The Final Speech

The final speech is one filled with mixed emotions. Some are glad the football season is over, now there is more time for them to enjoy other extra curricular activities. But for most, the football season has ended too soon. The TU football players finished the 2009 in a disappointing way, no conference title nor trip to the playoffs. Steve Mohr, the head coach, tries to speak on the positives and look ahead to the future. Many players’ hearts are heavy from their under-performance. A flood of promises and commitments for next season usurp the players’ hearts and minds, but for now the only thing that is left is the final speech.
Phases such as: good season, great promises, and hard work are used by the head coach to sum up the season. The speech falls on hollow ears because the players know it is a speech trying to minimize the damage from an underperformed season. It is the hardest speech to give after a season of competition, and all but the winning coach has to give one. The football season for the TU football is over. The final speech is the announcement end of a sport that 95 guys have spent many dedicated hours preparing for. The final speech is sad, but there is always next year.

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A Thank You to the Fans

To all the parents, friends, and connecting students, it is with the upmost gratitude for the massive support on and off the field. It is the parents who have allowed their children to continue to participate in a sport that diverges the student from his studies. The players at the TU seek no financial career in playing professional football; however, it is a sport that they have a passion for playing. The special parents understand this situation and grants financial and emotional support to no-ends, thank you. The friends are those who come for all the different hometowns, just to watch their “high school buddy” play on a grass field that has never changed in 30 years. It is you all who they are taking the pictures with no matter the outcome of the game (but in that picture my smile is a little bit bigger because we won). And to all the rowdy face-painting fraternities/sororities who pile into the designated area at the back of the end zone to yell and scream for their school, thank you. Because of all of you all support, the players representing the TU are able perform at the best ability each and every game.
Too often the credit of a successful time is given only to the players and not to those who provides the support for the success. If you are reading this, this is your personal thank you from all the football players at the TU. Your support is an intangible that has no price tag, but hopefully a simple thank you will pay homage.