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David A Stensen's avatar

A fan is never realistic. Fan, short for fanatic. I enjoy winning as much as anyone. My experience with sports doesn’t revolve around national relevance. I grew up in the Bay Area. Been in Oregon since 1971. I’ve kept my childhood teams as favorites. I’ve seen the Giants, 49ers in the bottom of the standings and with the winners trophy. Along the way I’ve seen the Blazers suck and play as good as anyone. I became a Beaver fan in the early 80’s along with my association with OSU’s agriculture dept. Turf grass to be exact. I’ve watched them loose and win. I’m a fan. I’ll wait to see how the book progresses in the next chapter. All the while being a fan and cheering the young men and women of OSU. Have a nice day.

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Kent Crawford's avatar

Love this perspective David!

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Brian M's avatar

There is a big difference between watching a given team, down on its luck, like the Blazers or even the 1980s vintage Beavers football team, and two teams at completely different levels of competition, like Oregon and OSU (next year and on). Whereas the Giants or Blazers are still in the "big leagues" and so receive the same opportunity to draft players (with an advantage picking first) and the same income as their opponents, this is not true for the Beavers. They have been relegated to a lower level of competition, with less ability to recruit top players (and they don't get to pick first like in the majors), with much less income and donations with which to attract players. They are in a lower level league going forward with much less media exposure, lower level bowl games and no real chance to compete for the national title. It is essentially like a minor league baseball team, even if Triple A, having to compete with a major league team. They have next to no chance (might beat the major league team 1 out of 100). So you do not make a compelling argument.

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David A Stensen's avatar

I’m not here to offer you a compelling argument. I’m a fan of the university and it’s athletic department. Maybe you should move your loyalty 45 miles south so you can be in your big show. We won’t miss ya. 👋

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Monte Olsen's avatar

You really know it all don’t ya?

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Brian M's avatar

Apparently you know more than me since you are asking that question. Congrats!

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