Man, let me tell y’all somethin’… I been standin’ behind this Publix deli counter for damn near 20 years now, slicin’ honey-glazed ham thinner than some of these cats’ excuses, and I done seen every kinda fool walk up tryna argue about why their coupon expired in 2019. So when I peek at these message boards on my break, I recognize that same energy real quick, noimsayin? Now, this little dust-up between Mark Cannon and Jambun82? Whew, boy… that’s some pure Charlotte County Pop Warner spice right there. Mark come in talkin’ ’bout how his people deep in the Warriors program, son done coached circles around them Bandits, and even the folks he know over in North Port and Venice vouchin’ for him. Then he slide in that little jab about the Bandits coaches and parents runnin’ they mouth like they got a lifetime subscription to Trash Talk Monthly. I felt that one. I done bet on a few Warriors-Bandits games back in the day—hell, I’ll bet on which raindrop gon’ hit the windshield first if the odds good—and them Bandits folks do love to pop off. Win or lose, they celebratin’ like they just won the Powerball. But then Mark hit ’em with the truth serum about Charlotte High: “Mentzer had y’all movin’ in the right direction… scheduled down so y’all could breathe… but your alma mater expects more.” Ooh, that’s cold. That’s like tellin’ a woman at the club she look good… for her age. Accurate, but it still sting. Now here come Jambun82—Lord, this dude. I swear he the message board version of that drunk regular who come in Publix every Saturday askin’ me if we got any “free samples of common sense.” Man jump in hollerin’ “What’s the matter, big shot?!” talkin’ ’bout Lightning fans and Panther fans keepin’ ’em in line—like we in here discussin’ hockey in the middle of a Charlotte County football thread! Boy, you derailed that conversation faster than I derailed my last situationship with that dancer from Sarasota named Cinnamon. (Spoiler: she kept the tips, I kept the regret.) Mark hit him with the perfect closer though: “No one can run a conversation into a ditch quite like Jambun.” I hollered so loud in the break room that Miss Linda from bakery thought I was havin’ a stroke. Look, I love it. This the kinda petty I live for. These grown-ass men arguin’ over 10-year-olds in shoulder pads and whether Charlotte High shoulda kept schedulin’ cupcakes or not—it’s beautiful. Reminds me of back in the day when we’d argue on the block about who had the better pee-wee squad, then everybody end up bettin’ a couple dollars and some Now & Laters on the game. Only difference now is I’m too old to chase women with stage names, but I still chase these rivalries. Matter fact, somebody tell me when the next Warriors-Bandits game is… I might throw a little something on the Warriors. I got a feelin’. And if I lose? Hell, it’s just money. I done lost more than that buyin’ drinks for women who told me their real name was “Destiny.   ”Y’all stay blessed out there… and Go Tarpons (when they decide to play somebody real again).

No one can run a conversation into a ditch quite like Jambun.

What is the matter big shot, you can't answer my question?! You flapped your gums, so I asked you a legitimate question, although every question that I have ever asked is legitimate, and you are not answering it, and I have a pretty good idea why! It is just like the old saying goes: "Anytime that a Tampa Bay Lighting fan is visible, there will always be a Florida Panther fan besides him giving him orders and keeping him in line!" 

It was indeed a shame that Tucker Gleason got hurt in the final regular season game for Toledo and was not able to play in the bowl game with Coach Weiner serving as the interim head coach.   Gleason and Coach Weiner had a long run together, first at Plant and then later reuniting at Toledo.  I wouldn't be surprised to see Coach Weiner join Jason Candle's staff at UConn as assistant head coach/OC/QB coach or some similar capacity.  

My family is heavily involved with the Charlotte Warriors.  The Bandits are their main rivals.  The teams my son has coached have fared pretty well against them.  I have a friend that coaches with the North Port program.  Also know people involved with the Bandits, North Port, Venice, etc. .  BTW, Bandits coaches and parents talk a lot of trash. I thought Mentzer had the Tarpons program moving in the right direction on the field.  They had scheduled down to play a schedule they could handle better.  Your alma mater expects more.