Texas Football Dads Organize Viral Playoff Sendoff on Horseback

A Texas-Sized Sendoff

• 🤠 Ross Coleman and Coy Cody, fathers of Henrietta Bearcats football players, organized a unique playoff sendoff.
• 🐎 They used horses and saddles to create a "Texas-sized" show of support for the team.
• 📣 The goal was to make the players feel immense support, beyond what a football stadium could hold.

Football Dads and Rodeo Roots

• 🏈 Coleman's sons, Cruz and Cooper, are a running back and receiver, respectively, for the Bearcats.
• 🏈 Coy's son, Pate, also plays for the team, with all three advancing through the playoffs.
• 💡 The dads, deeply involved in ranching and rodeo, drew parallels between hard work in sports and cowboying.

Viral Moment and Future Plans

• 🚀 The sendoff, captured on video, quickly spread across social media, gaining viral attention.
• 📣 The team is heading to Denton for round three of the playoffs, and the dads plan to replicate the sendoff.
• ✅ Coleman and Cody emphasized they weren't seeking fame, but wanted to show the team how much the town supports them.
• 💡 They believe that putting in the work, whether on the field or in the rodeo, leads to tangible results, a principle they see mirrored in the team's playoff run.