Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for December 02, 2014

Huh. All the years of the strip and Milford’s never won the state championship in football? You’d figure.

Milford has NEVER won state before??? I know it’s been decades…but never? Is that right, guys?

True can give his teammates plenty of tips about staying in a hotel, since he still lives in one as far as we know.

Get on the school bus and savor that long ride to State U

We can do what no other Milford football team has ever done before – stay in a motel!

Why do I hear Ronald Reagan in my head as I read this?

Gil has gone all-in this year with pharmaceutical rep Art Standish’s “pump-em-up” approach. Side effects of the HGH have rendered one player mute. Damn, what kind of loser am I if I’ve been following this team for 54 years and they’ve NEVER won a title? It figures, I’m a 20-year season ticket holder for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Tomorrow, the kicker (Ollie) will get on John Pascoes shoulders and measure the goal posts…same as MILFords.“All our kids know is twerking, selfies and bonfires…and probably in that order”G. Hackman

Please win, please win, please win……..

I was having a “Hoosiers” moment in panel three. That is exactly what Gene Hackman did at the big arena, measuring the height of the backboards to show his team they are playing on the same size court (field) as they had all season.

My heart whispers ‘They will win’, but my logic debates it in a louder voice. Just building up a defense in case the writers continue their approach to making us donkeys chasing the carrot on the end of the stick.

On a side note, it looks like Gil is wearing David Byrne’s suit: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/missconduct/bigsuit.jpg.

“It’s about 100 yards of turf. Boys…..don’t get caught watching the paint dry!”

Yep wmac and jalthomas a scene right out of Hoosiers.

In all reality , will Gil wear a headset , has Mimi taught the team a special dance to do when they leave the tunnel, and does Marty Moon get the DTs before the game ala Shooter/Dennis Hopper in Hoosiers . Stay tuned fans this uncharted territory .

In all reality , some of our kids have never used knives and forks but more importantly negotiated with hookers in a hotel bar, watched porn and experienced a ride on a Vibra Bed .

The Mudlarks discover indoor plumbing.

Milford has not won a state championship since the basketball team took the state title in Danny Randolph’s sophomore year, which was the 2001-2002 season

“…and that’s ours!” What? Did they replace the turf at the stadium with the turf from Milford? How can he claim the whole field as theirs?So Gil’s plan to “settle them down” involves emphasizing that no Milford team has ever won the title. Nothing like adding pressure.

Since Gil played and wrestled at State U., this is a homecoming of sorts. Is that a pre game walk through in panel 3? Who is the opponent, Shaw? Will Koy Nash, Shimura and Sign Man show up via the pep bus? Will Dr. and Mrs. Lamb attend the game? So many questions, so few panels.

“Hickory!”

Yep, thanks, Coach Dale

I can’t believe there are this many comments and no one picked up on the P-1 & P-2 “in-you-end-does”. That’s a complete strip without P-3.

why is Coach Kaz wearing a camisole in P-1?

Here’s what’s going to happen. After all season of not coaching now Gilpa will decide to step in and coach for the first time all year.He’ll mess things up and they’ll lose! Kind of like Gilligan messing up a rescue!

…how are the showers at State U?

In P1 are Gil and Kaz carrying golf bags or vacuum cleaners? And doesn’t Gil look a little pudgy?

Hopefully the writers will have several alumni at the game, it would be cool to show Wally Lamb (but not Bitsy since she’s in the sweatshop in Indonesia), some of the ex-players, STEVE LUHM, Wildcat Maris, etc.I wonder if someone somewhere has the complete record of Milford sports. Each year for football, basketball, baseball, what their record was (probably rare to even know) or approximately how they ended up, if the made the playoffs/playdowns, how far they got, etc. You could figure some of that out in the archives here, but only back to 2001. Further back some people have compilation books, but would be a pretty big job.Okay, I rambled enough, here’s Mopped Up Thorp.

50 years? Considering the ‘Boston Patriots’ were only formed in 1960 when the AFL came into existence that hardly seems possible.

Over 10 years ago, MHS made a deep run in the state playdowns and stayed in Motel 7 in Central City. I’m assuming they’re staying there again. Economy class all the way so Throp’s salary as AD isn’t threatened.

Anybody else notice how chunky Gil looks in p1?

Panel one………‘pump them up’……… it’s Hans and Franz from the State Farm commercials! Where is Aaron Rodgers?