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Message: [QUOTE="A Clockwork Orange, post: 1849618, member: 16"] And I'm sure Coach Babers thanks you for your service. To be a clear, a fan's excitement is something to temper? Nothing you can do will change the way certain people decide to look at this. Some will be wildly optimistic and disappointed if he doesn't fulfill their every wish immediately. There's nothing you can do to change that. Tempering enthusiasm is just silly. Let people be crazy excited, what does it hurt? I feel like you trying to temper expectations is simply because you don't want to get too excited. Maybe you've been burned too many times in the past, and don't want to get too high about a team or a coach again. Maybe it's just your nature (not knocking you if any of that is the case. Believe me, I understand the sentiment). Regardless, coach is getting at least three or four years despite how any of us feel. If he is a pathetic loser, he'll be let go, because of the product on the field, not because of how excited we are for the Babers era to start. As for me, I'm excited. I don't care about wins and losses (well I do, a little bit) this year. I care about improved execution and a program that looks like it's finding itself throughout the year. When people say they're excited, it doesn't mean all of us (or even most of us) expect 10 wins and 40 ppg right off the bat. It means we're excited for a chance to see exciting football, and a team that will progress as the season continues. In Marrone's first year, I knew something was different from Game 1. That team was overmatched, and not incredibly talented. Damn, they fought for it though. They played hard, and were aggressive. There was something about them that told me that Marrone knew what he was doing. That's what I'm looking for this year. I have faith in Coach Babers, and his system. If he goes belly up over the course of three years, we'll move on. I quite like to be excited about the prospects of my team, even if it only reveals itself in July and August, and not during the season. That's why I watch sports -- for enjoyment. SU is my team, and I'll be excited for every year, and every team before the season starts, regardless of whether my expectations should be "tempered" or not. One of these years, they'll give me many reasons to be excited DURING the year. Maybe some of that excitement will start to present itself this year. Hope, after all, springs eternal. [/QUOTE]

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