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And many are not even capable of posting positives even after we win. It's very simple: psychological testing has shown that conversation reflects attitude; that means the amount you speak (or write, in modern communication) about something positively or negatively reflects your thoughts about that thing. If you 90% of the things you say about something are negative, you think that thing is 90% bad. If 60% of the things you write about something are positive, you think that thing is 60% good. So if 90% of your posts about LSU basketball are negative, that means you think LSU basketball is 90% bad. It's pretty clear that our W/L record, not to mention our tournament profile, program history, etc., prove that's not the case. So a profile history with 90% of the posts being negatives would reflect a severe disconnect from reality and a completely unrealistically negative view of LSU basketball.

you do realize that coin has two sides right? 90% positive would also show a sever disconnect from reality and a completely unrealistic view of LSU sports....

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Posted by King Joey

Just south of the DC/US border

Member since Mar 2004

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Posted on 1/30/16 at 10:31 pm to chRxis

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90% positive would also show a sever disconnect from reality and a completely unrealistic view of LSU sports....

Depends on the sport. I think it's entirely reasonable to believe LSU is among the top 10% of college football programs in the country right now, so a 90% positive view would not be unrealistic at all. In basketball, it would be a hefty stretch. But nowhere close to as much of a stretch as 90% negative would be. And of course, with football getting so much more weight than anything else (perhaps everything else), baseball being pretty strong, and marked success in a lot of other sports, I wouldn't think it much of a stretch at all to say LSU sports is among the top 10% of college athletic programs in the country. So an overall rate of 90% wouldn't really be unrealistic, either.

It really comes down to attitude: can you enjoy being in the top 10%, or are you compelled to unhappy about being in the bottom 99%?