The failed two and the dropped punt were disappointing but those plays did not cause the loss of the game. It was the unispired slow start of the offense in the first half that put us in that situation. However, we would have stolen a victory had we fielded that punt or just let it bounce.
The grand entrance of the team left a lot to be desired and I think it effected their play in the first half. The team wasn't even standing in the tunnel when the lead cheerleader with the giant flag took off. I think he saw the captains coming out of the tunnel for the coin toss at midfield and he jumped the gun. The rest merely followed as per usual. Either that or he he was cued too early. I guess you could say that it was a premature egress action.
At any rate, the team kind of streamed out so I think it took them out of their usual flow and there was not the usual time to get them fired up while waiting in the tunnel. I don't think they caught up with the normal game flow until halftime.