The Locker Room October 29, 2009

Week ten finds the Cougars back at home for the final home game of the season, and it also finds both the Cougars and the Bruins fighting to salvage their seasons and their respective playoff hopes. 

Hello again Cougar fans, and welcome back to another week here at cougarfootball.net. 

Not much to write about this week, as I think that everything that COULD be said has already been put out there.  Pulaski County is going to finish the regular season with a mark of either 2-8, 3-7, or 4-6.  There is only one group that can do anything about which one of those records the team ends up with, and that is the team themselves.  No amount of pep talking on this or any other Internet site is going to change that.  The team will either walk down the steps of Kenneth J. Dobson Stadium this Friday night and earn a win, or they won’t.  If they do earn the win Friday, then they keep their slim playoff hopes alive. 

Blacksburg finds themselves in the same boat, but for them this game may be their last shot.  Without a win over the Cougars, Blacksburg shouldn't have a chance to catch up points wise to make the playoffs.  If Pulaski County were to fall, they would still have a shot if they were able to find a way to beat Salem next week. 

Normally I post all the information on the series history, and the wins and losses that the opposing team has in these weekly columns.  I won’t be doing that this week, but you can feel free to take a look at the main schedule and see all of that same information.    None of those past games matter right now, however, as both teams are going to have to show up Friday night and fight tooth and nail if they want to find a way to salvage some sense of pride and dignity in their season. 

It's been a tough season for the Cougars, and during tough times like these you have to find ways to make the best of things.  I would like to take a second this week to send out two special birthday wishes.  On Thursday, I'll be taking my son to his first regular season Virginia Tech Hokie football game, where he will celebrate his 13th birthday during the Thursday night contest.  On Monday, just four days later, my daughter will be celebrating her 17th birthday, and I'm sure a little money for shopping will make her day on Monday as well.  Both of them, Tyler and Chelsea, have put up with my following the Cougars around in football, basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, and just about anything else over the years, and if they read this I just want them to know how much I appreciate them allowing me to do what I do.  Sure, they've gotten to come to alot of good games over the years and eat alot of good pregame meals, but sometimes I don't think they understand how much it means to me that they are there. 

Things are going to get better for Pulaski County, and when they do all the folks that are running around right now making negative comments will fall back into their normal routines of being on the bandwagon.  During these tough times, I would ask that you keep that in mind, and remember the ones around us that are bad mouthing our coaches and our program.  Those same people will be back, claiming that they are the biggest fans in the world, once the Cougars are back on the winning track.  Keep their negative comments in mind next season when the six sophomores that started last week’s game against Hidden Valley are juniors.  Keep those comments in mind next season when our young kids have had another year in the weight room. 

Pulaski County will be back, and the Cougars will be hungry. 

Let's get out and support the team this Friday night as the Cougars take Joel Hicks Field for the last time this season.  The Class of 2010 will be recognized along with their parents prior to the game.  Kickoff is set for 7:30, let's get out and make some noise for the Cougar football team. 

GO COUGARS!!!  BEAT THE BRUINS!!!