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Rider-Coyotes -- let's double the fun
November 2, 2007The Hooterville Falls school district and the police department don't like Rider-Coyote week.
I would like to see two of them.
My suggestion for the Times Record News Kickoff Classic in 2008 is Rider vs. Coyotes -- Part I.
So what if the Coyotes and Raiders end the regular season playing each other? Why not let them start the season too?
Rider coach Scott Ponder said he would love it.
WFHS coach Travis Pride said no way.
Both know that the current balance of football power is leaning heavily to the southwest -- in Rider's direction.
Coyotes-Rider is the biggest draw in Wichita Falls. No football game -- no nothing -- gets this kind of a crowd. We could make a lot of money and donate all to some needy project here in town. The food bank. Interfaith Ministeries. Habitat for Humanity. Good stuff like that.
The kids would love it.
The fans would love it.
But nobody would love it more than the egg farmers.
More eggs are sold here during Rider-Coyote week than during Easter.
The principals would never go for it.
Don't think the school district or the cops would like it much either.
What better reason to do it?
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Not a good idea. You get a MUCH better game if you play at the end of the season as opposed to start the season. If you play the first week, there are so many kinks and loose screws that need to be worked out. Toward the end of the season, both teams would either hit their stride or have a breakdown. It's always great to see just how both teams get prepared for that game. It brings more excitement if both teams face each other after a grueling district schedule, rather than a meaningless scrimmage versus a team that has no impact on our record.
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