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9er8er
Every fan hopes for the best.
The problem is when hope is elevated to the same intellectual plane as reason when discussing expectations.
Hope for 10 consecutive Super Bowl champions. Great, who doesn't?
Expect 10 consecutive Super Bowl championships? Not great, deluded.
Know and recognize the difference and which does and doesn't help to support an argument. Too many don't.
That reads to me that you are setting the requirements for "what is" the intellectual plane. Comes across as a; you have to play by my rules situation.
"Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work. - Vince Lombardi
“It’s not how you start that’s important, but how you finish!” ― Jim George