Protime Predictions
Protime Predictions Week 14, 2021: The Semi-Finals
December 2, 2021 | Phil Myers
A couple years ago Protime was attending a game early in the year between two teams he had never seen before, one of which had not been having too much luck winning games the past few years. After the game in which this certain team lost again, he observed three of their fans having […]
Protime Predictions Week 13, 2021
November 25, 2021 | Phil Myers
Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks and reflecting on the good things in life. Protime thanks Mrs. Protime for giving him the best Thanksgiving turkey dinners ever even though Protime refuses to eat the brussel sprouts. He thanks Protime Jr. for giving him a hand with the yard work the past couple of summers […]
Protime Predictions Week 12, 2021
November 18, 2021 | Phil Myers
Back in the day when Protime was a long-distance runner and ran virtually every day, he seldom cancelled a scheduled run even if the weather was bad. Protime was like the postman, he ran in rain, snow, sleet, and hail. Protime even ran in heat, cold, and wind. A couple of times he ran (not […]
Protime Predictions Week 11, 2021
November 11, 2021 | Phil Myers
This past Saturday Protime’s Sunday School class had a coffee and doughnut social event where everyone could turn out and chat about anything that came to mind. Well, the subject quickly turned to creatures that people had dealt with in their homes over the years such as rodents and snakes. This did not sit well […]
Protime Predictions week 10 2021
November 5, 2021 | Phil Myers
The other day Protime’s trusty ole jalopy died in the middle of a busy intersection. The truck driver behind him couldn’t make the turn because Protime was blocking the way. After honking at Protime the truck driver got out and started walking briskly toward Protime. The guy reminded Protime of bad, bad Leroy Brown. As […]
Protime Predictions week 9 2021
October 28, 2021 | Phil Myers
Halloween is upon us this weekend and Protime hearkens back to yesteryear when he was just a kid who enjoyed trick and treating. Some of Protime’s favorite Halloween costumes included Fred Flintstone (although it was kind of cold in bare feet at the end of October), Bugs Bunny (it got old saying, “what’s up doc?” […]
Protime Predictions Week 8 2021
October 21, 2021 | Phil Myers
A while back when Protime used to dabble in juggling, he decided he was good enough to juggle three of Mrs. Protime’s plates. So, before supper he put on a nice show for the lovely Mrs. P and Protime Jr. Now for the record, Mrs. P vehemently protested but Protime said the show must go […]
Protime Predictions Week 7 2021
October 14, 2021 | Phil Myers
A couple weeks ago Protime and Mrs. Protime went for a walk. When they got back, the door was locked and Protime had forgotten the keys. When Protime checked the other door and all of the first-floor windows he found they were all locked also. This created quite a dilemma. After weighing his options, Protime […]
Protime Predictions Week 6, 2021
October 7, 2021 | Phil Myers
Protime wants to know if his readers ever saw the Tim Conway-Harvey Korman dentist skit on the old Carol Burnett show. If some of you players, fans, and coaches have never seen it, Google it. Protime thinks you will not be disappointed and you’ll laugh hysterically and want to show it to your friends. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IUSM4EKcRI […]
Protime Predictions Week 5, 2021
September 30, 2021 | Phil Myers
Protime checked one item off of his bucket list this summer when he played baseball with his son in the local Federation League. Always wanting to play second base for the last third of an inning with Protime Junior on the mound, Protime got his wish on Fathers’ Day no less. After walking 2 miles […]
Protime Predictions, Week 4, 2021
September 23, 2021 | Phil Myers
When Protime began to cover high school football games he didn’t park his duff in the pressbox or roam on the sidelines, he sat as close as he could to the fifty-yard line and as high up as he could to get that bird’s eye view. The very first game he attended as a member […]
Protime Predictions Week 3, 2021
September 16, 2021 | Phil Myers
Last week Mrs. Protime and Protime saw Johnny Mathis in concert with the accompaniment of a 30-piece orchestra. It was wonderful, wonderful. Protime then figured chances are awfully good that Mrs. P would go to a high school football game with him. So, Protime asked her which game she wanted to go see and she […]
Protime Predictions Week 1, 2021
September 2, 2021 | Phil Myers
Well, after a long hiatus Protime dusted off his old duffel bag and headed back to the gym last week. He marvels at how things have changed. The first thing he noticed was the music or lack thereof. There was no Styx or Bruce Springsteen or Bob Seger or Rolling Stones or even Frank Sinatra […]
Protime Predictions Week 0, 2021
August 26, 2021 | Phil Myers
Protime is glad to be back for another year of prognostications here at PFN. He also has had some crazy things happen to him since last year. Most of which he will relate over the course of the coming weeks. Meantime, Protime has polished up his flipping coin and is dusting off his crystal […]
Protime Saddened Football Season is Over
November 30, 2020 | Phil Myers
Protime remembers how he felt as a kid when Christmas vacation was over and he had to go back to school. That’s kind of how he feels now that high school football season is over. The state championship games over the two-day period in Hershey are the equivalent of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
November 26, 2020 | Phil Myers
Well, sports fans today is Thanksgiving and tomorrow begins the Pennsylvania state championships. Thanksgiving has always been a time for being thankful in the Protime household, but it’s been a time for football too. There are the traditional turkey day high school games across these United States of America plus the college and pro games […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
November 19, 2020 | Phil Myers
Protime has spent a lot more time on the sidelines of games this year due to schools limiting personnel in the press box because of Covid concerns. One really gets a feel for the game when roaming the sidelines. You get to hear the loud smack of pads whacking together on each and every play. […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
November 12, 2020 | Phil Myers
Well, this past Saturday was a day of super-duper November weather in Pennsylvania. So, Protime trotted out his tennis racket and challenged Protime Junior to a friendly game of one on one on the tennis court. Naturally, Junior took the challenge. When Protime walks in the mornings he traverses past the local tennis court and […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
November 5, 2020 | Phil Myers
With the election behind us, the country is in a quagmire, we’re fighting a pandemic, facing a possible dark winter and the depression that comes with it, everyone hop aboard the Protime Train as he leads the way in high school football prognostications. By climbing on board your problems will become miniscule, you can escape […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
October 29, 2020 | Phil Myers
Protime’s woes continue to mount in the year 2020. A few weeks ago, he agreed to help Mrs. Protime move a desk that she had been after him to move for a while. Now this particular desk was solid oak and weighed more than Protime would have liked considering he’d had a triple hernia operation […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
October 22, 2020 | Phil Myers
Let’s recap Protime’s year through June. We’ve seen him do a damaging faceplant while walking and we’ve seen him have a triple hernia operation. The year is far from being over and Protime has had to deal with more physical ailments than Van Camp has beans. Long about August, Protime was asked to help his […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
October 15, 2020 | Phil Myers
A lot of unusual things happened to Protime in 2020 and none of them turned out to be good. Last week he talked about his March faceplant. This week he will recount his June hernia operation which he would just as soon forget also. At first Protime thought he was gaining weight when he noticed […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
October 8, 2020 | Phil Myers
It isn’t easy being Protime. As stated last week, 2020 has not been kind to very many people including the PFN gridiron guesser. In early March right when the virus was starting to grip the Nation, Protime made a terrible blunder. He was out walking and looking at his cell phone at the same time. […]
Protime Predictions by Phil: It’s week 4! Can Protime get back on the winning track?
October 1, 2020 | Phil Myers
2020 has not been a good year. All you high school aficionados know that. All the coaches and players know that. This on again, off again, on again season has kids, parents, and coaches constantly on alert and on edge. The worrying of whether there is going to be a game this week or if […]
Protime Predictions by Phil
September 24, 2020 | Phil Myers
Protime has seen a lot of games over his career. Some were great games some were not so great games. As a kid, Protime was always involved in great games. The local sandlot games were a thing to behold and they could last hours. The roster constantly changed as more kids showed up and as […]
