With some of us being from the Era of Ara, it makes us seem

With some of us being from the Era of Ara, it makes us seem
by Dillon76 (2019-09-23 00:01:08)

In reply to: That arguably would've been biggest ND win anyone under 35.. posted by Scoop80

like grumpy old men to these young guys. ND was the NC in CFB my Sophomore year (1973) and I missed a 2nd NC that happened the year after I graduated (1977). NONE of these young guys have experienced that and as a result, most of them are content with the constant near miss seasons that we have now. It's similar to the situation with the US Marine Corps. The young Marines don't understand why I get so upset when I see a fat Marine. There use to be a time where you NEVER saw a fat Marine! They're use to seeing it but us older former Marines are not.

We, or at least I, used to simply expect to win.

It was not open to question. The questions were always "by how much?" and "will they score at all?"

That mindset was so ingrained that I found myself expecting to win when we got the ball the last time last Saturday night; even continuing to believe when Book's last pass was still in the air.

It's not 1966 any more.

This is exactly where I am.

The Faust years were such an aberration. In 1982 or 1983, I remember thinking as I drove back to Chicago after a game that "this just can't be happening--how long is this hell going to last". Then came Lou and everything felt better from Day 1. It's also not 1988 anymore.