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Message: [QUOTE="Hans Sprungfeld, post: 5217820, member: 181"] Your final sentence is a CYA coda offered to stem fears of looking foolish. It also is the thing that ensures you look foolish. And that's nothing personal. It applies to every poster who feels the 'need' to put their post "in context." Guys are falling all over each other to prove they aren't blind, unknowledgeable, unaware of Tournament history, etc. What the hell for? Are you trying to outflank and/or appease the informed grumblers. Screw them. They're to stupid to shut up as the regular season shifts to the post season. You say you'd love to be wrong? I'd love for you to keep it to yourself. You say you aren't putting any money on this team? So what. The coaches and they players aren't doing so either. You want to prove you know what you're talking about about? You're proving that you don't know how to cheer your team to victory? Which do you want? The satisfaction of pointing out imperfections and questions and doubts in advance, or the joy of supporting your team? Fewer people are keeping score on these matters than you think. Fewer still will be bellowing, "I was right, and you were wrong." And fewest will be those admitting, "I was wrong and you were right." Your efforts to control & manage your emotions is advance obedience to a false god or your own fabrication. Choose what you want in advance, and choose what you get after the fact. This is your team. Your penetrating "fanalysis" is only marginally better (if at all) than that of everybody who thinks it's a suspect enterprise to put your energies into such efforts. Cheer for these Huskies unreservedly now, in anticipation of Thursday's opponent after it's known, and against each opponent one game at a time until there are no further opponents. Somebody's team wins each conference tournament. Somebody's team wins the NCAA Tournament. Let it be ours. It might as well be. That's what I'm here for, and it's none of my business what I think or feel about that. [/QUOTE]

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