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1-0 since he gave up being a fan

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This is why I avoid the boards during times like this. Stupid fans with loser mentalities. Oh your team lost, well boo-hoo you baby there are 10 games to go.
 
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autry_denson said:
I get the temptation to disengage, it's an easy way out and, in the short run, may be a healthy way to deal with this kind of loss. I know I was quick to yell at my kids today, for instance, and they shouldn't bear the brunt of our corner's inability to defend jump balls.

But the flipside is this: If you quit now, you don't get to join in when things go our way. I know nobody wants to hear about the Red Sox' history yet again, but I can tell you that I lived and died with the Sox year after year, and went through moments that left me numb for weeks. I wondered whether I should push my son to be a Sox fan, b/c I didn't want him to have to go through it.

And then, all of a sudden, everything changed over 4 games in 2004. Again, I know everybody despises the Sox stories so I won't get into it. All I know is that it was the absolute pinnacle of my life as a sports fan, nothing will ever come close. And the reason it was so great was b/c of everything that had happened before.

So when we get there Jersey Mike, I'm sure you'll be watching and you'll be excited. But you won't experience it like the rest of us, like a fan - because you've checked out. Enjoy the next few days, I'm sure you'll feel better than we do in the short term. Just don't come back when we pull off the next "big one," whenever it comes. The joy of that win is reserved for real fans.

You'll regret not being one of us, I'm telling you.
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feel like this thread deserves a bump. it's annoying as hell to quote oneself, i know, but this morning i found myself thinking back to the low points from last year. ND's not done yet, but... cheers to everybody who stuck with this team and this coach throughout last year (and for the last decade), and a good-natured FU to those who jumped ship.
 
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irishtrain said:
To those who are staying the course I say thanks-you guys pump me up. Lota backbone out there-I'm hurting just like everyone else but its no time to throw in the towel. 'Notre Dame Our Mother'.
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Wow.....what happened to this guy? This was only about a year ago, too.
 
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The OP has to be kicking himself! Rutgers lost yesterday! Hahahaha.

Mornings like this make all the pain we've endured worth it. We have earned this, we deserve this, and we have a coach and team that realizes it.
 
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Well timed bump. I remember reading this last year. As in life, work, and in this case sports it is easy to stick with something when things are going well. Your true character comes out when things go bad. With that said go Irish good or bad! Thank you ND for making my Saturdays a true joy!
 
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autry_denson said:
feel like this thread deserves a bump. it's annoying as hell to quote oneself, i know, but this morning i found myself thinking back to the low points from last year. ND's not done yet, but... cheers to everybody who stuck with this team and this coach throughout last year (and for the last decade), and a good-natured FU to those who jumped ship.
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Yeah I've said to my buddy many times on our post-game phone call after devastating losses that all those heartbreaking losses will only make the payoff better when the other shoe finally drops. We're there now, and as everyone jumps back on the bandwagon, those of us that stayed with the program during the bad times know we are enjoying the revival in a way that bandwagon fans never will. Same thing went for the Sox, too. It's a great analogy.
 
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Look where we were after week two last year and where we are now.

It's called coaching. We finally have it.
 
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Would have never imagined we'd be where we're at right now, what a great season so far. It would be great if this leads to more success in the coming years. I've felt cursed since that '93 BC game and '05 USC fiasco. This has been the best this team has looked in the last 20 years of going to games.
 
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