The clichés are as old as time, itself. Vince Lombardi said, “Winning is not a sometimes thing, it is an all the time thing.” The late Al Davis of the Oakland Raiders lived by his team motto, “Just win, baby!”
That may be easy for programs and teams that perennially compete at the highest levels. But, what about those teams that the perennially powerful feast upon on their roads to success?
The Dixie State College football team is one of those programs this year. For whatever reason or excuse made about why the team has not performed up to even the slightest of expectations, the simple concept of winning seems to die by the side of the highway.
Can this team take solace in the fact that by losing, they are building character?
My advice to the Red Storm: heed the advice of legendary tennis star Billie Lean King.
She said, “A champion is afraid of losing.” In other words, the score might not end in your favor, but playing scared will not get you on the path to winning.
Dixie State has a handful of chances to follow this guidance, including this Saturday against Central Washington University at 1:05 p.m.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
DSC football bus involved in small accident
The final scoreboard in Arcata, Calif., did read 56-27 in favor of the Lumberjacks on Saturday. But before the game occurred on the field, the Dixie State College football team dealt with adversity on the bus ride to Northern California.
One bus, carrying the defensive players and coaches, hit a cow on State Highway 375 in Nevada outside of Alamo late Friday.
Nobody on the bus reported an injury while the bus sustained minor damage when the left headlight package was broken.
Unfortunately for the cow, it perished in the crash.
The team held a small vigil on Sunday at the scene of the collision.
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| Blood stains the front of a DSC charter bus in Reno. |
One bus, carrying the defensive players and coaches, hit a cow on State Highway 375 in Nevada outside of Alamo late Friday.
Nobody on the bus reported an injury while the bus sustained minor damage when the left headlight package was broken.
Unfortunately for the cow, it perished in the crash.
The team held a small vigil on Sunday at the scene of the collision.
DSC Game Day Photo Essay
On Oct. 1, 2011, the Dixie State College football team prepared for an evening kickoff with the Lumberjacks of Humboldt State University. Casual fans show for game time and see the teams in their respective uniforms, but rarely do those fans know all of the day's activities leading up to kickoff.
This album shows how the Red Storm spent its day - including breakfast, morning walkthrough practice, pre-game meal and warm-ups.
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