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How do you handle a Bucks Loss?

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Having been through some of the most painful Buckeye losses in recent memory, I find I'm on a much more 'even keel' on bad game days. In the '96 season, I recall sinking into a deep depression after The Game and didn't emerge until bikinis began making their appearance on the Oval again (a great cure for many ills). After that dagger to the heart, I vowed never to take football that seriously again. Well, once again in 1998 we were making a run at it. Going undefeated into East Lansing, we all thought 'one more hurdle before The Game'. Unfortunately, Cooper looked past that hurdle, and we were handed the most shocking defeat I'd ever seen. Unfortunately, I let myself invest all of my energy onto the Bucks that year and got burned yet again. That one still stings. I ended up getting depressed again and trying my best to make it through the winter. Ever since then, I've vowed NOT to get overly upset about a defeat. I think that's what made '02 so much fun. Sure, we flirted with defeat on more than one ocassion, but we ended up going the distance, which was he sweetest thing any of us can hope for as fans.

I'm still enjoying the 'after-glow' of '02, so I think that explains the strange sense of calm I've had over the past 3 Saturdays. I watched the Iowa game with some co-workers from Iowa and there really wasn't much for me to say. I bought them each a Guiness in the 4th quarter and we called it even. My parting words for them were something along the lines of 'the two-year old crystal football in our trophy case makes these loses that much easier to take'. I think they determined that Iowa hadn't won 'it all' since 1908. Not sure if that's accurate or not, but the can't really argue with 14-0 two seasons ago.

Now, there will come a time when we can't get by on past success alone (really, FCollins?). I think we're finding that out this year. I have faith that JT will turn this thing around. That's what has gotten me through the last few Saturday nights.
 
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It depends on the game and the performance of the team. Cooper's teams used to drive me nuts because we had more talent and ability, but would lose the big games we needed to win.

If we lose a game that is hard fought and all the players do their best I am frustrated, but get over it. If they lose a game because of underperforming it bothers me. Saturday's loss was a new one for me. I just had to laugh because it wasn't like Iowa played perfect ball, but we just weren't in the game at all.
 
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The last two weeks I have been doing my daily run after the game. I guess it's been a gut feeling before the games, that they would lose. It's been a good way for me to take some stress out on my body. Perhaps if I start running before the games, the wins will start coming back.

I also "confiscated" a scUM flag after the game on Saturday. It's gonna burn sometime to avenge the losses...
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bucknut11 said:
The last two weeks I have been doing my daily run after the game. I guess it's been a gut feeling before the games, that they would lose. It's been a good way for me to take some stress out on my body. Perhaps if I start running before the games, the wins will start coming back.

I also "confiscated" a scUM flag after the game on Saturday. It's gonna burn sometime to avenge the losses...
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If I were to run after a loss to take out my stress I would be fucking Forest Gump.
 
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I just try to keep more to myself when my Bucks lose. Everyone I know and that knows me calls me SNG so when the Buckeyes lose every worms that had a remote in their hand feels the need to give me a little shit so I usually don't answer my house phone (not that I answer it anyway). My real friends 2-way me on nextel to talk a little shit but that doesn't bother me as much as each of them have a team that they support and know what it feels like to have a team you follow, like I follow my Buckeyes, lose. I can't stand that assholes that feel they have the right to give you shit because they know you are a fan of a certain team yet they don't have alliegance to any team.

Oh, and by the way, it is fairly easy to tell I am a Buckeye fans as damn near everything I own says "Ohio State" on it somewhere. My Truck is permanately decorated in Buckeye garb. I will never be ashamed of my Bucks no matter how bad they play and that is what I tell everyone and it shuts them up. If it doesn't, that person is probably one of the ignorant ones that could not carry on a conversation about football if their lives depended on it, so I don't give a rats ass about their opinions anyway.

And when it gets real bad (like the loss to NW and the pittiful showing against Iowa) I get on Socom and shoot the hell out of some schmuck who just happens to be on the wrong team! :biggrin:
 
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I was pissed when NU beat us... Wisconson didn't shock me, and Iowa went ahead so quickly that I didn't think we had a snowballs chance to get back in the game.

In short, I hope we can get the young guys some reps, and beat scUM... I hope we get to a bowl so we can practice that much longer... at this point I look for little things to be happy about... If you're going to have a couple of bad games, might as well do it all in one season, and kick butt the other seasons (although, I would like to ruin scUM's season by beating them :biggrin: )...
 
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FCollinsBuckeye said:
Well, once again in 1998 we were making a run at it. Going undefeated into East Lansing, we all thought 'one more hurdle before The Game'. Unfortunately, Cooper looked past that hurdle, and we were handed the most shocking defeat I'd ever seen.
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Actually, that game was at The Shoe...the loss shocked you so much that you forgot where it was. :biggrin:
 
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I know the losses make me very depressed--and I guess it shows.

Before the game on Saturday I took the GRE, and so I was already running on empty after downloading my brain onto the computer. Anyway, my fiancee and her aunt came by later in the evening after the game and although I was trying to hide my fatigue from the test and my depression from the game it came through.

First her aunt called me a grouch after getting short with her several times. Then after the aunt left, my fiancee asked if I was mad at her because I has been rude to her the entire evening. I didn't even know I was acting any different than my normal self, but I guess it comes through.
 
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I usually watch the Ohio State game with a bunch of people who are usually over at my house. Everyone knows me pretty well and they know I'll be pretty pissed for a while after a loss. I can agree with some others on this thread who have stated that since we won the NC in 02' I'm a little calmer about losses. Hell I spent 27 years watching Ohio State come close year after year and end up losing to the likes of Mich. St and mich.
In 95, 96 losses vs. mich I damn near wanted to committ suicide and in the 98' loss to mich st. I went to bed immediately after the game and wanted to kick everyone's ass who had the nerve to even talk to me.

What really pisses me off is when the sorry ass mich fans (for the past 3 weeks) make it a point to talk shit about our losses. "So what happened to your Buckeyes?" It makes me want to grab them and beat the shit out of them. I really could care less when mich loses. Yes I think its wonderful, but the only mich loss I'll talk shit about is the one against Ohio State.

Yes I've had a difficult time the past 3 weeks, but I'm confident that I've dealt with a loss for the last time this season.

GO BUCKS beat mich.
 
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Thump said:
I first murder my neighbors pets and then set their house on fire.

Then I'm fine.

Actually in all seriousness, I used to really get down after a Buckeye loss but since we won a National Title, it's been easier for me to handle losses.

You may think I'm not a real fan for feeling such but that Title brought more satisfaction than you'll ever know.
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I feel the same way - 100%.

I usually have to spend the rest of the afternoon talking my brother out of depression.

He's one of these fans where if we're not winning by 17 points at the half - he's just mumbling...'it's over...we lost...we stink...we're never going to beat scUM...and on and on and on'
 
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