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The Stages of Grief

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You have heard of the 5 stages of grief when faced with loss or bad news (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance).

It’s a little different for fans as their football team’s season begins to go South:

Stage 1: Moping over a loss due to a bad call or missed opportunity. This is very similar to denial and I know few if any fans who don’t do this after most close losses. It’s healthy, but you want to minimize the time doing it each week.

Stage 2: Complaining generally about scheme and the lack of creativity from coordinators.