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Benne posted:This was from a few pages back but wanted to respond to this. I read it sometimes back when the John Morgan guy was doing it, he was good, but once he left I did as well. And I was smart enough to stay out of the comments, even then.
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Good luck competing with FinHeaven boys. Gator Day is a huge conspiracy by Stephen RossJCane;1064068983 posted:The more and more I think about this the more and more I see this as a wise business move on the part of that big-eared freak, Stephen Ross. This guy is a HUGE Canes fan... and surprisingly did not go to UM! But he has connections in the administration, and can guarantee us that the Palm Beach Post's report that UM declined "Canes Day" was in fact false. When it was brought to his attention that only 3500 tickets were sold the 48 hours after "Gator Day" was announced, he then mentions that Gator fans are too poor to afford game tickets. He then later says they have nothing else to do but go to Gator games (of course, when mentioned that UF has great attendance at all their home/bowl games) The logic is flawless. Amy Pole Her fucked around with this message at 23:42 on Oct 19, 2011 |
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Otah got placed on IR today after spending last year on it with the same injury.. Surely there won't be any irrational TylerVagyler posted:The thing that makes me the most upset is that the FO is making excuses for Otah. They said that because of the lockout, Otah couldn't condition for the season. Fug that noise. Otah had all of last season and this off-season to build strength, condition, and be prepared for this year. The lockout is no excuse for being a lazy fat bum. He should have been training on his own, just like the rest of the team. There's no doubt in my mind that these injuries are due to him being fat and out of shape.
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# ? Oct 20, 2011 01:43 |
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Not from a forum per se, but I just can't let the recent stupidity of the Oregon fan base go. A little context: The writer of this article, one of The Oregonian's CFB writers, picked ASU to beat Oregon last Saturday. (The bit of prognostication occurs in every preview.) Didn't happen. The choice part of the article: quote:Minutes later, while heading to my car, I walked past an Oregon assistant coach who shall remain nameless. I said “hello” and as we shook hands he said, “you really picked Arizona State to beat us?” Sounds reasonable, right? Let's just wade on into the comme- quote:Your right, godux444, Fentress does have a right to pick whomever he wants. But picking against the Ducks, in Autzen, over a team they are favored to beat by 14 pts, a team that nearly lost at home to the Beavers, is not "objective". It's done simply to stir up controversy. Claiming his pick was based solely on his "objective" view of the ducks as a professional newspaper man is gratuitous at best and at worst, just plain dumb! quote:spot on ducknsb....Aaron is doing his job....toeing the corporate line at O-live. There is nothing objective in his analysis, he gave his opinion. I really don't see how he can say he's trying to be objective or portray some type of journalistic integrity in his writing. Mr fentress gets it, O-live gets it, the sports beat at O-live gets it....Drum up controversies, insert yourself (the journalist) in the story, get both Duck and Beaver fans riled up with these stories, then laugh as the page hits come in and advertisers throw money at the website because of all the page hits. There is no such thing as objective journalism these days, it's all about sensationalism, being controversial, and becoming the story. This is the new American media, people need to understand it's all about money at the end of the day...there’s no such thing as getting to the bottom of the story, uncovering fact, displaying integrity, writing from a neutral POV. quote:Dude, like it or not, you are in Oregon. Like it or not, you should be loyal to your state and the teams that play in it, objectivity is not what the newspaper is about when it comes to sports, never has been never will be and you know that - it is about being LOYAL or your state. I have lived in Boston, DC, Chicago and Houston. Never had I heard of a newpaper beat writer from any of those cities picking against their own local team WHEN the team was a top team like the Ducks are. So puhlease, spare me the excuse of objectivity, BE LOYAL TO YOUR STATE AND TEAMS. If you can't be loyal, then get out of the game of prognostication. quote:Not sure I've ever encountered a paper staffed with writers who write about themselves so often. Is having a massive ego part of writing for the boregonian. quote:Here is what I feel is the problem with the entire staff that covers the Ducks for this rag. Chip wont let into the practices and wont te;ll you the answers when you ask so yyou ntake every oprotunity to bash the program. You went into the game predicting an upset by a team that in my opinion had only beaten one team that was competitive in USC. The only other team with any credibility was Illinois and they lost that game ....at night..... on the road. Utah is not the same team as they have been in recent history and ASU played them without the starting QB. quote:Aaron, Don't get me wrong, I think that you are the best sportswriter at the "O". I think that what we, as alumni and fans of the Ducks, complain about is that we don't seem to have any news writers that are pro Oregon. Most major FBS teams have a few "homer" writers, but Oregon... not so much. Buker is a sycophant to the OS program and coaches. Goe has about one article in five that is informative, not inflammatory. Lindsay Schnell isn't really biased, she just isn't very experienced or knowledgeable and tends to take the same position as the others. Don't even get me started with the "C" word. It seems as though every time a negative for the University of Oregon program pops up, we have to read four or five recounts/opinions/speculations by four of five different writers at the "O". Rarely do any of these 16-25 articles have any new information, they're just recycled. If something positive happens, we get one "feel good story" and then move on. quote:Aaron Fentress, quote:Aaron, picking Auburn or LSU is a little different than picking an ASU upset against the defending Pac-10 Champs, whose O-line is dominating and hitting their stride, and whose Defense is playing inspired ball in second halves of competitive games. The spread was Oregon by 14. So, yeah, your pick sucked, it was a long shot against the odds. The lack of understanding, reading comprehension, etc. is worthy of a Ph.D.-level study. And I'm sure this is stating the obvious but I could have gone further down this rabbit hole. LARGE THE HEAD fucked around with this message at 04:57 on Oct 20, 2011 |
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gohuskies posted:I read it sometimes back when the John Morgan guy was doing it, he was good, but once he left I did as well. And I was smart enough to stay out of the comments, even then. Yeah, Morgan was great. He occasionally pops up on Advanced NFL Stats but I believe he's working on a second book.
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# ? Oct 20, 2011 08:36 |
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I'm in the entertainment industry our here in Los Angeles, so I'm well aquainted with the media and how they slant things. what's doubly sickening about the slams on Tebow is the the praise heaped up on Newton. the guy has 7 TDs and 9 pics, 58% completing percentage and a QB rating of 74, yet he's praised all over the media. He has serious talent on that offence. Two top tier tight ends in olsen and shockey, a top 5 receiver in Steve Smith and two uper tier running backs in williams and stewart. if any good QB had those weapons, the panthers would be 5-1 right now. yet for some odd reason, NFL.com says newton was "wow-ing" the crowd. 3 pics today in a blow out loss....where's the wow in that? Tebow's stats are way better, and with NO top 5 receiver, top tier tight ends or at one time dominant running attack. Give ebow those weapons, and he'd outplay Newton easily but tebow's criticized, and newton is the greatest ever. makes no sense. [Rep]
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FizFashizzle posted:I'm in the entertainment industry our here in Los Angeles I always wanted to hear a waiter's opinion on football.
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# ? Oct 20, 2011 23:19 |
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HAHAHAHAHAH Shockey as a top-tier tight end. Steve Smith as a top 5 receiver. also he took off 10 whole percentage off his completion. Racist
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# ? Oct 20, 2011 23:23 |
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I dunno man smith is kinda playing like a top 5 receiver right now. He just makes incredible catches in traffic.
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Crazy685 posted:I dunno man smith is kinda playing like a top 5 receiver right now. He just makes incredible catches in traffic. He's playing like a top-tier guy but when he calls Jeremy Shockey a top-tier tight end, I'm assuming he thinks Newton is throwing to a fusion of Megatron and Mike Wallace.
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# ? Oct 20, 2011 23:36 |
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Jeremy Shockey is a top tier rear end in a top hat and that's about all.
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NC-17 posted:Jeremy Shockey is a top tier rear end in a top hat and that's about all. I know a lot of bartenders in Charlotte and apparently Shockey is actually the dude who like sits by himself and just tries to work himself into a conversation. Then at the end of the night he pays everyones tab. He's just like a really lonely dude who goes in to talk to the bartenders. Also he can't seal the deal at all.
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# ? Oct 21, 2011 01:05 |
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Shockey dated the hottest girl my high school ever produced when he was with the Giants at training camp in Albany. Supposedly what fiz said about sealing the deal is right, though I'm not sure I take all the rumors at face value.
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# ? Oct 21, 2011 01:35 |
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Take note recruits - This is why you choose MICHIGAN Nothwithstanding the score of the game yesterday, which is irrelevant now, you should now have a better understanding of why you have chosen or should choose to play for UM. Yes, we got beat yesterday by a better team (at the moment) but what counts in the end is the total classLESSness you witnessed on the green side of the ball vs. the total CLASS of how the MEN in maize and blue handled it all. Not one whiny, bitchy kid was out there complaining about the low class play of MSU. MSU is good but how you handle success and the way they go about it is the real measure of a MAN. I'm not talking about some petty back and forth banter about "little brother", etc. but a complete and utter lack of class. Character is not built by the final score but by ACTIONS. Actions expose who you are. The BOYS from E. Lansing were exposed. And the worst part of this all is that it is a reflection of their head honcho, the coach. One inicident can be wiped under the rug as an outlier, but several in one game is revealing. Mr Dantonio has a deep rooted hatred of UM which has nothing to do with the UM/MSU rivalry but from his long time devotion to the Buckeyes and the vest. If Mr. Dantonio received a call from tOSU to coach while taking a dump, he wouldn't take the time to wipe his rear end before heading out the door. I'm the first to admit we got beat by a better team and even out coached, but, in the scheme of life I'm PROUD TO BE A WOLVERINE and proud of those MEN that represent THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. They will be the champions in life. GO BLUE!
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# ? Oct 21, 2011 20:51 |
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Benne posted:This was from a few pages back but wanted to respond to this. I think the issue is that Danny Kelly came over from Seahawk Addicts, which was/is a terrible, terrible site. Not saying he is personally, but he brought a lot of idiots with him. There has also been a few mentions of the site on other, high-traffic sites that bring in trolls and/or 13 year olds. To be honest, I offered to help moderate and he said that they didn't need any more help.
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# ? Oct 23, 2011 01:07 |
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Regarding Field Gulls moderation - I heard that in their fantasy football thread, if you say you are starting a player that is playing against the Seahawks that weekend, you get banned or at least admonished. True?
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gohuskies posted:Regarding Field Gulls moderation - I heard that in their fantasy football thread, if you say you are starting a player that is playing against the Seahawks that weekend, you get banned or at least admonished. True? No, it's not that serious (or didn't used to be). You're not supposed to root against the Seahawks for fantasy purposes...I'm pretty sure this is generally pointed at game threads. Either way, the rules there are insane and irregularly enforced. I believe that one moderator in particular is responsible for most of the stupid poo poo.
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# ? Oct 23, 2011 12:55 |
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Thread Title: Alex Smith in 2011 vs Joe Montana in 1981 code:
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# ? Oct 25, 2011 23:42 |
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Thread Title: What if Jim Harbaugh wins a SB this year? What do you think? Would he be considered the greatest rookie NFL coach of all-time? One thing for sure is that we 49er fans will definitely rejoice him as the 2nd coming of Bill Walsh. I didn't think we would be this good and competitive this year. I thought at best we were a 9-7 or 8-8 team. But the way things are looking we can possibly see a 13-3 or 12-4. We always had talent but we never had the right coaching. Discuss...
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# ? Oct 25, 2011 23:44 |
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texags re:selling Kyle field naming rights posted:if this is true, then to hell with it all. we've sold our soul and there aint much difference left between being an Aggie or a Longhorn or a Gator or a Tiger.
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# ? Oct 26, 2011 05:48 |
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Oooooh there's a big difference between aggies and longhorns and gators and tigers
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jerkstore77 posted:Thread Title: What if Jim Harbaugh wins a SB this year? I think we'd all be too busy mourning the death of Aaron Rodgers in a tragic plane crash to spend too much time anointing Jim Harbaugh.
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# ? Oct 26, 2011 10:09 |
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jerkstore77 posted:Thread Title: Alex Smith in 2011 vs Joe Montana in 1981 Lol indeed every stat is worse except interceptions (tiny sample size) which then throw off the QBR
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BIGFOOT PEE BED posted:Lol indeed every stat is worse except interceptions (tiny sample size) which then throw off the QBR TD/G and WINS are better too but pointless
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# ? Oct 26, 2011 18:51 |
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If Kyle Field is dead where are they going to bury it???
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# ? Oct 31, 2011 04:35 |
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"Put in Charlie Whitehurst" - A couple of people around me at the Seahawks game today. So much in so few words.
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whypick1 posted:"Put in Charlie Whitehurst" - A couple of people around me at the Seahawks game today. Wait, what? Were they not there for the beginning? I was yelling for Portis immediately until I saw Tarvaris warming up down there.
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I'm guessing they got blackout drunk after the Browns game to completely wipe any memories of it, then today they were doing a lot of tailgating and didn't sober up until the 2nd quarter, so it was as if they'd never seen him play before. Only explanation I can think of that doesn't give me an aneurysm.
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HeroOfTheRevolution posted:If Kyle Field is dead where are they going to bury it??? No idea, but I imagine when they finish they'll put up a tiny scoreboard facing the burial site that shows Lassie reruns.
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# ? Oct 31, 2011 14:22 |
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Man, monday mornings are so good on the 49ers fan board recently. Title: Is this 49ers team the best in the NFL Right Now? Do you think this team is the best in the NFL right now? The patriots aren't that good. The Steelers look flawed. The Lions have been exposed by the 49ers as average. The only team that seems to compare are the kings of hype the packers. SHould we be superbowl favorites?
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jerkstore77 posted:Man, monday mornings are so good on the 49ers fan board recently. The Lions were exposed by the 49ers as average because the 49ers might be the best team and they beat the Lions narrowly. Right?
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terrin posted:The Lions were exposed by the 49ers as average because the 49ers might be the best team and they beat the Lions narrowly. Right? I don't agree with that stupid poster but for the record they beat them (very) narrowly on the road with their offensive line having numerous false starts and their audibles not really working because Ford Field was loving loud. That doesn't mean that the Lions aren't pretty good, just that I think the margin would be much greater at Candlestick.
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kturner, poster on Mississippi State rivals posted:
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# ? Nov 5, 2011 14:30 |
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I like how his list of everyone with half a brain swings wildly from "yes" to "well thats not what was important" to "what are you, insane?"
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Haha I was just thinking that
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# ? Nov 5, 2011 17:04 |
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It's a shame that apparently I'm missing out on the utopia that is Mississippi.
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Ben is not cool posted:He says that Cam Newton got paid but it doesn't actually matter, so I guess the whole point of this diatribe was to talk up Mississippi?
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Ben is not cool posted:quote:outside of Mississippi, few people know Mississipians have... a population that in many ways is light years beyond many other states. Unless he's referring to their lynching technology, which is truly leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of the country, I doubt this.
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Serisothikos posted:Unless he's referring to their lynching technology, which is truly leaps and bounds ahead of the rest of the country, I doubt this. Well, I don't think diabetes rates in other states are declining, so they may have a point.
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