The irony of some UK fans

[anon_9qtxg60vqzy0y]

Last year, all you heard from a segment of our fan base was "We need to lose a game", it will take the undo pressure off the team. Fast forward one season, we lose a game and those same fans have all but written us off.

 

[Xception]

It's the only ability this fan base has , to complain . Ungrateful , expect the team to motivate the crowd , one loss and you can't coach . Just miserable individuals that are poisoned by the programs success , it's no wonder nobody wanted this job outside of Cal . We were going to strike out on a coach if he didn't rescue us , would be well on our way to being a has been and this is how we repay him after a single loss . The fans is the reason why nobody wanted this job .

I've put a ton of people on ignore after that game , they just suck .

 

[ulismyman]

I agree..we are spoiled brats!!!! Myself invluded

 

[MegaBlue05]

We overreact to everything.

Beat a good team: We're unstoppable. 40-0 BABY!!!

Lose to a team we're better than on paper: Season's over. Faaarrr Cal.

 

[UKSlim]

I concur with the OP 100%

 

[Smashcat]

Last year, all you heard from a segment of our fan base was "We need to lose a game", it will take the undo pressure off the team. Fast forward one season, we lose a game and those same fans have all but written us off.

It's surprising the number of fans that don't even have a sense of Cal's history here. Excluding last season, all of Cal's Final Four teams at UK, including the 2012 NC team, had at least one December loss.
The two UK teams that were undefeated in December, 2009-10 and 2014-15, fell to big underdogs in the NCAAs. I want my team to be hot in March, not in December.

 

[VAWildcat15]

I always wonder how many of the people we are talking about were UK fans when Tubby or The Drunk were coach. I didn't have to watch the last few years of Tubby, but my introduction to UK basketball was a loss to VMI and getting crushed by UNC**.

 

[Wildcat-in-STL]

I'm remaining optimistic about our team because its only december but I'm not going to lie. Players having to call other guys out for being soft is a red flag. You do that behind closed doors.

Some here are pessimistic by nature and others here refuse to see anything negative about UK. Try to stay in the middle people... because thats where the truth lies.

 

[*CatinIL*]

Last year, all you heard from a segment of our fan base was "We need to lose a game", it will take the undo pressure off the team. Fast forward one season, we lose a game and those same fans have all but written us off.

U9K, I understand what you're saying but do you think that they are the same fans? They may be and some probably are but who knows...we can be a fickle bunch.

Anyway, I remember last year walking the halls at work (in StL) and there was a UK fan talking to a Mizzu fan about UK needing to lose a game before the NCAAT. I walked by and said, "They don't need to lose...they just need to remain focused."

Now, regarding the UCLA game, they didn't didn't get it done, that's all there is to it..but its just one game. They'll be fine.

 

[CatFanInTheBathtub]

OP I agree that both the groups you describe are a little ridiculous but I'm not sure they're necessarily the same people either.

In society in general but especially on the internet it's as if there's only two angles to every issue, and they're always extreme opposites. I always maintain that the truth lies in the middle.

 

[CBBCrazy]

This loss does not hurt this team at all, we won't be near as cocky for the next few games now that we got trimmed up. I'm waiting on the flight from New Zealand, I hope there is an inside game on it.

 

[bluescat92]

WARNING WARNING reading this could result in you wanting to jump off a bridge:

I think this is Cals 39th loss since he has been here

Fire him..........right now.....lol

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

We are spoiled more than we realize.

 

[Bkocats]

We are spoiled more than we realize.

and that, I think, is the biggest truth

 

[mj2k10]

I legitimately believe that UK could go through a cycle of coaches in relatively short succession after Cal leaves. The financial clout that UK wields is not as powerful as it was 20 years ago. 20 years ago, the difference between the contract UK could pay compared to most D1 schools was the difference between being set for life or simply being comfortable. Now, we're talking about the difference between a couple of million dollars a year, or a couple of million more than that, and with that equation, a lot of good coaches are going to look at UK and say that the pressure isn't worth it.

And another ironic aspect of fan freakouts is that you'll get certain people who predict 5-7 regular season losses who then have a hissy fit the first time UK plays poorly (forget even losing a game). It's like there's a disconnect between looking at 5-7 losses as text on a screen, and what that actually means in terms of the games that UK plays. It's also as if some of these people say 5-7 losses, but then look at every single game and say "shouldn't lose that one" (which makes a 5-7 loss prediction nonsensical). But I guess I shouldn't be surprised, because people show their irrationality and short-sightedness on here nearly every single day.

 

[BurpinTurpin]

I'm remaining optimistic about our team because its only december but I'm not going to lie. Players having to call other guys out for being soft is a red flag. You do that behind closed doors.

Some here are pessimistic by nature and others here refuse to see anything negative about UK. Try to stay in the middle people... because thats where the truth lies.

I'm sorry man, but this made me LOL. You don't think you're a pessimist? Not trying to be a jerk but

 

[LetsHang#9]

I've never been a part of the crowd that thinks a loss is a good thing but there were games we barely scraped by in last year that probably would have been more valuable had we just lost.

 

[kyjeff1]

U9K, I understand what you're saying but do you think that they are the same fans? They may be and some probably are but who knows...we can be a fickle bunch.

Anyway, I remember last year walking the halls at work (in StL) and there was a UK fan talking to a Mizzu fan about UK needing to lose a game before the NCAAT. I walked by and said, "They don't need to lose...they just need to remain focused."

Now, regarding the UCLA game, they didn't didn't get it done, that's all there is to it..but its just one game. They'll be fine.

I thought the same thing too when I read the OP's post. How does he know the same people that thought we needed a loss are the same one's complaining about Thursday night's loss?
However, there is a big difference between this team and last years team. Last year's team was a once in a generation team, they were going to be the favorites to win and the circumstances were different. Not to mention those "we need to lose one" comments were being said in February and March when UK had already proven themselves.
But this is a whole new team and the way they lost…… in December…. Against a bad UCLA team is what everyone's up in arms about.
I just don't think you can make it seem ridiculous for a fan to think it's best for an undefeated team to take a loss in February then think a totally different team shouldn't have lost in December because their effort was non-existent .
Just for the record, I have said nothing negative about Cal but I have questioned the effort our guys played with Thursday night.

 

[dezyDeco]

Good point, OP. Then again, where would Social Media be... without all the overreactions?

There should just be a "Vent Here, After Loss" post pinned to the top.

I've been following the Cats for a loooong time... and there's no need to panic over the ucla loss. This team will need more time to gel, than any of Cal's previous teams, IMHO.

The Era of Coach Cal is a wonderful one. I hope he coaches here until he's 100.

 

[Wildcat-in-STL]

I'm sorry man, but this made me LOL. You don't think you're a pessimist? Not trying to be a jerk but

You just going by the few posts i've made in the last 2 days? Or by my entire body of work?

definition of pessimist : a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy

My posts about how much azz we are going to kick with next year's class is proof I'm not habitually seeing the worst.

 

[ulismyman]

Quit saying bad UCLA team....they weren't bad thursday night...did 40 even miss a shot

 

[Wildcat-in-STL]

Quit saying bad UCLA team....they weren't bad thursday night...did 40 even miss a shot

you are right... UCLA like Indiana both have enough talent that they could beat anyone if they had a good game. They were not a "bad" team on thursday night, that night they played really well

 

[ulismyman]

Last year hurt us as fans going forward..i mean when you run the table in regular season...a 5 loss season sounds catastrophic when it is actually great

 

[Dreklie]

I find that 9 times out of ten there are more people complaining about people complaining rather than people actually complaining. I haven't really seen many people "write us off" I've seen quite a few annoyed fans, that's about it.

 

[Bkocats]

you are right... UCLA like Indiana both have enough talent that they could beat anyone if they had a good game. They were not a "bad" team on thursday night, that night they played really well

kind of like those SEC teams who have some decent talent but bomb it every year - except the one (or two) games they play against UK. There is a lot to be said about playing up or down to competition.