Why do so many fans do this? Why do some Mississippi State fans fly off the rails when things are going bad? Our other editor Josh calls this being a prisoner of the moment. Granted, this also applies to people who go too far when things are going well, but we experience it far more when things get a little rough.
And Prisoner of the Moment syndrome was in overdrive after Mississippi State lost to Alabama 31-6 last weekend. I tried to convince people who were saying the team was toast after the loss to the Crimson Tide were being too much of a fair weather fan.