Chapters 18-21

Chapter Summary:
In chapter 18, Bryant didn't sleep well because they had been flagged for cheating. He was worried that his players, that he had worked so hard on, would leave him. Telegram after telegram came and revealed that his players were going to come back. Coach has shown a kind heart to the players and let one of them come back after he had left. He had to get ready to let the Seniors go, so they came over to his house and played games, and saw his REAL competitive side. In the next chapter, the boys traveled to a game and played the UCLA. Despite the confidence of Bryant, they lost. For the next game he challenged the boys to look within themselves and do their best. The coach kept looking for the perfect quarterback. The perfect mixture of smarts, speed, throwing, and running. On the teams off-time, the campus hosted a famous singer, Elvis Presley. The boys weren't amazed by him, they were amazed by the crazed girls that were in the area. Bryant wasn't pleased by the looseness of his team. They were on the bus laughing and having a good time, and that very much bothered him. One of the famous quotes that came out of that game was "A tie, is like kissing your sister."-Bear Bryant. During the rest of the chapter Bryant uses many different strategies to play football. Many of the boys, including Dennis, got bored, and started getting into trouble. Even though the Aggies were winning some games, he didn't ease up on practice. John Crow ended up with heatstroke, and Bryant was starting to change. More and more games rolled along, and so did many more strategies. A tornado, about 2 miles away, didn't cancel the Aggie's game agianst the Horned Frogs. Many fans stuck around to watch as they kept playing. They won the game 7-6 and ladies were allowed on campus.

Summary of Group Discussion:

Some of these topics came up in our group discussion that we talked about...

• Attitude changes of Bear
• Why girls weren't allowed on campus
• How to gain/earn respect
• Why Bryant had so much respect from the boys
• The Boys dedication to Bryant and the team
• Even though Bryant was affected by the heatstroke that Billy got, it happened agian
• The town/school had such dedication to football
• Girls being on campus
• Prankesters

..................Thinking Question....................

In the book, the boys were playing a football game during what they called "a minihurricane." They kept going, and the won the game. Have you ever had a time where people quit on you, and u kept going even if you weren't sure if you could?