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Aug. 29.
That date has been circled on Dodge City Community College Conquistadors head football coach Bob Majeski's calendar for quite some time, and it is finally here.
Saturday at 7 p.m. the lights at Memorial Stadium will come on and the ball will go up as Majeski and the Conqs open the 2009 season against the Cardinals of Trinity Valley Community College (Texas).
"I know that they're looking forward to it," Majeski said of his team. "I know that they're excited about it, as we all are. It's been a long process. But the thing is, the process started during recruiting last year. I think we had a really good recruiting class in not only quantity and quality."
The Conqs opened with a 48-0 lopsided defeat on the road at Trinity Valley in 2008, but Majeski said this team is not the same as last year's bunch that finished 2-7.
"We're a year older, more mature," Majeski said. "The guys that are here have been held accountable. They're accountable for their actions and the things they do, and I think that in the end that will show a big time result."
Trinity Valley returns 13 starters from last year's 6-4 team, including nine on the offensive side of the ball, and currently sits at No. 12 on the NJCAA/JC Football.com Preseason Top-25 poll.
Dodge will look to contain Desoto, Texas-native Chad Winbush, the 6-foot-1-inch, 200-pound running back for the Cardinals, who earned a spot on the NJCAA's First-Team All-American list.
Majeski, who also serves as Dodge's defensive coordinator, said the Conqs have the talent on defense this season to stack up against Winbush and the other returning skill players on Cardinals head coach Brad Smiley's roster.
"The talent level is up from what it was," Majeski said. "No offense to the players we had in the past, I still love them and all that, but I just think that some of the talent level is a little higher all the way around."
Trinity Valley punter Cody Lenz also received preseason All-American honors.
Majeski said in order for the Conqs to start 2009 off with a win, they must play mistake-free football and not give up the big play. But most importantly, the second-year coach stressed that each and every player must go out and do one simple thing — have fun.
"They need to go have fun during the game," Majeski said. "And that's one thing people leave out and that's one thing we try to stress during game time. Let's go have fun. Well how do you have fun? Do what you’re supposed to do, be in the right spot and go make plays."
Dodge will kickoff the new season against Trinity Valley Saturday at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Aug. 29.
That date has been circled on Dodge City Community College Conquistadors head football coach Bob Majeski's calendar for quite some time, and it is finally here.
Saturday at 7 p.m. the lights at Memorial Stadium will come on and the ball will go up as Majeski and the Conqs open the 2009 season against the Cardinals of Trinity Valley Community College (Texas).
"I know that they're looking forward to it," Majeski said of his team. "I know that they're excited about it, as we all are. It's been a long process. But the thing is, the process started during recruiting last year. I think we had a really good recruiting class in not only quantity and quality."
The Conqs opened with a 48-0 lopsided defeat on the road at Trinity Valley in 2008, but Majeski said this team is not the same as last year's bunch that finished 2-7.
"We're a year older, more mature," Majeski said. "The guys that are here have been held accountable. They're accountable for their actions and the things they do, and I think that in the end that will show a big time result."
Trinity Valley returns 13 starters from last year's 6-4 team, including nine on the offensive side of the ball, and currently sits at No. 12 on the NJCAA/JC Football.com Preseason Top-25 poll.
Dodge will look to contain Desoto, Texas-native Chad Winbush, the 6-foot-1-inch, 200-pound running back for the Cardinals, who earned a spot on the NJCAA's First-Team All-American list.
Majeski, who also serves as Dodge's defensive coordinator, said the Conqs have the talent on defense this season to stack up against Winbush and the other returning skill players on Cardinals head coach Brad Smiley's roster.
"The talent level is up from what it was," Majeski said. "No offense to the players we had in the past, I still love them and all that, but I just think that some of the talent level is a little higher all the way around."
Trinity Valley punter Cody Lenz also received preseason All-American honors.
Majeski said in order for the Conqs to start 2009 off with a win, they must play mistake-free football and not give up the big play. But most importantly, the second-year coach stressed that each and every player must go out and do one simple thing — have fun.
"They need to go have fun during the game," Majeski said. "And that's one thing people leave out and that's one thing we try to stress during game time. Let's go have fun. Well how do you have fun? Do what you’re supposed to do, be in the right spot and go make plays."
Dodge will kickoff the new season against Trinity Valley Saturday at 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
