Best time of the year is here…it’s football time in Tennessee

Not much beats this time of year.
For three short months, the world of high school football dominates small towns, newspaper clippings, coffee shop talk and community engagements.
Football is one of the most uniquely American things that exists in the realm of sports.
It doesn’t matter what your background is, who you vote for or how smart you are—football is one of the most unifying entities in the world today.
In a time when society is so fractured, the world needs something to bring people together.
Sure, the NFL does it and so does college football.
But the very basic level of playing football draws people of different walks of life to unite under a single banner and support a cause.
That cause, at least here locally, is observing 22 young men line up each week and fight for glory.
It’s the ultimate sport of aggression and teamwork.
The dress rehearsals are complete.
The work is done.
It’s time to see what all those months of summer workouts and hours in the weight room have done.
For the nation as a whole, it’s time to set aside the outside politics, gas prices, rising prices at the grocery store and literally every other thing the world tells us we should be divided over.
Joining together, even if for a few short hours, needs to be embraced by everyone.
At the time of this publication, we’re just a few short days away from those Friday night lights firing up, young men running through their banners, bands leading halftime marches and fans filling the stands.
Entering into my 16th season covering football and 15th season in Tennessee, I can quite honestly say, there’s nothing else like it.
I’ve covered NFL games, NCAA games, MLB and even NCAA basketball.
And sure, I’ve covered every sport imaginable at the high school level, but nothing quite those Friday nights.
I’ve made a living for a long time of watching and observing things happening around us and no matter what, every year come football season, it seems like those troubles leave the world, if even for a few short hours.
I wanted to personally wish the best of luck to all our teams we cover this season for a safe and successful season.
See you guys on the sidelines.
Chris Siers is sports editor of the Marshall County Post. Email him at csiers@bedfordcountypost.com.