Tom, I appreciate...
you even trying this. Like many of the people who you may respect in the hobby who now use the Box, they were ones who thought of the Box as "cheezy or hokie" at first. I respect those opinions because when in doubt, people continue to hold on to what they believe is true.
I will admit I am that "monomaniac" that often times stand alone in my belief on what I see as good for the game. Maybe in time, those beliefs can be appreciated because now others get enjoyment from those slings and arrows I endured about the game.
You are right in your analogies to golf "boo-boos". Last night Greg Hardmon called me about 11:00 to discuss his game. You could tell his excitement of playing and how he had to play through "The Box". He told me that the Box went against him about 3-4 times in crucial situations but it made him all the better for it.
In my time, I have lost 2 championships with the shake of the Box. The player was stripped of the ball as he was racing to score to win the game! Bad luck or a great shake by the opponent? I don't know, but I loved every second of the intrigue. At that time, the offense was shaking the box and neither the ref or him was looking at the box. I could have lied and said "nothing" but how would I have felt winning that way?
So the box giveth and sometimes taketh away. But you will have fun and at the end of the day, assess the box in its rightful place as just another element to help enhance the game. I will never play without the box again. It brings that much fun to my games. I wish you could have heard or saw the game that I played the other day against Florida. The Box was hot and the coaches were having the time of our lives. It don't get any better than that!
Reg
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