I had the same temp and experience. I tend to agree with @WmsptWx reasoning. To add on to his point about the team playing hard, look at all of the guys who came back this year who could have left early. No doubt the biggest reason was the thought of winning a national title. As the losses mounted, I kept thinking "how much do those guys regret the decision to come back?". And yet, there they are, flying all over the field and playing with a ton of passion. And it's why I'm PSU proud and it's why I'm choosing to take this from an otherwise demoralizing season. The past few weeks, this team has been fun to watch. They should have beat Indiana. I really hope they can bang out the final 2 games, get to a consolation bowl and send these guys off on a high note. They deserve it. As you said to me, so much has gone the worst way possible this year. Time to end it right.