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Message: [QUOTE="UConnNick, post: 2242153, member: 1526"] I don't know, I think that might have been somewhat tongue in cheek, but even if it isn't, so what? The word "fan" is a contraction of the word "fanatic." Merriam-Webster definition: "Marked by excessive enthusiasm and often [B]intense uncritical devotion[/B]." (emphasis added) In other words, it's OK to be delusional if you're a fan. In fact, it should be expected. It's what being a fan is all about. How many UConn fans honestly thought we'd win the NC in 2011 or 2014 when those seasons first began? That shouldn't stop anyone from expressing their belief or hope that it might have happened. The fact that it did during both of those seasons might be viewed by some as nothing short of two miracles only three seasons apart. We're all UConn fans here, for the most part. Some of us may, from time to time, engage in what you and some others perceive to be irrational and delusional cheerleading, an expression of their intense uncritical devotion. So be it. [/QUOTE]