No more excuses
Everyone has a reason for why something went wrong.
The dog ate my homework. He didn’t do his part. I really feel like crap today.
These are all examples of things people say to try and legitimize something we as humans don’t like to admit to: Obvious failure.
In the case of the Central Michigan University football team, there are no more excuses.
With all the key pieces back in place and a similarly constructed, and evenly matched opponent on the other sideline, the Chippewas came up short for the third time in a row.
A blowout loss to a superior team in Syracuse was understandable. Even a losing effort on a long road trip to Kansas with your star running back and receiver out of commission can be accepted.
But losing to Toledo the way this team did was tremendously disheartening.
In a demoralizing display of missed opportunities and crooked execution, the CMU football team placed itself in the afterthoughts of Mid-American Conference critics for the time being.
A program known primarily for its off-the-field issues recently, barely showed up on Saturday, especially on defense.
Over and over again, the Rockets picked on CMU defensive backs. Enos and the group failed to adjust. The bleeding just never stopped.
Sophomore quarterback Cooper Rush’s two biggest offensive weapons, Titus Davis and Thomas Rawls, both did their part Saturday.
But the dynamic duo’s return was tarnished by the depressing defeat.
This was CMU’s chance to get back to winning football games and put the distractions out of their minds.
It could have and should have been the exercising of every off the field and on the internet demon Enos’ group had coming into Saturday’s game.
Instead it was Toledo’s offense that ran circles around the CMU defense.
With the alumni returning to Mount Pleasant next week, the psyche of this team cannot afford another loss.
The injury bug has been swatted away. The off-the-field issues have been dealt with.
Now only one question remains:
Does anyone have any more excuses?
