Tech Worlds":25qs1uap said:
I was wrong. And happy I was. Don't know what that has to do with thinking the op was funny as hell.
Glad you are here playing your part.
The best part about being cynical and a bit pessimistic are the pleasant surprises.
It's all about hedging your bets. If you resolve that you probably won't win, and then the team you are cheering for wins... the feeling is great! One of my new favorite things in life is being proven wrong about sports. :twisted:
About everything else in life, I am relentlessly optimistic: especially when it comes to loved ones and their health, work, art, et.
But when it comes to the things that don't matter: gambling, sports, politics - things that I have no control over, I have super low expectations so that I am never disappointed. It helps keep those things in perspective, especially football. I used to have a major major problem with football... and would get so hyped up and worked up around games that I would crash for days after a bad loss. The worst was that loss in Miami in 84... followed ever so closely by the Superbowl against the Steelers, both of those times I thought the Seahawks were "destined" to win the Superbowl and the defeat was crushing -- it took me weeks to recover.
And then came the Mora season and I resolved that I needed to lower those expectations and take the stress out of the equation. I also stopped paying attention to the details of the game... you know, no more paying attention to schemes or the difference between formations and positions, all of that stuff - the less you know the less you second guess. I used to get so down on coaches and players after a loss, and now I always take the positive approach, well, except for Percy Harvin and his bullshit...
But overall -- "What will be will be." I just cheer for my team, enjoy the games, and when things don't work out ... only an hour or two is ruined and I am over it by Sunday night.
Ever since I've been approaching it this way the Seahawks have turned into a juggernaut! I've been pleasantly surprised time and time and time again. It's like being a kid and waking up on Christmas morning believing you will get a pair of dirty socks and instead you end up with a 3' diameter Millennium Falcon!
It's not for everyone but it works for me.

What makes me laugh is how MAD certain other fans get, especially the ones that are the way I used to be.