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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2168985, member: 250"] As a fan I can accept that this team lost. But, at the same time, I did want them to achieve a championship and cement their identity in the history of women's college sports. They overachieved until we all decided that it was pretty much a given that they'd win a Nattie; then poof! Truth, this team was good enough to win it all. So, while we fans reconcile ourselves to the loss, I'm wondering how each of them is dealing with it. How do I want them to feel? Not too bad, because I have a special fondness for this group of young women who gave us such a great ride as fans. But, at the same time, I want them to wake up every day and have that jarring reality hit once again: we lost. And I want the next thought to be: never again. But, then, I am an insatiable Huskies fan and may contemplate too big a burden for our players. What do you think? Should our players have a fire in their bellies until they quench it with the WCBB Holy Grail? Or would such a feeling actually be counterproductive? After all, what is the group cheer that they give before coming out of the locker room? It ends with have fun. Well, now our group of elite athletes know that losing is not fun, not fun at all. I know what I want them to feel. Do you? Can you express it? [/QUOTE]