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  • #1

    To what extent is your happiness/sense of well-being affected by your team's W-L?

    This is one of those honor polls that might induce mass lying. Or, one of those in which people are scared to vote. Let's see what happens.
    54
    0%
    18.52%
    10
    0-1%
    18.52%
    10
    1-10%
    31.48%
    17
    10-20%
    22.22%
    12
    20-30%
    3.70%
    2
    30-40%
    1.85%
    1
    40-50%
    0.00%
    0
    Over 50%
    3.70%
    2
    60-90%
    0.00%
    0
    100% spectator sports is my alpha and omega
    0.00%
    0
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    For how long of a period of time? 5 Minutes or 24 hours or more? TO me it matters for a few mintues but then back to life as usual.
    PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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    • #3
      I am 40 now and I can say with all honesty 0%. But when I was in my teens and 20's it used to be an embarrassingly high number, maybe as high as 30%. I think the mental health folks call it defensive identification when people start taking joy and pride in a team like that. I remember when the Trailblazers lost to the Bulls I felt down for weeks.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by SteelBlue View Post
        I am 40 now and I can say with all honesty 0%. But when I was in my teens and 20's it used to be an embarrassingly high number, maybe as high as 30%. I think the mental health folks call it defensive identification when people start taking joy and pride in a team like that...
        Ditto, except I am now well north of 40

        I may be small, but I'm slow.

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        • #5
          As recently as 2 years ago, a loss would really effect my mood. I would get very tense during games that were close, and I would often shut off games that were blowout losses (and re-watch blowout wins).

          Today I can say that a win or loss has very little effect on my happiness. That goes for last year, as well.
          Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

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          • #6
            Fortunately, I track my happiness quotient in a tab in the same spreadsheet for height and weight so I can run a couple of formulas and quantifiably state "a little bit, sometimes."

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            • #7
              You mean in terms of my existence on earth rather than merely my sports life? If so, 0% to 10%.
              Everything in life is an approximation.

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              • #8
                What is your answer, SU?

                As for me, in my college days and into my late 20s a bad loss could ruin my day and leave me sore for one or two more days. Now I'm over it almost immediately - even a loss to BYU in the rivalry game. I enjoy being a fan much more now. One benefit of aging, I guess.
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                • #9
                  Yeah despite this crappy year I'm pretty damn happy in general. Maybe because I'm already giddy at the prospect of sporting the blue in the Huntsman center this year for an epic Jimmering of the Utes, but it really only plays into my mood for a few hours at most. The AF game-- a day or 2.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by beelzebabette View Post
                    Fortunately, I track my happiness quotient in a tab in the same spreadsheet for height and weight so I can run a couple of formulas and quantifiably state "a little bit, sometimes."
                    Will you be offended if I say I am not sure you are joking?
                    PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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                    • #11
                      Within the last decade my answer would have been 90-100%, it has really fallen. I voted 1-10%, sometimes it might spill over into the 11-12 percentile. One of my favorite days of 2010 was THE ROSE BOWL GAME, that didn't turn out so well for my team.
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by creekster View Post
                        Will you be offended if I say I am not sure you are joking?
                        Since I just admitted tracking my weight in a spreadsheet, I think I left that door wide open.

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                        • #13
                          I try like to let kids who are between the ages of 19 and 24 determine my happiness.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by RC Vikings View Post
                            I try like to let kids who are between the ages of 19 and 24 determine my happiness.
                            WHat if they get on your grass?
                            PLesa excuse the tpyos.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by creekster View Post
                              WHat if they get on your grass?
                              They will feel the wrath.
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