02-09-2023, 12:56 AM
You are right MV72018. I’m sure that everyone has mastered the challenge of walking and chewing gum at the same time. Although I’m not as sure that everyone can rub their stomach and pat their head at the same time!
Seriously though, I’m sure that all of us focus on the coming game while glancing ahead at the challenges of the season, the conference and national seedings, and how the other teams are faring. It’s all part of being a fan across the territory of a long season. Each of us chooses what part of the process we wish to emphasize.
Personally, I like to take a coach's approach — anticipate what lies ahead, but focus on one game at a time. In this particular thread, we seemed to be obsessing on the difficulties that lie ahead. So my comment was to moderate that tendency, but I don’t take issue with talking about the future games. And I have no fantasy about controlling how others behave. I simply interject my point of view when I have one.
It seems to me that we on the Cardboard are filling a role much like the anxious expectant father at a home birth. The patient (the team) is being attended to by the doctor or midwife (the coach) and we fans on the Board are out in the kitchen boiling water (for no particular purpose, but to curb our anxiety). When the child emerges, we cheer loudly and say "we had a hand in this!” And we do! We love the game and enjoy strategizing while cheering our players on.
I enjoy being a fan. And I enjoy reading the posts on this board.
Now, let go out and beat Arizona!!!
Seriously though, I’m sure that all of us focus on the coming game while glancing ahead at the challenges of the season, the conference and national seedings, and how the other teams are faring. It’s all part of being a fan across the territory of a long season. Each of us chooses what part of the process we wish to emphasize.
Personally, I like to take a coach's approach — anticipate what lies ahead, but focus on one game at a time. In this particular thread, we seemed to be obsessing on the difficulties that lie ahead. So my comment was to moderate that tendency, but I don’t take issue with talking about the future games. And I have no fantasy about controlling how others behave. I simply interject my point of view when I have one.
It seems to me that we on the Cardboard are filling a role much like the anxious expectant father at a home birth. The patient (the team) is being attended to by the doctor or midwife (the coach) and we fans on the Board are out in the kitchen boiling water (for no particular purpose, but to curb our anxiety). When the child emerges, we cheer loudly and say "we had a hand in this!” And we do! We love the game and enjoy strategizing while cheering our players on.
I enjoy being a fan. And I enjoy reading the posts on this board.
Now, let go out and beat Arizona!!!