This is one of those “turn off the tape” games. Or, in the parlance of 2014, just shut off the DVR.

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but in ancient times, meaning the mid-late 1990s, I used to slice, dice, and dissect every loss down to the final detail. I’d include a list of reasons Tech lost, the plays that went against them and the opportunities they missed that would have turned it around, an examination of the key statistics … etc., etc.

I don’t have any appetite for that kind of thing anymore. Oh, I can still roll with the wins. They’re fun to slice, dice, and dissect. But I don’t have much appetite for breaking down the losses, and I know you don’t really want to read about them, anyway.

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