The Omaha World-Herald must be warming up for next week’s Kick a Ginger Day with Kick a Pelini day by reporting (and repeatedly tweeting) that Carl Pelini will not be considered to be the head coach of Des Moines Lincoln High School, a job for which Carl submitted his resume.
And if you believe unsubstantiated tweets, the Des Moines job was Carl’s third strike on the high school coaching search.
So Carl Pelini, who I was told tried & failed to get 2 Omaha HS jobs, tried & failed to get a Des Moines HS job. http://t.co/eTjJIR4Kc7
— Brian Towle (@BrianRTowle) January 14, 2015
Poor guy wants to get back into the coaching game and he’s being treated like someone who’s been given a court order to not go anywhere near a school full of children.
Luckily, we have a plan.
Uncle Carl, you can come live with us.
Right here at Big Red Fury Headquarters.
We have a guest room (with its own bathroom), the fridge is always stocked with good beer, we have all the cable channels (except Cinemax) along with Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu Plus, and get this, from our front door, we are a mere 340 yards from the football field at Los Angeles High.
Maybe as part of your job search you saw that LA High rebounded from a dismal 1 – 9 season a year ago to win this year’s Division III City Section Championship?
Yes, a school with over 2,000 students is considered Division III in LA.
While LA High might be the oldest and one of the most distinguished high school in Southern California, its glory days are fading fast. With the LAUSD dropout rate currently at 44% (that’s an improvement, BTW), a premium isn’t exactly placed on extra-curricular activities at public schools.
In fact, the only way I know of LA High’s recent success is because they splurged on temporary lights for this year’s playoffs.
I assumed the field being lit up on a Friday night was due to being used for a movie shoot but the roar of the crowd told otherwise. So like a moth to a flame, I made the one block hike to experience my first ever Roman football game.
This was the scene:
There’s nothing like the thrill of high school football under the Friday night light.
LA High fans bundled up in November just like any other fans. The only exception- it was 60 degrees at kickoff.
The Marching Romans had the night off but a DJ kept the crowd going.
On the field, the Romans’ powerful rushing attack paved the way to the City Section Championship at the Coliseum.
Uncle Carl, what we saw that night was football at its finest. It was simply football for the sake of football. Playing on a dusty and beaten field under the shadow of goal posts made from 2x4s, the LA High kids showed an amazing amount of grit, determination, and pride.
A lot of that is owed to the Romans’ new coach, Eric Scott. Like yourself, Scott hit a couple bumps in the road and found a new start at LA High, turning around both himself and the program. With you on his staff, there’s no doubt Roman Empire would soar to new heights.
Plus, when your squad isn’t practicing, you can work on your novel in the library and soak up the vibes of Ray Bradbury and Charles Bukowski, two of LA High’s distinguished alumni.
You can see the requirements to be a Volunteer Coach here.
Please note: I know a guy who knows a guy who can take care of any issues with your fingerprints. A TB test is a scan for Tuberculosis, it is not a check for a new social disease. I’ll do my best to find out exactly what kind of conduct is on that “Code of Conduct.”
If you’re still not sold, here’s one last carrot with which to temp you.
Jumbo’s Clown Room might not look like much during the day but at night it transforms to the Second Happiest Place on Earth. You think you had a wild time in Florida? Spend a couple nights with me at Jumbo’s. Every single visit is like a hand job for the mind. I might even be able to rally Lemmy (yes, that Lemmy) to help give you a proper welcome to the City of Angels.
What do you think, Uncle Carl?
Give the word and I’ll start sucking up to my wife.
