Oakland’s head, my stomach dropped pretty low. Not because of the points scored, but because I could imagine what the team was thinking.
Not even four minutes into the game and it was 2-0 in favor of the Pirates.
I walked by Oakland soon after he came off the field and out of the corner of my eye, looked to see what kind of emotions were on his face.
I didn’t see any look of disappointment from him or the other players.
They all kept trying to keep each other up. The first lightening of the mood came when Nick Ritter recovered a fumble when Pewaukee was driving deep into Tiger territory.
I could literally hear a sigh of relief when Nate Baumann went into the end zone on a two-yard touchdown. After Clay Welch scored the two-point conversion, making it 8-2, that’s when the Marshall ball started rolling.
Turnovers helped keep Pewaukee out of the end zone and the Tigers were able to keep moving the ball on their way to a 35-15 win.
I love being on the sidelines during games. There isn’t much that will make me go either into the stands or the press box. I think that I got a much better feel of the game when I am on the sidelines, plus I get to hear what the coaches and players are saying.
Sometimes it is hard to not congratulate the players or the coaches while the game is going on. I would like to think that my presence on the sideline doesn’t bother the players or the coaches. After a nice touchdown I may say a few words of congratulations to a player, or even just nod my head at them.
There was nothing that would have had me anywhere else during the game in the Metrodome. The experience of being on that field is one to enjoy.
I hope to be there again in about a month.
Alex Oey can be reached at aoey@marshallindependent.com. This blog can also be read at http://tiger-football.blogspot.com.
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