So the Memphis Tigers football team is having rough beginning to their season. If this season is at all similar to last season, the team has a long road to travel. I’m not a football expert (baseball and ultimate frisbee are my sports) and I don’t really keep up with the leadership of the team so I’m not going to try to diagnose the football team’s problems. It could be a combination of factors: the head coach’s ability to energize his team, the leadership of the team captains, and the drive for the game in the individual players.
After last Thursday’s game, I was surprised at the great amount of negative comment directed towards the team. Isn’t this OUR school’s team? Are we going to stick with them only when they are doing well and then bail when they have a tough season? I’m sure the players have heard plenty of comments on the lack of success of the team and I have to think that it can be a bit discouraging to them. The outcome of a team’s season isn’t going to have a lasting impact on me in any way but I’m definitely guilty of railing on the team a bit. I’m just curious as to what the outcome would be if we, as students, stuck behind the team a bit more diligently.
Just some food for thought.
I totally agree, the team has to want it and the coach has to motivate them a lot more than what he does. the first and second games were a blow out, Definitely not a good look.
ReplyDeleteThe majority of the talk about the Tigers Football Team is negative feedback, and it is plausible that the team has heard how bad they are for so long that's what they have come to expect I suppose. Definitely food for thought.
ReplyDeleteThe football team diffidently need everyone behind them because this is are school and we need to support them no matter what. This gave me my idea for my blog
ReplyDeleteI'm in the MSS, so kind of forced to watch them "do their best". It is pretty pathetic. Perhaps this next game we won't lose by 40 points!
ReplyDeleteI'm part of MSS as well.. And I feel like we're the only large group actively supporting our football team throughout the course of the game despite our embarrassing losses.
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