Stages of Grief

[LA Ute]

FWIW, one can be in more than one stage at the same time. I was in all 5 simultaneously once. Doesn't feel good.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

FWIW, one can be in more than one stage at the same time. I was in all 5 simultaneously once. Doesn't feel good.

I thought the most states you could be in at one time was 4, but you have to spread out on that little monument thing.

[BoylenOver]

I'm just going through the classic stages of grief: denial, horniness, wisdom, sleepiness, and now depression.

[beefytee]

I guess I'm still at #1 because I don't think all the dust has settled yet.

Even if BYU gets into the Big 12, I'm still envious of the U. Don't get me wrong. I think Big 12 is a better opportunity football-wise. The league footprint's population will grow and football is only getting more popular in Texas.

However, I have a greater personal connection with the west coast than I do with the midwest and the destinations (should I every be as independently wealthy as the rest of the board and can travel to away games) are much better in the Pac 10.

[WashingtonCoug]

I'm at #4. I already suffered #2 for the last 20 years.

[Goatnapper'96]

1) Denial (this isn't happening to me!)
2) Anger (why is this happening to me?)
3) Bargaining (I promise I'll be a better person if...)
4) Depression (I don't care anymore)
5) Acceptance (I'm ready for whatever comes)

Where are you cougar fans? Seems like most of us are still on #2. I think I am going to skip #3. God obviously doesn't care about this one so it hardly seems worth the effort.

Then again, maybe this is all part of some divine plan...

I am in a stage that believes everything is going to be ok, in fact I would say I am actually relatively excited. This is good for Utah and I have a bit of jealousy, but in the end I genuinely believe the shakeup going on in college sports is good for BYU and BYU will come out of this in a better position than it currently stands. That is really what I care about most. I am still strongly persuaded that BYU will be in the Big-12.

[jay santos]

Back and forth between 2 and 4.

[TheAzzuri]

I am in a stage that believes everything is going to be ok, in fact I would say I am actually relatively excited. This is good for Utah and I have a bit of jealousy, but in the end I genuinely believe the shakeup going on in college sports is good for BYU and BYU will come out of this in a better position than it currently stands. That is really what I care about most. I am still strongly persuaded that BYU will be in the Big-12.

I don't see it. I wish I could, but I don't. Unless Ames, IA is mysteriously taken up in rapture, it would require a championship game. Dan Beebe had to use his testicles as collateral to keep TX and he won't be getting them back anytime soon because they're in a jar on DeLoss Dodd's desk. A Bigwhatever championship game is good for the league, but it's bad for TX (and OK).

I don't see how that changes. I hope I'm wrong.

[beefytee]

I don't see it. I wish I could, but I don't. Unless Ames, IA is mysteriously taken up in rapture, it would require a championship game. Dan Beebe had to use his testicles as collateral to keep TX and he won't be getting them back anytime soon because they're in a jar on DeLoss Dodd's desk. A Bigwhatever championship game is good for the league, but it's bad for TX (and OK).

I don't see how that changes. I hope I'm wrong.

I don't believe this. It has been very beneficial in vaulting them in the NC games. Nebraska also was able to make it in to a championship game even though the league had a championship game that it didn't participate in.

The big concern is 2 BCS slots which would affect the other schools more.

I don't think losing a Big XII Champ. game would usually exclude UT or OU from a BCS slot.

[dabrockster]

I just don't think about it and I am ok... So I guess I am still in #1..