10-25-2013, 11:22 AM
(10-25-2013, 10:54 AM)garvin link Wrote:Hmmm. I thought people came down on Oregonblitzkrieg a little hard and a little fast. We ought to be able to have some good-natured back-and-forth with opponent fans. He said he wants his team to beat us. And, I thought, made it clear it wasn't personal when he said he was rooting for us to beat Oregon State. Have we really gotten so thin-skinned that we can't tolerate that?
I sort of felt the same way as garvin, but now seeing how he/she/it reacted -- i.e., actually taking the time to go over to the W.eenies board and whine about it -- I'm less concerned. Plus, he/she/it deserved a couple of negative points simply for jumping the gun on that game for no apparent good reason [i.e., asking for pre-trip advice about attending the game at Stanford or the like].
As for the Utah shirt guy, I guess if your drawer isn't already filled with recent Rose Bowl Champion shirts, you've got to get something else to wear. FWIW, I went back and forth at the time on whether to buy a Greatest.Upset.Ever. shirt and eventually decided against it [although I did get one for my son]. Now, I wish I had...