Turn on the Friday night lights

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by tjones1

Scrimmage game tonight. The way things are shaping up it's going to be a perfect evening (check local listings).

Season opens next Friday (8/24) in Illinois.

I had a scrimmage last night that was very brief and a scrimmage this morning. Then it is on next week with a rivalry match-up. Been talking football since early June (camps and classes) I am really ready to get it on.

Peace

[Texas Aggie]

HL -- you guys starting GAMES already?? Middle of August is way too early in my view for games, but...

We started some scrimmages yesterday -- I had one in the morning. Most every team has one next week then the season starts the week after. Its raining today, which has cooled us off quite a bit. I hope, but I'm not terribly optimistic, that the 100 degree days are gone for the year.

[HLin NC]

Yeah, I know. NC has played with the schedule several times of the last 15 years. Our state finals used to coincide with the NC-SC Shrine Bowl weekend in December so that was one move to avoid that, then we added an extra round of playoffs so there's another week up. An 11th endowment game is available to schools if the school agrees to kick a percentage over to the state endowment fund.

Add in the basketball coaches were miffed that some of their players were still rambling through the playoffs and we now start in mid-August, a full two weeks earlier than when I was in school.

We have no spring practice season in NC but they can hold summer workouts and 7 v. 7 scrimmages. The practice season used to officially start on 8/1 but the state has modified it some to fit the calendar from year to year so they don't practice one day and then have to take off for Sunday. Inter squad scrimmages can begin on the 11th practice day.

The last official week used to be the first Friday in November but we're in Round 1 of the playoffs now.

[DLH17]

I worked a clinic yesterday (beautiful weather in the high 70's), and have 2 scrimmages this coming week.

First game the last Friday of August! Excited is an understatement.

[buckrog64]

Had a regular season game the other night. So good to be on the field but it does seem early.

[BktBallRef]

First game in the books on Friday night, almost Saturday morning. 98 minute weather delay had us walking off the field at 1145 pm.

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

First game in the books on Friday night, almost Saturday morning. 98 minute weather delay had us walking off the field at 1145 pm.

Lightning?