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When the Dawgs were mediocre, my hopes for a season were pretty simple, one year it was just to have the defense lined up when the ball was snapped, seriously.  Their DC (Grantham) had such a complex defense they would often be looking around and out of position.  They fired that guy and sure enough, they did a lot better the next year.

Then I started looking for whether the OL could run block reasonably well.  This was back in the Richt era.  They would stockpile some serious talent and then crap the sofa against "South Carolina".  Then of course the sole objective was to beat UF.  1-11 would be OK if the right 1 was there.  Not really.  Sorta.

Of course, over the past six seasons, hopes got loftier, I've noted in some ways it would be neat to be a "KSU" fan, enjoy the TG, enjoy the game, hope for a bowl invite somewhere, and have a good time.  This is how Ole Miss fans explained their fandom to me.  There was a Bama fan there and she said "Yeah, and Bama fans go ballistic if they let Auburn score, they never have a good time."

Expectations lead to disappointment.  And of course, I'm the same person even after my team won the NC and my other team won the WS.  It's nice for a time of course.  Like many shiny things in life ... it fades.

Failure is not an option

and we both know how that ended

I'm pretty sure Texas will get "back", USC as well, not sure about Nebbie.

I was walking with my wife today and musing about how many games Kirby might win at UGA before he retires.  I think Dooley had 201.  And of course CKS could fall on hard times and get fired, but he's in good shape at the moment.  Fickleness or fickality.

In 2022, my GUESS is they'll go 11-1, lose to Bama, and maybe win some NY6 bowl game.  12-2 and some fans will be ungruntled.

If they only lose to Bama my guess is they will make the playoffs

I like playing in the Sugar Bowl against Georgia.  I could be down for that.

We should both go and attend in person-- I'd even offer to be your guide around town so you could actually find some GOOD food and entertainment...

Austin from late September thru November is usually pretty great.  Or mid-March through early June.  If you do come around lemme know, I'll give you some real recs.  Unless you trust your kiddo to have that covered, which is of course totally okay. 

I know how y'all feel

0-8 in games with a 1-score margin of victory/defeat is a bitter pill.
Scott Frost's seat would be a lot cooler now if he could have gone 4-4 in those games.