Several of us need to step away from the ledge! Lord knows I did my fair share of screaming at the TV today!!! For the most part we lost at the LOS today. The defense was on the field WAY too long; sadly like a lot of our games this year. But they also gave us enough chances to win today. We had way to many ineffective offensive series, and our QBs had happy feet most of the day. Lousy way to end the season, but this team showed heart all year long. The future is still bright!
How would you know what "our plan" was today?? Are you psychic, or did Coach Napier discuss his "plan" with you before the game??? I have watched then USL since the 1950s, played in high school and college as a First Team All-Stater, coached at small schools where losing was commonplace and then onto outstanding teams where my teams went unbeaten for three years. My two daughters were outstanding athletes in multiple sports and were great winners but gracious in defeat, as I taught them. Sports is not "all about competing and winning" as you stated. It is about doing your very best at all times in BOTH victory and defeat. All of my teams were prepared to win, but most of all, were going to give their all for the whole game and let the scoreboard take care of itself. If that was always done, then they were winners whether they were ahead or behind. You say that "losing is not an option in life or sports" but that is not true. I have buried friends and relatives that could not overcome illness and disease, but to the bitter end fought the good fight like true Warriors of God. They may have lost their lives, but not without battling the insidious, unbeatable foe within themselves to their human limits. Your temper tantrum over losing a ball game is unfortunate, but these players did not go on that field expecting to play as poorly as it turned out. Not being able to be your best in every contest happens in sports and in life. I would expect you to realize this before members of your family and you traverse the roads of life. NOBODY wins ALL OF THE TIME, so you had better learn how to cope with adversity or be a sad sack with a bad attitude each and every time a decision goes against you on the court, in the gym or, more importantly, in the game of life.
Popped up ESPN on phone. Hello Louisiana Lafayette.
Very disappointed with the loss, but not totally surprised. The look on those kids faces after the loss at App State 2 weeks ago really worried me.....from the standpoint of perhaps they had left it all on the field......they wanted that game and could have won it without mistakes. Anyway, probably tough to get up after that loss.
And yes, everyone step away from the ledge. Most of us figured we'd be lucky to get to 5 wins this season. Looking back, we should have gotten to 8 with the Coastal game.
Let's sign one of the top classes in the country next week and move on.
Thanks Coach Napier for a thrilling season and I look forward to the future.
No sugar coating. I’m upset, mad, furious, ____ed.
It’ll take a while for me to get over this loss. Disappointed in plenty aspects.
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