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Postby Squier05 » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:22 am

I simply cannot take it anymore. I am still going to 'Boulevard,' attend the games and cheer on the Ponies, but I am through having any sort of hopes expectations. The outcome of the game will no longer have anything to do with my gameday enjoyment.

They seem to be finding new and increasingly creative and painful ways to lose football games. I really can't take caring about it anymore this season. The last two home games have now become nothing more than excuses to hang out on The Hilltop and day-drink with friends.
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Postby jtstang » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:30 am

How much happier would you have been if you had listened to me 4 years ago?
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Postby mustangklick » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:32 am

Don't forget bam-bam sticks...hours of entertainment regardless of whats going on in the field. God I love those things
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Postby George S. Patton » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:14 pm

jtstang wrote:How much happier would you have been if you had listened to me 4 years ago?


I'm not going to subscribe to it permanently. But once I knew the season was toast at Ark. St., it's been nice to go and feel the indifference.

Even as exciting as Saturday was and once Willis was sacked to end the game, none of it bothered me. A game was played and it was over.

I'm sure the emotions will return next year with the new staff, but for now, it's nice to go and enjoy a nice night out with the family and see some friends.

This year, the record doesn't mean anything anymore. In fact, nothing on the field means anything.
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Postby ponyboy » Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:17 pm

Saturday night hurt badly, but I will never give up on this team.
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Postby EastStang » Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:22 pm

Don't let the door hit you in the tail on the way out. Adios.
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Postby George S. Patton » Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:40 pm

ponyboy wrote:Saturday night hurt badly, but I will never give up on this team.


It's not the players. It's the staff.
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Postby jtstang » Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:57 pm

ponyboy wrote:Saturday night hurt badly, but I will never give up on this team.

You should always have hope, just not expectations. If you cannot discern the difference then clearly this philosphy is not for you.
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Postby Pony in SA » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:01 pm

"It's the staff." The General has spoken.
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Re: And I'm done . . .

Postby davidsmu94 » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:02 pm

Squier05 wrote:I simply cannot take it anymore. I am still going to 'Boulevard,' attend the games and cheer on the Ponies, but I am through having any sort of hopes expectations. The outcome of the game will no longer have anything to do with my gameday enjoyment.

They seem to be finding new and increasingly creative and painful ways to lose football games. I really can't take caring about it anymore this season. The last two home games have now become nothing more than excuses to hang out on The Hilltop and day-drink with friends.



You will be back... SMU football is an addiction, much like Heroin.
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Postby ponyboy » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:27 pm

jtstang wrote:You should always have hope, just not expectations. If you cannot discern the difference then clearly this philosphy is not for you.


Yes. We shouldn't *expect* to wake up tomorrow morning.

Let me ask you a question. Did the loss on Saturday night cause you any anguish?
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Postby George S. Patton » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:39 pm

ponyboy wrote:
jtstang wrote:You should always have hope, just not expectations. If you cannot discern the difference then clearly this philosphy is not for you.


Yes. We shouldn't *expect* to wake up tomorrow morning.

Let me ask you a question. Did the loss on Saturday night cause you any anguish?


It didn't cause me any because I had no faith that this staff would find a way to put our players in a position to win. So when you get to that point, it's time for a new voice.
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Postby jtstang » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:41 pm

ponyboy wrote:Let me ask you a question. Did the loss on Saturday night cause you any anguish?

No, since I had no expectation we would win, it did not. However, neither did it provide a pleasant surprise, which I had hoped for.
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Re: And I'm done . . .

Postby that's great raplh » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:42 pm

Squier05 wrote:I simply cannot take it anymore. I am still going to 'Boulevard,' attend the games and cheer on the Ponies, but I am through having any sort of hopes expectations. The outcome of the game will no longer have anything to do with my gameday enjoyment.

They seem to be finding new and increasingly creative and painful ways to lose football games. I really can't take caring about it anymore this season. The last two home games have now become nothing more than excuses to hang out on The Hilltop and day-drink with friends.


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Postby ponyboy » Mon Oct 22, 2007 3:53 pm

jtstang wrote:
ponyboy wrote:Let me ask you a question. Did the loss on Saturday night cause you any anguish?

No, since I had no expectation we would win, it did not. However, neither did it provide a pleasant surprise, which I had hoped for.


You're either a zen master, a liar, or a heartless son of a gun. I certainly didn't expect to win. But I hurt like hell when we lost. Maybe it was the way we lost. Willis leads a masterful -- masterful -- drive for the touchdown to tie the game. Forte scores, not a surprise at all. But then Willis fumbles and, just like that, it's over. It couldn't just be over. I was stunned.
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