Why is this so difficult for fans? Every year the team will be different with ups and downs. ISU is in a position to land a 3-6 seed in the tourney and all people do is complain. 3-4 years ago, you would have **** your pant for a season like this. This team doesn't deserve to be called lazy, selfish, weak minded, etc. They deserve your support so stop crying and give them that.
This is spot on. I think some of it is based on the heightened expectations this year, which were very real, and in light of those expectations a 3-6 seed can be viewed as somewhat of a disappointment, but a little bit of perspective is obviously needed.
On the other hand, this type of freak-out happened each of the last 4 years, so it's not entirely based on expectations.
As you pointed out, it's the incessant personal attacks (lazy, selfish, weak, not trying, etc) that make this site fairly unreadable after a loss for me. I don't understand how people can treat their favorite team that way.