[DEVILOLOGIST]

I spoke to some of the RUSSELL players tonight at the Marshall-Memphis game and they said that they are having trouble getting fired up....... They get fired up and then they have to go thru the warm-ups and then when that is over the game is ready and they have to start all over again. I told them that they cant wait until someone gets THEM fired up , thay have to take it upon themselves to do it....Dont look for a leader to fire you up, become one......dont wait until your seniors tell you to get pumped........get them pumped.... Make them look at you and say why does he get pumped up,, he stands on the sideline... then look at yourself and say,, I am damn lucky to be here and I better get pumped up or that guys is going to take my job.........
Russell need to get pumped and ready for the playoffs......
I told them tonight at the game.." You know what kills you guys the most,,, you won the state championship last year and now its like "I GOT MINE...." You guys dont care if you win it or not... But there are sophomores and freshman on this team who did not get anything last year, and it is pitiful that alot of you guys can look back and say ---We won it my junior year but I did not want it bad enough for my senior year so I slacked..... My senior year we lost to CONNER who won the state championship the next week..... Us old timers love that Russell won last year but if you are gonna act like this afterward I would rather you get your hind ends whipped so you can appreciate the good times.. They will be gone very soon if you dont play like a team....