Football! (Semi pro that is!)

[SaigonK]

My ex borther-in-law plays for a semi pro team called The Lewiston Shockers, and today i finally got to take in a game.

Man it was some good football, even better than I thought it would be! They are now 6-0 and should be headed to the playoffs!

Pics here:


http://gallery.is12.net/thumbnails.php?album=387

 

[SaigonK]

no one likes football anymore?

 

[crazycarl]

semi-pro?
do they play for barter?

 

[ScottFern]

thats crazy, never knew about that. I always thought college was semi-pro football

so what are these guys story, just never got drafted after college ? or what ?

 

[CPA]

does his team play any prison teams? seriously.

If you want to see a fantastic story about semi-pro football, check out the documentary Football America. One of the seven stories is about a 65 year old (probably about 70 now) bear of a man who still plays football. He plays on a semi-pro team and usually dominates his much younger foes. He's also a professor at some university. Very intelligent and loves the game of football. I believe he plays both offensive and defensive line.

 

[SaigonK]

They dont play an prison teams, i thinkt hey have three leagues total...Class A, Double AA and Triple AAA.
They are a good team, i was surprised at how well they really squared off, they even had a kick return for a touchdown, 95 yard runback! And talk about some hard hitting..yikes!

Basically they are guys who might have gone to college, or never did, etc. You have to tryout for the team like everything else, so if you just walk on the field you can just start playing.