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Is there a link for that?Vetting for sure, but I get an education from several posters. In the sports area Cover 2 is great, in politics Alex the Gator. I also use the site to find out things about the Gators.
Is there a link for that?
Chatter is theNo I use other forums as well, like that one our new members dislike.
I used to have more of a championship-or-bust mentality, and would be bitterly disappointed at the point in any given sports season when my team of choice was eliminated from contention. That was before any of my teams actually won one.
The first one, the Gators in '96, felt fantastic when it happened. Finally!
But shortly afterwards, I had sort of an epiphany:
The real joy doesn't come from reaching the mountaintop; it comes from the climb.
It's not "my" win when my team wins; I don't play on the team. By the same token, a loss is not "my" loss, so I don't take it to heart too much. I just like watching games, not taking anything for granted, and not knowing what I'm gonna get.
The Board That Shall Not Be Named . . .No I use other forums as well, like that one our new members dislike.
...the Gators in '96, felt fantastic when it happened. Finally!
But shortly afterwards, I had sort of an epiphany: My life hadn't changed one bit! I still had to go to my same old job. Nobody was more impressed with me than they'd been before. I didn't get a ring, or a trophy, or certainly not a cash prize. Nobody carried me around on their shoulders. And the thing is, even if they did, they would've had to put me down eventually. Life goes on, no different than before.
I know it sounds like a super-cheesy cliché, but it's true: The real joy doesn't come from reaching the mountaintop; it comes from the climb.
I am a sports fan. I like watching games. I love when my team wins...that game. That day. I'm not fixated on "winning it all," because as I've learned, that joy is fleeting and inconsequential in terms of its real impact on my life.
It's not "my" win when my team wins; I don't play on the team. By the same token, a loss is not "my" loss, so I don't take it to heart too much. I just like watching games, not taking anything for granted, and not knowing what I'm gonna get.
That's it. Thanks for reading my ramblings if you made it this far.
Don't forget Detroit in politics also!Vetting for sure, but I get an education from several posters. In the sports area Cover 2 is great, in politics Alex the Gator. I also use the site to find out things about the Gators.
Don't forget Detroit in politics also!
@GR8 2B and @Theologator, thanks for the props, guys. Much appreciated! Glad I didn't write all that crap for nothing.
@stephenPE, great post! I like it better when you copy my ramblings and annotate them with some favorable comments, rather than posting.....your own ramblings.....about the time you went to Morganville*.....with an onion tied to your belt.....which was the style at the time. ;):p
Just messing with you, Coach. :D RAMBLE ON! Sing your song!
Here's the original, for purists who don't like covers.
*Morganville is what they called Shelbyville back in those days.
I learn something from both of them a lot.Yes there are several, Alex is my favorite.
I always enjoy your posts, daytona. Am I correct in assuming that you've already got August 31, 2019, circled on your calendar?Football, like life, has ups & downs, peaks & valleys. As an old 'Cane, from the mid 1950's, we were thrilled to win 5 to 6 games & were everyone's doormat/homecoming game. Then along comes Coach Snelly with emphasis on speed & we became invincible & better than any team in the nation for a few years.
Then, the bottom fell out for a number of years and we were humbled again, much like UF. FSU has been on top & now it is their turn to hit bottom (I hope) for a long period of time. I feel both the 'Canes & UF are on an upward trend & FSU is headed down. Remember Alabama was down quite a few years after The Bear & it is only a matter of time before they too will go down...
I hear you, Coach. It's circled on my calendar too. I asked daytona because I remember her history as she related it to us on this board some time ago. She's clearly a Gator AND a Cane. Having the Canes and the Tigers on our schedule the same year is a real throwback. I was unhappy when the Canes went off our rotation, because I really liked the idea of the Gators, Nulls, and Canes playing each other every year. I understood SOS' explanation at the time, but still didn't like it.Most gator fans do, GR8..............And my GOD we play Auburn next year, also? Its like we have a time machine so we
can return to yesteryear.
I always enjoy your posts, daytona. Am I correct in assuming that you've already got August 31, 2019, circled on your calendar?