The CAA Today: JOY & PAIN
Terence Thomas, Sr. CSN The CAA Today columnist

It’s always at the end, when we reflect on the beginning and everything else that has transpired in between. In our reflections, we smile at the successes or good times; we nod our heads at the disappointments. In ‘09, we experienced the “JOY” of watching our favorite football team for the past 12 weeks, and the “PAIN” of watching them stumble on occasion. On the eve of Labor Day weekend, we were filled with anticipation and high expectation of how our team would play. If our team was winning during the season, we had hope. If our team was around .500, we had questions. If our team was losing, we had anger. However our team performed, we watched them intently. We stayed with them. We hoped with them, we prayed with them. We fed off of their energy, and we felt their exhaust. When our players got hurt, we felt hurt. When our team scored, we scored. When our players felt the “JOY” of victory, we felt the “JOY” of victory. When our players felt the ‘PAIN” of loss, we too felt the “PAIN” of loss. When the season ended for our players, it also ended for us.

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