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Message: [QUOTE="pearl31, post: 146316, member: 1531"] some more memories of my fandom... In '87 I was the sole 'cuse fan in school and it seemed everyone was on the Indiana bandwagon. In the days leading up to the game I boldly predicted an SU victory and was absolutely crushed when Smart's shot went through the net. I endured a lot of trash talk in the weeks that followed, and that was probably the genesis of my defiant me-against-them Cuse fan mentality. In '90, as a high-school senior, dealing with everyone around me all gaga about the Minnesota Gophers when SU faced them in the tourney. Again, had to deal with much ridicule after the Gophs handled 'cuse (was in the sweet 16, I believe). In '91, sitting in the Huber H Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis watching the first-second round games there, with my head in my hands, as the scoreboard kept flashing the SU-Richmond score. I was absolutely inconsolable. In more recent years, prior to ESPN fullcourt and streaming and Direct TV and whatnot, I had to go to sports bars to catch many of the SU games. I can remember in '06 screaming at the top of my lungs, pointing at other (bewildered) patrons and dancing around the bar after SU defeated uconn in OT on their way to the BET title. In '05 I had to be physically pulled away from a dude who was cheering for Vermont after the final buzzer sounded for that game - I then rushed out the door of the bar and into my car, leaving my friends there shaking their heads. When Sorrentine hit the prayer 30 footer I let out the loudest " ME!!!" ever yelled by a human. I like to think I've mellowed some over the years, but in reality not too much. I still pace around during close games and have actually had to request that I watch bigger games by myself so as not to be distracted or annoyed by others. Luckily, my current girlfriend is generally a sports fan and doesn't find my November-April behavior to be too objectionable. [/QUOTE]

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