I’d almost prefer to think and feel the way Brad and Doug describe, but I’m just not wired that way. I’m too passionate about things and can’t operate otherwise. It’s partly my heritage. I’m passionate about everything in life, and struggle with doing anything less than 100%. Wife and children have helped as I now have other priorities to consume me. But I grew learned UF football from my grandfather and grew up in the 80s and then 90s and saw the contrast and what that meant to him. So it’s hard for me to accept going back to that, which is why if anyone pays any attention to my posts in the game thread or in the box, they’re usually irrational at best. It infuriates me that some are knowingly demanding less of both themselves and the program as a whole. Losing will happen and every year won’t be perfect, but that’s entirely different than structural flaws that aren’t addressed, which is entirely unacceptable.
So to the OP’s question, no. I won’t accept unending disappointment. I get why some have, but I can’t.
