oh man

42-36 loss? At the home opener?

/eats crow

The Path to Perfection Road

I would imagine Jones spent a few sleepless hours last night trying to concoct a scenario in which Coach Dunn was responsible for the Patriots' superbowl loss. We'll never hear a word of it though, only because Jones' mental pace cannot be rushed, and after the four or so days it should take him to collect his thoughts, the sting of the loss would have dulled some and allowed him to see with clarity that the Pats were doomed from the start. A team of fancy-boys and cheaters who were more interested in the headlines and the standings than the goal-line stands. The pressure was too much. It's difficult to fault them, though, for I cannot think of any team who could withstand the day-to-day scrutiny of a perfect season. What with the close calls, the media attention, the baseless speculation... It was almost as though the media hyped up the Patriots' run ONLY to make their demise all the more dramatic. By considering the perfect season & superbowl victory a foregone conclusion, those lauding the Pats were actually condemning them to a reality where the best possible outcome would merely be an expectation realized. Combined with the difficulties of staying injury-free, well-rested, etc., it would be impossible for ANY team to maintain such a level of focus.

Except one, maybe.

I'm calling it: the Northwood Bulldogs will finish the season at an undefeated 12-0. The way I see it, the championship trophy is theirs to lose. Some would say that's a lot of unfair pressure to put on the team, but I've seen them in action. Honestly, I had a feeling that the Pats weren't going to pull it off last night. But it would honestly be one of the greatest shocks of my life if the Bulldogs do not close out this season perfect. Coach Dunn will be carried off the court a victor sans blemish. Perhaps he'll even give some credit to his team; that remains to be seen. But you heard it here first. Go dogpound. Yours to lose.

humble pie

For those who might find their day occupied by other pursuits (like showering before noon) allow me to save you some time by summarizing Jones' latest post:

I have fallen on hard times, everyone is turning against me. Some confusing shit about a summer camp made of trash. Coach Dunn sucks, my chair sucks. Fire my chair.

Put away the kleenex, folks. For someone who claims to be in such a "slump," I can attest to the fact that Jones spends an awful lot of time boasting of the exorbitantly high gas mileage on his foreign car.