It’s Friday afternoon, and you’re like me — you’re avoiding doing real work. Well, allow me to fill your afternoon with a look back at some of what I think is the most insightful, informational and (most important) fun stuff I’ve written here the past couple years:
In defense of Guernsey (Dec. 2, 2009)
Shutout (or shut out) for the season? Not in Wyoming. (March 26, 2010) AND Perfection and imperfection (May 3, 2011)
It’s time for Jerry Hill to get his due (April 22, 2010)
Home-field advantage in Wyoming high school football (May 28, 2010) AND Statistics and home-field advantage…. (December 1, 2010)
The “Dead Era,” 1939-47 – recognition for the unrecognized (July 29, 2010)
Top 20 games of the past 10 years (December 31, 2010)
Picking state champions: 1921 to 1925 AND 1926 to 1930 (December 16, 2010 and February 17, 2011)
Coaches with most victories — by letter (February 21, 2011) AND Winningest coaches by school (April 7, 2011)
Wyoming high school football program totals by year (June 23, 2011)
The playoff brackets we missed: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 (June 27-July 9, 2011)
Wyoming’s top football coaches: A timeline (September 12, 2011)
10 most important football games in Wyoming state history (March 26, 2012)
Most-played football opponents for each Wyoming high school (April 16, 2012)
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And, of course, I spent more than a year writing Five-Minute Introductions for each school in the state — the basis, in part, for the book A Century of Fridays.
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I’d be ashamed if I didn’t make it clear that the work here is not done. I still have a lot of work left to do: Look at all the names I’m missing for The Coaches Project and all the games on the missing games list. If you can help me, that would be awesome! And I’ll give you all the credit for the help, because you’re good enough, you’re smart enough, and doggone it, people like you.
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For those of you looking for a REAL trip down my football memory lane… and an even BIGGER Wyoming football distraction… click here.
–patrick