so you think a revisionist mentality is more sensible?

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Oct 21, 2024
10:07:53am

JOPE Resident Golf Fanatic

so you think a revisionist mentality is more sensible?

no, BYU had done nothing to indicate this type of season would happened this year. It’s a very pleasant surprise. but anyone that would’ve predicted it would’ve been crazy, and not necessarily smart. sometimes things come together and defy expectations…. But being right, doesn’t always mean you were the most intelligent or even reasonable at all.

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AT 7-0 and going to a bowl, it is time to say it. All of you Eeyores that like

Acorn

Oct 21, 9:47am

NEWSFLASH!!! WE ARE 7-0

JimmyZ

Oct 21, 9:48am

LOL. I meant to write it last week...been dinging in my head for a week...

Acorn

Oct 21, 9:49am

if it lasts more than 4 hours you are supposed to seek medical attention

JimmyZ

Oct 21, 9:50am

Good tip. I was annoyed all week and it shows this morning...Definitely

Acorn

Oct 21, 9:54am

Seriously those that don't know our record need to grow a pair!

Ron Mexico

Oct 21, 10:01am

You are better at numbers than I am...

Acorn

Oct 21, 10:31am

*7-0

JohnnyC

Oct 21, 9:48am

he was too busy wringing hands about all the bad fans to watch one of the games

JimmyZ

Oct 21, 9:49am

Board name checks out …

Dan

Oct 21, 9:48am

RE: AT 6-0 and going to a bowl, it is time to say it. All of you Eyeores that like

Tesla Coug

Oct 21, 9:49am

A very delayed post.

JohnnyC

Oct 21, 9:50am

RE: AT 7-0 and going to a bowl, it is time to say it. All of you Eyeores that

BYUheaven

Oct 21, 9:50am

Hold on, explain to how predicting wins relates to "growing a pair." This is very confusing.

Byron McNertney

Oct 21, 9:50am

if you had a pair, you would understand and stuff

JimmyZ

Oct 21, 9:51am

OUCH^^^^he said it better.

Acorn

Oct 21, 9:53am

It means if you predicted a losing record, you lack in intestinal fortitude.

Acorn

Oct 21, 9:52am

Phew, I predicted being bowl eligible. I guess I'm a real man.

Byron McNertney

Oct 21, 9:56am

I predicted an undefeated season. I am the manliest man

Oct 21, 9:57am

If you have to guess, that might put it into question. You might want to do

Acorn

Oct 21, 10:48am

I'm just humoring a guy who seems to be very confused about the definition.

Byron McNertney

Oct 21, 10:51am

We can't use the world's word for my substitute use of growing a pair.

Acorn

Oct 21, 11:11am

MIGHT be a real man…there are other considerations…

Refugee

Oct 21, 11:03am

You offered no expectation and no prediction for the season.

EEcougar

Oct 21, 10:00am

My post is about being annoyed over the almost constant negativity leading up to

Acorn

Oct 21, 10:08am

What is happening here is fans being excited, wild and having fun. It’s

Polecat

Oct 21, 10:42am

It also won't be that big of a deal when we lose a game or two. It will happen

N8Dawg

Oct 21, 9:53am

I love that ESPN 960 rejoin sound of Poppinga saying "BYU will will 7-8 games"

Painterboy

Oct 21, 9:55am

At this point, it looks like even he undercalled it.

Japan Coug

Oct 21, 9:56am

Poppinga was an eeyore!

stansburycoug

Oct 21, 12:37pm

I predicted six and six, but it does seem a little silly for you to call people out about this

JOPE

Oct 21, 9:56am

Yep, Kalani has shown that he comes back from bad seasons with good improvement, but no one truly expected this.

Byron McNertney

Oct 21, 9:58am

You call it sensible. Looks pretty foolish to me. Looks pretty silly to have

Acorn

Oct 21, 9:59am

so you think a revisionist mentality is more sensible?

JOPE

Oct 21, 10:07am

One sees what one wants to see. One interprets with bias. Emotion comes into

Acorn

Oct 21, 10:15am

He isn't wrong about the negativity going into the season, though. I don't

Japan Coug

Oct 21, 10:01am

Your memory matches mine. Too much negativity. Too much whining.

Acorn

Oct 21, 10:06am

THIS. Honestly I'm still not sure we aren't in a simulation & are just rigging our PS5 CFP25 Dynasty season to win

byuTX

Oct 21, 10:20am

A lot of us could tell it wasn’t so bad as all that

Socrates Johnson

Oct 21, 10:29pm

What’s an eyeore?

vegas guey

Oct 21, 10:00am

Google Eyeore. Technology is an amazing thing. It can actually overcome typos.

Acorn

Oct 21, 10:03am

RE: What’s an eyeore?

Oct 21, 10:06am

He has an eye. Yeah, misspelled.

Oct 21, 10:19am

I agree with you, but I think it’s funny the smallest nut is telling everybody

Bushmaster

Oct 21, 10:05am

RE: AT 7-0 and going to a bowl, it is time to say it. All of you Eyeores that like

byuTX

Oct 21, 10:19am

Hey, call me whatever. I've watched every BYU season since 1983 probably. It's okay to be optimistic and a little

Bob Vance

Oct 21, 10:19am

Yessir! The overwhelming negativity all summer was over the top.

Acorn

Oct 21, 10:41am

Pretty sure it's mostly the T-Jacked maniacs who obsess about Utah.

BYUDM93

Oct 21, 11:12am

Could be true. Some people's self esteem are entirely too locked up in sports.

Acorn

Oct 21, 11:16am

How well do pears grow in Utah? The Bradford pear is the worst tree in the world

Oct 21, 11:18am

Ask the Yewts. They're like Bradford pears this season. Fruitless.

Acorn

Oct 21, 11:23am

And smelly

Oct 21, 1:39pm

Amen. Enjoy the ride! It’s a game, we’re fans! Stop treating sports like it’s a

First-n-10

Oct 21, 11:22am

Amen and Amen.

Acorn

Oct 21, 11:24am

I wouldn't consider myself an Eeyore, BUT...

canndyman

Oct 21, 11:45am

I think BYU does better when we are underrated

realisticCoug42

Oct 21, 12:00pm

Board name checks out

Japan Coug

Oct 21, 12:03pm

We're 7-0 and all Acorn can think about is beating up other BYU fans. Whit move

stansburycoug

Oct 21, 12:35pm

HAVE SOME FUN PEOPLE!!!! That is beating up fans that predict losing

Acorn

Oct 21, 12:41pm

Why are you trash talking people who go to the games, pay money, support the

stansburycoug

Oct 21, 12:53pm

What in the world?!! MAGA? RHINO? My group? I've had the politics subject

Acorn

Oct 21, 1:05pm

You told the majority of CB to grow a pair

stansburycoug

Oct 21, 3:28pm

I would pay money to see acorn in a boxing match with a “fire the coach” bro

Reasonable1

Oct 21, 12:37pm

Based on their responses, those guys are probably all on roids. No thanks.

Acorn

Oct 21, 12:46pm

RE: Based on their responses, those guys are probably all on roids. No thanks.

Reasonable1

Oct 21, 1:08pm

He's right, you know.

BlueFever

Oct 21, 12:46pm

I've got at least 25 years on that guy, but I have a huge man crush on him.

Acorn

Oct 21, 12:47pm

Beatings will continue until morale improves.

AF'er

Oct 21, 12:49pm

Maybe it’s because so many doubted

phippsd

Oct 21, 1:04pm

This was my honest-to-goodness season prediction before our first game

cougforever

Oct 21, 1:54pm

Nice work! People like to use "realism" but the predictions of losing seasons

Acorn

Oct 21, 1:58pm

Nothing pointed to a 7-0 start. Not the experts, D. Harmon or BYUSN. Scolding is

Forzaitalia

Oct 21, 2:29pm

If you don't think the negativity on the board was over the top during the

Acorn

Oct 21, 2:47pm

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Acorn

Oct 21, 2:51pm

Do you want to know what my head says, or my heart says?

cougforever

Oct 21, 6:07pm

And no, I don't gamble

cougforever

Oct 21, 8:18pm

You've been right so far, well done! But I hope you're wrong about the next two!

Japan Coug

Oct 21, 2:06pm

There's nothing I want more than to be wrong!

cougforever

Oct 21, 6:07pm

"Been holding it in since before the season started." - every bit as weak as the eyeore types who actually took a stand.

Oct 21, 2:35pm

So I should have called out all of the "fire coaches" and our team sucks and

Acorn

Oct 21, 3:03pm

Whos worse? Fans who are critical of their team, or fans who are critical about their teams fans?

AltTabbins

Oct 21, 3:30pm

Who doesn't enjoy a good CB lecture from one of our own.

IronPotato

Oct 21, 3:31pm

Quit talking about going to a bowl like it’s some great accomplishment. There is another self-respecting team out there

KYU

Oct 21, 8:07pm

I'd rather keep expectations low and be pleasantly surprised. But that's just me

bleedsblue

Oct 21, 10:49pm

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