One & Oh: Trinity Kicks Off 2007 w/ Win

I'm just sorta assuming this season is another hopeful path to a Trinity-Southlake rematch in the state football playoffs. So for what it's worth, the good guys win the opening game against Tyler Lee, 21-10. In true Trojan fashion, nine penalties. The more unsettling aspect of the game is that we were down 7-10 going into the 4th quarter. It's just odd to see an eye-popping total of thirteen passes thrown by any Trinity team.

So the offense starts off a tad slower than we're used to. Tyler Lee ended up with a sum total of 110 yards of total offense. Next up, the team travels to the other end of the state, taking on arch-nemesis Odessa Permian. Hopefully, the Hawgs show up over the course of the season, otherwise, another deep run in the playoffs might be a tad optimistic.

SIDENOTE: The Lubbock paper has already earned my unwavering enmity:

Three Keys to Victory: Texas Tech

1. Rattle the 'Diesel'
No, not Shaq - UTEP freshman QB Trevor Vittatoe, aka "Diesel.'' Vittatoe had a rocky first start, completing only 6 of 21 passes for 59 yards.

But he's the same guy who led Class 5A Hurst Bell to a 14-1 season and a state championship in high school, when he was a 60-percent passer.

Ummm ... Bell? It would seem that there are two sources one could check to note that LD Bell has not ever won a state title and that Trevor is a Trinity grad.

UTEP didn't seem to do too poorly against Tech yesterday. Trevor gets his first TD pass and at least throws a temporary scare into Tech.