Been holdig my tongue, but here it goes.....It is what it is

Sep 23, 2014, 12:59 PM

Saturday night sucked, just plain sucked! No other words. It sucked worse than the UGA game, and that sucked!

I'm sure the vast majority of Tiger fans watching the game were cursing the shotgun formation on the bad snap. "Why can't you be under center *******". Some of us have calmed down since then and realize the success the offense has had in last 3 years in that situation in shotgun. Others of us are still unable to fathom that call. It is what it is, and we will all never agree on that.

I have read very rational and thought-out posts about the overall success of the program the last 3 years. I have also seen the automatic reply with "still lost to FSU and Coots". Again, both camps are right. It is what it is.

This team still has the potential to be special. The season can still be a success, at least for many Tiger faithful. There are those that have already given up on the season because of the 2 losses. Whether they blame coaching, players, schemes, or karma, they are adamant that this season is over. To those of you in that camp, congratulations, you may now spend your new found free time on other things. Enjoy!

I find myself in the camp that I honestly believe most Tiger faithful are in. I am sickened by the two losses, but I am also proud of how are team has competed overall. My heart aches thinking of what this season could have been if we had played a better 4th Qtr in Athens and just made one or two plays different at FSU, but I am also excited to see what this team will do the rest of the year and how good they will get the rest of the way. I am dumbfounded that we did not go under center in short yardage, and yet continue to be impressed with how good an OC Morris is.

You see my fellow Tigers, I believe this is what is really is to be a Tiger Football Fan. It's a stomach-retching, fingernail biting, roller coaster of emotions that lasts for 3-4 months every fall. We find negatives in the wins and positives in the losses. Then we turn around and are thankful for the victories and waddle in remorse of the defeats. Most of us do feel both sides. Pumper and dumper reside in most of us at the same time. One side may be more evident on a given day, or even just on a single topic, or maybe even just in a given instant. But hey, it is what it is. We are who we are.

We are all Tiger fans that invest our own time, money, heart and soul in to our teams, programs and school that we all love in a way that is hard to describe. So while reading the posts and rants of others just remember, some part of you likely felt that way at least for a brief moment. It may have only been a fleeting feeling, but you still felt it. Dumpers will pump at some point, and Pumpers will dump too.

However, I will make one glaring exception. Anybody sending death threats to the players, you are just cowards and not true Tigers. A "fan" that can do something this low and classless is the type of "fan" that can take a hammer to The Rock, not a fan at all. Just poor excuses for human beings. But again, you are who you are.

Rant over --- yes, I do feel a little better thank you!

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Been holdig my tongue, but here it goes.....It is what it is

I gave you a point trusting that was a good post

Hah....I fell asleep writing it so I understand!***

Re: Been holdig my tongue, but here it goes.....It is what it is

Re: Been holdig my tongue, but here it goes.....It is what it is

Exactly what part of this season are you excited for?

I'll bite....

The Man in the Arena

Love your post!***

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