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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 5381622, member: 405"] Yeah, he was an English teacher, and a truly eccentric character. I remember when he was my football coach, he had his own unique language. Everyone who ever played football, starting in the 50s, 60s or 70s knew "down, set, hike (or hut)", and you might make multiple "hut" calls, if the play was to start on 2 or 3, as you called it in the huddle. You learned this watching on the black-and-white TV with your pop as a kid. That's what they say in Pop Warner, Middle School, etc. Just like in baseball, 1 finger is the universal signal for a fast ball, 2 is a curve, and 3 is the change up. These are kind of universal ways of communicating in these sports, right? Except of course, he had different names for [I]everything[/I]. "Down, ready, cut", instead of "down, set, hut", and there were so many more. My favorite was when you were on defense, if you saw the QB drop back, yell out "Pass". When he released the ball, yell out "Ball", and if someone intercepted, "Oskiwawa". Yes, "Oskiwawa". LOL. It probably has some deep alternate meeting from native American or Japanese culture, and he probably knew what the hell he meant by it. But let's just say that he was "an original". LOL And he would physically throw himself around as a coach, acting out how he wanted you to play, or how the opponent would come after you. I'll tell you, though, nobody ever taught the screen pass as well as he did! The way he acted out play fakes for a young shrimpy (but fast as hell) QB was just great. I learned more from him as a coach than any of the coaches I ever had in any sport, to be honest, in the 13 years that I played organized sports in school and college. Thank you for the kind wishes. It's always great to see and hear from so many people who have been hanging out with variations of this group for 30 years. It's pretty remarkable, really, and I'm grateful to everyone who helps make up this community. Over the years, we've sometimes had a reputation, as a group, of being tough on newcomers. I don't think that's fair, personally. I always looked at this place like we were all in Tom's bar outside the Garden, at our table in the back, talking smack to each other. If you cant take a little shtt talk, stay home. LOL [/QUOTE]

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