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Post by shadyvsesham on Apr 22, 2017 4:08:24 GMT
Im a Houston fan, and I HATE losing a close game. You know one play, a few made FTs, you got it. Im a Houston fan, we lost by freaking two.....up 2-1.
I'd rather take a 10 point loss.
For football, a 10 point loss. A 3 or 4-5-6 point loss in football stings too.
So, you agree? Would you rather your team lose by 10+, rather lose a close game? JC if it's just me.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 22, 2017 4:47:53 GMT
Blowout anytime. I watched the Bills lose four Super Bowls. Guess which one hurt the most?
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Apr 22, 2017 11:14:23 GMT
Blowout anytime. I watched the Bills lose four Super Bowls. Guess which one hurt the most? Gotta be "wide right", eh? I'd much rather we lose by 20 than by less than 7. Case in point, last year's game, Saints vs Broncos, we lost by a blocked PAT and runback. I'm still smarting over that one! |
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Post by Aj_June on Apr 22, 2017 11:23:49 GMT
Close loss hurts more but blowout makes you feel ashamed of your team.
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Post by sdm3 on Apr 22, 2017 12:48:52 GMT
A close loss usually means we at least put up a fight and were a match for our opponents. No shame in a close defeat. A blowout is embarrassing.
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Post by No_Socks_Here on Apr 22, 2017 14:09:00 GMT
A close loss usually means we at least put up a fight and were a match for our opponents. No shame in a close defeat. A blowout is embarrassing. I call BS on this reasoning. There's no such thing as a moral victory in professional sports. You lose by one or a hundred it still means you lost. |
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Post by NJtoTX on Apr 22, 2017 14:18:00 GMT
Equally bad. Prefer something in the middle.
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Post by runie on Apr 22, 2017 14:19:53 GMT
A close loss usually means we at least put up a fight and were a match for our opponents. No shame in a close defeat. A blowout is embarrassing. I call BS on this reasoning. There's no such thing as a moral victory in professional sports. You lose by one or a hundred it still means you lost. Its on the person to feel anyway they want. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 22, 2017 16:50:30 GMT
There are two categories of close losses. The "We Gave It Our All" loss. A lesser team taking a better team to the limit before losing. Example, Kentucky-Duke in 1992. Kentucky had no business playing Duke that well. Wildcats had one quality player (Jamal Mashburn) and four mediocrities vs. one of the best post-Wooden teams. The loss stings but there is consolation. Second type it the "How We Lose to These Bums" type. Think Houston - NC State in 1983. Phi Slama Jama should have beat NC State by 50. No silver lining in a loss like that.
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Post by marsexplorer on Apr 22, 2017 17:07:34 GMT
Blowout anytime. I watched the Bills lose four Super Bowls. Guess which one hurt the most? Scott Norwood lives in infamy. Kickers...god damn kickers. Fred Cox, Gary Anderson and Blair Walsh have broken my heart. |
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Post by DC-Fan on Apr 22, 2017 17:31:14 GMT
A close loss usually means we at least put up a fight and were a match for our opponents. No shame in a close defeat. A blowout is embarrassing. I call BS on this reasoning. There's no such thing as a moral victory in professional sports. You lose by one or a hundred it still means you lost. Agreed. There's no such thing as a moral victory. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 22, 2017 17:35:21 GMT
Blowout anytime. I watched the Bills lose four Super Bowls. Guess which one hurt the most? Scott Norwood lives in infamy. Kickers...god damn kickers. Fred Cox, Gary Anderson and Blair Walsh have broken my heart. I never blamed Norwood. 99% of Bills fans don't blame Norwood. It never should have come down to a game winning 46 yard FG attempt. Bills took the Giants too lightly. The team was really concerned about the thought of playing the 49ers. When the Giants beat them in the NFC title game, the Bills thought they would whup NY with Hostetler filling in for Phil Simms. The Giants played a perfect game. Fred Cox, there's a blast from the past. From the days of the portly kicker with the single bar facemask. Jan Stenerud, Garo Yepremian, Roy Gerela... |
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Post by DC-Fan on Apr 22, 2017 17:35:50 GMT
There are two categories of close losses. The "We Gave It Our All" loss. A lesser team taking a better team to the limit before losing. Example, Kentucky-Duke in 1992. Kentucky had no business playing Duke that well. Wildcats had one quality player (Jamal Mashburn) and four mediocrities vs. one of the best post-Wooden teams. The loss stings but there is consolation. Second type it the "How We Lose to These Bums" type. Think Houston - NC State in 1983. Phi Slama Jama should have beat NC State by 50. No silver lining in a loss like that. Yep. It's about expectations. For example, a 9-7 Arizona team losing the Super Bowl by 4 points isn't shameful, but a 16*-0 Patriots team losing the Super Bowl to a #5-seeded, double-digit underdog is shameful, regardless of whether it was a 1-point loss, a 3-point loss, or a 21-point loss.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 22, 2017 17:38:25 GMT
There are two categories of close losses. The "We Gave It Our All" loss. A lesser team taking a better team to the limit before losing. Example, Kentucky-Duke in 1992. Kentucky had no business playing Duke that well. Wildcats had one quality player (Jamal Mashburn) and four mediocrities vs. one of the best post-Wooden teams. The loss stings but there is consolation. Second type it the "How We Lose to These Bums" type. Think Houston - NC State in 1983. Phi Slama Jama should have beat NC State by 50. No silver lining in a loss like that. Yep. It's about expectations. For example, a 9-7 Arizona team losing the Super Bowl by 4 points isn't shameful, but a 16*-0 Patriots team losing the Super Bowl to a #5-seeded, double-digit underdog is shameful, regardless of whether it was a 1-point loss, a 4-point loss, or a 21-point loss.
When you agree with me, it makes me question the validity of my argument. Never do it again, Please and thank you. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 17:49:01 GMT
Scott Norwood lives in infamy. Kickers...god damn kickers. Fred Cox, Gary Anderson and Blair Walsh have broken my heart. I never blamed Norwood. 99% of Bills fans don't blame Norwood. It never should have come down to a game winning 46 yard FG attempt. Bills took the Giants too lightly. The team was really concerned about the thought of playing the 49ers. When the Giants beat them in the NFC title game, the Bills thought they would whup NY with Hostetler filling in for Phil Simms. The Giants played a perfect game. Fred Cox, there's a blast from the past. From the days of the portly kicker with the single bar facemask. Jan Stenerud, Garo Yepremian, Roy Gerela... The loss is mostly on Levy for letting them party before the game. Discipline was lacking. And Belicheck on the other side had something to do with it too. Bills had no answer and no ability to adapt. |
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Post by hehatesshe on Apr 22, 2017 18:17:15 GMT
Always close, preferably. Especially early in the season, I want to see my team play well, even if they lose. If I'm at a game, I want to get my money's worth. It's much more fun to cheer as loud as I can for 9 innings or 4 quarters and come up short than to cheer for 20 total minutes and sit in agony the next 2 hours.
I want to be entertained. It's not the destination, but the journey that counts.
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Post by marsexplorer on Apr 22, 2017 18:33:56 GMT
Scott Norwood lives in infamy. Kickers...god damn kickers. Fred Cox, Gary Anderson and Blair Walsh have broken my heart. Fred Cox, there's a blast from the past. From the days of the portly kicker with the single bar facemask. Jan Stenerud, Garo Yepremian, Roy Gerela... October 1, 1972, the periphery of my Vikings' fandom, Fred Cox misses a 17 yd FG that would of prevented Miami's perfect season. The beginning of a history of Vikings' kickers missing big kicks. Interesting that Bill's fans are that supportive of Norwood. Losing a big game by missed kick is as devastating as winning one is elating. |
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 22, 2017 18:49:23 GMT
Fred Cox, there's a blast from the past. From the days of the portly kicker with the single bar facemask. Jan Stenerud, Garo Yepremian, Roy Gerela... October 1, 1972, the periphery of my Vikings' fandom, Fred Cox misses a 17 yd FG that would of prevented Miami's perfect season. The beginning of a history of Vikings' kickers missing big kicks. Interesting that Bill's fans are that supportive of Norwood. Losing a big game by missed kick is as devastating as winning one is elating. If it had been a chip shot, things might have been different. 47 yard FG in a situation like that isn't a gimme. Norwood was a good kicker, nearly automatic from short range but not a guy who could hit long ones. I didn't realize before, but Scottie was possibly the last kicker to sport the single bar facemask.  |
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Post by Terrapin Station on Apr 22, 2017 18:57:41 GMT
Rather lose close. I want to feel like we at least had a chance, rather than feeling that we don't even belong there.
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Post by hairybuttcheeks on Apr 22, 2017 19:02:48 GMT
Who the hell would rather their team lose in a blowout?! What kind of fans are you? At least if you play a close game you know you were good enough win and have to make fewer moves in the offseason, as opposed to looking like a crappy team that needs to be torn down and rebuilt.
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