(02-26-2023 06:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 05:19 PM)rosewater Wrote:  Referees did not beat us. Nice win Memphis. I hate you sobs but I will sure miss playing you.

We feel the same. You, us and Louisville belong in the same conference.

Louisville ACC
Cincinnati B12
Memphis CUSA 4.0

Memphis will never, ever be in the same conference with Louisville or Cincinnati again.

(02-26-2023 08:45 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 06:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 05:19 PM)rosewater Wrote:  Referees did not beat us. Nice win Memphis. I hate you sobs but I will sure miss playing you.

We feel the same. You, us and Louisville belong in the same conference.

Louisville ACC
Cincinnati B12
Memphis CUSA 4.0

Memphis will never, ever be in the same conference with Louisville or Cincinnati again.

I'll take that bet, lol. It might take awhile due to the GoR, but the two big boys want to eat the ACC. Particularly, FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia.

More scrambling to come. Just may take a good while.

My apologies in advance to my Cincinnati buddies, but this is too funny not to post.

(02-26-2023 09:40 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 08:45 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 06:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 05:19 PM)rosewater Wrote:  Referees did not beat us. Nice win Memphis. I hate you sobs but I will sure miss playing you.

We feel the same. You, us and Louisville belong in the same conference.

Louisville ACC
Cincinnati B12
Memphis CUSA 4.0

Memphis will never, ever be in the same conference with Louisville or Cincinnati again.

I'll take that bet, lol. It might take awhile due to the GoR, but the two big boys want to eat the ACC. Particularly, FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia.

More scrambling to come. Just may take a good while.

If we die before it happens it doesn't count, lol.

Remember also that Memphis is continually getting passed up by other schools for major conference spots. USF back in the BE days and now UCF for the B12.

There is noise about SMU to the PAC12 and Gonzaga to the B12 - but who knows?

(There is no noise about Memphis to anywhere except CUSA 4.0.)

Once Memphis finally got into the Big East it literally disintegrated before we had played a game in it.

One year, 2013 with a BCS bid reserved for the BE football leftovers and it was over.

Come forward 10 years to 2023 and here we go again. Same song, second verse - getting left behind and passed over.

CUSA before Louisville and Cincy left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

The AAC before UConn, Cincy, Houston, and UCF left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

Sorry but it really is just CUSA 4.0 warmed up in the oven for the 3rd time. It's going to be less than it was in football and it was already a pretty weak basketball league - now it's likely going to be putrid.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - if this and if that; maybe the other. Sure......

The conference payout gap and the wild, wild, west NIL buy players without sitting out a year makes things worse than they have ever been.

The current access bowl situation (with the AAC being the dominant mid-major league) allows for 1 G5, usually an AAC team to play in one of the NY6 bowls.

The expanded 12 team playoff will still be limited to 1 G5 slot but that team will not play in a NY6 bowl - it will get to play on the home field of the 5th or 6th ranked team and 19 times out of 20 probably lose that game. Not really sure this is better other than one G5 team will be able to say they were 'in the tournament'; kinda like the 15 and 16 seeds can say they are in the NCAA bb tournament.....but there will be no more automatic Cotton Bowls, Sugar Bowls, etc. That part will be gone.

(02-27-2023 02:40 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 09:40 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 08:45 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 06:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 05:19 PM)rosewater Wrote:  Referees did not beat us. Nice win Memphis. I hate you sobs but I will sure miss playing you.

We feel the same. You, us and Louisville belong in the same conference.

Louisville ACC
Cincinnati B12
Memphis CUSA 4.0

Memphis will never, ever be in the same conference with Louisville or Cincinnati again.

I'll take that bet, lol. It might take awhile due to the GoR, but the two big boys want to eat the ACC. Particularly, FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia.

More scrambling to come. Just may take a good while.

If we die before it happens it doesn't count, lol.

Remember also that Memphis is continually getting passed up by other schools for major conference spots. USF back in the BE days and now UCF for the B12.

There is noise about SMU to the PAC12 and Gonzaga to the B12 - but who knows?

(There is no noise about Memphis to anywhere except CUSA 4.0.)

Once Memphis finally got into the Big East it literally disintegrated before we had played a game in it.

One year, 2013 with a BCS bid reserved for the BE football leftovers and it was over.

Come forward 10 years to 2023 and here we go again. Same song, second verse - getting left behind and passed over.

CUSA before Louisville and Cincy left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

The AAC before UConn, Cincy, Houston, and UCF left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

Sorry but it really is just CUSA 4.0 warmed up in the oven for the 3rd time. It's going to be less than it was in football and it was already a pretty weak basketball league - now it's likely going to be putrid.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - if this and if that; maybe the other. Sure......

The conference payout gap and the wild, wild, west NIL buy players without sitting out a year makes things worse than they have ever been.

The current access bowl situation (with the AAC being the dominant mid-major league) allows for 1 G5, usually an AAC team to play in one of the NY6 bowls.

The expanded 12 team playoff will still be limited to 1 G5 slot but that team will not play in a NY6 bowl - it will get to play on the home field of the 5th or 6th ranked team and 19 times out of 20 probably lose that game. Not really sure this is better other than one G5 team will be able to say they were 'in the tournament'; kinda like the 15 and 16 seeds can say they are in the NCAA bb tournament.....but there will be no more automatic Cotton Bowls, Sugar Bowls, etc. That part will be gone.

You need a new hobby, lol.

(02-27-2023 02:40 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 09:40 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 08:45 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 06:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 05:19 PM)rosewater Wrote:  Referees did not beat us. Nice win Memphis. I hate you sobs but I will sure miss playing you.

We feel the same. You, us and Louisville belong in the same conference.

Louisville ACC
Cincinnati B12
Memphis CUSA 4.0

Memphis will never, ever be in the same conference with Louisville or Cincinnati again.

I'll take that bet, lol. It might take awhile due to the GoR, but the two big boys want to eat the ACC. Particularly, FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia.

More scrambling to come. Just may take a good while.

If we die before it happens it doesn't count, lol.

Remember also that Memphis is continually getting passed up by other schools for major conference spots. USF back in the BE days and now UCF for the B12.

There is noise about SMU to the PAC12 and Gonzaga to the B12 - but who knows?

(There is no noise about Memphis to anywhere except CUSA 4.0.)

Once Memphis finally got into the Big East it literally disintegrated before we had played a game in it.

One year, 2013 with a BCS bid reserved for the BE football leftovers and it was over.

Come forward 10 years to 2023 and here we go again. Same song, second verse - getting left behind and passed over.

CUSA before Louisville and Cincy left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

The AAC before UConn, Cincy, Houston, and UCF left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

Sorry but it really is just CUSA 4.0 warmed up in the oven for the 3rd time. It's going to be less than it was in football and it was already a pretty weak basketball league - now it's likely going to be putrid.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - if this and if that; maybe the other. Sure......

The conference payout gap and the wild, wild, west NIL buy players without sitting out a year makes things worse than they have ever been.

The current access bowl situation (with the AAC being the dominant mid-major league) allows for 1 G5, usually an AAC team to play in one of the NY6 bowls.

The expanded 12 team playoff will still be limited to 1 G5 slot but that team will not play in a NY6 bowl - it will get to play on the home field of the 5th or 6th ranked team and 19 times out of 20 probably lose that game. Not really sure this is better other than one G5 team will be able to say they were 'in the tournament'; kinda like the 15 and 16 seeds can say they are in the NCAA bb tournament.....but there will be no more automatic Cotton Bowls, Sugar Bowls, etc. That part will be gone.

I agree in general with your realistic assessment.

However, I have a few disagreements.

1. Assuming BB CUSA continues next season like this season, then the new AAC’s profile will not change (eg, 2 to 3 bid league). Yes, it is a heroic assumption, I admit.

2. It will be easier for Memphis to obtain the BB autobid most years.

3. You discount the impact of the G5 playoff slot. It would mean scads of money and there is nothing new to being an underdog to an established FB power. Besides, it represents an opportunity.

4. Yes, AAC FB is weaker and it will be a dogfight for the top G5 designation, but it may allow Memphis to shine.

5. Realignment is not over and serious resources are being deployed (eg, LB renovation) to aid the effort.

Now is the time for resolve and fortitude. Nothing is gained without a fight until futility plainly emerges.

(02-27-2023 04:03 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 02:40 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 09:40 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 08:45 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 06:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  We feel the same. You, us and Louisville belong in the same conference.

Louisville ACC
Cincinnati B12
Memphis CUSA 4.0

Memphis will never, ever be in the same conference with Louisville or Cincinnati again.

I'll take that bet, lol. It might take awhile due to the GoR, but the two big boys want to eat the ACC. Particularly, FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia.

More scrambling to come. Just may take a good while.

If we die before it happens it doesn't count, lol.

Remember also that Memphis is continually getting passed up by other schools for major conference spots. USF back in the BE days and now UCF for the B12.

There is noise about SMU to the PAC12 and Gonzaga to the B12 - but who knows?

(There is no noise about Memphis to anywhere except CUSA 4.0.)

Once Memphis finally got into the Big East it literally disintegrated before we had played a game in it.

One year, 2013 with a BCS bid reserved for the BE football leftovers and it was over.

Come forward 10 years to 2023 and here we go again. Same song, second verse - getting left behind and passed over.

CUSA before Louisville and Cincy left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

The AAC before UConn, Cincy, Houston, and UCF left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

Sorry but it really is just CUSA 4.0 warmed up in the oven for the 3rd time. It's going to be less than it was in football and it was already a pretty weak basketball league - now it's likely going to be putrid.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - if this and if that; maybe the other. Sure......

The conference payout gap and the wild, wild, west NIL buy players without sitting out a year makes things worse than they have ever been.

The current access bowl situation (with the AAC being the dominant mid-major league) allows for 1 G5, usually an AAC team to play in one of the NY6 bowls.

The expanded 12 team playoff will still be limited to 1 G5 slot but that team will not play in a NY6 bowl - it will get to play on the home field of the 5th or 6th ranked team and 19 times out of 20 probably lose that game. Not really sure this is better other than one G5 team will be able to say they were 'in the tournament'; kinda like the 15 and 16 seeds can say they are in the NCAA bb tournament.....but there will be no more automatic Cotton Bowls, Sugar Bowls, etc. That part will be gone.

You need a new hobby, lol.

I do but nothing good has come along yet.

Does not mean that all of the above isn't true. Sadly, it is.

(02-27-2023 04:53 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 04:03 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 02:40 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 09:40 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 08:45 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  Louisville ACC
Cincinnati B12
Memphis CUSA 4.0

Memphis will never, ever be in the same conference with Louisville or Cincinnati again.

I'll take that bet, lol. It might take awhile due to the GoR, but the two big boys want to eat the ACC. Particularly, FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia.

More scrambling to come. Just may take a good while.

If we die before it happens it doesn't count, lol.

Remember also that Memphis is continually getting passed up by other schools for major conference spots. USF back in the BE days and now UCF for the B12.

There is noise about SMU to the PAC12 and Gonzaga to the B12 - but who knows?

(There is no noise about Memphis to anywhere except CUSA 4.0.)

Once Memphis finally got into the Big East it literally disintegrated before we had played a game in it.

One year, 2013 with a BCS bid reserved for the BE football leftovers and it was over.

Come forward 10 years to 2023 and here we go again. Same song, second verse - getting left behind and passed over.

CUSA before Louisville and Cincy left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

The AAC before UConn, Cincy, Houston, and UCF left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

Sorry but it really is just CUSA 4.0 warmed up in the oven for the 3rd time. It's going to be less than it was in football and it was already a pretty weak basketball league - now it's likely going to be putrid.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - if this and if that; maybe the other. Sure......

The conference payout gap and the wild, wild, west NIL buy players without sitting out a year makes things worse than they have ever been.

The current access bowl situation (with the AAC being the dominant mid-major league) allows for 1 G5, usually an AAC team to play in one of the NY6 bowls.

The expanded 12 team playoff will still be limited to 1 G5 slot but that team will not play in a NY6 bowl - it will get to play on the home field of the 5th or 6th ranked team and 19 times out of 20 probably lose that game. Not really sure this is better other than one G5 team will be able to say they were 'in the tournament'; kinda like the 15 and 16 seeds can say they are in the NCAA bb tournament.....but there will be no more automatic Cotton Bowls, Sugar Bowls, etc. That part will be gone.

You need a new hobby, lol.

I do but nothing good has come along yet.

Does not mean that all of the above isn't true. Sadly, it is.

Your opinion. That's the glass half empty view.

And yes, having that view is sad. It's not like you can control anything that happens there, so why make yourself miserable?

(02-26-2023 06:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 05:19 PM)rosewater Wrote:  Referees did not beat us. Nice win Memphis. I hate you sobs but I will sure miss playing you.

We feel the same. You, us and Louisville belong in the same conference.

Yeah...Just ain't right.

(02-27-2023 06:22 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 04:53 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 04:03 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 02:40 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 09:40 PM)TripleA Wrote:  I'll take that bet, lol. It might take awhile due to the GoR, but the two big boys want to eat the ACC. Particularly, FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia.

More scrambling to come. Just may take a good while.

If we die before it happens it doesn't count, lol.

Remember also that Memphis is continually getting passed up by other schools for major conference spots. USF back in the BE days and now UCF for the B12.

There is noise about SMU to the PAC12 and Gonzaga to the B12 - but who knows?

(There is no noise about Memphis to anywhere except CUSA 4.0.)

Once Memphis finally got into the Big East it literally disintegrated before we had played a game in it.

One year, 2013 with a BCS bid reserved for the BE football leftovers and it was over.

Come forward 10 years to 2023 and here we go again. Same song, second verse - getting left behind and passed over.

CUSA before Louisville and Cincy left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

The AAC before UConn, Cincy, Houston, and UCF left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

Sorry but it really is just CUSA 4.0 warmed up in the oven for the 3rd time. It's going to be less than it was in football and it was already a pretty weak basketball league - now it's likely going to be putrid.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - if this and if that; maybe the other. Sure......

The conference payout gap and the wild, wild, west NIL buy players without sitting out a year makes things worse than they have ever been.

The current access bowl situation (with the AAC being the dominant mid-major league) allows for 1 G5, usually an AAC team to play in one of the NY6 bowls.

The expanded 12 team playoff will still be limited to 1 G5 slot but that team will not play in a NY6 bowl - it will get to play on the home field of the 5th or 6th ranked team and 19 times out of 20 probably lose that game. Not really sure this is better other than one G5 team will be able to say they were 'in the tournament'; kinda like the 15 and 16 seeds can say they are in the NCAA bb tournament.....but there will be no more automatic Cotton Bowls, Sugar Bowls, etc. That part will be gone.

You need a new hobby, lol.

I do but nothing good has come along yet.

Does not mean that all of the above isn't true. Sadly, it is.

Your opinion. That's the glass half empty view.

And yes, having that view is sad. It's not like you can control anything that happens there, so why make yourself miserable?

So is this guy like the Memphis Westhoff? I guess every fan base has a Eyeore or two.

(02-27-2023 07:33 PM)WhoseHouse? Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 06:22 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 04:53 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 04:03 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 02:40 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  If we die before it happens it doesn't count, lol.

Remember also that Memphis is continually getting passed up by other schools for major conference spots. USF back in the BE days and now UCF for the B12.

There is noise about SMU to the PAC12 and Gonzaga to the B12 - but who knows?

(There is no noise about Memphis to anywhere except CUSA 4.0.)

Once Memphis finally got into the Big East it literally disintegrated before we had played a game in it.

One year, 2013 with a BCS bid reserved for the BE football leftovers and it was over.

Come forward 10 years to 2023 and here we go again. Same song, second verse - getting left behind and passed over.

CUSA before Louisville and Cincy left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

The AAC before UConn, Cincy, Houston, and UCF left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

Sorry but it really is just CUSA 4.0 warmed up in the oven for the 3rd time. It's going to be less than it was in football and it was already a pretty weak basketball league - now it's likely going to be putrid.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - if this and if that; maybe the other. Sure......

The conference payout gap and the wild, wild, west NIL buy players without sitting out a year makes things worse than they have ever been.

The current access bowl situation (with the AAC being the dominant mid-major league) allows for 1 G5, usually an AAC team to play in one of the NY6 bowls.

The expanded 12 team playoff will still be limited to 1 G5 slot but that team will not play in a NY6 bowl - it will get to play on the home field of the 5th or 6th ranked team and 19 times out of 20 probably lose that game. Not really sure this is better other than one G5 team will be able to say they were 'in the tournament'; kinda like the 15 and 16 seeds can say they are in the NCAA bb tournament.....but there will be no more automatic Cotton Bowls, Sugar Bowls, etc. That part will be gone.

You need a new hobby, lol.

I do but nothing good has come along yet.

Does not mean that all of the above isn't true. Sadly, it is.

Your opinion. That's the glass half empty view.

And yes, having that view is sad. It's not like you can control anything that happens there, so why make yourself miserable?

So is this guy like the Memphis Westhoff? I guess every fan base has a Eyeore or two.

LOL. Well, I think you figured it out.

(02-27-2023 02:40 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 09:40 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 08:45 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 06:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 05:19 PM)rosewater Wrote:  Referees did not beat us. Nice win Memphis. I hate you sobs but I will sure miss playing you.

We feel the same. You, us and Louisville belong in the same conference.

Louisville ACC
Cincinnati B12
Memphis CUSA 4.0

Memphis will never, ever be in the same conference with Louisville or Cincinnati again.

I'll take that bet, lol. It might take awhile due to the GoR, but the two big boys want to eat the ACC. Particularly, FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia.

More scrambling to come. Just may take a good while.

If we die before it happens it doesn't count, lol.

Remember also that Memphis is continually getting passed up by other schools for major conference spots. USF back in the BE days and now UCF for the B12.

There is noise about SMU to the PAC12 and Gonzaga to the B12 - but who knows?

(There is no noise about Memphis to anywhere except CUSA 4.0.)

Once Memphis finally got into the Big East it literally disintegrated before we had played a game in it.

One year, 2013 with a BCS bid reserved for the BE football leftovers and it was over.

Come forward 10 years to 2023 and here we go again. Same song, second verse - getting left behind and passed over.

CUSA before Louisville and Cincy left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

The AAC before UConn, Cincy, Houston, and UCF left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

Sorry but it really is just CUSA 4.0 warmed up in the oven for the 3rd time. It's going to be less than it was in football and it was already a pretty weak basketball league - now it's likely going to be putrid.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - if this and if that; maybe the other. Sure......

The conference payout gap and the wild, wild, west NIL buy players without sitting out a year makes things worse than they have ever been.

The current access bowl situation (with the AAC being the dominant mid-major league) allows for 1 G5, usually an AAC team to play in one of the NY6 bowls.

The expanded 12 team playoff will still be limited to 1 G5 slot but that team will not play in a NY6 bowl - it will get to play on the home field of the 5th or 6th ranked team and 19 times out of 20 probably lose that game. Not really sure this is better other than one G5 team will be able to say they were 'in the tournament'; kinda like the 15 and 16 seeds can say they are in the NCAA bb tournament.....but there will be no more automatic Cotton Bowls, Sugar Bowls, etc. That part will be gone.

Dude... That's a Todge Rodge worthy post right there...

(02-28-2023 07:23 AM)BearcatJerry Wrote:  

(02-27-2023 02:40 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 09:40 PM)TripleA Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 08:45 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  

(02-26-2023 06:33 PM)TripleA Wrote:  We feel the same. You, us and Louisville belong in the same conference.

Louisville ACC
Cincinnati B12
Memphis CUSA 4.0

Memphis will never, ever be in the same conference with Louisville or Cincinnati again.

I'll take that bet, lol. It might take awhile due to the GoR, but the two big boys want to eat the ACC. Particularly, FSU, Clemson, UNC and Virginia.

More scrambling to come. Just may take a good while.

If we die before it happens it doesn't count, lol.

Remember also that Memphis is continually getting passed up by other schools for major conference spots. USF back in the BE days and now UCF for the B12.

There is noise about SMU to the PAC12 and Gonzaga to the B12 - but who knows?

(There is no noise about Memphis to anywhere except CUSA 4.0.)

Once Memphis finally got into the Big East it literally disintegrated before we had played a game in it.

One year, 2013 with a BCS bid reserved for the BE football leftovers and it was over.

Come forward 10 years to 2023 and here we go again. Same song, second verse - getting left behind and passed over.

CUSA before Louisville and Cincy left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

The AAC before UConn, Cincy, Houston, and UCF left had become a pretty darn good league - then it got picked apart.

Sorry but it really is just CUSA 4.0 warmed up in the oven for the 3rd time. It's going to be less than it was in football and it was already a pretty weak basketball league - now it's likely going to be putrid.

Yeah, yeah, yeah - if this and if that; maybe the other. Sure......

The conference payout gap and the wild, wild, west NIL buy players without sitting out a year makes things worse than they have ever been.

The current access bowl situation (with the AAC being the dominant mid-major league) allows for 1 G5, usually an AAC team to play in one of the NY6 bowls.

The expanded 12 team playoff will still be limited to 1 G5 slot but that team will not play in a NY6 bowl - it will get to play on the home field of the 5th or 6th ranked team and 19 times out of 20 probably lose that game. Not really sure this is better other than one G5 team will be able to say they were 'in the tournament'; kinda like the 15 and 16 seeds can say they are in the NCAA bb tournament.....but there will be no more automatic Cotton Bowls, Sugar Bowls, etc. That part will be gone.

Dude... That's a Todge Rodge worthy post right there...

What exactly is wrong with the content of his comments?

To the extent his comments are reasonably true, ignoring reality does not prevent the consequences of reality. All it does is mask the arduous task ahead.

I’m a optimist


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(03-01-2023 08:46 AM)tnzazz Wrote:  I’m a optimist


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I am an optimist, also. It is possible to simultaneously possess a clear eyed view of the issues ahead with an optimistic and determined attitude. They go hand in hand.

It is like a long distance runner acknowledging the hills and weather condition challenges on the way to the finished line.