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- 0:57Getting
- 0:57in
- 0:57shape
- 0:57has
- 0:58always
- 0:58been
- 0:58a
- 0:58part
- 0:59of
- 0:59the
- 0:59game
- 0:59of
- 0:59football.
- 1:00To
- 1:00what
- 1:00extent
- 1:01was
- 1:01it
- 1:01in
- 1:011923?
- 1:03Timothy
- 1:03P.
- 1:03Brown
- 1:04of
- 1:04FootballArchaeology.com
- 1:05joins
- 1:05us
- 1:05to
- 1:05tell
- 1:06us
- 1:06about
- 1:06conditioning
- 1:07and
- 1:071923
- 1:08season.
- 1:09It's
- 1:09all
- 1:09coming
- 1:09up
- 1:10in
- 1:10just
- 1:10a
- 1:10moment.
- 1:11This
- 1:12is
- 1:12the
- 1:12Pigskin
- 1:13Daily
- 1:13History
- 1:13Dispatch,
- 1:14a
- 1:14podcast
- 1:15that
- 1:15covers
- 1:15the
- 1:15anniversaries
- 1:16of
- 1:16American
- 1:17football
- 1:17events
- 1:18throughout
- 1:18history.
- 1:19Your
- 1:19host,
- 1:19Darren
- 1:20Hayes
- 1:20is
- 1:20podcasting
- 1:21from
- 1:21America's
- 1:22North
- 1:22Shore
- 1:23to
- 1:23bring
- 1:23you
- 1:23the
- 1:24memories
- 1:24of
- 1:24the
- 1:24gridiron
- 1:25one
- 1:25day
- 1:25at
- 1:26a
- 1:26time.
- 1:30Before
- 1:30we
- 1:31get
- 1:31into
- 1:31our
- 1:31episode
- 1:31today,
- 1:32let's
- 1:32take
- 1:32the
- 1:32time
- 1:32to
- 1:33drill
- 1:33that
- 1:33football
- 1:34right
- 1:34into
- 1:34the
- 1:34like
- 1:35and
- 1:35subscribe
- 1:35button
- 1:36on
- 1:36your
- 1:36console
- 1:37so
- 1:37you
- 1:37know
- 1:37exactly
- 1:38when
- 1:38the
- 1:38notifications
- 1:39come
- 1:39up
- 1:39of
- 1:40the
- 1:40latest
- 1:40releases
- 1:41of
- 1:41Pigskin
- 1:41Dispatch
- 1:42podcast
- 1:42for
- 1:42some
- 1:43more
- 1:43great
- 1:43football
- 1:43history.
- 1:44Now
- 1:44onto
- 1:44our
- 1:44episode.
- 1:45Hello,
- 1:45my
- 1:46football
- 1:46friends.
- 1:46This
- 1:46is
- 1:46Darren
- 1:47Hayes
- 1:47of
- 1:47pigskindispatch.com
- 1:48welcome
- 1:48once
- 1:49again
- 1:49to
- 1:49the
- 1:49Pig
- 1:49Pen,
- 1:49your
- 1:50portal
- 1:50to
- 1:50positive
- 1:51football
- 1:51history.
- 1:51And
- 1:52welcome
- 1:52to
- 1:52another
- 1:52Tuesday.
- 1:53It's
- 1:53footballarchaeology.com
- 1:55day.
- 1:55And
- 1:55Timothy
- 1:56Brown,
- 1:56the
- 1:56founder
- 1:57of
- 1:57that
- 1:57fine
- 1:57site
- 1:57is
- 1:58with
- 1:58us
- 1:58once
- 1:58again
- 1:58to,
- 1:59to
- 1:59tell
- 1:59us
- 1:59about
- 1:59some
- 2:00great
- 2:00football
- 2:00history.
- 2:01Tim,
- 2:01welcome
- 2:01back
- 2:01to
- 2:01the
- 2:02Pig
- 2:02Pen.
- 2:02Hey
- 2:02Derek,
- 2:03good
- 2:03to
- 2:03see
- 2:04you
- 2:04again.
- 2:04It's,
- 2:06it's
- 2:06going
- 2:06to
- 2:06be
- 2:07an
- 2:07opportunity
- 2:07for
- 2:07me
- 2:07to
- 2:08whip
- 2:08you
- 2:08into
- 2:08shape
- 2:09a
- 2:09little
- 2:09bit,
- 2:09buddy.
- 2:10Whip
- 2:10me
- 2:10into
- 2:11shape.
- 2:11All
- 2:11right.
- 2:11Well,
- 2:11I
- 2:12need
- 2:12it
- 2:12because
- 2:13it's
- 2:13been
- 2:13a
- 2:13long,
- 2:14hard
- 2:14summer
- 2:15and
- 2:15got
- 2:16to
- 2:16get
- 2:16ready
- 2:16for
- 2:16these
- 2:16holidays
- 2:17coming
- 2:17up.
- 2:17So,
- 2:18so
- 2:18you
- 2:18have
- 2:18a,
- 2:19of
- 2:19course
- 2:19you're,
- 2:19you're
- 2:20segueing
- 2:20into
- 2:21conditioning
- 2:22piece
- 2:22that
- 2:22you
- 2:22wrote
- 2:23a
- 2:23little
- 2:23while
- 2:24back.
- 2:24How
- 2:24conditioning
- 2:25took
- 2:25place
- 2:25in
- 2:261923.
- 2:27So
- 2:27102
- 2:28years
- 2:28ago.
- 2:28Almost
- 2:29103
- 2:29years
- 2:29ago
- 2:30now.
- 2:30Yeah.
- 2:30What
- 2:31can
- 2:31you
- 2:31tell
- 2:31us
- 2:31about
- 2:31this?
- 2:32Yeah,
- 2:33so
- 2:33this,
- 2:33this
- 2:33article
- 2:34is
- 2:34based
- 2:34off
- 2:35of
- 2:35what
- 2:35was
- 2:36called
- 2:36the
- 2:36Wilson
- 2:36Athletic
- 2:37Library.
- 2:39I
- 2:39think,
- 2:39you
- 2:39know,
- 2:39most
- 2:40people
- 2:40who
- 2:40are
- 2:40into
- 2:41old
- 2:42time
- 2:42football
- 2:42stuff
- 2:43anyways
- 2:43are
- 2:43familiar
- 2:44with
- 2:44Spalding's
- 2:45library
- 2:45of
- 2:45publications
- 2:47that
- 2:47started,
- 2:48you
- 2:48know,
- 2:48back
- 2:49in
- 2:49the
- 2:501880s
- 2:51maybe,
- 2:52for
- 2:52sure,
- 2:521890s
- 2:53they
- 2:53were
- 2:53doing
- 2:53them
- 2:55and
- 2:55then
- 2:55some
- 2:55other
- 2:55people,
- 2:56you
- 2:56know,
- 2:56took
- 2:56them
- 2:56over
- 2:56and
- 2:56everything.
- 2:57But
- 2:58so
- 2:58Wilson
- 3:00developed
- 3:00a
- 3:00comparable
- 3:01line
- 3:03that,
- 3:03I
- 3:04mean,
- 3:04to
- 3:04my
- 3:04knowledge
- 3:05they
- 3:05sold
- 3:05them.
- 3:06You
- 3:06know,
- 3:06there's
- 3:06a
- 3:06price
- 3:07tag
- 3:07on
- 3:07these
- 3:07things
- 3:08and,
- 3:09and,
- 3:09but
- 3:09in
- 3:1023
- 3:10they
- 3:10introduced
- 3:11a
- 3:11series
- 3:12of
- 3:12them.
- 3:12And
- 3:13so
- 3:13I've
- 3:13got
- 3:13like
- 3:14six
- 3:14or
- 3:14seven
- 3:14of
- 3:14them
- 3:15that
- 3:15there's
- 3:16like
- 3:16six
- 3:16or
- 3:16seven
- 3:17football
- 3:17ones
- 3:17and
- 3:17I've
- 3:18got
- 3:18all
- 3:18but
- 3:18one.
- 3:19And
- 3:21so
- 3:21they're
- 3:21just
- 3:21kind
- 3:21of
- 3:22fun,
- 3:22you
- 3:23know,
- 3:23the,
- 3:23so
- 3:24the,
- 3:24the
- 3:24one
- 3:24on
- 3:25that
- 3:25they,
- 3:26you
- 3:26know,
- 3:26basically
- 3:26say
- 3:27it's
- 3:27on
- 3:27conditioning
- 3:28was
- 3:29written
- 3:29by
- 3:31Potsy
- 3:31Clark,
- 3:32who
- 3:32played
- 3:33at
- 3:33Illinois,
- 3:34was
- 3:34the
- 3:35coach
- 3:35of
- 3:35Kansas
- 3:36at
- 3:36the
- 3:36time,
- 3:36and
- 3:36then,
- 3:38you
- 3:38know,
- 3:39ended
- 3:39up
- 3:39he
- 3:39was
- 3:39the
- 3:39head
- 3:40coach
- 3:40of
- 3:40the
- 3:40Lions.
- 3:40He
- 3:40coached,
- 3:41you
- 3:41know,
- 3:41a
- 3:41number
- 3:41of
- 3:41places.
- 3:42And
- 3:43then
- 3:44the
- 3:44other
- 3:44guy
- 3:45was
- 3:45John
- 3:45Griffith,
- 3:46who
- 3:46was
- 3:47the
- 3:47commissioner
- 3:48of
- 3:48the
- 3:48Big
- 3:48Ten,
- 3:49you
- 3:49know,
- 3:50who
- 3:50had
- 3:50coached,
- 3:51you
- 3:51know,
- 3:51in
- 3:51his
- 3:51day.
- 3:52So,
- 3:52you
- 3:53know,
- 3:53these
- 3:53are
- 3:53two
- 3:53knowledgeable
- 3:54people
- 3:54and
- 3:54you
- 3:55know,
- 3:55kind
- 3:55of
- 3:55in
- 3:55the,
- 3:56you
- 3:56know,
- 3:57in
- 3:57the
- 3:57midst
- 3:57of
- 3:58big
- 3:58time
- 3:59athletics.
- 3:59And
- 4:00so,
- 4:01so
- 4:01it's
- 4:01just
- 4:02funny
- 4:02to
- 4:02see
- 4:02what
- 4:03they
- 4:03thought
- 4:04and
- 4:04kind
- 4:04of
- 4:05their
- 4:05attitude
- 4:05towards
- 4:05things.
- 4:07So
- 4:08one
- 4:08of
- 4:08the
- 4:08great
- 4:08things,
- 4:10it's
- 4:11just
- 4:11that
- 4:11they
- 4:11basically
- 4:12would
- 4:12say
- 4:13or
- 4:13did
- 4:14say
- 4:15not
- 4:15to
- 4:16drink
- 4:16water
- 4:17close
- 4:17to
- 4:18or
- 4:18during
- 4:19practice.
- 4:20Right.
- 4:21That
- 4:21whole
- 4:22water
- 4:22discipline
- 4:23thing,
- 4:23you
- 4:23know,
- 4:23we've
- 4:24talked
- 4:24about
- 4:24it
- 4:24before,
- 4:24but
- 4:25you
- 4:26know,
- 4:26just
- 4:26a
- 4:26fascinating
- 4:27thing
- 4:28that,
- 4:28you
- 4:28know,
- 4:28somehow
- 4:29people
- 4:29develop
- 4:30this
- 4:30belief
- 4:32not
- 4:32to
- 4:32drink
- 4:33water
- 4:34and
- 4:35that
- 4:35that
- 4:35was
- 4:35the
- 4:36best
- 4:36thing.
- 4:37And,
- 4:39you
- 4:39know,
- 4:39it's
- 4:40like
- 4:40the
- 4:40old
- 4:40thing
- 4:40about,
- 4:40you
- 4:41know,
- 4:41don't
- 4:41eat
- 4:41before
- 4:41you
- 4:42go
- 4:42swimming,
- 4:42you
- 4:43know,
- 4:43that
- 4:44same
- 4:44kind
- 4:44of
- 4:44thing.
- 4:44It's
- 4:44like,
- 4:46you
- 4:46know,
- 4:46it's
- 4:47not
- 4:47something
- 4:48you
- 4:48really
- 4:48should
- 4:48be,
- 4:49you
- 4:49know,
- 4:49worrying
- 4:49about.
- 4:50But
- 4:50in
- 4:50the
- 4:50case
- 4:50of
- 4:50water,
- 4:51you
- 4:51know,
- 4:51depriving
- 4:52yourself
- 4:52of
- 4:52water,
- 4:53depriving
- 4:53your
- 4:53team
- 4:54of
- 4:54water,
- 4:55you
- 4:55know,
- 4:55put
- 4:55all
- 4:55kinds
- 4:56of
- 4:56people
- 4:56in
- 4:56danger.
- 4:56And
- 4:57especially
- 4:57given
- 4:57the
- 4:57gear
- 4:58that
- 4:58they
- 4:58wore
- 4:58at
- 4:59the
- 4:59time.
- 4:59You
- 4:59know,
- 5:00everything
- 5:00was
- 5:01cotton
- 5:01or
- 5:01wool
- 5:02or
- 5:02leather
- 5:03and
- 5:03it
- 5:03just
- 5:04got
- 5:04heavy
- 5:05and,
- 5:06you
- 5:06know,
- 5:06you
- 5:06couldn't
- 5:06perspire
- 5:07properly.
- 5:07You
- 5:08know,
- 5:08there's
- 5:08a
- 5:08reason
- 5:09we
- 5:09have
- 5:09wicking
- 5:10fabrics
- 5:10today,
- 5:11right?
- 5:13So,
- 5:14you
- 5:14know,
- 5:14maybe,
- 5:15you
- 5:15know,
- 5:15100
- 5:15years
- 5:16from
- 5:16now,
- 5:16they'll
- 5:16look
- 5:16back
- 5:17at
- 5:17what
- 5:17we're
- 5:17doing
- 5:17and
- 5:17say,
- 5:18well,
- 5:18those
- 5:19guys
- 5:19were,
- 5:20well,
- 5:20not
- 5:20drinking
- 5:21water.
- 5:21Yeah,
- 5:23water,
- 5:25but
- 5:26anyways.
- 5:27But,
- 5:27but
- 5:27then
- 5:27along.
- 5:28That
- 5:28was
- 5:29a
- 5:29lot
- 5:29of.
- 5:30So
- 5:31what
- 5:31he
- 5:31called,
- 5:32or
- 5:32what
- 5:32they
- 5:32called
- 5:33conditioning
- 5:35oftentimes
- 5:35just
- 5:36involved,
- 5:36just
- 5:37general.
- 5:38How
- 5:38do
- 5:38you
- 5:38administer
- 5:38a
- 5:39team,
- 5:40how
- 5:40do
- 5:40you
- 5:40work
- 5:40them
- 5:41out,
- 5:41how
- 5:41do
- 5:41you
- 5:41plan
- 5:41your
- 5:42practice
- 5:42schedule?
- 5:43Because
- 5:44they
- 5:44end
- 5:44up
- 5:44spending
- 5:44a
- 5:45fair
- 5:45amount
- 5:45of
- 5:45time
- 5:45talking
- 5:46about
- 5:46things
- 5:46like,
- 5:48you
- 5:48know,
- 5:49not
- 5:50that
- 5:50players
- 5:51really
- 5:51didn't
- 5:52need
- 5:52to
- 5:52condition
- 5:53during
- 5:53the
- 5:53summer.
- 5:54Right.
- 5:54You
- 5:55know,
- 5:55kind
- 5:55of
- 5:56the
- 5:56ideal
- 5:56thing
- 5:56in
- 5:56their
- 5:57minds
- 5:57was
- 5:58if
- 5:58they're
- 5:58a
- 5:58farm
- 5:59boy
- 5:59who,
- 5:59you
- 5:59know
- 6:00for
- 6:00sure
- 6:00was
- 6:00going
- 6:00to
- 6:00be
- 6:01working,
- 6:01doing
- 6:01good
- 6:02outdoor
- 6:02labor,
- 6:03but
- 6:03otherwise,
- 6:04you
- 6:04know,
- 6:04if
- 6:04you
- 6:04could
- 6:04be
- 6:04a
- 6:05lifeguard,
- 6:05a
- 6:05camp
- 6:06counselor,
- 6:08you
- 6:08know,
- 6:09maybe
- 6:09work
- 6:10construction,
- 6:10anything
- 6:11to
- 6:11be
- 6:11outside,
- 6:12physically
- 6:12active,
- 6:13that
- 6:14was
- 6:14going
- 6:14to
- 6:14do
- 6:15a
- 6:15whole
- 6:15lot
- 6:15more
- 6:15good
- 6:15than
- 6:16any
- 6:16kind
- 6:16of
- 6:17conditioning
- 6:18program.
- 6:19Because
- 6:19that,
- 6:20that's
- 6:20what
- 6:20training
- 6:21camp
- 6:21was
- 6:21for.
- 6:22And,
- 6:23you
- 6:23know,
- 6:23if
- 6:23you
- 6:23think
- 6:23even
- 6:24of,
- 6:24like,
- 6:25baseball,
- 6:26training
- 6:26camp,
- 6:27you
- 6:27know,
- 6:27those
- 6:27things,
- 6:29you
- 6:29know,
- 6:29I
- 6:29remember
- 6:30when
- 6:30they
- 6:30lasted,
- 6:30like,
- 6:30six
- 6:31weeks.
- 6:31I
- 6:31think
- 6:31they're
- 6:32a
- 6:32little
- 6:32bit
- 6:32shorter
- 6:32now.
- 6:32But,
- 6:35you
- 6:35know,
- 6:35nobody
- 6:36worked
- 6:36out.
- 6:36Nobody
- 6:37stayed
- 6:37in
- 6:38shape.
- 6:38So
- 6:38camp
- 6:39was
- 6:39the
- 6:39time
- 6:39to
- 6:40get
- 6:40in
- 6:40shape.
- 6:41And
- 6:41so
- 6:41that,
- 6:41you
- 6:41know,
- 6:42this
- 6:42whole
- 6:42book,
- 6:43you
- 6:43know,
- 6:43kind
- 6:43of
- 6:43follows
- 6:44that
- 6:44philosophy.
- 6:47They
- 6:47would
- 6:47have
- 6:47had
- 6:47some
- 6:47good
- 6:48support
- 6:48at
- 6:48that
- 6:49time,
- 6:49too,
- 6:49because
- 6:50Red
- 6:50Grange
- 6:51would
- 6:51have
- 6:51been
- 6:51a
- 6:51college
- 6:52student
- 6:52at
- 6:53that
- 6:53time.
- 6:53And
- 6:54he
- 6:54became
- 6:54the
- 6:54Wheat
- 6:55and
- 6:55Iceman
- 6:55because
- 6:55he
- 6:56carried
- 6:56those
- 6:56giant
- 6:56ice
- 6:57blocks
- 6:57up
- 6:57there.
- 6:57And
- 6:58that's
- 6:58what.
- 6:59That's
- 6:59what
- 6:59he
- 6:59claimed
- 7:00made
- 7:00him
- 7:00so
- 7:01strong
- 7:01and
- 7:01good
- 7:02at
- 7:02football.
- 7:02Yeah,
- 7:03well.
- 7:03And,
- 7:04you
- 7:04know,
- 7:04there
- 7:04is,
- 7:05you
- 7:05know,
- 7:05I
- 7:05know
- 7:06I
- 7:06grew
- 7:06up
- 7:06more
- 7:06in
- 7:07a
- 7:07city.
- 7:07City
- 7:07environment.
- 7:08And
- 7:08so,
- 7:09you
- 7:09know,
- 7:09sometimes
- 7:10we'd
- 7:10go
- 7:10wrestle,
- 7:11you
- 7:11know,
- 7:11these
- 7:11smaller
- 7:12towns,
- 7:12you
- 7:12know,
- 7:13and
- 7:13we
- 7:13always
- 7:14talked
- 7:14about,
- 7:14you
- 7:14know,
- 7:14farm
- 7:15boys,
- 7:15strong.
- 7:16Know,
- 7:16these
- 7:17guys,
- 7:17these
- 7:17wrestlers,
- 7:19you
- 7:19know,
- 7:19they
- 7:19may
- 7:19not
- 7:20have
- 7:20been
- 7:20in
- 7:20the
- 7:20work
- 7:20room
- 7:20a
- 7:21whole
- 7:21lot,
- 7:21but,
- 7:21you
- 7:22know,
- 7:22they
- 7:22were
- 7:23pretty
- 7:23strong
- 7:23kids
- 7:24anyways.
- 7:25But,
- 7:25you
- 7:25know,
- 7:26that
- 7:26was
- 7:26kind
- 7:26of
- 7:26the.
- 7:27The
- 7:27mentality.
- 7:29And
- 7:30so,
- 7:31you
- 7:31know,
- 7:31the
- 7:31other
- 7:31thing
- 7:32that
- 7:32they.
- 7:34That
- 7:34they
- 7:34used
- 7:34to
- 7:34talk
- 7:35about
- 7:35a
- 7:35lot
- 7:35about
- 7:35was
- 7:36that
- 7:36you
- 7:36didn't
- 7:37want
- 7:37your
- 7:37athletes
- 7:37to
- 7:38get
- 7:38stale,
- 7:39you
- 7:39know,
- 7:39so
- 7:40there
- 7:40was
- 7:40this
- 7:40balance
- 7:41of
- 7:41working
- 7:42them
- 7:42hard
- 7:42but
- 7:43not
- 7:43overworking
- 7:44them,
- 7:44because
- 7:44if
- 7:44you
- 7:44overwork
- 7:45them,
- 7:45then
- 7:46they
- 7:46get
- 7:46stale.
- 7:47And
- 7:48that's
- 7:48like
- 7:48the
- 7:48worst,
- 7:49you
- 7:49know,
- 7:50worst
- 7:50thing
- 7:50that
- 7:50can
- 7:50happen,
- 7:51you
- 7:52know.
- 7:52And
- 7:53I
- 7:53mean,
- 7:53I
- 7:53guess,
- 7:54you
- 7:54know,
- 7:55for
- 7:55sure
- 7:55there's
- 7:55some
- 7:55kind
- 7:56of
- 7:56truth
- 7:56to
- 7:56it.
- 7:56You
- 7:56know,
- 7:57we
- 7:57now,
- 7:58to
- 7:58some
- 7:59level,
- 7:59know
- 7:59how
- 7:59to,
- 8:00you
- 8:00know,
- 8:00train
- 8:01to
- 8:01peak,
- 8:02though
- 8:02I
- 8:02think
- 8:02that's
- 8:03not
- 8:03so
- 8:03much
- 8:03the
- 8:04case
- 8:04in
- 8:04football.
- 8:05Right.
- 8:06As
- 8:07it
- 8:07may
- 8:07be
- 8:07in
- 8:07track
- 8:08or,
- 8:08you
- 8:08know,
- 8:08something
- 8:08like
- 8:09that.
- 8:09But
- 8:11anyways,
- 8:11there
- 8:12this
- 8:13whole
- 8:13notion
- 8:13of
- 8:14being
- 8:15stale.
- 8:15And
- 8:16then
- 8:16if
- 8:16you're
- 8:16a
- 8:16coach,
- 8:17the.
- 8:17The
- 8:17best
- 8:18way
- 8:18to
- 8:18know
- 8:19whether
- 8:19you're
- 8:19overworking
- 8:20your
- 8:20kids
- 8:21or
- 8:21not
- 8:22is
- 8:22if
- 8:22they.
- 8:23Depending
- 8:24on
- 8:24how
- 8:24much
- 8:24they.
- 8:24They
- 8:25complain,
- 8:26you
- 8:26know,
- 8:26so
- 8:27you
- 8:27want
- 8:27them
- 8:27to
- 8:27complain,
- 8:28especially
- 8:29the
- 8:29lazier
- 8:30ones,
- 8:30right?
- 8:31But
- 8:32when
- 8:32the
- 8:32kids
- 8:32who
- 8:33love
- 8:33to
- 8:33work
- 8:34start
- 8:34complaining
- 8:35that,
- 8:35oh,
- 8:35man,
- 8:36you've
- 8:36gone
- 8:36too
- 8:36far,
- 8:37right?
- 8:38So
- 8:38anyways,
- 8:38there's
- 8:39just
- 8:39the.
- 8:40The
- 8:40whole
- 8:40volume
- 8:41is
- 8:41just,
- 8:41you
- 8:42know,
- 8:42it's
- 8:42maybe,
- 8:42I
- 8:42don't
- 8:42know,
- 8:4340
- 8:43pages
- 8:44or
- 8:44something
- 8:44like
- 8:44that,
- 8:45but
- 8:45it's
- 8:45just
- 8:45filled
- 8:46with
- 8:46nuggets
- 8:46like
- 8:46that.
- 8:47And
- 8:48it's
- 8:48kind
- 8:48of
- 8:48interesting,
- 8:49though,
- 8:49if
- 8:49you
- 8:49really
- 8:50think
- 8:50about
- 8:50what's
- 8:51going
- 8:51on,
- 8:52you
- 8:52know,
- 8:52lately
- 8:52in
- 8:53football.
- 8:53You
- 8:53know,
- 8:53of
- 8:53course,
- 8:53the
- 8:54hydration
- 8:54thing
- 8:55probably
- 8:55really
- 8:55came
- 8:56to
- 8:57fruition
- 8:57probably
- 8:57in
- 8:57the
- 8:58early
- 8:5890s,
- 8:58I'm
- 8:59guessing,
- 8:59if
- 8:59I
- 8:59remember
- 9:00correctly,
- 9:00because
- 9:00I
- 9:00remember
- 9:01back
- 9:01when
- 9:01I
- 9:01was
- 9:01in
- 9:01high
- 9:02school,
- 9:02it
- 9:02was
- 9:02still
- 9:02the
- 9:03same.
- 9:03You
- 9:03know,
- 9:03you
- 9:03don't
- 9:03drink
- 9:04water
- 9:04during
- 9:04practice,
- 9:04waters
- 9:05for
- 9:05after
- 9:05practice,
- 9:06you
- 9:06know.
- 9:07And,
- 9:07and
- 9:07the
- 9:07other
- 9:07thing
- 9:07is
- 9:08with
- 9:08professional
- 9:09sports,
- 9:09I
- 9:09know
- 9:10there's
- 9:10a
- 9:10lot
- 9:10of
- 9:10claims,
- 9:11especially
- 9:11in
- 9:11NFL,
- 9:12that
- 9:13there,
- 9:13since
- 9:13they
- 9:14do
- 9:14not
- 9:14have
- 9:14very
- 9:14many
- 9:15padded
- 9:15practices
- 9:16anymore,
- 9:17that
- 9:17they
- 9:18become
- 9:18soft
- 9:19and
- 9:19that's
- 9:19why
- 9:20there's
- 9:21poor
- 9:21tackling
- 9:22and
- 9:22poor
- 9:22hitting
- 9:23and
- 9:23because
- 9:24they
- 9:24just
- 9:25avoid
- 9:25contact
- 9:25during
- 9:26practice.
- 9:26They
- 9:26avoid
- 9:27it
- 9:27during
- 9:27games.
- 9:27So.
- 9:28Yeah.
- 9:28Kind
- 9:28of
- 9:28interesting,
- 9:29the
- 9:29dichotomy
- 9:30here.
- 9:30Yeah.
- 9:31Now,
- 9:31I
- 9:31mean,
- 9:32in
- 9:32my
- 9:32mind,
- 9:32the
- 9:32water
- 9:33thing
- 9:33changed
- 9:34in
- 9:34the
- 9:3460s
- 9:35when
- 9:35Gatorade
- 9:36came
- 9:36out.
- 9:37You
- 9:37know,
- 9:37that
- 9:38was
- 9:38a,
- 9:38that
- 9:39was
- 9:39the
- 9:40high
- 9:40water
- 9:41mark
- 9:41of,
- 9:42of
- 9:42the
- 9:42water
- 9:42discipline.
- 9:44Now,
- 9:44I'm
- 9:44sure,
- 9:45and
- 9:45especially,
- 9:46you
- 9:46know,
- 9:46depending
- 9:46on
- 9:47high
- 9:47schools
- 9:47and
- 9:47things
- 9:48like
- 9:48that,
- 9:49sometimes
- 9:49the
- 9:49word
- 9:49didn't
- 9:50get
- 9:50out,
- 9:50you
- 9:50know,
- 9:50but
- 9:51like,
- 9:52you
- 9:52know,
- 9:52even.
- 9:53You
- 9:54know,
- 9:54it
- 9:54didn't
- 9:54make
- 9:54it
- 9:54to
- 9:54Erie,
- 9:55Pennsylvania,
- 9:55I
- 9:55can
- 9:55tell
- 9:56you
- 9:56that.
- 9:56While
- 9:56it
- 9:57was
- 9:57out
- 9:57there
- 9:57in
- 9:58Wauwatosa,
- 9:59Wisconsin,
- 9:59I
- 9:59can
- 9:59tell
- 9:59you
- 10:00that.
- 10:03Yeah.
- 10:04So,
- 10:05yeah,
- 10:05you
- 10:05know,
- 10:06it's
- 10:06just
- 10:06one
- 10:06of
- 10:06those
- 10:06things.
- 10:06I
- 10:07mean,
- 10:07I,
- 10:07I
- 10:07remember
- 10:08like
- 10:08in
- 10:08college,
- 10:09the,
- 10:09you
- 10:10could
- 10:10drink
- 10:10water,
- 10:11all
- 10:11the
- 10:11water
- 10:11you
- 10:11wanted
- 10:12during
- 10:12practice.
- 10:12I
- 10:12mean,
- 10:12as
- 10:13long
- 10:13as
- 10:13you
- 10:13weren't
- 10:13in
- 10:13a
- 10:13drill
- 10:13or
- 10:14something.
- 10:14And,
- 10:15and
- 10:15certainly
- 10:16during,
- 10:16and
- 10:17then
- 10:17in
- 10:17games
- 10:17and
- 10:18after
- 10:18practice
- 10:19Gatorade
- 10:20was
- 10:20available.
- 10:21So,
- 10:21you
- 10:22know,
- 10:22and
- 10:22that
- 10:22was
- 10:22just
- 10:23a
- 10:23budget
- 10:23thing.
- 10:25I
- 10:26can
- 10:26remember
- 10:26like
- 10:27basketball
- 10:27practices
- 10:28with
- 10:28the
- 10:28drinking
- 10:28fountains
- 10:29right
- 10:29there
- 10:29in
- 10:29the
- 10:29gym,
- 10:30right
- 10:30where
- 10:30you're
- 10:30running
- 10:30and,
- 10:31and
- 10:31coach
- 10:31were
- 10:32saying,
- 10:32oh,
- 10:32you
- 10:32guys
- 10:33want
- 10:33that
- 10:33drink?
- 10:34You
- 10:34know,
- 10:34run
- 10:34a
- 10:34couple
- 10:34more
- 10:35sprints.
- 10:35Let's
- 10:35go.
- 10:36You'd
- 10:37have
- 10:37to
- 10:37run
- 10:37sprints
- 10:37until
- 10:38somebody
- 10:38would
- 10:38sink
- 10:39like
- 10:39three
- 10:39free
- 10:40throws
- 10:40in
- 10:40a
- 10:40row
- 10:40and
- 10:41then
- 10:41you
- 10:41could
- 10:41end
- 10:42practice.
- 10:42But
- 10:42yeah,
- 10:43it's,
- 10:43it's
- 10:43horrible.
- 10:44Well,
- 10:44and
- 10:45the,
- 10:45the
- 10:45other
- 10:45thing
- 10:45that's
- 10:45different
- 10:46too.
- 10:46It's
- 10:46just
- 10:46that
- 10:46the
- 10:46in
- 10:47season
- 10:47weight
- 10:47training,
- 10:48you
- 10:48know,
- 10:48that,
- 10:50you
- 10:50know,
- 10:50I
- 10:51mean,
- 10:51back
- 10:51in
- 10:51the
- 10:51day,
- 10:52a
- 10:52lot
- 10:52of
- 10:52places
- 10:52just,
- 10:53you
- 10:53know,
- 10:53high
- 10:53school,
- 10:53small
- 10:54colleges
- 10:54just
- 10:54didn't
- 10:55have
- 10:55the
- 10:55facilities.
- 10:56And
- 10:56you
- 10:56know,
- 10:57if
- 10:57they
- 10:57had
- 10:57a,
- 10:57a
- 10:58universal
- 10:58gym,
- 10:59you
- 10:59know,
- 10:59that
- 10:59was
- 10:59a
- 11:00big
- 11:00deal.
- 11:00And
- 11:01you
- 11:01know,
- 11:01now
- 11:02even
- 11:03small
- 11:03colleges
- 11:04has
- 11:05some
- 11:05really
- 11:05beautiful
- 11:05facilities,
- 11:06you
- 11:06know,
- 11:07for
- 11:07weight
- 11:07training
- 11:07and,
- 11:08and
- 11:08everything
- 11:09else,
- 11:09every
- 11:09other
- 11:10form
- 11:10of
- 11:10training.
- 11:11So
- 11:12it's
- 11:12kind
- 11:12of
- 11:13become
- 11:13a
- 11:13bit
- 11:13of
- 11:13an
- 11:13arms
- 11:14race.
- 11:14You
- 11:14know,
- 11:16though
- 11:16I
- 11:16think
- 11:17for
- 11:17smaller
- 11:17colleges,
- 11:18a
- 11:18lot
- 11:18of
- 11:18times
- 11:18the
- 11:18facilities
- 11:19are
- 11:19built
- 11:19as,
- 11:20you
- 11:20know,
- 11:20there's
- 11:20going
- 11:20to
- 11:20be
- 11:20varsity
- 11:21facilities,
- 11:21but
- 11:22by
- 11:22and
- 11:22large,
- 11:23for
- 11:23the
- 11:23student
- 11:24body
- 11:24overall,
- 11:24you
- 11:25Know,
- 11:25they're
- 11:25not
- 11:25as
- 11:26targeted
- 11:27to
- 11:27the.
- 11:27To
- 11:27the
- 11:27varsity
- 11:28athletes.
- 11:29Yeah,
- 11:29I
- 11:30was
- 11:30shocked.
- 11:30My
- 11:31daughter
- 11:31goes
- 11:31to
- 11:31a
- 11:31Division
- 11:322
- 11:32college
- 11:33here
- 11:33near
- 11:33Gannon
- 11:34University.
- 11:35And,
- 11:36you
- 11:36know,
- 11:36Gannon
- 11:37and
- 11:37I
- 11:37go
- 11:37by
- 11:37it
- 11:37all
- 11:37the
- 11:38time.
- 11:38You
- 11:38know,
- 11:38it's
- 11:38right
- 11:39here
- 11:39in
- 11:39town.
- 11:39But
- 11:40I
- 11:40didn't
- 11:40realize
- 11:40they
- 11:41have
- 11:41this
- 11:41one
- 11:41building,
- 11:41which
- 11:42I
- 11:42thought
- 11:42was.
- 11:42They
- 11:43call
- 11:43the
- 11:43rec
- 11:43center.
- 11:44And
- 11:44we
- 11:44went
- 11:44in
- 11:44there.
- 11:44I
- 11:44thought
- 11:45it
- 11:45was
- 11:45just
- 11:45a
- 11:45gymnasium.
- 11:46You
- 11:46go
- 11:46in
- 11:46there,
- 11:46they
- 11:46have
- 11:46half
- 11:47of
- 11:47a
- 11:47football
- 11:47field
- 11:48in
- 11:48this
- 11:48brick
- 11:49building.
- 11:49You
- 11:50know,
- 11:50they're.
- 11:50They're
- 11:50practicing
- 11:51in
- 11:51there.
- 11:51They
- 11:51have
- 11:51a
- 11:51full,
- 11:51you
- 11:52know,
- 11:52full
- 11:52outdoor
- 11:52stadium.
- 11:53But
- 11:54just.
- 11:54I
- 11:54couldn't
- 11:55believe
- 11:55this
- 11:55little
- 11:55school
- 11:55had.
- 11:56Has
- 11:56a
- 11:56facility
- 11:57like
- 11:57that,
- 11:57which
- 11:57is
- 11:57pretty
- 11:58nice.
- 11:59Yeah.
- 11:59And.
- 12:00Well,
- 12:00I
- 12:00mean,
- 12:01you
- 12:01can.
- 12:02I
- 12:02mean,
- 12:02the
- 12:03beauty
- 12:03of
- 12:03it
- 12:03is
- 12:04you
- 12:04can
- 12:04use
- 12:04it
- 12:04for
- 12:04a
- 12:04lot
- 12:05of
- 12:05things.
- 12:05I
- 12:05mean,
- 12:05the
- 12:05whole
- 12:06development
- 12:06of
- 12:07artificial
- 12:07turf,
- 12:08you
- 12:08know,
- 12:08allows
- 12:09any
- 12:09number
- 12:09of
- 12:10teams
- 12:10to.
- 12:11To
- 12:11play
- 12:11on
- 12:11a
- 12:12tur.
- 12:12That
- 12:13turf,
- 12:13whether
- 12:13it's
- 12:13indoors
- 12:14or
- 12:14outdoors.
- 12:14And
- 12:15so
- 12:16those.
- 12:17Those
- 12:17things
- 12:17tend
- 12:17to
- 12:18see
- 12:18a
- 12:18fair
- 12:18amount
- 12:18of
- 12:18use.
- 12:19You
- 12:19know,
- 12:19even
- 12:19like
- 12:19intramural
- 12:20soccer
- 12:21or
- 12:21lacrosse
- 12:22or
- 12:22whatever.
- 12:22You
- 12:23know,
- 12:23they
- 12:23can.
- 12:23They
- 12:23can
- 12:23do
- 12:23something
- 12:24like
- 12:24that,
- 12:25you
- 12:25know,
- 12:25indoors
- 12:25during
- 12:26the.
- 12:26During
- 12:26the
- 12:27winter.
- 12:27Because
- 12:27it.
- 12:27I
- 12:27heard
- 12:28it
- 12:28snows
- 12:28in
- 12:28the
- 12:28area
- 12:29every
- 12:29once
- 12:29in
- 12:29a
- 12:29while.
- 12:30Yeah,
- 12:30it's
- 12:31an
- 12:31occasional
- 12:31thing.
- 12:32Yeah.
- 12:32Yeah,
- 12:34that's
- 12:34for
- 12:35sure.
- 12:36Well,
- 12:36very
- 12:36interesting.
- 12:38This
- 12:38is,
- 12:38you
- 12:38know,
- 12:38taking
- 12:39us
- 12:39back
- 12:39100
- 12:40some
- 12:40years.
- 12:40It's
- 12:41grabbing
- 12:42an
- 12:42era
- 12:42of
- 12:42football
- 12:43that
- 12:43many
- 12:43of
- 12:43us
- 12:44today,
- 12:44you
- 12:44know,
- 12:44are
- 12:45unfamiliar
- 12:45with
- 12:45and
- 12:46really
- 12:46shed
- 12:46some
- 12:47light
- 12:47on
- 12:47what
- 12:47some
- 12:47of
- 12:47the
- 12:48forefathers
- 12:48of
- 12:49football
- 12:50players
- 12:50and
- 12:50coaches
- 12:51were
- 12:51thinking
- 12:51and
- 12:52thought
- 12:52process.
- 12:52And
- 12:53you
- 12:53do
- 12:53this
- 12:53a
- 12:53lot
- 12:53in
- 12:53your
- 12:53tidbits,
- 12:54and
- 12:54maybe
- 12:55you
- 12:55could
- 12:55share
- 12:55with
- 12:55the
- 12:55listeners
- 12:56how
- 12:56they
- 12:56can
- 12:57take
- 12:57in
- 12:57some
- 12:57of
- 12:57your
- 12:57tidbits
- 12:58and
- 12:58enjoy
- 12:59some
- 12:59of
- 12:59this.
- 13:00Sure.
- 13:00Just
- 13:00go
- 13:01to
- 13:01footballarchaology.com
- 13:02it's
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- 13:02substack
- 13:03site.
- 13:03So
- 13:04either
- 13:04sign
- 13:05up,
- 13:05meaning,
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- 13:06know,
- 13:06if
- 13:06you.
- 13:07If
- 13:07you
- 13:07subscribe,
- 13:07then
- 13:08you'll
- 13:08get
- 13:08it.
- 13:09Get
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- 13:09every
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- 13:10that
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- 13:10publish
- 13:10a
- 13:10new
- 13:10one,
- 13:11and
- 13:12which
- 13:12tends
- 13:13to
- 13:13be
- 13:13a
- 13:13couple
- 13:13times
- 13:13a
- 13:14week,
- 13:14plus
- 13:14the,
- 13:15you
- 13:15know,
- 13:15this
- 13:15podcast,
- 13:16and
- 13:17then
- 13:18otherwise
- 13:18just,
- 13:18you
- 13:18know,
- 13:19bookmark
- 13:19it.
- 13:19Or,
- 13:20you
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