September 16, 2013 SPORTS The Mirror—Page 11 Tancik proves the value of backup who are ready to go in any game injured during a game, Simms impact the offense. Tancik went fense prevented the team from ing like you’re going to play is needed to go in and it was obvi- 38/hqt/4;" rcuukpi" hqt" 388" {ctfu" going three-and-outs on every the only way to make the most of ous he hadn’t been doing his job: with a pass. possession in the latter half of the any and all opportunities which, prepare to play each week. “Timmy came out and he just game. in Tancik’s case, presented them- Fwtkpi"Ucvwtfc{Ôu"57/9"nquu"cv" played his butt off, considering No matter the sport, every per- ugnxgu"hqt"vjg"xgt{"Þtuv"vkog0 Wyoming, three-year starter Seth the circumstances,” UNC head son and position matters, and if a While it wasn’t all positive — Fox Tales Lobato was injured early in the coach Earnest Collins Jr. said. player is given an opportunity to he threw a pick-six, the second of By Samantha Fox vjktf"swctvgt."ogcpkpi"ugpkqt"Vko" “We’ve just got to get him some show what he or she is capable the game for the Bears — Tancik’s Vcpekm" jcf" jku" Þtuv" kp/icog" ce- help.” of in a game, that player needs overall performance was better ne of the most important vkqp"cu"c"swctvgtdcem0 Every player at the bottom of to take advantage of that oppor- than expected, keeping UNC’s of- but under-appreciated “You prepare every week like the depth chart should practice tunity. fense on beat in Lobato’s absence. Opositions is the backup you’re the starter and you have to expecting to play in the game, Players don’t endeavor to ride Lobato’s health will be the de- be ready to go in at the drop of but it’s even more crucial for the the bench their entire careers ciding factor for Tancik’s playing swctvgtdcem=" kvÔu" pgxgt" wpvkn" jg" is needed that others will think a hat,” Tancik said. “When Seth swctvgtdcem0" Gxgt{" upcr" ujqwnf" cpf" kh" kvÔu" vjgkt" Þtuv" qrrqtvwpkv{." time, but after Saturday’s perfor- twice about the man on the bench. went down, those are big shoes to dg"vcmgp"ugtkqwun{"dgecwug"c"swct- they should do all the preparation ocpeg."K"jcxg"hwnn"eqpÞfgpeg"jg" Remember ’s Þnn0"Uc{kpi"vjqug"ctg"dki"ujqgu"vq" terback is essential to offense. The needed not to blow it. For ex- will be ready. He showed how se- last season as an Indianapolis Þnn"kupÔv"ikxkpi"Ugvj"gpqwij"lwu- swctvgtdcem" ku" vjg" qp/Þgnf" fgek- ample, in the movie “Rudy”, all riously he takes snaps in prepara- Colt? He wasn’t able to play a tice.” sion maker for the offense; only Rudy wanted was to play football tion throughout the week. down, so the team had to rely on Unlike Simms, Tancik eas- he holds the power to determine hqt"Pqvtg"Fcog0"Yjgp"jg"Þpcnn{" Because at the end of the day, a washed-up and an ily jumped into the game like he where the ball goes on every play. got his chance to play, he didn’t we’re talking about practice. inexperienced Curtis Painter to knew he was going to be playing. The Wyoming defense eas- fail miserably; he sacked the Even though the score did not re- ily could have trampled over the — Samantha Fox is a gradu- Þnn"kp"hqt"Ocppkpi0 swctvgtdcem" cpf" ycu" ecttkgf" qhh" Chris Simms played backup to àgev" kv." dqvj" Nqdcvq" cpf" Vcpekm" Bears when Lobato left the game, vjg"Þgnf"d{"jku"vgcoocvgu0 ate student of sociology and for the Broncos and in played well and the switch be- but Tancik’s easy transition to Not all opportunities will end sports reporter and former sports tween the two did not negatively - in Hollywood fashion, but prepar- editor of The Mirror. vjg"422;"ugcuqp."yjgp"Qtvqp"ycu" rnc{kpi" ykvj" vjg" Þtuv/vgco" qh off continue to plague Bears in loss

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