Coping Options...

[Jimdish255]

How are people on the yard dealing when it seems like everything that can possibly go wrong keeps happening to this football team.

I went with comfort food to take my mind off of it and buy some time to think. Beef short ribs and pizza dough for tomorrow. Hoping it helps.

 

[BugsyCT]

Today - wallowing in self-pity and frustration

Monday - eternal optimism

 

[KryHavok]

Pizza (without cheese) and dark beer.

 

[ZooCougar]

2.5 hours of rage yard work.

 

[Hoophound]

We’ve got to will ourselves to the finish line. There is no giving up. It’s not just for football. Football must save basketball.

 

[NowInStorrs]

Pizza (without cheese) and dark beer.

Pizza without cheese? So self-harm?

 

[KryHavok]

Pizza without cheese? So self-harm?

More like self healing...nothing is more disgusting (to me at least) than a pizza overloaded with bad cheese as it overwhelms the sweetness of the sauce.

 

[JMick]

More like self healing...nothing is more disgusting (to me at least) than a pizza overloaded with bad cheese as it overwhelms the sweetness of the sauce.

I love me a heavily seasoned sauce with no mozz, sprinkled with pecorino Romano cheese and a ton of red pepper flakes

 

[superjohn]

How are people on the yard dealing when it seems like everything that can possibly go wrong keeps happening to this football team.

I went with comfort food to take my mind off of it and buy some time to think. Beef short ribs and pizza dough for tomorrow. Hoping it helps.

I was going to take the day off from the gym but took it out on the weights.

 

[Patman]

What's the point of a pizza if you don't have cheese?!

 

[JMick]

What's the point of a pizza if you don't have cheese?!

Less is more with cheese imo. If I'm getting regular pizza I get margherita for that reason

 

[Bongo Fury]

UConn is the best soap opera ever. Still hoping for a happy ending.

 

[UConnDan97]

My alcohol fuels my eternal optimism...

 

[KryHavok]

What's the point of a pizza if you don't have cheese?!

I'll caveat this response by recognizing it belongs in the pizza thread, but American pizza has way too much cheese (what the hell is with cheese in the crust anyway?!?!). What I had growing up, some of you wouldn't even recognize as pizza as there was no cheese at all, but this is what is authentic in southern Italian culture.
Back to the topic, a nice tomato pie made me almost forget the game, then I stupidly scrolled my Comcast app for games and saw the scoreline again...followed up with a shot of 12 year old whiskey .

 

[formerlurker]

 

[temery]

Still hoping for a happy ending.

no comment.

 

[Skiblets]

Pretty much the definition of insanity. Do the same thing over and over again and expect a different outcome

Used to say the last 10 years was a wasteland. Now it’s 15. How can this program suck this much?

 

[maple]

All of the above, depending on the week.

 

[Uconnalliance]

My alcohol fuels my eternal optimism...

When will the endless weekend beatings end?? Can’t we just join conference USA for god sake so we can compete?? This is getting ridiculous already

 

[willie99]

How are people on the yard dealing when it seems like everything that can possibly go wrong keeps happening to this football team.

I went with comfort food to take my mind off of it and buy some time to think. Beef short ribs and pizza dough for tomorrow. Hoping it helps.

For the time being, I just drink the performance away. I hope that they learn from this pathetic performance. I see lesser programs compete every day, every week, every year. I believe that can be us, no reason it can't be

So I'm still hanging on, albeit being very disappointed today. People can and do learn from their mistakes, I'll give them at least one more week.

 

[phillionaire]

Losses are inevitable, nothing matters, God is dead.

 

[Sky ball]

Reading texts from my VA softball buddies about how good UConn's targeting coach is!

 

[UCan3]

I always think, what is happening in the offseason that would produce results like this. This drives me crazy more than thinking about what happened yesterday.

I didn’t expect a win.

I just wanted us to show we belong.

It ruined my weekend and no other way around it.

 

[UCFBfan]

Honestly, I'm so used to losing I don't even care. For a few years it used to ruin my day, then it changed for a few years where it made me angry for a little bit, then for a few years I'd need to have a few drinks. Now, I just expect it and hope I'm surprised with a win.

 

[Chin Diesel]

UConn is the best soap opera ever. Still hoping for a happy ending.

Ummmm, we must have a different understanding of what constitutes a happy ending.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

College football is going through a seismic change because of paying players and it is hard to predict what the other side will look like. There were very few close games in week 1, and I think that trend may continue for a couple of years when it comes to inter-league games until college football gets some self-regulation about what it wants its sport to be.

Getting angry about it doesn’t accomplish anything.

 

[UCan3]

College football is going through a seismic change because of paying players and it is hard to predict what the other side will look like. There were very few close games in week 1, and I think that trend may continue for a couple of years when it comes to inter-league games until college football gets some self-regulation about what it wants its sport to be.

Getting angry about it doesn’t accomplish anything.

That is true…. College football is in a slippery slope with NIL and conference realignment to create super conferences which essentially make everyone else the “minor leagues.”

For example, you see a great player in Triple AAA baseball, we all know it’s just stepping stone to majors. Player exodus has become the norm. The rich get richer.

We are operating under the illusion that anyone can win it all - they can‘t.

Now, one of my least favorite sayings in “be careful what you wish for“ but if the College Football playoffs are any indication - this system is leading to ridiculous blowouts where the supposedly 2nd best team looks like the practice squad by game end.

It may make sense if the big programs want to dominate at all cost - maybe they create their own division and let the ~70 other D1 Teams have their own league.

I know sounds like 1AA but maybe it’s time to regroup, rebrand and have College football like it used to be - interesting to watch.

 

[MKH2317]

I’ve been a die hard fan for most of my life, held season tickets as a student and even a few seasons after I graduated. I was a student during the best of times and worst of times. I’ve followed this team through every step of the way, including all the CR ups and downs. I’ve just come to the realization that I need to detach myself from this program and move on. I’ll always support the team, and I’ll always love this team no matter what. But I can’t let this team impact my day/week/month/year anymore. I just gotta let it go. I can’t get mad or disappointed anymore, just not worth it

 

[AllHusky]

Was at a Memorial for a mentor of mine who had passed, so out of touch until I was able to check and the score was I think 43-7 or so. So disappointed, so sad. When I read “didn’t even compete” comments, just makes you want to curl up and go to sleep. Not even tempted to drink or throw things. Was afraid of this.

 

[HCCForever]

My approach changed during the course of the weekend. First curl up and sleep for a few hours, then alcohol and finally a return to optimism by Sunday. I even booked a trip to Durham today (Monday) since I could get a much cheaper flight to NC compared to BDL from Florida. Now that's a leap of faith.