Quote:I have a friend who graduated from N.C. State. The man is as avid, passionate college basketball fan fan as I've ever seen. You'll never find a nicer, fun loving generous person. He was a lot of fun during Jim Valvano's magical run to the 1983 NCAA title, but I got to the point where I wouldn't watch games with him when his beloved Wolfpack lost. He also had other favorites like Michigan, Notre Dame and Oklahoma, and teams he hated like UNC, USC and Texas. I learned to avoid watching any game with him if any of the participants were teams he liked or hated. When things went against his teams or for his hated rivals, he became a different person. Ranting, raving, hurling racial epithets, spitting at the TV, the works. It was just no fun at all. I feared he would suffer a heart attack.

 

Myself, I am real happy when my teams when, philosophical when they lose. Life is too short to be blowing gaskets over things I cannot control.