I’ve always attributed the detachment to not having been a pro athlete whereas Archived Message
Posted by PapaDels on February 23, 2024, 10:31:02, in reply to "100%. I can't watch our basketball because I care too much. Illini FB and pro sports are fine"
I’ve been an Illini (obvs not a player), and I’m very connected to that experience. Previous Message 2005 broke me because we were so close to being perfect. Now, I hold every game to the standard set by that team. So, even when we win and I know we played objectively well, I only feel mild happiness because they aren't as good. If I watch a game where we lose, I'm in a shitty mood for hours. What's the point of that? For Illinois football, I am so used to being terrible that if we lose, I'm not that surprised and when we win I'm really stoked. So I watch every Illini football game. And for some reason, even though I watch a ton of Blues games and Cardinals (football) games, and follow these two teams religiously, I have enough emotional detachment to enjoy the ride.
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