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Post by Bubba the Trojan on Jan 10, 2023 17:25:39 GMT -6
I consider myself a pretty average fella. By that I mean that If I do something, good or bad, there's a pretty good chance I'm not the only one to have ever done so. I'm not often an outlier, therefore, I'm average. I spent a good bit of time today informing people around me that TROY Football had achieved a final post season ranking in the AP Poll of 19. I threw that out multiple times today. I talked a bout the 12 wins, I talked about the 11 game win streak. I talked about the conference title, I talked about it all and I'm pretty sure you did too.
While eating a little bit ago, once again it ran through my mind that we are in the top 20. That's when, like a pallet of bricks, it hit me. WE ARE IN THE TOP 20! Think about that. out of 135 FBS football teams in 2023, we are in the top 15%. Slow down, let that sink in. Don't just throw that around carelessly. Don't do as I did all day and say those things without truly appreciating what it means. Soak it all in, enjoy it, enjoy what it means for our program, what it means for the staff and the young men who accomplished this historic (and that isn't hyperbole, it is historic) feat. It will be easy to, in our jubilation and enthusiasm, run past this without truly enjoying it. Before you you sleep tonight, do yourself a favor and enjoy this. Take 30 minutes and sit in the quiet of your study/office/den and sip your favorite beverage, whether it be Coke Zero or Wooford Reserve, and bask in this moment. No matter how many times we repeat this feat, it will never again be the FIRST time we finish inside the Top 20 and we get to be part of it. Don't let this evening pass by without appreciating it for what it is.
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Post by buzzlightyear on Jan 10, 2023 17:52:43 GMT -6
Thank u for that post
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Post by cornhole on Jan 10, 2023 21:28:50 GMT -6
I consider myself a pretty average fella. By that I mean that If I do something, good or bad, there's a pretty good chance I'm not the only one to have ever done so. I'm not often an outlier, therefore, I'm average. I spent a good bit of time today informing people around me that TROY Football had achieved a final post season ranking in the AP Poll of 19. I threw that out multiple times today. I talked a bout the 12 wins, I talked about the 11 game win streak. I talked about the conference title, I talked about it all and I'm pretty sure you did too. While eating a little bit ago, once again it ran through my mind that we are in the top 20. That's when, like a pallet of bricks, it hit me. WE ARE IN THE TOP 20! Think about that. out of 135 FBS football teams in 2023, we are in the top 15%. Slow down, let that sink in. Don't just throw that around carelessly. Don't do as I did all day and say those things without truly appreciating what it means. Soak it all in, enjoy it, enjoy what it means for our program, what it means for the staff and the young men who accomplished this historic (and that isn't hyperbole, it is historic) feat. It will be easy to, in our jubilation and enthusiasm, run past this without truly enjoying it. Before you you sleep tonight, do yourself a favor and enjoy this. Take 30 minutes and sit in the quiet of your study/office/den and sip your favorite beverage, whether it be Coke Zero or Wooford Reserve, and bask in this moment. No matter how many times we repeat this feat, it will never again be the FIRST time we finish inside the Top 20 and we get to be part of it. Don't let this evening pass by without appreciating it for what it is. Cheers!!
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Post by trojanocean on Jan 11, 2023 14:58:33 GMT -6
It's a great feat in and of itself. It's INCREDIBLY heightened by achieving it in the circumstances that surround it: program in the dump, senior players considering transfer after last season but stayed and likely with a lot of team self-doubt, new coach, new staff, new system, and a strong schedule of opponents. I said it before - they could box this season's games up in a package set and I'd buy it! It will go down in Troy history as an indelible season that will stand alone and hailed for generations. That's saying a lot because Trojan football has had a great storied history.
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