Attitude Counts

This week-end we watched a lot of football. We fast forwarded through most of the commercials and the time-outs and halftimes, so it really didn't take up too much time. Clemson looked really great Saturday, so that was a good moment for me. Then we watched the Carolina/LSU game- which I had been looking forward to because Carolina is my least favorite team- in fact if there was a position lower than least favorite, that is where they would be. I knew they were going to lose and I had hoped they would just get spanked. I was even more excited because we watched it with 2 Carolina fans, so I could taunt them easily. However- (I know, never good when I say that...) I was so disgusted by the way LSU behaved that I could not enjoy the game. On top of that, Carolina did much better than I thought they would (I think I just puked in my mouth a little) but the truth is the truth. That is hard for me to say, but it is what it is! I mean, LSU was pulling a facemask every chance they got, and it was intentional. That is so very dangerous- and as a football player each one of them knew that. They would tackle a SC guy and then they would shove their heads in the ground while they were getting up. The arrogance on the field was also nauseating. I could not , in good conscience, pull for them. I used to coach the high school girls basketball team and I always emphasized how important their attitudes were. How are we supposed to expect kids to behave in sports if adults can't? I used to tell the girls on my team that if they weren't good enough to play without doing things like that and acting ridiculous, then they weren't good enough to play at all. Someone needs to tell the players for LSU that. The coach needs to have a "come to Jesus" talk with the team. He didn't even look like he cared, though. That is probably part of the problem. If you have to play dirty and commit intentional personal fouls to get to number 2, then I hope my team never makes it there. Maybe I will have another chance to enjoy Carolina getting whipped- I hope it will be during the Clemson game!!