Though we all hate the pain that sports often doles out, the reality is that the experience would not be the same were it not for pain. But Texas Tech football fans could do with a little less pain than we’ve had to endure.
Still, the experience of true gut-wrenching agony is what separates sports from other forms of entertainment. And in many ways, fans derive some masochistic pleasure from watching our teams fail.
It isn’t that we want them to lose, especially in excruciating ways. Rather, it is that the joy of victory can’t be fully appreciated without the heartbreak of defeat.