[martyup]

one reason I am unlikely to ever win the season championship in these competitions is that I will not pick Stanford to lose.....the other is that even when Stanford does win my picks are generally not all that close to the actual outcome

In following a losing team, a true fan has the luxury of inconsequential optimism. We don't bear any responsibility for losses, but can bathe in the glory of wins. Sometimes the only joy is in the optimism that our team will prevail despite all odds. We bolster such optimism with memories of great upset victories in the past. Some of us who have born witness to the dark days of Stanford football before Harbaugh have a hard time complaining about present day woes. We know it could be far worse and we don't dare even consider a return to that status.

[martyup]

one reason I am unlikely to ever win the season championship in these competitions is that I will not pick Stanford to lose.....the other is that even when Stanford does win my picks are generally not all that close to the actual outcome

In following a losing team, a true fan has the luxury of inconsequential optimism. We don't bear any responsibility for losses, but can bathe in the glory of wins. Sometimes the only joy is in the optimism that our team will prevail despite all odds. We bolster such optimism with memories of great upset victories in the past. Some of us who have born witness to the dark days of Stanford football before Harbaugh have a hard time complaining about present day woes. We know it could be far worse and we don't dare even consider a return to that status.