2026 Week 1 (Upper Midwest)
This was a very long trip. And it’s taken a while to have some free time to write about it. Weeks 1 and 2 were a 5,627 mile jaunt around the country.
2026 Week 1 (Upper Midwest)
2025 Year In Review
2025 Year In Review
I saw the fewest games in a season in several years. Just 82 overall. But they were some of the best games and a lot of fun along the way. I found myself in Montana a lot. As well as seeing state championships in three new states. One being Montana, and the other two were weekends in Wyoming and Oklahoma. Bringing my total to 30 states that I’ve attended a state championship game in. Continue reading “2025 Year In Review”
2025 Week 12 (North Dakota)
2025 Week 12 (North Dakota)
I didn’t expect to be back in North Dakota. In fact, if I had been in North Dakota this weekend. It was state semifinal weekend, and there weren’t a lot of games to choose from. And it was going to be cold. Now, I started the week in Eastern Montana, and there were a few games there I was interested in. But, I was going to be in North Dakota and the drive back-and-forth wasn’t worth it for what would be the same number of games, if that.
2025 Week 11 (North Dakota)
2025 Week 11 (North Dakota)
The season is drawing to a close. Many states are into the playoffs by now. And I finally saw snow for the first time this season. In Wyoming of all places, high elevation. But still snow. But I had football planned for the weekend and North Dakota would be my 9th state of 2025.
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2023 Week 8 (North Dakota)
2023 Week 8 (North Dakota)
This recap will be a bit briefer than most. Primarily because of some personal tragedy in my life. And though I’m not sure how many do read these recaps of mine, I’ve let them get a bit further behind. For Week 8, I was in North Dakota and managed to see four games over the weekend. Continue reading “2023 Week 8 (North Dakota)”
2023 Week 0 (Dakotas)
2023 Week 0 (Dakotas)
To start the season, I was in Fargo. I didn’t want to be. But, it was easier than going home and then driving right back. My plans to start the season had included my daughter. We were going to be on a road trip, just the two of us, as we have done the past two seasons. Continue reading “2023 Week 0 (Dakotas)”
2022 Year In Review
2022 Year In Review
After the last two years, it’s hard to say that a season was unusual. 2020 had so many twists and turns. Including spring games until June in New York City. Last year, there was some turbulence with scheduling. And I hurt my back after my trip to Arizona and things went downhill as the season went on.
This year, I was mostly healthy. Though getting older is not without its pitfalls. And things seemed to go on as planned. But my entire year had been affected by things including the economy and personal matters. I usually have a rather open personal life in the fall for football. And just work a bit more in the first eight months of the year. 2022 wasn’t that year. Continue reading “2022 Year In Review”
2022 Week 8 (Dakotas)
2022 Week 8 (Dakotas)
My week was not going to be a busy one. Being in the Dakotas, I only had a shot at a Friday and Saturday game. There were some Thursday games in Nebraska and Minnesota, but the time to get them, and the distance was just not feasible. So, I settled on one game on Friday near Aberdeen. And Saturday was initially going to be the lone Saturday game in Sioux Falls, but instead I headed north to the closest 9-man playoff game in North Dakota. Continue reading “2022 Week 8 (Dakotas)”
2021 Year In Review
2021 Year In Review
After an unimaginable 2020 season, this year was a bit more relaxed. Though rushed. With the previous season ending in June, there was little downtime before the 2021 season started. This affected my usual summer plans, as well as made the financial planning a bit more precarious. I wasn’t sure, in the summer, just how much I would or could do. But, I was intent on doing as much as possible. And though a lot was ‘old’, there was a lot of ‘new’ thrown in. Including my month long trip around the middle of the country. Continue reading “2021 Year In Review”
2021 Week 8 (Upper Plains)
2021 Week 8 (Upper Plains)
I’ve let these updates get a bit late recently. Mostly because traveling, and then hurting your back, means not really doing much of anything. I had written up a recap of Week 8 for PA Football News, but this will be a quick recap of my personal trip. Continue reading “2021 Week 8 (Upper Plains)”