Flag Football:
Living in the Past

He wakes in a cold sweat, night after night. No amount of alcohol can make him forget the pain. It seems like only yesterday, yet more than four years have passed. What if we could have gotten that lone yard? What if I had had faith in my star receiver? What if my deep threat had had "confidence in this play?" Questions like these may never be answered, which is why it might be another four years before flag football quarterback Josh Freeman ever enjoys a good night's sleep...

The image is imprinted on his mind, and will be there for years to come. In the waning moments of a game that was "in the bag," quarterback Josh Freeman and captain Matt Milone called for a running play on a two-point conversion. This was no ordinary running play, however, as it required the team's big-play wide receiver to come in motion and cut through the middle. One bone-crushing shot later, the receiver was limping and his quarterback had metaphorically cut him loose. Even though Tony DiPasquale recovered by the time the playoffs rolled around, Freeman had lost confidence in the record-setting wideout...

Once known for a long bomb that had literally bounced off of his face, the team's primary speed threat was presented with an opportunity to redeem himself at the end of a close game. The man known for wearing mittens - a moment that is still in dispute to this day - was called upon during a key goal line play. "I have no confidence in this play." Those words sent a chill up the spines of football fans everywhere, and, to this day, Bruce Kammer ponders what might have been had that play been executed...

Bodies were strewn across the chilly, fall landscape when the quarterback called for the infamous "Fantastic Voyage" play. A double-reverse, complete with a knockout blow to one of the receivers, led to a pitch back to the quarterback, who saw his center wide open down the field. With pressure coming from all sides, the gunslinger launched a deep bomb into the expectant arms of the team's most dependable lineman. Alas, the ball bounced in and out of the hands of one Matthew Milone, who will be on a mission of redemption the rest of his life...

The Biggest Clip Ever... The Strongest Geometric Shape... If Missing Jerry's Wrong, We Don't Wanna Be Right... The Total Package... Throughout the college careers of these illustrious Georgetown warriors, intramural success - in basketball, softball, soccer, and, of course, football - has eluded them. On Martin Luther King Day in Las Vegas, they will be given one more chance at glory. They are now called 1405 United, and this may be their last opportunity to atone for the mistakes of the past. Each and every one of them has something to play for, some dream to chase. All that remains are the games themselves.

Submitted 11/30/00.