Screw the Turnover Chain, High School Coach Feeds Linemen Syrup For Pancake Blocks

Move over Turnover Chain, there’s a new gimmick in town and it puts your little necklace to shame. Coach Carmicheal, the Offensive Line coach at Jonesboro High School in Georgia, has bucked the trend of making it all about the playmakers and has found a way to give love to the big fellas. Carmichael rewards his linemen that pancake block their opponents by pouring maple syrup down their throat. Unlike the Turnover Chain though, you don’t get to run over to the sideline, find the chain, and mob the camera while the offense takes the field. These guys need to pancake block, get a long pour of Aunt Jemima’s, and get back on the field for the next play! Luckily for them, Coach Carmicheal carries the maple syrup with him at all times.

This dude just oozes out both maple syrup and swag. He has made it fun to be an offensive linemen again for the first time ever. And he doesn’t want to make it all about him either. That’s why he made this poster of his players, including not only their GPA and weight lifting statistics, but also their Twitter handles. I haven’t seen a reason for offensive linemen to get this excited since Billy Bob gave Miss Davis a 10 at the strip club in Varsity Blues.

Speaking of Billy Bob, this whole thing comes full circle here. Remember when he drank syrup? (Is that how you connect stories, Dave? I can’t wait for Blogger School)