Episode 72 is another week of football-season chaos, coaching lessons, technology struggles, and plenty of Drip or Drown.

Adam and Jack are officially into game week, and the reality of football season is setting in. Adam talks about his first varsity scrimmage of the year and the stress of trying to get everything running in the press box—only to discover that the Ethernet connection wasn't working, the iPads weren't working, and the backup plan turned into a complete circus.

The guys also get into one of their favorite ongoing topics: why today's high school athletes sometimes struggle with technology despite growing up with it. Jack tells a story about students who couldn't figure out how to download a logo and upload it into Canva, while Adam follows it up with an astronomy assignment where a student apparently needed help figuring out which words on Wikipedia were important.

Other topics include:

• 🏈 First-game nerves and the transition from scrimmages to real Friday night football.
• 🧠 The “next play mentality” and how coaches teach athletes to flush mistakes and move on.
• 📱 Listener questions and advice for coaches getting into the profession in their 30s.
• 🌡️ Whether Texas schools should start after Labor Day because of the ridiculous August heat.
• 💻 Why students can navigate social media but somehow can't find a file in their Downloads folder.
• 🏫 Teaching, coaching, and what today's athletes seem to be missing when it comes to basic technology.
• 👕 Another big round of Drip or Drown, including Stephenville, Kentucky, Minnesota, New York and more.
• 🎡 Team of the Week: After what feels like an eternity on the wheel, Sheldon C. E. King finally gets selected! The Texas Panthers went 13–3 and reached the state championship game before falling to DeSoto.
• 🏟️ A look at C. E. King's football program, competition and facilities.

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Explore everything for high school football fans:

• 🏈 Drip or Drown – Vote on high school football uniforms
• 🏟️ Friday Night Pulse – Rate high school football stadiums
• ⭐ Jimmys & Joes – Community recruiting & scouting database
• 🧠 4th & Wardle – Daily high school football trivia
• 🎡 Team of the Week – Nominate your school for a future episode