Gil Thorp by Henry Barajas and Rachel Merrill for November 14, 2014

He should be happy, not saad. OK, belly up the middle, even less imagination than the power sweep.

Gad, Jarrod is a FB, not a HB?? Is he that big? Is that holding in P2?

It helps when you can start your play when the lights are out. Makes it really difficult for the defense.

@ dutchpuppy2In all reality, a definite hold by # 50 , yellow flags were flying but the aliens vaporized them with their penalty eraser ray. The play stands !

It’s holding, and apparently Madison was playing a nickel in a short yardage situation, because Saad is grabbing a DB, not a lineman or ’backer.

In all reality, in P 1 True called for the Shadows of Night foramation . Gloria, G L O R I A .

Miss Bitsy, Neal and Rod threw a curveball. Saad will not go quietly into the night like Koy Nash, Simura and Coach Glory. You might say he’s holding on to the moment.

Gil has lost all control of this team. It would be nice if Marty asked him after the game, “What made you call fullback up the middle, Coach, on Hale’s touchdown? Everyone was expecting a toss sweep with Austin to the strong side.”

Now they are playing like a team! Keep this up and maybe they can tie for 2nd place in the conference!

agree, Gil doesn’t even seem to fake like he has any control over this squad. Next up: Pascoe puts on the square toe shoe and does a Tom Dempsey imitation, much to the chagrin of a now mute Brody Abro. Abro channels his inner Mirro Roder and moves to the Czech Republic to lay bricks….

Saad Big Block, Me Tarzan, no speak full sentence, me do Yoda next week

Gil has lost control of the team, Saad but True.

And Gil demotes both Tru and Jerrod to the scout team for changing the play. With their third team quarterback now starting, Milford goes on to losing all of their game, But discipline was maintained!

Ultimate happy ending: College scout who’d dismissed Jarrod as a good but not great QB now impressed with his RB and WR skills, offers scholarship.

Maybe we’re looking at a major Joe Theiseman-type injury during the crucial game that determines second place in the Valley. As always, playdowns are out of the picture.

Saad’s hands are outside the defender. Sorry, holding, play called back.

Okay we have all missed something obvious. “He went to Jarrod” is the next Tebow.

So 2 days ago Bitsy nominates Saad for the (whatever) award for a disappearing character. Today, there he is! Rubin and Whigham ordered a quick change on one word in today’s strip at the last second because they read our comments? Bitsy “spending time” with the authors on the side and pretending she did not have inside knowledge? Hmm.

Oakwood is no match for Gil’s brilliant game plan both here and in Mopped Up Thorp.

J-Rod was able to avoid the flying tic-tac-toe grid and score anyway. He clearly has some talent as a back.