Anyone else having a hard time getting into this?

[FrancoPizza]

I'll admit that winning cures a lot of this, but as of now, I am kind of forcing myself to pay attention to these games. Having access on my phone makes it easier to multitask, thank goodness, because otherwise I'd probably just check the scores later. I don't have any connection to any of these players. JJ is the only one I find "relatable" and he is so up and down. Bell with his baggage feels like he should have moved on with last year's group. Everyone else is a "who?"

And, the kicker, my son last night asks me, "Dad was Syracuse ever any good?" He's 10 years old. He wasn't even born when the cuse had their last pretty good team.

 

[rocklloyd]

i keep telling myself we won 20 games last year. But prior to last year, it had become unwatchable for me. Had no idea when games were on or what channel and I didn’t bother to look. Came here after games to see what happened.

I needed to see second half last night to keep me interested. our problems are not fixed but there is hope. They need to work on free throw shooting.

 

[two3zone]

The first 5 minutes I missed because ESPN sucks, the rest of the first half and half time I was talking to this chick, never would've happened before.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

The first 5 minutes I missed because ESPN sucks, the rest of the first half and half time I was talking to this chick, never would've happened before.

Congratulations on overcoming your fear of women.

 

[PoppyHart]

I used to move heaven and earth to make sure I was in front of the TV (or at the game) in time. Now, being on the west coast and with a middling team and a messed up ILN/portal landscape, I am completely happy to monitor the score on my phone and to tune in around halftime for most games.

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

The first 5 minutes I missed because ESPN sucks, the rest of the first half and half time I was talking to this chick, never would've happened before.

...

You know the question.

 

[djcon57]

I enjoyed the game last night. So, yeah, I'm into it.

 

[upperdeck]

I can root just as hard for bad teams as good teams.

I am a Mets fan, so closing in a 40 yrs there
Knicks over 50 yrs
SU fball was before I was born
Canadians over 40 yrs

SU BB is the most recent of any team so why would I complain now.

 

[Dcuse]

I'll admit that winning cures a lot of this, but as of now, I am kind of forcing myself to pay attention to these games. Having access on my phone makes it easier to multitask, thank goodness, because otherwise I'd probably just check the scores later. I don't have any connection to any of these players. JJ is the only one I find "relatable" and he is so up and down. Bell with his baggage feels like he should have moved on with last year's group. Everyone else is a "who?"

And, the kicker, my son last night asks me, "Dad was Syracuse ever any good?" He's 10 years old. He wasn't even born when the cuse had their last pretty good team.

Anyone else having a hard time reading the same end of the world posts from the same people on this board?

 

[MikeSU02]

It was cool being there. I got to admit, I was kind of grumpy about going since it was bad weather and the first three games not being great and what not. But I fell right into being super amped up once the ball tipped.

That comeback run was awesome. Seeing Kiyan and Melo standing and cheering (Kiyan was into the game a LOT; he was standing a LOT). Seeing Lucas and Tre going at it. Seeing Eddie firing everyone up.

I'm worried about the coaching. I know we have a lot of issues, but I think coaching can fix a lot of it to at least make us consistently ok. But I'm not sure if they are there yet.

So, I'm into it. For better or for worse. Will I complain? Yes. Will I still be all in? Yeah. It's the deal.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Until a handful of years ago, I used to sit to watch our games in a darkened room, in full attention, glass of something orange at hand, legs and arms crossed in the direction of our hoop. Dumb rituals. More recently, I watch, but with an iPad in my hands, and I‘m likely playing Spider Solitaire or wishshopping guitars or watching YouTube clips.

But, yesterday, after the scarily horrendous start, I was actually engaged again. The Comeback/Reversal was compelling tv for a change. I have a bad feeling it was an aberration, as it’s not really the Team that’s doing it for me. No such excitement in the previous five broadcasts, but maybe this is the start of something.

Sad, though, that the yutes don’t know who we used to be. Part of building is relying on the foundation and ours has withered to dust and blown away. We need a new Pearl, a new DC to start The Process anew, but unfortunately, talents like that don’t stay for three years, so The Process is a year to year crapshoot for us.

 

[RF2044]

It was cool being there. I got to admit, I was kind of grumpy about going since it was bad weather and the first three games not being great and what not. But I fell right into being super amped up once the ball tipped.

That comeback run was awesome. Seeing Kiyan and Melo standing and cheering (Kiyan was into the game a LOT; he was standing a LOT). Seeing Lucas and Tre going at it. Seeing Eddie firing everyone up.

I'm worried about the coaching. I know we have a lot of issues, but I think coaching can fix a lot of it to at least make us consistently ok. But I'm not sure if they are there yet.

So, I'm into it. For better or for worse. Will I complain? Yes. Will I still be all in? Yeah. It's the deal.

Great post.

I just take for granted that people will be into it, win or lose. I've sat through down years in hoops / football, and not left games until the very end or turned the TV off.

SU sports is my main sports passion -- more than any pro team, across various sports. So, I'm all in.

And I want them to be better / perform better. And as a fan, sometimes being disgruntled comes with the territory. But if you are tuned out by the fourth game, after a close loss to a team that --let's be honest -- could be a top 10 caliber team toward the end of the season if they actualize their potential, and given their firepower -- then you're probably more of a casual fan [which is fine], not a diehard.

That doesn't mean that I wasn't worried after the poor start, when Texas got up 9-0 and we'd bricked something like 5 consecutive threes in an 0-9 start shooting the ball.

And it doesn't mean that I won't raise issues that I see with execution, or coaching [or lack thereof] in certain aspects of the team's performance.

 

[JustPherU]

Congratulations on overcoming your fear of women.

Do we actually know that a chick is a woman nowadays?

 

[dasher]

I never miss a game of football or Hoop and I try not to miss soccer. I love those teams. My love doesn't change whether we are good or not. What changes for me is how much I watch other teams. For example, if we suck in football as we have for much of the last 24 years, I don't watch as much of other games. When we are good, I watch other teams more. Same with hoop. As for hoop, I will be watching the game tonight as I dvr it.

 

[dasher]

Do we actually know that a chick is a woman nowadays?

Well, there are ways to be sure.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

The first 5 minutes I missed because ESPN sucks, the rest of the first half and half time I was talking to this chick, never would've happened before.

It was on, just not on the deuce. Either ESPN News or the U.

 

[OburgOrange]

I can root just as hard for bad teams as good teams.

I am a Mets fan, so closing in a 40 yrs there
Knicks over 50 yrs
SU fball was before I was born
Canadians over 40 yrs

SU BB is the most recent of any team so why would I complain now.

I don’t even know you anymore

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I'll admit that winning cures a lot of this, but as of now, I am kind of forcing myself to pay attention to these games. Having access on my phone makes it easier to multitask, thank goodness, because otherwise I'd probably just check the scores later. I don't have any connection to any of these players. JJ is the only one I find "relatable" and he is so up and down. Bell with his baggage feels like he should have moved on with last year's group. Everyone else is a "who?"

And, the kicker, my son last night asks me, "Dad was Syracuse ever any good?" He's 10 years old. He wasn't even born when the cuse had their last pretty good team.

Are you rooting for the name on the front or the names on the back? Just pretend all the newbies are freshman and watch how they develop thru the season.

With the current landscape very few guys are going to be here four years, so you might as well embrace it or find a new sport.

Last night's second half had a lot to root for. If anyone couldn't get into it cut your losses now.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

Anyone else having a hard time reading the same end of the world posts from the same people on this board?

Misery loves company.

 

[cali315phan]

I went probably close to 30 years (I'm just shy of 36) without missing hardly a game. Id either attend, watch on TV or listen on the radio. For whatever reason, this year I don't care. Ive watched about a half of a game total. They're just not good and almost the entire team will be gone next year. It's a tough watch and tough to get excited for, and it breaks me. I've loved watching our football team this year though.

 

[Dick_in_MI]

Do we actually know that a chick is a woman nowadays?

"In the '60s, I made love to many, many women, often outdoors, in the mud and the rain, and it's possible a man slipped in. There would be no way of knowing."

-Creed Bratton

 

[sufan59]

Yesterday I was pretty apathetic going into the game. Today, I’m excited to see what we can do tonight. For the first time last night in a decade during the 2nd half, I felt we weren’t punching above our weight literally in a very long time. Texas is a top 30 team. Yeah we lost this game and have won many games against better teams in the last decade. But I could finally see last night that our weaknesses can be overcome with the players we have. That hasn’t been the case in a very long time. The main weakness so far has been execution. That isn’t an inherent weakness. Our rosters the last decade could have perfect execution and still lose because of inherent weaknesses.

 

[FrancoPizza]

I never miss a game of football or Hoop and I try not to miss soccer. I love those teams. My love doesn't change whether we are good or not. What changes for me is how much I watch other teams. For example, if we suck in football as we have for much of the last 24 years, I don't watch as much of other games. When we are good, I watch other teams more. Same with hoop. As for hoop, I will be watching the game tonight as I dvr it.

I imagine when I hit retirement I will be the same way. With young kids who have their own sports and time commitments, it's impossible to make each basketball game a primetime viewing experience even if this was 2010. Football can be a little easier to manage with less games and no weeknight interference.

 

[Nicknack]

Yeah, I'm in to this. Am every year regardless how good/bad they are. The one thing that has changed over the years is that I'm less patient and don't necessarily watch till the very end. I used to do make it a point to watch every game to its completion. Now, once things go really south, I'm out (until the next game).

 

[Brian Orange]

So I agree with you. I don't really care as much about a connection to the players, it's just been hard with the team so average after all those great seasons we were accustomed to. That said, last night felt like how it used to be with the crowd into it, NYC game, going on a big run, timeout other team, etc. First time I remember feeling that way in a while (when was the last time we won a game in NYC btw?).