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warrrreagl · 06-11-2003, 06:27 AM

Everybody has a team, I know. I'm a big college football fan, and Auburn is my team (duh). The question has to do with the regular, realistic, yearly expectations by you and other fans like you for YOUR team. No matter what sport, and no matter what level.

For example, although the Alabama Crimson Tide is going through some horrific times with their football program, the expectations of their fan base remains very high; they won't be satisfied with a struggling program. Other programs like Vanderbilt and Mississippi State have much, much lower expectations from their fan base, and their fans are more tolerant and patient.

The dilemma is that if your fan base has high expecations (Alabama, Florida, Tennessee), then tough times are almost impossible to navigate properly. Yet, if your fan base has low expectations (Ole Miss, Kentucky), then the program never seems to break into any consistent success.

How does your program rank? What are the expectations for YOUR team (it doesn't have to be college football)?

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My team is the Auburn Tigers football team (as I said), and Auburn fans have medium expectations. We've never had dominating runs like Alabama and Tennessee, but we've never struggled at the bottom of the heap, either. It seems that Auburn fans have patience up until something big is expected, and then the fan base shifts into delirium. Auburn fans felt very, very fortunate to finish 9-4 last season. However, since there are big media expectations for Auburn to do well this season, those same fans will go nuts without some sort of championship.

06-11-2003, 06:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	What are the yearly expectations of YOUR team? Everybody has a team, I know. I'm a big college football fan, and Auburn is my team (duh). The question has to do with the regular, realistic, yearly expectations by you and other fans like you for YOUR team. No matter what sport, and no matter what level. For example, although the Alabama Crimson Tide is going through some horrific times with their football program, the expectations of their fan base remains very high; they won't be satisfied with a struggling program. Other programs like Vanderbilt and Mississippi State have much, much lower expectations from their fan base, and their fans are more tolerant and patient. The dilemma is that if your fan base has high expecations (Alabama, Florida, Tennessee), then tough times are almost impossible to navigate properly. Yet, if your fan base has low expectations (Ole Miss, Kentucky), then the program never seems to break into any consistent success. How does your program rank? What are the expectations for YOUR team (it doesn't have to be college football)? ------------------- My team is the Auburn Tigers football team (as I said), and Auburn fans have medium expectations. We've never had dominating runs like Alabama and Tennessee, but we've never struggled at the bottom of the heap, either. It seems that Auburn fans have patience up until something big is expected, and then the fan base shifts into delirium. Auburn fans felt very, very fortunate to finish 9-4 last season. However, since there are big media expectations for Auburn to do well this season, those same fans will go nuts without some sort of championship. __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.