"Drinking the Kool-Aid"
To blindly follow, or believe something or someone without even questioning the facts. Refusing to acknowledge the real truth. Example: “If they believe that, they must be drinking the Kool-Aid.” Synonyms: misled, stupid, out of the loop, brainwashed, hypnotized
Once again, the Georgia Bulldogs are listed in the Preseason Top 10 college football rankings. It seems like every year we fans get our hopes up in August, just to have them dashed sometime between September and October. Losing to Tennessee last year on a last second Hail Mary pass hurt. Losing to Vandy at home hurt worse. Losing to Florida felt normal, unfortunately. Losing to Ga Tech did not.
According to Fox Sports, UGA has the most miserable fanbase in NCAA football. A miserable fanbase doesn’t mean the fans themselves are miserable. It means the fans are forced to endure something miserable—a product on the field that makes them constantly question why they even bother caring about something as trivial as sports. According to Fox Sports, we are the Charlie Browns in a world of Lucys. But THIS year is gonna be a different!
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 37 years since I watched the Dawgs beat Notre Dame 17-10 for the 1980 National Championship. Fans from other SEC teams always chide Dawg fans for living in the past. But THIS year is gonna be different!
Every year we start out slow and end up stumbling somewhere around game 3 or 4. Last year, we rolled into Oxford, Mississippi with a 3-0 record and got rolled 45-14. But THIS year is gonna be different!
We have been getting a bye week before the Florida game the past few years to prepare for the Gators, but that hasn’t seemed to help. The hated Gators have won the last three games in a row. But THIS year is gonna be different!
For the first time in 37 years we are going to play Notre Dame once again. I think it’s a sign!
15-0* from where I’m sitting! Pass the Kool-Aid!
*15-0 is a prediction heard every August from the Hair of the Dawg Board referring to the upcoming UGA football season. Translation: UGA will win EVERY game this year including the National Championship.
