Championship Saturday December 4, 2009

Battle of The Fun Facts
It would be timely and appropriate to use this space  to offer up my picks for each of Saturday’s 6 championship games (just as you can do halfway down the FNF page) but instead I dare to present to you the battle of the fun facts in each class.
Some of [...]

What If…. December 1, 2009

The 8 On The Outside Tournament
What if the following 8 teams that all missed the playoffs held their own postseason event?  These are teams that all had playoff hopes heading into Thanksgiving week or made headlines last week (Newtown beating Masuk). 3 of them had 1 regular season loss  (conference championship games excluded).
(1) Bridgeport Central    [...]

Conference Championship Games: To Play or not To Play? November 25, 2009

Staples vs. Bridgeport Central: The Aftermath
Last Friday night (after going without a single first down in the first half) state #1 Staples rallied +to beat Bridgeport Central 14-10 in the FCIAC Championship game. I’m told by both my colleague Joe Zone and Ned Griffen from The Day of New London that this was one of [...]

Tweaking the Turkey Day Menu November 20, 2009

Stuffing The Schedule Differently
With less than a week to go before the annual renewal of a great Connecticut and New England tradition – high school football games on Thanksgiving morning -  I offer up a few suggestions on scheduling changes I’d like to see.
Being a traditionalist I would prefer that all games be played on [...]

Who’s Next? November 13, 2009

A Dash of Nutmeg In The NFL
Each week on FNF Ovetime (11:35pm on WFSB.COM and Eyewitness News Now on digital cable) we spotlight a former local high school standout in our Connecticut Collegians segment. It’s a player now excelling on the college level. I’m reminded this week of the Connecticut Connections in the NFL as [...]

History Class at Middletown High School? November 6, 2009

Blue Dragons Female Captain To Be?
Nothing will be official until preseason camp breaks next fall for the Middletown football team, but signs are pointing toward Sarah Strickland being elected as one of the team’s captains for her senior season. That would seem to be history making – as no one I’ve spoken with can recall [...]

Playoffs? Don’t Talk About Playoffs October 30, 2009

Supersizing the Post Season In Massachusetts
With growing support here in Connecticut to expand the number of playoff teams in high school football, a cause championed by Hand of Madison Head Coach Steve Fillipone, I bring to your attention  a push in Massachusetts that would see a whopping 50 percent of the high school football teams [...]

Jack Who? October 23, 2009

New London and Its’ New Coach
Twice last year, including in dramatic last second fashion in the regular season  (Video),  Jack Cochran coached New London beat ECC rival Montville.  Tonight they schools meet again but hardly a word has been spoken all week about Cochran, one of the winningest coaches in state history.
That’s because in the [...]

Could You Use Some New Clothes? October 16, 2009

Friday Night Facebook
The show has officially gained enough fans on Facebook to have its’ own URL: www.facebook.com/fridaynightfootball
To add to the fan base even more we’re giving away Property of Friday Night Football t-shirts to the best Facebook posts on our wall.  Give it a try, get a shirt, be the coolest football fan on your [...]

Big Stage, Big Drama October 8, 2009

Golden Hurricanes and Blue Knights at the Rent
For the second straight season, New Britain and Southington will play at Rentschler Field.  While some opposing coaches wonder if the cost to rent The Rent for the night and the 40,000 seat stadium feeling a bit empty with a whole lot less than capacity in the stands [...]