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Nov 10, 2024
5:52:04am
MojosDojo Playmaker
This team is a love letter to what we often call “Blue Goggles.”
Every year there are fans who are wildly optimistic to start the season. They cite certain intangible elements to explain why their implausible predictions of fabulous success are actually totally rational, and most times we other fans contradict them and say they wearing “blue goggles.” We point to statistics and experts, pundits and rankings to rationalize our cynicism, but in the process maybe we rob ourselves of something special when the unthinkable happens.

Who could have possibly predicted we would be 9-0 to start the season? who could have predicted we would be in the drivers seat for a conference championship game and a THREE SEED IN THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF? Heck, who would have predicted that at 4th and 10 with 2 minutes left and a 0.3% chance of victory that we would BEAT UTAH? Only the bluest of blue goggles would have.

So next time someone makes a prediction that you think is way too optimistic, just remember: this year is proof that every once in a while, miracles happen. Every once in a while, the blue goggle vision comes true.

GO COUGS
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