01-05-2016, 03:13 PM
(01-05-2016, 02:50 PM)Bengalzona Wrote: The question here is not whether you think they will win or lose and whatever logical reasoning behind that conclusion. Almost every thread in JN eventually breaks down into that discussion. Rather, the question here is do you want them to win. Is that what you would want to see happen, however likely or unlikely you think that is to happen?
Do you want the Bengals to win on Saturday?
That's a 'yes' or 'no' question, and one that pretty much defines whether you are a fan or not. Fanhood isn't decided by whether you think we will win or not. It is decided by whether you still want the team to win, like you did when you first became a fan (i.e. pessimists can still be fans if they want this team to win).
If the answer isn't yes with zero pause then you have been institutionalized to the losing culture.
