Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
I was at the game yesterday in Norman. It's kind of like Tennessee last night. They were up against a really tough team. Circumstances did not favor victory for them. In the end, they didn't completely achieve their objective (winning the game). But they fought hard, never gave up, and earned the respect of thousands of Sooner fans. I would imagine their objective was to win the game, and they had a plan supported by strategies they had developed to do just that. But imagine if their objective was not necessarily to win the game. Imagine if all they really cared about was making a few first downs and maybe kicking a field goal or two. Do you think they would have done as well as they did?
I'm not an expert at labor relations or negotiating. Once we have a clearly defined objective, I suspect we have the talent and expertise available to us to develop an appropriate plan with strategies designed to achieve the objective. But until we define that objective, we're just a rudderless ship going wherever the current takes us.
Sorry, but I just can't resist...
I have to imagine that there are some Volunteer fans who have given up their season tickets because, for whatever reason, the team is not matching up to where it once was. In spite of the circumstances that cause the talent level to be where it is today, in spite of the fact that the coaches and players continue to fight as hard as they can for every yard, every first down, and every point, it's not enough.
The Volunteers used to be title contenders every year, and until they are again, for these fans it's just not worth taking part.
The team and coaching staff were under no illusion that they had a realistic chance of winning that game. Rather, they look upon it as an opportunity to move forward, to develop, to gain experience, and to build back what they've lost.
Originally Posted by
DAL 88 Driver
On a side note... It was kinda funny today at the OKC airport. I had the jumpseat on an MD-88 back to ATL. The flight was big time oversold and they were asking for volunteers. Cracked me up every time they asked if their were any "volunteers" in the gate area and all the folks wearing orange shirts looked up!
Too funny!!