How do you get yourself out of the dark places you go to and that are brutal on your psyche?
For starters, unless you are a player, a coach, or a family member of either, it shouldn’t affect you to that degree. At least, you should not allow it to.
You are a fan, an alum, or both. However, you are not playing the games, you are not coaching the games, nor do you have any direct control on the outcome. Don’t let things drive you crazy that you have no control over.
Simply focus on the good things in your own life and if you need to minimize the bad football periods even more, just say this to yourself: the coach is the highest paid employee at SU and a lot of the players are being compensated to play. At minimum, all of them are getting a free financial ride through college. What does Dino make per year…$3M? More? Even at $3M, Dino is making $250K for each loss (each win too, but since we are focused on the losses…)
If that doesn’t snap you back to keeping your perspective on how much you should allow SU’s dry spells to impede on your mental health, I really have nothing more to tell you.
