Late Post

I did not post yesterday, but I'll give a good post today and hopefully that will make up for my missed day.

Yesterday I performed double duty. I was the play-by-play broadcaster for the third round playoff game between Denton Ryan and Keller Fossil Ridge. What a game this was!

The Raiders were down 31-0 in the second quarter, before scoring right before halftime. Even with this score it really didn't look like Ryan was going to do much of anything in the second half. But the defensive line turned up, Fossil Ridge went away from what was working and the Ryan offense would not be denied.

The Raiders scored 42 unanswered points to come back and defeated Fossil Ridge and advance to the regional final against Cedar Hill on Saturday. This is really unexpected -- Ryan has been picked to lose in each of their first three playoff games, but they find a way to win each time.

They have a really gritty, tough team that is relentless and doesn't give up.

Here are some pictures from the game:

On the air about 25 minutes from when we went on-air (55 minutes before kick-off).

View from our position high atop Apogee Stadium -- shows the great crowds from Fossil Ridge and Ryan.

 Nice shot over the Wings section (I don't get why they call it the Wing...it's supposed to be the tail of an eagle, not the wing) to the skyline of UNT, TWU and Denton.

Shot over the video board and athletic department building showing the rural side and the trees changing colors in Fall.

The second part of my double job yesterday was to fill-in for George Dunham and Hank Dickenson for North Texas men's basketball game. George, Hank and company were in Tulsa broadcasting the UNT football game and wouldn't be back in time for the game.

Therefore I got called up from the battlefront to broadcast the men's game on the Mean Green Radio Network. The pre-game show was a little rocky, and the interview with the head coach left somethings lacking, but once the action got underway I felt like I was back in the saddle.

I did solo play-by-play of my high school's boys basketball games for three years, so I knew what to expect. One thing that did surprise me was the speed of the game. I expected the college game to be lighting quick compared to what I was used to, but it wasn't too difficult to keep track of. Obviously you don't call out every pass; you have to be selective with what you say and try to keep the most important information in the listeners' ears.

The podcast from the North Texas win over Southeastern is here, if you care to listen to it:
http://www.kntu.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6586:nt-75-southeastern-la-61&catid=5:sports-from-kntu&Itemid=7

Thanks for reading my blog, I hope you enjoyed it! I might just keep this going after my school project is over.