He wasnt pissed at any one individual. He was upset with the overall performance of our team. He and I were replaying the '98 Silsbee game in our heads. Fall downs, dropped passes, overthrows, etc. Things that you cant blame anyone for, just things that go wrong at the wrong time. Like he said, it should have never come down to that last play. It should have been 21-7 us at the half.
I personaly know how it feels as a player to get beat by yourself. Its something that has haunted me since. You just have to learn and go on. I had a very successful College and brief Arena carreer that the reason I was better was due to the fact that I knew what it was like to fail. I told myself I didnt ever want to feel like that again. Thats what I am trying to get to the kids, I am not saying to forget about it, it wont happen, I am just trying to tell them to learn from this. WHAT DOESNT KILL YOU WILL ONLY MAKE YOU STRONGER! Take this bad feeling and turn it into something positive.
To #2 Rhodes.....you almost made an unimaginable play in that end-zone, you looked like you grew to 6'5" to get that ball. You better not blame yourself for not bringing it in. You shouldnt have even been able to touch it. You and Bevil, Franks, Garrett, Thomas, etc. have NOTHING to hang your heads about. Thank You! WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR MUSTANGS AND COACHES. You kept us old timers on our feet for another great year. We are blessed to have what we have. And you can take that to the bank
I am proud to be a Mustang! And you should too!!!!!!!!