Why is it ridiculous to make the Final Four or CFB Nat'l Championship a goal?

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Feb 21, 2017
10:12:30am

Indy Coug All-American

Why is it ridiculous to make the Final Four or CFB Nat'l Championship a goal?

Don't you want your players, coaching staff and athletic department shooting for the pinnacle of their sport? If not, what should they be shooting for instead? We all know darn well it will never happen (again) but if you're shooting for the peak you're likely to end up higher on the slope than if you're aiming for base camp.

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Why is it ridiculous to make the Final Four or CFB Nat'l Championship a goal?

Indy Coug

2/21/17 10:12am

Sure, as long as it's a goal. I saw a lot of "Final Four, here we come" talk

SandYFan

2/21/17 10:14am

............................................................................and?

ByuMba90

2/21/17 10:15am

Who did you see that from? Furthermore, do you ever watch Final Fours

Indy Coug

2/21/17 10:16am

I never said BYU was going to the Final Four.

SandYFan

2/21/17 10:23am

Cut these guys some slack....they probably had as one of their goals to find a

ByuMba90

2/21/17 10:15am

Have you ever read any sport psych books or listened to any related seminars?

Shteve

2/21/17 10:17am

I'm with you. If you're not aiming & expecting to win every game, don't bother suiting up. There's

soupie

2/21/17 10:17am

You should never set a goal that you dont completely control

Shteve

2/21/17 11:00am

Can you think of a number of situations where that is a totally off statement?

IronPotato

2/21/17 11:04am

No, i cant and alot of sports psychologists would agree with me.

Shteve

2/21/17 11:14am

If that's the ONLY goal you have, then maybe you have a point

Indy Coug

2/21/17 11:07am

Finally - where was this last week!?

OC Coug

2/21/17 10:19am

RE: Finally - where was this last week!?

ByuMba90

2/21/17 10:21am

So fans shouldn't have any expectations? Man no wonder it took

OC Coug

2/21/17 10:28am

Team sets its own goals, fans set their own expectations based on ......whatever

ByuMba90

2/21/17 10:35am

I agree with that - I don't have any issue with a coach or team setting their

OC Coug

2/21/17 11:16am

People need to understand the difference between a goal and an expectation

Cougz19

2/21/17 10:25am

I am pretty sure that is understood - high performing individuals want

OC Coug

2/21/17 10:32am

And a goal is completely worthless if you're not constantly working to achieve it. It just turns inito a wish otherwise.

foofcoug

2/21/17 10:36am

Who said anything about not working to achieve it? We're talking

SandYFan

2/21/17 10:40am

do you not think they are working towards that goal? you have a bunch of

Cougz19

2/21/17 10:44am

Im sure you've heard Quin and other coaches mentioned to "trust the process"

Shteve

2/21/17 10:57am

It's not a S.M.A.R.T. goal...

IronPotato

2/21/17 10:58am

How about this goal: Win a conference championship

155C

2/21/17 11:08am

Which one should we win?

ManicBlue

2/21/17 11:16am

WCC - 10th best conference in the country. Should be attainable.

155C

2/21/17 11:25am

uh ... this is a football thread

ManicBlue

2/21/17 11:32am

missionary program, honor code, academics.

Y4LYFE

2/21/17 11:30am

No DUI's

Mr Blue

2/21/17 2:15pm

It's not. You are right.

2/21/17 2:19pm

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