Dedication

Sadly, This Trinity football season is coming to an end. It has been a down season for the Tigers. However, we guarantee everyone that we will remain dedicated and have an outstanding comeback next season. With two games left in this 2010 season we sit at an unfriendly 3-5. Weplay arch rvial Centre this upcoming week and then end the season with senior day against Austin College.

This season has taught me what dedication means and how life is full of ups and downs. No one ever expected this to happen to the Tigers this season, although the team is having a down year we became a family. A dedicated, loving family that will fight for one another until the end. Seeing the seniors have their last weeks of practice is hard, but they know they are leaving us with the dedication we need to bring this program back to the top and get to the championship.

This program will rise again, we work to hard to let it fall. I have a feeling people will see a Tiger team they have never seen before, during these final two weeks of the season.

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Our Signature Moment

Every Team, Every Season, has that one special opportunity to have their signature moment. What exactly is a signature moment you may ask? Well, it comes in the most important part of the season, the moment that will define the remainder of your season. For our Trinity Tiger football family it comes this Saturday, October 23rd against DePauw University.

There are many pieces to our season that makes this the HUGE game that it is. First of all it is homecoming weekend here at Trinity, which means that it is Alumni weekend. The stands will be packed from both sides as this is the biggest rivalry game we have here on campus. Also, DePauw comes into this game at a solid 6-0 and a ranking in the top 25 in DIII football. They have the top offense and defense in our Conference; it may appear like a David vs. Goliath type of matchup. We have had a down season here at Trinity so far; we are only 3-3 and have played very inconsistent football. However, this game on Saturday is our Conference Championship, our Super bowl, our Signature Moment. Outside of the members of the team no one gives us a chance. We know that we are going to beat DePauw; we know that we are going to play consistent football and most importantly we know that we are going to have our signature moment Saturday and end the season on a strong 4 game winning streak!

Come out and support us on Saturday, Oct 23rd at 130 PM as we go for our signature moment against DePauw University!

  

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Adversity

What exactly is Adversity? In the dictionary it is defined as a catastrophe, disaster or trouble. Our football season had faced major adversity in the early part of our season. After winning our season opener in a thrilling double overtime classic, we had lost two in a row at home, something that hasn’t happened in over 20 years here at Trinity. The team morale was a bit shaken but never broken. It was simple now, the only way to salvage the season was to toughen up, win out and show every team we played for the rest of the season that we were going to fight for the full 60 minutes.

Going into Our fourth game we were now 1-2 and desperately needed a win in the upcoming game against Birmingham Southern College. We had our toughest week of practice, in preparation for a huge game. This was yet another game where we faced adversity. It was our first away game of the season and over 30% of the traveling team was making their first ever college football road trip. After a phenomenal week of practice we were ready to travel to Alabama and get back on the winning track. The trip itself even caused our team distractions and adversity. We stayed at the same hotel that a bunch of sororities that were from the University of Florida were also staying at. Saturday, October 2nd at 12 PM we kicked off against BSC and got a victory to bring us back to .500 at 2-2.

When faced with adversity we responded at got a victory. The character of our team has been formed and we are now stronger then we have been all year. Getting better each week, we have a mission now to win out and end the season at 8-2, with a spot in the playoffs and a conference championship! Our next game is At Texas Lutheran University this Saturday, October 9th.

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Practice Makes Perfect

Have you ever wondered what it is like to step on the football field for game day? The feeling is indescribable; heart racing, thinking about all the little things that relate to the game, anxious to finally hit someone on another team and not the same people you see every day at practice! Well in order to step on that field it all starts at practice. After the Howard Payne game we had a bye week which meant a full two weeks of practice before our next contest against Rhodes. Every practice is a challenge; you face ups and downs in each practice that essentially prepare you for the ups and downs of an actual game. Every drill, sprint and tackle during practice is designed to prepare you for Saturdays. Our two weeks of practice were full of exciting ups, chilling downs, and a heavy dose of inconsistency. We had moments were we looked like a championship team yet lost some key players due to injury during our two weeks off. After a full two weeks of intense practices it was game day! Little did we know, it would be game if extreme ups and downs.

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Consistency is what Coach Mohr preaches to us every day and unfortunately on Saturday we were the polar opposite of consistent. Another motto that coach always uses is "you practice how you play," On Saturday that statement was true. Coming in heavily favored against Rhodes we played inconsistent football and lost the game. Despite a late effort to lead us back in the game from Quarterback Pat Dickinson, it was too late and we had to face defeat.

One thing that can be guaranteed for our next game on Saturday afternoon against Millsap’s will be, the trinity football team had their best week of practice all season and were consistent. We have the potential to win the SCAC championship and we guarantee that we will work harder than ever before to make sure we do not lose another game this season!


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"We Do Not Lose at Home!"

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The TU football team reported to campus on August 10th with one thing on their minds, September 4th. Why is this you ask? It was the date of our home opener against Howard Payne University underneath the lights of E.M Stevens Field. However, we faced a long road over those 3 weeks to get to that game. Going through long days of meetings, practice and workouts that kept us occupied with football from 8 A.M to 9 P.M pretty much every day! Going to practice in the 100+ degree heat, two a days, SUPER grinders and the dreaded 40 test. We worked our butts off as a team to prepare for the season and our first game. Although we worked hard during training camp there were a few things that we did as a team that helped us gel together and become more than just a bunch of people playing football, we became brothers. From singing a song on the singing chair in the cafeteria in front of the whole team, coaches and a few other people who happened to be on campus at the time to freshmen and senior skits, we grew as a family. The TU football team is the largest frat on the campus. After all the blood, sweat and tears that we put into our 26 practices prior to our first game, Game day finally came. Going into our first game of the season there were a few streaks and traditions that were brought up to the team, including 18 straight years that the Tigers have won their season opener, the fact that we have lost 1 game at home in the past 15 years and also our main goal for the season, to win the SCAC! The game on Saturday night was one of the most intense and overall most enjoyable games I have ever been a part of. After a hard fought 60 minutes that ended with a 31-31 tie it was off to overtime. One overtime however would prove not to be enough as the Tigers came away with the 40-34 victory in the second overtime following Pat Granchellis game winning Touchdown. Coach Mohr told the team at halftime that we would find out what kind of football team we were going to have this season, and this game clearly shows we have a team that will never quit. Our next game is September 18 at 6 P.M v Rhodes College!


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