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Post by UConnChapette on Apr 3, 2021 6:44:55 GMT -5
This is a "clean" double entendre.
First - This board will still be up and monitored. As is typical with the off season on a board that has a limited number of active posters, the activity will be lighter but we are here. Keep checking in and let us know how things are going in the "Daily Check In" thread. We are like family here. We may have a disagreement or two, but I care about all of you even though I have met only a handful of you in person.
Second - UConn is not going away. We didn't make it to the final game. We didn't bring home a trophy. But we are still loaded with talent, with even more coming in next year. And I am hopeful that come next fall, when the games start again, we fans can be back in the stands cheering them on, showing our love and appreciation with our voices and our hands and feet. Maybe even without masks!
Stay safe, stay healthy, relax some. There is still a lot we can discuss about the season to come. If nothing else, pop in now and again to say hi and let us know how you are doing.
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Post by bulkey on Apr 3, 2021 7:02:51 GMT -5
Chappy-- Thank you so very, very much for all you do. Let's all stay in touch and be healthy!
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Post by semper on Apr 3, 2021 14:13:45 GMT -5
I LOVE our mods!!!
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Post by davidinnaples on Apr 3, 2021 15:14:34 GMT -5
I will go radio silent for a while... Doggy rides me hard for nightly stats and I need to let the whip marks heal...
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Post by semper on Apr 3, 2021 15:36:05 GMT -5
I don't feel nearly as bad as I thought I would. We did well to make it to the FF and so I'm fine, surprisingly.
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Post by pinotbear on Apr 3, 2021 16:42:52 GMT -5
I don't feel nearly as bad as I thought I would. We did well to make it to the FF and so I'm fine, surprisingly. There's a reason "fan" is an derivation of "fanatic". So many of us take these games too much to heart - it's a game, played by students, most of whom (especially this year) are too young to buy a beer or rent a car. I really enjoy watching them, I love their level of play, I love to see each player evolve and improve - but, I deserve none of the credit for their success, and do not begrudge them their failures, few as they are. And, y'know, there's another team out there, and sometimes, that team is just better, particularly on any given night. Sometimes, our kids - yeah, they're kids, I worked for 15 years of college/university campuses - sometimes, our kids make mistakes, get flustered, just aren't sharp, or are too wound up. Nobody is owed a victory, certainly not the self-anointed experts. All we are owed is that "good ol' college try". We got that. When a kids' character is questioned, effort, "toughness" - that's all bullshit, self-serving superiority. We aren't out there on the big stage. We aren't going nose-to-nose against another team of gifted, motivated players who want to win just as badly. We aren't on national television, with our actions being second-guessed by commentators. We don't have the responsibility of living up to our teammate's needs and expectations. All we gotta do is sit back and watch, and hope for the best, and be as supportive as we can, remotely.
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Post by grrrrr on Apr 3, 2021 17:37:27 GMT -5
I don't feel nearly as bad as I thought I would. We did well to make it to the FF and so I'm fine, surprisingly. I don't feel that bad either. I was more upset falling behind Baylor before the 19-0 run. It's probably because we're numb after the 3 previous Final Four's. Losing this time wasn't nearly as traumatic as those three were.
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