Technically, the Coogs won a third game, so on paper their record is starting to look decent, for a team that was projected to go 1-9. They are sitting on a 3-4 record, I am still heartbroken about the game they could have won, if not for 1 short yard. That could have made them 4-3 going into a game against a team they have a chance to win, I think.
Baby A, in typical fashion, was angry after the news that the game was cancelled by the other team. This boy gets in the car pissed off after losing games because he hates to lose, then he got in the car pissed after the wins, because he didn't play as well as he thought or hoped he would, even though he started and played in the games they won. Surely, it would be different after picking him up from the Friday practice, after they were informed the Saturday afternoon game had been cancelled. No, he spent a good thirty minutes bitching and moaning because he had lost his starting position after the Covid scare kept him out of practice for a week and a half, he had fought himself back into the starting role at right guard. Clearly, in his head he was going to prove to the coaches they did the right thing by putting him in as starter. I was a little upset the game was cancelled, I like sitting in the stands and watching them play. He assured me my being a little upset was nothing compared to his because he is the one on the field. "Okay a-hole, is all I can think." What can you say when your son is always tuned up sitting on the edge of his seat, waiting all week to go hit somebody. He was all amped up at the house, even taking "playful punches" that were landing a little hard on me, and challenging him would just excite him more. This is a little bull, built like a block of wood, I can't really hurt him physically. I just threatened him by jokingly yelling at DD to "kick Baby A's ass for me and I'll give you a free month of rent." That sets off my little psycho off to go argue with DD.
I love my son's competitive edge, but he needs to learn to control himself and enjoy what he is doing. He only gets to live in this testosterone environment for a few years, win or lose, he needs to appreciate it. The other team obviously cancelled for a good reason, probably Covid related, it has happened, even on the college level, so being angry about it is a waste of energy. They still get credited with a win and so the season moves along. There is one more game left in this shortened season, hopefully, the last one played with masks and gators covering their mouths, it has been a little surreal, to play and support out there in the middle of a pandemic. Are we being brave and making the best of a shitty situation trying to live as normally as possible, or are we truly irresponsible and we should have been in hiding from a possible killer, cowering in our homes until our government can make it safe for us once again. Well, we are Texans, we choose football first, when we can.
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