Sorry for the delay in posting…I just had to see how this exciting game turned out!
9/19/11
Enjoy your helmet-tugging close-up, Azal Jaddou. Because Brody Abro is already thinking about destroying you.
9/20/11
Hey an overconfident Gil figures they’ll be winning in a few minutes then off to the bar! After all, your mysterious foreign kicker just shanked an extra point. What could go wrong?
9/21/11
Seriously? A pass on 3rd and 2? (And an awful one at that.) Is the coach drunk? Oh wait, stupid question. I’m just as annoyed as ol’ Wild Bill about today’s comic. But mostly due to having to look at way too many up-nostril shots.
9/22/11
…and Al “Jazeera” Jarreau hooks it low and left, straight into Marty Moon’s giant head. Fortunately nobody noticed, since everyone left hours ago, well, except the holder and that weird kid who carries his bowling ball everywhere.
Yep, another loss we can lay at the feet of Gil Thorp, Super-Genius. He’s been coaching since nineteen frickin fifty-EIGHT, so by now he oughta have a decent grasp of basic high-school football strategy. Instead, he’s play-calling like he’s Andy Reid or Bill Belichick. Passing on third-and-two is pretty standard stuff in the pros, but in high school? And depending on a kicker to hit a 37-yarder? That works if you’ve got Jason Hanson on the sidelines, but not in the preps, man. Especially when the kicker had missed a bleepin’ extra point already!
Write this down for next time, Gil: Third and two, deep in opposition territory, bad kicker… you run on third down, and GO FOR IT on fourth down.
Sorry I’m so worked up about an imaginary game in a third-rate comic strip. But Gil is supposed to be this icon of athletic achievement and humanity, when in fact he’s a stumblebum. Fire Gil Thorp!
Comment by John S. Walters — September 22, 2011 @ 4:17 am
Spot on John S. Saw this one coming a mile away. Me, I’d like to see Kaz orchestrate a coup and show Gil and Deke Dekey the door.
Comment by delvaldawg — September 22, 2011 @ 5:04 am
Martys’ arm would have to be six feet long to pull off that move….
Comment by Knoxy — September 22, 2011 @ 7:43 am
The weird kid’s bowling ball is radioactive, too, judging by the warning on his shirt.
I think it’s awesome that Marty can call the game while driving a bus.
Does Tod Andrews completely own Gil now?
Comment by Dood — September 22, 2011 @ 8:02 am
I think Wildcat likes those boys a bit too much. When he thought balloons about them, he uses words like “hole” and “blown”.
Comment by Moon Mullins — September 22, 2011 @ 8:50 am
Sigh, another fall football story, another suckfest!
Dittos that Gildo is a stumblebum. Those 53 years of hard drinkin have obviously taken their toll.
Comment by semperfi4evr — September 22, 2011 @ 9:08 am
Looks like the team is up against it and the foozles are beating the boys.
Comment by Dood — September 22, 2011 @ 9:12 am
9/19, panel 1: Breakfast Club guy sighting. This strip should get an award for its recycling efforts.
Comment by Dood — September 22, 2011 @ 2:32 pm
Fight song ring tone? That better not be the Mudlarks. No way in hell they make HIGH SCHOOL RINGTONES!! But I’ll check.
Now is that guy on the sideline the kicker who’s good? Where’s the fans and the stands? And where was he all during the game?
I got nothing else on the game strategy, since we all knew what was gonna happen days ago.
Comment by Rob — September 22, 2011 @ 7:03 pm
i have never seen a football game where the fence is 10 feet from the field . or where in the fuck would allow the kid with the bowling bag to stand there with no one in sight for 10 yards . plus milford has a arab kicker i call shennaigains on this .the only motivational speech gil believes is 2 for 1 happy hour makes for a smooth wallet
Comment by mr12ozcan — September 22, 2011 @ 7:20 pm
Wait….bowling is involved? This season may be exciting after all!!!!!
Comment by some mysterious bowler. — September 23, 2011 @ 12:30 am
Rob @9: High schools having fight songs usually copy them from colleges, much as they usually copy college (or pro) logos for their uniforms. A local school here uses “On, Wisconsin!” as the school name also has three syllables.
Comment by delvaldawg — September 23, 2011 @ 5:42 am
I’m with No. 11. Can we get a beer frame midway through the first quarter?
Comment by Dood — September 23, 2011 @ 6:54 am
What is Milford’s record for the season?
Comment by Mike — November 17, 2011 @ 4:30 pm