Three losses in one week! Oh, the humanity!
For the average sports fan and Concordia student, just three losses in one week would seem like an accomplishment.
For this year’s Stinger organization, three losses is astronomically high.
Considering up until this week the entire varsity program had suffered only one loss, albeit a stunning defeat: a 73-7 thrashing by the McGill Martlets in women’s rugby on Sept. 12, the three losses of last week are fairly significant.
I mean, we were talking about undefeated seasons all around the school.
The football team started at an impressive 2-0. Considering the so-called
experts said they were supposed to suck, that’s a pretty impressive feat.
But the whooping they took at the hands of the Laval Rouge et Or is an
embarrassment for both the squad and the school they represent.
If anyone caught the cover of last Sunday’s Gazette sports section, the picture of QB Jon Kronemeyer getting spanked by a Laval defender illustrated just how badly the Stingers were beaten in their homecoming game.
This isn’t to attack the team, but it is a call on their pride.
To lose that badly in front of thousands of their own fans should be
unacceptable, and if the team sticks to its resolve under the leadership of coach Gerry McGrath, the Stingers will finish with a winning season after last year’s not so good 2-6.
But the football team isn’t the only one with its pride in question.
Not only did the men’s rugby team lose, but they seemed almost indifferent to that loss.
Look at Stinger Mathieu Garston’s comment about their 17-16 loss to Sherbrooke.
“We lost the game, boo-hoo, all we have to do is win the two last games and the championships are ours right?” he said.
Well, this kind of attitude should not be permitted. A loss is just as important as a win. It’s not something to be dismissed.
Sure they won the championships last year, but if the other teams are hungrier, who’s to say the Stingers are a lock?
Cockiness doesn’t pay. Winning does.
Sure three losses may not seem like all that much, but if the varsity teams want to make a statement, they’ll acknowledge the significance of last weekend’s defeats and answer with vengeance.
For the average sports fan and Concordia student, just three losses in one week would seem like an accomplishment.
For this year’s Stinger organization, three losses is astronomically high.
Considering up until this week the entire varsity program had suffered only one loss, albeit a stunning defeat: a 73-7 thrashing by the McGill Martlets in women’s rugby on Sept. 12, the three losses of last week are fairly significant.
I mean, we were talking about undefeated seasons all around the school.
The football team started at an impressive 2-0. Considering the so-called
experts said they were supposed to suck, that’s a pretty impressive feat.
But the whooping they took at the hands of the Laval Rouge et Or is an
embarrassment for both the squad and the school they represent.
If anyone caught the cover of last Sunday’s Gazette sports section, the picture of QB Jon Kronemeyer getting spanked by a Laval defender illustrated just how badly the Stingers were beaten in their homecoming game.
This isn’t to attack the team, but it is a call on their pride.
To lose that badly in front of thousands of their own fans should be
unacceptable, and if the team sticks to its resolve under the leadership of coach Gerry McGrath, the Stingers will finish with a winning season after last year’s not so good 2-6.
But the football team isn’t the only one with its pride in question.
Not only did the men’s rugby team lose, but they seemed almost indifferent to that loss.
Look at Stinger Mathieu Garston’s comment about their 17-16 loss to Sherbrooke.
“We lost the game, boo-hoo, all we have to do is win the two last games and the championships are ours right?” he said.
Well, this kind of attitude should not be permitted. A loss is just as important as a win. It’s not something to be dismissed.
Sure they won the championships last year, but if the other teams are hungrier, who’s to say the Stingers are a lock?
Cockiness doesn’t pay. Winning does.
Sure three losses may not seem like all that much, but if the varsity teams want to make a statement, they’ll acknowledge the significance of last weekend’s defeats and answer with vengeance.
