Wolf, this is one of those...
really funny subjects to me in some respect.
I have always had to fight for everything, even helping people have fun. We were discussing "The Box" earlier today with Vince Peatros, Jim Davis, Greg Hardmon, LeRon King and a few others.
I remember many people saying "there was no way they would ever use the box" only to find out that yes, even in football, there is chance/luck and it must be accounted for.
I remember people saying there was no way to run against stacking only to find that guys can average 200+ yards against a stack.
I remember guys saying the style was too helter skelter, only to realize no other style of play can get you 100 plays in a game.
I remember the laughs about injuries and game changing fumbles and penalties (even out of Mr. National) only to see him profess his love for "The Box".
I have been championing the cause of a ruleset that now has more than 15 different leagues or conferences will employ in 2009. The 8 CBSMF Conferences, the LAEFL, the ACEFL, the DFW, the BAM, the SOFEFLOC, a start-up league in DC by Kevin Boddie, and another league beginning in the Fall of 2009. I am proud of the "stick-tuitiveness" and never give up approach that I display in the game for all of these leagues are starting to enjoy what I have known all alone. If you want the type of thrilling action that games are determined on the last play and you get in anywhere from 80-100 plays, the Shootout Rules offer that. They are 34 years old and they continue to work in Memphis, Tennessee among my friends back home and they have made an imprint on a national scale too.
But for me, it's all thanks to those who gave it a chance and saw the bigger picture that many could not see.
Reg
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