Higher Expectations = More Painful Loses

[Herkmeister]

It's a fact.

I'm sure Illinois or Indiana fans would love to feel our pain.

The better we get, the worse our losses will hurt.

How do you want it?

 

[HawkinK.C.1]

This is true. It wouldn't hurt if we had a bad program with no expectations. Internet sports boards are some of the worst places on the internet for bad behavior. When I was growing up, I can't ever remember a kid getting roasted in person for having a bad game.....nothing but support. These days, it's just ridiculously brutal if you make mistakes.

 

[Herkmeister]

This is true. It wouldn't hurt if we had a bad program with no expectations. Internet sports boards are some of the worst places on the internet for bad behavior. When I was growing up, I can't ever remember a kid getting roasted in person for having a bad game.....nothing but support. These days, it's just ridiculously brutal if you make mistakes.

Amen, we should be grateful for our pain.

 

[Hawkfan5220]

But the pain is self inflicted.

 

[Herkmeister]

But the pain is self inflicted.

But pain none the less.

And how we lose does impact the pain. Good point.

 

[ghostOfHomer777]

It's a fact.

I'm sure Illinois or Indiana fans would love to feel our pain.

The better we get, the worse our losses will hurt.

How do you want it?

Ain't that the truth! Even though tons of folks were expecting around 9-3 .... when you come so close to doing better ... each and every loss hurts that much more!

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

I remember how numbing the results of Iowa football were in 2000 for me. 1999 was truly an awful team with very little talent. And, things were't much better in 2000. Games got to a point where I'd watch, but bad plays didn't bother me. I simply knew the Hawks weren't going to win. That's a pretty shitty way to feel about your team. This is a good thread. It's easy to forgot how much worse things could really be.

 

[luvmyhawks]

Agree that this is a great thread and perspective always needs to be kept.

However. Ffs herk, loses? Really? Pull your head out you old son of a.....

 

[scotthawk1964]

It's a fact.

I'm sure Illinois or Indiana fans would love to feel our pain.

The better we get, the worse our losses will hurt.

How do you want it?

I feel your pain. LOL

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

It's a fact.

I'm sure Illinois or Indiana fans would love to feel our pain.

The better we get, the worse our losses will hurt.

How do you want it?

How about fewer losses in general then so there's less pain to feel from losing said painful losses..................

 

[EvilMonkeyInTheCloset]

But the pain is self inflicted.

That could partially explain why we are still ranked in about the same spots as last week.