So everyone has been going bonkers for the past couple of days about the white stuff on the ground. However, I am not sure why? There is really nothing you people can do about it. If you think complaining about how much snow is on the ground, or how you hate snow and being stuck inside is going to melt the snow way then your an idiot. For once in your lives people it is OKAY to "embrace the suck."
Personally I LOVE the snow. I love any kind of weather. Those brisk autumn fall days when you just wanna go outside and play (okay kick) a football around. Or those spring days around campus when everything is blooming (I mean EVERYTHING...take a look around next time fellas). I love summer also, granted I work outside in 90 plus degree heat everyday for eight weeks, but it's the little things in life people. And if you really need to complain about something you can't control well then it is really not worth it. Sometimes it's good to "embrace the suck."
When things in life don't go your way, like that time you bombed that test that you studied so hard for (really doesn't happen to me that often), or that time that girl in English class rejected you (know way to much about that subject) sometimes you just gotta "embrace the suck." My rule about failure is that it is okay. Things don't go your way sometimes (well for me half the time) but dwelling on it is not good for you head. As a kicker and a goalie your head is your worst enemy. You need to be mentally strong, I admit I fall short in this aspect in almost all phases of life. I get nervous when I talk to girls. I freak out before a test, and when I hear, "FIELD GOAL!" or "PUNT TEAM!" my body goes numb for a second. I have been working just as hard at this aspect of my game as on the physical aspect. My rule of thumb, you have a 24 hour mourning period. After 24 hours well you gotta buckle up sally and embrace the suck. Because sometimes in life failing is a good thing. If anything it makes you try harder. If a girl rejects you, you go back to the drawing board and reevaluate your game planing. If you bomb a test, you just gotta find a different way to study for that class. If you miss a kick, you go back to the film and see where you missed. Sometimes failure is a good thing, and "embracing the suck" can be good for your mind also.
So today is Super Sunday. I will give you guys my break down on the Special Teams. I give this advantage to the Colts. Matt Stover is 42 years old and is still a premier kicker in this league. If the kick is inside of 40 you can put 3 points on the board. WHOOO DATT???? No it's not Drew Brees, it's Garrett Hartley. Yes the guy who two weeks ago kicked the Saints into the Super Bowl. While that was a great kick, Hartley has had his moments and his not the most accurate kicker in the league. Both punters in tonights game are rookies. Pat McAfee was a kicker at WVU last year now he is a punter in the NFL, he's not a bad one either but his main purpose is kickoffs, dudes got a leg. Thomas Morstead was the best punter in college football last year, and his transition to the NFL has been shaky at best. Mortead is great at pinning opponents deep.
If it comes down to field goal tonight, I'm sure Hartley or Stover will go numb when they hear the coach yell "FIELD GOAL!" But it is part of life and if you miss, well you miss. And I'm sure they will feel horrible and awful, but eventually they will go back to the game film and have to "embrace the suck."
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