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Fans shouldn’t abandon their team

As the reality of last Thursday’s defeat is still sinking in among the Frog faithful, fans are faced with one of the toughest tasks in the sports world: putting the loss behind them.

The Horned Frog football team does not have time to sulk after its only defeat of the year because it knows it has more work to do. The season is not over, and Frog fans should adapt that same mentality.

It has been said many times since the loss, but the importance only grows: You can never underestimate the importance of what this team has accomplished or what it is on the verge of accomplishing.

This season is by no means a lost cause. Although the Frogs’ only remaining game is against a hopeless Southern Methodist squad, it is — in every sense of the word — a milestone game.

A victory will give the team their first 11-win season since 1938. To put that into perspective, in an eight-season span from 1974-1981, the Frogs won a total of 11 games.

The Frogs are also going to a bowl game for the sixth straight year, another school record, and no matter which bowl, they will be facing some stiff competition.

With a chance to accomplish more than any Frogs team in 65 years, the Frogs’ fans need to be there to urge them on. Fans should not give up on their team just because of one setback.

We urge all of the Frog faithful to travel across I-30 and prove that Frog Fever is still alive and kicking. Make Ford Stadium at SMU feel like home for the Frogs, and witness history as the Frogs go for win No. 11.