Tracey Frazier, the band director at Brainerd High School in Chattanooga, directs the band prior to their march in the annual Armed Forces Day Parade.What do a six-term U.S. Congressman, a national champion college football coach, the county mayor, Quake, Vic Grider’s mother, a first-year cheerleader and my wife have in common?
Each of the above and 43 other people who share a passion for high school football and have Friday night fever are part of today’s special “Views from the 50.”
They are a part of the joy, magic, emotion, pain and pleasure that comprise Friday nights in the fall. Sure, the calendar does not switch seasons until next month, but truth be told, there are four seasons in the South – winter, spring, summer and football.
And forget the equinox. Football season starts tonight across the Tennessee Valley. It’s Friday night.
– Sports editor Jay Greeson