One Of The Best Days Of My Life
Happened in the past year or so. It was after the Florida loss in the bowl game. I decided to not let what happened on the field or court dictate my happiness in life. Even though I have been a diehard fan of this team since around 8 years old, I found that constantly bitching and complaining about 18-21 year olds that, in reality, had no actual bearing on anything associated with my life. So why let it spiral me into a depression?? Bitching and complaining about coaches that I can’t fire or do anything about, what’s the point?? I decided to just get some perspective and say hell, it’s not that important, just enjoy watching the team you root for play. Wish I could go back and see comments about Beilein’s first three seasons at Michigan, the pitchfork mob was probably ready to burn him at the stake after season 3! I just don’t understand the people that seem to be in so much torment and misery watching Michigan play in any sport? That just seems awful and not worth it.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:10 PM ^
I agree mostly. I haven't watched a game since the MSU loss a few weeks ago. I actually got rid of all tv other than antenna and Amazon. In my free time, I have been reading countless books, listening to podcasts and watching some movies. I do not owe Michigan sports anything and honestly they don't deserve my time. Nothing personal, but Time is precious. I decided after the Osu game in football to be a fan of whatever teams are winning. I never thought that would be fun, It is actually a blast. I don't give a fuck if my team loses cause I just move on to the next. I am still a Michigan fan #1, but after that it is whoever beats Osu. In pro sports, it is whoever wins. My team in NFL right now is the Chiefs. I got a $15 Chiefs shirt at Meijer and my $22 Chiefs hat with the arrowhead on it, is on the way from Amazon. Can't wait to see my team have a chance to win the SB!. I never thought I would be like this, but it has happened and I am ok with it. I can't get how anyone could watch the hoops game today when there is so much other stuff to do. I will watch when they play Osu and Msu and I will watch if they make the tourney. Other than that, nah I am good. Might even go get me a dog.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:16 PM ^
Coming from a Clemson fan that makes sense
January 25th, 2020 at 3:23 PM ^
Damn right! Go Tigers! My hat has caused so many cooler poopers to take a double take at my head. It is gonna be real fun in the fall when they have the fear of Clemson keeping them from another NC in the front of their mind.
January 25th, 2020 at 11:24 PM ^
Surprised you didn’t throw away your Clemson gear and buy LSU gear yet so you can gloat until whoever wins the title next year
January 25th, 2020 at 4:35 PM ^
I hate everything about this post. Bandwagon fans are awful. Stick with your team thru good times and bad. This post makes you sound extremely soft.
January 25th, 2020 at 8:10 PM ^
What a massive fucking bandwagon pussy. I can't believe anyone would openly admit to what you've just stated. I hope the board remembers you when Michigan is back on top. Beyond pathetic.
January 25th, 2020 at 9:25 PM ^
HAHA! So I should lie and be fake? No thanks. Remember me for what? I said I am still a Michigan fan #1, it doesn't mean I can't have fun rooting for other teams to beat teams I hate. Piss off, you are not the master of fandom, LOL. I would have said the same thing as you my whole life up until this year, so I get where you are coming from. I don't take it serious anymore, no point.
January 25th, 2020 at 9:44 PM ^
Not taking it seriously and rooting for whatever team is the flavor of the week are two different things.
January 25th, 2020 at 9:52 PM ^
I consider them the same, I guess.
January 25th, 2020 at 10:55 PM ^
Really? Saying "Well Michigan lost but I'm not going to let it ruin my day" and "The Chiefs are in the Super Bowl? Fuck it, I'm hopping on that bandwagon!" are the same?
January 25th, 2020 at 11:26 PM ^
Rooting for whoever “is the best right now” is the very definition of being fake
January 25th, 2020 at 8:24 PM ^
I watch Michigan sports. All. The. Time. The Amaker years? Watched them. The year before the Fab Five arrived? I was in Crisler every home game as a student fan cheering on my team (and hoping Sam Mitchell and Rich McIver would morph into an unstoppable forward tandem). This is what fans do. They support their team. And I have to say that supporting your team through adversity makes the highs even higher.
So go ahead. Don't watch or support Michigan basketball this year. But please check your fan card at the door as you exit. You are not entitled to get it back.
January 25th, 2020 at 9:28 PM ^
You are a Die Hard fan boy. That is your choice. The highs will be high. As a Michigan fan first, when they return to glory, I will be there and be happy. The struggle has been real. Where do I get said fan card? My fan card right now is my Clemson hat and my Chiefs hat if they win the Super Bowl.
January 25th, 2020 at 10:02 PM ^
It's actually not a terribly difficult to cheer for your team during rough stretches. Just don't let it define your life. I'm frustrated and upset when we lose games, but the misery doesn't last long. I can function like a normal human being after a loss.
Lastly, I'm sorry that your beloved Clemson team didn't win the National Championship. That must've been a tough pill to swallow.
January 25th, 2020 at 10:05 PM ^
I guess we just see fandom different.
Thanks for the condolences. I was ok, the Osu fans are still butthurt from Clemson, so I am good.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:12 PM ^
Realizing you shouldn’t go overboard over college sports that you can’t control was one of the best days of your life? Yikes.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:14 PM ^
It’s not like there’s a limit to the best days of your life. You can have many.
January 25th, 2020 at 5:17 PM ^
How many best friends do you have?
January 25th, 2020 at 3:34 PM ^
Is that Ron Howard’s dad?
January 25th, 2020 at 3:17 PM ^
you sound like a Lions fan. I get it. It's a good defense mechanism when your team goes in the shitter.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:22 PM ^
Yep, Lions, Tigers, Redwings & Michigan fan. Could not care less about the NBA.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:26 PM ^
Yeah you're right. A better defense mechanism is to publicly berate young amateur adults who are trying their best to win, who personally owe you nothing.
I wish they would have won today but they didn't. They had chances to close it out by hitting free throws. I bet the team is pretty upset that they lost also. Let's instead bash players and talk about how they are unworthy of a scholarship.
January 25th, 2020 at 5:23 PM ^
Look at freelion's post history. It's a bit worrisome that he doesn't realize he's out of control.
January 25th, 2020 at 4:51 PM ^
being a grownup is not a “defense mechanism.”
January 25th, 2020 at 3:25 PM ^
You don’t understand people that seem to be in torment and misery watching Michigan play. But you used to let Michigan’s play dictate how you felt, which would spiral into depression and you would bitch and complain?
January 25th, 2020 at 3:28 PM ^
And I’m sure if we were to shock the world and win the NC in football and/or basketball next year you’d be as equally sanguine and say “It’s nice and all, but I’m not really going to celebrate or enjoy it much because it’s just a bunch of 18-21 year olds in playing a game that doesn’t really impact my life.”
This whole “I’ve reached a state of zen and realized sports are no big deal” is such fucking weak sauce. Especially because the revelation always seems to happen to people when their teams aren’t winning like they should.
I have yet to see the fan whose team is winning championships on a regular basis say “You know, I realized that it’s just sports and that tying such personal joy to my team winning games that don’t impact me is pretty silly. So I’m just going to keep an even keel and enjoy just watching the team play regardless of the outcome.”
January 25th, 2020 at 3:34 PM ^
Exactly. This is right on
January 25th, 2020 at 3:37 PM ^
I’d be friggin ecstatic if Michigan won a title in any sport, but I’m not going to let a lost football game in October ruin my week anymore that’s all I’m saying.
January 25th, 2020 at 5:40 PM ^
Which is fine, but you don’t need to come on here making some proclamation like you’ve reached some state of grace over sports that the rest of us fools haven’t achieved.
Every fan gets over losses at some point because human nature dictates that we have to get over disappointing/upsetting events in our lives or else we simply won’t be able to function in day to day activities.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:39 PM ^
OP isn't saying it's wrong to celebrate a title or that they wouldn't be excited if it happened. Simply saying they don't let something they personally have no control over dictate their general disposition.
January 25th, 2020 at 5:46 PM ^
And, despite how they act on game day or on message boards, almost every fan is like that in that it doesn’t determine their general disposition. Or else they simply wouldn’t function normally.
So he’s proclaiming he’s achieved something that pretty much all fans have done........Congrats.
January 25th, 2020 at 6:19 PM ^
Although it is a minority, I don't consider people who feel the need to single out players specifically on an internet message board as 'function(ing) normally.'
'Ok, I have no idea how Wagner was so high on Beilein’s list. How did Castleton get a scholarship offer is besides me. There are 7 guys on this team that should be given a firm handshake.'
'Pathetic losers. So heartbreaking to see what Beilein built crash and burn in just a few weeks.'
'Luckily, Teske and X are graduating. Livers should declare if he can’t stay on the floor. I’d maybe keep DeJulius, but that’s it. They should be embarrassed by this performance.'
'Fitting. You fucking suck wagner'
'Nice Franz. What stud pick up he was.'
Saying shit like this hiding behind the anonymity of an internet board is pathetic.
January 25th, 2020 at 8:24 PM ^
Yep, and most of the people saying that probably rode the bench in high school basketball or didn’t even make the team.
January 25th, 2020 at 5:24 PM ^
Fuck that.
It is entirely possible to control your passion in one-sided fashion. People who think passion is only true if it is extreme in all directions are merely immature.
January 25th, 2020 at 5:25 PM ^
I know Alabama fans that seem pretty reserved with all their winning. They go apeshit when Alabama loses though.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:30 PM ^
My moment was App State. Is was the first game I watched with my first child (she was only 1 month old). As I felt the rage building in me from that game, I looked down and realized it meant shit in the scheme of things. I still watch every game, but losses mean about 2 minutes of frustration before I move on with my day.
There are bigger things to life. Dont let a game played by amateur young men dictate yours.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:35 PM ^
Seems like you would specify the exact date.
January 25th, 2020 at 3:53 PM ^
I wasnt one of em..At least with Belien you could see how each game they got BETTER not worse like Howard
January 25th, 2020 at 3:55 PM ^
Jesus, if *that* was one of the best days of your life, then you have lived a very sorry existence.
January 25th, 2020 at 4:10 PM ^
Why??? Not letting Michigan sports cause me days of anguish is a sorry existence??
OK, I guess bitching about Harbaugh nonstop to a bunch of strangers on a random board must be the pinnacle of life to some on here. Wow!!! That’s a blast!!
January 25th, 2020 at 4:16 PM ^
Yep, this day happened for me at some point during Rich Rod's 3-9 season. Somehow I was able to lessen the blow of our losses while still really enjoying our successes.
I just woke up in Melbourne to see that we lost to Illinois, Livers hurt again, etc. This is still a game played by young adults that I don't know and life is still great.
Go blue.
January 25th, 2020 at 4:31 PM ^
Good for you, you're so much better than everyone else here.
January 25th, 2020 at 4:49 PM ^
Didn’t say or imply any of that, it’s just that some should reprioritize some things.
January 25th, 2020 at 5:30 PM ^
How is you claiming that you know what's best for other people not implying you're better?
January 25th, 2020 at 6:21 PM ^
You are telling people that they need to reprioritize their lives like you did (so they can be more like you) = you saying you're better than they are now.
January 25th, 2020 at 4:48 PM ^
Cool story bro.
January 25th, 2020 at 4:51 PM ^
Thanks!
January 25th, 2020 at 5:15 PM ^
I thought this was going to be from the guy who got accepted to UM saying that he found out he got a full scholarship.
January 25th, 2020 at 5:15 PM ^
I thought this was going to be from the guy who got accepted to UM saying that he found out he got a full scholarship.