If 88 percent of life is showing up, what about the other 12%? Army showed up for its season opener last Friday against Fordham, and played well in spots. The ultimate source of Army West Point's undoing was that the spots in which it didn't play well were the most important points in the game. Improvement is necessary; improvement in urgent moments is even more essential for the Black Knights.
If, as former Army and Red Blaik assistant coach Vince Lombardi said, “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing,” timing is the source of the only thing. It sure feels like everything in many of the sporting events we watch, and for the teams we care about.