I apologize for not wanting to chat much about last week's game, but honestly I thought it was our worst game of the year offensively. We got the win (20-13) and LaRon had a 99-yard touchdown run to cap another solid performance, but personally I'm ready to move on and forget about last Saturday. Our defense played great, securing two first-quarter interceptions, ending with five sacks and putting a beating on the quarterback for Central Missouri.

The sign of a good team is when you can win on the road against a top-25 team and we did that even though we didn't play our best. We kept all of our goals in line by staying undefeated in the conference (5-0) and keeping ourselves in control of the conference race. Winning this league always puts you in a good position come playoff time.

This week is homecoming and we're not thinking about the playoffs, we're thinking about Fort Hays State (2-5, 1-4). We're also focusing on ourselves and what we need to do to get better as a team.

First on my list is practicing better than we did last week. Coach T tells us religiously that if we practice well, it will lead to a better performance on Saturday's. After last week, those words couldn't ring more true. We have to practice better and be ready to go against the Tigers, who have one of the top defenses in our league.

I'm one of 13 seniors on our team and we only have four more guaranteed games left on our schedule. More than anything, I just want to have fun playing football for however long this season lasts, because having fun usually translates into us playing well.

There really isn't much more to say about this week other than the fact that it is my last Homecoming at Northwest. Hopefully I'll be writing next week after a big win against Fort Hays.

See ya next week,

Ozzy #12