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Dear 3rd Trench:
This is _____________, I have been the 3rd trench for the first rope for the past 3 years. I have witnessed a 1st, 2nd,
and 3rd place finish. The hard work and effort are worth all the glory in the end but coming up short is a
mind-bottling experience that lasts until you can get back in your trench the following January. Women's Tugs is it’s a tradition. Tugs is no joke, the pit is no joke, and you will mentally break and face adversity, but it's what you do as an individual in those adverse moments that truly defines you. Are you going to follow through on your hits? Dig deep on those dogs? Get your hips to the rope? Even when the knot is going in the opposite direction? You have come too far
to give up on yourself or the rope during this match, you MUST overcome adversity. Being a 3 rd trench
you need to hold it down for your 1st and 2nd trenches, they need to be aggressive on everything
and you need to make sure all their eats get back, get them down on their reels, and pump them up
when they’re tired. You are a leader, act like it on the rope today. I want you to promise me something. When you walk into the pit today. TUGS' CRAZY mentality all match! You’re an animal, make sure people are afraid to face you, and being in the front you dictate a lot of the tone regarding eats, stuffing hits, and getting into the opponent's head because all they’ll see is you laughing and screaming “that tickled” when they TRY to hit you.
Today is a glorious opportunity for you to get into YOUR trench with the sisters on your rope, the
sisters beside your rope, and with the rest of the team. This may be your last opportunity ever to tug,
to ever win a tug match, to ever tug with the woman in front of you and behind you. This may be your last
opportunity to ever go to war with the sisters you love. Every opportunity is your last opportunity.
Lastly, I want you to realize…actually realize why you are here. Let me tell you something, you are on a rope because you are a good tugger. You are on a rope because you love your house, you are on a rope because you care about the woman in front of you and behind you to the point where you would hurt YOUR OWN body for them. You are on this rope because you believe in something bigger than yourself and you will do anything it takes to have what WE want.
Be a killer today,
Phi Sig Brother _________