Fathers' Day?

Dew Factor: 1.5

One of the many beautiful things about  football at the 'Wam is the multi-generational experience:

Take Sunday, for example:  There was patriarch Hank Burns playing along side both his sons and his grandsons.  Then there's Bobby Strauss (missing from photo & disappointed at wimpy rule changes) whose son Jesse was a mid-2000's star (when he could get out of bed).  Add to that Steve LaBossiere with sons Carter and Hunter; Ted Tibbetts whose son Gawain has played for several weeks; Chris Easton who, through his son Aaron and himself,  has supplied 13 feet of Easton to the 'Wam; and Drigotas⁴  who could pile out of a van supplying two ends and two halfbacks virtually eliminating the need for a short-field setup.

But the true spirit of "the fatherhood of 'Wam" may be best exemplified by Mark Soehren, who not only plays with sons Atticus and Eli, but also lets them perform crucial roles within the Poland Knights football program, which Soehren coaches.

As seen above, Soehren is holding a football.  As can be seen in the lettering on the football (left), it is a Poland Regional High School football ("PRHS" -- the "HS" is obscured).  A closer look shows that this is clearly child's writing.  Only a father-of-the-year would let a child have the important task of marking balls to make sure opposing teams don't steal them.  Hat's off to Mark Soerhen for letting his children protect both the honor and budget of the Poland Knights.

Still Missing -- Not Impressed
Hat's NOT off to the two remaining MIA's for 'Wam 2010 -- Jay Tilley and Matt Corbett.  Tilley, who has a long standing reputation as a dink only has one week to uphold that distinction.  Corbett, well, who knows.  The only way to get an email response from him is when you receive the automated "out-of-office-won't-be-back-until-whenever" reply when he's on vacation...maybe he'll show up on Thanksgiving when Ivan makes an appearance.

Hank Burns gets the Square Toe Award: