If you know ANYTHING about me, you know I am unwavering in my belief that football season is the REAL most wonderful time of the year. You probably also know I look forward to fall Friday nights all year. Well, you don’t get to Friday nights without a couple weeks of preseason practices, and Chelsea’s practices started last week. I made it out to Thursday’s practice.

Sometimes helmets need a little adjustment. Here, Coach Lindauer — who also happens to be the mayor of this fine city — takes care of that.

Though there has been talk of (finally) installing a new scoreboard, the old Jerry Niehaus Field scoreboard is still there.

Being a football coach is hard work, y’know?