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Get Used to It

Posted 12/1/2008 2:35:00 PM

Going from a 3-4 record to 8-4...you'll take it. No matter if it hasn't always been pretty, achieved convincingly...or accomplished the way that we are used to seeing it accomplished...you have to take it...and be happy about it.

It is always said, and rightfully so, that a win is just that...a win. You don't look back and recall how well or how poorly the team played. You finish with 11 or 12 wins and it gets you where you need to be. It is a means to an end, this regular season.

No it wasn't fun to watch; actually, it was quite frustrating at times. That has almost become a common theme for this season, with an exception here and there.

Without going back and checking, more often than not, the outcome of the game has been in doubt going into the final few minutes. Sure it makes for some ...

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Off to Muncie...

Posted 11/25/2008 11:20:00 AM

August 28th...get off work and head up 69 to Muncie. Ball State is opening their season against Northeastern, a team they should be able to handle. They do.
10 wins later and it all comes down to this. A drive back up to Muncie to see if the 11-0 Cardinals can complete this regular season run...
I knew that they would be good. I had seen Nate Davis play enough to know that he was special. I had seen enough of Nate Davis to know that he was NFL caliber. It felt like it was a secret not too long ago. A secret to everyone but Cardinal fans and NFL scouts. I talked him up back in July. If you had seen Nate play, you knew.
This is a special season for a good group of guys. Brady Hoke keeps his men focused on the task at hand. Focused on ...

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Enjoy the Victory...

Posted 11/24/2008 12:35:00 AM

I will not be negative after a win. They are hard to come by in this league, and 4 victories in a row is a solid achievement. A road victory in San Diego on national television against a desperate Chargers team has to be enjoyed.

4 in a row...this team was sitting at 3-4 a few weeks ago, and there was little joy around town...

7-4 sounds good. Looking ahead, the schedule plays out in their favor. A division title is quite the longshot, even with the Titans finally taking a loss. But this team controls its destiny as far as the playoffs go. Keep winning and you are a wildcard. It's that simple.

So how did you feel when you saw Manning drop back on that 4th down call? Crazy, right? We hammer away on Dungy for being conservative, then he rolls the dice. You miss on that one ...

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