I’ve changed over the years

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I have changed as well. The Kiffin-Dooley-Jones-Pruitt years took a toll on me. The loses were so consistent that the passion in me was quenched, not completely but a switch got flipped that made it not hurt so much. This also meant that the highs were not as high, though. I am not certain I want that switch to flip back at this point.
 
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Kinda like beginning to wear eyeglasses. It hits around 55-60 when you suddenly find
out life is not totally controlled anymore on whether UT wins or loses. It hurts for a day
or two but you get over it much quicker than those in their 30's and 40's

Doesn't mean you don't care as much, you just are at a more emotionally mature level by then.
 
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DonDiego said:
I simply try to not let it affect my life long-term one way or another, win or lose. I'm happy when we win, I feel a little down for about 24 hours when we lose, and then I let it go. Life is too short to let things like that ruin the days you have left.
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Indeed....as the years pass the perspectives changel. :cool:
 

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Back in the 90's, when the internet and multi channel entertainment was in its infancy .... I couldn't pick up many Vols games at home. For big games I'd load up the wife and our 2 daughters and we'd check into a hotel that had the game along with KFC and snacks and stay overnight just to watch Tennessee play.

Thankfully, those days are gone and I can catch most games on tv. After a loss or a win, I'd watch sports news center to see what big media and sports talking heads were saying about the game. I don't do that anymore either. The drought starting in the early 2000's for the orange faithful sort of broke me from that ..... And I've been a die hard Vols fan since I was a kid in the 1960's.
 
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Flipdaddy said:
I wonder how many of you have as well. After a loss, I used to watch every press conference especially from the head coach, every columnist article I could find and then call in talk shows for the next few days trying to hear opinions on what went wrong.

Since 2023, after a loss, I quit listening or watching a single thing about the previous game and it’s not that I forced myself not to, just didn’t have the stomach for the why or excuses. After a loss, just a big disconnect. Not gonna wast any more days on being miserable after a loss especially like last Saturday’s lack of effort. Anybody else moved into this mode?
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I moved on from any pre-game, post-game, or any other mid-week media garbage more than 20 years ago, and it has allowed me to enjoy sports more with no less knowledge than I had before, probably from preserving brain cells by avoiding that garbage.

For me it has nothing to do with "BVS", not wanting to hear 'excuses', or anything else. Once the game is over it's all just click bait, only about creating fan outrage to generate views and clicks. I'll read what the coach or players said, but I sure as hell don't need some TV or radio media hack telling me what to think - I watched the game and feel like I know as much or more about it as any media hack. I can't recommend it highly enough, for both your sanity and your enjoyment of the games themselves.
 
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I stopped doing that way back in the Fulmer years. Coaches never say anything worth hearing. And there is no need to wallow in self pity. Just move on to the next one.
 
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BigBadVol said:
I quit watching press conferences years ago. I’ve heard enough “coach speak” to last a lifetime.
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I came to that realization to, but it was from my wife. I used to devour all of the conferences and interviews and one day my wife pointed out…”they all say the same thing, and really they all play the same game with the same goal so what do you expect them to say? “

Thought on it for a few minutes, agreed with her, and haven’t wasted my time watching one since.
 
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I used to be like that...............years ago. College sports have become a Social Event for me. Love tailgating, meeting Ol Friends, etc. etc.
The College Football specifically is NOW a NFL Minor League. I know. I know, it has "always" been done but as we say down south, "we just didnt talk about it". Lack of NIL money is currently just another excuse the University ADs and Coaches use. I still enjoy the pageantry, the atmosphere, but just dont get overly pumped, W or L. I get excited when I see the mid level programs with great Coaches beating the Big Boys. By the By, with all that is coming out about gambling.......do you really believe the officials, refs and players at the College Level are not involved?? Relax, eat a hot dog, drink a beer and sing Rocky Top. Then take a nap.
 
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Include me in the somewhat detached mode now. The AL game last Sat., was disappointed we lost but I expected it and I was not emotionally upset about it. Heuple is the most say nothing coach in a press conf. I have every seen. His are not worth 1 second of watching.

And this thread on one here about "that last play" is a prime example of getting too emotionally involved. How many different ways can you discuss the same thing over and over. A lot apparently. Such a waste of time.
 
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BenGrimm said:
I stopped doing that way back in the Fulmer years. Coaches never say anything worth hearing. And there is no need to wallow in self pity. Just move on to the next one.
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To me, it's not the coaches saying nothing that made me stop watching or listening, it's the fact that the hack media never says anything interesting or enlightening. Ever. They are there to generate outrage and get clicks and views as a result - nothing more and nothing less.

I guess I'm alone in not feeling like a coach "owes" me some sort of explanation for a bad call or poor performance, so the 'coach speak' never bothered me. Same thing with all the inflammatory stuff about Vitello leaving - all the stories about White chasing him out of town to generate clicks and views, when the truth is much more likely that Tony simply got the opportunity of a lifetime.

Never let the facts get in the way of a narrative that sells.
 
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Delmar said:
Agree. I find my grandkids and improving my golf game much more enjoyable than living and dying with college sports. Still enjoy the wins but I don’t agonize over losses like I used to. As you said, there’s a pecking order in life the older I get. I also try to avoid this place for a few days after losses. Not worth the trolls and incessant whining.
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Improving a golf game can cause lots of consternation, at least it does for me. These last 6 months I haven’t played or practiced much due to circumstances I can’t control. It’s actually turned out to be quite relaxing for me. More time for the grandkids and travel. Disclaimer: I do love golf and will get back to it in March.
 
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OrangeBeachVol said:
Include me in the somewhat detached mode now. The AL game last Sat., was disappointed we lost but I expected it and I was not emotionally upset about it. Heuple is most say nothing coach in a press conf. I have every seen. His are not worth 1 second of watching.

And this thread on one here about "that last play" is a prime example of getting too emotionally involved. How many different ways can you discuss the same thing over and over. A lot apparently. Such a waste of time.
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I have no problem with fans discussing the games here afterward, that's what the boards are for. If you can filter out the ridiculous overreactions from many of the usual suspects it is a far better way to spend a few minutes after a game than listening to some talking head telling you what you already know if you actually watch the games.
 
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Flipdaddy said:
I wonder how many of you have as well. After a loss, I used to watch every press conference especially from the head coach, every columnist article I could find and then call in talk shows for the next few days trying to hear opinions on what went wrong.

Since 2023, after a loss, I quit listening or watching a single thing about the previous game and it’s not that I forced myself not to, just didn’t have the stomach for the why or excuses. After a loss, just a big disconnect. Not gonna wast any more days on being miserable after a loss especially like last Saturday’s lack of effort. Anybody else moved into this mode?
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Same here. After the bama interception, I just calmly turned off the TV and went to sleep.
 
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Flipdaddy said:
I wonder how many of you have as well. After a loss, I used to watch every press conference especially from the head coach, every columnist article I could find and then call in talk shows for the next few days trying to hear opinions on what went wrong.

Since 2023, after a loss, I quit listening or watching a single thing about the previous game and it’s not that I forced myself not to, just didn’t have the stomach for the why or excuses. After a loss, just a big disconnect. Not gonna wast any more days on being miserable after a loss especially like last Saturday’s lack of effort. Anybody else moved into this mode?
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This method may help you bud. I record every game that's on TV and don't watch the game until the following day. Here's the key though, I watch the game if we win and I delete the game if we lose.

Doing this has probably made me a better person and definitely added a few years to my life :) :) :). It's also best to avoid this site after a loss. Some of our posters will cry and want everyone fired after a loss. Do yourself a favor and follow my method----you can thank me later
 
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Zues1 said:
Tennessee is the 4th or 5th best team in the conference year in/ year out. Once or twice in a lifetime the stars may align and they could win it all. I've seen one championship, I probably won't see another.
It is what it is
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I was at the 85 Sugar Bowl and the 1998 National Championship. Memories I'll have forever
 
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sami said:
I have no problem with fans discussing the games here afterward, that's what the boards are for. If you can filter out the ridiculous overreactions from many of the usual suspects it is a far better way to spend a few minutes after a game than listening to some talking head telling you what you already know if you actually watch the games.
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Absolutely agree. I participate in that also, just making a point about that particular thread being a bit over the top in emotional discussions.
 
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Batman1948 said:
This method may help you bud. I record every game that's on TV and don't watch the game until the following day. Here's the key though, I watch the game if we win and I delete the game if we lose.

Doing this has probably made me a better person and definitely added a few years to my life :) :) :). It's also best to avoid this site after a loss. Some of our posters will cry and want everyone fired after a loss. Do yourself a favor and follow my method----you can thank me later
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I watch the games same day, but start them an hour late to avoid halftime, announcers blather, endless reviews, and commercials. Been doing it for more than 20 years, and along with avoiding all non-game TV or radio media has been the thing that has kept sports enjoyable. Hell, I dont watch anything not recorded, and it makes shows and movies 100% better as well.
 
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