Any Vols Coming out to California for the Cal Game?

#752
#752
Now, I realize I have become quite annoying, but I am a psyche major. I am trying to study the mindset of a Volunteer fan. It appears you are unwilling to even entertain the possibility of defeat. What I can gather from that is, should you lose (or rather when you lose) it will be devastating, no?
 
#754
#754
CalBears said:
Now, I realize I have become quite annoying, but I am a psyche major. I am trying to study the mindset of a Volunteer fan. It appears you are unwilling to even entertain the possibility of defeat. What I can gather from that is, should you lose (or rather when you lose) it will be devastating, no?
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How did you feel last year mid-way through the 3rd quarter when it was 35-0? I mean I'm a Business major and just want to know if you purchasing trends and demand for products were the same. I'm trying to see if their is a correlation between getting that ass whipped and the market.
 
#755
#755
Business said:
So now we're a social experiment?
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No, you are human beings. Human beings with a very interesting mindset. From birth you are conditioned to believe you are the best. So, I am keenly interested in knowing how you will react after a defeat to the worst team, (hands down) in the country, CAL.
 
#756
#756
CalBears said:
Now, I realize I have become quite annoying, but I am a psyche major. I am trying to study the mindset of a Volunteer fan. It appears you are unwilling to even entertain the possibility of defeat. What I can gather from that is, should you lose (or rather when you lose) it will be devastating, no?
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In the past, when Tennessee has lost, it is devastating to many many Tennessee fans. Football always has been and always will be a way of life in the South.
 
#757
#757
Business said:
How did you feel last year mid-way through the 3rd quarter when it was 35-0? I mean I'm a Business major and just want to know if you purchasing trends and demand for products were the same. I'm trying to see if their is a correlation between getting that ass whipped and the market.
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I felt terrible; my entire life was thrown into disarray. If we had won, it would have been huge. As it is we lost, and lost bad. I was unable to buy or even think of purchasing anything.
 
#758
#758
You think their is something wrong with a mindset of being the best? If you let failure slip into your mind failure is an option.
 
#759
#759
CalBears said:
No, you are human beings. Human beings with a very interesting mindset. From birth you are conditioned to believe you are the best. So, I am keenly interested in knowing how you will react after a defeat to the worst team, (hands down) in the country, CAL.
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If we lose to Cal, it's a good indicator that we won't finish better than third in the SEC East.
 
#760
#760
VolinArizona said:
In the past, when Tennessee has lost, it is devastating to many many Tennessee fans. Football always has been and always will be a way of life in the South.
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So, that forms the basis of my question. In the past you lost to other SEC teams. This time you may lose to the Bears, a team many have no respect for. So I am curious how you will be able to recover (theoretically) if you lose to the Bears.
 
#762
#762
CalBears said:
I felt terrible; my entire life was thrown into disarray. If we had won, it would have been huge. As it is we lost, and lost bad. I was unable to buy or even think of purchasing anything.
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Thats against some of the studies I've read about sports fans buying trends. Some fans will try to feel better by buying things to take their minds off their teams short commings. Even though the products bought aren't say a Cal hat and jersey but they spend more money.
 
#763
#763
Scratch that, I am pretty sure I know the answer. You will feel worthless if you lose to Cal, because Cal sucks! Man, they suck big time! The only teams that will suck worse than Cal, are the ones that lose to us. So, if you lose you may want to petition to join the ACC.
 
#764
#764
CalBears said:
So, that forms the basis of my question. In the past you lost to other SEC teams. This time you may lose to the Bears, a team many have no respect for. So I am curious how you will be able to recover (theoretically) if you lose to the Bears.
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Theoretically, we would probably get over it the same way we did after an embarrassing loss to Vandy in '05...by thrashing a weak, overrated Pac-10 team the next season.
 
#765
#765
Business said:
Thats against some of the studies I've read about sports fans buying trends. Some fans will try to feel better by buying things to take their minds off their teams short commings. Even though the products bought aren't say a Cal hat and jersey but they spend more money.
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Yeah that makes sense. Me personally, I didn't even want to talk or see anyone.
 
#766
#766
CalBears said:
No, you are human beings. Human beings with a very interesting mindset. From birth you are conditioned to believe you are the best. So, I am keenly interested in knowing how you will react after a defeat to the worst team, (hands down) in the country, CAL.
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You know what - I defended you, and now you're being effing insulting. Whether you realize it or not, you have a very condescending tone in your posts. There is a huge difference in how we approach our football teams and how we approach life.
 
#767
#767
So pysche major, is there some kind of wrong about believing that you are the best. I know it's ethnocentric to some point but understanding that there are others are out there but believing that you will prevail if you do your best and execute to whatever task you maybe doing? Is there a wrong in that?
 
#768
#768
CalBears said:
So, that forms the basis of my question. In the past you lost to other SEC teams. This time you may lose to the Bears, a team many have no respect for. So I am curious how you will be able to recover (theoretically) if you lose to the Bears.
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QUIT!

Life > football

A lot of fans will have a rough Saturday night and introverted Sunday after a loss to any team.

however, we don't walk into work on Monday as grumpy old bastards.
 
#769
#769
Smokefatty said:
Theoretically, we would probably get over it the same way we did after an embarrassing loss to Vandy in '05...by thrashing a weak, overrated Pac-10 team the next season.
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Well getting over the loss to Vandy was much easier. Some posters in here have already said that Vandy is about 100 x’s better than Cal. Cal sucks, I mean I will admit it, they are the worst team out of all 119 D1 schools. I just think we will beat you. What does that say about Tenn though? A loss to Cal may stain your program FOREVER!
 
#770
#770
Plus I don't think anyone in here believes that Cal is the worst team in College Football. I think it might be Portland State, you are familiar with them aren't you. Oh yeah the D1-AA school you all schedule every year to make yourselves feel good.
 
#771
#771
CalBears said:
Well getting over the loss to Vandy was much easier. Some posters in here have already said that Vandy is about 100 x’s better than Cal. Cal sucks, I mean I will admit it, they are the worst team out of all 119 D1 schools. I just think we will beat you. What does that say about Tenn though? A loss to Cal may stain your program FOREVER!
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We're not idiots - we see your insults in your posts, no matter how clever you think you are. After September's game, if Cal wins, we'll all be in for some crow. Until then, lay off the attitude.
 
#772
#772
CalBears said:
Well getting over the loss to Vandy was much easier. Some posters in here have already said that Vandy is about 100 x’s better than Cal. Cal sucks, I mean I will admit it, they are the worst team out of all 119 D1 schools. I just think we will beat you. What does that say about Tenn though? A loss to Cal may stain your program FOREVER!
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We won't lost to Cal.
 
#773
#773
Business said:
So pysche major, is there some kind of wrong about believing that you are the best. I know it's ethnocentric to some point but understanding that there are others are out there but believing that you will prevail if you do your best and execute to whatever task you maybe doing? Is there a wrong in that?
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No, certainly not. I never said there was anything wrong with thinking you are the best. In fact, I find it laudable. All I was asking, is that given you THINK you are the best, how would your fan base react to a loss against probably the most pathetic team ever, CAL?
 
#775
#775
VolinArizona said:
We're not idiots - we see your insults in your posts, no matter how clever you think you are. After September's game, if Cal wins, we'll all be in for some crow. Until then, lay off the attitude.
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Ok, sorry guys. I am not trying to be a jerk, but this has been the only defense I could think of.
 
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