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I have to be honest...
- Thread starter leftybuff
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You said it a lot better than I did. My OP has created a carthartic ****storm. I want the Buffs to do well. It nearly ruins my weekend when they lose.
Its just not worth the effort.
OUBuff
American
I've only made it through the first 20 or so posts in this thread so I don't know where it has gone in the next 100 posts but Lefty, I was having the same thoughts.
On Saturday, my daughter asked me whether I thought CU would win. I answered that I sure hoped so, but probably not.
She followed with... "So why did we drive 10 hours to see them lose?" I didn't really have a rational answer... I have been infected by CU Football, been that way since the Bill Mallory days. (side note: My memories of Bill Mallory were less than good... I looked at the records; I would take any of his seasons right about now).
My son remarked after the game that he wished his team (CU) would be expected to beat a ranked team. I said, we used to and will again I'm sure.
During the game, very frustrating I had the thought of why did I put forth more effort getting to this game than this team seems to put in during the game. "Why did I just spend $70/ticket for 7 tickets, two hotel nights and gas for ~1000 miles of driving for this?" No rational expaination, just a fan.
Colorado football has for most of my memory been one of those things that tied my family together. No rational explanation, just fans.
Sure it is painful, but so were the Fairbanks years and the beginnings of the Mac years. We made it through those dark years, we can make it through these.
One more tidbit... I was so proud of my oldest daughter yesterday. She said that she was way too much of a CU fan; she said it developed her hatred for red. :smile2:
On Saturday, my daughter asked me whether I thought CU would win. I answered that I sure hoped so, but probably not.
She followed with... "So why did we drive 10 hours to see them lose?" I didn't really have a rational answer... I have been infected by CU Football, been that way since the Bill Mallory days. (side note: My memories of Bill Mallory were less than good... I looked at the records; I would take any of his seasons right about now).
My son remarked after the game that he wished his team (CU) would be expected to beat a ranked team. I said, we used to and will again I'm sure.
During the game, very frustrating I had the thought of why did I put forth more effort getting to this game than this team seems to put in during the game. "Why did I just spend $70/ticket for 7 tickets, two hotel nights and gas for ~1000 miles of driving for this?" No rational expaination, just a fan.
Colorado football has for most of my memory been one of those things that tied my family together. No rational explanation, just fans.
Sure it is painful, but so were the Fairbanks years and the beginnings of the Mac years. We made it through those dark years, we can make it through these.
One more tidbit... I was so proud of my oldest daughter yesterday. She said that she was way too much of a CU fan; she said it developed her hatred for red. :smile2:
Gleeb gun is empty. Someone hit this man NOW. Also, I was the same way all weekend. ****ing red! :lol:
Parent of the year
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
I know what you mean lefty, at least you got in the good days, I'm not really sure when I became a fan, but it was when Rick was the coach. So... it's been a constant slide my entire time. Maybe it's my fault? Sorry guys.
The real problem is, what the hell is my problem? I'm from socal, I have no ties to Colorado the state or the university, why the hell couldn't I have been a USC fan? The last 10 years would have been epic. Sigh.
The real problem is, what the hell is my problem? I'm from socal, I have no ties to Colorado the state or the university, why the hell couldn't I have been a USC fan? The last 10 years would have been epic. Sigh.
Cause you aren't a total douche?
JOOC, how did you become a Buffs fan? We're glad to have you. Did you pick a name out of a hat?
I had a very similar thought at the Hawaii game. "I flew 3,000 miles to see THIS?!?"
I must be a glutton, though, because next weekend I'm flying to San Francisco to watch us get our heads beaten in by Stanford.
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
I really don't know. I definitely liked the uniforms :thumbsup: and for some reason I hated Nebraska..
Maybe it was the miracle in Michigan? I loved watching the Nebraska CU game every Thanksigiving. I remember sympathizing with CU because they were always so close to beating that dickhead TO.
I also always liked Koy Detmer. I'd trade for him in Madden every year :lol:
Good enough for me. I work with a guy who was one of Koy's WRs in HS.
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
I'm a pretty retarded fan all around.
baseball - Braves
football - Dolphins
hockey - Penguins
don't like basketball
For some reason I just hate all of the local teams. I hate the Chargers more than the Bills/Jets/Patriots. I hate the Dodgers about as much as I hate the Phillies and Mets. *shrug*
OUBuff
American
My memory was cold... our seats were near the visitors section for that game. We stood on ice the entire game. The worst part of the game was listening to the radio on the return to the house when Mac announced his resignation. My mother was crying when we got home.
hes right tini your being a giant hot dog down a hallway gaping vagina
Whatever. Calling someone out for bailing on his team doesn't seem like a big deal but keep thinking it is.
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
Calling someone a ****** fan is probably the harshest thing you can say to a fellow fan. Considering the guy has been a fan longer than you have been alive, I would think a little respect would be in order, but I'm wrong, a lot.
Well when he says he's bailing I don't give a **** how long he's been a fan, that's a ****** fan in my book but all you guys are right. Great fans bail on their teams. Yeah, **** off.
After reading the original two posts, I think I'm siding with 'Tini here. You don't quit being a fan because the team struggles. You critique, you get angry, but quitting on CU? I don't get that rationale. 'Tini's 19. He reacted to a post that made me think essentially the same thing as his post, but in a less caustic way. As a fan, it has never occurred to me abandon the team. What's next, moving out of the country when your presidential candidate doesn't get elected?
lefty you and i rarely see eye to eye... but you are probably the last person who should have his buff fandom questioned... ps i was there with you on sat... it felt like 5 year of hawkins soul crushing came back in one single moment...
Idot Buff
Guest
The truly difficult thing for those of us who were fans in the early 90s is the ignorance and short memories of the media when it comes to the tradition of the Buffs. We are a complete non-entity. Nobody gives a **** about CU because we have been bad for so long.
Down here is God's rectum, the media does not typically acknowledge that CU was ever part of the Big 12....it is only news that NU and A&M left.
So, I crave the days when we were on the college football map and had relevance. We have a long way to go, but I think we will get there. It will take at least 3 years (if not more), but it will happen.
Down here is God's rectum, the media does not typically acknowledge that CU was ever part of the Big 12....it is only news that NU and A&M left.
So, I crave the days when we were on the college football map and had relevance. We have a long way to go, but I think we will get there. It will take at least 3 years (if not more), but it will happen.
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
He didn't say he's bailing, he said he's feeling indifferent. It happens. We have sucked ass for a long time, it's hard to get excited about a ****** product. It doesn't make him a bad fan. I was pretty indifferent after the Toledo game, sue me. He didn't say he's ditching and picking up a new team or something.
White_Rabbit
Well-Known Member
Yep, his very next sentence leads me to believe he's gone and never coming back. **** him.
can you shut up now, lefty is just venting, he is not quitting the team. He isn't on allbuffs so he can read about your back pimples, he is here because he loves CU and would rather waste time with other people who do then get actual work done at work.
CVilleBuff
Well-Known Member
This one definitely hurt. Certainly wasn't expecting a win, but the way we came out scared was an embarrassment. The special teams debacle has longtime fans wondering if and when we're going to ever get out of this pathetically low level that we've sunk to. It's going to be tough getting through the rest of this season. We had better hope that we show up and get a confidence-boosting win on Saturday, because the 5 game stretch after that is absolutely brutal. Hopefully Conor Wood and Shane Dillon will match and exceed our expectations, because we're ****ing due for something positive
On the bright side, if we ever win a road game again, it is going to be the most enjoyable ****ing CU win in quite some time.
On the bright side, if we ever win a road game again, it is going to be the most enjoyable ****ing CU win in quite some time.
Meh go **** yourself. It's a message board where ya know, you talk. And I say someone is a ****** fan if they are even contemplating on bailing on their team.
what bitch you want me to **** myself. i hope you show up to a sackygate so I can rip your face off and wear it for a mask. I know you are being totally serious because you wrote it on a message board.
You don't have the surgical precision to pull off a maneuver like that or the technology.
good point, I think I am going to wear your mom's meat curtains like a turban instead.