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Coyote Football Team Winning by Finishing

The great American poet Robert Frost wrote that "the best way out is through." Frost, who won four Pulitzers for poetry and often wrote about rural life in New England, has been quoted frequently in pieces all over the world. So it is here. His comments about determination finds grounding in the Central Plains. The history of Dakota territory was measured by the will and resiliency of its people. A lot of Dakota pioneers found that the best way out of difficult situations was pushing forward or "through." Fast forward to the 21st century and the collegiate game of football at The University of South Dakota, where its Coyotes are starting to make noise. Already they have attained a 4-2 mark and the highest ranking ever in the FCS polls at 14th. It is a team that began the season facing its own shadow after a 2010 campaign that began with promise and finished with significant disappointment. On Saturday, the Coyotes fought through and again answered their primar