(not directed at you, but I want to say something on this point)
This goes in two ways in my opinion, how fervid a fan one is, and devotion to a particular team.
The former is totally fine to question. I did. I've toned it wayyyyy down since the '11 Michigan game. I don't think grown men should ever get too upset when 21-year old strangers don't play against other 21-year old strangers as well as they'd like. It should ruin your day exactly never.
Then there's the latter, is Notre Dame your team? Well to hell with you if you change your mind here.
Back to the former: honestly there aren't many things more childish and unmasculine (a word?) than some of the rants on the gameday threads. A bunch of drunk children with too little going on in their lives. It's the creation of this stupid social game of becoming the biggest fan, which gives us this ****:
Woooo!! How much do you love your team?!?!?! WOOOOOOO!!!!
But when it's not going our way, this:
Calm. The. ****. Down. People. When you win, act like you've been there before, but do the same when you lose.
I'm not at all saying one cannot voice concerns, criticize, or get passionate. I do all of those things in spades. But it should never negatively impact you. And again I'm not calling you out (I think I even agree with your concerns) I'm calling the rest out, and you haven't been around this board due to work apparently, so let me fill you in: since the start of the Purdue game, you'd think they suddenly renamed the university The Heinrich Himmler College of National Socialism. That's been that sorta mood around here this week, weird anger at every corner, people contradicting themselves in confusion, fans united in criticism but unknowingly aimed in opposite directions (e.g. "the defense needs to be simpler, too much confusion!" "diaco needs to mix it up! get aggressive and throw something at 'em we haven't seen! it's too predictable!". It's been uneasy to say the least.
IT'S A GAME PEOPLE. LIGHTEN UP! Notre Dame could very will be 2-5 four weeks from now, so can we collectively check manhood now and make sure it's there?
(not directed at you, but I want to say something on this point)
This goes in two ways in my opinion, how fervid a fan one is, and devotion to a particular team.
The former is totally fine to question. I did. I've toned it wayyyyy down since the '11 Michigan game. I don't think grown men should ever get too upset when 21-year old strangers don't play against other 21-year old strangers as well as they'd like. It should ruin your day exactly never.
Then there's the latter, is Notre Dame your team? Well to hell with you if you change your mind here.
Back to the former: honestly there aren't many things more childish and unmasculine (a word?) than some of the rants on the gameday threads. A bunch of drunk children with too little going on in their lives. It's the creation of this stupid social game of becoming the biggest fan, which gives us this ****:
Woooo!! How much do you love your team?!?!?! WOOOOOOO!!!!
But when it's not going our way, this:
Calm. The. ****. Down. People. When you win, act like you've been there before, but do the same when you lose.
I'm not at all saying one cannot voice concerns, criticize, or get passionate. I do all of those things in spades. But it should never negatively impact you. And again I'm not calling you out (I think I even agree with your concerns) I'm calling the rest out, and you haven't been around this board due to work apparently, so let me fill you in: since the start of the Purdue game, you'd think they suddenly renamed the university The Heinrich Himmler College of National Socialism. That's been that sorta mood around here this week, weird anger at every corner, people contradicting themselves in confusion, fans united in criticism but unknowingly aimed in opposite directions (e.g. "the defense needs to be simpler, too much confusion!" "diaco needs to mix it up! get aggressive and throw something at 'em we haven't seen! it's too predictable!". It's been uneasy to say the least.
IT'S A GAME PEOPLE. LIGHTEN UP! Notre Dame could very will be 2-5 four weeks from now, so can we collectively check manhood now and make sure it's there?
(not directed at you, but I want to say something on this point)
This goes in two ways in my opinion, how fervid a fan one is, and devotion to a particular team.
The former is totally fine to question. I did. I've toned it wayyyyy down since the '11 Michigan game. I don't think grown men should ever get too upset when 21-year old strangers don't play against other 21-year old strangers as well as they'd like. It should ruin your day exactly never.
Then there's the latter, is Notre Dame your team? Well to hell with you if you change your mind here.
Back to the former: honestly there aren't many things more childish and unmasculine (a word?) than some of the rants on the gameday threads. A bunch of drunk children with too little going on in their lives. It's the creation of this stupid social game of becoming the biggest fan, which gives us this ****:
Woooo!! How much do you love your team?!?!?! WOOOOOOO!!!!
But when it's not going our way, this:
Calm. The. ****. Down. People. When you win, act like you've been there before, but do the same when you lose.
I'm not at all saying one cannot voice concerns, criticize, or get passionate. I do all of those things in spades. But it should never negatively impact you. And again I'm not calling you out (I think I even agree with your concerns) I'm calling the rest out, and you haven't been around this board due to work apparently, so let me fill you in: since the start of the Purdue game, you'd think they suddenly renamed the university The Heinrich Himmler College of National Socialism. That's been that sorta mood around here this week, weird anger at every corner, people contradicting themselves in confusion, fans united in criticism but unknowingly aimed in opposite directions (e.g. "the defense needs to be simpler, too much confusion!" "diaco needs to mix it up! get aggressive and throw something at 'em we haven't seen! it's too predictable!". It's been uneasy to say the least.
IT'S A GAME PEOPLE. LIGHTEN UP! Notre Dame could very will be 2-5 four weeks from now, so can we collectively check manhood now and make sure it's there?
