Ouch!
By Ken Mauldin
October 16, 2007
That one stung and keeps on stinging. Of course I'm referring to the overtime 28-27 loss to the Wylie Bulldogs. It was obvious from the get go, Wylie wasn't ready for the level of play that Clyde brought to their field. Clyde forced many Wylie mistakes early on in the game which helped Clyde to a 21-0 lead.
It took Wylie about 2 1/2 qtrs to recover from the Clyde Bulldog attack. Unfortunately they did about the time Clyde was getting a little winded. Its really a matter of physics, how can a team that has so many players going both ways on offense and defense hold up in the 4th quarter against a team that gets to rest most of its starters 1/2 the game because they only play on one side of the ball? I hate excuses, but it was pretty obvious in the 4th qtr we were worn out and they were still fresh. Wylie all so played a flawless 4th quarter, their qb got his act together and led them back drive after drive and eventually to victory. As I walked out of the stadium and merged in with the Wylie crowd I heard one of them say "we had no business winning that game". It seemed that way to me to, but Wylie is a quality team with a quality coach, its not a shame to lose to them.
On the bright side the very same thing can be said about our Coach Slaughter and Bulldogs. This Clyde team keeps getting better and better. I hope this team keeps their head up, they probably don't realize exactly how much they are accomplishing. No matter how disappointing a loss it was, there is still time to make this a magical season. Go Bulldogs!
The Bad Call
Yes, this video is flying around from this link:http://www.ktxs.com/sports/
Scroll down to the Wylie vs Clyde highlights and watch the Wylie touchdown, the first one that's shown. Pause the video as the Wylie player crosses the endzone, the ball is long gone by then. It was a horrible call. It appears the Wylie player fumbled around the 3 yard line, it wasn't even close. You will also notice the wylie player burying his head in the endzone off what he thinks is a fumble too. A horrible horrible call. It's a shame for a team that played their heart out.
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Jamie Gray
October 17, 2007 2:09 AM
They were right, they had no business winning that game. The officials went a little blind on Wylie's first touchdown which can be seen by going to the home page and clicking on video by KTXS and viewing our game. The Wylie player was stripped of the ball before entering the endzone and the ball never crossed the line and actually ended up in a Clyde player's hands when the official signaled touchdown. We can't change it now, but people should be aware - the incorrect call was too obvious to be an accident. Our guys played their hearts out and deserved that win, it is not right for an official to take it away from them. Proud of those Clyde Bulldogs - way to go guys :)
J Simpson
October 18, 2007 11:50 PM
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J
Billy
October 19, 2007 9:13 PM
It was a horrible call on the official's part. It was just ad bad as the official on the Clyde sideline who was only worried about coaches standing closer than 5 yds(15ft.) from the field. Way to go zeebras!!!