For me, football is a diversion. You can be invested, but not get ulcers over it

Jun 19, 2019
12:00:50am

BlackBart All-American

Once I adopted that mindset, I enjoy it a lot more and don't worry about losses, albeit love to read, hear and consume all of the various narratives that surround the year and season.

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BlackBart

Previous username: LVCoug
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Fitting on a day USMNT plays Guyana, but I'll admit I'm drinking the Koolaid

Goliath

6/18/19 10:20pm

Plus I'm truly starting to see the value of not being in a G5 Conference

BlueFever

6/18/19 10:25pm

Where is the 'Bro Hug' emoji?

Q-grr

6/18/19 10:32pm

I've gotten burned enough times by BYU football that I refuse to buy into the hype anymore.

mik3

6/18/19 10:55pm

Nice try. I say that every year. You'll be drinking the blue koolaid with

Sandy Lyle

6/18/19 11:15pm

For me, football is a diversion. You can be invested, but not get ulcers over it

BlackBart

6/19/19 12:00am

Good point, I'm not like that at all. Realized it was silly about 10 years ago, even before we started sucking.

mik3

6/19/19 9:20am

It's all in HOW you drink the koolaid, I say.

Eddie

6/19/19 12:02am

Said it better than I

BlackBart

6/19/19 12:03am

My approach is the classic "hope for the best, prepare for the worst".

mik3

6/19/19 9:23am

I like going into the season believing that BYU "could" win each individual game

Eddie

6/19/19 9:37am

I haven't seen much 'hype', but some optimism. Note: You were never 'burned' by

Benfica1

6/19/19 8:08am

I worry about our lack of edge rushers. Could be a big deal

ThugMormon

6/18/19 11:58pm

Kaufusi dis aooo much last year that people may not understand

CarolinaCoug

6/19/19 6:09am

Could be. People seem high on Zac Dawe, but he's still unproven as an edge rush

Goliath

6/19/19 6:47am

But we did just fine w/ takitaki and Corbin if you look at the numbers. It looks

ThugMormon

6/19/19 1:09pm

I guess--If you think ranking 65th in sacks is just fine. Takitaki, for all his

Goliath

6/19/19 2:17pm

Well we collapsed the pocket and contained fine. It’ll be worse this year

ThugMormon

6/20/19 6:20pm

We'll miss Corbin for sure. I hope you're wrong, but you may be right.

Goliath

6/20/19 6:28pm

The schedule is just so dang tough this year...

Manti

6/19/19 2:25am

RE: Fitting on a day USMNT plays Guyana, but I'll admit I'm drinking the Koolaid

Mister P

6/19/19 4:44am

At least you have a choice to drink it...

beantownblue

6/19/19 8:29am

LOL, they did too. They made their choices well before that moment.

Ash

6/19/19 9:21am

Not all of them. Some were found shot to death and

Mister P

6/19/19 10:40am

BTW, they started with the kids first. The parents were encouraged to give it

Mister P

6/19/19 10:42am

They were forced to drink it...and if they didn't it was injected into them.

beantownblue

6/19/19 3:54pm

Hard to say they made their choice, when many were kids/babies...

beantownblue

6/19/19 3:55pm

While I agree in pricipal. Anything less than 10 wins is not a special season.

Lance71

6/19/19 8:51am

9 wins and beating Utah and Washington wouldn't be special?

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