Crosstown - Jenks vs. Union, the Backyard Bowl




Coach and Coordinator Podcast show

Summary: Crosstown Rivalry Jenks and Union with Coach Keith Riggs and Coach Kirk Fridrich: Host Keith Grabowski features head coaches Keith Riggs of Jenks Highschool, and Kirk Fridrich of Union Highschool in “Crosstown” series. These coaches compete in Oklahoma’s most treasured high school football rivalry the Backyard Bowl Jenks vs. Union, a rivalry started in 1977. Each team has won the 6A state championship since 1996 Oklahoma’s largest division. Of the 21 championship wins Jenks has 13 and Union has 8. The game is annually played at University of Tulsa’s Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Jenks will have new head coach in longtime assistant, Keith Riggs after former head coach, Allan Trimble was diagnosed with ALS. Trimble had been the coach since 1995. 00:20 Crosstown series intro 00:32 Rivalry history 01:50 Coach Keith Riggs joins the show 02:30 Riggs head coach perspective 03:17 View of the game 04:36 Directing the kids focus 05:32 Community involvement 06:30 Coaching focus 07:30 Making adjustments 08:30 Message to the team 09:20 Stand out moments 10:15 Dealing with the emotion 11:22 Dealing with let down 12:32 Advice for rivalries 13:30 Coach Kirk Fridrich intro 14:20 Community interaction 16:10 Controlling the hype 17:40 Coach responsibility 18:53 Specialty of the Backyard Bowl 19:50 Memorable turning point plays 21:40 Keys to winning big games 22:45 Keeping players balanced 24:00 Mutual respect 25:50 Bouncing back next week 27:10 Winning edge