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Message: [QUOTE="freescooter, post: 4494316, member: 1023"] A friend of mine coached a college program for a number of years. Not football but I think the concept still applies. One of the things he always said was tough was for young teams to learn to win on the road. He said it wasn’t the opposing fans that mattered that much. It was the whole thing. Especially for freshmen, a long road trip was an hour bus ride. Now they are busing from campus to the airport, getting on a plane which some have limited experience with, dealing with time zones, strange beds, food, new routines. Plus they are excited about the trip itself. Often guys were emotionally worn out before they even arrived at the arena. And it took several trips before guys adjusted. Even short road trips that just required a bus ride were hard for those reasons. I think we saw a lot of that this year. Winning away from the Rent will be a big step next year. [/QUOTE]