Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-24
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All Times, Expert
Coach Points Out
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Much has been Said this year about
'upsets' in football. Weekend after
weekend, this, that and the other re-
suit OF a game has been referred to
IS a great upset, or the greatest up
Set, or III some other term tesding 20
convey the information that the pre-
conceived idea Of the result was not
the one achieved by the teams on the
field cf play.
Looking ~ the situation frankly
one must remember that the best
team cannot and does not WIN every
game. The New York Americans.
iast year admittedly the most power
ful team IN baseball, lost live games
in a row 10 teams conceded TO he ln-
terior. lts record, however, IN my
memory is correct. wa that or win
ming the larger number Of games in
the Fall seasons series with each
other team Of the league.
In football n Is a rare occurrence
10 have more than ono chance with
each opponent. Minnesota and Mich
iEan played two games In 1926, the
only two games IN the same year
played between Big len teams SINCE
the Western Conference was organ
lied. Michigan won the first game
rather easily 20 10 D. The second vas
q Michigan victory, 7 to q, or by a
margin Of a goal kick only. Only IN
the early days Of football did teams
meet twice in the same year. Be
fore the Minnesota duo, Michigan's
last two game series was with the
Cornell University m 1925, Cornell
winning the first game - TO Q and
losing 0 month later IL 10 q.
Most of the factors IN football
games called luck" or 'the breaks"
are in fact the game itself. Even a
golf ball will run the rim of the cup
IS IL a break, or luck. or what may
happen ms a part Of any golf camel
Has any man become SO expert that
his every putt runs true 10 the center
Of tho cup?
One should 20 TO any contest real
icing that either team may win, the
result depending upon how that par
ticular and highly individual game
is played. What coach has ever de-
yeloped \ punter or had one come 10
his squad who was able TO produce all
the elements Of n good punt with
NNFTN MIN VIM MAr n HflAI VI IANH
kicker who never misses a goal.
Among the teams that played
representative schedules with squads
~ equal strength this past season al
most none wa able to win all its
gsmes. This result may not have been
4 just definition Of the strength Of
the tcam-it may have been the tests
the team was put to by the strength
Of its opponents. The opposition has
much 70 do with the parade you may
nut on. Some teams have 2 bad habit
of Interfering with the plans which
have been 90 definitely worked out by
the coach and players.
This season has demonstrated
better than any other the distribu-
tion OF strength among a great
many colleges I'll over America. To
quote a saying If the West Virginia
hills. there may be = ratticsnalc in
any brush pile now" No coach can
de FINELY Plan on taking anv game
easy until he has watched his own
team play this particular opponent
for az least = quarter. You find
strength and development Of play in
unexpected quarters. One Of the
teams showing the best development
! nall department of rlav that 7 OBJ
Tcrvcd this wear wH Ohio Wesleyan
IN a demonstration to Michigan.