I need a break

[SUFan44]

 

[baggerbob]

I am bipolar w my posts and I admit it. Acceptance is the first step right?

I am also just in need of a place that I can release some steam about a product that no one that is in my life cares about. Everyone who was a Syracuse fan (casually) has sworn them off (wife, college friends, etc). A few will talk about it in a joking manner so it takes a toll being a fan of this team.

I just frankly have seen enough in the past 20 years to break me w regards to the direction of the team. I started watching in the early 90s and those teams were FEARED by the big programs b/c they were unpredictable, came to play, were unique, and had athletes everywhere. We suffered the What losses back then (East Carolina anyone?) but i never felt like there was a game that was circled as an automatic loss.

Anyway, I hear your points and accept that because I'm getting dangerously close to becoming a more casual fan than one who is so invested that I need to run to a message board to relieve my Syracuse stress.

Some of us suffered through the period 1968-1986, when only 4 times did we win 2 more games then we lost, and we are still here. That's 19 years of being less then average, football at Syracuse goes in cycles, and the trend is up, we at least have competed in the last 6 games. The offense is finally putting points on the board with Touchdowns, and not all field goals. Two penalties by young players might have cost us the last 2 games, young players most times get better.

 

[DCCuse]

I love this board, I really do. I love this football program with a passion. I just cannot read the spew being tossed around. Do most of you have solid points? Yes, certainly. There is also some flat out nonsense and bipolar diatribes. I just cannot read anymore of the negativity. If some of you don't want to watch anymore, don't. If you don't want to go to the games anymore, don't. I got too much invested emotionally into this football team to allow my eyes to bleed while reading this board. I'm going radio silent for a bit until things hopefully calm down after a win this weekend. Yep, a win against Pitt.

This is a young team and if it weren't for the mistakes, we could be 4-2 easily. That game against UVA was ours and we let it slip away. I understand the anger towards Shaf and his staff, but the players need to make plays as well. That Zaire facemask is not on the coaches. The goal-line situations in the 1st quarter make no sense to me. Why they weren't over center says something about either Emerich or Dungey. If not, no clue. The 3 TO's remaining and not using any of them is absurd especially when we were moving the ball well. Yaddy yaddy yah.

Either way, we lost and of course the number of "fire Shafer" picketers is growing quickly. It blows, but it is what it is. I'll leave the negativity to the rest of you.

There are still 6 games left and we need to win 3 of them. Tough challenge for this young team? yes, but it's not freaking impossible. Have you seen BC, NC St and Louisville? Pitt isn't a frigging titan either.

See you diehards at the Pitt game. I'll be that lunatic guzzling beer and screaming his ass off. We're about to knock off a Top 25 team and get back on track.

LGO.

Right there with you brother!