As discouraged as I am as a diehard fan, I’m just an alumni, a spectator, a class of 92 bleeding orange, love my horns….fan.  

There are 85 young men wearing burnt orange each Saturday this fall, who’ve dreamed since they were kids of winning at the highest level.   For most of them, winning probably came easy.   They were superior athletes to the competition from grade school through their high school years.

Now, they’ve grinded all offseason in preparation for having a ‘magical’ fall, all of us just taking for granted we’ll be going back to the playoffs.   But that isn’t how it works.   There are no guarantees and it takes more than talent to win.   

This season seems like it could go in one of three directions:

1) I hope this doesn’t become a repeat of 2010 or 2021 where we go on a death spiral losing streak on way to a 6-6 season 

2) Offense is up/down all year but defense wins several close games on way to 8-4.   Feels like more of the same.   Sark stays stubborn and digs in, unwilling to make changes.   

3) Over the next several weeks, this team (including coaches) galvanizes, comes together, Arch gets surrounded with fresh voices and everyone rediscovers the passion and fun in the game.   They grow through the adversity, come together and go in a magical run to the playoffs.

i sure hope for Option 3.   Would make for a great turnaround story.  
 

Hook em! 🧡🐂🤘🏼

Edited September 14, 2025Sep 14 by Kevin C

8 minutes ago, Kevin C said:

As discouraged as I am as a diehard fan, I’m just an alumni, a spectator, a class of 92 bleeding orange, love my horns….fan.  

There are 85 young men wearing burnt orange each Saturday this fall, who’ve dreamed since they were kids of winning at the highest level.   For most of them, winning probably came easy.   They were superior athletes to the competition from grade school through their high school years.

Now, they’ve grinded all offseason in preparation for having a ‘magical’ fall, all of us just taking for granted we’ll be going back to the playoffs.   But that isn’t how it works.   There are no guarantees and it takes more than talent to win.   

This season seems like it could go in one of three directions:

1) I hope this doesn’t become a repeat of 2010 or 2021 where we go on a death spiral losing streak on way to a 6-6 season 

2) Offense is up/down all year but defense wins several close games on way to 8-4.   Feels like more of the same.   Sark stays stubborn and digs in, unwilling to make changes.   

3) Over the next several weeks, this team (including coaches) galvanizes, comes together, Arch gets surrounded with fresh voices and everyone rediscovers the passion and fun in the game.   They grow through the adversity, come together and go in a magical run to the playoffs.

i sure hope for Option 3.   Would make for a great turnaround story.  
 

Hook em! 🧡🐂🤘🏼

I like the way you think . I pick option 3 

7 minutes ago, Kevin C said:

As discouraged as I am as a diehard fan, I’m just an alumni, a spectator, a class of 92 bleeding orange, love my horns….fan.  

There are 85 young men wearing burnt orange each Saturday this fall, who’ve dreamed since they were kids of winning at the highest level.   For most of them, winning probably came easy.   They were superior athletes to the competition from grade school through their high school years.

Now, they’ve grinded all offseason in preparation for having a ‘magical’ fall, all of us just taking for granted we’ll be going back to the playoffs.   But that isn’t how it works.   There are no guarantees and it takes more than talent to win.   

This season seems like it could go in one of three directions:

1) I hope this doesn’t become a repeat of 2010 or 2021 where we go on a death spiral losing streak on way to a 6-6 season 

2) Offense is up/down all year but defense wins several close games on way to 8-4.   Feels like more of the same.   Sark stays stubborn and digs in, unwilling to make changes.   

3) Over the next several weeks, this team (including coaches) galvanizes, comes together, Arch gets surrounded with fresh voices and everyone rediscovers the passion and fun in the game.   They grow through the adversity, come together and go in a magical run to the playoffs.

i sure hope for Option 3.   Would make for a great turnaround story.  
 

Hook em! 🧡🐂🤘🏼

All great turnaround stories include big adversity  and opportunity to respond / galvanize.

Just now, Jarveaux said:

I like the way you think . I pick option 3 

Me too.  🧡🐂🤘🏼

Alex, I'll take option 3 for 500, thank you.

Sam Houston is going to suffer next week.

I know were all hoping for 3, but here’s how likely I think each is.  

1. 30% 

2. 50%

3. 20%

Not trying to be negative, I just think multiple  somewhat unlikely things have to happen to really turn things around. 

With Sam Houston game coming up then 2-weeks before Florida, that gives our boys 3 weeks to turn things around.    The optimist in me wants to believe Option 3 has 50% chance, given number of high character guys in the team.   Hoping Sark has light switch moment over next several weeks and gets his mojo.