Backed by computer-mediated wonky noises, miniature images of football players moved on the screen. "hut hut hut". The players were either red or blue. In motion, the ball was often a black dot. "hut hut hut". Plays were recorded with text on the screen:

Complete pass Touchdown!
Johnny to Hudson
13 yards.

Griff had not forgotten the need to organize what to say to his team before practice, nor had he forgotten certain problems that were occurring because there was no official equipment manager at Huygens Tech. But what he wanted to do was to spend lunch hour playing John Madden Football with his team, and that is what he did.

Afterwards, there would be time to pick up a sandwich in the cafeteria.