I was gone, no longer watching by the end when they had that supposed “brawl”. Someone had to call me just to ask, “You seeing this?!!”.
Generally I feel like that sort of anger is better channeled into determined PLAY—obviously a general discipline/behavioral/self-control problem, right?
In truth, that one’s an ongoing “thing” with this Mullen-built&led team—sort of like all the dumb-ass penalties and things like throwing SHOES, fer cryin’ out loud! Too often, your own guys end up getting hurt.
I mean, you could sort of see it coming—and after all, these are the same guys who danced and sang in the locker room after surrendering all those points and barely beating SAMFORD, remember??? (And now that I look back, led by a guy who ran around the field trying to stir up the same kind of deal after that Mizzou game last season—then showed up at the post-game presser in that cheap-ass Darth Vader get-up, trying for SOME kind of “statement”!
ENOUGH!
There are things to be PROUD of—like singing “Won’t Back Down” along with “We Are the Boys” between the 3rd and 4th quarters—and then there are things that are discouraged from the moment one begins to play in organized sports!
“Fighting hard for the win” is encouraged, admired—outright “fighting to even some perceived grudge” is stupid—and usually backfires in ANY event!
