Louisiana Poll...

[CajunZ1]

I need to know why demanding excellence from our athletic programs, just like academics and everything else at UL, makes me a hypocritical fan?

The only way you'd be a hypocrite is if you were a "stealing and cheating loser" that expected UL athletes to be "faithful and honest winners".

I don't think that's the case for anyone. "Hypocrite" myth officially debunked (again).

[NOCajun]

_ The only way you'd be a hypocrite is if you were a "stealing and cheating loser" that expected UL athletes to be "faithful and honest winners".

I don't think that's the case for anyone. "Hypocrite" myth officially debunked (again). _

Yeah, but Doc Fun has been on here for months calling fans that criticize "the program" hypocrites and I want to know what he means by it. If he means something to the effect that I should demand the same excellence from myself in my everyday life, then the answer is, generally, that I do. I reward my successes and I beat myself up over my failures (few though they might be... ) like I'm sure quite a few people on this board do. So, where does that make me a hypocrite?

[Turbine]

The only way you'd be a hypocrite is if you were a "stealing and cheating loser" that expected UL athletes to be "faithful and honest winners".

I don't think that's the case for anyone. "Hypocrite" myth officially debunked (again).

Being a hypocritical fan would be telling a quarterback he was wrong for getting emotional during a game or for getting in his recievers face, then turning around and doing the same on a message board.
igeaux.mobi

[RCAJUN90]

_ Being a hypocritical fan would be telling a quarterback he was wrong for getting emotional during a game or for getting in his recievers face, then turning around and doing the same on a message board.
igeaux.mobi _

From dictionary.com
Hypocritical
1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.

My own definition is someone who professes to be something they are not or says one thing but does another. I don't think that describes anyone on this board. I think he missed used the word. Then again who cares? We are not exactly a place for bandwagon type fans. If you are here you are a good fan.

[ULtimateCajun]

_ YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING, RIGHT!?!?! If all I'm paying for is the GD seat, then why the hell should I go at all!?? These "kids" are supposed to be getting a college education, paid for by US by the way, so why can't we demand some level of excellence in their performance, ESPECIALLY since we ARE paying for the seats, too!!!

ADDENDUM: Sorry Fun, but I need to know why demanding excellence from our athletic programs, just like academics and everything else at UL, makes me a hypocritical fan? HYPERcritical, maybe... _

I'm not saying you don't have the right to be entertained. And i'm not talking about season ticket holders, that is an investment. I was more generalizing fans that buy a ticket, go to one game, and expect a flawless performance. And any true sports fan knows that a team does not play perfect ball game in game out.

Besides, it's not like I sit and think about every little thing I post on this site. ;-)