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Oct 18, 2020
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Blue2thebone
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So....no, that’s not what was said. But you can have a trophy for participating
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I think I understand fans who don’t want to get too excited/don’t want to get their hopes up. But I don’t relate to it.
mvtoro
Scrub
10/17/20 4:00pm
Some on here just want to be miserable.
WJCougar
10/17/20 4:04pm
I think they believe it makes them less miserable to avoid the disappointment. For some that may be true? 🤷🏼♂️
mvtoro
10/17/20 4:16pm
Yeah, I really think that's a big part of it. They are just trying to protect themselves. But I agree with you--enjoy
dilbert
10/17/20 5:05pm
I've watched so many bad years of BYU football that I'm going to celebrate and
Goliath
10/17/20 4:05pm
Wow, well done!
Blue2thebone
10/17/20 4:05pm
Playoffs
IndepYndent
10/17/20 4:06pm
Good point.
Zaphod
10/17/20 4:08pm
RE: Playoffs
BYUtka
10/17/20 4:15pm
I was a student in 1984 and all we heard nonstop from the all-knowing fans
travelcoug
10/17/20 4:45pm
I graduated from BYU in December 1984. Watching the team that year was an awesome experience. Hoping and getting a win
SierraCoug
10/17/20 4:15pm
So... in order to enjoy success, you have to overstate that success? I can't
Byron McNertney
10/17/20 4:15pm
Too many people equate "reality" as being not optimistic...
PortlandCoug
10/17/20 4:21pm
Yep. I love this BYU team, but it's delusional to think they're on the level of
Byron McNertney
10/17/20 4:24pm
I think I specifically said they aren’t, didn’t I?
mvtoro
10/17/20 4:27pm
Ok, while fair to say this BYU team is not on the level of Clemson, Alabama, or
dfudge
10/17/20 7:51pm
That’s what the nation said about Utah. Then the Bama game happened. Never know
SlantRoute
10/17/20 8:17pm
That wasn't close to a playoff situation and that 'Bama team wasn't close to
Byron McNertney
10/17/20 8:20pm
Huh? That Bama team was ranked #4. 12-1 going into the Sugar Bowl.
SlantRoute
10/17/20 8:32pm
I am with you completely
BYU '80
10/17/20 8:29pm
Yeah, you didn’t get my post at all. Or more likely you’re inferring something from it that relates to another argument.
mvtoro
10/17/20 4:24pm
They can't stop at just protecting themselves--they want to protect everyone
Goliath
10/17/20 4:31pm
So....no, that’s not what was said. But you can have a trophy for participating
Blue2thebone
10/18/20 1:25am
Listening to Sitake on the coaches show last night was funny. He said he gets tired of BYU fans worrying and fretting
SierraCoug
10/17/20 4:25pm
This is exactly why I shake my head at the vocal doubters.
DraperCoug22
10/17/20 4:55pm
Agree this. The most infuriating phrase I hear at times is "game over", emphatically stated as early as the middle of
CLCougar
10/17/20 5:12pm
CB intra game, a room full of RS sistahs would mock how lame 3/4 of posts are
MatthiasPhunkHausen
10/17/20 8:58pm
I want to be excited but also hope the team is getting too excited. One game at
NacoCoug
10/17/20 5:30pm
For sure. I believe in one game at a time. But I don’t think a long-term goal is mutually exclusive with that.
mvtoro
10/17/20 6:40pm
You make a lot of good points. Overt cynicism can severely limit the experience
GeorgeAlbertsgoatie
10/17/20 6:40pm
Yes! Drink it in, my brother!
mvtoro
10/17/20 6:43pm
They "know" we will lay an egg, and want to be able to say "told you so"
BYUFootballisBack
10/17/20 6:45pm
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monsterdave
10/17/20 6:54pm
First off, you can do both. Second, sanctimonious preaching posts like
Gerald-DeGroot
10/17/20 7:42pm
People who try to do both seem to be horrible at it. And sanctimonious preachy posts like this aren’t nearly as lame as
mvtoro
10/17/20 10:16pm
Completely disagree. Let people fan how they want to fan. Don’t tell them that
Gerald-DeGroot
10/17/20 10:48pm
Yeah... so... I didn’t say either of those things. You didn’t understand at all.
mvtoro
10/18/20 2:47am
Dude hope you don’t always draw such wild conclusions from others communications
Blue2thebone
10/18/20 10:09am
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