Surviving a Football Loss - A 12-step plan for fan Overdedicated

Each season brings a wealth of disappointing events almost all college football fans. After all, there is only one champion. Dealing with disappointment is difficult for most, but a way of life for football fans who happened to attend a school that is dedicated to basketball. Disappointments are especially difficult for fans equipment used to beat everyone else. Following the upset losses, these fans are in a dither and have problems to order that Starbucks morning.

It is reasonable that disappointed after a favorite team loses. It is unreasonable to throw stones at the vehicle of the referee. Some persons have football and soccer let down, fall into a deep emotional freefall called Dedication.

The plus signs Dedication include acute depression when the favorite team loses. People suffering from this, but occasionally, entire states Mope for weeks and can not work after his team lays an egg in the field. Ohio State, Penn State, Nebraska, Texas and all major programs have failed in their own expectations at some point. Recovery teams of a loss, but the emotional attachment of the fan to the computer is damaged so that everyday life becomes a challenge.

The San Andreas Fault could run across the field at the home of Cal Bears, but the real earthquakes took place earlier this season thousands of miles away in central Michigan. The bomb crater that was the Big House is still smoldering. Not far from this, in South Bend, IN tremors are occurring as the Irish once invincible fighting rose to an impressive 1-7.

The cloud still hangs over Ann Arbor smelling of smoke and stale beer. Michigan needs a good wind. Michigan fans need help. Recovery from shame to lose unexpectedly and do it in front of a television audience is a difficult task. After his spectacular loss to someone Appalachian State called blue corn and treated their fans in the week after another major public failure - this time a team dressed too bad for words (Oregon). This proved too much to bear. coping skills have been underdeveloped in Ann Arbor. Inability to deal rationally with football failure raises trial issues and mental balance - which, curiously, applies to the winners and losers.

The following is a 12-step plan of the most dedicated fan. These steps are the key to enjoying life after a particularly disappointing loss. These steps involve increasing levels of difficulty. So go ahead, learn the descriptions and regain control of your life! This plan has been designed to work in a week, so do not give up!

1. Admit that they are powerless over my football team - Admit that my life is unmanageable.

If you are in this position, his life is unimaginable. Witness those who paint body parts in the team colors. Why would someone do this - especially in the cold autumn evenings? Most are university infirmaries halfway houses disguised as clinics where you can not say that half of the majority of residents are heading for. Invite pneumonia is not good for the GPA and beer not mean better. Alums do not handle this better than the students because many do not really want to graduate anyway.

The lack of power over the passion of Football is a threat to well-being. Do not spend the rent at the bar has always been a challenge - especially for fans of Illinois. One has to rely on their friends to spend rent money at the bar. Then go home. This is a vital skill needed.

2. Belief in a power greater than me that will restore sanity.

Usually, this power comes in the form of a police officer. The officer is the restoration of sanity for everyone in your section, your bedroom, your block or home. This allows the fan to get a little recovery time for reflection, along with some really big fellow - one of which is called Bucky.

3. Stop control and live the moment.

You did not throw the interception. You can not order the kicker miss the extra point. You can not get the cheerleader to watch you. Therefore, give up. You have bigger problems - like getting a C in English Comp paper should be at 8 am Monday.

Alums have similar problems. Attend business meetings with a hangover is the choice of poor lifestyle. Alums can not make cheerleader see 'em. Unless you can pass better than Brady Quinn, sitting in the stands and enjoy the game!

4. Evaluate your personal strengths ethical.

It's a step faster. Most fans check their moral inventory in front of the stadium. This is a short list anyway. And when you pick up on the way home, his much shorter.

Evaluate what you value in life. Honestly ask yourself, "I am a good person?" When was the last Once he bought a round down at the inn stadium? So if you walk in the Stadium Inn, share the load.

5. The light of day on my mistakes.

Shine all you want .. You are in the stadium with 50,000 people doing the same thing. Why TV cameraman keep pointing out to me?

Asking questions is healthy. Not answered them is dangerous. For lighting you can not get tickets anywhere, but the section student this is doubly dangerous. Holding the child on his head and passing it to the guy behind you only ask tough questions of women. Not do anything that you feel embarrassed if you appeared on Action News at 11.

6. Discard all of the poor.

Just when I go to the stadium. Or ... just after leaving the bar. Or ... forget to go to bed.

character defects manifest themselves only once during the football season. The combination of heat, cold, liquor, noise and good-looking college co-eds sense causes men to get started right through arms Touchdown Jesus. Unfortunately, this score no points and is a potential source of extortion when one finally wants to settle down and marry. This also allows partners women of an opportunity to obtain promises of future action - not for things like mowing the lawn, but for big things, like a long vacation in exchange for allowing a to watch their team without interruption over a couple of hours. Southern girls have this down to an art. If you go to a game, do not bring money.

7. He implores the Supreme Being to remove all defects and shortcomings.

Immediately after the deficiencies of our running game! Is God watching this? If it was, he had beaten that O-Line with 2 by 12.

Ask God to remove one of the shortcomings is a job that will probably drop back on his bald sunburned - and laugh more likely to be encountered throughout the exercise. You dug the hole, now you fill it in. If you want to see Penn State play rather Slippery Rock working on your fitness, your call. However, save your breath come pop-quiz time. This applies to light that need work, but only do it in As for the ESPN Zone.

8. Doing things right with all that have been affected.

Do not expect the referees? How are all families in section 202?

Lost fans really have to work on this. It is impossible to correct errors all season-opening games. Everyone came to his statements, leaving the Big House last Saturday were thinking the same thing, however. Why should you be punished for saying what everyone else was thinking? The answer: because your conscience is buried in the closet with a bagel last week, half a can of flat Miller Lite and Black Sabbath tapes.

9. Reparations to those who have been wronged.

The recovery of the fan is included in the same east. This part of the process often goes bad for the RF as attempts to apologize only rekindle the passions that caused the problem first. Making an apology to a girlfriend while trying to climb onto the balcony is a risky business - especially after the liquid needed to obtain value for the company.

10. Maintaining a moral and ethical standards and when wrong, promptly own it and correct any errors.

Most fans of recovery have to schedule this as a regular class. Students often have to re-enroll in this course and they all tend to seek help from others. Others tend to have better powers of observation to our own actions. If they are not carefully selected, these "other" really can be honest and do you have to do some real work. Therefore, it is important to choose a fan recovery is crazier than you.

11. Meditate to improve relations with the Supreme Being, not demanding results, but for leadership.

Most times of worship on campus, in fact, take place either at the football stadium, or close to Sorority Row. They are inspired motifs and passionate prayers and for better or for worse, at least honest. Do not worry about this. The scholars are wrong to say that religion has disappeared from the campus of our university. Prayer is an active part of campus life.

12. Keep the peace found near his new asset, self-conscious.

When more than most dedicated fans get to this part, is Friday evening and the gang goes to the local pub to psych up for the match tomorrow. On the night of Friday, it is difficult to raise the moral level to a higher consciousness, so that the usual practice is to decrease the level of consciousness of morality in the state falls to end of the week. This can be done at the Stadium Inn.

So have a good time on Saturday, but not do anything that will cause you stress or anxiety moral your team must exit the short end. And if Michigan tanks at home again this season, send a care package.

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