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Ironically, some of the best television commercials are for ESPN and only air on ESPN.  Now, I do not know if these ads really are meant to add all the more to the viewing experience, but it works for me.

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The Boys of Fall

I became a fan of [Kenny Chesney] yesterday.  Yeah, I’ve really enjoyed some of his songs, but it was not until I watched him bare his soul in a documentary that he helped produce about local football that I came to truly appreciate the man.

You see, he truly is a superstar of country music, and yet, his fondest memories are of playing wide receiver on his high school football team.  Furthermore, there is not a doubt in my mind that he would gladly trade all of those platinum records, sold-out stadium concerts and industry awards to have been physically big enough to keep on playing for the [Tennessee Volunteers] and on to the [NFL].

Be assured that [The Boys of Fall] is a film for those who just don’t get sports.  For it may be about football, but the sentiment carries over to baseball, basketball and even hockey (especially in Canada).  Okay, it also goes for soccer for those who haven’t been given enough sense to know better.

Quite frankly, I don’t get people who don’t get sports.  For it does as much to define a community as anything else.  In fact, I imagine that most would mention something about the [Cowboys] if you would ask them to name something about Dallas, and I am quite sure that most would come back with something about football when asking about [Notre Dame], which is a school that rivals the [Ivy League] in academics.

On a more local level, that is even more true.  For when I think about [Mt. Vernon] and [Monett], them trading state football championships in the 60’s and 70’s comes to mind.  1972 was the year that we beat both of them while I was attending [Cassville], and we were not even close to being a perennial powerhouse in football back then.

No, I didn’t get to play.  For my parents were afraid of me getting hurt, and this has left a deep feeling of bitterness that refuses to go away.  Just another facet to the wonderful life I was given to live in this world, I am told.

P.S.: If you access to [On Demand], The Boys of Fall is currently listed on ESPN under "Films."

Note: There is around a 12-second delay before the video starts, and the song kicks in after a few minutes from the documentary.

Link: [On YouTube]

The Boys of Fall

Kenny Chesney

When I feel that chill

Smell that fresh cut grass

I’m back in my helmet

Cleats and shoulder pads

Standin’ in the huddle

Listenin’ to the call

Fans goin’ crazy for

The boys of fall

They didn’t let just anybody

In that club

Took every ounce of heart

And sweat and blood

To get to wear those game day jerseys

Down the hall

Kings of the school man

We’re the boys of fall

Well it’s

Turn and face the Stars and Stripes

It’s

Fightin’ back them butterflies

It’s

Call it in the air

All-right

Yes sir

We want the ball

And it’s

Knockin’ heads

And talkin’ trash

It’s

Slingin’ mud

And dirt and grass

It’s

I got your number

I got your back

When back’s against the wall

You mess with one man

You got us all

The boys of fall

In little towns like mine

That’s all they got

Newspaper clippings

Fill the coffee shops

The old men will always think

They know it all

Young girls will dream about

The boys of fall

Well it’s

Turn and face the Stars and Stripes

It’s

Fightin’ back them butterflies

It’s

Call it in the air

All-right

Yes sir

We want the ball

And it’s

Knockin’ heads

And talkin’ trash

It’s

Slingin’ mud

And dirt and grass

It’s

I got your number

I got your back

When your back’s against the wall

You mess with one man

You got us all

The boys of fall

Well it’s

Turn and face the Stars and Stripes

It’s

Fightin’ back them butterflies

It’s

Call it in the air

All-right

Yes sir

We want the ball

And it’s

Knockin’ heads

And talkin’ trash

It’s

Slingin’ mud

And dirt and grass

It’s

I got your number

I got your back

When your back’s against the wall

You mess with one man

You got us all

The boys of fall

We’re the boys of fall

The boys of fall

They boys of fall

We’re the boys of fall

Lyrics From: [elyricsworld.com]

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