The Season of Job

Another Big East Tournament has ended for the Hoyas. I am about to board a train to head back to DC. We'll wait to hear from the NIT, but the post-mortems have already begun.

Another Big East Tournament has ended for the Hoyas. I am about to board a train to head back to DC. We'll wait to hear from the NIT, but the post-mortems have already begun.

All right, we lost in New York. It follows a difficult season of multiple unexpected losses for our men's basketball team. We started the season so well, then . . . ?

Is there a moral to the story? No, throw out the instant analysis and daily judgments. I, for one, will not conclude from successive painful losses that our team is somehow bad and unworthy.

True wisdom to understand fully this season may be beyond us. One thing is clear though: the team has faced one challenge after another in a very trying season. Never did they lose their composure or integrity. And surely, it is a noble achievement to hold your head high under the glare of the spotlight and in the face of great adversity.

One other thing is clear as well: through faith and perseverance, the Hoyas will be back.

For now, the season of Job is upon us.

Hoya, Hoya Saxa!
Hoya, Hoya Georgetown!
Hoya, Team! Team! Team!