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Gameday
Gameday
Maybe it was due to lack of sleep. Maybe I hadn’t had enough breakfast. I woke up with a headache. I was so hungry that, for the first time…
amanda gilliland
Aug 31, 2018
That’s Show Business
That’s Show Business
As my dad says, “college football… it’s all show business.” When he first told me that I paused and thought through it. He’s right. There…
amanda gilliland
Oct 24, 2017
Surviving
Surviving
It’s starting. Football season. Honestly, its been a tough year in general. I gave birth to a baby with some special needs, these are…
amanda gilliland
Aug 4, 2016
The Pope Understands…
I’m indifferent on Pope Francis. I’m thankful for his use of a large platform to bring Jesus to the center of the universe, but overall I’m…
amanda gilliland
Oct 1, 2015
On Second Chances
On Second Chances
“Oh, football players, huh? Maybe your husband’s recruits are better on the field than they are in the classroom. Football players are the…
amanda gilliland
Sep 2, 2015
Who recruits who?
Who recruits who?
I don’t cry at movies. Well, I never teared up much until after I had a kid and hormones took on a new meaning, it is embarrassing. I now…
amanda gilliland
Jan 24, 2015
As the Season Closes
As the Season Closes
There is finally a chill in the air in the South. This signals the change of seasons to fall for most people, to a coaches wife it means so…
amanda gilliland
Nov 19, 2014
The Loss
The Loss
How Coaching families deal with the heartbreak of losing
amanda gilliland
Sep 29, 2014
National Signing Day
National Signing Day
Getting the family back together
amanda gilliland
Feb 6, 2014
The Hiring and Firing of it All
Why coaching changes are always personal even if they aren’t
amanda gilliland
Jan 6, 2014
Fan Speak: I hate my life
Fan Speak: I hate my life
How extreme fans take loss
amanda gilliland
Nov 15, 2013
Getting through the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days
Getting through the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Days
Facing the negative side of the coaching world
amanda gilliland
Oct 14, 2013
From the Bleachers
From the Bleachers
understanding fan mentality
amanda gilliland
Oct 7, 2013
Permission to speak freely
Permission to speak freely
#karma — Coach’s wives and their unique social lives
amanda gilliland
Sep 24, 2013
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