Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano apparently has some different feelings than his employer about being a runner-up.
With his team currently tied for first in the AFC South division, Pagano spoke this week about how the Colts’ upcoming game against the Houston Texans — who are also 6-6 — is basically a must-win.
“There’s no trophies for second place, right? Saw a good YouTube video of a basketball coach explaining that, I think it was the women’s basketball coach from Louisville,” Pagano said. “He was talking about our society today and everybody gets trophies. I thought it was pretty good. You can finish fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and everybody goes home happy. That ain’t real life. There’s only one trophy. There’s only one division champ. That’s how they’re treating it, and that’s how we’re treating it.”
That’s all pretty cliche stuff, and it probably wouldn’t be hilarious if Pagano worked for a team other than the Colts. Remember this?
I spy a new #Colts banner inside @LucasOilStadium. We're live from mini-camp beginning 4p #TheNowIndy on @rtv6 pic.twitter.com/wLDkp4YOSE
— Dave Furst (@DaveFurst) June 10, 2015
Yup, the Colts literally hung up their own version of a participation trophy a couple years back, and they were ripped apart for it. Pagano might want to check with his bosses about the importance of second place. They seem to appreciate it just fine.
