Those of us reacting to all the negativity are likely the "pussies" in this scenario, so stop being a bully and show a little sympathy and compassion for your surly snowflake brethren. Texas Men's Basketball just had its best season since the prime Barnes era, and you'd think we were bounced by Abilene Christian in the first round again or were planning our NIT parade.
No one is saying that you cannot be critical or negative at all. Just for the love of dog, do you have to be such an over the top constant champion of doom? You've spent way more time being critical of things that may or may not actually result in the program being unsuccessful that you did celebrating what it just accomplished. We know what Terry's record was at Fresno and UTEP. We understand the reasons he was hired and that he most likely was not the best candidate available. We know that his first month since being named Head Coach has not been full of as many positives as most of us would like. We really do know these things. You can stop trying to convince us.
Look, I know you'll find this hard to believe, but most of us were as excited about Beard and what we expected him to accomplish here as you were. We were all as shocked and devastated when his personal life no longer allowed him to be the coach. It sucks, but he is gone. In spite of your constant claims to the contrary, no one truly thinks Terry brings everything to the table that Beard did. Still, Terry is the coach we have, and all the criticism and negativity is not going to allow Beard to come back or immediately result in a replacement that you might find more palatable. Why is it so wrong to give Terry a chance to do the job, have a little hope that he might exceed expectations, and wait to see if he actually fails before we crucify him for not being Beard, Barnes, or even Derka?
In these times of domestic violence, mass shootings, pandemics, war, inflation, global warming, bigotry, hatred, hunger, and countless other actual shitty things that matter, is it so wrong to want to read a little positive news from time to time? We are all fans of the best university on the planet. Is it not possible to find a little common ground that doesn't pile on to the misery that life is already giving us?