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Sep 17, 2021
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Big Daddy D
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Because some people lead sad, pitiful lives and love to self loathe and justify
It by calling it “keeping it real”.
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What is the point of predicting BYU losses? I don't get it. Someone explain it
Acorn
9/17/21 6:07am
Hedging to lessen the emotional letdown of a loss.
Archaea
9/17/21 6:09am
Seems like weak sauce to me and not much fun. But to each his own I guess...
Acorn
9/17/21 6:11am
I can understand such inner turmoil, but why drag down fellow fans?
Zooropa
9/17/21 6:17am
It has the same "point" as any prediction.
shoganai
9/17/21 6:18am
Understood. I don’t predict any scores. Win or lose.
Acorn
9/17/21 6:24am
I like predicting scores. It's a good analytical challenge. And I'll never bet
shoganai
9/17/21 6:29am
Yeah - I don't like board games much either. Interesting how we are all made
Acorn
9/17/21 6:42am
If I were betting (NEVER, JEFE, NEVER!) on a game, there would be a reason to
LiveCoug
9/17/21 6:29am
Does that logic apply to the Jets?
Baron
9/17/21 6:48am
It's different when you are THAT bad. 🙂
LiveCoug
9/17/21 6:57am
LOL Weirdo Pedant...what is that?
Acorn
9/17/21 6:59am
Superstition. If someone says their team will lose then they won't jinx the win.
No touching
9/17/21 6:30am
There is a difference between predicting a loss and wanting BYU to lose.
idcougarfan
9/17/21 6:33am
What's the point of talking about a game before it actually happens?
boogers
9/17/21 6:42am
You're right. I have way more business posts than football posts. I need to
Acorn
9/17/21 6:49am
I inadvertently try to emotionally hedge against a loss. It never works anyways cause the losses still hurt.
shimmy
9/17/21 6:49am
Cougarboarders do preseason predictions all the time.
Brigham
9/17/21 7:17am
I should have emphasized the difference. There are those that are too
Acorn
9/17/21 7:28am
Battered fan syndrome is the best explanation. Before we got into the B12..
greatbam
9/17/21 9:25am
nashty used to predict undefeated all the time along with story lines.
Colorado
9/17/21 12:36pm
Whatever happened to nashty? We nee4d to start a list of CBers who we want
jcase16byu
9/17/21 12:52pm
Not sure. Those predictions were fun to read even unrealistic
Colorado
9/17/21 12:59pm
Only makes sense if there are stakes in being right. Like gambling.
Gorgias
9/17/21 3:53pm
Because some people lead sad, pitiful lives and love to self loathe and justify
Big Daddy D
9/17/21 7:17pm
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