After the loss to East I went home and thought about what I wanted to say to you tonight. For those of you who have been to my house you know that there are a lot of stairs. My room is located on the Northeast side of the home and it takes a fair amount of stairs to get there.

From my bathroom there is a large window that looks out at the mountains surrounding Utah valley. Right next to this window there is a mother in law’s tounge, (how many of you know what that is?). It’s small house plant that Tasia has had for about 10 years. The plant has stayed alive the whole time but hasn’t grown much in height nor health. It’s about a foot high by 1 foot wide. It’s pretty much stayed the same and will always stay the same.

When I went to my mother in law’s house to feed her dogs while she was away I noticed a large, beautiful plant that filled a huge pot in the corner of her living room. Plant was probably about 3 feet high by 4 feet wide. I was amazed at the awesomeness (yep that’s a word, I looked it up - an unmeasurable amount of awesomenimity something can produce) of this plant and somehow it looked familiar. I asked my wife what kind of plant it was and she told me it was the same plant as we have in our house. The one in our upstairs bathroom.

The only difference between the two plants was the size of the pot. Some of you may already realize that the Uncle Rico pot of your current high school experience is too small for your potential, your future, life and success on my team. My goal this year was to develop strong enough roots for you players to get ready and be willing to be transplanted into the much bigger pot of life. If you don’t know who Uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite is, he’s a middle aged man who lives in a van at his mother’s house and dreams of past high school aspirations. 

"How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains?... Yeah... Coach woulda put me in fourth quarter, we would've been state champions. No doubt. No doubt in my mind. Ohhhh, man I wish I could go back in time. I'd take state."

I believe you all were meant for much greater things than a couple extra wins in soccer. I know I’ve stretched you guys both physically, psychologically, spiritually, socially and any other ly that can be stretched. I’m proud of you and look forward to staying in touch with you the rest of your lives. Though the pot may seem big, you will be amazed at the growth you will experience as a person if you give it your all in every aspect of this life.

Thanks for letting me be your coach.