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Rams Fan, if you're interested, this was similar to how it felt to be a KU hoops fan in 2014-2017.
The pressure to win a second title hangs over everything. Regular season wins are fun, but always leave you wanting more. A small but loud portion of fans are calling for your coach to move on. A larger part of the fandom is simultaneously coming to the conclusion that your offense is a bit dated for what the game has evolved to. Meanwhile, your fellow blue bloods are continuing to outclass you in March, when it matters most.
Self, to his credit, adjusted with legendary results. Can't say I would have imagined a KU team being a part of a game where the most threes ever were hit in a final four game (in a winning effort), or a starting roster with no real big off to a 12-1 start the next year. And now that Self snagged that second title everything else feels like gravy.
Remains to be seen if Cal can adjust, and his losing/awful seasons in the middle of it all were certainly something we never had to experience, either.
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