SPAR-TONS!

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Wesley had his last football game today.

There is a mom who comes to the games and yells a lot (understandable since it is a football game.)

She has an interesting "style."  She shouts a list of helpful tips, practical reminders, and useful rules-of-thumb when playing football playing football. Things like:

>OK, KEEP RUNNING!
>DON'T FORGET TO TACKLE!
>TRY HARD!
>DON'T LET THEM SCORE!
>KNOCK THE PASS DOWN!
>GET THE FIRST DOWN!
>DON'T JUMP OFF-SIDES!

All very solid advise.  You just can't knock anything she shouts.  But here's the really fascinating part:  she never repeats herself.  Once she shouts the DON'T GRAB HIS FACEMASK! you'll never hear that one again.  It's as if she has a checklist of "500 Football Phrases" that she runs down and checks them off as she goes.

Today I worked the 1st down markers.  I was on the opposing teams sidelines.  There was a mom there who I wished had the "500 Football Phrases" list.  For two and a half hours I listened to her bellar, "SPAR-TONS" over and over.  Not GO SPARTANS, or WAY-TO-BE SPARTANS, or WIN-SPARTANS-WIN.

Just:
>SPAR-TONS
>SPAR-TONS
>SPAR-TONS
>SPAR-TONS
>SPAR-TONS
>SPAR-TONS
>SPAR-TONS
>SPAR-TONS
(copy and paste this like 50 more times and you'll have the first quarter)

Wesley's team won 48-14.

Wesley ran a fumble back for a 45-yard touchdown.

chris