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[QUOTE="bballbeadle, post: 1473834, member: 548"]
Mantonio, you are allowed to THINK whatever you want, and that often has been the secret of your success. You have been very hopeful and positive on the basketball board. I don't remember you posting much on the football board. You do understand that rooting for a team has positive value, even if the team loses. It is harder to root for a team that has a streak of losing, that is for sure. What I do is keep hope alive, enjoy what is good about the team, and detach from the overwhelming aspects of losing. In other words, when we win, I milk it, and when we lose, I acknowledge my pain and disappointment, then move on and hope we do better next time.

It sounds like you are trying to manage your expectations, which is a sound thing to do, IMO, but you feel badly that you have to do it. I understand! (I think.) Anger and bitterness has not been your M.O., and by not dwelling on the negative, I believe you are doing all you can to help your teams.

The very first football game I ever saw was sitting on the 50 yard line for the 87 SU/WV game with Donnie McPherson's parents right in front of us. Frankly, it was all downhill after that. Ha ha!

We have had great coaches (like Coach MacPherson, whom we are honoring today) and we will have great coaches throughout the present and future. Hopefully, Shafer will be one of those coaches (and Hopkins, too).

If Shafer turns out to be a coach who can recruit, we will climb out of the hole. And there's nothing better than sticking with your team when they're down, and then feeling the bliss when they're up! Fair weather fans have nothing on us diehards. We love you, Mantonio! Keep the faith.
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