Gratitude? Pretty funny, Paul. "Thank you Lord for a great family, a good friends, good health--- and for Altman's competitive/or/second-best basketball teams." Gratitude? Wow.
The University has said it wants a national championship, it has set its sights high. If discussing how to reach it isn't interesting to you, please, express your gratitude by praying a tad longer at your altar of the Sacred Duck.
Myself? I'll keep on expressing my opinions about how the teams I root for can improve. I believe the Constitution enshrines a fan's ability to hold forth in the grand tradition of Monday-morning quarterbacking. I enjoy exercising that right, to the fullest. I guess one could say I'm grateful, for that.