Syracuse Football Coach Admits He Doesn’t Shower After Losses: ‘I Don’t Deserve Soap’

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Syracuse University football coach Fran Brown revealed Monday that he punishes himself after losses by not taking a shower.

During a Monday press conference, the coach claimed he had a “ritual” he does when the team loses a game. That ritual apparently involves withholding soap from himself because only “winners get washed.”

“Honestly, I got like a virtual,” Brown said. “Like, when we lose, I ain’t even get the shower until early this morning. I just be mad. I just brush my teeth. But it’s like I don’t deserve soap. I don’t deserve to do all that. I’m just focused on trying to get back and trying to make sure that our players mentally understand and know that I let them down, that they didn’t do it. You know, I just wake up all night — especially when you lose. You wake up like, ‘Damn, it really happened. You know, it really happened that way.’ So it’s just different pieces, and then I just move on. There’s a process that I follow every week, win, lose, or draw.”

As one might expect, however, such a ritual comes with some consequences.

“Only thing is like my wife — I can’t sleep in the bed if we lose because I ain’t gonna get in the shower for that day,” Brown continued. “I’m just mad and I just sit there. I just brush my teeth. That’s what I have to do so y’all won’t say my breath stinks; but I’m just kinda locked in at certain things, certain ways. I think you gotta earn the right to do certain things. So, you know, winners get washed, you know what I’m saying? I’m a loser. I just kinda waited a little bit.”

Heading into Saturday’s game against the California Golden Bears, the Orange are 6-3.