6 • The Beacon October 15 , 2020
I guess we are still observing things after all ?
Town seemed a bit quieter as I made the left turn onto Main Street on Monday morning . Then I remembered – this is Columbus Day – Monday , Oct . 12 . Gee , I thought that this may have went away with the dodo bird , statues , monuments , team names , and on and on . You get the idea . So , is this “ movement ” one of convenience , jumping on the latest political bandwagon or something else entirely ? I think we are moving closer to living in a world where you just don ’ t quite know where people really stand – everyone is SO “ in the moment ” without really giving any serious thought to what bandwagon they are currently riding on . Here ’ s a suggestion - be careful when you don ’ t have your own
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thoughts – or , don ’ t want to think for yourself .
Some of those bandwagons might be headed over the nearest cliff .
Could it be possible ? I mean really , could it actually be attainable ? I am referring to the Cleveland Browns football team – off to their best start since 1994 – with 12,000 fans in the stadium ( I don ’ t understand how football teams can have fans , but the Indians could not ?) that made a fair amount of noise as I watched a couple quarters of the game . The Browns just may have what they need on offense . The defense
Who else likes the high school football playoff since every team gets to participate ? I think that this is a fairer way to compete – some teams may do better early in the season while others may take some time to “ get going .”
needs some work and as we all know , defense wins championships . The upcoming game against the Steelers will tells us a lot about the Browns potential going forward .
It ’ s harvest time in Coshocton County and beyond . Time for farmers to get in the combine or on the tractor and gather in another season of crops . Corn and soybeans flourish in our region but of course they are always dependent on the weather . Sunshine and rain need to happen at the right time in the right amounts for a successful crop . It ’ s a great time of year to live in Coshocton County as the leaves are changing ( many are peaking or close to it ), the nights become cooler and we head towards another winter . That ’ s the part I ’ m not looking forward to whatsoever . I doubt that many are .
Let ’ s talk about the high school football playoffs – the Coshocton Redskins whomped on their first opponent and take on Gahanna
Columbus Academy on Saturday , Oct . 17 while the Generals earned the second seed with a firstround bye and take on the boys from typically tough Oak Hill on Saturday night , Oct . 17 . In a high scoring matchup , the Bears played hard but came up short against Sparta Highland last Saturday night in a Division IV contest .
Who else likes the high school football playoff since every team gets to participate ? I think that this is a fairer way to compete
– some teams may do better early in the season while others may take some time to “ get going .” Regardless , this format gives every team the opportunity to make the playoffs – obviously there is a lot to consider – the football season can ’ t extend into basketball and other winter sports yet should not start before the school year . Buckeyes start on Oct . 24 . High noon in Columbus against Nebraska . The final regular season game is against TTUN on Saturday , Dec . 12 .
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