Optimistic or Pessimistic Sports Fan?

JPhillips · 12-28-2019, 07:02 PM

When your team is playing a big game are you optimistic and assume they will win or are you pessimistic and assume your team will lose?

NobodyHere · 12-28-2019, 07:04 PM

I live in Toledo, the crossroads of the Browns and Lions.

What is this optimism that you speak of?

tarcone · 12-28-2019, 07:21 PM

Man, Thats a tough one. Im normally pretty optimistic.

I guess it depends on the opponent. When Iowa plays Wiscy in football Im usually pessimistic. When we play PsU im usually Optimistic.

I think this is a case by case question.

tarcone · 12-28-2019, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

I live in Toledo, the crossroads of the Browns and Lions.

What is this optimism that you speak of?

And you live in Toledo. I imagine pessimism is the norm.

spleen1015 · 12-28-2019, 07:37 PM

I think it depends on a lot of things.

For example, when Manning was with the Colts, I was optimistic they were going to win every game.

Last year, I didn't think the Colts had any chance to beat the Chiefs in the playoffs.

JonInMiddleGA · 12-28-2019, 07:40 PM

You gotta be kidding.

I've been a GT fan since the very early 70s. What do you think my outlook is?

JPhillips · 12-28-2019, 07:52 PM

I'm Reds, Bengals, OSU and later the Caps. I'm very pessimistic even up several scores.

PilotMan · 12-28-2019, 08:53 PM

One of my biggest problems in life is having the expectation of something crushed. I'm ok as long as my mindset is open to whatever possibility, but once it's set on something being set in stone, and that thing changes, I'm done for. So it's much easier to accept the reality of a loss going in with the expectation that it's a real possibility, than to be so cocksure of something and deal with the ramifications of the opposite.

JPhillips · 12-28-2019, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

One of my biggest problems in life is having the expectation of something crushed. I'm ok as long as my mindset is open to whatever possibility, but once it's set on something being set in stone, and that thing changes, I'm done for. So it's much easier to accept the reality of a loss going in with the expectation that it's a real possibility, than to be so cocksure of something and deal with the ramifications of the opposite.

Uh, flying with you sounds fun.

MrBug708 · 12-28-2019, 09:56 PM

As a UCLA fan, nothing much to be optimistic about these days, We already screwed up Chip Kelly. To non-UCLA fans, Im more of a pessimist. To UCLA fans, Im more of an optimist.

Chief Rum · 12-28-2019, 10:01 PM

Angels, Rams, Clippers, Ducks, UCLA...

My teams have generally been losing for so long that rhe concept of pessimism is now foreign to me. I metely accept things for what they are.

We'll see how this Clippers thing goes.

PilotMan · 12-28-2019, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by JPhillips

Uh, flying with you sounds fun.

Expect bad shit to happen.

Sounds normal. Heh.

Edward64 · 12-29-2019, 12:58 AM

Razorback football fan. Cautiously optimistic with new coach but continue to be a pessimist until there is a reason not to be.

EagleFan · 12-29-2019, 09:34 AM

Expect the worst, that just makes a win that much better.

BYU 14 · 12-29-2019, 11:47 AM

I am an eternal optimist, but I guess that comes from 30+ years of coaching, where it is a necessity to have that outlook or you are doing a disservice to your team.

EagleFan · 12-31-2019, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by BYU 14

I am an eternal optimist, but I guess that comes from 30+ years of coaching, where it is a necessity to have that outlook or you are doing a disservice to your team.

Yeah, as a coach you have to go in with optimism. If not, you need to find something else.

Though there can be a difference between external optimism and internal optimism. If you're coaching Southwest South Dakota State against LSU I would think that inside you pretty much know the outcome but are telling your kids that "they don't think we can win but we are going to prove them wrong."

MIJB#19 · 01-02-2020, 10:36 AM

This question is rhetoric to me. If you really do support a team, you will be optimistic about their chances against any given opponent at all times.

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12-28-2019, 07:04 PM	#2
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	I live in Toledo, the crossroads of the Browns and Lions. What is this optimism that you speak of? __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

12-28-2019, 07:21 PM	#3
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Man, Thats a tough one. Im normally pretty optimistic. I guess it depends on the opponent. When Iowa plays Wiscy in football Im usually pessimistic. When we play PsU im usually Optimistic. I think this is a case by case question. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

12-28-2019, 07:37 PM	#5
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	I think it depends on a lot of things. For example, when Manning was with the Colts, I was optimistic they were going to win every game. Last year, I didn't think the Colts had any chance to beat the Chiefs in the playoffs. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

12-28-2019, 07:40 PM	#6
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	You gotta be kidding. I've been a GT fan since the very early 70s. What do you think my outlook is? __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 12-28-2019 at 07:41 PM.

12-28-2019, 07:52 PM	#7
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	I'm Reds, Bengals, OSU and later the Caps. I'm very pessimistic even up several scores. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

12-28-2019, 08:53 PM	#8
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	One of my biggest problems in life is having the expectation of something crushed. I'm ok as long as my mindset is open to whatever possibility, but once it's set on something being set in stone, and that thing changes, I'm done for. So it's much easier to accept the reality of a loss going in with the expectation that it's a real possibility, than to be so cocksure of something and deal with the ramifications of the opposite. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam

12-28-2019, 09:56 PM	#10
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	As a UCLA fan, nothing much to be optimistic about these days, We already screwed up Chip Kelly. To non-UCLA fans, Im more of a pessimist. To UCLA fans, Im more of an optimist.

12-28-2019, 10:01 PM	#11
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Angels, Rams, Clippers, Ducks, UCLA... My teams have generally been losing for so long that rhe concept of pessimism is now foreign to me. I metely accept things for what they are. We'll see how this Clippers thing goes. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

12-29-2019, 12:58 AM	#13
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Razorback football fan. Cautiously optimistic with new coach but continue to be a pessimist until there is a reason not to be.

12-29-2019, 09:34 AM	#14
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Expect the worst, that just makes a win that much better. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

12-29-2019, 11:47 AM	#15
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	I am an eternal optimist, but I guess that comes from 30+ years of coaching, where it is a necessity to have that outlook or you are doing a disservice to your team.

01-02-2020, 10:36 AM	#17
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	This question is rhetoric to me. If you really do support a team, you will be optimistic about their chances against any given opponent at all times. __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

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