This is a great list and thread Jim...Now I know Im not close to any of these coaches in skills and I know since my retirement(lol) I have fallen off the charts but can a brotha get tournament host bid or something...LOL
I wished I could have actually competed more but I was always in the mix of trying to organize something...
I had a couple of good Miggle runs and each year I was knocked out by Mike Turner...those last plays still haunt me to this day...LOL....To have 47 yards and Mike get a 50 yard touchdown on the last play.....ouch!!!
I dont think you guys realize how much I miss traveling, competing and fellowshipping...In 1998 My life was forever changed when I walked in to the hotel in Cleveland and was greeted by Jim Davis and then Dirk Thomas sat with me to show me the ropes......thats when my love for Tournaments grew as I took stats for the Superbowl as Lavelle battled Graham...
Then over the years my oldest son Aaron jr at the age of 13 came in to the mix and all of the coaches I knew showed him a lot of love and how to play the game...Doesnt seem like it but 10 years have passed and he just graduated from college on December 12, 2010 from Florida A&M(Somebody has to paint me the Rattlers now for my college tourney...LOL).
Lil mini me and the next generation of AJ's, Aric will be with me again at the 2011 Miggle and I look forward to seeing everyone next year...Like mine, EF changed both my son's life and now Aric is addicted to the game and I hope its still around as he gets older so he can meet great guys like I have....
AJ