The Swoon

It’s fall. It’s time for the Cougs and the Giants (San Francisco) to start The Swoon.

The Swoon is the traditional fall from grace, what some call “Couging It” and not in a good way. That whole “Couging it in a good way” was lame. The Swoon is when there appears to be some hope, some small light at the end of the tunnel, som possibility, and then it is snuffed out with pure hopelessness and the same level of mediocrity as you’e used to over the years.

When your teams are the SF Giants, Forty Niners, Golden State Warriors, Cougs, and your backup teams are Seattle Mariners and Seahawks, you’re very much someone who knows the Swoon. So as the weather turns, embrace the cool weather and the sheer sense of sports hopelessness that will chill you until the optimism next spring. Of course, I hope I’m wrong.