Here Is The Strong Message On Display At LSU's Football Ops After The Alabama Loss

A new message was displayed inside LSU's football operations building Monday morning, just 48 hours after the Tigers' disappointing 31-13 loss to Alabama at Tiger Stadium.

The message, directed at every player and employee, addresses the criticism surrounding the program following Saturday's loss and challenges the team to block out the outside noise and get back to work.

"You cannot control what they say. You cannot control what they write. You cannot control what they think. But you damn sure can control how you respond."

The message concludes with a challenge:

"Don't run from the embarrassment. Don't hide from the disappointment. Don't make excuses for it. Own it. Learn from it. Get better because of it."

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To every player and employee:
You just experienced something that comes with being at LSU. When you win, everybody loves you.
When you lose, everybody has an opinion. The media questions you. The fans criticize you. People who have never done what you do tell you what you can't do.
WELCOME TO LSU and THE DARK SIDE OF BEING THE VILLAIN!

You don't get to play on the biggest stage and expect everybody to applaud you.
You don't get the privilege of wearing this jersey without carrying the weight that comes with it.
But here's what I need you to understand:
Their opinions are not your identity.
Their criticism doesn't define you. Their disappointment doesn't diminish you. And their noise doesn't get to
determine what happens next.
You have two choices.
You can spend the week defending yourself, explaining yourself, feeling sorry for yourself, and listening to everybody who thinks you're finished.

Or you can get back to work.
You cannot control what they say. You cannot control what they write. You cannot control what they think.
But you damn sure can control how you respond.

The noise will eventually stop. The headlines will change. The opinions will move on to somebody else.
But what you build inside this locker room will stay with you.
Let them talk. Let them doubt. Let them question.
You have work to do.
Now go earn the right to feel differently about yourselves.

Remember who you are. Remember what you've put into this. Remember the standard you established before anybody started criticizing you.
Don't run from the embarrassment. Don't hide from the disappointment. Don't make excuses for it.
Own it. Learn from it. Get better because of it.

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