One lighter note from the game...if Raceland ever does get their own radio team and broadcast, I think I know who the color commentator should be. Raceland's PA announcer has to be among the most entertaining in the state. I've got to attend Raceland games before on occasion, but for whatever reason I never noticed him quite as much as last night. He was really on top of his game. He's the type of PA guy I'm sure Raceland fans love and opposing fans love to hate. Among the highlights I recall:

 

- introducing the Rams when they ran onto the field as "you mess with one, you've got 'em all...here's Coach T.J. Maynard and the boys of fall"

- welcoming fans to "historic" Ram Stadium for the first game "on the road to Bowling Green"

- shouting into the mic at levels of excitement I can't describe for every positive thing that happened for the Rams (I can't really do this justice...you'd need to actually hear it)

- leading the cheer in counting off the "world famous" Ram presses as the cheering squad did pushups after a Raceland score

- congratulating the "undefeated" Lady Rams volleyball team numerous times (I had to look online to learn they're 7-0 with 13 games/tourneys STILL LEFT on the schedule)

 

I left after the lightning delay and listened to the rest of the game on the Boyd County radio broadcast. Apparently, they drew the shortest straw in the press box and ended up being seated right next to the PA announcer. :-) I thought his enthusiasm on the live mic over the PA was something else. Thanks to the radio broadcast, I got to hear him off the mic as well. Needless to say, he's definitely Raceland's number one fan. Thankfully, the Boyd County broadcasters handled his comments graciously and even joked with him at times about his homerism. In any case, all of the above is meant as a compliment to the guy. I hope it's taken that way. His style of announcing was very entertaining and I just wanted to point out a radio broadcast with him on it might be a popular choice on the dial for Raceland fans and non-fans alike.

I think the PA announcer is Bill Farley, athletic director & QB 1's dad.

Ryan, Bill Farley is a great guy and we commonly call him the "Number One Ram Fan". And for those of you that might be thinking he only does it because his son is playing, he was announcing well before his son was playing, and he was doing it the same way. The "World Famous Ram Presses" have been around for a while, and I have to say in 2008 when Raceland was 12-1, we had the strongest cheerleaders in the state, they could do more push ups then anyone I know, and I used to love to watch their reaction when we scored - one of disbelief and annoyance.

 

As seen with the volleyball team, Bill is equally enthusiastic with all the Raceland sports, he cheers for them all.

 

As for the Boyd County Radio Crew, they were sitting the farthest away from Bill, Dickey Tiller does the Boyd County Broadcast, he and Bill are friends and were joking on and off the air giving each other a hard time.

 

Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Bill gives the game a nice added touch.

Ryan, Bill Farley is a great guy and we commonly call him the "Number One Ram Fan". And for those of you that might be thinking he only does it because his son is playing, he was announcing well before his son was playing, and he was doing it the same way. The "World Famous Ram Presses" have been around for a while, and I have to say in 2008 when Raceland was 12-1, we had the strongest cheerleaders in the state, they could do more push ups then anyone I know, and I used to love to watch their reaction when we scored - one of disbelief and annoyance.

 

As seen with the volleyball team, Bill is equally enthusiastic with all the Raceland sports, he cheers for them all.

 

As for the Boyd County Radio Crew, they were sitting the farthest away from Bill, Dickey Tiller does the Boyd County Broadcast, he and Bill are friends and were joking on and off the air giving each other a hard time.

 

Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Bill gives the game a nice added touch.

 

Oh I agree! I truly meant nothing negative. As an impartial observer, he just made me smile/laugh a lot of times during the game with his enthusiasm. I'm not being sarcastic at all when I say he should be the color commentator on "Ram Radio" if it ever comes about. I'd tune in.

Oh I agree! I truly meant nothing negative. As an impartial observer, he just made me smile/laugh a lot of times during the game with his enthusiasm. I'm not being sarcastic at all when I say he should be the color commentator on "Ram Radio" if it ever comes about. I'd tune in.

 

I know you didn't mean anything negative. I was just giving some information.

Ryan, Bill Farley is a great guy and we commonly call him the "Number One Ram Fan". And for those of you that might be thinking he only does it because his son is playing, he was announcing well before his son was playing, and he was doing it the same way. The "World Famous Ram Presses" have been around for a while, and I have to say in 2008 when Raceland was 12-1, we had the strongest cheerleaders in the state, they could do more push ups then anyone I know, and I used to love to watch their reaction when we scored - one of disbelief and annoyance.

 

As seen with the volleyball team, Bill is equally enthusiastic with all the Raceland sports, he cheers for them all.

 

As for the Boyd County Radio Crew, they were sitting the farthest away from Bill, Dickey Tiller does the Boyd County Broadcast, he and Bill are friends and were joking on and off the air giving each other a hard time.

 

Love him or hate him, you have to admit that Bill gives the game a nice added touch.

 

The bolded was pretty funny. I bet their reactions were priceless that year. :laugh:

The bolded was pretty funny. I bet their reactions were priceless that year. :laugh:

 

It was. There were a lot of and :irked:. That made me:lol:.