Thanks for taking this on, B-Side. I'm quickly becoming as addicted to this show as I was the first two seasons of LB. I'm from Georgia so Propst reminds me of a lot of the coaches from around here.

Maybe you mentioned it and I skipped over it, but isn't Hoover, AL where Taylor Hicks is either from or went to high school?

Thanks so much for doing this recap. I'm a senior in h.s. this year, and football is huge where i live, so naturally i love this show.

I think that if all that went down was kaegan(?) doing homework w/alex, and that's why alex & his gf broke up....then she's acting like a little biotch in need of some camera time.
And if all of that is true, Alex should ask Kaegan to homecoming....that would be AWESOME

I'm a sucker for (nearly) any reality show that MTV puts out; however, ESPN's Bound For Glory did a far better job of portraying a high-school football team.

But Max and Alex will keep me tuning in each week...

Here's what's scary: I'm from Hoover, Taylor Hicks is from Hoover, and these football gods are from Hoover.

I can't sing or play football. How useless am I?

"I had a feeling this teacher may have been projecting some sort of indirect spinster rage at the boys."

Heehee, you can make any show sound worth watching.

And a ball that falls prematurely is ALWAYS funny. It's the only reason to go bowling, really.

OK.....I have been out of high school for 9 years, and I sure as hell didn't go to high school in Alabama.....but I gotta ask: Is the Trump "Brillo Pad Forward Comb Over" all the rage with high school kids these days???? Sheesh that style has GOT TO GO! Forgive me if I am out of the loop!

Also.....it being said that I have been out of high school for 9 years, is it WRONG that I drool on my TV screen while watching this show?? Hubba Hubba!

Seriously, I think this is a pretty cool show, and a somewhat "REAL" reality show. I mean, you can't really script a football game (unless there is a HUGE conspiracy going on here).

FYI if anyone doesn't want spoilers, don't go to the Hoover High Football page like I did. I now know the outcome of the 2005 season (for which this was taped). Oh well, I will still watch!

I actually like the show quite a bit. I'm not a fan of football. I've never actually sat through a whole game of football but when you add some Laguna-esque drama then I'm there. I want Kristin to show up there unexpectedly and show those damn cheerleaders how to be the lead of a show. And sleep with all the football players.

I have to say that I can't stand the coach and the awful hair.

Thanks for recapping this B-Side.

http://ilovecamping.blogspot.com/2006/08/so-much-better-than-laguna-beach-two.html

Love this show already, thanks for the recap. It helps soften the blow after a crappy Season 3 Laguna Beach episode...

Thanks for picking up this show! I hate to admit it, but I didn't even go to Hoover HS and sadly I've been to two of their games. They bring in more fans than many college teams and the tailgating is a good warmup for the big games on Saturday.

Oh, lay off the hair--its the Southern Shag and the guys down here spend many hours perfecting it :)

LOVE the guys on the show. They seem like pretty normal, level-head, down to earth guys despite all the adoration that is heaped upon them. The girls bug me, but they're in high school, so that's to be expected. That said, this is the best new show MTV has put out in a long time. I am hooked.

Love the Johnny Lawerence reference! Can't you just hear at least one of the Hoover guys saying "Ex-degenerate. Tomorrow I'm a senior.I've got one year to make it all work.
And that's what I'm gonna do. Make it work, all of it."

high school kids look so much older these days.

kristin has a nice rack, but her southern accent is annoying.

I love, love, love this show! I wasn't gonna watch because I knew I sure didn't want to relive my days of high school football, cheering or slutty girls. But one day I did and found myself looking up on the computer if they had beat Nease before the end of the show because I was so nervous.
I think the Alex & Kristin drama is cute. Who didn't have one of those is high school? I think that Kaegan child is rather unfortunate looking though.
Anniedawg-I, too, have been out of high school for a few years and I thought the same thing. These guys are hot!!!
It's just nice seeing kids with real lives, who have to work hard, who have real problems and show a pretty good example of what life really is like. And it's a good show to watch to kick off the beginning of college football weekends (Go Vols).

so happy you're recapping this. i love h.s. football even though my school didn't have a team. it's also nice to see that h.s. drama doesn't change regardless of location. although the kids seem a little more grounded at hoover - and i am sucker for a souther accent.

Thank you SO MUCH for picking this show up. It's a vice in the same vein as 'Guna. And that lovely southern shag haircut that's going on? I'd say it's more Brian Wilson, circa 1965.

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I wanted to watch this show as soon as I saw it advertised on MTV. Thanks, B-side for helping me figure out who the heck Alex reminded me of (Thomas Hayden Church) and more importantly, reminding me where I've seen their gawd awful haircuts before. As horrible as the hair is, Max is HOT!!!! I'm in my early 30s and looking at him shirtless in that ice bucket had to be one of the hottest scenes I've seen on TV in a while. The 'Guna seems to be getting a wee bit better but this show saves the Wednesday 10-spot but I wish they'd swap it with another night as it conflicts with my Project Runway viewing. Such is life.

I am so glad you commented on the hair, I am consulting in Mobile, AL right now and my business partner and I laugh about the guys hair down there everyday. We call it the bubba cut. It should be known to all non-southerners this is not a southern thing, this is strictly a Alabama thing (thank God) I grew up in Florida and now live in Atlanta and can tell you first hand that although the people in Alabama are some of the nicest, kindest, most genuine people you could ever meet, they also do not get out of Alabama much and are extremely backwards. I assure you the rest of the south laughs at them as well.

Thank you so much for choosing to recap this show! Again, you all proved how you are loyal to your readers because you considered our input.
Jenna

Thank you so much for choosing to recap this show! You all proved how loyal you are to your readers because you considered our input. It's going to be a great season!
Jenna

Sorry about the double post. Great recap. The "southern shag" - love it. I wonder if it will catch on. I stay on the edge of my seat during the football games. Since they don't use any instant replays it's great to have a recap that is giving us the details of the game.

There is a god after all, B-Side is recapping two-a-days! Your diorama was awesome and probably better than Alex and Keagan's...as for the end of this ep, with Kristin hugging Alex, the gal is totally securing her date to Homecoming so she won't have to go with Cockblock Goose who reminds me of Duckie from the classic flick "Pretty In Pink"...which in turn begs the question: why are all sad loser guy friends with no chance in hell named after barnyard fowl?

kristin is smoking hot. i need to go back to high school!!!!

I have to laugh about the haircuts. I have a 16 year old daughter that goes to a rival school of Hoover's. All the boys around here have that haircut, unless they have curly hair. I took a group of girls and boys to the beach for spring break, and I can honeslty say the boys spent more time on their hair than the girls did. The one thing they haven't shown yet is the way the boys sling their heads to one side to get their bangs out of their faces. And, I have noticed that Alex has something funky going on with his..I think maybe it has a little curl in it that he can't quite get rid of. I started watching this show out of curiosity since we saw the cameras everywhere, but I have to admit I'm hooked. And rumor has it MTV is back for this season, so you can all keep up with Ross this year. FYI...Propst must not have had his scholarship decision is his hands because Ross committed to the University of Alabama for Baseball. I really have to say, Rush gets on my nerves, but that chaplain got on them more. Anyway, glad y'all are getting a kick out of our little corner of the world, and for you, I Can't Believe, Maybe you should take a few lessons from "some of the nicest, kindest, most genuine people you could ever meeet", because apparently we don't get out enough to be cruel, and we certainly are taught at an early age that it's better let people think you are a fool than open your mouth and let everyone know for sure.

This show makes me realize all that i missed not going to a coed HS. Its no DeGrassi, but, it works! Now if I could just figure out when the new eps are on

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am so glad B-side is doign this recap! I'm not sure I have ever laughed so hard in my laugh...especially at the karate kid thing. And, yes, that hairstyle is very much in down here in the south. I like to call it the "frat boy flip" since that's how all the frat guys at Alabama wear their hair. And yes, they also do the hair toss like the reader earlier mentioned. Anyhow, for some reason all this is so much funnier since Hoover is right down the road from me. Keep up the good work B-side. I'll be tuning in all the time!

Sparky: New episodes air right after Laguna Beach, Wednesday night...10:30 ET, 9:30 CT. Be sure to watch tonight, it's a good game, and I say that with a smirk...especially since my team is coming up in a few weeks. Which btw will be interesting because they banned MTV from filming. I have a sneaking suspicion there will be plenty on that episode because the rivalry goes back to the early 70's and that game is huge. Still laughing about the hair, I guess I'm just so used to it I don't notice it anymore. At least they haven't shown any mullets....YET.

Sweep the leg!

I think the southern flip is kind of cute, and I think it's even cuter that the boys spend a lot of time on it!

I started watching this show after everyone on here asked for recaps - and I love it. It's actually refreshing to see these kids, who are actually striving for things like scholarships and college, living and behaving like normal kids.

After watching shows like Super Sweet Sixteen, and Laguna Beach you kind of forget that most high school kids aren't driving BMW's and Land Rovers; they don't go to expensive restaurants on a regular basis; they don't bed-hop, and drink martini's by the pool; and they don't spend a year's worth of tuition on purses, shoes and clothes.

The Two-A-Days kids are actually likeable people. Even the Queen Bee girl politics is palatable, and typical.

http://ilovecamping.blogspot.com/2006/09/second-times-charm-on-two-days.html

Here is a recap of Episode #3...

http://ilovecamping.blogspot.com/2006/09/starring-coach-propst-as-god-on-two.html

Those high school guys look huge...Thanks for recapping Two-A-Days B-side, great recap as usual :)

Who the f*ck names their kid Keagan? Were here parents fans of Kid Rock and Ronald Reagan?

(Cue 'Cruel Summer')

"STRIKE FIRST, STRIKE HARD, NO MERCY SIR!"