A picture might be worth a thousand words to some, but on the Edgerton/Ellsworth sideline images are gibberish.Taking a page from the Oregon Ducks, the Pac-12 team that uses poster-board-sized placards of symbols and pictures as part of its play-calling tactics, Flying Dutchmen coaches decided to have some fun as well.
All that really matters to players on the field is which letter they see being held up during a no-huddle offense: A, AA or B.
But instead of just an "A" called in, a bright-colored poster with that letter is joined by pictures of the television characters Fat Albert, Alf and Arthur Fonzarelli.
Formation "AA" features pictures of actors David Hasselhoff and Charlie Sheen (you figure it out ...) and formation "B" depicts the Blue Falcon cartoon character.
The idea was the brainchild of coach Andrew Fleischman and assistant Dean Wieck, a kindergarten teacher.
"We had a blast gluing them all on there," Fleischman said. "The pictures mean absolutely nothing; the other assistant coaches think it's the stupidest thing in the world. But the kids get a kick out of it.
"Then again, maybe we need something more to do."
A grand and busy day Perhaps no one had a busier Friday in the Metrodome cheering sections than MaryAnn Vipond. That's because Vipond, of Norcross, Minn., had grandsons playing in the Nine-Man (Tanner Kirkeide of Wheaton/Herman-Norcross) and Class 1A (Aaron Vipond of Mahnomen) Prep Bowls.