bluedog
December 10th, 2014, 06:09 PM
As they emerged from the locker room, Grambling players were gutted. Sport coats and ties could not distract from their watery eyes. It is something you are not supposed to see, a private moment between these young men and the game they just played.
The*celebratory pulse from the Southern band thumped around them. Their head coach had just told them it was okay to cry as long as they kept their heads up. He knew how they felt; he was once a Tiger running back who played in four Bayou Classics, including a gut-wrenching, five-point loss in his final season. He reminded them of the incredible progress they had made since January, when his journey with them had begun. But grieving requires time, and only minutes before, they had watched dreams -- a SWAC title, a series lead against their biggest rival -- die inches short of the end zone.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/12/9/7352945/bayou-classic-2014-grambling-vs-southern-profile
The*celebratory pulse from the Southern band thumped around them. Their head coach had just told them it was okay to cry as long as they kept their heads up. He knew how they felt; he was once a Tiger running back who played in four Bayou Classics, including a gut-wrenching, five-point loss in his final season. He reminded them of the incredible progress they had made since January, when his journey with them had begun. But grieving requires time, and only minutes before, they had watched dreams -- a SWAC title, a series lead against their biggest rival -- die inches short of the end zone.
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/12/9/7352945/bayou-classic-2014-grambling-vs-southern-profile