Wingo! Go Vikings!

Let's not be modest here, we're going to get what we want. All the team has to do next week is beat the Oak Grove Eagles---#311 in the state says MaxPreps, and we're #235, THEN, we get a rematch against Los Gatos. Best of all, this will be on a neutral field, so more ...fair penalties distribution I would suspect and no outlandish segregation of fan bases.

Here I must confess I am partially at fault. I was having an argument with a Los Gatos fan about who had more street cred. He said just to afford his Victorian, he had to lease a condo on the side. I said, well get this. You don't have to see those renters of yours, but my family rents a casita in our own backyard to afford our house! and he said 'what's a casita'? and then you know the rest of the story, and the fan bases were separated. We never even got around to that who is better Bernie or Elizabeth argument!

Now, I realize that since I'm from Texas, I said casita and no one knows what that is in the Bay Area. I should have said 'guest house'.

On another matter, I'd like to make a complaint. I know, everyone thinks football players are so tough because they learn to bear the small injuries and insult of life without crying, like when someone steps on your hand or elbows you in the crotch and so forth. But this is a major insult and deserves tears for its unfairness.

This year, Gunn HS football lost only twice. Yet, they did not even make the Division V playoffs. Get this: they hammered Saratoga, seed #7 in the 4th Division, 35-21. This was no fluke! The only other team who beat them, made the Div. V playoffs. Max Preps says Gunn is #661 in CA. Making the Division V playoffs were two teams who lost 4 games, not 2: Pacific Grove, (#734) and even Mt. Pleasant (#821). Number 821!! (to Gunn's 661). 4 losses instead of 2. This ain't right. Where do we protest? Gunn Varsity Football 2019 was jobbed!!

Yeah, why did Gunn get cheated out of the playoffs? Get to the bottom of this Rusty and get back to me!

Updating MaxPreps, now Paly is ranked Number 178 in CA HS football teams, and will next play Oak Grove (#214), before, yes, hopefully Los Gatos (#98). Earlier this year, Paly was ahead of Wilcox (#69) at half 15-10 and behind only 16-15 after the 3rd quarter, before losing 26-15. Wilcox will play Serra (#20) next weekend. As for your argument with the Los Gatos tough guy, maybe you should have discussed leaf blowers. Like which of your gardeners start earlier on weekend mornings. The earlier one would have more street cred. That's my vote.

Mr. Shackleford: for the record, I like Bernie. Democratic socialism has a nice ring to it. Wonder how it would go over in England...