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THE MAT
THE MAT TO CHECK IN WITH BEN AND FRANK, ONCE AGAIN, FOR
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TAILGATE 13.4@4@4@ >> WELCOME BACK, ONE OF THE
GAMES WE LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY
YEAR, NO MATTER THE RECORD,
IT'S ALWAYS HUGE.
>> IT'S A NON-REGION GAME, NOW,
THE NORTHSIDE PLAYS AT SIX, BUT
IT IS STILL A 4@HUGE GAME.
>> IT USED TO BE SOMETHING THAT
WOULD END THE SEASON, THE BIG
THING THERE IS THE FINALE,4@ TH
WAS IN THE SAME REGION THAT WE
TALKED ABOUT, THAT WAS RECENT
RECLASSIFICATION SEPARATING THE
TEAM, THE BEGINNING OF THE
SEASON THIS YEAR, HERE IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE SEASON.
HISTORICALLY, THIS SERIES H4@AS
BEEN DOMINATED BY THE DEMONS,
THIS IS THE 61st MATCHUP
BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS, THEY HAVE
MET EVERY YEAR SINCE 19644@, TH
BETWEEN THE SCHOOLS, THEY HAVE MET EVERY YEAR SINCE 19644@, TH@
DEMONS LEAVE THE SERIES 35-25,
BUT NORTHSIDE HAS 115 OF THE
PAST 20 GAMES.
>> THIS SPIRIT HAS BEEN GOING
ON FOR A LONG TIME TODAY,
BECAUSE EARLIER TODAY, W4@HEN
THEY WEREN'T HERE FIRED UP,
THEY WERE INSIDE THE GYM.
NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL BOTH HAVE
PEP RALLIES, BIG BLUE FIRED UP4
THE OLD GYM ON GREEN STREET,
BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT THEY 4@LOV
ABOUT 4@THEIR SCHOOL4@.
TH4@EY EXCEL ACADEMICALLY, AND
ATHLETICALLY, AND NORTHSIDE
FOLKS WERE FIRED UP FOR THEIR
PEP RALLY.
PEP RALLY. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM
THE TALBOT STADIUM, 4@A SHORT W
FR4@OM HERE, 4@OR A LONG WAY FO
THE TALBOT STADIUM, 4@A SHORT W FR4@OM HERE, 4@OR A LONG WAY FO,
THE OTHER FOLKS WERE FIRED UP
FOR 4@THIS GAME, WHEN ROBINS MA
IT TO THE FINALS IN THE STATE
LAST YEAR, THEY HAD HIGH HOPES
FOR THIS YEAR.
THEY COME IN WITH A THREE AND
ONE RECORD, AND BOTH SCHOOLS
ARE VERY EXCITED FOR THIS BIG
GAME.4@
GAME.4@
GAME.4@ >> YOU SOMETHING NEW, WE HAVE A
BRAND-NEW PLACE FOR YOU TO FIND
ALL THE TOP HIGHLIGHTS FOR
TONI4@GHT'S BIG GAME.
GO CHECK THIS OUT.
IT'S OUR FACEBOOK GROUP, OPENED
JUST THIS WEEK.4@
JUST SEARCH FOOTBALL FRIDAY
NIGHT, ON THE FACEBOOK,4@ JOIN
THE CONVERSATION ABOUT RIB
ROCKER4@, IT WILL BE HUGE.
>> PEOPLE COME WITH THEIR OWN
STUFF ON THERE, YOU 4@CAN PUT
PICTURES AND BEEN STUFF AND ALL
KI4@NDS OF 4@STUFF.
NORTHSIDE HAS A STORY
TRADITION, MUCH MUCH LIKE
ROBINS, BLUE REGION
CHAMPIONSHIP, THREE STATE
TITLES, THEY ARE RICH WITH
TRADITION.
TRADITION. THAT MEANS IT'S RICH FOR EXTRA
POINTS.
POINTS.
POINTS. >>4@4@ IT'S TIME FOR JONATHAN P
TO SHOW US A TRADITION THAT
TOOK PART IN BEFORE THE PADS 4@
AND HELMETS EVEN GO ON.
JP.4@
JP.4@
JP.4@ >>
JP.4@ >> BEFORE THE GAME, YOU GOT TO @
BE HYDRATED,4@ DRINK ONE OR TWO
OF THESE, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO
BE FUELED, I'M TALKING ABOUT A @
HEARTY MEAL.
HEARTY MEAL. HERE NORTHSIDE, THEY DO BOTH OF
THOSE, YOU WON'T BELIEVE THE
FOOD THEY EAT BEFORE EVERY
SINGLE FRIDAY GAME.4@
>> NORTHSIDE HAS ESTABLISHED
THEMSELVES AS ONE OF THE MOST
DOMINANT POWERHOU4@SES IN
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA.
GEORGIA. IN ORDER TO MAKE PLAYS LIKE
THIS, YOU GOT TO HAVE ENERGY,
AND THE EAGLES GET THEIR 4@ENER
FROM THE PLACE THAT SERVES THE
BIG MAC.
BIG MAC.
BIG MAC. >> I WON'T LIE, I DON'T EVEN
DONALD'S 4@AT ALL, BUT THE FUNN
THING IS, FRIDAY NIGHTS, FOR
SOME STRANG4@E REASON,4@ IT JUS
HITS THE SPOT.
>> EVERYBODY --4@ DEFENSIVE LIN
COACH HAS TO THE GOLDEN ARCHES
AND PICKS UP THE PREGAME
DINNER.
DINNER.
DINNER. THE EAGLES HAVE CLOSE TO 100
PLAYERS ON 4@THE ROSTER, AND A
HAPPY MEAL ISN'T GOING TO CUT
IT, NOT FOR THESE GUYS. 4@
220 DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS, 64
MEXICANS, AND FOR FILLET OF
FISH.4@
FISH.4@
FISH.4@ THE PREGAME MEAL TAKES PLACE
FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE GAME, AND
THE TEAM MEETS IN THE
CAFETERIA, WHERE EACH PLAYER
GRABS TWO SANDWICHES AND
GATORADE.
GATORADE.
GATORADE. THE COACHES ARE EATING THE SAME
THING, BUT THEY ARE FOOTBALL
PLAYERS, WE KNOW THEY CAN EAT,
SO THEY ARE GETTING BACK TO THE
PLAYERS.
PLAYERS.
PLAYERS. >> THERE ARE HEALTHIER WAYS TO
DO IT,4@ BUT WHEN YOU ARE GETTI
READY TO 4@PLAY A GAME, IT'S 4@
SOMETHING YOU DON'T REALLY WA4@
TO THINK ABOUT, HOW MUCH YOU
HAVE TO COOK, HOW 4@MUCH YOU HA
TO 4@CLEAN, YOU HAVE TO DO ALL
THESE THINGS.
THESE THINGS. >> McDONALD'S HAS BEEN A PART
OF EA4@GLES FOOTBALL FOR MORE
THAN 20 YEARS, AND IT WON'T
CHANGE SOON. 4@
THE EAGLES HAVE MADE THE
PLAYOFFS FOR 26 GREAT SEASONS.
EATING TWO ALL BEEF PATTIES
WITH OR WITHOUT THE SESAME SEED
BUN, ALONE, WON'T GET INTO THE
POSTSEASON, BUT IT HASN'T HURT
EAGLES.
EAGLES.
EAGLES. IT MAY HAVE PUSHED THEM TO PLAY
BETTER,.
BETTER,.
BETTER,. >> THE FACT THAT WE ATE
McDONALD'S BEFORE WE DID IT, IT
JUST SHOWS HOW MUCH WORK WE PUT
IN BEFORE WE START PLAYING.4@
>> NOW, HE'S COACHING THEM TO
DO THE SAME THING WITH THE 4@SA
FOOD.
FOOD.
FOOD. HE
FOOD. HE IS LOVING IT.
>> THAT'S WHAT ALL COACHES WANT
TO DO, THEY WANT TO HAVE ALL
OUR GUYS SUCCEED.
IF WE CAN GET THEM THERE, AND 4@
WE'VE DONE OUR JOBS.
EVEN WITH Mc4@DONALD'S.
[ LAUGHTER ] 4@
>> TWO DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS,
YOU GUYS KNOW I HAVE TO GO HIT
UP THE 4@DRIVE THROUGH
McDONALD'S, AND WE OWN AND
HERE'S WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE, TWO
McDONALD'S, AND WE OWN AND HERE'S WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE, TWO@
DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS.
DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS. IT WORKS FOR NORTHSIDE, IT'LL
WORK FOR ME.4@
>> I LOVE THAT PREGAME
TRADITION, THAT'S GOOD STUFF.
>> WE 4@ARE COMING BACK WITH MO
TRADITION, THAT'S GOOD STUFF. >> WE 4@ARE COMING BACK WITH MO@
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