Agree. It's clear we aren't as good as we hoped, but we certainly aren't as bad as we showed tonight.Originally Posted by Solon
Agree. It's clear we aren't as good as we hoped, but we certainly aren't as bad as we showed tonight.
This is common in bowl games. I always do well in the office pool I belong to in bowl games betting against the team that I can tell really doesn't want to play this game. In the inferior bowls especially there's often one team that is grateful or happy to be there and one that's disappointed. This is why we won the Sugar Bowl in 2008. This game was all about mind and emotion, and I don't blame the players. But Texas is more talented, like Oregon.
Times like this, I think about how little sports actually matter to me. My wife's jury trial trial last month mattered a lot to me. And I'm so glad she won. Life is good.
So many important games left to play in the NFL and college, and I'm already really sick of football.
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Yeah, you enjoy it/hate it as it's happening, but, I can move on quickly, like within minutes. Kids, spouse or close friends/family enjoying success or failure lingers far, far longer.
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Of course. That’s why we all post here. Sports mean so little to us.
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