It's just a pit,'' one Capital player said. The stalls are wooden, the windows opaque and covered with chicken wire and the air conditioner noisy and ineffective. In the corridor, as fans walked by with their hot dogs and popcorn, the Crusaders sat on rickety wooden tables to get their ankles taped. In truth, it was so quiet you could hear a dog bark. Although it was homecoming at Marietta, there were only about 800 fans in the stands.
School spirit comes within our team.
We don't get much praise. You don't look in the stands. Things go badly for the Crusaders from the start. Pioneers quarterback Shawn Taylor controlled the first half and Marietta led 24-0 at halftime. Inner drive Apparently satisfied to have seen the queen and her court and a little football, half the crowd bolted.