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

During a press conference on Monday, the coach said he has a “ritual” to follow when the team loses a game. This ritual apparently involves denying yourself soap because “only the winners get washed.”

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

However, as might be expected, such a ritual carries certain consequences.

“The only thing is like my wife: I can’t sleep in the bed if we lose because I’m not going to shower that day,” Brown continued. “I’m just angry and sitting there. I just brushed my teeth. This is what I have to do so you don’t say my breath stinks; but I’m just a little locked into certain things, in certain ways. I think you have to earn the right to do certain things. So, you know, winners wash, you know what I’m saying? I’m a loser. I just waited a little bit.

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

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