Very interesting. I actually remember that Palestine - Huntsville game because I have followed Huntsville for decades, but I didn't know the Thompson angle. Peterson didn't play for Thompson, and Palestine had only won 7 games in 4 years before Peterson. Huntsville goes up there the next year in 2002 and some dude (AP) that I had never heard of sets the school single game rushing record in a route over Huntsville. He of course ended up rushing for over 5,000 yards in his 2 years and took a terrible team to the playoffs both years. Now after all these years, I finally see what motivated him in that game. Thanks for the link.