I just woke up from a dream, dare I say a nightmare: I was at an Illini tailgate after the 2d home game of the upcoming season and the Illini had lost, again, and were now 0-2 on the season. I was ranting and raving after the game as I can do here.
Flash forward to the postgame tailgate for third home game of the season, where the Illini lost again, and were now o'fer on the season. I was not ranting and raving. People who had been near the tailgate from the preceding game, including a guy wearing a Philly Eagles jersey, commented that I was not ranting and raving as I was after game 2. A neighbor friend, who would not be at an Illini game, long tossed me a Budweiser (which did NOT blow up in my face - and it has been a long time since I consumed a Buderiser). I had become resigned to the fact that Illini football had sucked again.
Maybe DoctorintheFlat can decipher this dream.