(first official rant! Aren't you glad you're here to see it? Of course you are!)

To: Truman State University Football Team
From: Hannah, who had to sit through the entire painful game today

See, I told you guys not to get cocky. Yes, it was homecoming. Yes, Washburn hadn't won anything all season. That apparently means nothing. They beat you guys. And, yes, it was a close game and, yes, you were winning for most of it. That's where the "getting cocky" part comes in. Once we get ahead, that doesn't mean we get to relax and assume everything will be okay. If you assume everything will be okay, everything will fall apart. Trust me, I learned it in high school. I didn't have to come to the "Harvard of the Midwest" just to figure that little gem out. I learned that at good ol' Sullivan--and we all know what a fine establishment that is. We got comfortable and then we missed catches, missed guys we needed to tackle, missed the goal line. (All minor details, I'm sure.)

The game didn't have to be this way, guys. Trust me, none of us band people like to play for the losing team. That just makes post-game all the more depressing than it already is. Boy, and we hate playing it when you guys win the game. Just imagine how much fun it was to play today with all the Washburn players still celebrating on the field. Such fun.

So don't screw up next time, okay? 4-2 is still a good record, but it's not where we should be right now.

Thank you for your time.