Tri-County Football

CERNDOGG · Joined: 27 Oct 2003 Posts: 1

In response to snoopy who apparently attended a Midget game in Waterloo. I am also a parent for a Midget player on Waterloo's team.
The only reason that we have both fans on the same sideline is because the school who lets us use their field asked us not to let anyone on the other side. Problems in the past with visiting teams fans and their children running in peoples yards caused this to come about. The Midget team fans are allowed to sit on that side, which they do, because one of our parents own one of those yards. I dont know if you are a sore loser but this is only our fourth year in this league and it is going to take some time to work out the kinks, but dont spread rumours about our fans. I witnessed this football game and I could'nt believe the behavior of the opposing teams fans. I could'nt believe that a parent would yell out "kill those guys"
then say "this is football" when one of their kids take a cheap shot on one of our boys. I heard all of this standing on the other side of the field. Now I grew up around football and I've seen it all, I played 13 years myself, but because you lose a game dont bring down the other team. If both fans have to be on the same sideline cant you be mature enough to get along, THIS IS LITTLE LEAGUE FOOTBALL. Go to some other fields and see the druken brawls in the parking lots then tell me where the problems are. As far as High School goes when you come to Waterloo to play, which I know you wont because you not in our division, guess what?,the fans sit on the same side of the field and there are no problems at all. Did you ever think the problem might be your fans? As far as us being "hicks", which I have not heard in ten years, those Waterloo 13 year old "hicks" sure can play football.

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deanries · Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Posts: 1

Cerndogg was right on and to the point. Snoopy is barking up the wrong tree! His fans were the rudest that eldely man, my father has ever seen or been amongst at a sporting event.

ppick · Joined: 09 Nov 2003 Posts: 1 Location: waterloo

CERNDOGG is right! The opposing teams fans were very rude. I had to walk away at one point because of what the opposing fans were yelling. Don't forget, there are always young fans at the games too. Most being the football players'siblings. How do you think they react when they hear the other parents/fans yell, "kill those guys". What does this teach our kids?

sunshine · Joined: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 1

I have to say...I was there and I'm a very happy person. Totally. But I didn't like the refs telling everyone that we had to get behind the rope and we couldn't go on the other side of the field. And then Waterloo parents could stay in front of the rope AND go on the other side. There was one lady with a camcorder who,I kid you not, would stand 1 inch in front of you (in front of the rope). It was crazy!
As far as cheap shots. My son carried the ball once for a pretty nice gain. But I thought the Waterloo boys were literally going to eat him! There were so many cheap shots (clipping etc...) that its really hard to keep telling the boys "we know what they're doing...just ignore it" I mean, seriously, yall wouldn't.
And how about this...at our game there was a woman on the other side who kept screaming at our kids that we were cheating. Yall were winnin lik 27 to nothing! Like I told the other parents "hell, we're bad at that too!" I won't even get into the fact that yall got flags for just the stuff you & the boys were saying & doing. We didn't have flags thrown for anything we said or our boys did. Think about it...really hard. I even went to the Championship game. Another lady actually said "that other team hasn't had one penalty" I started laughing because Highland had just had a 15 yard penalty called against them!
Please. Wake up. Yall aren't very nice to other teams and you really are setting a bad example for your kids. I'm sorry if I offend all of you...I only mean to address the bad apples.