So yesterday my buddy Dave asks me “Hey when’s Brandon High’s next home game?” and I realize I totally forgot to check this season’s schedule. Pulled out my phone right there at the diner counter thinking this would take two seconds. Big mistake.
The Wild Goose Chase Begins
First I googled “Brandon football schedule” like any normal person would. Got ten different sites claiming to have it – all wanting me to sign up or pay. One even asked for my credit card just to see game times! Noped outta there real quick.
Tried the school’s actual website next. Dug through three layers of menus only to find last year’s schedule still up. Their “Athletics Calendar” page had soccer games, debate club meetings, even a bake sale – zero football listings. Felt like they were hiding it on purpose.
Social Media Failures
Hopped onto Facebook:
- Team page? Last post was from 2020
- Boosters group? Just people selling used jerseys
- Even checked the coach’s profile – nada
Twitter was worse. Saw thirty tweets arguing about last season’s ref calls instead of actual game info.
Then my phone died mid-search. Had to drive home charging it in my crappy car charger that works half the time. By now Dave’s blowing up my texts asking if I found it yet.
The Grandpa Solution
Remembered my neighbor’s kid plays JV. Knocked on their door at 8pm like a weirdo. Mr. Henderson answered in pajamas holding a TV dinner. “Schedule’s on the fridge” he says, waving me inside. There it was – a wrinkled paper schedule held by a magnet shaped like a football.
Took pictures of every angle with my phone because knowing my luck it’d fade tomorrow. Texted Dave immediately: “Home game Sept 14th 7pm”. Took me three hours total for what should’ve been a three-minute search.
Moral of the story? School schedules are buried deeper than pirate treasure. And sometimes old guys with fridge magnets are more reliable than the whole internet.