BUT, the thing I like about ‘fair-weather’ fans

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Mar 4, 2024
2:42:16pm

Rubble Walk-on

BUT, the thing I like about ‘fair-weather’ fans

Is that it gives me something I can point to when I say I am better than ‘they’ are . . .

Just kidding — but I have to admit, as I was sitting on the couch watching the game with my son I was saying we were definitely coming back at half-time — but I would not have put money on it in Vegas. So, maybe I have some fair-weatheredness in me because if TCU continued running up the score to leading by 30 or more I likely would have switched back to Guardians III . . .

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Rubble

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I decided to go back and read some overreactions from CBers during halftime.

Mar 3, 5:07pm

It’s weird because most of those posters are rational and well reasoned guys.

shimmy

Mar 3, 5:09pm

Funny that Crazed had the most reasonable reply to one of the comments.

BYUBandfan

Mar 3, 5:45pm

Comments on Dallin Hall's foul shooting are fair game though

Malacis

Mar 3, 5:09pm

RE: Comments on Dallin Hall's foul shooting are fair game though

Tio

Mar 3, 5:14pm

Yep, he was shooting some FT and the announcer said one the better FT

Mar 3, 5:25pm

I noticed that too and chuckled.

thirdgencoug

Mar 3, 6:05pm

I was listening to the Sherri Dew Y

eyes4byu

Mar 3, 6:41pm

Y’sguys podcast. She was Allstate in Kansas high schools. She was lamenting ft

eyes4byu

Mar 3, 6:43pm

Aunt Rico?

carmelcougar

Mar 3, 7:25pm

Except she really was a two time all state player, not on the bench not playing.

eyes4byu

Mar 4, 9:44pm

Hall should have no reason to shoot a FT% under 60%

Ron Mexico

Mar 3, 5:35pm

He has been shooting them better lately.

scott715

Mar 3, 5:53pm

Does 1 out of the last 5 games constitute lately??

BYUDM93

Mar 3, 9:10pm

67% last 10 games

scott715

Mar 5, 7:35am

I actually think irrational posters that have repeatedly made absurd in-game

macdizzle

Mar 3, 5:16pm

Opening each of those

gmoney7

Mar 3, 5:18pm

RE: I decided to go back and read some overreactions from CBers during halftime.

MarylandFan

Mar 3, 5:22pm

Gotta confess, I lose my mind when folks post "game over" in first half...

CLCougar

Mar 3, 5:24pm

Game over and season over (early in a season in any sport) are both nuts

WallaX2

Mar 3, 5:29pm

Overreaction? I mean, we were getting our door blown off and making just dumb mental mistakes

Coug

Mar 3, 5:33pm

RE: Overreaction? I mean, we were getting our door blown off and making just dumb mental mistakes

sethj250

Mar 3, 5:34pm

Justified

Coug

Mar 3, 5:35pm

Undisciplined is a character flaw. 1-13 is an anomaly as was 7-10. Very easy to

Mar 3, 5:46pm

Pope literally indicated a week or so ago that the team has struggled mentally at times...

Coug

Mar 3, 5:49pm

I’d say battling through tough shooting nights is a sign of mental toughness

Mar 3, 5:54pm

Shot selection is definitely a characteristic of bad decision making at times

BYU '80

Mar 4, 2:51am

If you say game over in the first half, you need meds or enjoy hand wringing.

Ron Mexico

Mar 3, 5:38pm

Down 17... Would love to know the odds of coming back from that...

Coug

Mar 3, 5:40pm

Listen to their Coach post-game. He KNEW things would swing back in the 2nd half to the norm for both

CLCougar

Mar 3, 5:50pm

That's a great idea... Let's get rid of the fairweather fans.

Coug

Mar 3, 5:52pm

Lol... we're stuck with them. And they love you for representing them so passionately...do continue

CLCougar

Mar 3, 5:54pm

Expressing disappointment and frustration is normal. Calling "game over" in the first half, lambasting Coach Pope

CLCougar

Mar 3, 5:59pm

This. 100% of fans hate being down 17 at half. 98% of fans can hold it together

Mar 3, 7:06pm

Exactly

carmelcougar

Mar 3, 7:24pm

BUT, the thing I like about ‘fair-weather’ fans

Rubble

Mar 4, 2:42pm

All good.... there's nothing wrong with having those teetering feelings when things are going badly. Also nothing wrong

CLCougar

Mar 4, 2:56pm

Meds? If only we could all be the pictures of pure intelligence like you

BYU '80

Mar 4, 3:01am

We lost a similar game this year at Texas Tech

Mar 4, 10:22am

But they did put score them by 29. Much bigger difference than the TT game even

BYU '80

Mar 4, 2:05pm

Agree, but winning the game wasn't out of the question at halftime

Mar 4, 2:09pm

It was a 95% win probability at halftime.

BYU '80

Mar 4, 2:11pm

Nobody disputes this.

Mar 4, 2:24pm

And BYU had a 94% win probability at halftime at TT.

Mar 4, 2:42pm

I thought byu laid a giant egg at TT. Should have been over at ht.

BYU '80

Mar 5, 6:14am

1/13 actually. But yes, calling for guys to get benched 12 minutes into a game…

macdizzle

Mar 3, 5:38pm

Emotionally undisciplined.

Mar 3, 5:39pm

Self righteous

Coug

Mar 3, 5:41pm

I agree. I wouldn’t say it wasn’t an over reaction.

Mar 3, 5:44pm

Especially in hindsight, they absolutely were an overreaction.

Mar 3, 5:49pm

Speaking of overreactions - “self righteous indignation.” 😉

Mar 3, 6:21pm

Hold the phone. The game was on ESPN+. How did you watch?

shimmy

Mar 3, 6:28pm

hmmmm. I am not sure about that

DJROSS

Mar 3, 8:47pm

The irony is that the team turned out to be much more mentally

Mar 3, 9:26pm

Well fans arent playing so I’m not sure that comparison is worth anything

BYU '80

Mar 3, 10:33pm

It's just a nice way to judge and mock those fans.

Mar 3, 11:53pm

Exactly

BYU '80

Mar 3, 10:27pm

No you all were bawling like you always do when the players are not pacing to

Big Daddy D

Mar 3, 11:28pm

Sure Pope would love to do a “mean tweets” from CB. That would be fun with these halftime comments

gmoney7

Mar 3, 5:37pm

Steadiness and encouraging aren’t attributes of a lot on CB and it’s

carmelcougar

Mar 3, 6:01pm

So glad I didn’t post 11 out of 9 would have been my eeyore takes

Big12Yfan

Mar 3, 6:03pm

Me clicking each of these links hoping it wasn’t one of mine…

Mar 3, 6:46pm

LOLOLOLOL!

MadHawaiian

Mar 3, 6:52pm

Ah 20/20 told you so. None of those were terrible in the moment.

Longseason

Mar 3, 6:56pm

Yes they were. All bawl baby whiny posts. All terrible.

Big Daddy D

Mar 3, 11:31pm

Everyone will be sure to ask for your permission as the arbiter of truth before

BYU '80

Mar 4, 3:05am

It’s not about truth. It’s about self respect and composure.

Big Daddy D

Mar 4, 6:09pm

I learned quickly, NEVER be on CB during a BYU game

Croweater

Mar 3, 6:58pm

Absolutely right

carmelcougar

Mar 3, 7:25pm

As per your boardname you'd be the one getting called out. 😂

fldnstrm

Mar 3, 9:27pm

In fairness corn pops was not really an overreaction. I think he was just saying what a lot of people were thinking

Adrielle

Mar 3, 7:19pm

To 99.8% of cougardom, it’s just entertainment. Some next to take a breath and

BlackBart

Mar 3, 7:41pm

They are not wrong about Halls FT shooting

Mitty

Mar 3, 7:50pm

Facts. Last 5 -

BYUDM93

Mar 3, 9:19pm

53% would be easier to stomach if so many weren’t front-end shots.

Yiowa

Mar 4, 10:59am

Haha this post made all the other top 10.

Superman21

Mar 3, 7:55pm

lol everyone is looking at them so now they are on the front page.

thirdgencoug

Mar 3, 7:57pm

Yes. I find it quite irksome. Brilliant. But irksome.

BYUDM93

Mar 3, 9:21pm

Actually- quite a few of those were not over reactions

gurt

Mar 3, 9:19pm

RE: I decided to go back and read some overreactions from CBers during halftime.

Mar 3, 9:33pm

Yours was my favorite one!

Mar 4, 6:44am

Link to your prediction of a win at halftime. Love these know it all posts

BYU '80

Mar 3, 10:26pm

You were wrong. It’s ok. We all do it as fans. Just maybe learn from it 🤷‍♂️

Mar 3, 11:04pm

Link to where you were right? It’s ok if you couldn’t admit it at first

BYU '80

Mar 4, 2:33am

It’s ok to feel like things aren’t going right, keep cheering them on and hope for sports drama!

carmelcougar

Mar 5, 8:23am

Even funnier when they double down about their post after the fact.

O Gaucho

Mar 4, 4:26pm

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